"This girl again?" Ji Youran's face was grim.
"Yes, it's this girl. I don't know what evil has befallen this girl from the Qu Mansion. Do you have any family there? Pick one to marry her off to, so that she won't always cause trouble."
Xiao said unhappily.
There are many members of the Pei clan, and they can be considered royal family, but some of them have actually become impoverished. The name alone sounds very intimidating.
Of course, it is impossible for Xiao Shi to let Qu Moying marry someone really well. What she meant was of course to pick someone who is not so good to marry and then restrict her in the future. Just wait and see how this girl can get around the affairs of the Ji Mansion.
"Mother, let's talk about this slowly. What did she do this time? How did she do it? How many people know about it?" Ji Youran asked impatiently. Xiao had been talking for so long but hadn't gotten to the point.
"She went to the mansion and told your grandmother about it. Yue Wenhan also came with her. They came to your grandmother together and said they wanted to ask for a dowry from the Prince's Mansion." Xiao said.
Ji Youran's face changed drastically, and he asked in disbelief, "What did she say? About that shop?"
The shop had just been renamed, and she was the one who chose the name, so how could she not know
"Yes, it was caused by the incident in that shop. I don't know how she saw it. Instead of worrying about other people's affairs, she might as well worry about her own affairs. Her own shop is committing fraud, and she has the nerve to talk about other people's affairs." Xiao snorted coldly.
Ji Youran's face was as gloomy as water and his eyes were cold. This Qu Moying really took himself seriously.
"What does this bitch want to do?"
"I don't know what she is trying to do. No matter how she makes a fuss, it won't benefit her in any way. She is a young lady from a minister's mansion. How can she be so brave as to do such a thing?" Xiao nodded.
"Yue Wenhan is here too?" Ji Youran was not concerned about Qu Moying. She felt that this matter had more to do with Yue Wenhan.
"Yes, he came with that damn girl. He looked like he was here to cause trouble." Xiao said unhappily. She felt so angry when she thought of Qu Moying.
"What is Yue Wenhan doing here? He has the guts to go to the Prince's Mansion to ask for Ji Hanyue's dowry, but he doesn't even look at his own identity?" Ji Youran sneered.
A loud "bang" sound came from outside the door.
Ji Youran inside was also startled, and then there were continuous sounds, as if someone was knocked down and groaned in pain.
"Who is so bold? Go and check it out immediately." Ji Youran was furious and shouted sternly. This is her yard, who dares to be so presumptuous.
Her two personal maids, Shui Ning and Xie Feng, went out immediately. When they lifted the curtain, they saw Crown Prince Pei Luoan looking at them coldly. They were so frightened that they shivered, their spirits dropped, and they knelt down in a hurry.
"Why can't I come here?" Pei Luoan walked in with a gloomy face, his eyes fell on Ji Youran with a sinister look, and he was furious.
Xiao stood up hurriedly and said in a panic, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"If Madam Xiao is okay, you should go back first. After all, you are just the mother of a concubine. If my wife sees you in the future, I'm afraid she will say something bad again!" Pei Luoan said bluntly.
These words made Xiao's face turn pale and blue. This was the first time that the prince had said such words to her. Didn't her daughter always say in the past that the prince would make her his principal wife in the future
His eyes involuntarily turned to his daughter.
"Someone, send Madam Xiao back!" Pei Luoan didn't want to talk to a woman of no rank, so he waved his hand.
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A eunuch came over and smiled at Xiao in a sinister way, which made Xiao's hair stand on end: "Madam Xiao, please come in!"
The words were polite, but the look on his face was not polite at all, and was very tough.
Seeing this atmosphere, Xiao dared not say anything more. She turned around to look at her daughter, secretly gave her a wink, and hurriedly lowered her head and carefully retreated. As soon as she saw the prince's posture, she knew that he was angry. She didn't know who had angered the prince to make him so angry that he even took his anger out on her.
After leaving the courtyard, the eunuch led the way, but the road went further and further away. Xiao was very panicked, but she didn't dare to ask. In the end, she had to smile and said, "Eunuch, my own carriage is not parked on this side. Did you make a mistake?"
"How could we be wrong? Madam Xiao's carriage is right here." The eunuch said with a fake smile, and then pointed to a place in front, "There is a carriage from the East Palace. Madam Xiao can just order one to go back home."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
"Eunuch, please take your time. What happened to my carriage?" Xiao said hurriedly.
The maid that Ji Youran sent before has not returned yet. Under the current circumstances, how could she not know that something had happened to her carriage
But today I came to the Eastern Palace to visit my daughter, so how could something go wrong with the carriage
Moreover, the carriage in front of him was definitely not the one that the master rode in. It was clearly the one that servants rode when they traveled. No wonder it was in such a remote place.
"The Prince of Yun came to the mansion today to inquire about the assassin. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered that they must be kept safe and there must not be any mistakes. The madam's carriage stopped at the place where the Prince of Yun wanted to park, and it was considered unsafe and overturned directly." The eunuch stopped and looked at Xiao.
After all, she is the concubine's biological mother, and the eunuchs are unwilling to offend Concubine Ji too much. After all, Concubine Ji is still the one in charge of the inner court at the moment.
My carriage was parked in the wrong place, so it was overturned? Xiao's eyes widened, and she opened her mouth for a long time before she said, "But... But there is nothing unsafe in my carriage."
"Who knows? The Crown Prince's Mansion was invaded by assassins several times before. The Prince of Yun and the Crown Prince wanted to investigate it thoroughly. But Concubine Ji's people came and wanted to question the eunuchs around the Prince of Yun without saying a word. This angered the Prince of Yun and also reprimanded the Crown Prince."
The eunuch said coldly.
He really didn't know how the people sent by Concubine Ji could be so bold. They came up and slapped the eunuchs of the Prince of Yun's Mansion several times without saying a word. After being captured by the guards of the Prince of Yun's Mansion, they shouted that it was Concubine Ji's intention and asked the eunuchs to die.
Don't you see what kind of status the Prince of Yun has? Even the Crown Prince has to greet him with a smile. How can a concubine have such a big face, even though this concubine is a woman the Crown Prince cares about.
Did you offend Prince Yun? Xiao's face turned pale. Everyone in the capital knew that Prince Yun Pei Yuanjun was not easy to mess with. Thinking that he was not a good person, she was shaky and could not speak: "Eunuch... Eunuch... Can I trouble you..."
"No!" The eunuch interrupted Xiao's words directly, and this time he turned around and left decisively. He had been there for a long time, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was angry at this time, so it would be better for him to go back early and serve carefully.
The Prince of Yun was furious and reprimanded the Crown Prince, making sarcastic remarks without regard for the Crown Prince's dignity. He mocked him in front of all the servants and said that even the Crown Prince's wife was not as dignified as this concubine.
Is the so-called affection between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess all fake? This concubine is the Crown Prince's favorite.
The prince's confidants all knew that such words should never be said. The prince had always expressed this in front of others. Now that he was being sarcastically pulled down by Yunjun, how could the prince not be angry
But the Crown Prince could not be angry with Prince Yun, so his anger was naturally directed at Concubine Ji.
Seeing the eunuch's attitude, Xiao didn't dare to say anything at this time. She got on the carriage of the prince's mansion in panic and fear and went straight back to Ji's mansion...
"Your Highness, what happened?" Ji Youran asked softly after seeing Xiao leave. She slowly stood up with the help of the maid, confused but with a concerned look on her face. "Did my mother do something to make Your Highness unhappy? If so, I will warn my mother and tell her not to do such a mistake again in the future."
She spoke very gently, and although her movements were difficult, her focus was still on Pei Luoan, as if she was wholeheartedly doing it for Pei Luoan. Even if Pei Luoan had spoken badly to her before, she seemed not to have heard it.
This was the type of Ji Youran that Pei Luoan identified with the most in the past. He felt that she was more to his liking than Ji Hanyue, and was gentle and decent. Her mind was full of him and she considered him in everything. But now, a hint of coldness flashed in Pei Luoan's eyes.
Pei Yuanjun's words just now almost slapped him in the face.
A prince like him actually dotes on his concubine to this extent. Even if this concubine is the apple of his eye, it seems that he should not disregard royal etiquette for her. He should not say that he cares about the crown princess the most and use the title of crown princess to cover up the fact that the concubine is his favorite.
"Ji Youran!" Pei Luoan calmed down.
"Your Highness!" Ji Youran responded in a tender voice.
"Ji Youran, you are my concubine. Just be a good concubine and I will never treat you unfairly. If you become spoiled and cause some accidents, I will never forgive you." Pei Luoan warned with gloomy eyes.
"Your Highness, how dare You Ran?" Ji You Ran bowed softly and said in a delicate voice.
"It's best if you don't dare. If there is a next time, I'm afraid I won't have to protect you." Pei Luoan waved his sleeves and left with a gloomy face.
The two maids sent by Ji Youran just now behaved in an extremely arrogant manner, and they also touched Pei Yuanjun's people, making him extremely embarrassed in front of Pei Yuanjun, and once again making him feel suppressed, depressed and angry.
Ji Youran slowly stood up and looked at Pei Luoan's back. She frowned and said to a maid beside her, "Go check what happened and why the Crown Prince is so angry."
Not long after the maid left, she came back with a horrified look on her face. She said, "My Lady Concubine, those two are not yet... not dead yet..."
"Who's not dead yet?" Ji Youran lay back on the bed, frowned and asked after listening to the old woman's nonsensical talk.
“It was the two people you sent... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had his legs broken... And... There were many other people who were dragged away to watch... the execution..." The old woman's face was as pale as snow. It was not like she had never seen someone being executed by beating. Ji Youran had done that many times before and had executed several servants with beatings.
But I have never seen a case where a person’s legs were broken but he survived and rolled on the ground screaming. It was extremely scary!
"What?" Ji Youran understood what the old woman meant. She sat up straight and her eyes went dark. Her people had established the authority of the prince. How could she manage the Eastern Palace in the future