Qu Zhizhen did give a big gift, a very generous gift.
Especially since he came to the door personally, he was also very respectful to Pei Yuanjun, even though he, as the "father-in-law" in the past, had never established his authority in front of Pei Yuanjun.
This time, Qu Zhizhen not only brought a big gift, but also specially gave one to Qu Moying, which had never happened before.
Qu Zhizhen used to be very cautious with Pei Yuanjun, but he was not so polite with Qu Moying, and always said whatever he wanted.
But it was different now. Not only was he respectful, he also expressed his guilt towards Qu Moying in the past. It was because he failed to take good care of her and didn't sort out the affairs in the mansion that the incident with Yu happened. This incident was a lifelong pain in his heart. He also said that he was also looking for his son now and hoped to find his son in his lifetime.
The words touched my heart and I couldn't help but wipe away my tears...
Afterwards, he asked Pei Yuanjun to help find his son, and said that the gift was given on the one hand because of Qu Moying, and on the other hand for his son.
Everyone would care about their only legitimate son.
"Now he is a kind father." Qu Moying curled his lips.
"She is indeed very kind. She told me how regretful she is. She regrets letting Yu into the family and she regrets marrying Xie now. She also said that Xie comes from a poor family and has little experience. She is afraid that she will come to disturb you. She said that if she does anything to offend you, I hope you will forgive her for the sake of the Qu family." Pei Yuanjun said.
"He came to test me?" Qu Moying understood.
Pei Yuanjun smiled but said nothing.
"Then let him explore..." Qu Moying said after a pause. This adoptive father was thinking hard and wanted to hold on to the Prince of Ying's Palace again and was unwilling to let go.
Without the biological relationship, we now take the path of warmth and affection.
"He... he is my grandmother's son after all." Qu Moying bit her lip. These words weighed on her mind and made her feel very uncomfortable. Even if she severed this relationship, she would no longer have any relationship with Qu Zhizhen. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "My brother... he has to recognize his ancestors after all."
Pei Yuanjun smiled, his narrow eyes curved, and he said lazily: "This matter will be decided by me."
Qu Moying felt much more at ease. The two of them were on the same page and he understood what the other meant even with just this one sentence.
Qu Zhizhen is involved in a big case, and there is a lot of shady stuff behind him. He himself is not a simple person. Some things can be big or small, but it depends on his situation at the time, and... some other factors...
Pei Yuanjun left the farm the next morning. He did not attend the morning court today and took sick leave.
After breakfast, Pei Yuanjun took a carriage back to Beijing.
The guards guarding the city gate saw the British king's carriage coming and gave way early.
The strange carriage slowly entered the capital city, and a eunuch came up and stopped the carriage, his face full of anxiety.
"What's the matter?" Pei Yuanjun asked lazily.
"Master, there is news from the palace. The emperor wants you to come over. The eunuchs have been guarding here for a while. If you don't go back, the emperor might be angry." Ji Hai reported in a low voice in the carriage.
"Let's go to the palace first." Pei Yuanjun said.
The carriage turned in a direction and headed towards the central palace road. Pei Yuanjun was leaning on the couch in the carriage, his long legs casually draped over the couch, his eyes closed, as if he was half asleep...
He was not surprised to see someone coming from the palace.
Finally, the carriage stopped at the palace gate. Pei Yuanjun got off the carriage and walked slowly inside with Ji Hai. When they passed a moon-shaped cave entrance, Pei Yuanjun stopped and frowned. This was the direction of the imperial study, but he heard a woman's smile beside him.
The sound is crisp and unrestrained.
Ji Hai turned his head and looked in that direction. He squinted his eyes. It was a bit far away, so he couldn't see clearly who it was. "Master, do you want me to go and ask around?"
"No need." Pei Yuanjun walked around the moon-shaped entrance and continued forward. From the other side was the Imperial Garden, so the women in the palace should be here.
After turning another corner, Pei Luoan suddenly appeared at the intersection ahead. Pei Luoan, who was smiling, looked in a good mood, but was stunned for a moment when he saw Pei Yuanjun, and then the corners of his lips dropped slightly, and the smile on his face faded: "Uncle Wang!"
Pei Yuanjun stopped and asked: "Prince?"
Pei Luoan said: "I just met Princess Qiya. Princess Qiya entered the palace today. My mother summoned her and wanted to see the noble lady from the Northern Frontier."
"What do you think, Prince?" Pei Yuanjun asked with a smile. The sunlight shone from behind him. Pei Luoan couldn't guess the meaning of his words for a moment, but his heart was unconsciously lifted.
"I feel that the ladies in Northern Frontier... are somewhat different from those in the capital. They lack some sense of propriety after all." Pei Luoan sighed. Although the smile on his face was faint, he still maintained it, but there was a hint of disgust in his eyes.
It can be seen that he also dislikes Princess Chia.
Being able to laugh so loudly in the palace, especially here is the palace of the Great Zhou Kingdom, it is obvious that Princess Qiya is a little too ostentatious.
"Don't you think she's... okay, Prince?" Pei Yuanjun asked, "I heard that the Eastern Palace has fewer concubines, and the Queen is planning to choose another concubine for the prince!"
The Queen had spoken of this matter to Pei Luoan in private, and Pei Luoan had not objected. But when he heard Pei Yuanjun say this, he felt a chill in his heart, for he was afraid that Pei Yuanjun really knew something.
He hurriedly said, "Uncle Wang, you are joking. I don't want to think about this right now. I just got married not long ago, how can I choose a concubine right away? The Crown Princess will be sad."
"Prince doesn't want to choose?" Pei Yuanjun raised his eyebrows.
"I don't want to choose for now." Pei Luoan didn't say it firmly, and then deliberately changed the subject with a joke, "Uncle, don't talk about me. There are too few people in your palace. Before, my mother told me that she would choose two more young ladies from noble families for you, but she was afraid that you would not like it. You just came back from the city now, right? Princess Ying is seriously ill, and it's not good for the inner courtyard of the palace to be without someone to take care of things. We have to choose other noble ladies from noble families."
Pei Yuanjun could naturally see through his tricks and chuckled: "The prince is concerned about the country and the people, and now he is even worried about my inner court. He is really thoughtful."
He tilted his head to look in the direction of the laughter: "Besides Princess Qia, who else is there with you?"
It is impossible for the Queen to accompany him, at most she can ask someone to accompany him.
"It's just a little noble in the palace. I don't know her. It's the first time I see her." Pei Luoke said disapprovingly, then retreated to advance, and moved to the side, "Uncle Wang, why don't you go and take a look? Maybe you know her."
"The emperor is still waiting for me, so I won't disturb the prince." Pei Yuanjun's eyes fell on Pei Luoan, his voice still lazy, and he didn't seem very interested.
"My mother asked me to bring them here. From now on, it has nothing to do with me." Pei Luoan shook his hand. "The Crown Princess is also feeling a little unwell. I have to go back earlier."
"Since the Crown Princess is not feeling well, the Crown Prince should go back early." Pei Yuanjun said.
"Uncle Wang, I'll go back first." Pei Luoan breathed a sigh of relief, smiled slightly and stepped forward to salute.
Pei Yuanjun waved his sleeves and left.
Ji Hai glanced at the prince, then looked at the place where the laughter came from before, looked at it thoughtfully for a while, then trotted to catch up with Pei Yuanjun.
Only after seeing Pei Yuanjun leave did Pei Luoan finally breathe a sigh of relief. His face darkened and he called the eunuch beside him. The eunuch nodded and went back the way he had come.
After the eunuch came back, Pei Luoan went to the side door connected to the East Palace. He felt uneasy and frowned. How could it be such a coincidence...
I just hope Pei Yuanjun won’t notice anything.
"Master... who is accompanying the princess of Northern Frontier? Do you want me to check?" Ji Hai trotted after Pei Yuanjun, and looked back, but the prince was no longer in sight.
Although the prince might not know all the ladies and nobles in the palace, since it was the queen's order and the prince came with them, he could always tell them about their titles. But he just mentioned them in passing. Ji Hai felt that this was different from the prince in the past.
It can be seen that the prince was in a very good mood just now. The fact that the prince was in such a good mood at this time showed that he was really in a good mood.
"Check!" Pei Yuanjun said lightly.
"I understand." Ji Hai understood...
In the imperial study, the emperor was already waiting for Pei Yuanjun. When he saw him come in, he waved his hand, and everyone except Li Quan retreated.
Ji Hai, who was behind Pei Yuanjun, also wanted to follow him out, but when he saw Li Quan glaring at him, he immediately stood still, not daring to move.
The fact that the Emperor was able to get the approval of General Liquan showed that he also intended to keep him.
He was just a small eunuch, but he actually attracted the emperor's attention. Ji Hai felt very nervous and uneasy. He stood behind his prince, not daring to raise his head.
Although I had already made plans, this kind of thing... He still felt really panicked...
"Do you have any hidden illness?" Seeing that everyone had left, the emperor looked Pei Yuanjun carefully from head to toe. Although he looked gentle and energetic, it didn't seem like he really had anything wrong. So he frowned tightly and asked straight to the point.
Pei Yuanjun had been to the battlefield, and was afraid that he might have been injured on the battlefield but was too embarrassed to tell himself.
"Why do you say that, Your Majesty? I am a good minister." Pei Yuanjun smiled slightly and asked with his eyes raised.
The emperor still frowned, and looked at his expression carefully. Seeing that he was very calm, he couldn't tell anything. He felt inexplicably annoyed.
He slapped the table and said, "Ji Hai, you speak!"
Ji Hai was so frightened that he could no longer stand. He knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty, your servant... your servant..."
"Ji Hai, you'd better... think about it carefully before you speak." Li Quan chuckled and reminded Ji Hai that he was the chief eunuch in charge of all the palace maids, and he was also the chief eunuch beside the emperor. At the beginning, Ji Hai was arranged by Li Quan to be beside the King of Ying.
Such a great steward is also Ji Hai's immediate superior.
“Slave… slave…” Ji Hai was so frightened that his face turned pale and he stammered and couldn’t speak clearly. It didn’t look like there would be no problem at all.
The emperor's face was as gloomy as water, and he said in a cold voice: "Speak!"