The emperor issued an edict to appoint a new crown prince, and the whole country celebrated.
When an imperial edict was issued to the British palace, the whole palace became lively. All the servants were very excited. Their master turned out to be the prince born to Queen Yuan, and now he had become the crown prince.
My prince is now the crown prince.
The servants in the palace were very excited, but the masters of the palace were very calm. However, there were only two masters in the palace, and now the two masters were playing the piano and drinking in the pavilion in the backyard, living a quiet and leisurely life.
The servants passing by that place all walked slowly, for fear of disturbing the two.
Mo Ying was playing the zither. After a song, her hands dropped. She raised her bright little face and asked coquettishly, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Pei Yuanjun half-closed his eyes and leaned against the fence. When he heard her question, he glanced at her with a gentle look in his eyes: "What do you think, Princess?"
"I think it's great!" Mo Ying praised himself without much pressure.
"Since the princess has said it's okay, then of course it is okay." Pei Yuanjun smiled, and out of love for the woman he loved, he picked up the wine cup on the side, took a sip, and put it down.
"All of these are here." Mo Ying pushed several neatly arranged miscellaneous music scores in front of him, "I just don't know if they are real."
There are six books in total. Mo Ying originally had four books in his hand, and now he has two more. One of these two books was sent by King Wei Pei Qingmin, and the last one was sent by Ji Luoxuan.
He was the miracle doctor that Madam Liu had invited to treat her leg disease, and he had also cured Liu Jingyu's infertility.
After Madam Liu died, he disappeared. Liu Jingyu originally wanted to find him, because his medical skills were the only thing that made Liu Jingyu recognize him and think he was a true hermit master. Unexpectedly, he disappeared afterwards.
After that, Liu Jingyu was unable to protect himself and stopped looking for him.
Afterwards, Mo Ying received two letters, one was addressed to the abbot of Qingyun Temple, and also a book of miscellaneous music scores. When Mo Ying took people to look for the person, the person was gone as well.
Ji Luoxuan has disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown.
"Six books?" Pei Yuanjun glanced at the miscellaneous books in front of him and said casually.
"Six books, all here." Mo Ying nodded and pushed the miscellaneous talks in front of Pei Yuanjun. Six books of miscellaneous talks, left over after the Rebellion of the Three Kings.
The King of Qin, the King of Chu, and the King of Han each left two copies, and one copy was in the hands of the King of Qin's daughter, Princess Xian'an. This copy was eventually sent back and returned to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and then given to Mo Ying by the old Duke.
The other copy followed the Prince of Qin to the Northern Frontier, and was later passed on to Prince Qilie. Once, Prince Qilie secretly went to Beijing, which was when the Jingguo Mansion rebelled, and this copy was lost. After that, it was passed around for several times and finally fell into Pei Yuanjun's hands.
Mo Ying guessed that the Qingyun Monastery Master was frantically looking for it at Princess Hengyang's place because he had just heard about this matter from Prince Qilie and knew that Princess Hengyang had such a book of miscellaneous talks.
Princess Hengyang did have a copy in her hand, but for some unknown reason, she did not tell the abbot of Qingyun Temple when she died. Because she didn't know, the abbot asked Master Ningyin to give it to Mo Ying as an ordinary piano score.
As for the book in Ji Luoxuan's hand, Mo Ying guessed that it belonged to the former Prince of Chu.
The book that Concubine Qu gave to Qu Moying should be related to the Prince of Han, and the other one is the one sent by the King of Wei.
"Is the King of Wei related to the former King of Han?" Mo Ying couldn't help asking after looking at the last two books. She had never expected the book sent by Pei Qingmin and the book sent by Ji Luoxuan. Of course, what she could not expect was Pei Qingmin. No matter how she looked at it, it was impossible for Pei Qingmin to be involved in such a thing.
At this moment, I couldn't help but ask one more question out of curiosity.
"It has something to do with Concubine Zhu Jing." Pei Yuanjun said lazily. He did not intend to hide it from Mo Ying. It was really a coincidence that Pei Qingmin caught his eye. Who would have thought that there were so many things behind the frail Pei Qingmin.
"Princess Zhu Jing?" Mo Ying opened her beautiful eyes wide in surprise.
"Before Zhu Jingfei entered the palace, she must have met the Prince of Han. The Prince of Han was fond of women. When he was in Han, he was quite good at pleasing women. On his way to escape, he took advantage of many young women. Many beautiful women died in his hands. He first deceived their feelings and then took them as hostages."
Pei Yuanjun checked this past and found that the Prince of Han was indeed quite resourceful. Even if those women died in his hands, they were willing to be his hostages. They also felt sorry for him, thought he was forced into a desperate situation, and thought he had no other choice.
It's other people you should hate too.
This past event makes people feel speechless, but the Prince of Han finally died at the hands of Concubine Zhu Jing's grandfather, and Concubine Zhu Jing's grandfather was also credited for this. Later, Concubine Zhu Jing entered the palace with a sickly body and was still recognized by the emperor, and a big part of the reason was because of this.
This past event was recorded, but no one expected that Concubine Zhu Jing actually had feelings for the Prince of Han.
And she was completely devoted to the Prince of Han.
But thinking about it, it was reasonable. The prince of Han was very good at dealing with women, and when he faced Concubine Zhu Jing, he was also using his emotions to seduce her, and his true colors had not yet been revealed. Moreover, if it really came to that, Concubine Zhu Jing would not really hate him, but only the people who captured him.
"Concubine Zhu Jing was bent on revenge for her lover, and she started planning as soon as she came to the capital. It just so happened that Qu Zhizhen fell in love with her at first sight. Then she recommended Yu to Qu Zhizhen, just like the current Second Madam Qu, who was related to Concubine Zhu Jing. Concubine Zhu Jing also used the maid beside her to have an affair with Qu Zhizhen on her behalf, and then said that Pei Qingmin was Qu Zhizhen's flesh and blood."
"So Minister Qu has always believed that the King of Wei is his son!" Mo Ying understood, and pressed hard on the strings of the zither with his fingers, causing the strings to make a broken sound and lose their tune.
My adoptive father has been secretly working for Concubine Zhu Jing and is secretly controlled by her. In order to help Concubine Zhu Jing, he also has secret guards under his command. The only woman he really cares about is Concubine Zhu Jing.
It’s not that Concubine Zhu Jing was the person he loved the most. In fact, Qu Zhizhen cared about Prince Wei the most. Knowing that Prince Wei had his blood meant that his offspring could ascend to the throne in the future. Such a big surprise made him forget everything. He didn’t care about the conflicts among wives and concubines in the mansion.
As for the daughter born by Xiao Yue, he just threw her on the farm and let her die. He didn't care about it.
Even if it was a pair of children born to Yu, he liked them, but if they were of no use, he was willing to give them up. He had a better son, and his bloodline could be better continued. As for other heirs, one more or one less would not be too many. If they wanted to have more, he could still remarry at his own age.
This is also the reason why Qu Zhizhen gradually gave up Qu Mingcheng when he saw Mo Ying's rise. He could not fight against the Prince Ying's Palace for Qu Mingcheng.
Even without Qu Mingcheng, his son, he still has better sons and more noble sons. Qu Mingcheng is really nothing.
The backyard of the Qu Mansion is relatively clean. It is not Yu's ability, but Qu Zhizhen's doing for Concubine Zhu Jing. He wants to let Concubine Zhu Jing understand that even if he gets married and has children, he is still devoted to her and is not greedy for women. He is just doing his duty and has to get married and have children.
To show his affection, he even agreed to marry the "orphan girl" into his house.
The inequality of status didn't matter. What he wanted was Concubine Zhu Jing's trust in him and her love for him.
But in the end, Qu Zhizhen actually got nothing. Pei Qingmin had never been his son. It was just a lie made up by Concubine Zhu Jingfei to make him work for her.
"Empress Zhu Jing has been ill and cannot get up. It seems that she doesn't have much time left." Pei Yuanjun waved to Mo Ying to prevent her from getting angry and fiddling with her fingers.
Mo Ying pursed her lips, unwilling to let it go. She was still angry. Even though she knew that Qu Zhizhen was not her biological father, she was still angry.
Pei Yuanjun stood up helplessly, put his hands behind her, sat down on the brocade stool behind her, put his arms half around her shoulders, and said in a much gentler voice: "What? Are you angry? It's not worth it for such a person. Do you want me to confiscate his house?"
"No!" Mo Ying took a deep breath. She still had her grandmother, her younger brother, and even the East Mansion. She had finally managed to get her grandmother to go to Qingyun Temple, just because she didn't want her grandmother to be implicated.
Qu Zhizhen is obviously doing something treasonous
Zhu Jingfei's health was not good to begin with, and it should be almost over now. She will write a letter to Qu Zhizhen to let him know what to do next.
If it weren't for her grandmother, her brother, and the people from the East Mansion, she would never have let him off so easily.
"Okay, don't be angry. Even if he doesn't die, his future life will not be easy." Pei Yuanjun took the tea that Yuxiu brought over and handed her a cup. There was a hint of doting in his handsome eyes. "Drink a cup of hot water first, take your time, and I'll take you to pick out clothes for the ceremony later."
"No need to pick, just do the same as before." Mo Ying took a sip of hot water from his hand and felt a little better.
"That won't work. What you wore before isn't suitable." Pei Yuanjun raised his eyes and said disapprovingly.
Then his eyes fell on Mo Ying's still slender waist, his expression became softer, he handed the teacup to Yu Xiu, and reached out to half-hug Mo Ying in his arms.
Mo Ying blushed and lowered her head: "I can't tell yet, the original size can still be used, how long has it been?"
I just found out I'm pregnant, why do I feel inappropriate
Having said that, her body involuntarily leaned towards Pei Yuanjun. Listening to his steady heartbeat, she felt inexplicably relaxed. Her long eyelashes fluttered twice and a sweet smile appeared at the corners of her lips. This life was complete because of him.
Pei Yuanjun also wanted to look at Mo Ying. Seeing Mo Ying's smile, he couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile. There was no tyranny or hostility, only a hint of tenderness.
The woman in his eyes is the most precious gift God has given him.
Without her, there would be no him today, and there would be no such a peaceful world. He has already made an agreement with his father that no matter whether he is the crown prince or the emperor in the future, she will be the only woman by his side.
The emperor originally disagreed, so Pei Yuanjun showed him the blood letter written by Empress Yuan many years ago when she asked the old Prince of Yun to take her son out of the palace.
Later, the letter fell into the hands of the emperor, but he dared not read it again after reading it once. Now that his son mentioned it, he felt even more distressed. Thinking of the Queen Yuan's experience, the emperor finally agreed to Pei Yuanjun's request.
This is what Pei Yuanjun wants
With her, he has the world. Without her, no one in this world would matter to him.
(over)