Ji Hai's carriage was in front, a very ordinary carriage. If he had not drawn the curtains just now, no one would have known that he, a powerful figure around Prince Yun, was sitting in such a small carriage.
The Qu family's carriage was behind, a few meters away, slowly following his carriage.
The two carriages arrived in front of the archway one after the other and stopped in front of the jewelry store where they bought imported goods last time. Ji Hai's carriage did not stop, but turned a corner and stopped on the opposite side.
The carriage of the Qu Mansion stopped at this place. Qu Moying helped Yu Dong get off the carriage, then went up to the place connected to the archway from the back. In the main room, in front of an overly large nanmu chair, Pei Yuanjun was playing with something in his hand. When he heard the voice, he raised his head slightly and waved to Qu Moying.
There was a faint smile in his handsome eyes, looking harmless and gentle.
Qu Moying took a step forward and bowed politely. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a pair of thin-soled brocade boots in front of him. Pei Yuanjun pulled his hand and he sat down in front of his overly large chair.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Pei Yuanjun's gaze fell on the corners of her pale, bloodless lips. He lowered his hand and gently pulled behind Qu Moying's head, and the veil slowly fell down.
A pair of beautiful eyes appeared behind the veil, but there was a clearly visible red streak in the bottom of the eyes. The red in the corners of the eyes seemed to be clearer because of the slightly raised beautiful almond-shaped eyes. Such a pair of eyes appeared on her pale face without a trace of blood, the colors were bright, adding a bit of amazing charm.
Pei Yuanjun's fingers silently rested on Qu Moying's slender wrist, his sleepy eyes drooped slightly, and after a long while he raised his eyes to look at her: "If you feel uncomfortable, take a rest!"
As he spoke, he reached out and held her head, letting her lean into his arms.
Feeling a solid shoulder against her, Qu Moying was stunned for a moment, then slowly closed her eyes. She really felt uncomfortable, with waves of dizziness in her head that she had not yet calmed down and had not stopped.
The more she walked along the way, the more uncomfortable she felt. She forced herself to walk here calmly, but in fact, she was already at the end of her strength.
The hand that was held was also cold, but now it was held in a large palm and was slowly warming up.
This made her feel cherished, and the shoulder behind her seemed to be support. Although this momentary weakness was what she least wanted to see in herself in the past, at this moment she did not want to say anything, nor did she want to refuse anything. When she closed her eyes, the whole world was dark.
But the touch behind her and the temperature of her hands became clearer and clearer, and then... slowly faded away. The lingering pain that hit the center of her forehead became distant and long, and then disappeared after her calm breath.
Pei Yuanjun lowered his head, his handsome eyes were full of the girl sleeping in his arms, as harmless as a newborn baby. His long eyelashes fluttered twice, and his fingers slowly slid across her wrist, soothing her pulse that occasionally beat like a fright.
There was a doting look in his eyes that he himself was not aware of.
Ji Hai came in and saw a couple hugging each other on a large wooden chair, and his steps immediately relaxed.
Pei Yuanjun raised his head and looked at him coldly.
Ji Hai bowed lightly, then placed a case file on the desk, stepped back and walked out of the room.
When he got outside the door and saw Yudong, Ji Hai smiled happily, reached out and patted Yudong's shoulder, smiling like a fox who had stolen food.
"Eunuch Ji Hai..." Yu Dong whispered, feeling baffled by his laughter.
"Good, well done!" Ji Hai said in a low voice with a smile. Afraid of disturbing the eye-catching couple inside, he pulled Yudong to the corner.
"What's good about it?" Yu Dong frowned. The young lady's condition looked really bad, and he didn't know what was good about it.
"Serve the Fourth Miss well. If there is anything, inform our family as soon as possible. Don't delay the Fourth Miss's affairs." Ji Hai tapped Yu Dong with a smile.
My grandfather sometimes looks as gentle as jade, and the dignity that emanates from his bones makes people think that he is a born nobleman, but in fact he has a very cold temper. Even the ties of blood and kinship are nothing in his eyes.
No matter whether it is an object or a person, in my eyes, there are probably only two types: useful and useless.
But now there is a third type. When the master looked up at him just now, the tenderness in his eyes did not fade away. This is something Ji Hai had never seen before.
Different from the gentleness in the past, that gentleness was just a mask I used when I wanted to. Only the gentleness at this moment truly touched my heart.
People all say that I have great power in the court, I am favored by the emperor, and I have military authority. Even the princes have to call me Uncle Prince when they see me. But in fact, my heart has always been cold and desolate.
Now, it’s different!
Ji Hai couldn't suppress his smile. It was great that his master finally gained some popularity!
Qu Moying slept very soundly. When he raised his eyes, his rouge-colored almond-shaped eyes met a pair of slightly sleepy eyes in a daze.
Looking at Pei Yuanjun's sleepy eyes from this angle, he looks even more handsome and gentle, without a trace of worldly desire, and of course, very harmless.
Her long eyelashes trembled twice, her almond-shaped eyes blinked twice, and for a moment she didn't know where she was.
"Does your head hurt anymore?" Pei Yuanjun asked with a smile, curling the corners of his lips slightly.
Qu Moying closed her eyes again, then slowly opened them again. This moment she was truly awake and pushed Pei Yuanjun.
Pei Yuanjun's hand dropped down, following her sitting up, and rested on her slender waist, restraining her and preventing her from getting up.
Qu Moying moved, her slender waist was embraced, she could only sit up but not stand up. She felt the big hands rubbing her waist lightly, her face flushed slightly, and she wanted to move uncomfortably.
"Want to know what happened in the Duke of Qi's Mansion back then?" Pei Yuanjun leaned back, causing Qu Moying to lean back as well, still leaning on Pei Yuanjun's shoulder.
Qu Moying moved and his eyes fell on the case file on the table. It was a case file that looked very old.
"I want to know what happened back then and whether it has anything to do with me." Since he couldn't struggle anymore, Qu Moying stopped struggling.
"There were indeed some interesting things back then." Pei Yuanjun smiled, his hand falling from Qu Moying's waist.
Qu Moying immediately felt that there was no restraint around his waist and reached out to take the case file.
The case file fell into his hands and Qu Moying examined it carefully. The more he looked, the gloomier his expression became. He pursed his lips tightly and remained silent.
"What do you want to know?" Pei Yuanjun tapped the table lightly with his slender fingers, glanced at her and asked.
Qu Moying took a deep breath and asked, "Is Princess Xian'an, the wife of Duke Qi, really pregnant?"
The case file only briefly mentioned it, saying only that Princess Xian'an was pregnant at the time, and then later that she had a miscarriage, and there was nothing else.
It's just a simple mention.
"She was really pregnant. As for whether she miscarried, that's not entirely true. I heard that Duke Qi went to the prison before Princess Xian'an was beheaded. On the day Duke Qi went there, Princess Xian'an fell and was seriously injured. It almost alarmed the officials at the time, but nothing happened later, so the matter was suppressed."
Pei Yuanjun said slowly.
These were not on the desk. He reached out and took another case file from the table and handed it to Qu Moying. "This one was recently investigated by me. This kind of thing has happened for more than 30 years, and basically no one knows about it. But the chaos of the three kings will be pulled out from time to time and implicate some people. Some people can still be found."
It was an insignificant accident, and in the end it was just left unresolved. I heard that Princess Xian'an fell and miscarried her child, leaving her a bloody mess. She was buried directly, and no one took it seriously. Princess Xian'an was originally sentenced to death, and no one took it seriously.
Now that the old matter was brought up again, Pei Yuanjun discovered the abnormality.
Qu Moying took the case file. The one he had read before should be the case file from that year. It was not very detailed and what was said was very high-sounding.
But this one is different. It should be the one Pei Yuanjun checked recently, and the direction of the search was the direction she specifically requested, so some small details appeared.
Not only these parts, there is also the story about Princess Xian'an. It is said that when Duke Qi did not go to the Heavenly Prison, Princess Xian'an was in a very bad state. She also asked to see the Queen Mother and plead with her. After Duke Qi saw her, she stopped making trouble. Some people said that Princess Xian'an had miscarried and was not feeling well, so she could not make trouble anymore.
Some people also said that Princess Xian'an stopped struggling when she saw that there was no hope.
Regardless of which version is true, Princess Xian'an was indeed very well-behaved, and the officials guarding the Tianlao were relieved. They were afraid that she would cause trouble again. As long as she stayed calm and didn't cause any trouble, when the time came for her to be beheaded, it would have nothing to do with him.
Qu Moying read every sentence in great detail. When he finished, a trace of concentration flashed across his watery eyes. He connected all the clues in his mind and asked again, "She had a child who was taken out of the prison by the Duke of Qi. She was born prematurely that day, but the child did not die."
Although she had pointed it directly, she still had a hint of hesitation.
"There should be a child who was brought back to the Duke of Qi's Mansion. It is rumored that Princess Xian'an is very powerful. She did not stop even after entering the Heavenly Prison and even wanted to start with Princess Hengyang." Pei Yuanjun said slowly.
Princess Hengyang was the first abbot of Qingyun Temple. She was forced to leave the house. As one of the princesses of the Three Kings, Princess Hengyang escaped because she was raised by the Queen Mother.
Princess Xianyang was obviously dissatisfied, but then she suddenly became quiet.
"When a person's temperament becomes so abrupt, it can only be said that he has something on his mind. The previous commotion was also a preparation for that thing. In that case, the more violent the commotion, the more likely it is to have a premature birth." Pei Yuanjun narrowed his handsome eyes slightly, and his tone was somewhat meaningful.
Qu Moying's heart was hit hard. Her butterfly-like eyelashes fluttered twice, and then slowly fell down like a tired butterfly. Her eyes fell on her hands, and she pursed her lips slightly. She already understood the whole story...
"My mother is of the bloodline of the Duke of Qi's Mansion!" She muttered to herself in a faint voice.
There was no trembling, no excitement, just a calm statement of an established fact. The facts are there, and the dust has settled!