In the imperial study, the lingering scent of sandalwood calms the mind.
The emperor sat behind his desk, listening to the two imperial censors kneeling before him telling the story.
Although these two wanted to sue Pei Yuanjun, they did not dare to say too much in front of Pei Yuanjun. After telling him the whole story, they wiped away their tears in grievance.
"Your Majesty, I really just want to get to the bottom of this matter."
"Your Majesty, Lord Wang and I are both dedicated to the public good. We are afraid that there is something fishy going on here. If it is true... we must investigate it thoroughly."
"King of England, what's going on?" the emperor asked with a serious face.
Pei Yuanjun raised his eyes and looked at Pei Luoan who had a sullen face: "Did the prince say that, or did I say that?"
"Uncle Wang, please speak!" Pei Luoan was very annoyed, and felt a dull pain in the center of his eyebrows. How did the matter become like this? He didn't want this matter to become a big deal and come before his father. This kind of thing would only make him look incompetent.
"The concubine Ji of the Eastern Palace came to my house and made trouble, hit the second lady of the Kangyang Marquis's house, and caused chaos in my place. Even if she was deceived, she deserved it. Your Majesty, this princess of mine has been living a peaceful life for so many years and has never had any trouble. But now that she has married me, she has been in trouble again and again."
"I wonder if these things have anything to do with me? Are they trying to humiliate me, or is it really because of my princess?"
Pei Yuanjun's expression darkened, his handsome eyes slightly raised, although he looked nonchalant, everyone knew that he was angry.
"Father, I only found out about this after I went there. There must be another mystery behind this matter. But no matter what, Concubine Ji was wrong for causing a scene in Uncle Wang's house. That's why I punished Concubine Ji. This matter has nothing to do with Uncle Wang." Pei Luoan had to stand up to testify for Pei Yuanjun.
If Pei Yuanjun blamed him for this matter, it would be difficult to deal with.
"Your Majesty, my princess has always been a peaceful person. She has been so indifferent for so many years. She seems to be able to endure loneliness and stay in my backyard peacefully. But now... one thing after another, starting from the prince's wedding, it seems that everything can be linked to her. I don't know why! If she is really so restless, Your Majesty might as well make the decision and let me marry someone else!"
Pei Yuanjun sneered angrily.
"What nonsense! You haven't even investigated the matter clearly yet, but you are blaming the Princess of England. What a lie." The Emperor said with a frown.
"Looking at the current situation, it is really a mess. It would be better not to marry them. The emperor should make the decision to demote these people and remarry with some people who will not cause trouble. Otherwise, it will become like this. Let everyone think it is the royal brothers again, which is not beautiful."
Pei Yuanjun spread his hands.
This means that these two princesses and one princess consort will be divorced, or in other words, they will all step down from the position of principal wife, leaving the position of principal wife available and marrying someone else.
With one stick, he knocked down all of them, no matter who the queen was, he pulled them down together.
If this really happened, it would be a joke to the entire court.
"Since this matter was caused by Concubine Ji, no matter if she was deceived or not, let her go to pay tribute to Princess Ying!" The emperor said coldly, cutting the Gordian knot and looking at the two censors below, "You want to intervene in this matter without investigating it clearly
Report the British princess and fine her one year's salary."
"I thank the Lord for His grace!"
"Thank you, Lord!"
Censor Wang and Censor Zhu now only hope that this matter will end soon. They dare not get involved in such things. They really did not expect that there are so many things involved, which are not at all what people outside are speculating.
If they had known that the prince would really admit everything, why would the two of them have acted like villains in vain? Not only would they have offended the King of England, they would also have failed to please the prince.
The two imperial censors were taken away.
Pei Yuanjun suddenly knelt down in front of the emperor and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I felt that this marriage was not suitable at the beginning. It is better to cancel this marriage to avoid such a thing in the future."
This means that he is determined to get rid of Qu Moying.
Seeing that he repeatedly wanted to cancel the marriage, the emperor was very troubled. A royal marriage was no joke. There was nothing wrong in marrying her, but it was not right to divorce her now because of other things. Moreover, Pei Yuanjun was willing to marry her. If they divorced her and he didn't want to marry her anymore, it would also be troublesome.
The emperor knew Pei Yuanjun's temperament very well and knew that he was in a bad mood. Thinking about what had happened during this period, although they had nothing to do with Prince Ying's Palace, everything could be linked to it. It was no wonder that he was angry.
"Okay, don't be angry. The affairs of the Crown Prince's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion have nothing to do with you. The Crown Prince and Prince Jing did not manage their own affairs well and caused a lot of trouble. They will be fined for half a year. In addition, the Crown Princess and Prince Jing's Consort will also be reprimanded by the Queen Mother."
The emperor said in a gentle and pleasant tone.
"I thank the emperor." Pei Yuanjun seemed to have calmed down a little, and the emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that he would be stubborn and unwilling to do it. It was a good thing that it could be resolved like this.
Pei Luoan's face turned blue with anger, but he had to suppress it.
How could this be my fault again? I punished Ji Youran with a stick at that time and did not cover up for her at all. Why is he blaming me now
The emperor's heart was so biased that he almost forgot who his son was.
Pei Luoan didn't dare to say this, he could only suppress it in his heart, gritted his teeth, lowered his head and admitted it. He had to admit it.
Deep down, she felt resentful that her father had always favored Pei Yuanjun, but had never considered that she was his son, the future crown prince. If this continued, she might not be able to inherit the throne properly...
He can't go on like this.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you about something that happened back then. At that time, I thought that the fourth daughter of the Qu family was good and was willing to let her enter the palace. How come someone plotted against her at that time? Looking at the time, not many people knew about this matter, only a few people. Did someone already not tolerate her at that time?"
Pei Yuanjun stood up, but did not step aside and continued to ask.
The emperor naturally knew what happened in Prince Jing's mansion, but since no one reported it to him, the emperor pretended not to know. It sounded like this matter was really complicated.
Just let the sons find out for themselves.
In the eyes of the emperor, it was just a woman's matter, and compared with his son's affairs, it was a trivial matter.
But now that Pei Yuanjun had said this, the emperor could not pretend to know nothing. Moreover, Pei Yuanjun's words made him uncomfortable. He vaguely felt that what happened to Qu Moying was related to Pei Yuanjun.
It's about relationship. Someone wants to deal with Pei Yuanjun, but can't deal with him directly, so they push the matter onto Qu Moying and harm Qu Moying.
From this point of view, the British princess is really pitiful, but thinking about it again, I can't help but feel angry.
The person he wanted to protect with all his heart was secretly spied on by many people, and even his marriage was delayed again and again. Of course, it was because Pei Yuanjun himself did not want to get married, but it might also be because others did not want him to get married!
Thinking of this, a hint of ruthlessness appeared on his face. These people were really unscrupulous. He could tolerate those things in the backyard, but he could not tolerate these people dealing with Pei Yuanjun.
His eyes swept across Pei Luoan's face with suspicion. The emperor was most suspicious of Pei Luoan, and then Pei Yusheng.
"Prince, if you are unable to manage the affairs of the mansion, let your mother take care of everything, so as to avoid any trouble that would disrupt important matters." The emperor rebuked in a cold voice, which showed that he was venting his anger on others.
"Father, I will take care of the affairs in the backyard." Pei Luoan did not dare to resist and lowered his head quickly.
The emperor snorted coldly: "The things in your backyard, the first Crown Princess's affairs, the current Crown Princess's affairs, and this concubine's affairs, were not a big deal in the first place. I don't know how you made it into such a mess, and now it has become a laughing stock for everyone."
The emperor bluntly exposed his son's shortcomings.
Pei Luoan's face flushed, and he felt humiliated, but he had to agree: "Father, I will take good care of the backyard."
"If there are any bad rumors in the future, you should investigate them thoroughly. Don't bring your family affairs to other people's houses. Also... you should be able to scare the wife you married."
This means that the Crown Prince's backyard is unstable and even the Crown Princess cannot shake it.
Being scolded by his father like this, the son felt ashamed and guilty, but he was speechless. He didn't dare to say more about this matter, for fear that if he continued, Pei Yuanjun would say something, which would not be worth it.
The emperor scolded Pei Luoan a few more times, and finally drove him out in annoyance, asking him to go back to the palace and investigate the matter thoroughly to avoid implicating Pei Yuanjun.
Pei Luoan left angrily and annoyed, and before leaving he had to bow and apologize to Pei Yuanjun. When he got outside the door, the shame in his eyes turned into resentment. He turned around and glanced at the imperial study behind him. He didn't even want to stay in the palace, so he went back home to deal with his own affairs.
Pei Yuanjun was the only one left in the study.
"Forget about it... I have already reprimanded the prince, and it will not happen again." Looking at Pei Yuanjun who was still a little depressed, the emperor comforted him.
"Your Majesty, as long as I am here, this will happen countless times. I think it would be better to retire and return home, taking my princess away from the capital, so that they can give birth to children in the future, and will not end up with their heads torn apart."
Pei Yuanjun suddenly looked up at the emperor and spoke casually, as if he was speaking in anger. This was not surprising considering what he had said and done before and his temperament.
But can you say this
The emperor's face suddenly turned gloomy. Li Quan, who was standing aside, shuddered in his heart. The hairs on his body stood up and he felt dizzy. How could he say such things
What does the King of England want to do? This thin layer of window paper has been broken, what can we do...