The case of Mr. He San fell to the West Prison. The West Prison was very quick in handling matters and soon the matter was investigated clearly. It turned out that the death of Mr. He San's newlywed wife was related to him, and several young and beautiful maids in the He Mansion were thrown into a mass grave after their death.
After the matter was investigated thoroughly, it was sent back to the Ministry of Justice.
The Western Prison has obtained evidence of the facts, and the Ministry of Justice is also moving quickly. Master He San was sent to exile at the border.
Several maids were bought as slaves, and the family of the newly married Madam He San also agreed to give in and no longer sue Master He San, so this matter can be considered as a good thing and a bad thing.
But this is already the best outcome. After all, Prince Jing is still alive, and Concubine He is still alive. If the life of Mr. He San is really taken, where will Concubine He and Prince Jing be placed? The current situation is still because of the intervention of the Western Prison. Everyone knows that the Western Prison is under the control of Prince Yun.
This person is not a compassionate person.
But the Western Prison is necessarily just a place for interrogation, and the sentencing has to be done by the Ministry of Justice.
After the verdict was announced, King Jing made a special trip to the Ministry of Justice to get Mr. He San back home for half a day, and then he left the capital the next day and was exiled to the border.
The Ministry of Justice allowed Master He Tian to return home for half a day because it was out of respect for King Jing, and King Jing also made a guarantee, so they took him away.
It had only been two days since they last saw him, and yet the Third Master He had become extremely thin, with blood all over his body. Seeing her son in this state, Mrs. He felt so distressed that she kept calling him "son" and cried until she almost collapsed on the ground.
The maids and old women beside her all pulled Madam He, trying to persuade and support her.
Mr. He San was helped by his servants to wash, and after changing his clothes, he was supported by a boy and sat down in a large chair, trembling. Even when he arrived at the mansion, his eyes were still a little dull, and he looked at people straight, lacking some of his previous spirit.
Mrs. He burst into tears again.
Even King Jing felt inexplicably uncomfortable. He grew up with Master He San, and the two had a special relationship. Moreover, he had decided long ago that when Master He San entered officialdom, he would support him. This was considered as brothers of one mind working together to achieve great things.
But at the moment, this situation was caused by the Western Prison. King Jing himself had been scared half to death in the Western Prison. He knew that it was already good enough for Mr. He San to come out like this.
He had no power to complain about Pei Yuanjun. It could even be said that several princes of the royal family could not say much when facing Pei Yuanjun, otherwise they would not be able to get past their father!
"Mother, please don't cry, I'm not dead yet!" After a long while, Mr. He San said in a hoarse voice.
"Son, now that you're gone, when will you be able to come back? How am I going to live in the future?" Mrs. He continued to cry.
"Mother, I will be fine, don't worry!" Mr. He San seemed to come to his senses at this time, and said slowly and with difficulty.
"Don't worry, aunt. I have already written a letter to the general at the border, asking him to look after my cousin." King Jing Pei Yusheng also said.
After hearing what they said, Mrs. He's crying became quieter, but she couldn't stop for a while. She kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief, muttering, "I don't know what evil has happened to you recently. How did you run into something like this? Because a woman has suffered such a great loss, you must never do this again in the future!"
"Don't worry, mother. I will pay attention to it." Mr. He San said, with a sinister look in his eyes. He looked around for a moment.
There was no one else around, and his two brothers were not there. The affairs of this mansion were investigated so clearly, there must be someone who informed on him, otherwise it would not have been so fast and so clear.
Needless to say, it has something to do with his two older brothers.
"We'll talk about the marriage later. We don't want the Qu family's marriage proposal. One moment she says it's the fourth young lady, the next she says it's the eldest young lady. And the third young lady is not a good person either. She knew that the fourth young lady Qu already has connections with the palace, but she deliberately picked me to marry her."
Madam He kept muttering to herself while stealing glances at Prince Jing. Her words were meant to make things difficult for Qu Qiuyan.
"Miss Qu San?" Pei Yusheng frowned.
"That day Miss Qu San invited me over and said that Miss Qu Si had caused my son such harm. I was so angry that I rushed to Miss Qu Si's door. Only then did I know that Miss Qu Si's marriage was not a casual discussion and had already been related to the palace. But Miss Qu San did not say anything about this and even deliberately picked me to come to her house. It's a pity that I was framed by Miss Qu San for my son's matter!"
Mrs. He continued to complain.
Mr. He San's eyes turned woodenly: "Has Miss Qu Si's marriage been arranged?"
"I don't know. I heard that it's not allowed for others to ask. Even the ladies-in-waiting in the palace live in her courtyard, so it must have counted!"
Mrs. He said while wiping her tears.
"Cousin..." Mr. He San turned to Pei Yusheng.
"This matter is indeed related to the palace. The Queen is in charge. I don't know the specific extent of it." Pei Yusheng thought for a while and said vaguely.
Therefore, it is indeed not possible for this Fourth Miss Qu to marry again!
Mr. He San understood, and Mrs. He also understood.
"That Miss Qu San said she knew nothing and tricked me into causing trouble." Mrs. He burst into tears again, feeling very aggrieved.
Pei Yusheng was crying and had a headache. Everyone in the He Mansion knew about his relationship with Qu Qiuyan.
She reached out and pressed her forehead: "Don't worry, aunt, I will ask her to apologize to you later."
"It's fine if she just apologized with gifts. Who am I to ask a future concubine to apologize? It's just that when I was in a hurry and confused, she didn't help, but... she also made things worse... and interfered with Miss Qu Si. If the Queen knew about it, she might think it was the Imperial Concubine's intention."
Mrs. He also became smart at this time and brought the matter to Concubine He and Prince Jing.
As expected, seeing Pei Yusheng's face becoming more and more ugly, she snorted coldly: "Don't worry, Aunt, I can ask her to kneel down and apologize someday."
This means that Qu Qiuyan could not be a concubine. Otherwise, even if Madam He was the elder, she would not ask a concubine of a prince to kneel down to her like this.
Mrs. He was overjoyed when she heard this. She nodded repeatedly and wiped her tears of joy.
"Mother, just say that I had discussed the marriage with Miss Qu before." Mr. He San suddenly said.
"W-what?" Mrs. He's handkerchief stopped on her face and she replied blankly, not understanding the meaning of her son's words.
"Anyway, given my son's current situation, there's no good family for him to marry into, so let's choose the eldest lady of the Qu family. She was also interested in marrying me before, so let her wait a few more years. When I come back from the border one day, I will come to marry her." Young Master He San said slowly with a strange smile on his face.
This is the plan to directly
Tied to him.
Pei Yusheng looked at the anger on Mr. He San's face and did not respond. He tapped the table in front of him with his fingers twice, weighed the consequences, and found that it was no big deal.
Among the Qu Mansion, East Mansion and West Mansion, the East Mansion really can't make any big waves.
It's not a bad idea to marry my cousin. I heard that Miss Qu is not very good-looking, and the marriage has been delayed for a long time and I haven't found a good one. Since my cousin likes her, it's not a big deal for her to keep her.
"I... I'll go over now?" Mrs. He hadn't reacted yet.
"Yes, mother will go to Miss Qu's house right now and propose marriage to her. She will tell her that Miss Qu and I bumped into each other in the backyard of the Qu Mansion and we fell in love. I am leaving Beijing now and I am afraid that she will remarry. So I will propose marriage to her first and get married later. If Miss Qu is willing to go to the border with me, I will be even more grateful to her."
Mr. He San said slowly.
Remarry? These two words were harsh, indicating that Qu Xuexin and him were having an affair.
Even if Qu Xuexin didn't marry, her reputation would be completely ruined, and it would be impossible for any good family in Beijing to marry Qu Xuexin.
"Will there be a commotion in the Qu Mansion?" Madam He just wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter, but she was a little afraid to do so. She looked at Prince Jing on the side and asked hesitantly.
"Mother, just do it yourself. If they want to break the contract, then so be it. It's nothing. There are many women in the capital who are better than Miss Qu. She just happened to run into this person."
Mr. He San sneered, with a rage in his heart that he had nowhere to vent, so he took it out on Miss Qu.
Pei Yusheng looked at his expression and knew that he was still full of hatred and was using this matter to vent his anger. After thinking about it, he nodded. This matter was not a big deal, and his cousin was marrying her, not as a concubine. From a decent point of view, it was a good marriage.
"Then go!" Pei Yusheng said.
Since King Jing said so, Madam He immediately became motivated. She did not wait any longer and took a few maids and old women to prepare the betrothal gifts. Her son said that they could just carry a few over and that the bride might not accept them, so there was no need to make a big deal. She could just find a matchmaker and send a few servants.
After Madam He left, the room became quiet. Pei Yusheng looked at Mr. He San and asked, "Cousin, what should we do next?"
"Cousin, this time it was my fault. Someone in the mansion wanted to plot against me. Don't worry, cousin. Even if I go to the border, I will make plans for you." Mr. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I don't die, I will have a chance to come back!"
"It's the best that you think this way. I have already asked people to take care of everything for the border. When you go there, spend more time with the General Fuguo. I heard that the general's daughter, whom I want to marry, also has eye disease." Pei Yusheng reminded.
Mr. He San nodded as he listened.
When Pei Yusheng finished speaking, he forced a twisted smile on his face: "The world has really changed. Women with eye diseases are more popular than women with good eyesight."
These words were spoken in a very contemptuous and somewhat sarcastic manner, mocking not only Qu Moying, but also Miss Liu from the border, the Princess Jing that Pei Yusheng had his eyes on.
However, Pei Yusheng didn't care and nodded thoughtfully, but the face of Qu Moying wearing a veil flashed in his mind...