The story was told again, this time still at the Ling Anbo Mansion. Several elders of the Ji family huddled in a corner, each with their heads lowered. They could still sit before, but now there is not even a seat. However, they did not dare to say much, and each of them looked bitter.
Who cares whether there are seats or not at this moment? Even the main seat has been replaced, so no one will care about them.
This is no longer a question of not testifying. The so-called testimony is just a testimony.
The elders of the Ji family were old and experienced, and they felt vaguely uneasy. They just hoped that this matter would be over quickly. If they had known earlier, they would not have taken the benefits of Ji Yongan, said a few good words, and helped Concubine Ji to prove her point.
But it is too late to regret now. No matter what their wishes are, this matter has to be a witness to them, and no one present can escape it.
Ji Yongan was also very panicked. He glanced at the Crown Prince and King Ying who were sitting upstairs, as well as the sickly Prince Wei. He felt a chill down his spine and couldn't help but resent his daughter for looking for trouble.
Didn't the Crown Prince believe it? What's going on now? Is it a trial by three judges? What's going on with the King of Wei? Does this matter have anything to do with the King of Wei
After looking at these princes, Ji Yongan secretly looked at his daughter again, his heart thumped a few times, then he slowly lowered his head, his eyes gloomy, how did things come to this? He sacrificed so much, how could all his efforts fail...
Qu Moying's condition was to let the Crown Prince and the King of England intervene in the matter, otherwise he would go to the Ministry of Justice to speak.
She, the Princess of England, was willing to go to the Ministry of Justice, but Liu Jingyu was unwilling to accompany Qu Moying to make trouble. What did this matter have to do with her? Why should she go to the Ministry of Justice with them? No matter how serious the matter became, not only would she not benefit, she might even be dragged into this vortex.
It only took Liu Jingyu a moment to think clearly about the pros and cons of this matter. She was not on Qu Moying's side, nor was she on Ji Youran's side, so there was no need for her to be in a difficult position.
The result of the coordination between the two parties was that each party went back to their homes to invite people. Pei Luoan came, Pei Yuanjun came, and to everyone's surprise, Pei Luoan was accompanied by King Wei Pei Qingmin.
This person looked like he was here to join in the fun. After entering the room, he didn't say anything. He just asked someone to find a wide chair that was slightly tilted back and a cushion, and sat there to listen to them talk.
As for the three people above, Pei Luoan behaved steadily, looking quite like the Crown Prince, sitting there motionless.
Pei Yuanjun was sitting there lazily, not putting on airs like Pei Luoan. Among the few people, he had the most handsome face, with a sense of dignity and elegance. However, this elegance made her feel a little uneasy when his smiling eyes swept over her.
This one is not the kind and harmless one he appears to be.
Pei Qingmin looked the sickest one, with a face as fair as jade. Because of his sickness, he was leaning sideways, looking very relaxed. One could tell by looking at him that this matter had nothing to do with him, he just came here to watch the fun.
But he was the first one to speak. After listening to Ji Youran's sad and angry words, he smiled slightly, revealing a bit of sickly paleness: "Princess Ying thinks that Concubine Ji lied just because of what a maid said. I'm afraid this is unreasonable, isn't it?"
Pei Luoan originally wanted to open
He was talking, but when he heard Pei Qingmin standing next to him and talking, he stopped talking and looked at Qu Moying with a gloomy look.
Originally, this matter did not require him to show up, he just needed to bring it over. Unexpectedly, he got himself involved. Now that Pei Yuanjun was here, he had to come.
"This blood jade bracelet does not belong to my cousin. The maidservant beside Madam Ji can confirm it." Qu Moying said.
"It's just what an old woman said, don't take it seriously." Pei Qingmin smiled and shook his hand.
"Mrs. Duan can also testify." Qu Moying was silent for a moment, then glanced at Mrs. Duan standing aside and said, "Mrs. Duan used to live with my aunt, so she knows everything about my cousin."
"Mrs. Duan, do you also think that this is not the blood jade bracelet of the late Crown Princess?" Pei Qingmin asked curiously. His health was not good, so his voice was not loud.
"Isn't this the blood jade bracelet of the late Crown Princess?" Mrs. Duan's gaze fell on the pair of blood jade bracelets again, and then she shook her head.
"Princess Ying, Madam Duan is now the first wife of our Ji Mansion, but when my aunt was here, she was nothing. Now that my grandmother is unwell, she said such things at this time. I doubt whether she has ulterior motives. There are only orphans and widows left in the Ling Anbo Mansion, and my brother is still young. It is most likely that people will have some thoughts at this time."
Ji Youran glared at Mrs. Duan.
She didn't expect that Mrs. Duan, who was always timid, would dare to say such words at this moment. She was just a lowly maid, but she dared to say such words.
What she said naturally meant that Mrs. Duan had ulterior motives and wanted to seize power, so she deliberately said such words to frame herself.
"Concubine Ji still doesn't believe it?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows and asked coldly.
"Madam Duan was originally a former servant of Princess Ying's mansion. What she said... is not believable in the first place. If I find someone out, will Princess Ying also think that what she said cannot be taken seriously?" Ji Youran had already made up her mind at this time, and looked at Qu Moying unwillingly.
Qu Moying has the King of England, and he also has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Compared to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even if the King of England is more powerful, he must take into account the dignity of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Concubine Ji, I have evidence that will convince Concubine Ji." Qu Moying clapped his hands lightly, and a eunuch came over, holding something he had taken from the Qu Mansion, and then looked at Madam Duan.
Mrs. Duan looked back at the maid behind her and also took something over.
The eunuch took it and placed both items on the coffee table between Pei Luoan and Pei Yuanjun, then retreated respectfully.
There are two booklets.
Looking at these two thin booklets, Ji Youran felt a shiver under his back, his hands and feet felt so sore that he almost fell down. Then he looked at Qu Moying, who was calm and peaceful, and his heart started beating wildly. He had a bad feeling...
Pei Yuanjun picked up a book and flipped through a few pages. After reading it for a while, he put it down and pushed it to Pei Luoan, who was also reading another book. "Your Highness, please take a good look at this. This is really different."
Pei Luoan's expression changed slightly when he saw a similar pattern in the two booklets.
There are two pairs of blood jade bracelets, one pair for the Dayue family and another pair for the Xiaoyue family. The Yue family in Jiangnan gave a pair of blood jade bracelets to their two daughters as dowry, and judging from the looks of it, they must have been made at the same time, and even the style is the same.
"Uncle Wang, even if there are two pairs of blood jade bracelets
, it doesn't mean anything. "After reading it carefully, Pei Luoan smiled.
"Prince, please take a closer look." Upon hearing this, Pei Yuanjun stretched out his slender fingers and shook them in front of Pei Luoan, then said lazily.
Pei Luoan frowned, picked up the booklet in front of him, and read it again.
This time, because of Pei Yuanjun's words, he saw it particularly clearly, and then he discovered the subtle differences between the two pairs of bracelets. They were very small, almost non-existent, and when he first glanced at them, he thought they were the same.
"Prince, take another look at this pair of blood jade bracelets." Qu Moying reminded calmly.
The pair of blood jade bracelets on the table looked exactly the same before, and it was indeed obvious that they were made from the same piece of jade. But now after reading the differences in the booklet, looking at the pair of blood jade bracelets again, I immediately discovered the subtle difference.
The eunuch stepped forward respectfully and turned the booklet to the back page. This time, unlike the previous images, it more clearly explained the difference between the two pairs of blood jade bracelets. The bases were hung with teardrop-shaped emeralds. One pair was a five-petal single-layer peach blossom shape, and the other pair was a double-petal peach blossom shape. There were eight petals in total, three of which were very small and almost impossible to spot without careful observation.
The one from Xiao Yue family of Qufu has three extra small petals. I originally thought it was just a slight flaw in the craftsmanship, but it turns out there is an explanation on the back.
"Of these two bracelets, one is from the Ling Anbo Mansion, and the other is from the Qu Mansion?" Pei Qingmin looked up at the shaky Ji Youran in surprise, "Concubine Ji, what's going on?"
He was sitting nearby, and although he didn't take it and look at it directly, he glanced to the side and immediately saw it clearly.
Ji Youran's face had lost all color. His fingers moved tremblingly. He wanted to explain, but found that he couldn't utter a word. Why was it different? Hadn't he seen it before
That incident happened a long time ago. She had long forgotten that she had cheated Qu Moying into giving her this blood jade bracelet. Afterwards, she had also looked at it and found nothing wrong. So what did it mean now? The two pairs of bracelets were different? How was this possible
"Your Highness, can I...can I take a look?" Ji Youran finally spoke, facing Pei Luoan's cold gaze, and asked in a trembling voice.
Pei Luoan's face was as gloomy as water and he put down the booklet in his hand. An eunuch came over, took two booklets and handed them to Ji Youran.
Ji Youran took it and flipped through it eagerly. After reading the explanation of the two pairs of blood jade bracelets, cold sweat broke out on his back. How could it be like this? How could this be
"This... this is impossible..." Ji Youran said in panic, holding a booklet tightly.
"How can it be impossible? Concubine Ji has repeatedly said that what she said was true. So what is going on now? Please explain it to me!" Qu Moying asked calmly, "I also want to know where did Concubine Ji get this blood jade bracelet? Which of Concubine Ji's words is true and which is false, or is it all... false!"
"No... no, this is impossible... impossible." Ji Youran's vest was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes were filled with fear as if he had seen something horrible. He took two steps back, not caring about the book in his hand falling to the ground. Then he suddenly raised his head, stared at Qu Moying with hatred, and screamed, "Princess Ying, I don't know how I have offended you. Why did you frame me like this?"