"Hanyue, is that you? Are you back?" Pei Luoan took a step forward with excitement in his eyes. His lips trembled twice, and finally he made a sound.
The house was quiet, without a single sound, except for some voices coming from outside the window, which were too far away to be clearly heard.
"Hanyue, Hanyue, I didn't know. I really didn't know that you would be so depressed. Wait for me to come back and explain why you didn't wait for me to come back and explain."
Pei Luoan took a few more steps.
Although everything in front of me remained the same, was it impossible for Ji Hanyue to come back? Was I seeing things wrong, or was Ji Hanyue always there, watching me
She saw everything that happened to her, what she did
"Hanyue, it was your father who took my letters. I didn't really want to do anything with these letters. He just wanted to consolidate my position. But your father didn't give them to me, but insisted on sending them to the emperor. I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again in the future. But he won't give them to me, and I can't do anything."
Pei Luoan looked up into the air, muttering to himself, with a bitter look on his face. He pressed his trembling fingers on the piano in front of him, then slowly sat down in front of it.
"Your father wants the emperor to depose me. He actually wants to depose me, without considering that you will marry into the Eastern Palace. He doesn't consider that I am your husband. He is crazy, he must be crazy." Pei Luoan had mixed feelings in his heart and didn't know what to say at this time.
There was no one there, only his mumbling.
He seemed to be talking to Ji Hanyue, but also seemed to be talking to himself.
The room became quiet again, without a trace of breath, as if Pei Luoan did not exist. It was a long time before his mumbling could be heard again.
"When I left, I told Ji Youran to keep an eye on you and not let anything happen to you. If anything happened, just wait for me to come back. But why are you so stubborn? Even if I have to deal with your father, I will take you into consideration. But why did you just abandon me like this?"
Pei Luoan closed his eyes and leaned his head back weakly. He didn't dare to think about what happened that day, nor did he want to think about it too much.
Do you regret
He regretted it, he had regretted it a long time ago.
The letters were not found at Ling Anbo's place. He was sure that the letters had fallen into Ling Anbo's hands, but now he is not so sure.
But why did he believe it so much in the first place
Ji Youran's mother's family said that the letter was very likely to have fallen into Ling Anbo's hands. His father reprimanded him at that time, perhaps because of these letters and Master Yuanhe's subsequent speculation.
Master Yuanhe has always been someone he trusts, and this trust came from the Empress Dowager. In the past, Master Yuanhe had once preached sutras for the Empress Dowager in the palace, and was highly regarded by the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager even wanted to keep him in the palace and then recommended him to the Dabei Temple.
But in the end, Master Yuanhe took a fancy to Pei Luoan, who was originally working outside, and felt that he was the true master.
Master Yuanhe also said at the time that Ling Anbo would most likely report the matter to the emperor after getting married.
He, the crown prince, was really going to be deposed, how could Pei Luoan be willing to accept this
But even so, he had no intention of taking Ling Anbo's life. After all, he was his father-in-law and Ji Hanyue's biological father. Ji Hanyue always respected his father.
But it was an accident, wasn't it
It was Ling Anbo who didn't know what was good for him and bumped into him. I originally just wanted to scare him, but he just wouldn't change his mind!
What made Pei Luoan even more heartbroken was that when he returned to the East Palace, he heard that Ji Hanyue had jumped off Linyuan Pavilion and died.
"Han Yue I really didn't want it to come to this. I really didn't expect that bitch Ji Youran would dare to do this. I really didn't want to kill you. I really want to be with you for the rest of my life." Pei Luoan murmured.
The voice was choked, making people feel that the person speaking was extremely heartbroken.
The room fell silent again. Pei Luoan closed his eyes and lowered his head. His lost sanity slowly returned to him.
When he opened his eyes again, everything was clear in front of him, except for a little red in the bottom of his eyes, which made people realize that he had just shed tears out of heartache.
"Your Highness, Prince Qilie requests to see you." The voice of the guard reporting came from outside the house.
Pei Luo calmed himself down, leaned against the piano platform, closed his eyes again, then slowly opened his eyes, pushed the piano in front of him away and stood up.
This place is Ji Hanyue’s old residence, and he doesn’t want to meet guests here.
The excitement just now has disappeared, he is still the gentle and elegant prince of a country, and now he is just missing his deceased wife.
Outside the door, Prince Qi Lie stood respectfully. When he saw Pei Luoan striding out with his hands behind his back, he hurried forward to greet him.
"Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Pei Luoan waved his hand: "Second Prince, you don't have to be polite. Why did you come to the Ling Anbo Mansion today?"
"Lie has always respected Ling Anbo. This time he came here to pay tribute to Ling Anbo, but he didn't expect to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The second prince smiled slightly.
Pei Luoan stopped and looked back at the house behind him, his expression gloomy: "This is the courtyard where the Crown Princess lived before she got married. Whenever I think of the Crown Princess, I will come here to take a look."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a deep affection for the Crown Princess. I have been hearing people say this since I entered the Great Zhou." Prince Qi Lie sighed.
"Let's go outside and talk!" Pei Luoan said without comment, turned around and walked out.
Prince Qilie followed behind him.
The two of them came to a flower hall outside, one after the other, and sat down as host and guest.
This was also where Ji Hanyue entertained guests. It was right next to Ji Hanyue's yard.
When Prince Qi Lie heard that Pei Luoan was here, he came over to pay his respects and apologized to Princess Qiya for her disrespect at that time.
Pei Luoan didn't take it to heart. He just shook his head and asked in a gentle manner how Princess Qia was doing.
Prince Qi Lie said that Madam Duan took Princess Qia to change her clothes, and Princess Ying also went there just now.
"The British princess is here?" Pei Luoan frowned.
"I came here early, talked with Lie for a while, and then went to see the Crown Princess's old residence." Prince Qi Lie said with a smile.
Princess Ying went to Ji Hanyue’s place
No wonder the incense was still burning just now. There seemed to be signs of human activity in the room. Thinking of his misunderstandings and excitement just now, a trace of disgust flashed in Pei Luoan's eyes.
He really didn't like Princess Ying's casual rummaging through Ji Hanyue's things.
Those all belonged to Ji Hanyue. How dare Princess Ying rummage through them at will? She had nothing to do with Hanyue now, so why did she come to the Ling Anbo Mansion
Sensing Pei Luoan's displeasure, Prince Qilie said again: "Princess Ying misses the old relationship with the former Crown Princess."
"The Princess of England is not a daughter of the Qu family, and has nothing to do with the Crown Princess. She comes here again and again, which really shows her loyalty and righteousness." Pei Luoan said slowly.
After the two men exchanged a few words, Prince Qilie tactfully left.
Pei Luoan came to the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion today just on a sudden impulse. Now that he was interrupted, he felt very bored. After Prince Qilie left, he also left with his men.
When Madam Duan came over again, she only saw his back from a distance. She watched the Crown Prince leave and then returned to her own courtyard.
Prince Qilie and Princess Qiya also left. Princess Qiya was very frightened.
It was not until Mrs. Duan came back again that the two of them sat down and had a good talk.
Madam Duan recounted what Prince Qi Lie said in front of Madam Ji and Madam Ji's reaction at the time. After that, she said uneasily, "Princess, is there something wrong with this matter? I have never heard Madam talk about this matter before. Is this true or false?"
Mrs. Duan was very surprised when Prince Qi Lie suddenly mentioned this matter.
"What's true can't be false, and what's false can't be true. Since he said that, he naturally thinks that this matter can be explained, and he also thinks that I won't really offend him because of this matter!"
Mo Ying said disapprovingly that this matter was also a bit unexpected for her.
However, her surprise was not because of the incident itself, but because of Prince Qi Lie's attitude. But after thinking about it again, she felt that it was understandable.
After all, as the Princess of England, people have always regarded me as of little use.
Prince Qi Lie was sure of this, so he dared to say such words. He was sure that his useless Princess England would not embarrass everyone because of something that was not important to her.
And he stated his reasons very straightforwardly.
However, no matter how thoughtful he thought, Mo Ying had already made preparations. When she got the cards, she had already prepared another deck. This deck looked the same as the previous one, and it was even made to look old. No matter who came, it would be the same deck.
Everything is the same except there is nothing when you open it.
"When I came here just now, the maid had already reported that the Second Prince of Northern Frontier had entered Lord Bo's study. After Hai'er and Princess Beijiang left, Hai'er came back and was temporarily blocked outside. She only said that the Second Prince inside wanted to pay respect to Lord Bo quietly."
Mrs. Duan frowned. The maid was in the attic on the side, keeping a close eye on the earl's yard. This was also what the Princess of England had reminded her of long ago.
I didn't expect that the second prince really didn't know the rules and just walked into the earl's study like that.
"No problem, he will definitely go into my uncle's study this time." Mo Ying sneered. She had deliberately mentioned the matter of Buddhist beads before, and the second prince actually said a lot.
Even though what he said sounded reasonable.
But so what? The second prince was obviously a cautious person. What he said sounded specious, but it was actually an explanation.
The monk, that monk has connections with Northern Xinjiang.
Otherwise, the Second Prince of the Northern Frontier would not be so eager to defend such a monk. The Second Prince of the Northern Frontier is not a good person.
Are there any monks around Pei Luoan? Mo Ying couldn't remember. It seemed that the only monks in the Dabei Temple were mentioned by Pei Luoan. He had never heard of the others.
If there really is a monk, this monk must be hiding very deeply. If there really is such a monk meddling in my father's affairs, then the identity of this monk is also very suspicious.
The Buddhist beads were the clue she had left behind today. They were dropped in Daddy's study room before, and they looked like Buddhist beads no matter how you looked at them. However, this incident could not possibly be related to Daddy.
"Madam Duan, please help me check the affairs of the second house. After my uncle passed away, did the second house perform any rituals or something like that? Maybe not many people know about it." Mo Ying said after a moment of silence. She had a guess that this matter must be related to the second house.