The matter of the assassination has not been uncovered yet. Every government office in the capital is investigating it, trying to find out who did it, but it is so difficult to investigate.
The assassins actually managed to escape unscathed, and left when the guards attacked with all their might.
Both the Crown Prince and King Jing were unharmed, so many people privately felt that there was something fishy about the incident. Some even wondered if it was related to the Crown Prince and King Jing themselves.
After all, I heard that there was an assassination incident involving Prince Yun before, so this time he made such a fuss, most likely just to clear himself of suspicion.
Otherwise, why wasn't any assassin caught? The injured assassin was taken away, and the only ones who got into trouble were the women in the mansion. Even the one from Prince Jing's mansion didn't even have a name.
Because of this incident, the news that Qu Caiyue entered Prince Jing's Mansion was also publicized. Before, in order to keep a low profile, she was only carried into Prince Jing's Mansion in a sedan chair, but this did not let most people know about it.
The affairs of the Qu family were brought up again, and some ladies from aristocratic families secretly despised them. Qu's daughter was really not that good.
Later, some rumors came from the servants of the Ji Mansion and some pilgrims. They were all talking about the third young lady of the Qu Mansion, who was close to King Jing. It was said that she had colluded with scoundrels to harm the fourth young lady Qu in the Great Compassion Temple. Later, there were rumors that the third young lady was not behaved properly and was still outside in the middle of the night.
Some words get more and more offensive as they are passed around.
But no matter what, the reputation of the daughters of the Qu family has been almost ruined. Not to mention Miss Qu San, even Miss Qu Si is not that good. Otherwise, why would there always be rumors about her and Miss Qu San
The aristocratic families are often all connected and connected. No matter if those who are implicated are innocent or not, as long as their surname is Qu, they will be considered uneducated.
So some people said that it was fortunate that the Yongning Marquisate canceled the marriage, otherwise marrying a girl from the Qu family would not be a good thing.
The daughter of the Qu family is obviously not the kind of girl that aristocratic families would like to marry.
This matter obviously fell on Qu Xuexin's shoulders. Her marriage seemed even more difficult. In the past, she would go out to visit her parents from time to time, but now she never goes out again. Whenever she was seen at the lady's house, she always had a sad and sorrowful look on her face.
The older she gets, the greater the impact on Qu Xuexin.
The Qu family has been quite peaceful recently. Ever since the incident with Mrs. Yu, Aunt Hailan has never appeared in public again. As for what happened with Mrs. Yu before, everyone treated her as a farce, saying that Qu Moying wanted to harm the baby in her belly, but it was obviously false at first glance and no one cared.
Qu Qiuyan has been locked up copying Buddhist scriptures and has been very quiet recently.
The Qu Mansion seemed to become quiet all of a sudden. Apart from the bad reputation of the Qu girl, the faces of the masters in the entire mansion were not very happy.
Qu Moying has been living a peaceful life these days, and has been enjoying a few leisurely days.
Without Yu and Qu Qiuyan's schemes, Qu Zhizhen rarely appeared. With only the lady and her in the West Courtyard, the entire West Courtyard became much more peaceful.
There was blood and gore outside, everyone was investigating the assassin, the officials were too busy to stop, but the inner courtyard was peaceful and quiet.
"Since you have chosen that woman, just bring her into your palace. Why haven't you done anything yet?" The emperor walked with his hands behind his back and casually asked Pei Yuanjun, Prince of Yun, who was standing on one side. On the other side of the emperor was Crown Prince Pei Luoan, who just smiled quietly and said nothing, just as the warm and gentle impression he gave people in the past.
"Your Majesty, please wait a little longer." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, smiling lightly, but with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
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What are you waiting for? The girl isn't young anymore, I think we can get married now." The emperor advised. If Pei Yuanjun didn't get married, he couldn't let go of his worries.
"Your Majesty, there is really no rush. Let's see who else wants to harm her. There are probably many people who don't want her to enter this palace." Pei Yuanjun said with a smile, his nonchalant look made the emperor speechless.
"You married that woman home, not to make her your target."
"Your Majesty, there is really no hurry. Since she is my woman, she cannot be easily manipulated by others. I will keep an eye on her."
Pei Yuanjun said, it sounded like these words contained some affection, but looking at his cold and handsome eyes, one could tell that they were really just literal meanings, nothing more.
"She was the first woman you chose. I heard that her life story is quite pitiful. It's not a good idea to leave her out there like this. Minister Qu's mansion doesn't seem to be stable either." The emperor was still trying to persuade him implicitly in a gentle voice.
Such a gentle smile seemed to be directed only at Pei Yuanjun. Pei Luoan raised his head and glanced at the emperor, then immediately lowered his head, feeling a little angry.
Obviously, he is the emperor's son, but he is so good to Pei Yuanjun.
But he dared not say anything.
"Your Majesty, I just happened to see a woman who was willing to take responsibility. She has no close relationship with me now. If she really cannot enter my palace, or if she is killed because of me, I will definitely seek justice for her. Your Majesty, don't worry."
Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, shaking the long sleeves in his hands, looking at Pei Luoan on the side: very lazy, "The Crown Princess has passed away, and the Crown Prince's East Palace is ownerless, which is always not good. It is better to choose the Crown Princess first."
The emperor looked at Pei Yuanjun who was deliberately changing the subject, with an expression that clearly didn't take it to heart, and sighed in his heart. The Prince of Yun was not young anymore, but he had never been interested in women, which really made him feel painstaking. It was indeed because of his strength that there had been no female mistress in the backyard of the Prince of Yun's mansion for so many years.
I originally thought that he was finally satisfied with the woman, and wanted to let this woman enter the house first, and then bring up the matter of a wife after a while. This matter opened a way, and the following things would be much simpler.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yuanjun was just randomly finding someone as an excuse.
Thinking of the previous frame-up of this girl from the Qu family, as well as the recent rumors about her reputation in the capital, the emperor snorted coldly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes. Someone actually cared so much about Prince Yun's marriage and didn't want him to have any offspring. He must get to the bottom of this matter.
Recently the capital city has been hearing stories about the daughter of the Qu family. The Emperor has also inquired about the cause of the matter. No matter how you look at it, this Fourth Miss Qu was wronged, but in the end she was blamed for everything. Everyone said that the daughter of the Qu family was not virtuous, and the reputation of the implicated Fourth Miss Qu was also not very good.
Wasn't this really someone pushing this intentionally? I couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Even if he was pampered, he didn't have any other thoughts. Could it be that these people really couldn't tolerate him
"Uncle Wang's marriage is important, and I still want to wait for the Crown Princess for a while." When Pei Luoan heard himself being mentioned, he hurriedly shook his head with a gentle smile.
"I am not in a hurry anyway. But I heard that the Crown Prince's concubine in the Crown Prince's Mansion was also injured. Now there is no one in charge in the mansion."
Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, glancing at Pei Luoan, "The prince's concubine is injured, we can't let a concubine with a low status take care of the backyard, right?"
Pei Luoan always pretends to be deeply in love with the Crown Princess Ji Hanyue in front of others, but in fact, there are many concubines in the mansion.
, it’s just that she doesn’t have a formal status. Before, there was an incident where the female musician and Ji Youran almost caused a disturbance in the Crown Princess’s mourning hall. Others may not know about it, but Pei Yuanjun is very clear about it.
As for Pei Luoan's concubine, it was said that she entered the Eastern Palace for the Crown Princess and to serve her, but now it seems that this is just talk. Pei Yuanjun believes that Pei Luoan and Ji Youran have been together for a long time, and even the Crown Princess was powerless to do anything about it, which brought them together.
One is a deeply affectionate character, and the other is a harmonious sister character. This pair is quite interesting! Sleeping Phoenix Eyes provokes evilly, with a hint of meaning.
Pei Luoan was mocked by Pei Yuanjun openly for a few times, and his face turned red, but he couldn't say anything. He could only swallow his anger and lower his head: "Wait a little longer, I'd better wait a little longer."
Having said that, he looked indescribably sad, with red eyes. Looking at the prince in front of him, who would not say that he was deeply affectionate, and who would think that Pei Luoan killed Ji Hanyue
"Well, the Queen will handle the Crown Prince's affairs. She will also select a new concubine for the Crown Prince. How can a Crown Prince of the royal family be without a concubine forever?" The Emperor reprimanded in a low voice.
"Yes, it's all up to my father's orders." Pei Luoan nodded, no longer making excuses or refusing.
"Since the concubine in your house is injured, have you ever checked the situation in your house? This kind of thing happens again and again, have you ever thought that there might be an assassin in your house?" The emperor snorted coldly as he walked, looking extremely displeased.
As the crown prince of a country, first the crown princess died because of this, and now the crown prince's concubine was injured. No matter how you look at it, it is not a good thing. Is it that the crown prince is incompetent, or is there someone who has been targeting the crown prince? Of course, the emperor is also suspicious whether it was the crown prince himself who did it this time.
"Father, I will do my best to get to the bottom of this matter." Pei Luoan lowered his head, sweating on his back.
"The prince should indeed investigate thoroughly. It's the same accident. It's just a woman in Prince Jing's mansion who slipped and fell into the lake. It's not a big deal. But there's a big commotion in the prince's mansion. It's really worrying." Pei Yuanjun said lazily, "If the prince has something that's inconvenient to investigate, tell me and let the Western Prison investigate. Maybe we can find out."
Those people in the West Prison are executioners, and they are Pei Yuanjun's subordinates. How could Pei Luoan dare to let them enter the mansion to investigate
"Thank you, Uncle Wang. I will definitely investigate it thoroughly. I won't bother you any more." Pei Luoan answered carefully, fearing to give Pei Yuanjun the slightest hint of verbal error.
Fortunately, this time Pei Yuanjun did not pursue the matter further. He just smiled and nodded at him: "Prince, if you need anything, just tell me."
"Thank you, Uncle Wang." Pei Luoan said hurriedly.
As they were talking, several people had already arrived at the Queen's room. Pei Yuanjun stopped and said, "Your Majesty, I will accompany you here."
"Are you leaving the palace now?" The emperor frowned.
"I am not in a hurry. I will just walk around the palace to see if there is anything familiar." Pei Yuanjun said with a smile.
Pei Yuanjun was favored by the emperor since he was a child. A palace was allocated for him in the imperial palace and he was raised in the palace since he was a child. The palace was similar to the palaces of the princes. When he was a little older, Pei Yuanjun left the palace and returned home, and never returned to live in the palace again.
"Well, since you want to go and take a look, go ahead!" The emperor waved his hand.
Pei Yuanjun bowed to the emperor, then turned and left with his hands behind his back.
The Emperor took Pei Luoan to the Pepper Room. The Empress had heard the news long ago and came out with the palace maids to greet them...