Pei Yuanjun walked out of the stage slowly, narrowed his eyes, and raised his sleepy eyes, which originally seemed a little cold and tired, with a hint of disinterest.
"Does the Emperor intend to punish the Prince?"
Pei Luoan looked at Pei Yuanjun in horror, his mind went blank for a moment, and he felt his heart beating wildly, almost drowning him.
He clenched his fists tightly. How could Pei Yuanjun dare... How dare he say such words in front of all the civil and military officials in the court
The originally quiet hall was suddenly silent, and all people could hear was the heavier breathing of the people nearby.
Some are flustered, some are anxious, some are eager...
Although many people lowered their heads, they were all paying attention to the movements in the hall. All the quarrels and battles just now actually expressed this purpose. Now that it was revealed directly in front of everyone, no one could have expected it.
Prime Minister Chen looked at Prime Minister Xu on the side, who did not make any move towards him and just lowered his head without any reaction, as if what he heard was just a very ordinary sentence, and not a prelude to the possible dethronement of the crown prince.
"The prince will punish you for what happened in the East Palace's backyard." The emperor finally spoke.
After hearing this, Pei Luoan's heart finally settled down. He only felt sweat on his vest. Since it was classified as an incident in the backyard, the main responsibility was not his.
"Since it is a matter in the backyard, why doesn't the emperor let the empress investigate this matter?" Pei Yuanjun raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked.
Since it is a matter between women in the backyard, women should be the main focus. In a country's palace, what is discussed are national affairs, not the internal affairs of some women. Besides, this matter has been closed on the surface.
Xu Xiang was the first to react: "I second the motion."
Prime Minister Chen: "I second the motion."
More court officials stood up and seconded the motion.
This matter really shouldn't be discussed here. The last thing discussed was the Crown Princess and the family of Liu Lanxin, who was about to become Princess Jing. It sounded inappropriate no matter how you looked at it. The topic had actually deviated from the direction of the court officials' discussion a long time ago, and they wasted a lot of time on this kind of backyard wrangling.
It’s just that the new Crown Princess is really not that good. As for the Princess Jing who is about to marry in, she seems a little unpredictable. Although there have been no bad rumors about the General Fuguo for so many years at the border, he is in charge of a large number of troops, which makes people suspicious. Is there really something wrong
Thinking of this, many court officials looked at Pei Yusheng with a deeper gaze.
Everyone in the court knows that Prince Jing intends to compete with the Crown Prince. Given the current situation, could it be that these assassinations in the capital are really related to Prince Jing
Being looked at with such suspicion by everyone, Pei Yusheng gritted his teeth in anger, but he could not defend himself.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial here concerning the former Empress Yuan." Prime Minister Xu broke the stalemate and presented the memorial.
The eunuch came over, took the memorial and placed it on the desk in front of the emperor and opened it.
The emperor read through the letter at a glance, his expression growing colder and colder. Finally, he threw the letter in his hand down and said sternly, "Investigate! Dig up everything that happened back then and investigate!"
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Because of this memorial, the previous dynasty was in turmoil again. The events of more than 20 years ago and the former queen who had been taboo in the harem for more than 20 years: Empress Yuan were once again mentioned by many people.
Including that she was the emperor's favorite woman, and that this woman died in the cold palace in the end, because she was implicated in the Three Kings Rebellion.
More than ten years have passed since the rebellion.
Of course, there were incidents related to the Rebellion of the Three Kings more than twenty years ago, more than ten years ago, and four or five years ago. It can be said that the disaster left behind by the Rebellion of the Three Kings has always been there.
This is also closely related to the fact that some of the descendants of the three kings escaped, so people will mention this incident from time to time.
Qu Moying received an order from the Queen Mother, summoning her to enter the palace.
Entering the palace at this time should be about the maid's matter. Qu Moying thought about it and was about to ask someone to invite Pei Yuanjun, when he suddenly heard the voices of maids and old women outside greeting him. Coincidentally, Pei Yuanjun came.
Just as she stood up, she saw Pei Yuanjun striding in. Perhaps he was tired from walking, his collar was slightly open. When he saw Qu Moying reaching out and grabbing her, he said with interest: "Come on, I'll take you for an outing."
It was no longer early spring, so there was no talk of an outing. Qu Moying pulled his hand and asked him to sit aside. Several maids retreated respectfully one by one.
"The Queen Mother has sent an order to summon me to the palace." Qu Moying poured him a cup of tea and said softly.
"Do you want to go?" Pei Yuanjun took it and took a few sips, then elegantly put down the teacup in his hand and asked.
"Can I not go?" Qu Moying asked with a smile.
"You don't have to go if something unexpected happens." Pei Yuanjun said disapprovingly.
Qu Moying hurriedly shook his hand: "No, since everyone is going, how can I disobey?"
"This matter has little to do with you, there is no need for you to go there. What should be discussed is their business." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently.
Qu Moying was not the cause of the incident, nor was Qu Moying responsible for the result, but it would be a bit far-fetched to say that there is no connection at all.
Qu Moying smiled. She was a little nervous at first, but after hearing what he said, it actually made some sense to her: "If the Queen heard this, I would be considered a traitor."
"No problem, just say it was I who said it." Pei Yuanjun said lazily, his expression very relaxed. He had found a reason to trip someone up, something he had done many times before.
"I'd better go and take a look. The Queen should want to put an end to the matter." Qu Moying smiled slightly. She was a little nervous before, but now she relaxed after seeing Pei Yuanjun. She once again clearly realized that she was no longer the fourth lady of the Qu family, but the Princess of Ying.
As for this excitement, she originally wanted to join in. For the Ministry of Justice, the matter was settled, but for the backyard, this matter was not so easy to settle...
Seeing that she was determined to do so, Pei Yuanjun did not stop her. He glanced at her with interest in his eyes and said, "Do you want me to join in the fun?"
Qu Moying looked at him speechlessly: "My Lord, it's not appropriate for you to go!"
As for the affairs of the harem, the Crown Princess and her consorts are on trial, so it is inconvenient for Pei Yuanjun to be on the sidelines.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it, let's do it." Pei Yuanjun seemed to be interested and actually asked someone to prepare a carriage. He also wanted to enter the palace.
Qu Moying had no idea what he was up to, so she just followed his lead. The two of them got on the carriage and headed towards the palace gate, where they stopped.
When they saw that the carriage belonged to the King of England, the guards outside the palace gate were extremely respectful.
"You go down. I think it's better not to go now. These are women's affairs, it will be very inconvenient!" Pei Yuanjun did not get off the carriage. He leaned on the couch on the side, holding Qu Moying's hand, and sighed.
Qu Moying glanced at him. He said both the right and the wrong things. He had said everything.
"Then Your Majesty, please stay!" Qu Moying raised his leg and tried to stand up.
Pei Yuanjun smiled and pulled her in front of him, gently kissed her on her lips, then hugged her again, stood up before her, got off the carriage, and helped her out of the carriage, "Go in, I'll pick you up later."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Qu Moying bowed gracefully. With so many people watching at the palace gate, she, the newly appointed Princess of England, naturally could not lose her manners.
"Okay, go ahead!" Pei Yuanjun waved his hand nonchalantly, then got on the carriage. The coachman turned the carriage flexibly and drove away in the same direction he came.
Is this the British princess who came specially to send her off
The guards and eunuchs on both sides looked at each other, each with their own thoughts. The British princess was specially sent by the King of England, which showed that the King of England was very good to her.
When the Crown Princess came here before, she was also sent by the Crown Prince, but both of them looked heavy-hearted.
The same two pairs of newlyweds give people completely different feelings.
Qu Moying entered the palace gate and got on the sedan chair waiting there. She headed all the way to the Queen's Pepper Room. When she got off the sedan chair in front of the palace, Qu Moying waited for a while at the door and then followed a palace maid into the room.
In the hall, sitting high up was the Empress, sitting diagonally beside her was Concubine He, and standing on one side were Liu Jingyu and Liu Lanxin.
The two of them stood there respectfully with their heads bowed, looking very quiet. They probably hadn't started the formal questioning yet. Were they waiting for her to come over and ask first
With just one glance, Qu Moying already understood what was going on. He took two steps forward and bowed to the Queen who was sitting high above.
"No need for that!" The Queen looked at her coldly and said lightly that she heard that Pei Yuanjun had specially sent her to the palace today. The Queen had to re-examine what she wanted to say before, so as not to offend the King of England who was hated by God and ghosts.
She couldn't and didn't dare to slap Pei Yuanjun in the face at this time.
It seemed that some things needed to be replanned. Her son's words of advice were right in her ears. She hadn't taken them seriously before, but now she took them seriously. She glanced at Concubine He standing aside, hiding the coldness in her eyes, and asked someone to give Qu Moying a seat.
In terms of seniority, the two people are of the same generation. Although Liu Jingyu is the Crown Princess, she is one generation lower than Qu Moying.
"Princess Ying, although this matter has little to do with you, it is still somewhat related to you. I called you here to hear your story and verify it. The matter of a maid is not a big deal, but if it is related to the previous dynasty, it is a big deal among big deals."
Originally, this statement should have been made more harshly. For matters like this, if more responsibility is put on one person, the other person can bear less. After all, Liu Jingyu is the Queen's biological daughter-in-law.
When she heard that Pei Yuanjun had specially sent Qu Moying here, the Queen Mother thought about it and spoke softer. She directly concluded that this matter had nothing to do with Qu Moying, just like a passerby who was accidentally involved. In other words, she just needed to tell her what she knew.
Concubine He on the side smiled coldly and raised her eyebrows. She also came here today to support her future daughter-in-law. When her eyes swept over Qu Moying, she curled her lips. She originally thought that she was a poor person with nothing, but she didn't expect that the King of England would actually send her on such a trip...
She was also surprised...