There was actually a two-story pavilion in the peach forest, which was much taller than the other pavilions. It was hung with light lotus-colored gauze hooked with golden hooks. Shrouded in the pink mist, it looked extraordinarily beautiful, not to mention that the person sitting on it was even more outstanding.
The handsome face that seemed like a god, reflected in the peach color, looked even more enchanting. It was not clear, as the gauze curtain was gently blown up and down, and only a handsome face that could overwhelm the world could be seen, sitting on a wide chair, wearing a light purple brocade robe.
The other person was Prince Jing. Prince Jing's appearance was also outstanding. All the royal children looked good, but compared with the person who occasionally appeared when the gauze curtain was lifted, he was far inferior.
Qu Qiuyan suddenly stopped, her face looked very ugly: "Who... who is this woman?"
She was so beautiful, but she had never seen her before. Even if she was wearing men's clothes, it didn't matter. She was so good-looking, it was obvious that she was a woman dressed as a man.
The woman dressed as a man and sat with King Jing to enjoy the scenery, but King Jing said he didn't have time. For a moment, his jealous eyes were like a poisonous snake, glaring fiercely at the figure in the pavilion on the second floor.
“This… this is…” Qu Xuexin’s face also changed drastically. Although they were far apart that day, because she was on the women’s side, she still had the courage to steal a glance at the Prince of Yun opposite her. At that time, she was also shocked beyond words. The Prince of Yun, who was said to eat raw human flesh on the border, turned out to be so handsome. She had never expected that.
A look like this, once seen, will never be forgotten. Seeing it again now, my legs tremble.
"Who is this?" Qu Qiuyan didn't see it that day as she was busy meeting King Jing in private. Now from such a distance, she could only vaguely see a general outline, but had no idea who she was referring to.
Qu Xuexin grabbed her fingers, almost uncontrollably holding her hand tightly, and whispered, "Third sister, let's go, we can't go over there."
"Why can't we go over there? Prince Jing is there. Third sister, look, Prince Jing has seen us." Qu Caiyue didn't recognize him either.
When Prince Yun came that day, although she was also in the women's seat, she did not have the courage to look at him fully, for fear of being discovered by this murderous devil. She only took a quick glance and knew only that he was handsome, and knew nothing else.
It is not surprising that royal children are good-looking.
At this time, the eunuch beside King Jing whispered something in King Jing's ear, and King Jing actually nodded and turned his eyes.
"Miss Qu San?" Pei Yuanjun asked lazily, his eyes sweeping across his nephew's embarrassed face, "I heard that you went to the Qu Mansion that day because of her. If that's the case, go and invite them over!"
He waved his hand, and Ji Hai responded with a smile and walked down the pavilion.
Pei Yusheng didn't want Qu Moying to come at this time, but when he wanted to stop him, Ji Hai had already gone down. It would be unreasonable to let Ji Hai come back, so he could only say helplessly: "Excuse me, uncle, this is the concubine that my mother chose for me."
Even as a prince, he also needs a reputation. Since this kind of private meeting has been brought to him, he has to analyze it.
If it wasn't said to his face, he wouldn't care. After all, he was a man and a prince, so it was normal for him to have three wives and four concubines. It wasn't a big deal for him to want a woman he cared about.
"Is she a concubine or a concubine? Although Minister Qu's position is a little lower, it can be seen that
You are still satisfied." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, reaching out to pick up the tea bowl in front of him, took a sip and put it down, looking up and looking into the distance. From here, he could also see the position of Jingyu County Lord, who was also paying attention to this place, "Will Liu Mansion not say anything?"
A pair of phoenix eyes showed quite some interest.
"What can the Liu Mansion say? It's common sense that my wife can enter the house as well as my concubine." Pei Yusheng said indifferently. He was quite satisfied with Liu Jingyu before. The last time he heard Qu Qiuyan talk about how Liu Jingyu dealt with her, he went to ask about it afterwards. Everyone said it was an accident and that Qu Qiuyan was making a fuss out of nothing.
So, there was no further development on this matter.
Although Pei Yusheng cared a lot about Qu Qiuyan, he didn't care enough to offend Liu Jingyu. No matter how you look at it, Liu Jingyu would always be his wife, and he always had to consider her face.
Of course, it would be even better if the position of the queen was given to the daughter of the general who assists the country!
"That's the best. I'm just worried that your sweetheart doesn't recognize her own identity. Even though a daughter born to a concubine has become a legitimate daughter, your father won't say anything." Pei Yuanjun looked at the people walking towards him from afar, and his smile became more and more charming.
"Miss Qu San's biological mother is now Madam Qu Er, the legal wife of Minister Qu." Pei Yusheng defended.
"That's what she said for the sake of appearance, but it still can't cover up the fact that her biological mother was immoral. She had an affair with a married man despite being a young lady from an aristocratic family, and later had to become a concubine. I heard that when this lady entered the family, she was already pregnant, and the baby was Miss Qu San."
Pei Yuanjun laughed even more brightly, as if he was watching a joke.
Pei Yusheng became more and more embarrassed. His concubines and concubines also had to be canonized by the emperor. Qu Qiuyan's current status was enough, but if it was judged from the perspective of her mother's misconduct, it really wasn't so good.
"The prince must like to dig into this kind of things!" Pei Yuanjun reminded him again.
These words hit Pei Yusheng's heart heavily. He knew his own affairs best. Even if the prince had already been positioned as the empress, so what? He still had a chance. In the court, his father praised him from time to time. So what if he was the prince? The one who occupied that position in the future would be the new master.
I have a chance now.
On the surface, the prince and I were friendly brothers, but secretly, we had been killing each other. Today you found a flaw, and tomorrow you found a mistake of mine. From time to time, the two factions fought against each other. Although Qu Qiuyan's matter was not a big deal, it was indeed my own mistake.
Pei Yusheng's face darkened. In fact, it was not just Qu Qiuyan, but also Liu Jingyu, who he had to figure out carefully. He was quite satisfied with Liu Jingyu before, but now he had a better candidate, Miss Liu.
If Liu Lanxin married him, he would have military power and would not be at a disadvantage against the crown prince. Although the Duke of Qi was highly regarded by his father and held a high position of power, Pei Yusheng felt that he would rather hold military power in his hands than have it. Even the crown prince considered it at that time, let alone himself.
I heard that when the prince was choosing a concubine, he also considered Liu Jingyu. There were two reasons for choosing Liu Jingyu. One was that her father had been in the position of Shangshu at an early age, so she was young and promising. The other was that the Duke of Qi had only one granddaughter, and she was the granddaughter born to a concubine's son. Although she was the concubine's son's legitimate daughter, she could never be the principal wife.
By marrying Liu Jingyu, one can gain the power of both Duke Qi and Minister Liu.
But in the end, the prince still betrothed Ji Hanyue. The main reason was that Ji Hanyue's father, Ling Anbo Ji Yongming, was a first-rank general Jianwei.
Even though he saw that the Crown Princess was about to die, the Crown Prince immediately welcomed another legitimate daughter of the Ling'an Marquis's mansion into the house, with the purpose of having her closely around General Jianwei. Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Not only was the Crown Princess dying, but the usually strong General Jianwei also became seriously ill because of his beloved daughter's matter, and it was said that he was about to die.
As one gains, the other loses. If I decide at this moment that Princess Jing is Liu Lanxin, my strength will be doubled.
Thinking of the unexpected, Pei Yusheng couldn't help but reveal a somewhat satisfied smile on his face. The prince's position was in jeopardy...
Qu Qiuyan came over with anger. King Jing was her man, yet there was a shameless woman trying to seduce him. This anger was growing stronger and stronger. She was the first to walk in, and also the first to follow Ji Hai up to the pavilion. When she arrived at the pavilion, she ignored Pei Yuanjun, bowed to Pei Yusheng first, and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness King Jing."
Pei Yusheng calmed down, his eyes fell on Qu Qiuyan with a little coldness. He used to think Qu Qiuyan was good, but now he felt that he had to think carefully. He wanted her, but he had to think carefully about the position. He raised his hand slightly, "Miss Qu San, you are too polite."
These words seemed very indifferent, totally lacking the warmth that the two of them had in the past.
Qu Xuexin also came up at this time. Seeing Pei Yuanjun sitting up there, her legs softened and she knelt heavily, "Greetings... Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Yun."
This person is actually the Prince of Yun? Qu Caiyue, who was following her, could no longer stand still. She knelt on the ground in fear and said tremblingly: "Greetings... Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yun."
Everyone knows that the Prince of Yun is extremely bloody and kills people without blinking an eye. Qu Caiyue feels that she is nobler than Qu Moying in front of her, but now she would rather be a piece of mud on the ground, for fear of attracting the attention of this murderous devil.
Qu Moying stepped forward and bowed to Pei Yuanjun and Pei Yusheng: "Greetings, my Lords!"
When Qu Qiuyan heard the noise beside her, she looked up in surprise, and was met with a face that was extremely handsome, yet also extremely cold. Her face turned pale immediately. Just now she had only thought that her beauty was stunning from a distance, but now that she was closer, she could see clearly that there was cruelty and bloodthirstiness in her eyes, which was totally unexpressable by a woman.
Even if he just raised his eyes slightly, she could feel the chilling coldness.
How could I feel that he looked like a woman? He was clearly a cold-blooded Shura King, the kind of man who never showed any mercy to women. It was said that he beat the ten most beautiful women that the emperor had sent to the border half to death and then gave them away.
“Meet… Meet… Your Highness…” With a thud, Qu Qiuyan could no longer stand. Her legs and feet became weak, and she knelt down beside Qu Xuexin. Her voice unconsciously sounded like tears. After kneeling down, she prostrated herself on the ground, her whole body still shaking uncontrollably.
As angry as she was before, she was just as scared now. This man was not King Jing, and he was deeply trusted by the emperor. If he captured her, beat her half to death, and then gave her to another man, I'm afraid her father would not dare to ask for justice from him.
How could her eyes be so blind before? How could she be indistinguishable from a woman? It was clearly the netherworld of bones and the dark underworld. Qu Qiuyan could no longer remember what it looked like...