The cat was found behind a rockery. Liu Lanxin had seen Concubine He's cat more than once. Every time she saw Concubine He, she almost always held the cat in her arms and looked very cherished.
This cat is really good-looking. Whether it’s its eyes or its fur, it makes people feel pity for it.
Liu Lanxin walked forward, hugged the cat, touched it with her hand, looked around, and tried to find the way back. It was a pity that she did not meet Prince Yun along the way.
"Miss Liu, please follow me this way. It's closer." The palace maid who accompanied her pointed to a path with a smile.
Liu Lanxin followed with a gentle smile.
Along the way, I turned a corner and suddenly saw a palace under repair in front of me. I looked up and saw such a tall palace. Even though it was far away, I could still feel its grandeur. This location should be the center of the palace, right
"Whose palace is this?" Liu Lanxin asked curiously.
"This is Changchun Palace. Empress Yuan used to live here." Concubine He's people didn't have so many scruples. They answered casually and pointed to the courtyard on the side. "Miss Liu, do you want to come here to rest for a while?"
Empress Yuan
Liu Lanxin's eyes were filled with shock. Of course she knew who Empress Yuan was. She had heard that she was once the Emperor's most beloved woman, but something bad happened to her later. It seemed to be related to the Rebellion of the Three Kings more than thirty years ago. Something had happened to Empress Yuan's family as well as Empress Yuan herself, but Liu Lanxin didn't know the details.
All we know is that the Empress Yuan died and the current Queen Wang ascended the throne. If the Empress Yuan had not died, the position of Crown Prince would probably not have fallen to Pei Luoan now.
"Then let's go and sit down!" Now that she saw the Changchun Palace, Liu Lanxin had some ideas in mind and nodded with a smile.
Seeing that she had such a good temper, the palace maid became even happier and took her to the empty courtyard. This courtyard was indeed empty before. Since the Changchun Palace was renovated, this place became a resting place for Prince Yun when he came to inspect.
The Prince of Yun is here again today. According to the news received from the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager also brought the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion here, which shows that the Prince of Yun should be here.
There were no guards at the door. The maid was delighted. She had thought it would take some effort to talk them out.
The yard was very spacious, with a rockery occupying half of it. There seemed to be a pavilion behind the rockery, with a high peak and an octagonal shape that looked delicate and graceful. There was even a half piece of palace gauze hanging on it, which must have been used to keep out the wind in cold weather.
The yard was empty and there was no one else, except for what seemed to be human voices behind the rockery.
"Is anyone there?" Liu Lanxin stopped cautiously. The palace was not a place that one could just barge into.
"Could it be the Prince of Yun? I heard that the renovation of Changchun Palace was in charge of the Prince of Yun." The palace maid also stopped.
Pei Yuanjun is here? Liu Lanxin bit her lips, a hint of red appeared on her face. She had been looking for an opportunity to meet Pei Yuanjun, but she had never found one.
Liu Lanxin considered several princes, including the crown prince, and still felt that Pei Yuanjun was the best. Not only was he extremely powerful, but his looks also attracted her.
She has been close to him for so many years, he should have some reaction to her, right
Otherwise, if I had lost my temper that day and asked a maid to take my place in the capital, he wouldn't have just gone along with it, right? But apart from this, it seemed that the two of them didn't have any other interactions
Is he mad at himself
Thinking of this, I feel a little relieved.
, it must be true, otherwise how can I explain his behavior of deliberately not seeing me.
"Let's go and take a look!" Liu Lanxin said with a smile, touching the cat in her arms.
"This... If it's the Prince of Yun, I'm afraid he wouldn't like being disturbed." The maid didn't dare to go over.
Thinking of Pei Yuanjun's temper, Liu Lanxin hesitated. Suddenly, a woman's voice came to her ears, and her face changed immediately.
Prince Yun was actually talking to a woman, who was she
"It's okay, I'm here." Liu Lanxin said. Her original hesitation was immediately washed away by the female voice. Even though she couldn't hear it clearly, she could still feel the beauty of the female voice.
Could it be because of this woman
He moved his feet and followed the sound.
Behind the rockery, Pei Yuanjun supported his head with one hand, looking at Qu Moying who was sitting beside him, a little reserved. He seemed not to notice her discomfort, and continued to ask: "I heard that something happened in the Jingwang Mansion before, and it was related to the Qu Mansion. Miss Qu Si, can you tell me what happened that made my nephew uneasy?"
He looked like he was totally laughing at the joke.
Qu Moying was helpless, but she had to behave properly. Standing next to her was the nanny sent by the Queen Mother, so she needed to be even more careful.
I don't know how these words were directed at Prince Jing. Before, they were clearly talking about Qu Qiuyan becoming a concubine, and Qu Caiyue is now also Madam Rong, which is a good thing for the Qu family.
"Your Highness, I don't really know. At that time... it was my aunt who was in charge." Qu Moying said vaguely.
"I heard that King Jing's two concubines started fighting. It sounds very interesting. Previously, the Crown Prince's concubine rushed into the mourning hall of the former Crown Princess. Although King Jing has no principal wife now, the fight between these two concubines is really interesting." Pei Yuanjun asked lazily, as if he really found this kind of backyard matter interesting.
The sunlight shone from his side and fell on his handsome face, making his appearance even more stunning. The earrings on his ears swayed from time to time, bringing out an eerie charm.
Suddenly, the smile on his face turned cold, and his eyes suddenly became cold. The invisible aura pressed the nanny sent by the Queen to bend down involuntarily.
Qu Moying looked at him in confusion. One moment he was smiling gently and seemed harmless, but the next moment he was filled with hostility and was terrifying.
Fortunately, Qu Moying was already accustomed to his mood swings. She turned around and looked in the direction of his eyes, and saw Liu Lanxin's shocked face. Under the thin veil, her eyes were full of color. She looked at the two people on this side in disbelief, almost unable to believe what she saw.
She was panicking and her lips were trembling. Why was Prince Yun with Miss Qu Si together, and smiling so gently? She...what right did she have
But she reacted quickly. After meeting Pei Yuanjun's cold gaze, she immediately came to her senses, hurried over, and bowed to Pei Yuanjun: "Greetings, Prince Yun."
Pei Yuanjun's gaze fell on her hands. The cat in her arms moved, looked at Pei Yuanjun vigilantly, and suddenly struggled desperately.
Although it is just a cat, nothing good will happen whenever it sees Pei Yuanjun. Now it is frightened and trying desperately to struggle out of Liu Lanxin's arms.
Liu Lanxin hurriedly stood up to comfort it and reached out to touch its head.
Helplessly, the cat struggled more violently and stretched out its claws. Liu Lanxin screamed in fright and subconsciously threw the cat to the side.
Qu Moying was sitting on the side, also watching
This cat belongs to Concubine He. It was also the cat that caused trouble for Concubine Li before. Concubine Li got into trouble and implicated many people, but this cat is still alive and well. It seems that Concubine He is worthy of being the favorite concubine in the harem for so many years.
He was able to save the cat!
While she was thinking, the cat was thrown by Liu Lanxin, and the direction it went happened to be in the direction of Qu Moying. Qu Moying was still sitting and couldn't dodge.
Although Yu Dong was standing behind her, he had retreated to the pillar of the pavilion because Pei Yuanjun and Qu Moying had just talked. He wanted to pounce over and reach out his hand, but he was still a little far away. At this time, he screamed and rushed towards Qu Moying, trying to slap the cat away.
Unfortunately, it's still too far away.
The cat pounced on him ferociously. Qu Moying subconsciously closed his eyes and raised his hands to cover his face, ready to endure the pain of being scratched by the cat.
I was careless after all!
The severe pain that I felt did not pass. I heard a sharp cat's cry in my ear, and then something seemed to hit something heavily. The cat's tragic cry was only half-finished, and then someone fell down. I heard a woman's sharp, panicked and out-of-control sound, and her body fell into someone's arms.
The gentle suspicion was filled with warmth, embracing her from all sides, just like being embraced in a safe harbor. All the sounds in her ears became blurred at this moment.
The frantic and unsteady heartbeat was a brief calm after the danger. Then Qu Moying's eyes rolled back slightly and his body went limp.
"Miss!" Yu Dong also reacted at this time and reached out to support Qu Moying.
Pei Yuanjun raised his eyes and glanced at him, his hands still tightly holding Qu Moying's delicate and gentle body. The body in his arms was very light and soft.
This softness was as if she had really fainted, but he could still sense that Qu Moying's breathing had not completely calmed down. A smile flashed in his eyes. This little girl is really smart.
He was very satisfied, satisfied with the girl's cleverness, and of course even more satisfied with the girl's softening body, which was an unconscious trust, indicating that the girl was not indestructible...
“Your Highness, I… I didn’t mean it…” Liu Lanxin’s face was as pale as snow, without a trace of blood, her lips trembled twice, and she knelt down with a plop.
The palace maid behind her had already collapsed on the ground, watching the cat being thrown out and hitting the pillar to death, her mind was blank. This was Concubine He's favorite cat. She would hug it every day and have it carefully taken care of. If anything went wrong with it, the person who took care of it would be punished, or even lose their life.
But now, Prince Yun was actually thrown to death. Will she be able to return alive? Thinking of Concubine He's past behavior, she seemed gentle and kind on the surface, and was friendly to others, but what she actually did...
Everything went dark before her eyes and the maid passed out.
"You didn't mean to do that?" Pei Yuanjun sneered, a sly smile on his handsome face, "Do you know what happened to Lady Li who was caught with a cat last time?"
“Your Majesty, I… I don’t know…” Liu Lanxin was really panicked, her face was prostrate, she looked extremely pitiful. When she raised her eyes, she could see tears in the corners of her eyes through her veil, she looked timid and pitiful, “I… I don’t know why the cat suddenly struggled so hard… I don’t understand…”
"Someone, send Miss Liu to the Queen's palace. She was summoned into the palace by the Queen, so you have to give me a convincing reason!" Pei Yuanjun said.
Two guards suddenly appeared beside Liu Lanxin and said coldly, "Miss Liu, please!"