Seeing Liu Jingyu say this, Pei Luoan was still satisfied.
His voice became a little gentler as he warned, "Whatever happened to Princess Ying has nothing to do with the Eastern Palace. Tomorrow she will be a witness to prove the innocence of Concubine Ji. Even if she doesn't come, there are still other people from the Ji Mansion. It can be regarded as a chance for Concubine Ji to prove her innocence. You just need to bring up some topics and preside over the matter."
This means that Liu Jingyu's purpose of going there is to dominate the scene, and Ji Youran still has to perform well at home.
"Your Highness, do you really believe that Concubine Ji can do it this time?" Liu Jingyu said with a worried look on his face.
Pei Luoan's face darkened, and his head hurt a little: "This matter was requested by Concubine Ji, and I think it's not a bad thing. The rumors about Concubine Ji outside have implicated me, so I have to find a chance to make it clear. Otherwise, they will really think that there is something going on between me and Concubine Ji, and ruin my reputation."
These words sounded righteous, but Liu Jingyu secretly curled her lips in sarcasm. If someone said that there was nothing going on between Ji Youran and the prince, she would not believe it. She was not Ji Hanyue, who was stupid enough to think that Ji Youran was wholeheartedly devoted to her and the prince and was willing to give up everything.
The incident of Concubine He happened more than 20 years ago. Even if we don't know the inside story, it shouldn't have aroused the slightest bit of vigilance.
Ji Hanyue’s death was not unjust.
"Ji Shufei is naturally a good person, but there are some things that I am afraid will backfire. If I go there with a big fanfare now, sometimes I can't explain it clearly and it may backfire." Liu Jingyu analyzed impartially from Pei Luoan's perspective, "If the previous incident is triggered again, Ji Shufei may not be able to save her."
"I have to protect her even if I can't." Pei Luoan said, then looked at Liu Jingyu again, and then said slowly: "Hanyue is my first wife, and my first wife. No matter where she goes, I will recognize her. She married into the East Palace... and something happened. I have always felt guilty about her. Concubine Ji is in the palace now, and I have to take care of her, otherwise I will not be able to face the Crown Princess in the underworld one day."
These words were spoken with such deep feeling that Liu Jingyu felt that he almost believed them, but then he became full of sarcasm. If he really cared about Ji Hanyue, how could there have been such a turmoil in the Eastern Palace
Did he really think he knew nothing about it? My mother had told me a lot of things recently.
It was obviously fake, but he still pretended to be sincere. She actually thought it was real at first, but now she thinks it is a joke.
But it was also because it was fake that Liu Jingyu felt relieved now. What her mother said to her made her feel much better than before.
"Your Highness, I understand. No matter what happens, I will try my best to protect Concubine Ji." Since Ji Youran is a tool to let the world know that the prince is deeply in love with her, she doesn't mind moving a few more times, as long as Ji Youran doesn't go too far. Anyway, she has nothing to fear now. But if Ji Youran asks for too much, she doesn't mind changing a tool.
The maid named Xiefeng who followed Ji Youran was quite nice. She was Ji Hanyue's personal maid before. Looking at how she was showing loyalty to Ji Youran, it goes without saying that she was also a maid who abandoned her master. She also heard about the story of Ji Hanyue's other maid...
"It's best if you think this way." Pei Luoan said gently, "You will take care of everything tomorrow. It's not because of Concubine Ji's status, but because of the wishes of the former Crown Princess. Don't worry, after this incident, I will not be responsible for Concubine Ji's previous affairs.
I will let her explain it to you clearly."
The so-called previous events were the affairs of Concubine Ji. Liu Jingyu just found it funny. The Crown Prince didn't care about it. She had just married into the Crown Princess's family. If she still cared about it, wouldn't she be too embarrassed
"Your Highness, Concubine Ji was deceived in that matter. There is nothing to worry about. Just tell her to be more careful next time. She is not only the daughter of the Ling Anbo Mansion, but also represents the dignity of Your Highness. If she is deceived, those who know will say that she was careless, and those who don't know will think that Your Highness was deceived."
Liu Jingyu said magnanimously.
Pei Luoan's face turned a little ugly. Ji Youran was really a hopeless person. She was deceived into thinking it was true. And there was another point. Pei Luoan felt that Ji Youran had also deceived him at the beginning. Otherwise, why would she mention Ji Hanyue's dream? She was not really pregnant, so why would Ji Hanyue send her a dream
When he thought of this, Pei Luoan felt even more disgusted with Ji Youran.
When he thought of Ji Youran now, the affection he had for her in the past was no longer there.
When he and Ji Youran were flirting under Ji Hanyue's nose, Pei Luoan always felt that Ji Youran was extremely intelligent, generous, tactful, gentle and affectionate. It could be said that she had many flaws. He felt that even if Ji Youran's appearance could not compare to Ji Hanyue's, he still liked her.
Now that I think about it, there are only some unspeakable reasons left for keeping Ji Youran.
"If she does something bad again this time, she will be locked up forever!" Pei Luoan said sternly, pointing in a remote direction, "There is an empty yard over there, you can clean it up and let Concubine Ji live there."
After saying that, he stood up, turned around and strode away.
Liu Jingyu stood up and walked him to the door. After Pei Luoan left with a crowd of people following him, he slowly raised his head, his eyes turning cold...
Qu Moying took two maids, Yuxiu and Yuchun, to the Ling'anbo Mansion.
It was still early when they arrived at the Ling Anbo Mansion, so they went to Madam Duan's residence first. After sitting there for a while, they heard someone outside reporting that the Crown Princess had brought Concubine Ji back to the mansion and asked Princess Ying to come over.
Qu Moying stood up and took Madam Duan to the flower hall in front. Not only people from Ling Anbo's Mansion came today, but also several elders from the Ji family.
When they arrived at the flower hall, Liu Jingyu had already taken the main seat, but there was another main seat above it, which should be reserved for Qu Moying. Because of his high seniority and especially because of his high seniority and real power, the Eastern Palace did not dare to offend him, so Liu Jingyu naturally reserved another main seat for Qu Moying.
Qu Moying came over, and the two sides greeted each other and sat down again.
Ji Youran sat on the other side of Liu Jingyu. Every time they met, Qu Moying felt that Ji Youran had changed a lot. Today she was not wearing a veil, but only a silk scarf over her eyes. If the silk scarf was tied under her eyes, it would be easily tied off where she was injured, and it would not help the wound at all.
At first glance, this veil looks like Qu Moying's previous eye veil, except that Qu Moying's eye veil is longer. The width is about the same, just slightly above the corners of the lips, almost covering the lips. It can be seen that Ji Youran's wound is extremely long and should not be much better than before.
Zhou's ancestor was a very famous doctor. He was very famous. All the patients he treated had good things to say about him. However, good doctors are good at medical theory. They put some things in it, which is different from ordinary people.
Since it was not opened, Ji Youran suspected that someone had done it after opening it, but Qu Moying believed that someone had done it before it was opened.
For some special reasons, Zhou's ancestors made some ointments with added "ingredients". They sounded like good medicines for healing injuries, but in fact, the more they were treated, the worse the condition became. Others might not be aware of this, but Zhou Jinruo should be aware of it, otherwise he would not have given himself such a bottle.
Isn’t Liu Jingyu behind Zhou Jinruo...
"Has Princess Ying visited Madam Ji?" Liu Jingyu asked with a smile. The elders of the clan had not come yet. They went to visit Madam Ji under the leadership of Ji Yongan and had not returned yet.
"Not today, but I went to see her before." Qu Moying said frankly. She didn't have much good feelings towards Madam Ji. With her status, it was impolite to go to see Madam Ji. She had seen her before, so it was normal not to go now. With her status, the Ji family could not care about it.
The Ling'an Marquis Mansion was once at its peak, and Qu Moying was just a lonely and pitiful Fourth Miss Qu who was thrown outside the city. But now the Ling'an Marquis Mansion is in decline, and Qu Moying is now high above everyone else, and even Liu Jingyu, who is the Crown Princess, has to put on a smile.
It can even be said that the distance between her and Qu Moying now is much shorter than when she was not married.
If you really look into this situation, not only Ji Youran is depressed, but even Liu Jingyu is depressed as well.
"Concubine Ji, are the rumors outside true? Is my cousin really doing this for those reasons? I heard that my cousin is wholeheartedly devoted to Concubine Ji, why would Concubine Ji do this?" Qu Moying still maintained superficial respect towards Liu Jingyu, but he was not so polite to Ji Youran.
Her current status is enough to look down on Ji Youran, and she is no longer the same as when they first met in Dabei Temple.
The status has been reversed.
Ji Youran didn't expect Qu Moying to be so disrespectful to her. She felt upset but had to stand up and answer. She gritted her teeth in hatred. When did Qu Moying look down on her like this? She had never taken Qu Moying seriously at first. He was just a blind man.
"Princess Ying, I don't understand what you mean?" Ji Youran tried to calm down. She came here today to clear herself. Qu Moying was just a witness. No matter what she said at this time, she couldn't get angry.
"Concubine Ji, you have to tell us about the rumors outside!" Qu Moying snorted coldly and asked again.
"The rumors outside are naturally false. Could it be that Princess England suspects His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Ji Youran said with a hint of sarcasm, pushing the matter onto Pei Luoan. Even if Qu Moying was the Princess England, she didn't have the courage to gossip about the Crown Prince.
"I only suspect Concubine Ji. What exactly happened back then? Why did Concubine Ji follow my cousin into the Eastern Palace? And who murdered Madam Ji now? Who wants to kill Madam Ji? What are they hiding?" Qu Moying asked aggressively.
Ji Youran only hated Qu Moying for meddling in other people's business, but at the same time she was also glad that her grandmother had suffered a stroke and could not move half of her body and could not speak clearly.
"Princess Ying, I don't know about this matter. I was just about to ask about it, but I was not feeling well and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was worried, so he asked the Crown Princess to accompany me, fearing that I would not have the energy to deal with this matter." Ji Youran coughed softly, indicating that she knew nothing and it was the Crown Prince who asked the Crown Princess to protect her.