The sisters of the Princess of England and the cousins of the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace all refer to Concubine He in the palace.
How could the emperor not know these things
There were waves of rumors outside, all pointing to Concubine He. Even if the emperor had not doubted it before, how could he not doubt it after hearing so much
Thinking about the fact that the emperor had asked him to find a recent script called "Two Lives", Li Quan felt bitter. When he saw the emperor throw the script away, he knew something was going to happen.
Until now, the Emperor has never been to Concubine He's place...
"I will get to the bottom of what happened back then." The emperor raised his head. It was so heavy that he could hardly lift it up, but no matter how heavy it was, he had to raise his head.
Queen, is this Concubine He
"After so many years, has the emperor found out everything clearly?" Pei Yuanjun glanced at the emperor with a cold expression.
"Although I haven't found out the truth in all these years, I have been investigating. If someone really harmed her... I will never betray him." The emperor gritted his teeth.
"It would be best if Your Majesty could think so." Pei Yuanjun took a step back. "This matter concerns my princess. I would like to ask myself. What does Your Majesty think? I don't want to regret it many years later."
These words made the emperor's heart ache again. He put his hand on his chest and slowly exhaled: "I will ask about this matter too."
This matter concerns the King of Wei, the Princess of Ying or the Princess of Jing. It seems more like a matter of the harem. The Emperor's words represent his suspicion of the Queen.
It means that he no longer has that much trust in the Queen.
Li Quan sighed in his heart. Who could have thought that the queen had been honored in the harem for so many years, but in the end she was still nothing.
Even if she gave birth to a legitimate eldest son, what would it matter if this eldest son became the crown prince
What belongs to whomever is his, heaven does not spare anyone.
Innocent or not, what we saw then may not be the same as what we see now. This incident today has made the Emperor extremely suspicious of the Empress.
This matter... How could it be such a coincidence, how could such a thing happen at this critical moment? The Queen has been very smart for so many years, why did she suddenly become stupid
Li Quan didn't understand, he just felt that this day was going to change...
The matter was investigated by the Queen Mother, but all those involved were taken to the Queen Mother's Pepper Palace.
Princess Qia was also invited back.
The palace maid who picked up the portrait knelt in the main hall and narrated the whole story in detail, after which Princess Qia repeated it.
What both of them said was the truth, what they had experienced, and what they said before was the same as what they said this time.
The palace maid was trembling with fear, but Princess Qia was very gentle and generous. She only showed a hint of shyness when her eyes fell on Pei Yuanjun's face.
Her face was slightly flushed, and her eyes would occasionally lift up, looking at Pei Yuanjun with affection.
"Princess Qiya, who do you think this is?" Pei Yuanjun asked calmly after they finished explaining the cause and effect of the incident.
Princess Qia did not dare to act rashly and said, "I heard that the British princess had eye problems before. I..."
"Princess Qiya is from Northern Frontier, right?" Pei Yuanjun interrupted Princess Qiya rudely.
"Yes, Qiya is from the Northern Frontier." Princess Qiya was puzzled.
"Everyone in Northern Xinjiang should know that Miss Liu from the General's Mansion has an eye disease! Why does Princess Qiya think that the person in the painting is my princess, and never thought that Princess Jing is the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion? Is the news in Northern Xinjiang so dull?"
Pei Yuanjun's handsome eyes fell on Princess Qiya, and his smile did not reach his eyes.
"I... I didn't think of it at the time." Princess Qia panicked.
"Didn't expect it? Why do you think this is my princess? Princess Qia should have never seen my princess. A very simple painting made Princess Qia think so far? She insisted that this is my princess. If my princess hadn't been ill and hadn't seen you, I would have thought that there was some grudge between you and my princess!"
Pei Yuanjun sneered disapprovingly.
“I… I…” Princess Qia’s face flushed red, but she had to explain. At this moment everyone’s eyes were on her. Even though she was mentally prepared, Princess Qia also became flustered. Didn’t everyone say that the King of England disliked this princess very much
Doesn’t he care about this kind of disastrous fate
Aren't you afraid of being jinxed by this disliked princess? Why wouldn't you want to get rid of this princess when there's such a good opportunity
"That's what I really thought at the time... For a while after arriving in the capital, everyone was talking about the Princess of England. When I first saw her, I thought it was the Princess of England." Princess Qiya stood up and bowed deeply to Pei Yuanjun. "I was wrong in this matter. Please forgive me, King Ying. If you need me to compensate you, please let me know."
Pei Yuanjun picked up the portrait in front of him, shook it in his hands, and glanced at Pei Qingmin: "What does the King of Wei think?"
Pei Qingmin has been sitting quietly on the side since he came in, occasionally turning his head to cough softly. His pale face reveals a bit of weakness, and everyone can see that he is not in good health.
Even though the matter was pointed directly at him, his expression remained as calm as ever, as if everyone was not talking about his palace, and everyone was not suspecting him. He was just a spectator who came to listen, and was isolated from the crowd.
He had no curiosity at all about the portrait on Pei Yuanjun's desk. Even when he was sitting next to Pei Yuanjun, he only glanced at it and then focused his attention on the Princess of Northern Frontier and the palace maid.
After hearing what Pei Yuanjun said, he stretched out his thin hand, took it from Pei Yuanjun, looked at it, and shook his head: "This painting was not drawn by me."
"How could this not be drawn by my third brother? Could it be that this didn't accidentally float out from my third brother's palace? Isn't the picture drawn on it..." Pei Yusheng asked subconsciously. The three words "Princess of England" almost came out of his mouth. Fortunately, he came to his senses immediately and stopped talking.
He looked at Pei Yuanjun awkwardly, with an apologetic look on his face.
Even if these words were not spoken, everyone already understood that they were referring to the Princess of England.
"Nothing?" Pei Yuanjun looked at Pei Yusheng with a smile.
Pei Yusheng hurriedly shook his head and smiled awkwardly.
"Second brother, this painting was not drawn by me. Do you not believe it, or do you think that I am just that kind of person?" Pei Yusheng raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice and very slow speech.
"This... Why do I think Third Brother is such a person? Maybe Third Brother just drew it casually and didn't have any other meaning in it. It's others who think too much." Pei Yusheng laughed.
"Why don't you believe what I say, brother?" Pei Qingmin coughed softly and raised the scroll in his hand. "How did you feel that this painting must have been drawn by me?"
After saying that, he continued to look carefully, thinking...
"Actually..." Pei Yusheng looked at Pei Yuanjun on the side and hesitated to speak.
"Speak!" Pei Yuanjun suddenly spoke, his delicate eyebrows still smiling, but this smile made Pei Yusheng feel a little scared. However, he was unwilling to let go of such a rare opportunity.
He looked at the Queen sitting up there. Ever since the three of them started talking, the Queen sitting up there had been looking at them expressionlessly, without interrupting them, like a wooden man.
This involves Pei Yuanjun, and the Queen Mother really does not dare to offend him.
Pei Yusheng sneered in his heart. He didn't care why the dirty water was thrown on Princess Ying. He just felt that this was a rare opportunity in a thousand years, and the Queen was involved.
The incident was certainly caused by Princess Qiya of Northern Frontier. For example, the palace maid who was following Princess Qiya at the time was the Empress's. Who knows if there was anything fishy about it? Even if Pei Yuanjun was angry, he was angry at the Empress, and it had nothing to do with himself and his mother.
"I have heard some rumors before..." Pei Yusheng said, "Actually, all rumors are unreliable, but now that I have seen my third brother's paintings, I suddenly remembered them. However, this may also be a misunderstanding. Not everyone can enter my third brother's bedroom. After all, this is the palace."
Pei Yusheng's words came in and out very quickly.
This matter has nothing to do with him. He is happy to watch the fun and muddy the waters. No matter who gets into trouble, it will be beneficial to him.
If you reach out and lend a helping hand at the right time, you might be able to find a powerful assistant. Although your third brother is of little use, Concubine Zhu Jing still has some small forces that you can borrow from, which is always better than nothing.
As for Pei Yuanjun, it would be best if he could break off relations with the Queen's family.
In that case, Pei Yuanjun would have to stand on his side.
As for whether there was any misunderstanding here and whether Princess Ying would have any bad ending, Pei Yusheng felt that it had nothing to do with him. His wife was the daughter of the general, Liu Lanxin, who never liked to appear in public and it was impossible for her to be involved in such a thing.
After all, the Princess of England's foundation is still a little weak. Even if she suddenly emerges as the daughter of Duke Yu, not many people are optimistic about her future.
"Rumors? King Jing, tell me, where did these rumors come from?" Pei Yuanjun asked in a grim voice.
"This... is just a rumor." Pei Yusheng smiled and wanted to let Hu Yan go over.
"Where did this rumor come from? Why haven't I heard of it?" Pei Yuanjun had no intention of letting Pei Yusheng go. It was too obvious that Pei Yusheng was determined to disrupt the situation.
"They are just some rumors on the street. When I was on a secret visit before, I occasionally heard rumors from passers-by. Even if I go to look for them now, I can't find them. If I hear them again next time, I will definitely catch the people and send them to my uncle." Pei Yusheng spread his hands, indicating that there was no way to investigate this matter now. He just heard it occasionally and didn't know who said it.
"Now that I know of it, I've also heard some rumors about Princess Jing. I'd just as well tell the Queen about them for fun." Pei Yuanjun said casually, as if he was not talking about the principal wife of a prince, but a lowly dancer or a concubine who was not presentable enough.
The veins on the back of Pei Yusheng's hands were bulging, but he didn't dare show it on his face.
"Second brother, the person in this painting is Princess Jing."
Pei Qingmin finally withdrew his gaze from the scroll and slowly spoke...