"The Crown Prince will handle the Crown Princess' affairs. Since this matter is indeed related to the people around the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess cannot escape responsibility." Pei Yusheng became gentle, pulled Liu Lanxin to sit aside, and said earnestly; "If you have any help, you must let me take a look. Don't lose sight of the big picture, lest you cause trouble, and I won't be able to explain for you in time."
"Your Highness, I understand." Liu Lanxin looked at Pei Yusheng with a complicated expression.
This is the man I am going to marry and the man I will spend my life with, but compared to my father, he is ultimately less important.
Besides, she hadn't intended to marry her in the first place.
She lowered her eyes and looked at her bright red wedding dress. This dress was embroidered in the palace. It was covered with layers of gold threads and was very magnificent. Today was the first day of her wedding and also the day she first married into Prince Jing's Mansion.
What happened that day was different from what she had imagined. She was now the Princess of Jing, her identity was different, and her thoughts were somewhat different. What should she do
Should I obey my father or listen to the man in front of me
"Your Highness, what will happen when we enter the palace tomorrow?" Liu Lanxin asked.
"Go to the palace tomorrow... I'm here for everything, you don't have to worry, mother will cover for you, but you also know..." Pei Yusheng paused, "Because of the previous incident, mother is also dissatisfied with you. Something like this happened again today. Mother will definitely think that you have ulterior motives and are not really willing to be the Princess of Jing."
"Your Highness..." Liu Lanxin exclaimed.
"Don't worry. I believe in you. It's just that mother is a little worried. It's better for those people around you to stay with me. You are a woman in the backyard. If you have someone in your hands, it will definitely not be good. If people find out, not to mention that you are the Princess of Jing, the generals of the country will also be implicated."
Pei Yusheng further clarified.
“I… my subordinates…” Although I didn’t have many subordinates, these last few words were like a thousand pounds pressing on Liu Lanxin’s tongue, making her unable to continue.
She was worried, wondering how much Pei Yusheng knew.
"I know you don't have many men under your command. I also understand the feelings of the general who loves his daughter. Don't worry, since I've married you, I will naturally be devoted to you. As for other women, they are not my legal wives no matter what. Don't you know how I feel about you? From now on, I will pass on everything I have to the child you give birth to."
Pei Yusheng said with gentle eyes, and the last few words were particularly emphasized.
If he was just a prince, the offspring born by Liu Lanxin would be a prince, and if he ascended to that position in the future, that position would belong to their son.
This is a promise to Liu Lanxin and also a gesture of goodwill to Liu Lanxin.
Liu Lanxin took a deep breath and lowered her voice: "Your Highness, I understand. I will send the people my father gave me to you tomorrow."
This represented her compromise, and she had to compromise unless she didn't want to get everything from Pei Yusheng in the future.
"The princess is indeed a sensible person. Let's not talk about the past. From now on, the princess and I are of one mind. If there is anything, we should discuss it together. We must not let others take advantage of the opportunity and gain benefits, which would be a waste of my kindness." Pei Yusheng said with a smile.
"I was reckless today." Liu Lanxin said, her voice trembling slightly. "I only thought about myself and
The prince was venting his anger, but he didn't expect that it would... put the prince in such a dilemma."
"I know. Well, it's getting late. You can rest now." Pei Yusheng looked out the window. The night was getting darker outside, making the bright red color in the house look even brighter. It reminded him once again that today was his big day, but he felt bored when he thought about it.
After hearing what Pei Yusheng said, Liu Lanxin's face flushed again and she slowly lowered her head. Yes, today was her wedding day, but she had just forgotten it.
After weighing the pros and cons, she relented and only hoped that her father would not blame her...
Seeing her like this, and seeing that it was indeed getting late, Pei Yusheng smiled slightly and pulled her into the red tent...
In a main hall of the East Palace, Pei Luoan's expression was not good either.
His eyes swept across Ji Youran and finally fell on Liu Jingyu. His brows were furrowed. The atmosphere in the hall was very depressing and no one dared to speak.
Ji Youran looked aggrieved as usual. She looked at Liu Jingyu timidly, as if he was very afraid of her. He behaved very well and did not dare to make any mistakes. Although he was sitting, he did not look stable and looked very nervous.
Liu Jingyu sat opposite her. Looking at Ji Youran like this, she felt a strong disgust. How could she not know what kind of person Ji Youran was.
When she was in power, she was also domineering towards me, as if she was the Crown Princess. But today, she acted like this just to gain the Crown Prince's pity.
It was obvious that what she did before was intentional. She must have been deceived. She lost her mind all of a sudden and almost became mentally ill. It was only after the imperial physician treated her that she felt a little better and was saved.
This? She didn't believe it!
Ji Youran is a despicable person. She snatched the prince from Ji Hanyue's hands, and now she wants to snatch the prince from her own hands. She is thinking too well.
A guard came in from outside, bowed to Pei Luoan and told him some of the things he had found out. He was investigating Liu Jingyu's companion.
She had brought a lot of people with her as a dowry, and Liu Jingyu had put a lot of effort into suppressing the others. Among them were the private collections of the Liu Mansion, the work of Madam Liu, and the work of the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Qi. At the time, Madam Liu was already a lady of great wealth, the envy of others.
Now, she has added a lot more to what Mrs. Liu had, and replaced some old ones with better things.
If the dowry is large, the accompanying personnel must also be good.
Similarly, there are not only gifts from Madam Liu, but also gifts from Madam Qi, because they are afraid that Liu Jingyu will have no one available when he arrives at the Prince's Eastern Palace.
Pei Luoan had seen Liu Jingyu briefly before and thought that she was a person who loved luxury, but since she was the Crown Princess by her side, her hobbies were just hobbies, and it was nothing in the East Palace for her to accompany so many people.
After further investigation, they found out that the number of people was already three times the number of people that Ji Hanyue had accompanied them with.
As the Crown Princesses, their number already exceeds that of Ji Hanyue. Just for this reason, Pei Luoan is already very unhappy. What's more, some of them like to ask around everywhere, and they don't look like they are content.
The Eastern Palace has always been in the hands of Pei Luoan himself. Even when it comes to the affairs of the inner court, Ji Youran has been in charge for a while, but they were just some simple matters. The slightly complicated ones were still handled by Pei Luoan's confidants. Liu Jingyu has now arranged so many people to come in, and it seems that they are going to various places.
What attracts the most attention is the kind of people who like to pry into other people's affairs.
And there are actually quite a few people like this.
After the guards finished their report, Pei Luoan waved his hand and the guards withdrew. The hall became quiet again. Ji Youran wrung her hands, bit her lip, and lowered her head. She looked at a loss, but she was already smiling in her heart. She didn't expect that what happened in the past would be brought up again.
Originally, he just wanted to trick Liu Jingyu, and it happened during Liu Lanxin's wedding, making life difficult for both of them.
Compared with this pair of principal wives, she and Qu Qiuyan were just concubines. The two of them could certainly form a temporary alliance, which would be beneficial to both of them.
Originally, he just wanted to disgust them, but he didn't dare to do anything to them. After all, Ji Youran didn't have that much ability.
However, she didn't expect that there would be such a thing happening next. Thinking back to what happened at that time, the smile in Ji Youran's eyes turned into resentment. She couldn't forget the loss she suffered at that time.
At that time, she was still a concubine of the Ji clan, and Liu Jingyu was not yet the Crown Princess, but she happened to see the Crown Prince and her celebrating the Chinese Valentine's Day together early in the morning.
Whatever you call the Crown Princess, she is nothing but a slut who just doesn't follow her husband's chastity.
It was because Ji Hanyue was not around that she was able to steal her own achievements. If Ji Hanyue was still around, Liu Jingyu would have no chance. She wanted to see how Liu Jingyu would get away with it this time.
Because of this idea, Ji Youran did not leave. He pretended that he did not exist and sat aside timidly and harmlessly, like a frightened little animal. From time to time, he looked at Pei Luoan with a pair of frightened eyes. Only when Pei Luoan's gaze turned to him did he "relieve" and lowered his head obediently again.
She wanted to stay and see what happened to Liu Jingyu, she didn't want to leave.
As expected, the prince showed great tolerance for her panic and did not let her leave.
"Crown Princess, have you disliked Princess Ying for a long time?" Pei Luoan looked at Liu Jingyu with a strange expression and asked, without getting angry directly.
He would deal with those people in the mansion, especially those who were restless, but he was also surprised about the relationship between Liu Jingyu and Qu Moying.
He didn't think that Qu Moying and Liu Jingyu had any great hatred, especially at that time, both of them were just unmarried young ladies from aristocratic families.
“Your Highness… I… I don’t like Princess Ying…” The facts were all there, and King Liu Jing knew he couldn’t hide it. When she was in King Jing’s mansion, she could keep silent about some things and push the blame onto the maids, but now she didn’t dare to say anything. The person’s hand was in his hands, and there was doubt even though there was no evidence for some things, so it was better to just expose them directly.
"The Princess of England's mother and... my mother have a grudge, and... and my family is burdened by her... I don't like her... and my mother doesn't like her either. Although this maid was rescued by me, she was raised by my mother and is very loyal to her. I'm afraid that this matter... this matter has something to do with... my mother..."
Liu Jingyu covered her face and burst into tears: "Your Highness, I promise you that I will investigate it thoroughly. I will go back to the mansion to ask my mother tomorrow... You must believe me. Even if I don't like Princess Ying, I will not do such a thing. It will harm Princess Ying and myself."
After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Jingyu made such a decision.
She would not make a mistake, especially a mistake like this. This mistake must have been made by someone else. Anyway, my mother has always been wise and she must have a way to explain it.
And I will definitely help my mother explain...