Hearing that the Dali Temple Minister was coming, Pei Luoan was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand why the Dali Temple Minister wanted to find him. His heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling. What did the Dali Temple Minister who was handling the case want to do at this time? The assassination of the Northern Frontier delegation? What did this have to do with him
After inviting the person in, Lord Zhang, the Minister of Dali Temple, bowed.
"Master Zhang, please take a seat." Pei Luoan smiled, put down the book in his hand, and pointed to one side.
Lord Zhang sat down, and the eunuch brought him some tea. Lord Zhang took a sip and put it down: "Your Highness, I have something to ask the Crown Princess."
"What's the matter?" The smile on Pei Luoan's face faded a little.
"Your Highness, please look." Lord Zhang took out the copied material from his sleeve and handed it over.
The eunuch took it and handed it to Pei Luoan.
After seeing the few lines copied on it and the notes sent to Liu Jingyu, Pei Luoan's face suddenly became ugly. He tapped his hand on the paper and looked up at Master Zhang: "Master Zhang, what does this mean?"
"Your Highness... I have something to tell you. The pair of earrings I received from the Northern Frontier Mission had words engraved on them. The word was 'Qin'."
"With the word 'Qin', why did you find my Eastern Palace? Lord Zhang just needs to look for someone with the surname Qin. There is no master with the surname Qin in my Eastern Palace." Pei Luoan said with a bad look. Regardless of whether the Eastern Palace was involved or not, with the presence of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, some gossip would spread.
"Your Highness, this character 'Qin' is not the same as the surname Qin. Do you still remember the King of Qin? The font of this character is exactly the same as the one engraved by the King of Qin." Lord Zhang reported respectfully.
Pei Luoan's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously asked, "How is this matter related to the Crown Princess?"
"Your Highness, the jewelry with the Qin character on it was originally owned by Princess Xian'an who married into the capital. Princess Xian'an later bowed her head, and some of her things disappeared. Others were confiscated, but later returned to the Duke of Qi's Mansion. After all, these were Princess Xian'an's dowry."
Lord Zhang reminded.
Pei Luoan's eyes fell on the records in front of him again, "So, this is copied from the Duke of Qi's Mansion... Jewelry that flowed out of the Duke of Qi's Mansion?"
"This was copied from the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Qi. The Dowager Lady Qi loved her granddaughter the most. These jewelry flowed from the Duke of Qi's Mansion to the Liu Mansion, and may have fallen into the hands of the Crown Princess." Lord Zhang said cautiously, sweating on his back. He had to say this. As the chief official of the Dali Temple, he had to do it whether he wanted to or not.
And it’s something that can’t be pushed onto others.
Because the person he was facing was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if someone else came, it would seem disrespectful.
Lord Zhang smiled bitterly in his heart, if possible, he really didn't want to make such a trip, but there was no other way, if he didn't make this trip, it wouldn't be recorded, and who knows what kind of trouble those killers in the West Prison would cause, and what kind of slanderous words they would say about him. He had to do his job and do his job.
He must come for both the country and the family.
Thinking of this, his heart calmed down a little, and he looked up at Pei Luoan, "Your Highness, this matter should be investigated and clarified as soon as possible to avoid more trouble later."
Lord Zhang was kindly reminding Pei Luoan that the Western Prison might not be in the eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but there was a King of England behind the Western Prison. Even though he was not directly in charge of the Western Prison now, everyone knew that he was still behind the Western Prison.
"Bang!" Pei Luoan slapped his palm on the table, "Master Zhang, what do you mean?"
"Your Highness, this is just a routine duty for me," Lord Zhang explained.
"Routine? Can you and others meet my Crown Princess so casually?" Pei Luoan asked with a gloomy face.
"Your Highness, this matter... We have to check the records above." Lord Zhang calmed down and said.
"It's just a possible theory, but you want my Crown Princess to let you verify it. The Dali Temple is really bold." Pei Luoan sneered and pointed at the record above. "Lord Zhang just said that it might have been lost in the war. How can you think it must be in the hands of the Crown Princess?"
"I dare not, but this matter... must be investigated, so that if the emperor asks about it, I will have an explanation." Lord Zhang was forced to this point and had to answer stiffly.
Pei Luoan stared at Lord Zhang with a cold gaze. Lord Zhang could only smile in response, looking respectful but insistent. Since he was here today, he had to insist.
"Okay... okay! Since you have found out about my Eastern Palace, I will let you investigate. If you can't find out, I will definitely ask your Dali Temple for an explanation." Pei Luoan said angrily, putting his hand on the desk, pressing down tightly on the piece of evidence he had requested, and the words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Lord Zhang said hurriedly, wiping his sweat secretly. No matter what, there must be an answer to this matter.
Liu Jingyu was invited over, and was at a loss when asked about this matter. When he saw the list handed over by Lord Zhang, his face suddenly darkened. He looked at Pei Luoan with frustration and anger, but saw that Pei Luoan had a gloomy face and said nothing. In the end, he did not dare to say anything more.
After carefully looking at the items on the list, Liu Jingyu still remembered them. After all, there were not many such things. The jewelry with the word "Qin" on it was related to the original Princess Xian'an, and she still remembered it.
"The jewelry that my grandmother gave me is now in my mother's possession. My mother liked it, so she kept it." Liu Jingyu replied after looking at it.
Madam Liu had told her long ago that anything with the word Qin should be sent to her, saying that she liked it.
Liu Jingyu didn't know exactly what was sent, but anything of that type was sent to Madam Liu.
"Have they all been sent to Madam Liu?" Lord Zhang asked again after hearing this.
"Yes, they are all with mother." Liu Jingyu said affirmatively. Without even looking at the paper any longer, he handed it to the maid, who then returned it to Lord Zhang.
"They were originally intended to be given to the Crown Princess, so why were they all given to Madam Liu?" Lord Zhang asked in confusion.
"About this... I really don't know. My mother likes it, but could it be that Lord Zhang would ignore the likes of his elders?" Liu Jingyu glanced at Lord Zhang coldly.
She really knew nothing about this matter. She had heard vaguely that something happened to the diplomatic mission from Northern Frontier before, but this matter had nothing to do with her. She couldn't go anywhere recently and had no contact with her mother. She was inexplicably visited by the Dali Temple. As the Crown Princess, one can imagine how frustrated she felt.
"Master Zhang, I heard that these are not accurate. My mother definitely doesn't have them. These are all that my grandmother sent over. There may have been more lost at that time. Why doesn't Master Zhang check those old accounts, but keeps staring at us mother and daughter? " Liu Jingyu said coldly.
Even though she was locked up by the prince for recuperation, she was still the crown princess and not anyone could ask her questions.
Lord Zhang bowed deeply to Liu Jingyu and said, "My Lady Crown Princess, I am sorry for being disrespectful. However, this matter is of great importance. Since it has nothing to do with My Lady Crown Princess, I apologize to My Lady Crown Princess."
Lord Zhang didn't want to keep an eye on the Crown Princess Liu Jingyu. With the Crown Prince watching her, he was under a lot of pressure. Now he heard that this matter had little to do with the Crown Princess and might be related to the Liu Mansion, he felt relieved. Even if the Liu Mansion was the Crown Princess's maiden home, it was much better than confronting the Crown Princess directly.
After Lord Zhang apologized to Liu Jingyu, he bowed deeply to Pei Luoan and said, "Your Highness, I am sorry for my rashness. I have something else to investigate, so I will take my leave now."
Pei Luoan had a sullen face and said in a cold voice: "Master Zhang, goodbye, I won't see you off."
"I dare not, I dare not!" Lord Zhang said repeatedly, and retreated as he spoke. After he retreated to the door, he wiped the sweat from his forehead. He really had no choice, things had come to this point.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard a voice coming from inside the house. He was so frightened that his heart skipped a beat. He dared not stay any longer and left in a hurry...
"Did the Crown Princess see it clearly?" Pei Luoan's gaze fell coldly on Liu Jingyu's face and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground.
The room suddenly became cold.
The maid who followed Liu Jingyu in trembled and fell to her knees with a plop.
"Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with me. I am sure that none of those jewelry with the word Qin on them has anything to do with me." Liu Jingyu was also panicked, but she still suppressed her panic and slowly knelt down. Her eyes were slightly red and she felt very aggrieved. "I don't know why this happened. I was living well at home, but how could something like this happen? Your Highness should have seen how I behaved during this period of time!"
Being under the supervision of the Crown Prince, there is no way he could be involved in this matter.
Pei Luoan also knew this, and his expression eased a little: "Surely there is no such jewelry in the mansion?"
"Definitely not. If you don't believe me, Your Highness can have someone check my dowry list. It's all recorded on it." Liu Jingyu's tears fell. "If I... If I had a piece of jewelry like this, I would rather die to apologize."
This is definitely gone!
Pei Luoan let out a long breath and raised his hand: "Get up and talk!"
"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Jingyu stood up, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, looking very aggrieved.
"Who do you think this matter... is related to?" Pei Luoan asked. He had actually asked this question before, but it was just an outside matter at that time. Now it seems that he was also included in the game. He was holding back his anger and his face looked very ugly.
"I still think it has something to do with...Princess Jing. Of course, it could also be Princess Ying." Liu Jingyu quickly suppressed the grievance on her face and thought seriously for a while before saying.
"Why?" Pei Luoan asked.
"Your Highness... the cause of the incident was related to Princess Jing. Later, when Princess Qia got into trouble, Princess Jing was the one who benefited. Moreover, from what Your Highness said, at first... it was a matter between Princess Jing and Princess Qia. Later, Princess Qia was fine, but Princess Jing had to let Princess Qia in, and she didn't dare to cause trouble."
Liu Jingyu said, "I don't understand those family and national affairs, but I know how strong a woman's jealousy is. It can ruin everything. Princess Jing is the daughter of a general and grew up in the frontier. Her temperament may be a little stronger than that of the young ladies from the aristocratic families in the capital... But these are just my estimates, and they cannot be taken as accurate."
The so-called general's tiger daughter does not only refer to her personality, but may also refer to other aspects. The daughter of the general who assists the country was married far away in the capital. The general who assists the country loves his daughter very much. There are several people around him who stay in the capital to protect his daughter secretly. It is indeed possible.
She has both manpower and temper, and she feels that she has suffered a loss, but she is not the kind of person who will suffer a loss. Princess Jing has the reason and ability to take action.