Ji Youran is missing!
He was fine and suddenly disappeared from the East Palace!
There were more than one strange things like this happening in the East Palace. The emperor was furious and ordered the prince to check on himself first. If nothing could be found, he should go to the Western Prison to check. The meaning behind this made everyone who heard the emperor's scolding shudder in their hearts. The people in the Western Prison were all evil spirits, and nothing good would happen if such people came to his house!
Although Ji Youran has disappeared, what happened to her before is true. The matter of changing her horoscope fell on her, and the second branch of the Ji family also sent people to arrest her and interrogate her.
The father and son insisted that they knew nothing and only said that these things were done by them, the mother and daughter. Now one of them has gone crazy and the other is missing. The two of them have been outside and know nothing.
When the Ministry of Justice found out nothing, they beat the father and son and then released them half-dead.
Even if he didn't get involved in such matters, a failure to manage his household properly would be enough to get him beaten up by the father and son.
The plot to murder the Crown Princess has not been carried out. After all, there are many doubts involved, and there is no direct evidence that Ji Youran harmed Ji Hanyue.
The words of the old woman, the matter of changing the post, and the previous lies can only show that Ji Youran is jealous of Ji Hanyue, and wants to replace Ji Hanyue and use Ji Hanyue to enter the Eastern Palace. But it is impossible for a woman like her to have such great ability to murder Ji Hanyue in the Eastern Palace.
As for Ji Hanyue's two maids, their whereabouts were also found out.
One of them disappeared on the wedding night. Many people died that night. Some even fell into the lake. Later, Pei Luoan personally led people to fish them out. They rescued several people, but it was not known whether this maid was one of them. In addition, many maids and old women died at the hands of assassins. Later, because the master of the mansion was also injured, these people were hastily buried without being recognized.
Another maid is now serving Liu Jingyu, having previously served Ji Youran.
The reason why she stayed to serve Ji Youran was because of Ji Hanyue's intention. Before Ji Hanyue died, he entrusted this maid to Ji Youran.
At that time, Ji Hanyue had no idea that Ji Youran had ill intentions towards her, let alone that Ji Youran had done so many things behind her back.
Qu Moying was not surprised by this result.
This time she was trying to scare Pei Luoan. As long as she could scare Pei Luoan, Ji Youran would be abandoned without the need for any follow-up evidence. Pei Luoan didn't dare to let anyone investigate further.
Ji Youran is not clean, and he is even less clean.
The two of them plotted against Ji Hanyue and the Ji family at that time. If this matter really came to light, not only him, even the Queen would be implicated.
At this time, giving up Ji Youran was something he would definitely do.
Is Ji Youran really dead
Qu Moying didn't care about this matter. Even if Ji Youran was still alive, it would be worse than death...
The exotic lotus flowers in that pot were blooming more vigorously. When Qu Moying had nothing to do, he liked to go there to take a look and appreciate the beauty of the buds about to bloom, which made him feel quite relaxed and contented.
A servant came from outside and whispered something in the ear of Yuxiu who was standing aside. Yuxiu nodded and came over to report.
"Master, someone is coming from the palace."
"Who sent it?" Qu Moying's eyes fell on a lotus flower in the middle and he was looking at it with interest.
"I'm not sure. They only said it was a eunuch who looked unusual." Yuxiu shook her head, "They didn't say who sent him."
It didn't say whose it was? This is really surprising!
Qu Moying took the handkerchief handed to her by Yuchun, wiped her hands, and walked out with her people. Since he was a eunuch in the palace, she had to go and take a look.
She was really surprised that someone came at this time!
The Queen was busy with her own business at this time and had no time to pay attention to herself. Concubine He? There was no way Concubine He would bump into me at this time!
Although Ji Youran's matter was only the Eastern Palace's business, it was hard not to remind people of the matter between Concubine He and Empress Yuan. Concubine He was trying to avoid it as much as possible, fearing that others would think of her, so there was no way she would take the initiative to send anyone over.
Apart from these two, Qu Moying couldn't think of anyone else who would send someone over.
Could it be... there is something else
With such doubts, Qu Moying took the two maids to the front hall. When she stepped into the front hall, her feet paused slightly. She didn't expect that this was a eunuch she knew.
Seeing the appearance of this eunuch, he looked a little gloomy with drooping eyelids due to his old age, but the smile on his face when he saw himself made people feel that this eunuch was a kind person.
The eunuch Defu, the chief steward of the Empress Dowager...
What a surprise.
Eunuch Defu was also observing Qu Moying. He was stunned by the beauty in front of him at first sight. He had served the Empress Dowager in the palace for so many years and had seen all kinds of beauties, but in terms of exquisite appearance, the one in front of him deserved to be in the top three.
But the most important thing is this temperament, which can be said to be a natural gift.
She is graceful and naturally charming, and every frown and smile is graceful and attractive.
A woman like this was almost taken away by me to serve the Empress Dowager
"This old servant greets the Princess of England." Eunuch Defu stood up with a smile and bowed to Qu Moying.
"No need to be so polite, eunuch." Qu Moying stopped and looked at Eunuch Defu. His aura was naturally not comparable to that of an ordinary eunuch. There were two young eunuchs following behind him.
"The Emperor summons Princess Ying to the palace." Eunuch Defu said with a smile, his attitude friendly and amiable. If Qu Moying had not recognized him, she would not have known that the person in front of her was the one who almost harmed her.
"Now?" Qu Moying asked.
"Yes, right now, Princess Ying, please come in, the Emperor is still waiting for you in the palace." Eunuch Defu smiled and took a step back, then stretched out his hand, motioning Qu Moying to go forward.
"The King of England is in the palace?" Qu Moying turned around and walked out as if nothing had happened.
"Your Highness is probably handling official business outside the palace, and is not in the palace at this time." Eunuch Defu followed her with a smile on his face, his attitude very respectful, but there was not much respect in his words.
The emperor summoned himself into the palace, but sent Pei Yuanjun away, as he had something to ask himself alone.
Qu Moying quickly grasped this point, and a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes.
"Do you want to inform our prince?" Qu Moying paused slightly.
"There's no need to go to so much trouble. The emperor just wants to see the Queen of England." Eunuch De Fu said with a smile, as if he was really just a kind-hearted old man.
Yuchun had secretly seen him at that time, and was so excited by his benevolent appearance that the hairs on her back stood up. She followed Qu Moying closely and looked at this eunuch Defu vigilantly.
Although Yuxiu had never experienced this before, she had always been sensitive and had noticed Yuchun's abnormality early on. She calmly moved between the two of them.
Compared to Yuchun, Yuxiu looked much more natural. When she stole a glance at Eunuch Defu, she was just a little more curious.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir."
Qu Moying smiled and said that this meant that she was unwilling to inform Pei Yuanjun. She had a feeling that this matter was related to the East Palace, but she didn't know why the emperor sent this eunuch Defu here. He was the queen mother's man. Did he just happen to meet him? This was really a coincidence...
They entered the palace and arrived outside the imperial study. Qu Moying was waiting outside the door. Eunuch Defu went in to report. After a while, he came out again and said with a smile, "Princess Ying, please come in."
Qu Moying responded and followed Eunuch Defu into the imperial study.
The emperor sat in the middle seat, his gaze fixed on Qu Moying with dignity and scrutiny.
Qu Moying came in and knelt down to pay respect to the emperor.
There was no movement above, but she could feel the Emperor's scrutinizing gaze on her, which was even sharper than before.
Qu Moying knelt calmly, not moving a muscle, allowing the emperor to stare at her.
After a long while, I finally heard the emperor's voice: "Are you and the former Crown Princess cousins?"
"yes!"
"Since you are the cousin of the former Crown Princess, and I heard that she is indebted to you, why do you want to make her... so uneasy?" the Emperor asked.
Qu Moying was stunned. Is he doubting himself
“Your Majesty, my cousin has been very kind to me. I have been thinking about repaying her for the rest of my life. However, after I returned to Qu Mansion, I found that my cousin’s family… was completely gone. The Ling’an Marquis’s Mansion was left with only the second branch of the Ji Mansion. The first branch, which was once quite prosperous, has nothing left. I think… this is impossible!”
Qu Moying said calmly.
What was she thinking at the beginning? The reason why she brought up Ji Youran's matter was not without reason. The source of all this was gratitude, the so-called gratitude... But the benefactor was no longer around, and it seemed that she had been harmed by someone. This was why she dared to say in front of the Queen that Ji Youran had killed Ji Hanyue.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and cast a suspicious look on Qu Moying. The woman in front of him looked frail and delicate, and her appearance was too charming. In fact, he did not like her very much. Such a woman was not good enough to be his wife. He always felt that she was not suitable... But her attitude was generous and decent, and she was neither humble nor arrogant to him, which was very rare.
The emperor's initial impression of Qu Moying was that she saved Pei Yuanjun, and she saved him again and again.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, Qu Moying kowtowed to him and continued, "Your Majesty, please allow me to report that my cousin was injured while trying to save the prince. She was seriously injured and has been recuperating for quite a long time. She should have been fine. How could she suddenly become ill? If she was really seriously injured and could not be cured, she would not have survived for a few days. But it has been delayed for so long. She should have recovered, but suddenly she passed away. I think it is not right."
Ji Hanyue died of an "injury", and everyone in the palace knew about it. The so-called illness was just a rumor spread outside to avoid causing panic.
Pei Luoan just wanted to push back the time of Ji Hanyue's death, for fear that others would associate Ji Hanyue with dying on the wedding night, but he didn't expect that "serious injury" and "serious illness" are different.
Pei Luoan only focused on the timeline and forgot about such a big mistake, and now Qu Moying is going to present this matter to the emperor...
This is her crisis and her opportunity...