"Brother Crown Prince, I know it's not the Crown Prince's business. It's just that I don't have good eyesight." Pei Yusheng also recovered at this time. He bowed to Pei Luoan and his expression softened.
Pei Luoan came over and patted his shoulder with a wry smile: "It's best if you can think this way. You know who I have loved in my life, but now that she is gone, how can I change my feelings for her..."
When he said this, his eyes became red. He turned his head and wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief. His gaze fell on the coffin in the middle. Everyone could see the sadness in his eyes.
"Brother, please accept my condolences. The Crown Princess did this for you. If she knew how sad you are, she would be sad too." Pei Yusheng comforted him.
"I know... but I... I will never have anyone I love again in this life..." Pei Luoan's tears could no longer be held back and fell. He tightly grasped the handkerchief and his body was shaking.
Pei Yusheng hurried forward to help him: "Brother, you are a precious child and you must not do this. You must rest well. The Crown Princess does not want to see you like this."
"I'm very sad." Pei Luoan nodded, wiped his tears, sighed again, and his expression became hopeless. "If it weren't for my father and mother who still need to be taken care of, I would rather go with them now."
"Brother, our father and mother know how filial you are..." Pei Yusheng advised again.
Seeing that the two brothers had returned to their friendly and respectful attitude, Princess Changyu breathed a sigh of relief. She winked at her husband, and the whole family retreated outside. When they were outside, the two men went outside, while Princess Changyu took her daughter, Princess Xiangrong, inside.
She had to go in and talk to Ji Youran about this, asking her to be more careful about Qu Qiuyan. Originally, a woman was not worth it, and the prince could take her if he wanted her. But the affair between Prince Jing and this woman was now known to everyone. If the prince's affair was brought up again, and happened during the funeral of the Crown Princess, it would be a scandal for the entire royal family.
It's not that Princess Changyu is enthusiastic, but she is really afraid that this matter will involve herself. Now it seems that she is the only outsider involved in this matter. If it gets out in the future, people will definitely think that it was spread from her own house. At that time, she will offend both the prince and King Jing. It is better to tell Ji Youran directly now.
What Ji Youran can do after this has nothing to do with him.
After walking a few steps, she saw a large group of people coming towards her. The first one was Ji Youran, but Ji Youran had a veil on her face. If the people around her were not all servants of the East Palace, Princess Changyu would not have recognized that the person in front of her was Ji Youran.
"Greetings, Princess." Seeing Princess Changyu, Ji Youran hurried forward to pay her respects.
Princess Changyu called out, her eyes fell on Ji Youran's face, and she frowned: "What's wrong?"
When she entered the room before, Ji Youran was fine, but now it looked as if something was wrong with her.
"It suddenly became swollen. I don't know if it was caused by something." Ji Youran said with his head down.
"Why don't you ask the imperial physician to take a look?" Princess Changyu's brows became more and more furrowed. Today was the funeral of the Crown Princess. Ji Youran was the only master in the inner courtyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion. How could she receive him when his face suddenly became swollen
"I've seen it, and they said it was an allergy, they said it was the juice of some grass." Ji Youran said aggrievedly, "I don't know who I offended, but the one who applied it on my face today
It's only the fourth young lady from Minister Qu's mansion. I came here to ask her what's going on."
"Miss Qu San?" Princess Changyu didn't hear clearly and asked in surprise.
“No, it’s Fourth Miss Qu. I saw before that she is the Crown Princess’ cousin and a pitiful person, so I hugged her and cried. She wiped my tears with her sleeve at that time. I didn’t expect... it would be like this.” Ji Youran hated Qu Moying so much at this time that she wanted to eat him.
Of course it's not just Qu Moying, there's also Qu Qiuyan. The two bitches in the Qu mansion are not good people, and it's a waste of time for her to want to make friends with them.
One of them deliberately wiped his own tears, making himself look shameful now. The imperial physician examined him and said that it would take several days to heal. However, the wound that had originally healed was aching again. The imperial physician said that it might get worse. The previous injury had finally healed, but now it might get worse again. How could Ji Youran not be angry
As for Qu Qiuyan, the maid she sent had already made it clear that the prince and Qu Qiuyan were actually being ambiguous in the Crown Princess's mourning hall. It was said that the prince even wiped Qu Qiuyan's tears. Needless to say, Qu Qiuyan seduced the prince. How could Ji Youran tolerate this
Ji Hanyue is dead, and she is one step closer to the position of Crown Princess. But Qu Qiuyan suddenly appears at this time
She had finally managed to kill Ji Hanyue's family, and if Qu Qiuyan dared to take action, she would destroy her reputation and leave her without a burial place.
He came here in a hurry just to expose the matter and force the prince to punish Qu Qiuyan to prove her innocence.
She could even deal with Ji Hanyue, let alone a mere minister's daughter.
"Miss Qu Si has fainted, and the imperial physician is treating her." Princess Changyu said.
"What, she fainted? What's the reason?" Ji Youran was stunned for a moment and said in astonishment.
"Not only her, but also the third Miss Qu. All the young ladies in the Qu family are not in good health. They are being treated together now. Concubine Ji, go and take a look!" Princess Changyu pointed behind her. Someone had just reported to her where the imperial physician was treating the patients, but it was not her business.
After saying that, he walked out slowly with his daughter. The following matters would be taken care of by Ji Youran, and he should stay away from these things.
"Mother, does Concubine Ji know about what happened to Miss Qu just now?" After Ji Youran hurriedly left, Princess Xiangrong, who had been following Princess Changyu in silence, looked at her back and asked curiously.
"Of course she knows." Princess Changyu curled her lips and educated her daughter with a bit of sarcasm, "The fact that Concubine Ji can get such a position now is not entirely due to the Crown Princess's intention. You should be more careful of her in the future."
"Mother is saying that she entered the Eastern Palace not because of the Crown Princess, but because of the Crown Prince?" Princess Xiangrong took a few quick steps to catch up with her mother and spoke in a low voice.
"This woman is not simple." Princess Changyu said, "Back then, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loved the Crown Princess so deeply that he didn't even have a concubine with a high position around him for the Crown Princess. But when the Crown Princess had an accident when she entered the palace, Ji Youran followed her into the palace, and she was even given the title of a concubine. Now that the Crown Princess has passed away, she has become the only one in power."
Growing up in the palace is not easy even for a princess. Things here may seem nothing on the surface, but in fact, they are full of doubts. The one who benefits the most from all these things is Ji Youran. When the Crown Princess had not married into the Eastern Palace, who could have thought that Ji Youran could also enter the Eastern Palace
when
Ji Youran was already quite old at that time, but there was no news about finding her relatives. That is to say, if there was something going on between Ji Youran and the prince, it must have been going on for some time, and it was more likely that it was kept secret from the Crown Princess Ji Hanyue. Princess Changyu had naturally met Ji Hanyue.
Whether it is appearance, demeanor or some other aspects, Ji Hanyue is worthy of the position of Crown Princess and is a well-deserved Crown Princess. There are also rumors that the Crown Prince has had a deep love for her for many years. Moreover, Princess Changyu thinks that this is not just a rumor. She has also seen Ji Hanyue and the Crown Prince getting along in the past. The Crown Prince only has Ji Hanyue in his eyes. Even if Ji Youran follows Ji Hanyue, the Crown Prince will not even look at her.
But now that Ji Hanyue's soul has disappeared, the one who has benefited the most is Ji Youran.
"This woman wants to be the Crown Princess?" Princess Xiangrong blinked and understood.
"You should have thought about it a long time ago. Unfortunately, no matter how much you think about it, it's still a fake. What's fake can't be real, and what's real can't be fake." Princess Changyu said sarcastically.
"Will the prince not make her the crown princess?" Princess Xiangrong did not understand all her mother's meaning, and asked in confusion, "Isn't she the only favorite in the East Palace right now?"
"The only one favored by the Eastern Palace? The one favored by the Eastern Palace is not only a concubine, but even if it's the Crown Princess or the Queen, what's the difference..." Princess Changyu paused here, knowing that she had violated a taboo by saying such a thing, and quickly stopped talking, "Okay, let's go and help receive the female relatives. Ji Youran can't show up right now."
It must be quite swollen, otherwise the veil wouldn't have been hanging off her face.
"What? Second Madam Qu Yu maliciously smeared the juice of an allergenic grass on Fourth Miss Qu's mourning clothes, causing Fourth Miss Qu to faint on the Crown Princess' mourning hall with her whole body swollen and red?"
"real or fake?"
"It's true. Even Concubine Ji was harmed. I heard that it was because Miss Qu Si didn't know that something harmful was smeared on her clothes, and she even wiped Concubine Ji's tears, causing Concubine Ji's face to swell up."
"This... this is too... too much..."
"What's so excessive about that? Miss Qu Si was almost blinded by her eyes. It's strange that she can recover. Maybe the former Second Madam Qu was also harmed by Yu. At that time, Yu was just a concubine. She became the Second Madam Qu because the former Second Madam Qu had a difficult delivery and died after giving birth to Miss Qu Si. That's why she took the position."
"That's possible. By the way, I heard that her niece is still a concubine of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. She also caused the fourth Miss Qu to break off the engagement. Is she planning to follow her aunt's old path again?"
"It's very likely. It's so vicious. How can such a woman have the nerve to sit here? I feel so cheap just sitting with her..."
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Yu was originally talking to several ladies and did not pay attention to the discussions. After seeing the ladies who were talking leave one by one, she was still confused. She was very glorious before. Ji Youran looked up to the Qu family, and her status also rose. Some ladies of noble status took the initiative to make friends with her. This had never happened before.
Unexpectedly, in just a short while, not only did the ladies around her leave, but even the other ladies sat far away from her. Many of them were still pointing fingers at her. Although she stopped talking when she turned her head, Yu was not stupid. She immediately felt what had happened and her heart skipped a beat.
His eyes immediately became tense, and the handkerchief in his hand was clenched tightly...