The rumor that the princess of Northern Frontier might marry a foreign prince has been circulating since the envoys from Northern Frontier arrived in Beijing.
But she never said it directly, either because she hadn't found the right person yet, or because it was a bit inconvenient, or the person that the princess of Northern Frontier wanted to choose was not suitable.
So it’s… Pei Yuanjun
It seems that there should be a follow-up to this matter.
And it wasn't just the work of one person. Qu Moying didn't think it was a surprise that he and Liu Lanxin had a good chat and even went to the waterside pavilion to have a good chat.
So, this matter is also related to several other methods
"Master, would you like me to keep an eye on the envoys from the Northern Frontier?" An Dong said after he finished his report, hoping to make amends.
"No." Qu Moying said calmly, "As for the envoy from the Northern Frontier, it is not something we can intervene and keep an eye on. At most, we can ask around and just say that she stopped the prince that day."
This was also what Qu Moying had told An Dong before. If anyone asked An Dong why he was inquiring about the Princess of Beijiang, he could just say that the Princess of Beijiang ran into the King of England and it was just a routine matter of the King of England's palace.
Qu Moying asked An Dong to investigate this matter because An Dong was a eunuch. This matter concerned national affairs and could not be handled by a simple inner court method.
Another point is that the area concerning the envoys from the Northern Frontier is a very complicated one. Even if one is from the British royal palace, it would be inappropriate to rush in so rashly.
So far, the envoys from the Northern Frontier have nothing to do with him.
"Then shall I go and tell Eunuch Ji Hai?" An Dong asked.
"Let's put this matter on hold for now. Rumors have no effect on the prince, and some people will definitely not feel at ease." She couldn't take the initiative to find the envoys of a country, but she could let them come to her.
Since she was their target, they would definitely not stop when they saw that she had not suffered any substantial harm in this matter. All she had to do was spread the net and wait quietly.
She didn't have to make the first move, and the other party had already made the move.
No one would feel reconciled to returning empty-handed, and the same goes for the Princess of Northern Frontier. In other words, the Princess of Northern Frontier and the people behind her would feel unwilling.
"Master, the lady said it's ready." Yuchun came in to report.
Qu Moying will accompany the lady to worship today. It was agreed long ago. It is a rare opportunity to accompany the lady, and Qu Moying is also willing to walk with her.
"Let's go!" Qu Moying looked at the sky outside the window and stood up. At this time, she couldn't show any uneasiness. Fate? What is fate? Was her fate not good at the beginning? But who could have thought that she would end up like this.
Standing outside the house, she looked towards the East Palace. This was never what she cared about the most, but there were always some people who tried their best to step in and trample her into the dust. She used everything she had to pave the way for them and fulfill their wishes. As for herself, life or death, it didn't matter to them.
The sparkle in her eyes turned cold, and she wanted to see how this rumor would be dealt with...
What Qu Moying didn't expect was that a portrait of her would end up in the Queen's palace...
"Empress, what kind of person is the Princess of England?" Princess Qia asked curiously, her eyes fell on the portrait in front of her, and then she tilted her head to look at it, "The Princess of England has an eye disease. When did her eye disease get better? From this perspective... she looks pretty. Would she be prettier without her veil?"
Princess Qia asked questions one after another, and it seemed that she was truly curious.
"This... doesn't look like it." The Queen pursed her lips and said.
"Not like? Didn't they say that Princess Ying had eye problems since she was a child? What's wrong with this?" Princess Qia asked again, pointing at the ribbon tied behind the woman's black hair. "Could it be that there are other people like this? It doesn't look like she's an ordinary person. Not everyone can fake this kind of temperament."
Princess Qia pointed to the portrait in front of her again.
"Princess Qia, where did you find this?" asked the Queen with a serious face.
"It's in the palace... that place... that place..." Princess Qiya pointed in a direction, "Qia found it when she was admiring the scenery just now. If it weren't for the sharp eyes of the Queen's palace, I'm afraid we would have missed it."
The Queen Mother's brows twitched violently as she looked at the palace maid she had sent.
Just now, this palace maid accompanied Princess Qia to enjoy the scenery.
The Queen summoned Princess Qiya to the palace again today. Princess Qiya was very good at talking and the Queen was pleased to hear her. Later, the Queen had something to do, so she called a palace maid to accompany Princess Qiya to enjoy the scenery outside. Unexpectedly, when she came back, she saw Princess Qiya holding such a painting in her hand.
A portrait of a British princess.
"Where did you find this painting?" the Queen asked coldly.
“This painting… this painting was found… from over there… outside the palace over there.” The maid trembled.
"Which side?" The Queen didn't understand.
“It’s that place… the palace where I used to rest in the past… when I was not feeling well. Before… before…” The maid shivered and didn’t dare to continue.
The queen didn't understand at first, and then her face changed drastically.
Who in this palace is in the worst health? Who else besides the King of Wei? The palace maid just pointed to this direction.
"Inside the palace?" The Queen's face changed drastically.
“No… not… it was blown by the wind… it was in the wind…” The palace maid became more and more flustered. She had no idea about this matter. The wind was quite strong today, especially just now. It looked like it was going to rain heavily. As she turned around, she saw the painting blown by the wind.
If she had known that it was a portrait from the British royal palace, if she had not subconsciously chased after the painting at that time, she would never have dared to reach out when she was sober.
The painting floated through her hands, and she deliberately followed it for a few steps before finally finding it in a crack on the side of the road.
When she opened it, she was stunned and wanted to stomp her hands...
"Who dropped it there!" the Queen said to herself with a gloomy face.
"Empress, whose palace is that? Is it His Royal Highness the King of England? I heard that His Royal Highness grew up in the palace when he was young, so that must be where he lived when he was young. It's normal to have a portrait of the Queen of England in his residence. I heard that the King of England and the Queen of England are a perfect match."
Princess Qia opened her cute eyes and looked more and more curious.
She knew nothing and spoke very naturally, but the Queen Mother could not let her continue. If this was really Pei Yuanjun's palace, it would be fine, but it happened to be Pei Qingmin's. They lived far away from each other when they were young.
“Could it be?” Seeing the Queen’s expression, Princess Qia finally reacted. She put her hand over her mouth, looking frightened. “This… this isn’t… whose is it? Who has hidden the portrait of the British Princess? This… this is a serious crime, this is blasphemy…”
"How outrageous!" The Queen Mother stopped Princess Qiya from speaking. She could not allow this princess who knew nothing to continue talking nonsense. For the first time, the Queen Mother felt that this princess from the northern border was not so tactful.
Even if the royal family of Northern Frontier is not abiding by the rules, how can an unmarried girl say such nonsense
Princess Qiya bowed to the Queen and said, "Queen, it was Qiya who made a mistake. Qiya was just... curious about the Princess of England."
"What's there to be curious about?" The Queen said unhappily, her brows tightly furrowed, her eyes fixed on the portrait in front of her. She was unwilling to take over such a matter.
This incident happened in the palace, and it was her own people who brought her here. The Queen Mother was afraid that she would be involved in such a thing. No matter what the truth was, whoever was involved in such a thing would be unlucky. No one knew what this evil star would think, and if she was not careful, she might get into trouble.
"When Qiya just returned to the capital, she heard people say that the Princess of England had extremely good luck and could even ward off bad luck for the King of England. I was very curious at that time. I had never heard of anyone with such a good fate. This person is almost the best in the world. But now I heard that it was wrong and that it was extremely bad, like the kind that would bring bad luck to her relatives... Qiya heard the witch say before..."
When Princess Qia reached this point, she realized she had said something wrong and quickly stopped talking. She looked very uneasy, twisted her hands together, pursed her lips tightly, and seemed to dare not say anything further.
"The witch ceremony in the northern border? What did they say?"
The Queen's hair stood on end. To the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the witches and priests of the Northern Frontier were extremely mysterious and terrifying, and there was a kind of awe that was hard to explain. If it was just an ordinary person who said it, would the Queen care? But if it was said by the witches and priests of the Northern Frontier, how could the Queen not care
With Princess Qia's identity, the witch priest she comes into contact with would not be an ordinary one. It might very well be the great witch priest in the legend of the northern border.
"Empress..." Princess Qia said dryly, looking very hesitant.
"You said it, and I will take care of everything." The Queen gritted her teeth and said sternly.
"But this... may not be true. Master Wu Ji was talking about the things in our northern border. The Great Zhou Dynasty is located in the central part of China, and many customs and practices may not be the same." Princess Qiya was still hesitant. Even though the queen had given a guarantee, she was still hesitant and didn't want to say anything more.
The Queen took a deep breath, suppressed the throbbing in her heart, and her expression seemed to be a little more relaxed than before. "Princess Qiya, just tell me that I am very interested in your great witch sacrifice and your local customs. I sent Princess Xuanru here because of this matter."
The most challenging thing is to be hesitant when the words are on the tip of your tongue. The Queen's heart was pounding, and she felt that this matter had something to do with her, and it was a big deal...
“Have you ever heard, Queen, that… good fortune means bad luck?” Princess Qia finally spoke. When she said this, her face turned slightly pale and her voice unconsciously lowered, as if she was frightened.