Under the night sky, the lights in Dabei Temple were not bright. Under the dim light, the dim Buddha image and the heavy shadows in the dark looked strange and unusual.
This is a small Buddhist temple that Qu Qiuyan found. There is only a small Buddha statue inside, and no one knows what kind of Buddha it is. Qu Qiuyan only feels that the Buddha statue is extremely ferocious, different from what she has seen in the past. She stood trembling beside a Buddha statue, looking towards the temple door expectantly.
Overhearing that King Jing appeared in Dabei Temple, Qu Moying managed to escape from the old woman who was guarding there.
She must see King Jing. If she cannot see him again, she will rush to find King Jing herself and will see him even if she dies.
These are the words that Qu Qiuyan asked Qingju to convey to King Jing.
Although she said it decisively, she was nervous in her heart. She just said this because she wanted King Jing to stop avoiding her.
Hearing voices coming from the door, Qu Qiuyan hid inside and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Qingju appear at the door.
"Miss."
"I'm here!" Qu Qiuyan turned around from behind the Buddha statue and looked behind Qingju expectantly.
When Qing Ju finally saw the handsome man appear, tears welled up in her eyes. She felt so wronged, sad and heartbroken that she couldn't describe it in words. She cried one tear after another and only had time to call out, "Your Highness..."
He was actually crying so hard that he couldn't speak anymore.
Pei Yusheng walked in and looked behind him. Qingju hurriedly retreated to the door and stood guard for them. Although there were some guards hiding in the dark outside, Qingju was still worried and looked back from time to time. When she was passing by just now, she vaguely saw lanterns on the other side of the road and wondered if they would come over.
In the Buddhist temple, Pei Yusheng strode forward. When he got close, Qu Qiuyan had already rushed over, grabbed his sleeve, and called out softly: "Your Highness... You... You don't want me anymore?"
Seeing her crying so sadly, a beautiful woman with tears, he naturally felt pity for her. What's more, Pei Yusheng did feel that Qu Qiuyan was very suitable for him before, and he had decided on her. Even if he couldn't marry her in the future, he would make her his woman. It was just a matter of status.
He sighed softly, stretched out his sleeve to gently wipe her tears, and said gently: "What's wrong? Why are you crying like this? Who bullied you?"
"Prince... You... You can't marry me?" Qu Qiuyan's tears fell more and more, her voice was timid, full of tears and sorrow, and the words came out of her mouth.
These are the words she has been suppressing in her heart for the past few days. The more she suppresses them, the more uncomfortable she feels, and the more aggrieved she feels.
"Don't be sad first." Pei Yusheng was originally thinking about how to start the conversation. After all, he did hint that he could marry Qu Qiuyan before, but in fact, he just wanted to please Qu Qiuyan at that time. He just said that. Qu Zhizhen was only a minister, so it would be difficult for this to succeed, wasn't it!
"Your Highness, tell me... is this really the only way?" Qu Qiuyan stretched out her hand and tightly grasped Pei Yuansheng's sleeve, crying.
"Qiuyan, these are all small matters, but there is one thing you must remember, the one I want to marry the most is you, as for the other women, even if they are temporarily above you, so what? One day, you will stand higher than any of them." Pei Yuansheng comforted her.
After all, she was the woman he truly wanted, so he still had some patience for her.
Moreover, the anger caused by the incident caused by Qu Caiyue was greatly reduced after Qu Caiyue was slapped in the face.
This matter was actually caused by that idiot Qu Caiyue.
"Your Highness... Your Highness... You... You really can't marry me?" Qu Qiuyan's body softened and she almost fell down. Wasn't it for the position of a queen that she had sought after so much hardship? In the past, when she looked at Qu Moying, she always looked superior, because she had this confidence.
Now, is this really a rejection of myself
Pei Yusheng quickly reached out and hugged her into his arms, his voice becoming gentler: "Qiuyan, if it is my opinion, of course it must belong to you, but your mother is unwilling, and your father will not agree. You can't be unfilial, right? Don't worry, after everything is settled, I will promote you to a higher position."
He had already figured out Qu Qiuyan's future status, so he was naturally gentle to her at this time.
"Your Highness... What position do you want to give me?" Qu Qiuyan's voice trembled. She also understood the meaning of Pei Yusheng's words.
Today's King Jing was a little gentler than usual, but Qu Qiuyan had a bad feeling, "Your Highness, what happened back then had nothing to do with me. It was all my second sister who acted on her own. She...she betrayed me and did this on purpose. I really don't know."
Qu Moying might be one of the reasons for what happened that day, but another reason could be Qu Caiyue herself. Maybe she did it on purpose, not wanting to follow the sickly King Wei, so she just made such a scene.
Being the concubine of King Jing is certainly different from being the concubine of King Wei.
"I know that this is not your fault." Pei Yusheng comforted her.
"Your Highness..." Qu Qiuyan raised her eyes in surprise, tears still hanging in the corners of her eyes, but a smile was already revealed. Her appearance has always been outstanding. Such a beautiful girl, looking at him with tears and smiles, how many men can resist such tenderness? Pei Yusheng felt that he was actually telling the truth.
If Qu Qiuyan could always be so sensible and obedient, it would not be impossible for him to fulfill his promise after he succeeds. After all, no one knows what Liu Lanxin looks like. Maybe her face has become so horrible because of her eyes that she is not presentable at all.
After all, there is a great possibility that a pair of eyes can ruin the appearance of the entire face.
Her eye disease might be far more serious than that of Miss Qu Si, otherwise Miss Qu Si only had her eyes tied with a veil, so why would she wear a veil
"Don't worry, I am a man of my words. Although I cannot give you a high position now, I will be able to do so in the future." Pei Yusheng comforted Qu Qiuyan again.
"Your Highness... why... why not a high position?" Qu Qiuyan's voice trembled again, and her smile froze on her face. She thought Pei Yusheng had forgiven her, and even if he couldn't marry her, it must be a high position. Why, according to him, she can't even be a concubine
No matter how unworthy she was, she was at least the daughter of a minister and the legitimate daughter of a third-rank official. Even if it was difficult for her to become the principal wife, she could certainly be a concubine.
"Don't worry, I will fight for the position of concubine for you." King Jing said bluntly.
"Your Highness, why not even... not even a concubine?" Qu Qiuyan no longer cared about being shy at this time, she looked up at Pei Yusheng and cried.
Pei Yusheng sighed. Actually, it was not that he could not give Qu Qiuyan a concubine position, but he remembered what Uncle Wang said before, that Qu Qiuyan and the fourth Miss Qu were sisters, so he had to consider it more. In order to avoid excessive investigation and disrupting his plan, the time for Qu Qiuyan to enter the mansion was not too long.
The position cannot be higher.
"In fact, a concubine is also included in the royal family's list. If you really count it, this concubine is also considered to be of high rank. What's more, you are favored. How can you be the same as other women?" Pei Yusheng did not say what Pei Yuanjun said. It is better for Qu Qiuyan to stay out of such matters. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, he will have to clean up the mess.
He doesn't have the energy to take care of Qu Qiuyan.
Looking at the sky outside, Pei Yusheng pushed Qu Qiuyan's hand away and said, "It's almost time. I have to go back first. I came here secretly now."
"Your Highness, what are you doing here secretly?" Qu Qiuyan took a step back, almost unable to stand. She had heard from Qingju before that Prince Jing entered a women's courtyard.
A woman, I heard that a young woman lived inside.
"You'd better not ask about this kind of thing. This is all business. Okay, I'm leaving first. Don't make any more cries. In my heart, Yan'er, you are a strong person. After this difficult time is over, we can be together."
Pei Yusheng said with a little impatience.
Liu Lanxin's matter has not been settled yet, so he naturally won't tell Qu Qiuyan about this matter right now.
If something like this was going to be a big deal, one would discuss it with an advisor. There was no way he would explain it so clearly to a concubine in the inner courtyard.
"Your Highness..." Qu Qiuyan saw that he was about to leave, and hurried forward to grab his sleeve, "Your Highness, you... you really don't blame me?"
"I don't blame you, blame Qu Caiyue." Pei Yusheng said.
“Your Highness, since you don’t blame me, why… why do you only give me the position of a concubine…” Qu Qiuyan is still working hard for her future and is unwilling to become a concubine.
"Isn't this also something I have to do? Think about it, even if you ignore your identity, the things you have caused now have made even the entire Qu family feel unbearable. How could you still be my concubine?" Seeing that she kept pestering him, Pei Yusheng became a little impatient.
Looking at the sky outside, he had to go back now. The situation in the capital was volatile, and he had come here secretly, so he didn't dare to cause any trouble at this time. If his father knew that he was not in his house but meeting other women at night, he would definitely reprimand him, and it might even get worse. This would also disappoint his father and make him think less of him.
He was the one who wanted to step on the crown prince to ascend to the throne, and he absolutely could not leave a bad impression in front of his father.
He reached out and took Qu Qiuyan's hand, then turned around and left this time. He really couldn't stay like this any longer.
Suddenly, Qingju's voice came from the door: "My Lord, Miss... someone is coming."
"Who is it?" Pei Yusheng frowned and continued to walk out.
"I don't know, but they look like pilgrims coming to burn incense." Qingju said hurriedly. Beside her stood several guards of Pei Yusheng, dressed in black, blending into the night. It was not obvious to see them, but they would be able to see clearly when they came closer.
"Let's go!" Pei Yusheng said decisively, turned around and left.
"Your Highness, Your Highness..." Qu Qiuyan's mournful crying voice was heard behind him, along with several guards' messages in the night.
"Miss... Miss, what should we do? Someone is coming..." Qingju looked at Qu Qiuyan in a panic. The master and servant stayed up all night and came to this remote place. It would not be good if someone saw them. After all, there were men and women mixed in the Dabei Temple, and the young lady was still an unmarried girl.