When Qu Moying returned to Qianyueju and finished washing up, it was already very late. After sending the two maids back, Qu Moying couldn't fall asleep for a while.
I opened the window slightly and looked out. Wind blew in, so cold that it chilled me to the bone.
She narrowed her eyes and opened the window slightly. Her heart was feeling stuffy, but she was inexplicably clear-headed at this moment.
Her long hair was casually draped behind her head, not tied up. She wore a thin underdress and a large, thick cloak, and sat on a chair in front of the window.
She got up from the bed.
He found a cushion and half-leaned on the chair, facing the wind coming in from the window, his eyes slightly closed, as if thinking about something, half asleep.
In this kind of weather, at this time, even though the window is not open wide, it is still very cold, making people shiver from the bottom of their hearts.
But inexplicably, she just didn't want to go back to bed, so she just shivered there.
Half asleep, with cold hands and feet.
Suddenly the window opened and Pei Yuanjun appeared in front of the window. He looked inside and saw Qu Moying who had just raised his eyes to look at him. A hint of anger appeared on his face.
With a hand on the windowsill, a figure walked in lightly and closed the window with the backhand.
He walked over and picked up Qu Moying, who was wrapped in a cloak. Even though he was wrapped into such a big ball, the person in his arms was still so light that he was almost invisible.
He walked to the bed, shook the still dazed Qu Moying out of his cloak, stuffed her into the quilt, then took off his outer clothes, threw them on the screen beside him, and got on the bed.
He stretched out his hand and held Qu Moying in his arms.
A warm feeling surged up, and Qu Moying's blurry eyes became clear. She subconsciously wanted to push Pei Yuanjun away, but his hands were tightly wrapped around her slender waist, making her unable to move at all.
"Why... come here at this time?" Qu Moying's long eyelashes fluttered twice, and he raised his head and bit the corner of his pale, bloodless lips.
"Waiting for me at the window?" Pei Yuanjun tilted his head and looked at Qu Moying. He saw that the confusion in her watery eyes had not yet dissipated. She seemed to be more confused than before, and the depth in her eyes was even more gloomy.
"I... I'm not... I just can't sleep." Qu Moying lowered his head and moved his hands subconsciously. Only then did he realize that his hands were also around Pei Yuanjun, and he froze for a moment.
The originally pale little face was visibly flushed with a faint pink color.
Seeing her like this, the coldness in Pei Yuanjun's eyes slowly receded, and he chuckled, "If you can't sleep, you have to go to the window to blow the wind. If I don't come, will you blow the wind all night?"
"But you... aren't you here?" Qu Moying retorted subconsciously. Only after he finished speaking did he realize what he had said. His face turned pale and he buried his head in the quilt.
But she had no choice but to let him hold her down so tightly that she couldn't move at all.
"You still say you're waiting for me to come." Pei Yuanjun snorted coldly, with a bit of arrogance. He reached out and touched the top of Qu Moying's head, and his expression softened a little.
"Do you want to know what happened to those two people?"
The murder was done by the secret guards around Yu Dong, but Pei Yuanjun would have to take over the follow-up. Qu Moying knew this and was secretly looking forward to it.
It's just that she couldn't express this little thought for the moment. Her watery eyes were filled with mist under her long eyelashes, making her look even more charming and lovely.
The girl, who was held down by Pei Yuanjun's hand and half lying in his arms, simply stopped struggling. For some things, being sure of them and not being sure of them are completely different.
"The one behind us was also caught up, but he immediately committed suicide by swallowing pills. The poison was hidden next to his teeth.
If it breaks, I will die." Pei Yuan said lazily, "Your father... is not a simple person!"
"Death squad?" Qu Moying understood and said in surprise.
Pei Yuanjun snorted, "They are assassins. It costs a lot of money to raise an assassin, and most of them are trained from childhood. Only the royal family, some centuries-old families, or big figures in the military can have them. I didn't expect your father to be so capable in private."
Qu Moying bit the corner of her lip, and it took her a long time to find her voice, "Father... Which side is he on?"
"It's not clear yet. Your father... is not doing well as an assistant minister!" Pei Yuanjun said with a lazy smile. He really didn't expect that Qu Zhizhen had such a big hand.
In the past, when he was at the border, he had spies on everything in the capital, but his spies never focused on Qu Zhizhen, a small minister.
Pei Yuanjun didn't even care much about the Shangshu, so how could he care about the Shangshu's deputies? Even if a few of them paid a little attention, Qu Zhizhen was not among them.
After all, Qu Zhizhen has seemed very normal over the years. Apart from some personal shortcomings, one really can't say anything wrong with him in his work.
The Ministry of Works is not as sensitive a place as the Ministry of War. In some areas, it is even inferior to the Ministry of Rites.
Among the Six Ministries, the Ministry of Works is important, but its importance has little to do with imperial power. It is also a neglected part of the Six Ministries.
Who would put the struggle for imperial power above the Ministry of Works
"I will place two more secret guards around you. The emperor should issue an edict in the next few days. In a while, it will be your coming-of-age day. It just so happens that I can prepare a coming-of-age ceremony for you with a legitimate reason." Seeing her silence, Pei Yuanjun smiled slightly, raised his handsome sleepy eyes, and said indifferently.
Coming of age ceremony, your own birthday
The fifteenth birthday was the time when she came of age. Her heart was deeply pulled. For so many years, Qu Moying had celebrated this birthday alone.
On the one hand, it was because few people remembered, and she was not in the Qu Mansion. The lady would send some items to the farm, and Ji Hanyue would also send some things on Qu Moying's birthday. She also sent someone to ask Qu Moying if she wanted anything, but Qu Moying didn't say a word at that time.
For her, this birthday is actually a difficult day for her mother. How can she celebrate it happily? Every time on that day, she just eats a bowl of longevity noodles and then stays alone, not wanting anyone to disturb her.
Everyone around her knows that she has this habit, and she would never hold a big birthday party.
After such a long time in the mansion, and with so many things happening, the people around Qu Moying would not even think of or mention such a birthday, the most important coming-of-age ceremony for a girl.
Now it happens to appear in the mouth of the person who should least be remembered.
One hand was pressed on Pei Yuanjun's chest, and he could feel his heartbeat. His eyes inexplicably turned red, and his eyelashes drooped. The indescribable feeling in his heart turned into a sour feeling, swelling as if something was about to burst out.
This is Pei Yuanjun, Prince of Yun Pei Yuanjun.
All we have ever heard about is that he has absolute power over the government, and that he has put several princes in the royal family, as well as the crown prince, in a inferior position. It is said that the one who has the most face in front of the emperor is the Prince of Yun, and even the crown prince cannot compare to him.
It is said that he grew up in the palace since he was a child, and his fate is very similar to that of the emperor. Because his fate is helpful to the emperor, it is considered a blessing in the emperor's life, so the emperor favors him and even
Yu's status is higher than that of all the princes.
I heard that when he was at the border, he killed people like crazy, and he was in and out of the border seven times. His clothes were all stained with blood. Every step he took was covered in blood...
It is also said that when he was in the capital, this person was not idle. A large number of ghosts in front of the West Prison Gate were unable to reincarnate because of him.
If a child cries at night, and someone says that the Prince of Yun is coming, even the child won't dare to cry loudly.
But such a vicious person could say such words to himself when no one else was thinking about him.
Qu Moying was not a stupid person, in fact, she was extremely smart, so she understood the meaning of everything he did for her.
Everything was planned. With her status, it was impossible for her to become the Princess of Yun County. Being a concubine was already a great honor to the Qu family.
But now it has come to this.
There are not so many coincidences and accidents in this world. If there are so many coincidences and accidents, it is the fate that one person carefully seeks for another person.
You and I have no destiny, but because you have the heart, we have the destiny!
Her eyes turned red and tears slowly overflowed. Qu Moying's eyelashes were silently moistened. She didn't know why she was crying. It seemed that when she was with Pei Yuanjun, she was no longer like her reborn self.
His heart had long been soaked in blood, becoming cold-hearted and cold-blooded.
But now... why is it like this!
Was it because of the man in front of her? Was it because he was the only one who cared about her
After knowing that she had met with misfortune, he helped her to resolve the situation without saying a word, and even came to check on her out of concern.
So, deep down in her heart, she had already guessed that he would come, and therefore she had been waiting at the window for news from him? All the things that didn't make sense were not because they couldn't be explained, but because there weren't enough reasons, and they weren't sufficient.
When did she secretly decide on this person in her heart? She didn't know, she just cried silently.
Feeling her petite body trembling in his arms, Pei Yuanjun suppressed her with all his strength. He lowered his head, patted her back gently with his hand, and said nothing.
The candles in the room were flickering, and double flowers appeared on them. After flashing for a moment, the room returned to its peaceful and tranquil state.
Qu Moying felt warm all over, which was completely different from the previous feeling of standing by the window, not knowing whether she was waiting or feeling suffocated. She was tightly hugged by the quilt and Pei Yuanjun's arms. Even though he said nothing and asked nothing, she inexplicably felt that their minds were connected.
In her previous life, she misjudged people and thought that Pei Yuanjun, who was always warm and spoke for her, was sincere to her. However, she did not expect that these beautiful words, no matter how many times they were said, were just empty bubbles that covered up the most embarrassing facts.
Doing nothing and just saying nice things are all just illusions. It doesn't mean that the person cares about you. It only means that he needs the appearance of care.
What about Pei Yuanjun? He didn't say anything, and even when she didn't dare to mention anything, he was already planning for her. How could she ignore this kind of affection
She can understand and see through those things...
With Pei Yuanjun's temperament and character, there is no need to worry about too much. He can just ask for whatever he wants. But when it comes to his own affairs, he is extremely cautious and moves her step by step to the position that she dared not even dream of, even though it is about to be settled now.
He never talks much either!