"What, Ji Youran was sent away?" Liu Jingyu put his hand on the corner of the table and almost stood up.
"Yes." The maid knelt on the ground and reported.
"What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mean?" Liu Jingyu calmed himself down and sat down again, his expression difficult to read.
"Yes!" the maid said tremblingly.
The house became quiet, with an eerie tranquility.
Suddenly, Liu Jingyu picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it hard on the maid's face.
The maid screamed, turned her head subconsciously, and quickly covered her face with her hands.
The teacup hit the maid's shoulder, and the tea splashed everywhere. Then it rolled down her shoulder and hit her heavily behind her, breaking into several pieces. One piece slid down the hem of the maid's skirt, leaving a bloody mark.
The water was warm, not hot. The maid put down her hands with her face soaked with water. She didn't care about the scratches on her legs and kept begging for mercy: "Crown Princess, please spare this servant, please spare this servant."
"When did it happen?" Liu Jingyu asked, suppressing his anger.
"It's been two hours. When I went to inquire, Concubine Ji was already gone." The maid became more and more panicked, fearing that she would offend Liu Jingyu again.
Two hours, two hours, and she just got a little news and sent someone to investigate? If it was before, even if she had just taken charge of the Prince's Eastern Palace, it would be impossible for the news to be so delayed. She needed manpower, manpower around her. This time when she returned home, she had to dig a few people from her mother no matter what.
He sneaked into the mansion and was placed in the East Palace.
If this continues, the next time something happens, she will probably be the last one in the mansion to know about it.
She is so frustrated as the Crown Princess!
"Empress, what should we do? Should we go find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Nanny Yan, who was following Liu Jingyu, asked. She came with the dowry and didn't look capable on weekdays. She was not even the most useful maid around Liu Jingyu. Pei Luoan didn't take her seriously and after a quick check, he missed her.
She waved her hand, and the maid who was kneeling on the ground in a miserable state quietly retreated. She turned around at the door, carefully walked out of the door, and closed the door slightly, but did not really close it.
"Let's go." Liu Jingyu said angrily and was about to stand up.
"Your Majesty, wait a minute!" Nanny Yan stopped her.
Liu Jing asked in confusion: "Is there something wrong?"
"Your Highness, it would be wrong for you to go over there now!" Nanny Yan whispered.
"Why? Ji Youran had such a big incident, and the Queen didn't intend to spare her life. She wanted to let her die slowly in a corner of the East Palace. It was already very good that she was not killed on the spot. But she was actually sent away. Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to protect her?"
Liu Jingyu gritted her teeth. She could tolerate Ji Youran, who was nothing, but she could not tolerate Ji Youran, who was cared about by the prince.
She was just a lowly concubine whose status was unclear, yet she dared to run away? What was the Crown Prince thinking? Was he going to go against the Queen's wishes just for a lowly woman
Thinking of this, she immediately recalled the grievance she had felt towards Ji Youran last time. It was as if as long as it was related to Ji Youran, she, as the principal wife, would not be like a principal wife. She lacked the dignity of a principal wife and was looked down upon by others.
Why
It's fine that there's a dead Ji Hanyue, but now there's another Ji You
Of course, was it really because of Ji Youran, or because of Ji Hanyue? No matter which one it was, Liu Jingyu couldn't swallow this breath.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you going to question him now?" Nanny Yan asked with a slight smile.
"Of course I have to ask clearly, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to the Queen." Liu Jingyu replied with a cold face.
"Who will the Crown Princess rely on in the future?" Nanny Yan knew that she couldn't suppress her anger, and it was useless to persuade her like this, so she changed her way of saying it.
Liu Jingyu was stunned for a moment, then replied unhappily, "Of course it's the prince."
She can only become the queen after the prince ascends the throne. It can be said that the interests of the two are tied together in this direction. If it really comes down to it, the queen cannot compare.
So after she finished speaking, she knew what Nanny Yan meant, "But now... can the prince agree with me? This bitch is here, and even in such a matter, the prince has to protect her. When the prince ascends to the throne one day, where will he put me?"
She knew her own affairs. The relationship between the Duke of Qi's Mansion and her family was no longer as close as before. Even if her grandmother wanted to be nice to her, her grandfather was determined to stop her. Even if she sent gifts again and again, most of them were returned or not responded to.
Without the support of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, she would have lost half of her support. In addition, her father's side was not supportive, so Liu Jingyu was now barely able to be the Crown Princess.
With too little support behind him, it is hard to say what will happen in the future. Therefore, Liu Jingyu now trusts his mother, Madam Liu, more and more.
"Your Highness, please pretend you don't know anything for now, and talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this tomorrow," Nanny Yan suggested.
Liu Jingyu knew that this was the best way. On the one hand, it would make the prince feel that she was not well-informed and that the Eastern Palace was still in the prince's hands. On the other hand, it also showed that her behavior after knowing this matter was worthy of the position of the crown princess.
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow... and tell them what the Queen and the palace mean." Liu Jingyu gritted his teeth.
She had to swallow this anger, but it didn't mean that everything was fine. She had finally brought Ji Youran down, so how could she give her a chance to make a comeback
As long as Ji Youran was alive, she couldn't sleep or eat.
"Please inform Manager Wen that I may not be able to leave the house recently, so tell mother to be careful." Liu Jingyu took a deep breath and said with a gloomy face.
Her current relationship with the Liu Mansion is very subtle. Liu Jingyu would try his best not to let the Crown Prince know if possible. He now has fewer and fewer people under his command to use.
"I know!" Nanny Yan understood...
"Are you going to Qingyun Temple? Do you want me to accompany you?" Upon hearing that Qu Moying was going to Qingyun Temple, Pei Yuanjun put down the book in his hand and waved to her.
As soon as Qu Moying walked over, he pulled her to sit down on the wide chair.
"No need, the Crown Princess just invited me to go and pay my respects together." Qu Moying shook his head, his eyes shining with a hint of sarcasm.
It's really ironic that Liu Jingyu now needs to pull me along when doing things. But it's just right, as I also want to meet the master of Qingyun Temple.
"Worshiping the Crown Princess again? Worshiping the Crown Princess has become a trend in the Eastern Palace recently." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently.
Qu Moying snorted coldly, and finally couldn't bear the pain in his heart.
Angrily: "Eastern Palace Concubine Ji has caused so many troubles, and now she is blindly dragging it onto my cousin. According to rumors from outsiders, Concubine Ji and my cousin have a bad relationship. It is really possible that my cousin is angry with Concubine Ji."
Such a scandal can be considered a royal scandal. Rumors are still spreading outside, but they have strangely changed direction, comparing the affairs of the Eastern Palace with the affairs of Empress Yuan and Concubine He in the imperial palace. Then, with the deliberate suppression of both parties, the rumors are not as widespread as before.
Ji Youran took the responsibility, but now she also went to Qingyun Temple. After Pei Yuanjun knew about this, he asked the people around him to inform Qu Moying.
"If you want to investigate further, go ahead. Just be careful. Liu Jingyu's side... is not simple either." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, reaching out to touch Qu Moying's hair, saying with some comfort.
"This matter... may be... a little..." Qu Moying hesitated for a moment, but still spoke frankly. If it was true, this matter would involve a very large number of people.
And she knew the truth of the matter, which was far more serious than the rumors outside.
"No problem!" Just go check it out! Pei Yuanjun said lazily, as if he was not talking about checking the Prince's East Palace, but just checking an ordinary passerby, who did not need to be considered too much.
Qu Moying raised her eyes and looked at the handsome face in front of her. Even though he looked a little lazy, she could still see the depth in his eyes.
This means that Pei Yuanjun knew the seriousness of the matter.
Knowing that this matter was so difficult, he still supported her to do it. Just for this reason, Qu Moying was touched in her heart.
It seemed that Pei Yuanjun would support her in everything she did, and that Pei Yuanjun would clean up for her if she did something wrong. There was always such a person by her side, supporting her when she was most helpless, encouraging her to do her own things, and allowing her to move forward fearlessly.
He held the big palm in front of him and squeezed his palm hard, feeling the thick calluses on the edges of his broad palm, which were the marks left by his sword practice.
Or maybe it's not just the sword. Qu Moying had heard in the past that Pei Yuanjun's martial arts were excellent and he was proficient in all eighteen kinds of weapons.
Compared to her own hands, Pei Yuanjun's hands were very thick and made her feel at ease.
She closed her eyes for a moment, relaxed her body, leaned on Pei Yuanjun's shoulder, and then relaxed herself again: "Follow the Crown Princess to Qingyun Temple, and by the way, go and see the concubine Ji. I haven't seen the concubine Ji since the incident."
Ji Youran, she wanted to go see her.
It is not convenient in the East Palace, but there are not so many rules in Qingyun Temple. Besides, Liu Jingyu is with her this time. Even if Liu Jingyu has not invited her, she will find an opportunity to go to Qingyun Temple.
Now is the perfect time, she also wants to have a good meeting with the master of Qingyun Temple.
"Prince...how far will you go for Concubine Ji?" Qu Moying muttered to herself, her voice so low that it seemed only she could hear it...
"It won't go that far. If it doesn't benefit him, he won't do anything and may even push it." Pei Yuanjun heard it and glanced at Qu Moying with a hint of doting in his eyes. He spoke without any hesitation. He had seen clearly what kind of person Pei Luoan was.
"I would like to see..." Qu Moying smiled, his face cold...