Since Qu Moying did not agree with this, Ji Youran could only suppress his anger and it was inconvenient for him to ask further questions. He pretended to be affectionate and asked about the daily life of the Qu family. In particular, he expressed his anger towards Qu Moying's second wife, Yu, and repeatedly stated that he would make the decision for Qu Moying.
Speaking of this, Ji Youran was indeed angry with Shi.
It would be bad enough for a mere wife of a minister to plot against her own stepdaughter, but she even implicated herself.
It had already healed, leaving only some old wounds. Now the old wounds seem to have worsened a lot, and they have been aching slightly, and they won't heal for a while. The imperial physician said that there is a possibility of suppuration, and the scars will inevitably become larger and more difficult to remove.
When I think of the hatred, I just want to beat all the people in Qu Mansion to death.
But there is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind her, so what she needs to do now is to try to build a good relationship with this Miss Qu Si in a nice way. Ji Youran tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart, and the smile on her face became gentler.
One of the two people was very attentive, while the other was always indifferent. In the end, the relationship between the two remained the same and there was no sign of them getting closer.
Finally, Ji Youran asked someone to send Qu Moying back. After Qu Moying left, Ji Youran turned behind the screen. Pei Luoan sat in front of him with a gloomy face, looking at Ji Youran with displeasure, obviously thinking that Ji Youran was useless.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid Fourth Miss Qu doesn't like me very much." Ji Youran stepped forward and bowed aggrievedly, then raised her beautiful eyes to look at Pei Luoan.
He directly pushed the cold and indifferent situation just now onto Qu Moying.
"Sit down first!" Pei Luoan said coldly.
Ji Youran sat down obediently, then looked up at Pei Luoan. Seeing him lowering his eyes in deep thought, she was moved and said softly, "Your Highness, do you have any... thoughts about the Fourth Miss Qu? If Your Highness has any thoughts, I will definitely fulfill them."
These words were said in a very dignified manner, completely from Pei Luoan's perspective, without any competition or envy, and with the steady demeanor of a mistress of the house.
"No, don't think about it." Pei Luoan shook his head. This matter concerned Pei Yuanjun. Even if it was Ji Youran, he was unwilling to say anything more to her.
He stood up and walked out, then stopped after a few steps, turned around and said to Ji Youzai, "Let's leave Ming Niang's matter here. She will guard the mourning hall for the Crown Princess for half a year. Don't let anything else happen, it will be difficult to deal with."
"Yes, I know." Ji Youran followed him respectfully, and when she heard him say that, she immediately whispered.
But she was secretly resentful in her heart. If she had known that the bitch Ming Xian'er would do such a thing, she should have gotten rid of her long ago. She didn't expect that she would turn a disaster into a blessing and really become the prince's concubine. Originally, she was a person without a status and was just a plaything in the mansion.
I don’t know who gave her the idea, but she actually escaped this.
The prince's intention was to warn her subtly. How could Ji Youran, who had long regarded herself as the crown princess, tolerate this? She watched the crown prince Pei Luoan leave with viciousness in her eyes.
"My queen, what should we do now?" Shui Ning stood beside her and asked carefully.
"Send a message to mother and tell her to do as she wishes." Ji Youran said coldly, then turned around and walked inside...
In the main hall, the censors came out one by one, all of them were to report the Vice Minister of Works, Qu Zhizhen.
Qu Zhizhen asked for leave today, and only Qu Zhilin came. As a fellow censor, he couldn't even raise his head. He knew his brother's affairs well. This so-called favoring concubines and destroying wives was indeed
There is.
Now that he has revealed his disrespect for the Crown Princess and the royal family, the Yu family is really finished.
The emperor was furious and was about to investigate the matter when Qu Zhilin stepped forward and submitted a memorial on behalf of his brother. The eunuch took the memorial from Qu Zhilin and delivered it to the emperor's desk. After the emperor read it quickly, he snorted coldly, "Yu is seriously ill and unconscious. This is the right time for her to be ill."
Qu Zhizhen begged the emperor to forgive Yu on the grounds that Yu was unconscious and her children were crying by her bedside. He also said that even if Yu recovered from her illness, she would practice Buddhism in the Buddhist temple in the mansion and would no longer be involved in the affairs of the Qu mansion. He kept her position and did not divorce her just because of their children.
If this matter had not happened at the funeral of the Crown Princess, there would not have been such a big reaction. After all, this was the Qu family's own private matter, and no major incident involving human life occurred. Now Qu Zhizhen expressed his approach again, and the Emperor was quite satisfied with it, so he sent a eunuch to the Qu family to reprimand Qu Zhizhen and fined him one year's salary, which was considered a punishment.
This matter was not a big deal, so after the emperor let it go, he discussed other matters. After adjourning the court, the emperor brought several important ministers to the imperial study to discuss matters.
When Pei Yuanjun came over, he went straight to the imperial study.
When the important officials saw Pei Yuanjun coming, they bowed one by one before sitting down again.
The Emperor's face did not look very good. Just now several ministers mentioned that the concubines in the Prince's Mansion had a quarrel yesterday, and the incident even reached the Crown Princess's mourning hall. This was really inappropriate.
But several ministers did not dare to say it clearly, and just said a few words that seemed to be true or not.
Seeing Pei Yuanjun coming over, the emperor asked directly: "Did a concubine in the East Palace make trouble in front of the Crown Princess's mourning hall yesterday?"
"I heard that there was such a thing, and it was quite a big deal, forcing the concubine to take action." Pei Yuanjun said bluntly, leaning back in his chair, as lazy as if he had no bones. "The concubine hasn't consummated the marriage yet, which is indeed a bit unreasonable. We can't just keep wasting time like this, right? Although the prince has deep feelings for the princess, he can't really keep guarding her like this, right?"
The Crown Prince had previously stated that he would wait for the Crown Princess for a few years, but the Emperor would not approve of this.
"Ridiculous! He is a prince, how could he be a lovelorn man?" The emperor was angry, and a hint of anger appeared on his sickly face. He clapped his hands vigorously. All the important ministers looked at each other in silence. This kind of matter did not allow them to interrupt.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be embarrassed. Just send a few beauties when the time comes. The Crown Princess was seriously ill before, so it was inconvenient to send her, but now it is possible. After the Crown Princess's funeral, send a few beauties and then choose the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace. If the Crown Princess position remains vacant, it will be disadvantageous to the Eastern Palace."
Pei Yuanjun said indifferently.
"Yes, that's indeed the case." The emperor nodded repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, the Ji Mansion just lost a Crown Princess, and now the Crown Prince's Concubine took care of the Crown Princess and entered the Mansion. In order to take care of the Crown Prince's Concubine, she has not even consummated her marriage with the Crown Prince. In terms of status, this Crown Prince's Concubine is also the daughter of the Ling Anbo Mansion, so she is not bad. At this time, we can't let General Ji feel disappointed, right?"
The Minister of Rites He Siquan raised his head and said that the matter of the successor to the Crown Princess concerned the Ministry of Rites, so Minister He had to speak out his opinion.
He is the biological brother of Concubine He, who is a favored concubine and one of the six ministries, so what he said is true.
"Your Majesty, when I heard that the Crown Princess wanted to let this concubine enter the East Palace, I also knew that this concubine was unwilling to
He also said that if she was gone in the future, Concubine Ji would be made the principal wife. "Another minister looked around and stepped forward to speak.
Although this was just a rumor, it came from the Crown Prince's Mansion in the Eastern Palace at the time. Even the Crown Prince said that the Crown Princess did say so, but his attitude was not clear at the time.
Zuo Xiang and Xu Xiang looked at each other and nodded. They had also heard such rumors.
"Could it be that the Crown Princess of this dynasty can only come from the Ji Mansion?" Pei Yuanjun laughed after hearing what they said. His voice was very pleasant, but it was also a bit cold and sarcastic. "If the Crown Princess is not from the Ji Mansion, no one will dare to take the position of Crown Princess?"
These words were like a sharp and cold sword sliding across a soft throat, making people shudder.
These words were very hurtful, as if the Ji family had some rebellious intentions. But in fact, the main branch of Ji Yongming's lineage had almost been cut off. If there was anyone who had some rebellious intentions, then there was only another branch left.
But it seems that the other branch has really gained all the benefits in this matter. Could it be that there is another mystery involved
After shaking his large robes and seeing that several important officials did not speak, Pei Yuanjun raised his sleepy eyes with a bit of enchantment and coldness, "I heard that General Ji is almost dying because of his two daughters. Now at this moment, he lets his niece take the place of his biological daughter. Do you really want to take General Ji's life?"
No matter how good a niece is, she is not his biological daughter after all. I heard that General Ji loves his daughters dearly. His two daughters have lost their lives one after another. It seems that General Ji is unlikely to recover. The prince has repeatedly sent people to see Ji Yongming, but it is said that his condition is getting worse and worse. It is difficult to cure a mental illness.
The Crown Prince had already reported this, and now Ji Yongming was just hanging on to his life. But now that the Crown Princess was dead, this General Ji might really be in trouble.
There are only two first-rank generals in the court, Ling Anbo Ji Yongming is one of them, and the emperor holds him in high esteem.
"The matter of the Crown Princess will be discussed separately. This Concubine Ji and a maidservant can cause a quarrel, and even made it in front of the Crown Princess's spirit. It is unworthy for her to be the Crown Princess." The Emperor made the final decision, saying with a cold face.
The Minister of Rites originally wanted to say something, but at this moment he stopped talking, lowered his head, and said no more.
Although he hoped that the prince would continue to marry the daughter of the Ji family, he did not want the emperor to notice his deliberateness.
Without Ji Yongming, the Ji Mansion lost more than half of its power. How could Ji Yongming's biological daughter be compared with a niece? If the prince took this concubine as his principal wife, it would be a great benefit to King Jing's faction. Now King Jing wanted to marry General Liu's daughter, and General Liu was in good health.
But even though the Minister of Rites wanted the Crown Prince to make this concubine stand at attention, he did not dare to say anything more at this moment.
Even if this matter has been temporarily agreed upon, everything will be discussed after the Crown Princess is buried.
The important officials left one by one, and finally only Pei Yuanjun was left. As the officials left, the coldness on the emperor's face faded. He looked at Pei Yuanjun on the side and his expression softened: "The prince is going to marry a concubine, how are you?"
"Your Majesty, there is no rush for my marriage." Pei Yuanjun said in great boredom and laughed disrespectfully. Since he returned to Beijing, such questions would occur from time to time. No matter what the matter was, it would involve his marriage, which made him extremely helpless.
"You are not young anymore, how can you not be anxious? I heard that you have a very good relationship with Liu Xiangshan's daughter. Why don't I arrange a marriage for you?" The emperor became interested and suggested.