"Sir Qu, if you find it inconvenient, how about our prince coming over? We have to get this matter over with once and for all!" Ji Hai was particularly easy to talk to today. Seeing that Qu Zhizhen was silent, he asked with a smile.
Qu Zhizhen's heart beat wildly twice, and he put his hand on the corner of the table and said slowly: "His Royal Highness, I am still ill... I may have to trouble His Royal Highness for this matter, but your princess... can she bear such a thing?"
He didn't dare to really take advantage of him. Although Ji Hai's words were polite, the meaning behind them was by no means peaceful, and even contained a hint of murderous intent.
Let the King of England come to see him? Only the Emperor could possibly make the King of England so accommodating!
Qu Zhizhen knew that if he continued to be stubborn and unwilling to give in, what awaited him would definitely not be good, but rather the wrath of thunder or even the destruction of his entire family.
He took a deep breath and swallowed all his anger. Veins bulged on the back of his hands, but in the end he dared not say anything.
He does not have the ability to confront the King of England now. The King of England sent the eunuch here today to warn him. If he goes against the King of England's wishes, it is hard to say what will happen next.
If we wipe out the family, wouldn't that put an end to everything
"Lord Qu really thinks about our princess. Don't worry, Lord Qu, our prince will decide this matter." Ji Hai smiled more and more happily, and his words were very pleasant. "Don't worry, Lord Qu, I will report the truth to our prince when I go back. The prince still appreciates Lord Qu very much."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Qu Zhizhen lowered his head. He had to lower his head.
Ji Hai looked around, then looked at Qu Zhizhen: "Master Qu should be in better health now. It seems... he has almost recovered from his illness!"
Qu Zhizhen's heart was shocked, and he quickly laughed out loud: "I feel much better now."
"In that case, you should use up your sick leave. The Ministry of Works has a lot of things to do recently, and you, the Minister, must go back early to help the Emperor."
Ji Hai said that this was the first time he addressed Qu Zhizhen as "Minister" since he entered the room.
Qu Zhizhen felt relieved, knowing that this was a favor from the King of England, and hurriedly said with a smile: "That's what I originally thought."
“Then the Minister should do it as soon as possible, in case something goes wrong. The Ministry of Works has been busy lately, and Lord Liu…” Ji Hai said, “Tsk tsk” twice, “He is the father-in-law of the Crown Princess, but I didn’t expect that he would become a doctor in the Ministry of Works now. Who would have thought!”
There are a lot of emotion and sighs in the words.
Liu Borui is the prince's father-in-law, but this title has not brought him any benefits, and now he has fallen to such a state.
Qu Zhizhen naturally understood the meaning of this.
He was reluctant to give up the title of the King of England's father-in-law, but this title could really bring him benefits. If he angered the King of England, his final outcome could be imagined.
Thinking about it this way, in his current situation, it is already a great thing that he can get the favor of the King of England and be reinstated. Originally, he was thinking of starting with Qu Moying, but now the King of England has directly intervened without Qu Moying, which may not be a bad thing.
After all, Qu Moying has never been favored by the King of England.
It is hard to say how much power a princess who is not favored can gain from her family!
There are also people like Liu Fu, who not only has no power but is also implicated. He was a good minister who climbed up step by step, but now he is just a doctor in the Ministry of Works. He can feel Liu Borui's despair and madness.
It is really important to marry a good wife. He had married Xiao Yue, which was not bad at first, but it was a pity that Xiao Yue died early, and then there were more and more wives who were worse than the last...
After thinking this through, Qu Zhizhen smiled. It was no longer the kind of suppressed anger he had before, but a genuine smile. "Thank you very much, Your Highness. I will write the memorial in a moment."
He originally wanted to seek an official position, and now it is good enough to be reinstated. As for his previous delusion of becoming a minister, Qu Zhizhen did not dare to think about it anymore.
At least I don’t dare to think too much about it now.
"It is a blessing for the country that the Minister thinks so!" He stood up and said, "In this case, I will go back first. The prince is still waiting for news from me before deciding what to do next."
The hairs on Qu Zhizhen's back stood up. He was glad that he had thought it through correctly, otherwise he would have been struck by lightning.
How could the Qu family be a match for the King of England? It would be enough for them to just get a little benefit. If they force Qu Moying to let go, they will be the ones who suffer in the end.
The King of England is a bad guy.
Qu Zhizhen stood up and took a few steps to see Ji Hai off.
When they reached the door of the house, Ji Hai suddenly stopped again and said, "Sir, you should go and look for your legitimate son quickly. Maybe you can find him."
The only legitimate son, the offspring that Yue risked her life to give birth to, should be the top priority at this moment no matter how you look at it, but Qu Zhizhen didn't ask any more questions just now.
At this time, Qu Zhizhen was thinking about how to write a memorial, which sounded a bit sad. Although the King of England had promised to reinstate him and would speak for him, he couldn't neglect the Emperor. He had to be more attentive. Since it was impossible to have this daughter, he had to get some tangible benefits...
"I'll go find him right away. Thank you, father-in-law." Qu Zhizhen said vaguely. Everyone could tell that he was thinking about Hu Yan, because he would be reinstated soon. He even had a hint of excitement on his face and his eyes were flying. This was not the look of a father who heard that his son was missing and was anxious to look for him.
The eunuch following behind Ji Hai looked at Qu Zhizhen with an increasingly cold gaze. After looking at him scrutinizingly for a few times, he lowered his head again.
No wonder the Princess of England said that she didn't need to have any expectations of Minister Qu. His mind was filled with himself and his official position. Anything else could be exchanged.
The so-called father-daughter relationship and father-son relationship are nothing, after all, this man has sons and daughters too…
After leaving the gate of Qu Mansion, the young eunuch looked back at the Qu Mansion behind him and let out a long sigh. Such a Qu Mansion was really not a place he expected...
"What do you think, Prince?" Ji Hai looked at him with a smile and asked.
The person who followed him into the Qu Mansion was none other than Mo Yixuan, the eldest son of the Duke of Yu. Seeing was believing. Upon seeing such a real Qu Zhicheng, Mo Yixuan no longer had any thoughts in his mind.
He lowered his head: "What my sister said is... true."
He said sarcastically.
"Lord Qu is just that kind of person, otherwise how could he have harmed his first wife and daughter into such a state? If it weren't for our princess's good fortune and the care of the former Crown Princess and the Dowager Madame, she wouldn't have lived to this day. If Lord Qu had any affection for his daughter, he wouldn't have done that." Ji Hai said indifferently. He had specially looked up this past, and he really felt that there was nothing to say about Qu Zhizhen as a father.
I originally thought that my daughter was worthless and didn’t care about her, but now I realize that my son is equally worthless and I don’t care about him either.
“Sister has said it before... He is not short of a son. He has a good son.” Mo Yixuan curled his lips and said coldly. He didn’t have much expectations in the first place, but after seeing it this time, he really gave up.
Eunuch Ji Hai had been in the palace for so long, but he had only seen the intrigues between him and Eunuch Ji Hai, and nothing else. Later on, he was in high spirits because the King of England agreed to reinstate him.
There were rumors before that he asked his second wife to ask the Princess of England for an official position, forcing the Princess of England to mutilate herself. I originally thought it was an exaggeration, but now I find out... Needless to say, this is true!
He doesn't want to acknowledge this father at all.
At first, he also wanted to trace his ancestral roots, but now he felt that what his sister said was right. He really didn't want to recognize this father. He treated him like this and was so cold to his biological mother. It might have been a good thing for him that his biological mother died at that time, after all, her background was not very powerful at that time.
"Sir, I actually find it very strange. Who would complain about having too many sons? But Lord Qu really doesn't care. His son used to be very promising. I heard he was a young genius, but now he is not so good. His reputation is just average. I heard he hasn't found a suitable marriage yet."
Ji Hai said disapprovingly.
The second young master of the Qu family has a very bad reputation now. Being involved with a woman like that will never have any good results.
A romantic and talented man must be a talented man. After all, Qu Mingcheng is a little young and cannot be considered truly talented.
“Maybe… he thinks this son is the best. How can an unexpected son and a son who has been raised by his side since childhood be the same?” Mo Yixuan said with a gloomy look.
Ji Hai comforted him, "Your Highness, don't worry about this. Our princess was in this situation. I heard that when our princess just returned to Qu Mansion, everyone in the mansion despised her, and only the lady protected her. At that time, she was an unpopular daughter, completely different from the daughter who was raised in the mansion with great care. It was as if she was not a biological daughter."
"Fortunately... now it turns out that he is not my biological child."
Ji Hai deliberately added this sentence.
Mo Yixuan felt more and more depressed, and he didn’t even feel like talking.
After following Ji Hai back to the Prince of Ying's Palace, he changed his clothes and took his servant out of the city to the farm outside the city. Qu Moying had previously instructed him to come outside the city to see her after visiting Qu's Mansion.
When they arrived at the hot spring resort, Mo Yixuan got off the horse, threw the whip to the servant, and followed the old woman into the search for Qu Moying.
Coincidentally, Madam Yuguo and Ji Yanyue were also there.
Now that Qu Moying's background has been restored, Lady Yuguo can come to see her daughter openly. Seeing her daughter who was lost and found again, and recognized with such fanfare, Lady Yuguo felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her heart. Looking at her daughter in front of her, tears fell down with excitement.
Her daughter finally came home!
When the mother, daughter and sisters were excited, the old woman led the depressed Mo Yixuan in...