The Buddhist beads were taken away by Yue Wenhan. They were just two ordinary-looking Buddhist beads. Yue Wenhan could not tell what they were for a moment, so he took them back and asked someone to examine them carefully.
Pei Yuanjun came back only after he left.
After coming in, he went straight back to Qu Moying's yard.
The weather was hot now, and he came back with heavy makeup on. He took a bath first, and then put on soft clothes. He sat down, drank a sip of tea, and relaxed.
"Your Highness, why are you wearing this today?" Qu Moying asked in surprise.
Although he wore the royal robe when he went to court in the past, this attire looked a bit more formal than before. When he came back this time, he was also much later than usual.
"I went to the Imperial Observatory." Pei Yuanjun said nonchalantly, "The emperor wanted me to go with the crown prince and King Jing."
"What's the point of going there?" Qu Moying blinked her watery eyes and smiled softly.
The Imperial Observatory has always been an idle government office. It doesn't do anything on normal days. At most, when the emperor wants to do something, he will calculate the time and decide which day is the best day to do it.
The wedding date of a royal heir is basically calculated. As for the others, Qu Moying really doesn't know what they are.
"Let's go and see... who among us has a better fate." Pei Yuanjun said disapprovingly.
Qu Moying paused with the fan in his hand, tilted his head, and subconsciously asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Take a look at your horoscope!" Pei Yuanjun's words were as casual as ever, as if he was talking about what he had eaten today.
"This... How else can I see this?" Qu Moying's face changed drastically, his fingers tightly gripping the handle of the fan. The prince has already entered the palace, what's so good about this fate!
This... the meaning is really outrageous, but this person still looks nonchalant and says such shocking words.
"You don't have to be nervous. The emperor's original words were not like this. He asked us to worship Huang Tian Hou Tu on his behalf. It's just a cumbersome etiquette procedure of the Ministry of Rites. It's not worth it." Pei Yuanjun waved his hand and said lazily, "The Ministry of Rites' affairs were put in the Imperial Observatory. This is really interesting."
"Are you okay?" Qu Moying's expression remained tense.
"What can this prince do? Of course, there is nothing wrong." Pei Yuanjun said lazily, "Even if there is something wrong, it is the prince's business."
She narrowed her eyes, thinking of the prince's pale face, and couldn't help but chuckle, "The prince... really doesn't like this kind of thing!"
"The prince really doesn't seem that happy about the so-called worship. It seems that... that thing must be true!"
"What is it?"
Pei Yuanjun's thin lips curled up slightly, revealing an elegant smile. In this smile, he brought out his beautiful beauty, which moved people's hearts: "My father once told me some old stories. I heard that only the empress knew about them, but now it seems that may not be the case."
His smile became more and more charming. Pei Yusheng seemed really happy and excited today. If he hadn't heard some rumors, would he really know nothing
"Old Lord?"
The old Prince of Yun, who saved Pei Yuanjun and secretly took him away from the palace, was the person Pei Yuanjun respected the most.
Pei Yuanjun nodded, reached out and touched Qu Moying's pale face, and did not hide anything from Qu Moying.
"The inheritance of the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty was certainly due to the emperor's will, but on the other hand... it also depended on God's will."
"God's will? The will of the Imperial Observatory?"
"This will of heaven from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory is only used for royal brothers who have similar coming-of-age ceremonies and are of the same lineage. It all depends on how this will of heaven works. But there are some other special things. If someone has already become the crown prince, it depends on the star where the crown prince is, whether it is shining brightly or not."
Pei Yuanjun said with a smile.
"Coming of age ceremony?" Qu Moying had never heard of this before, and her watery eyes suddenly widened.
"The wedding is considered a rite of passage, a saying of the royal family, but it is not well known. It is just said, and it is not taken seriously, unless it is an extraordinary occasion, like this time... The prince's wedding is close to that of this king and King Jing, and the emperor is dissatisfied with the prince, so he looks at the signs of the sky and consults with the will of heaven."
Pei Yuanjun said lazily.
Qu Moying was shocked. "Then... what's next?"
"What happens next will not be known to anyone else but the Emperor." Pei Yuanjun lowered his hand and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Your Highness, aren't you worried?" Qu Moying was silent for a moment, then he took Pei Yuanjun's hand, and suddenly his hands began to sweat.
If one looks at the result, the position of the crown prince is absolutely legitimate. Not to mention that he has no way to take revenge, Pei Yuanjun will probably not be able to escape Pei Luoan's revenge.
"It's okay. Since I dare to do this, I know what I'm doing. You don't need to worry." Pei Yuanjun seemed to not take this matter to heart at all. He smiled and gently pinched Qu Moying's cheek. His eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a sense of cruelty. "Since I dare to do this, there must be a reason. The emperor is already suspicious."
What does it matter whether he is superior to the prince or not? He never cares about these things. Even if he can see that the star where the prince is is shining brightly, so what
The emperor's actions meant that he had already made up his mind...
"The prince was almost deposed before. Is it related to this?" After thinking about it, Qu Moying understood the reason behind it. His heart fell heavily. After letting out a long sigh, he asked. His extremely long eyelashes fluttered twice, casting jagged shadows under his eyes.
Extremely gentle and charming.
The cruelty in Pei Yuanjun's eyes softened, and he stretched out his hand to pull Qu Moying towards him, "This matter... I have also found out part of it before. I just found out recently that the prince was almost deposed before, and it must be related to the Northern Frontier! The prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty actually had a connection with the Northland for a long time."
As for the crown prince around him, he doesn't have to draw a clear line with the Northern Frontier, but at least he should do things openly and honestly. Secretly exchanging letters with the Northern Frontier is what the emperor cannot do easily.
In the Northern Frontier, there are not only people from the Northern Barbarians, but also rebels. Pei Luoan is too ambitious and too incompetent to accomplish anything.
"Beijiang, who is it?" Qu Moying's heart skipped a beat and he asked almost subconsciously.
"There are descendants of the King of Qin in Northern Xinjiang. The prince of Qin fled to Northern Xinjiang and married a princess from Northern Xinjiang. The people the emperor cannot tolerate the most are the descendants of the King of Qin in Northern Xinjiang." Pei Yuanjun snorted, "The prince is self-righteous. I heard that he secretly exchanges letters with Northern Xinjiang. This is a big deal."
He stretched out his slender fingers and shook them forward, "The prince is anxious!"
"What is he so anxious about?"
“Naturally
He is anxious for the throne. He has been a prince for so many years, but he is still just a prince. Although the emperor is not in good health, he is well taken care of. It seems that there is nothing serious for the time being, so how can he not be anxious? Pei Yuanjun hooked his lips, and his sleepy eyes fell a little tiredly.
"So, the letter from Northern Frontier is real?" Qu Moying tasted the meaning of Pei Yuanjun's words and asked anxiously, her delicate body almost completely leaning in Pei Yuanjun's arms without realizing it.
"What do you think?" Pei Yuanjun was very satisfied that Qu Moying took the initiative to throw herself into his arms. He lowered his hand, hugged Qu Moying's slender waist, lowered his eyes to look at her, and asked.
"I feel... it's not true." Qu Moying thought about what he just said. The word "heard" in it was a bit mysterious.
A word that can be used to advance or retreat.
Pei Yuanjun laughed, "This is really a farce. I was not in the capital at the time. I heard about it and alarmed many people, but in the end, nothing was caught. The person in charge of this matter was still Ling Anbo. I don't know what the emperor thinks. Although Ling Anbo is trustworthy, he was still the prince's father-in-law at that time."
Qu Moying's hands were tightly grasping the corner of Pei Yuanjun's clothes, her hands were soaked with sweat, and after a buzzing in her head, these words almost echoed in her mind: Daddy is the one who is mainly investigating this matter, why doesn't she know about this matter? Why hasn't she heard Pei Luoan or Daddy mention it
"When was that?" She heard her own calm voice, almost without a trace of emotion, saying what she wanted to know most in her heart.
"Just before the prince's first wedding!" Pei Yuanjun reached out and touched Qu Moying's hand, then held her in his arms.
Her nostrils were filled with Pei Yuanjun's elegant fragrance, which surrounded her so densely that she could calmly hear his heartbeat, heavy and powerful.
Such an embrace made her relax. She no longer had to force herself to pretend to be herself. Her shoulders slumped. She no longer had to worry about the tears in her eyes being discovered by Pei Yuanjun. It was not that she wanted to hide it from him, but she just didn't know where to start. The secret of rebirth seemed like a scam, a scam that could not be explained clearly.
She had to hold herself together and try to downplay the incident.
Now that she buried her head in his arms, she no longer had to worry about the pain and grief on her face. Her fingers were still tightly clasped around the corner of Pei Yuanjun's robe, calming the excitement in her heart. Was this the truth
Is this the truth back then
Did my father get some evidence against Pei Luoan, so... is that why he is like this
She didn't know the truth of this matter, but she suddenly felt this way just now. Otherwise, how could there be such a big change suddenly? So the people in the East Palace have been looking for these...
Did her father not get anything, or was he taken away by Pei Luoan's people? Suddenly she remembered the box of letters she had taken from her father. Could it be these? She bit her lip and swallowed the pain in her heart. Since she had been reborn, she would not be so weak anymore, and she could not show such weakness. She took a deep breath and slowly softened her body...
Pei Yuanjun lowered his head and quietly looked at the top of Qu Moying's head in his arms, with a little pity in his dignity. Qu Moying had her own secrets, but what did it matter, as long as she had him in her heart. Since she had been investigating these things, he would help her. Some things could not be known by investigating...