Yuan Jianzheng went to the Prince of Ying's palace. He made this trip at the order of the emperor.
He was led to the study by the eunuch.
"Greetings to His Majesty the King of England." Yuan Jianzheng stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
Pei Yuanjun raised his eyes, looked at him, and asked, "Did the emperor ask you to come here?"
"Yes, that's what the emperor meant. We need to reveal some information first." Yuan Jian straightened up and answered.
"Please sit down first!" Pei Yuanjun was silent for a moment, then chuckled and pointed to a chair on the side.
Yuan Jianzheng did not say anything polite and turned around to sit down. Ji Hai personally served him tea and then stepped aside to serve him with a smile.
"Your Highness, please look, I have drafted a memorial. Please take a look and see if it is appropriate." Yuan Jianzheng smiled and took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it up.
Ji Hai took it, opened it and handed it to Pei Yuanjun.
Pei Yuanjun looked down for a few seconds and asked in a faint voice, "You want to admit it publicly? Aren't you afraid that people in this world will say that you are stupid?"
"Whether we say it or not, it's not a big problem. As long as the prince is willing, this matter should have been done long ago." Yuan Jianzheng said with a relaxed smile, like a gentle old man.
He was indeed relieved. Things were finally going for the best. In the past, he didn't dare to tell the emperor directly, but he was burdened with loyalty. The feeling of seeing through many things but not being able to speak them out made him feel like a huge stone was pressing on his heart. Whenever he thought about it, he always felt suffocated.
He was just a sinecure, just a supervisor, but he saw things he shouldn't have seen.
Now everything is finally okay, the British king has given in, this is the best situation.
"The king is willing, but others may not be willing." Pei Yuanjun casually tapped the memorial in front of him on the table with his fingers, saying meaningfully.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Emperor will take care of it." Yuan Jianzheng said with a serious face.
"So, you are here?" Pei Yuanjun raised his handsome eyebrows.
"Yes, so, I am here." Yuan Jianzheng nodded.
Pei Yuanjun asked: "What if... this time I came for nothing?" He tapped the letter in his hand twice, hinting at something.
"Then come a few more times." Yuan Jianzheng actually didn't want to get involved, but now he had to. Even if he could see through things like this, the process was still unpredictable.
Moreover, there are still unexpected events in the process. If one of the links changes, it is hard to say what will happen in the future.
He had no way of explaining such a mysterious thing to the emperor, and now he had no choice but to get caught up in the situation...
"Is Yuan Jianzheng very sure about this?" Pei Yuanjun supported his head with one hand, glanced at him sideways, and chuckled, his voice a little cold.
"Actually, I'm not sure." Yuan Jianzheng told the truth.
"If you are not sure, why do you propose it like this?" Pei Yuanjun didn't think that this was the emperor's own idea.
"Since Your Majesty has such an idea, I, as a minister, shall lend my support." Yuan Jianzheng said with a serious face.
Pei Yuanjun narrowed his slender eyes slightly, revealing a bit of charm: "Yuan Jianzheng is really selfless. It seems that this is for the people of the world again."
"I will be loyal to my master and eat his salary!"
Pei Yuanjun looked at the old man and laughed: "Why didn't Yuan Jianzheng relieve the emperor's worries earlier? He could also bring peace to the world earlier."
"I dare not be at peace, it is difficult to be at peace." Yuan Jianzheng said, if he did that, it might cause unrest in the world. After thinking it over, he still wanted to find such an opportunity.
And now the opportunity has finally come.
Pei Yuanjun
Looking at the Supervisor, he gently patted the memorial and smiled meaningfully: "Yuan Supervisor, rest assured. Since I have changed my mind, I naturally cannot have the same intention as before. I have to thank Yuan Supervisor for this time."
"Your Highness is too polite. This is what a minister should do." Yuan Jianzheng said hurriedly, feeling cold sweat on his back...
Yuan Jian didn't stay in the Prince of England's palace for long. After leaving the Prince of England's palace, he walked forward casually with his hands behind his back and his servant.
When he came here just now, he didn't call a carriage, but just walked here. The Imperial Observatory was a low-income government office and there was not much to do usually. He was not in a hurry to go back, so he just walked here and walked back, thinking about what to do next. Generally speaking, this matter has taken a turn for the better and is developing in a good direction.
This is a blessing for the world and the people...
As soon as he turned the corner of the British Palace, he was stopped.
"Lord Yuan Jianzheng, the prince invites you." A tall guard stopped in front of him, bowed to him, and said in a low voice.
Yuan Jianzheng's eyes darkened, but he nodded and followed the guards away.
Not far away, a pedestrian who looked like everyone else stopped and looked in the direction Yuan Jianzheng left, then continued walking forward as if nothing had happened before turning back...
It was already past noon when Qu Moying returned to the mansion. She had lunch outside the city and then left under the reluctant gaze of Lady Yuguo.
When asked about Pei Yuanjun being in the study, Qu Moying went straight to the study. What happened today was too big and too many, and she had to let Pei Yuanjun know.
Seeing her coming, Ji Hai hurriedly welcomed her in, then politely retreated to the outside like everyone else.
When the master is with him, he doesn't want anyone to follow him.
"What happened?" Pei Yuanjun knew something happened to Qu Moying when he saw her tense face.
"I found my cousin." Qu Moying said frankly.
"The third young lady of the Ling Anbo Mansion?" Pei Yuanjun raised his eyebrows. "She's quite lucky."
"She was asked to leave that night by her uncle, who told her to hide outside for a few days. When she went out that night, someone chased her..." Qu Moying repeated Ji Yanyue's words in detail. There was something strange about this matter, and one knew there was a problem as soon as he heard it.
Pei Yuanjun listened to her quietly, and then asked: "How do you plan to deal with this matter?"
"Let her live in the Duke Yu's mansion first, and let her come out when needed, otherwise it may cause unnecessary trouble." Qu Moying said. She had been thinking about this problem on the way here just now. It would be best to keep this matter under control now, for fear that someone would become desperate and do something bad to her sister.
She didn't want to put her sister in danger.
"That's fine, it's up to you to decide."
Pei Yuanjun nodded.
"There is one more thing..." Qu Moying frowned slightly and looked at Pei Yuanjun.
"Happy event?" Pei Yuanjun could see the joy under her slightly frowned brows. His wife had always been a steady person. It was rare for her to show her emotions so obviously. It made him curious what was going on that made her unable to suppress it.
"I am not Minister Qu's biological daughter..." Qu Moying said.
"I know." Pei Yuanjun nodded. Qu Moying had told him about this before, saying that she must have been rescued by Xiao Yue, whose biological child was a son.
But there are so many people that it is hard to find the answer, so we can only investigate secretly.
Qumo
Ying bit her lip and said, "It's the Yuguo Mansion."
"Madam Yuguo?"
"It's the wife of Duke Yu." Qu Moying nodded. "When Nanny Zhou came over just now, she brought the swaddling clothes I used when I was a child. She also looked at the wife of Duke Yu's, and there were some physical evidences in it."
It was not just what Nanny Zhou and Lady Yuguo said, there were also some small details that she did not notice at the time, but in fact there was some evidence on the small swaddling clothes; there was also some evidence on the swaddling clothes left by the Qu family. When she did not know the other party at the time, she could not guess it, but now that she knows and looks again, many small details have left traces.
"What does Madam Yuguogong mean?" Pei Yuanjun understood, stood up from behind the desk, walked towards Qu Moying, stretched out his hand to pull her up from the chair, held her in his arms, patted her gently, and asked gently.
Qu Moying let herself nestle in Pei Yuanjun's arms, leaning against his chest, her hands dropped down, and she hugged Pei Yuanjun's waist with her backhand: "She wants to recognize me."
"Admit it with great fanfare?" Pei Yuanjun understood and said softly.
"Yes, acknowledge me publicly and give me the title of Young Lady of Duke Yu's Mansion, but... but I can't bear to leave my mother." Qu Moying was also hesitant.
She didn't like her step-father, but she really couldn't bear to part with the deceased Xiao Yue, who was her mother and the mother she recognized from the bottom of her heart.
If she was recognized, she would no longer be Xiao Yue's daughter. Thinking of this, she couldn't bear it and for a moment she didn't even know what to do.
Her brows furrowed once again, this time with less joy and more confusion. She really didn't know what to do.
"If I acknowledge her, I will no longer be mother's daughter. Mother will be alone in the afterlife... She... She will be sad." Qu Moying leaned against Pei Yuanjun and spoke out what was in her heart.
Some people may disagree with what she said, but this is what she thinks. Her mother is already so pitiful, and she is still so kind. Even until her death, she will protect her wholeheartedly. Just for this reason, Qu Moying feels that she cannot abandon her mother.
But she couldn't let go of her mother either.
Seeing her mother's sick face, and recalling what others had said about Lady Yuguogong over the years, she felt distressed.
“But I don’t want to give it up… Madam Yuguogong… She really had a hard life. She has been tormenting and blaming herself for so many years.” Qu Moying lowered his head, his tone hesitant and wavering.
When she came back, she suddenly remembered something that she had heard her father talk about in her previous life. It was said that the Yuguo Mansion lost a daughter who was lost just after she was born. There was a red mark at the corner of her eye, which was said to be quite obvious. When her father talked about it, she sighed a few times.
Now that I think about it, it must be because Daddy and Duke Yu had a very good personal relationship, and Duke Yu asked Daddy to investigate the matter.
However, that’s how I felt when I heard it at that time, but I can’t help but sigh when I think about it now.
No wonder I felt a sense of familiarity when I first saw my own face. It turned out that I had known this feature for a long time, but I just didn't think of it.
"Your mother is in heaven, and what she hopes is that you will return to your proper place!" Pei Yuanjun touched her head soothingly, with a gentle tone, and his voice was neither fast nor slow, which made people feel inexplicably at ease. "There is no rush for this matter. Ask yourself what you think first. Come on, I will take you out to enjoy the scenery. I heard that the lotus flowers are blooming today. Didn't you say before that you wanted to go and enjoy the lotus?"
"The lotus has bloomed?" Qu Moying said happily, looking up at Pei Yuanjun. The lotus Pei Yuanjun was talking about was different from the ordinary ones. Pei Yuanjun found them specially for Qu Moying, but they were just buds before and had not bloomed.