The next day, Qu Moying followed Pei Yuanjun's carriage into the palace.
He did not enter through the main palace gate, but went directly into the palace from the side gate. He did not dismount his horse halfway. The carriage went straight through the palace road and stopped at a parking lot in the palace.
When Qu Moying got off the carriage, he saw Pei Yuanjun had already got off the carriage in front of him. He hurried over and followed Pei Yuanjun to the front.
After walking all the way to a palace, a eunuch came up to greet them with a smile: "Your Highness, the King of England, the Imperial Concubine invites you in."
Pei Yuanjun nodded, put his hands behind his back and slowly stepped onto the Danque in front of him.
Qu Moying followed closely.
Although Concubine He was sitting in the main seat in the hall, she was very polite when she saw Pei Yuanjun. She asked him to sit down before he even bowed. Qu Moying also followed suit and sat next to Pei Yuanjun.
"Your Highness the King of England has good taste." When Concubine He saw Qu Moying's appearance clearly, a hint of surprise appeared on her face. She did not expect that the blind fourth lady of the Qu family, who was always said to be talentless and ugly, would have such a face.
"My vision is pretty good." Pei Yuanjun was not modest. He raised the corners of his thin lips and said happily.
Concubine He laughed along, and looked Qu Moying up and down a few times, "The prince's vision is naturally the best."
Pei Yuanjun smiled slightly, "I'll have to trouble the Imperial Concubine again this time."
"It's not a big deal. Miss Qu Si is innocent in this matter. A good coming-of-age ceremony was messed up like this. Fortunately, I heard that the incident happened after the ceremony. A girl only has one coming-of-age ceremony in her life. It is the most important thing in life."
Concubine He said this with great emotion.
Qu Moying lowered her head slightly. Concubine He didn't ask her any questions, so she couldn't talk casually here. She could only lower her head slightly. Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
"This is just a small matter. If you care about me, you can do another one later." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, as if it was just a casual remark.
Qu Moying bit her red lips lightly and looked even more aggrieved.
Concubine He secretly mocked. She thought that the King of England had really come to his senses and fell in love with the beautiful Miss Qu Si in front of him, but it turned out that he was still a man who had no sympathy for women.
"The King of England is really thoughtful!" Concubine He sighed softly without showing any emotion on her face, then looked at Qu Moying and asked with a smile: "Miss Qu Si, can you tell me what happened that day?"
"Yes!" Qu Moying nodded and stood up.
She recounted in detail what happened at the coming-of-age ceremony yesterday and what she saw. She only talked about the part she saw and experienced. As for the rest, it was not something she could know or talk about.
"Where is Huasheng?" asked Concubine He.
A eunuch behind Pei Yuanjun stepped forward, holding a brocade box with the Huasheng in his hand.
"Things from the palace?" After taking a look, Concubine He showed surprise on her face.
"Your Highness, please take a look. I also think it belongs to the palace." Pei Yuanjun said lazily.
Concubine He picked it up and looked at it carefully, and suddenly asked doubtfully: "Could it be something from the Eastern Palace?"
There are some things in the Eastern Palace that are different from those in other places, but they look like things from the palace. This is originally a special honor for the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace, which other princes do not have.
"I really don't understand this. I'll have to trouble the Imperial Concubine to find out. I also have some evidence I found yesterday.
Leave it to the Imperial Concubine."
Pei Yuanjun said.
Another eunuch came over, holding a book in his hand.
Concubine He asked the palace maid beside her to take it. After looking through it, she found that all of them were the things she wanted to know, including the maid that Liu Jingyu had repeatedly mentioned. There was no such maid in the Qu Mansion.
People have been sent to investigate, but no one knows where the maid came from. The people in the Qu Mansion thought that she was brought here by other ladies, and the other ladies thought she was from the Qu Mansion.
But afterwards, no trace of this maid was found.
"If the Imperial Concubine has nothing to do, I will take Miss Qu Si to meet Concubine Qu." Pei Yuanjun picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip, then said very disrespectfully. He took the person away before he had even asked about the matter clearly, which was actually too much.
Concubine He tightened her grip on the booklet for a moment, then slowly relaxed: "Since the King of England has something to do, please go first. Miss Qu Si was also murdered. After I ask her, you can go ahead."
"Then I'll have to trouble Your Majesty." Pei Yuanjun said with a gentle smile, and stood up with a shake of his robe sleeves.
After Qu Moying bowed to Concubine He, she also took her leave.
Watching the two people go away, Concubine He's face darkened and looked very ugly.
"Your Highness, this Fourth Miss Qu is really insolent. We allowed her into the palace just to say a few words?" A maid said indignantly behind Imperial Concubine He.
Of course, she didn't dare say a word to the King of England.
Concubine He did not speak, but cast a cold gaze on Qu Moying's receding back. After a long while, she suddenly sneered disdainfully and said, "It's just a shield."
"Your Majesty, isn't His Royal Highness the King of England very fond of Miss Qu Si?" Another personal nanny stood beside her and asked in a low voice.
"No." Concubine He said affirmatively.
"Miss Qu Si is extremely beautiful." The nanny whispered. She had been in the palace for so many years and had seen many beauties, but she had never seen a beauty like this.
“So what if she’s stunningly beautiful? This guy doesn’t like this kind of charming look… If she doesn’t have this bit of charm, she can’t compare to that one. He’s seen better ones, so how can he fall in love with this one?” Imperial Concubine He curled her lips indifferently.
"But that person is gone now." The nanny whispered meaningfully.
"So what? Although there are few stunning beauties in this world, there are some. Besides, beauty is the most important thing. A seductress is just a toy."
When Concubine He was young, she was known for her beauty. The Empress Dowager at that time was also beautiful and extraordinary. The Emperor liked such girls. Among the young ladies of aristocratic families, beauty was naturally considered outstanding. Those who were coquettish and beautiful often made people feel inferior.
"But His Royal Highness the King of England has been very kind to her. I have never seen the King of England care so much about a woman. He even went to Concubine Qu to consider her feelings. I think... His Royal Highness the King of England should treat Fourth Miss Qu differently." The nanny hesitated and felt that she had some doubts.
"Isn't this person used to being good at dealing with people? What he is doing now is just for the sake of face." Concubine He laughed sarcastically, with the corners of her mouth drooping, looking a little gloomy.
After the cat incident, she was reprimanded by the emperor, and even now there are people in the palace saying that she has fallen out of favor, so much so that some of the ministers who had originally been optimistic about his son have begun to waver.
Whenever she thought of this, Concubine He became extremely angry.
Since receiving this matter, she even tried to deliberately push the matter to Qu
He had some thoughts about Mo Ying, but in the end he had to give them up.
A lack of patience can ruin a great plan, and her biggest concerns are the Queen and the Crown Prince.
So what if Pei Yuanjun is so arrogant
He is nothing but a tree without roots, or in other words, just grass growing on someone else's soil. Once the soil is taken back, he will be nothing, and there will be plenty of opportunities to trample him to death in the future.
Why should we care too much about him now
The best thing to do now is to win him over. In order to win him over, Concubine He has even been secretly looking for candidates.
Why did the people that the Queen had sent before all end up being returned or even losing their lives? The main reason was because the Queen did not guess Pei Yuanjun's thoughts correctly and did not know what he really liked.
Then, let her find it.
She always has a way to find Pei Yuanjun's weakness and give him a gift that satisfies him...
"Is it okay for us to leave now?" Qu Moying asked after they had been away from Concubine He's palace for a long time. He turned around to look at the palace behind him. It was already a distant building and could not be seen clearly.
After all, it is not the main hall of the palace, and some places are obscured by other palaces.
Pei Yuanjun walked very slowly, waiting for Qu Moying to come forward and then walked forward slowly: "It's okay, her biggest opponent is not me."
Needless to say, who Concubine He wants to kill the most is Pei Luoan. Only by bringing Pei Luoan down can Pei Yusheng take the stage. Compared with this most important thing, other things are trivial.
"Will Concubine He help us?" Qu Moying understood. She was now one step behind Pei Yuanjun. She would stay one step behind so that she would not be considered rude and she could still hear what he said.
The palace is the place where mistakes cannot be made. Even if it is just a problem of positioning, she is still just a young lady in the Minister's Mansion.
"She is helping herself." Pei Yuanjun curled his lips sarcastically.
"Does this matter affect you?" Qu Moying bit her lip and finally asked. She wanted to ask the same question yesterday, but she felt that she had already done it and it would be hypocritical to ask again. So she wrung the handkerchief in her hand, bit her lip gently, and looked down at the ground and said.
Pei Yuanjun smiled gently, with a hint of joy that she could sense.
"worry about me?"
"I... I'm just afraid that this will implicate you." Qu Moying's face flushed slightly, and her fair skin seemed to be dyed with a brilliant color, making her look even more beautiful. "When we did it before, I didn't think there would be any big problems, but after all, now even the Queen and the Imperial Concubine are out, the relationship between them... may change!"
Even though her face flushed, Qu Moying still expressed her thoughts clearly.
It's not that she hasn't considered it, it's just that the problem is not serious. It's impossible for her to be in trouble, and it's even less likely that Pei Yuanjun will be implicated. But now she feels inexplicably guilty, as if her previous considerations might have been wrong. She always feels that she could have considered it more thoroughly.
Pei Yuanjun smiled, and he looked even more elegant and gentle. "Whatever you want to do, just do it. With me here, I won't let anyone bully you. As for me... there will be no problem!"
"Do you really trust that I won't cause any disaster?" Qu Moying said this almost subconsciously.
"It doesn't matter. Even if you cause a big disaster, I will cover it for you." Pei Yuanjun smiled and turned to look at her. His handsome eyes were full of smiles. This expression once again made Qu Moying's heart beat wildly...