"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Ji Youran hurried to the courtyard where the Crown Prince lived. When she reached the door, she calmed herself down and asked someone to go in and report. Then she followed that person inside. When she saw Pei Luoan, she immediately bowed down, her eyes soft and slightly red, looking extremely pitiful!
"What's the matter?" Pei Luoan glanced at her indifferently, with a hint of impatience in his eyes.
Ji Youran has been bothering him about this matter these days. It's not that he doesn't want to help the second branch of the Ji family to take over, but he really has no choice at the moment.
Thinking of his father's reprimand just now, Pei Luoan felt depressed.
The most important thing was that Pei Yuanjun was still there, with his half-smiling eyes open, leaning on the chair railing, looking at him with a bit of sarcasm in his eyes, which made Pei Luoan even more frustrated and angry.
When he entered the palace, he wanted to advise his father that Ji Yongming's affairs should not be changed, so as to avoid resentment among the second branch of the Ji family. But his father said that there were rumors outside that the second branch of the Ji family was plotting to seize the title, and even sent a daughter to the Eastern Palace, with the purpose of seducing the prince and making him only care about the person in front of him and forget the friendship with the prince's wife.
When the emperor said this, the look in his eyes when he looked at him was somewhat suspicious, even a little cold.
Pei Luoan shut up at that moment, and dared not say anything about giving the title directly to the second house. He even broke out in a cold sweat. Pei Luoan guessed what his father meant. He thought he was ungrateful. If he could give up Ji Hanyue, what else could he not give up
He couldn't give his father the impression that he was heartless, lustful, and ungrateful.
In just that instant, Pei Luoan understood his situation. He immediately knelt down to express his confusion and agreement. He also talked about his friendship for Ji Hanyue and expressed his respect for Ji Yongming.
After I finished speaking, the emperor's expression looked better.
"You go back and designate your second brother as the heir of the Earl of Ling'an. He will inherit the title after he comes of age." Pei Luoan suppressed the depression in his heart and said coldly.
Obviously, he was his father's eldest son, and the eldest legitimate son, the legitimate future master, the current Crown Prince, but he never had much dignity in front of Pei Yuanjun. Whenever he thought of this, he felt aggrieved and always felt that his father was too good to Pei Yuanjun.
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"Your Highness!" Ji Youran looked at Pei Luoan in horror and said in a sad voice, his hands and feet felt cold.
Just now, her mother sent a message saying that something was wrong and asked her to come to the prince to beg for help. She had not thought that the matter was so serious. What was this? What was she planning? Why did it turn out like this? Without Ji Hanyue, all of this was no longer hers
"Go down!" Pei Luoan said in a deep voice.
He was in a bad mood too. Seeing Ji Youran was just like seeing himself in the imperial study. How could he be happy
“Your Highness…” Ji Youran called out sadly.
"Why don't you go down? Since you have entered the Eastern Palace, you will be a member of the Prince's Mansion from now on. Don't meddle in the affairs of the Ji Mansion." Looking at Ji Youran in front of him, Pei Luoan felt inexplicably annoyed and said sternly.
If Ji Hanyue were here, how could she have handled things to this extent, and she would not have come to ask for help from herself at this time without knowing the situation.
The more Ji Youran begged him, the more useless he felt, and the more aggrieved and irritated he became.
He pressed his hand hard on a piece of music score on the table, his eyes grim.
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An old piano score that Ji Hanyue had casually placed with him in the past. It was a score that she had not yet completed. Although Ji Hanyue's embroidery skills were average, she was a talented woman in other aspects. This music score was also her strong point, and the song in front of him was composed in the Prince's Mansion when she was inspired by chance.
It's just not finished.
He was in a bad mood today, so he specially asked someone to look for him. Originally, he wanted to go through the formalities, but now he felt even more badly. A bright and beautiful face seemed to appear in front of him, with a dignified smile, and she spoke sweetly when she raised her eyes. His heart seemed to be pulled hard by something.
He stood up suddenly, walked past Ji Youran who was still kneeling on the ground, threw his brocade robe around and strode out.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Ji Youran's voice called out from behind. Pei Luoan left with his men without even turning back.
Ji Youran was the only one left, still kneeling there with tears on her face.
The servants all looked at their noses and mouths, as if they could not see anything. They stood there with calm faces, but their hearts were in turmoil.
Does this mean that Concubine Ji has fallen out of favor? So this Concubine Ji can no longer be the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace
The matter of succession to the title of the Earl of Ling'an's Mansion was quickly settled. The illegitimate son of the second house, Ji Yuanhai, was adopted by the first house and became the stepson of the Earl of Ling'an Ji Yongming. He recognized him as his father and the Crown Princess as his biological sister. Although he has not directly inherited the title due to his young age, he can become the heir of the Earl of Ling'an.
Ji Yuanhai was also a smart man. After the eunuch who announced the decree came over and announced it, he knelt down again and begged the eunuch to ask the emperor for permission to release Concubine Xiang.
It is said that Concubine Xiang is the only elder in the first house. She was brought as a dowry by the first lady and was assigned to Ling Anbo as a concubine by the first lady. She has a special status. This time, she was admitted to the Jingzhao Yin because of her sister's affairs.
Although this man is not very old, he is calm in his manners, and there is no trace of timidity in his words and deeds. He seems to be a capable person. If you think about his identity, he is the stepson of Ling Anbo and the stepson of the Crown Princess. Neither the Emperor nor the Crown Prince would treat him badly.
It was just a matter of delivering a message, and the eunuch who delivered the message did him a favor, so he agreed without hesitation.
When he went back to report the emperor's order, he specifically pointed out this sentence, and things became much simpler afterwards. Madam Xiang was the plaintiff, and she was beaten and then imprisoned. As for the matter of Miss Ji San, it could not be found out for a while, but no matter how you look at it, Madam Xiang, the plaintiff, can go back temporarily.
Since the emperor had shown favor to the eldest wife of the Ji family, it was not difficult to just go with the flow at this time. So the emperor's words went down to the Jingzhao Yin and asked Xiang Yi to temporarily return to Ling'anbo's Mansion. If there was a need in the future, Xiang Yi could be brought back.
"Miss, Aunt Xiang is back home!" Nanny Miao excitedly reported the good news to Qu Moying.
She and Nanny Zhou had visited Concubine Xiang before, and had also conveyed some words from the young lady to reassure Concubine Xiang. Now that it turned out to be true, how could Nanny Miao not be happy
Qu Moying put down the pen in her hand, picked up the wet wipes beside her and wiped her hands, then turned around and walked to the chair and sat down. Her legs were basically healed and she didn't want to use a wheelchair anymore.
With Concubine Xiang and Ji Yuanhai in the first house, the first house has stood firm, but Xiao will not give up soon.
"Let Madam Zhou go to Ji's house to see Madam Xiang and ask her what she needs. If she needs any help, she can come to me.
"We are here." Qu Moying pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Even if my aunt and cousin are gone, there are still my cousin, my cousin, and Aunt Xiang."
Since he has acknowledged Ji Yuanhai, then Ji Yuanhai is his younger brother.
As long as the eldest wife of the Ji family is still there, her relationship with the Ji family will not be severed.
"I understand." Nanny Miao nodded in understanding, retreated, turned at the door and went straight to find Nanny Zhou.
Someone happened to come to the sewing room and delivered two sets of clothes that Qu Moying had made previously. The lady meant to send over the first few sets that were made.
I’m afraid that if I need it suddenly, Qu Moying doesn’t have any decent clothes.
After letting Yuchun take a quick look at the clothes, Qu Moying accepted them and then asked Yuchun to go to the sewing room again. Although the few pieces just delivered were very good, Qu Moying asked them to make the details simpler. She only needed to wear clothes that were suitable for her status. They didn't have to be too eye-catching or too gorgeous.
As soon as Yuchun left, Yudong came back with a food basket. She went to the kitchen to get snacks for Qu Moying.
Qu Moying doesn't like the particularly sweet and sticky ones, but prefers some salty and fragrant ones. It happened that the kitchen had made some before, and the kitchen manager specifically mentioned it to Yudong.
Everyone in the mansion heard that the Fourth Young Miss was going to be in charge of things together with the Third Young Miss, and they were even more reluctant to look down on the Fourth Young Miss.
They all saw the situation when the Fourth Young Lady entered the mansion. Compared with the current situation, the difference is like heaven and earth. Anyone with a little bit of thought has their own plans.
Regardless of whether he was the Second Lady and the Third Miss's person in the past, at least he could have a good relationship with the Fourth Miss now.
This girl is no longer a useless and blind lady without support.
Although she was a servant, she still had some insight. The Second Lady used to be the number one person in the backyard of the West Mansion, and the Madam Tai didn't care about anything, but what about now? Although the Third Lady was not in power and even suppressed the Fourth Lady, the Fourth Lady's status was even lower, and the Second Lady's status was even higher.
Invisibly, some servants were not optimistic about Qu Qiuyan.
"Miss, I just saw something happened in the East Palace." Yu Dong said after taking the snacks out of the food basket.
"What's the matter?" Qu Moying raised her watery eyes and looked at Yu Dong.
"I saw a maid from the East Palace running over crying. She looked disheveled and seemed to have fallen. There was dust all over her body and head, and her hair was messy. She was crying as she came over, and she looked very anxious." Yu Dong thought for a moment. At that time, she happened to be walking along that path when people from the East Palace came over in a noisy manner. "That maid seemed to be the head maid of the Second Miss."
If it was just an ordinary maid from the East Mansion, Yu Dong certainly wouldn't have recognized her, but she was the head maid beside the Second Young Miss, although she couldn't see clearly, she still recognized her. So she stopped and hid behind a tree, looking at her a few more times, but she couldn't make out anything.
"Going to grandmother's yard?" Qu Moying took a light bite and nodded. After tasting it carefully, he asked.
"Yes, it went to the lady's courtyard. Miss, do you want me to go and ask around?" Yudong nodded.
"Don't move for now, just wait!" Qu Moying shook his head, his eyes fell on the snack in his hand, which looked good and tasted good, "Take a plate and send it to Nanny Yan, I heard that she also likes this kind of salty and fragrant snack."
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