"As for whether this painting was drawn by me..." Pei Qingmin was calm as always, and looked at Pei Yusheng with a slight smile, "Second brother, do you think it was drawn by me?"
"Impossible!" The three words were almost squeezed out from between Pei Yusheng's teeth.
"I also think it's impossible." Pei Qingmin said seriously, "I can be sure that I have never painted such a picture, let alone anything related to Princess Jing. Besides, I have only met Princess Jing a few times."
He had always been in poor health, and even when he was in the palace, he would seek peace and quiet alone, and seldom went to see the Empress. He heard that Concubine Zhu Jing had been urging him to get married, but he had always refused, saying that Concubine Zhu had her eyes on her niece from her mother's family, and wanted that niece to become the Princess of Wei.
From then on, Pei Qingmin had no connection with any other women.
He looked so peaceful in the past. If he were not sick now, people in the palace would think that he was more likely to become a monk.
How could he be attracted to another woman, especially one who has no social skills
"That means someone has framed me and Princess Jing." Pei Qingmin said slowly. This made Pei Yusheng look a little better. He wanted to reply, but Pei Qingmin's next sentence made his face darker again. "But it is also possible that someone else painted Princess Jing and left the portrait in the palace."
There are few people coming and going in the palace, but it is not absolutely impossible. However, if someone deliberately framed it, it would be more understandable.
"Queen, please check this matter. I am a man, so if my reputation is damaged, that's fine. As for Princess Jing..." Pei Qingmin said this, looking at Pei Yusheng who was so angry that he was almost fuming, and shook his head, "I have to consider my second brother's thoughts and his reputation."
Pei Yusheng was almost vomiting blood in anger. He raised his eyes and glared at his seemingly sickly third brother with hatred. In the past, he had always been on good terms with Pei Yumin because he felt that Pei Yumin posed no threat to him and was of great benefit to him. Compared with the Crown Prince Pei Luoan, the relationship between the two was considered good.
Many times before, Pei Yusheng felt that he was giving advice to Pei Qingmin, and sometimes he would take Pei Qingmin with him when doing things. He felt that this was very good for Pei Qingmin, and Pei Qingmin should be grateful for his support.
I didn't expect Pei Qingmin to mock me at this time. How could he not hate him...
The matter now was to find out who was framing the King of Wei. Pei Yuanjun stood up and flicked his sleeves. He said goodbye to the Queen Mother first and then left with his men.
This matter still needs to be investigated in depth. We have just discussed and it is clear that the person in the painting is Princess Jing.
Pei Qingmin was not feeling well, so he stood up and said goodbye. Pei Yusheng saw him say goodbye and followed him. The two brothers left the Pepper Room one after the other.
As soon as he walked out of the Pepper Room, Pei Yusheng called Pei Qingmin to stop.
"Second brother." Pei Qingmin stood there calmly and responded with a smile, the same attitude he had towards Pei Yusheng in the past.
Pei Yusheng used to be satisfied with Pei Qingmin's attitude, but now he felt furious: "What did you mean, Third Brother?"
"What did second brother say?" Pei Qingmin asked in confusion.
"Did Third Brother's words just now... hint at mocking me?" Pei Yusheng asked bluntly.
Pei Qingmin smiled, then turned his head and coughed twice, gently pressed the corner of his lips with a handkerchief, and then turned his head back with a smile that did not reach his eyes, "Second brother, why don't you tell me that you were the one who gossiped about me first, and I had nothing to do with this matter originally, right?"
Whether it is Princess Ying or Princess Jing, it has nothing to do with Pei Yusheng.
"Where did the rumors you just kept saying come from? I know it in my heart." Pei Qingmin said, tilting his head back slightly. "Since you don't like me, you don't have to pretend to like me. I know I won't be able to enjoy the good life, so I won't fight with you for anything. But it seems that you can't tolerate your younger brother anymore."
Before he spoke just now, Pei Yusheng hinted that there was an ambiguous relationship between Pei Qingmin and Qu Moying, when it was not confirmed that the portrait was of Liu Lanxin.
Pei Yusheng's face froze, and he immediately thought of this, and he was angry and anxious: "Why did you say that, Third Brother? I didn't mean to say that to you at that time."
He always wanted to talk about the Princess of England. In fact, it was because the Princess of England was the King of England's principal wife, and the one he wanted to plot against was always Pei Yuanjun.
"But it was my younger brother that was mentioned at that time." Pei Qingmin looked at him silently, his eyes dark. "Don't you know what kind of person Uncle Wang is? With your abilities, you are still so respectful to Uncle Wang, but you pushed my younger brother out to block Uncle Wang's anger. Do you think you are really good to my younger brother?"
“Since my second brother is capable of such a thing, what’s the point of my younger brother mocking him? This painting… was originally of Princess Jing, and I’m not wrong.” Pei Qingmin snorted coldly. He was no longer the frail King of Wei who almost fell down with a push. At this moment, Pei Yusheng could even sense the murderous aura that Pei Qingmin gave him.
Subconsciously taking two steps back and watching Pei Qingmin leave, Pei Yusheng finally came to his senses. For a moment he felt angry and annoyed. He, a dignified King Jing, was actually scared away by a sickly guy.
He stomped his feet hard and stormed out of the palace angrily.
He got on the carriage and went straight back home.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Liu Lanxin had actually been waiting for him early. When she saw him coming, she walked up to him with a smile and bowed sideways.
Pei Yusheng's gaze fell heavily on Liu Lanxin's face. Liu Lanxin was beautiful, with a hint of heroic spirit. She seemed to have more charm than ordinary beauties, but that was all.
Pei Yusheng snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, sat down on the chair in the middle, and glanced at the maids and old women on both sides.
Liu Lanxin straightened up and ordered, "Everyone go down!"
The maids and old women went down one by one in an orderly manner.
"Your Highness, has something interesting happened in the palace? Tell me about it so that I can have some fun. Maybe I can even give you some advice." Liu Lanxin walked up to Pei Yusheng, reached out to pour him a cup of tea, and handed it to Pei Yusheng, saying with a smile.
She had been waiting for news from the palace today. This news was certainly not spread by others at random. Even if that thing really happened, it would not be possible for everyone to know about it. The royal family has to maintain its reputation.
Isn't Qu Moying's fate good? She wants to see how she can escape this time.
She is the one with a good destiny. It has always been her. She is the only one with the best destiny in the world. In the future, she will be second to none and a role model for all women.
Since Princess Qia is willing to help, she will help.
Compared to Princess Qiya, she was more familiar with the palace. She asked a palace servant to secretly push open the door of Prince Wei's palace, and then threw the painting out when the wind was strong.
It was windy today. With Princess Qia helping to block the wind, the painting "flew" out of the hall and happened to fall in front of a palace maid. The palace maid picked it up, and then it fell into Princess Qia's hands. Then Princess Qia sent it to the Queen Mother. It was that simple.
It is completed in a few steps.
Princess Qiya is a princess of the Northern Frontier who was married to a foreign princess. The two countries are in the process of peace talks. Besides, she and Qu Moying are not familiar with each other, so it is impossible for her to intentionally harm Qu Moying.
Then what she said was the truth, and with the evidence from the maids around the Queen, it was even more reasonable.
Liu Lanxin was even more out of touch with this matter. She didn't even enter the palace to get involved. There was no way this matter could be linked to her. If there was still some doubt about this matter, it could only be said that the Princess of England had a bad fate. Her bad fate was destined by heaven. Not only did she bring bad luck to her relatives and people around her, but she also brought bad luck to herself.
Isn’t it said that this British princess is actually a nemesis
As long as this matter is brought to the Emperor, how could the King of England tolerate such a thing? Even if Qu Moying is the daughter of Duke Yu, so what? Will the Emperor take it into consideration? Will the King of England take it into consideration? This is related to the face of the royal family, so it is impossible to really open it up.
Then just execute her in secret. Qu Moying died of a sudden illness, no one can be blamed. No matter how much Duke Yu loves his daughter, Qu Moying's health has never been well. She almost died before, so it is only natural that she died now.
King Wei? Liu Lanxin didn’t consider whether the sick kid would die or be locked up.
For the sake of face of the royal family and for Pei Yuanjun to vent his anger, how could they care too much
This matter is destined not to be known by most people, what a pity. Even if Qu Moying is dead, his reputation is still good, and people will not know about this kind of thing.
But no matter what, dead is dead.
Liu Lanxin was feeling proud and ignored the anger on Pei Yusheng's face. Pei Yusheng had not been very nice to her in the past, but so what? She was the Princess of Jing, and that was the position no matter where she went. Whether Pei Yusheng was satisfied or not, as long as her father was there, the position of the Princess of Jing was hers.
In the future, only the offspring born by me can inherit Pei Yusheng's position. What's the use of other women...
"Interesting? It is indeed interesting. It would be even more interesting if the princess were there." Pei Yusheng's gaze fell coldly on Liu Lanxin's face and he gritted his teeth.
Originally he was only three-quarters skeptical, but now he is basically six or seven-quarters sure that this matter is indeed related to Liu Lanxin.
"Your Highness, please speak." Thinking that something might have happened to Qu Moying, Liu Lanxin was overjoyed and no longer cared about Pei Yusheng's attitude. With Pei Yuanjun's temperament, how could a man like him suffer such a loss? It was originally just a decoration, and this decoration made him embarrassed, so why not throw it away
“I do want to ask you something. The person in the portrait is you… Who painted your portrait? Why did you appear in the palace? When we were in the palace just now, the Queen Mother had already made it clear that the person in the scroll is you. This scroll…” Pei Yusheng pointed his finger at Liu Lanxin and said gloomily, “You are ridiculous. You actually have an ambiguous relationship with my third brother. You… you… how do you want me to deal with you!”
There was too much information in these words. After understanding the meaning of these words, Liu Lanxin froze, and her lips suddenly turned as pale as snow...