When they returned to the mansion, Qu Moying had already fallen asleep leaning against Pei Yuanjun. As her mind relaxed, her body also relaxed. She was not that sleepy originally, but she actually fell asleep in the carriage.
Pei Yuanjun had someone bring a cloak, wrapped Qu Moying in the thin cloak, carried her down from the carriage, carried her into the inner courtyard, and had someone help her to sleep before leaving the inner courtyard and heading towards the study room.
Someone was already waiting for him in the outer study room. When he saw Pei Yuanjun coming in, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Pei Yuanjun sat down behind the large desk, reached out to pick up a jade pendant in front of him, played with it for a few times, moved his slender fingers, and asked, "How is it?"
"I didn't find the old prince. I heard that the old prince had gone to the place I heard about before, but when I went there, he was no longer there." The guard said respectfully, having just returned, exhausted.
Pei Yuanjun didn't say anything, his eyes were filled with mist, and after a long while he said, "Have you arranged someone over there?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have made arrangements for you. I came back to report first because I was afraid that Your Majesty would be anxious." said the guard.
"Then keep looking. The old prince loves this beautiful land, but it's time for him to come out." Pei Yuanjun said lazily.
The old Prince of Yun was a very important person in his young life. However, the old Prince of Yun bore the reputation of being his father but did not really raise him for long. After that, he lived in the palace.
At that time, he was still very confused and wanted to return to his own house, but the emperor detained him. Every time at that time, he was very angry and hated his father for not visiting him more often and why he didn't take him out of the palace. It was not good to be in the palace at all, as there were always so many people with bad intentions.
Although he was not very old at the time, he could still sense the ill will in the palace, including the Empress Dowager at the time.
Only later did he understand the many reasons why the old Prince of Yun had to do things, and how much kindness the old Prince of Yun had shown him, even giving up his title to him.
Now, the time is almost right, the old prince can return to Beijing. He will still need the old prince's help in the future. The old prince is actually still young and can still serve the country...
The atmosphere in the Prince's Mansion was gloomy. All the servants were trembling with fear and dared not say a word. Everyone knew that the concubine's child was gone. None of the masters were in a good mood at the moment, and no one dared to offend them.
Ji Youran had been standing in front of the window for a long time. Her thin clothes were sticking tightly to her body. She seemed to be numb as she just stood there.
The spring nights were not actually warm. Instead, the night was as cold as water, shining icy coldly on her body, making her feel almost completely dead and cold.
A maid came in and saw her standing stiffly in front of the window. She hurried forward to help her, while screaming: "Madam, your body is important, you... why are you still standing here at this time?"
Ji Youran's entire body was cold. When the maid helped her up, she turned pale with fright. She supported Ji Youran, who was staggering and about to fall to the ground.
After standing for so long, her feet were numb and she could only move with difficulty with the help of her maid.
“My queen, please don’t be like this. There is still a future. Even if you don’t have a young master now, it doesn’t matter. You still have a future. You can’t... you can’t humiliate yourself like this.” The maid helped Ji Youran to sit down in front of the bed, crying and persuading her.
Ji Youran stared blankly ahead, wearing only a single layer of clothing, with a dull gaze. After a long while, he muttered to himself, "My son, my
son."
The voice was hoarse and almost inaudible.
After a few words, the maid finally understood and hurriedly advised: "Madam, there will be more in the future, there will definitely be more in the future, don't worry, this time... this time is an accident."
"They said... I had a false pregnancy? I'm not pregnant?" Ji Youran reached out and touched her belly. Her belly didn't hurt anymore. In fact, it didn't hurt much before. The most painful thing was not her belly, but her heart. After taking the medicine given by the imperial physician, her period, which had not come for a long time, finally arrived.
But other than that, there is nothing else.
Where was her child? Where was her son, the one Ji Hanyue had given her? Why was he gone
“Your Majesty… Your Majesty, there may really be a misunderstanding… At that time… Who knew at that time…” The maid started crying. They had not expected it to be like this. Now everyone in the mansion was saying that Ji Youran was going crazy wanting to have a baby, and in the end she even had delusions. What she said about being pregnant was just her own delusion, and it became a disease.
"It's not a misunderstanding. This is the child that Ji Hanyue gave me. How could it be a misunderstanding? It must be Ji Hanyue. Ji Hanyue deliberately came to harm me." Ji Youran put her hand on her belly. The wooden expression on her face turned into excitement and anger, and then she gritted her teeth and looked up into the air.
"Ji Hanyue, you must be unwilling, right? But can you blame me? You asked for it all by yourself. You thought the prince really loved you and was really sincere to you. Do you know that even if I wasn't there, there would be others. It would be better to let me have it. After all, I am your biological sister. You can let others have it but not me."
"Have you come to seek revenge on me? It's a pity that you're already dead, so you can't take revenge on me. So you want to take revenge on me like this? You hurt me so much, made me pregnant, and made people think it was a fake pregnancy." Ji Youran suddenly chuckled, and his eyes moved slightly, as if he was really looking at the person in the air, "Ji Hanyue, you're already dead, and a dead person still cares about my affairs? Don't you think being dead is not enough?"
"My lady, where... where is that person?" The maid trembled and hid backwards.
“Ji Hanyue, are you here for revenge?” Ji Youran laughed, and suddenly stood up and rushed out. “Second sister, second sister, is it you? Is it you… you don’t want me to get pregnant with the prince’s child… you… are you blaming us?”
Her voice was so sudden and loud that it startled everyone in the yard.
The previous incident angered the prince, and there were fewer people in the yard. Liu Jingyu sent people to take them away in the name of warning, and not many were left.
It was late at night, and a sudden shout would wake up even those who were asleep.
“Your Majesty… Your Majesty.” The maid rushed over, but it was too late. Ji Youran rushed out of the house.
The stiffness in her feet had made it difficult for her to walk, but now it had recovered a little. She dragged her heavy feet and rushed out. She was hit hard at the threshold of the outer room and fell to the ground.
“Your Majesty… Your Majesty…” The maid had already rushed over and helped Ji Youran who had fallen to the ground.
"Second sister...you...you don't leave." Ji Youran's shrill voice frightened everyone who heard it. Those who had already fallen asleep clutched the quilt tightly and curled up.
Isn’t the second sister of Concubine Ji the deceased Crown Princess? Now that the new Crown Princess has come in, why is she still thinking about this
A man quietly stole from the back door
She came over secretly and her face changed drastically when she heard such a voice. She stood behind the door, calmed herself down, and then walked over carefully. In the moonlight, she could see that it was the maid Xiefeng.
"Second sister, second sister, are you here to see me? Second sister... I... I... know that you... you don't actually blame me, right?"
Ji Youran’s voice became even more shrill, like someone who was crazy.
This time, it wasn't just the people in the garden who were alarmed.
Xie Feng took another step forward cautiously, then stopped, thought for a moment, as if she wanted to leave. She turned around and took two more steps, walking back to the side door, but she did not leave in the end. She just stood in the shadow, listening quietly for a long time, without moving, as if she was not there.
Finally, Ji Youran's shrill voice turned into a whimpering sound, and Xie Feng moved again. This time there was not much hesitation. Although his steps were small, he was moving forward along the corner of the wall after all.
The door of the main house was wide open, and the maid had already helped Ji Youran in.
Xiefeng looked around and didn't see anyone else coming out, so he breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the house.
In the inner room, Ji Youran was lying on the edge of the bed, quietly and motionlessly.
She looked like she had stopped breathing, and the maidservant beside her had disappeared, leaving her alone and motionless.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Xie Feng said in a low voice.
Ji Youran lay there motionless, as if dead.
"Your Majesty, I'm Xie Feng, your former maid. What happened to you? Are you serious? How did you become like this? This... what's going on?" Xie Feng reached out and gently pulled Ji Youran's sleeve.
Ji Youran remained motionless, and even her breathing could not be sensed.
Xie Feng's face changed drastically, and he used his hands to pull Ji Youran up, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
If something really happened, she would probably be discovered if she tried to escape now. If she had known Ji Youran would be like this, she would not have made this trip.
Originally, he was thinking that at this time, he could please the Concubine and put aside their previous grudges for the time being. At this time, everyone had to deal with the Crown Princess. It would be best if both sides worked together. Mingxin, the maid, also thought that she was right. After all, Xiefeng was just a little maid. She could not compare to the Crown Princess or the Concubine Ji.
She didn't even have a status in the Prince's Mansion. Even if she wanted to be reinstated, or gain the Prince's favor, her position was too low.
During this period, the prince has rarely visited the mourning hall, and even the two female Taoist priests have become much lax. Before, Xie Feng was just trying to protect herself and avoid Ji Youran's limelight, but now she and Concubine Ji are in the same boat. Concubine Ji is no longer so arrogant. With the Crown Princess, the two can actually reconcile.
Especially after this false pregnancy happened, Xiefeng and Mingxin had a discussion, which led to Xiefeng coming here today.
But unexpectedly, Ji Youran looked like...she had fainted, or was dead.
Even if Ji Youran has lost her power now, she is still a concubine. If she dies, the Prince's Mansion will definitely conduct a thorough investigation. Thinking of this, Xie Feng became very anxious.
As soon as his hand loosened, Ji Youran fell on the bed again. Xie Feng stood up hurriedly, looked around, and didn't see the maid. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to run away without thinking about anything else.
Someone suddenly grabbed my sleeve.