"Miss, don't say that. The general will be angry if he knows. He is nice to Miss Zhen because of you. Many of what you know were taught by Miss Zhen." Haihua explained hurriedly.
Everyone has seen how the cousin has brought up her own daughter. It can be said that Miss Zhen is her own daughter's master. If it weren't for Miss Zhen, how could the daughter, who has always lived in the border, know so many etiquettes of the capital, and would not have learned so many etiquettes before coming to Beijing.
Only when you officially enter the palace will you behave properly and know when to act.
Haihua didn't understand why her own lady suddenly said this to her cousin, but she knew that her own lady was angry with her cousin because of what happened just now.
He didn't dare to talk about this matter any further. Seeing that his young lady was silent, he hurriedly asked, "Young lady, what should we do now? Should we report to His Royal Highness King Jing first?"
This made Liu Lanxin realize the current situation. Now was not the time to blame her sister. She let out a long sigh and said, "Just go and inform King Jing and let him handle this matter. I... I won't do anything here."
This means that the young lady is willing to listen to advice. Haihua breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that the young lady would not listen to advice and would insist on doing her own way. This is not a border. If the young lady insists on doing her own way and does not listen to anyone, it will be difficult to deal with.
When the news was delivered to Prince Jing's Mansion, Pei Yusheng was not in the study. He was enjoying the scenery in the attic next to a rockery with Qu Qiuyan.
The person in charge of the mansion now is Qu Caiyue, but Qu Caiyue is still out of favor. Pei Yusheng is usually with Qu Qiuyan. Especially this time, Qu Mingcheng brought Liu Lanxin's dowry to Beijing, which was considered a respectable thing for Pei Yusheng.
Not only Qu Qiuyan was here at this time, but Qu Mingcheng was also here.
The brother and sister accompanied Pei Yusheng, enjoying the wine and chatting.
Qu Caiyue had already sent someone over to say that all the dowry had been collected without any mistakes, which made Pei Yusheng very satisfied.
When he sent the dowry out this time, he was very nervous. He was not afraid that someone would do something to Liu Lanxin's dowry, but he was afraid that bad rumors would spread about him. Now, compared to them, he was better off than the Crown Prince and the King of England. At least nothing would happen when he sent the bride out.
"Your Highness, someone from the Liu Mansion said that there are bad rumors outside." A eunuch came in to report.
"Bad rumors? What rumors?" Pei Yusheng put down the teacup in his hand. Qu Qiuyan immediately poured him a cup and tenderly handed it to him, with affection in her eyes.
"It was said that it was something at the city gate. They said that General Fuguo smuggled something and sent it to you in the capital. It was something against the rules, so Jingzhao Yin specially confiscated the thing. You were angry and insisted on getting it back, causing a big fuss in Jingzhao Yin's office." The eunuch whispered.
"How could there be such a rumor? Weren't the previous rumors suppressed?" Pei Yusheng snorted coldly and asked.
"The previous rumors were suppressed, but no one knows where the news came from when the wedding was held today. Now people in the capital are discussing this matter everywhere. They all say that this matter is mysterious and no one knows what it means." The eunuch repeated roughly what Haihua had said just now.
In order to prevent King Jing from not helping, Haihua deliberately made it sound more serious and pulled King Jing down as well.
"You bastard, how dare you say that? Someone, go investigate. Once you've found out, put all of you in jail." Pei Yusheng said angrily.
"Your Highness... It's better not to do this now!" Qu Mingcheng spoke up, stopping Pei Yusheng from venting his anger.
If this matter continues to make a big fuss,
, it was again the topic of King Jing being guilty and deliberately making trouble. Qu Mingcheng felt that this behavior was unwise.
"Someone is plotting against me, but how can I let him get away with it?" Pei Yusheng got furious when he thought that this might have been done by the crown prince. The more he looked at Pei Luoan, the angrier he got. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that he was a hypocritical hypocrite.
That face that always had a fake smile made him want to tear off his mask.
Needless to say, the most likely person in this matter is Pei Luoan.
"Your Highness, you should ask the Imperial Concubine about this matter. Not everything that seems to be disadvantageous to you is the fault of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qu Mingcheng hinted.
Concubine He plays a very important role in his son's growth. Pei Yusheng still listens to Concubine He very much. This is also the information Qu Mingcheng got from Qu Qiuyan.
Sure enough, after saying this, Pei Yusheng's face became a little serious, and he looked much calmer. After a long while, he said, "I do want to ask my mother, so that she won't know anything in the palace and end up being plotted against."
The more I listen to this matter, the more mysterious it seems. There must be someone behind this.
"In addition to the Imperial Concubine, the Prince must also send someone to ask Miss Liu." Seeing that Pei Yusheng accepted his suggestion, Qu Mingcheng suggested with a smile.
"I don't need to say more about this to Miss Liu." Pei Yusheng said impatiently. He didn't think Liu Lanxin had any good ideas. It would be better if Liu Lanxin didn't cause trouble. He didn't know where she got so many troubles from. They made him anxious and irritated.
"Your Majesty, Miss Liu is the daughter of General Fuguo, who values his daughter very much. This time when I came to the capital, General Fuguo repeatedly told me to tell you that I must not wrong Miss Liu. If Miss Liu is unhappy, he will also be unhappy."
Qu Mingcheng continued.
It would have been better if he hadn't said this. The more he talked, the more annoyed Pei Yusheng became. He sneered, "He's unhappy? What do you want if he's unhappy? I'm the emperor's son, the King Jing of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If he's unhappy, do I have to give in to Liu Lanxin and coax her?"
"Your Highness, don't be angry. What if you get sick from anger? There is always room for things to turn around. Brother, can you help Your Highness think of a better way?" Qu Qiuyan pulled Pei Yusheng's sleeve, looking worried, and said in a soft voice.
"This matter... Your Highness, you still need to discuss it with Miss Liu. After all, she is the future Princess Jing." Qu Mingcheng looked embarrassed.
Seeing that he mentioned Liu Lanxin again and again with a look of fear on his face, Pei Yusheng became more and more unhappy.
He is the King of Jing, and Liu Lanxin is nothing more than the King of Jing's Consort. If there is no King of Jing, how can there be a King of Jing's Consort? Now it seems as if the King of Jing has to act according to her mood.
I feel depressed when I think about it.
He waved his hand and said, "I will consider this matter. However, I am the King of Jing. Since the general has married his daughter into the royal family, she must act like a daughter-in-law. If you really can't do it, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Qu Mingcheng and Qu Qiuyan are twins. They know each other's thoughts as soon as they see each other. After that, Qu Mingcheng mentioned Liu Lanxin again and again, and Qu Qiuyan's face was full of worry, but not for herself, but only for Pei Yusheng.
Pei Yusheng felt that Qu Qiuyan was the best and he became more and more displeased with Liu Lanxin. He always felt that he had married the wrong person, but he was unwilling to let her fall into Pei Luoan's hands.
This feeling is a bit like
It's like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.
When Qu Mingcheng came out of Prince Jing's mansion, he brought a lot of rewards, most of which were from Prince Jing, and a small part was from Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Qiuyan even specially called two maids from the palace to help send Qu Mingcheng to the Qu residence.
Since coming back, Qu Mingcheng has been living in the Qu Mansion, but not the East Mansion, but the West Mansion. Now there are no other masters in the West Mansion, so it is more appropriate for him to live there.
There was another big exam three years later. Qu Mingcheng was still young and was not in a hurry. This time his results were not satisfactory, as they were far from what he had imagined.
Of course, so many things happened this year that Qu Mingcheng had no interest in studying.
Even his mentor thought that Qu Mingcheng might not pass the exam. In the past, his mentor valued Qu Mingcheng the most and thought that he was naturally intelligent and different from ordinary people.
Although Qu Mingcheng's mentor is no longer serving in the court, he has an excellent reputation. The reason he accepted Qu Mingcheng as his disciple was because he was smart since childhood and passed the examination for a scholar at a young age. He was considered a man of natural talent.
He failed the exam this time and his performance was not as good as he had hoped, which caused his mentor to sigh again and again.
Qu Mingcheng asked the maid to send the gift from Pei Yusheng back to the Qu Mansion, but he himself did not go back. After getting on the carriage, he turned in another direction and went to a private courtyard in the city.
The place is not big, but the location is excellent. When the people at the door saw Qu Mingcheng's carriage coming, they did not stop it. They just stepped down the threshold and led the carriage inside.
The carriage stopped inside and Qu Mingcheng got off.
"Second Master Qu, you are here." A man who looked like a manager had been waiting there for a long time and came forward to greet him with a smile.
"How is the teacher?" Qu Mingcheng patted his sleeves and asked casually.
"The master is almost recovered now, fortunately thanks to the medicinal wine sent by Second Young Master Qu. Otherwise he would not have recovered so quickly. I heard from the master that this was passed down from the Zhou family's ancestors, and it is even more priceless now." The steward said with a smile, leading Qu Mingcheng to the inner courtyard.
This place is the residence of Qu Mingcheng’s teacher Li De.
Li De was a famous scholar of his time and once served as a Hanlin. If he had not been forced to resign due to some old affairs, he might have been promoted to the highest rank by now.
Before the current Prime Minister Chen came to power, Li Decai was the best choice to assist him. Unfortunately, fate played tricks on him and he had to step down.
Although Li De has retired now, he served as an official for many years and accepted many disciples, many of whom are still officials. He is also very famous among the people.
After Li De retired, he also had a title in the Imperial College, but was basically not there. Qu Mingcheng was his formal disciple, but it was not because of his stay in the Imperial College.
Li De has always liked his little disciple Qu Mingcheng. When Qu Mingcheng was studying outside, Li De repeatedly wanted to invite Qu Mingcheng to study with him, but Qu Mingcheng declined every time. Therefore, he felt that his little disciple was not easy.
It is not up to him to decide whether his biological mother is unkind.
He was even more dissatisfied with Qu Zhizhen for changing Qu Mingcheng from a legitimate son to a bastard's son. He felt that Qu Zhizhen was too cruel and caused his son to lose interest in studying, so that he failed the exam in the end.
If not for the many things that happened in Qu Mansion, Qu Mingcheng might have become the youngest Jinshi in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his teacher would have been remembered in history, with an extremely glorious face...
In a word, Li De felt that Qu Zhizhen had ruined Qu Mingcheng's future and was very dissatisfied...