Liu Lanxin knew that it was useless to say anything at this time, so she could only stand up with tears in her eyes and leave with the two guards.
Two more guards came over, one each, and took Concubine He and the Queen's men away.
Although Qu Moying's eyes were closed, she was always paying attention to the movements around her. When she heard that those people had left, she opened her watery eyes and wanted to see what was happening outside.
Pei Yuanjun chuckled, slid his fingers across her cheek, lowered his head, and spoke in her ear: "Since you are dizzy, just stay dizzy for a while."
His slender fingers slid across her soft cheek, causing an inexplicable shudder to spread.
Qu Moying's pale face immediately turned red, but since she had fainted, it was inconvenient for her to get up. She could only grit her teeth and endure it, not daring to move.
Things happened so fast that her heartbeat was still accelerating. Before, she only vaguely felt that Liu Lanxin was dealing with her and was not kind to her, but now she was certain that Liu Lanxin was indeed hostile to her, and it was a great hostility, the kind that wanted to destroy her.
At that moment just now, the lightning and sparks seemed to be a real accident.
The cat saw Pei Yuanjun struggling and biting, and Liu Lanxin loosened her grip in fear. The cat jumped out and bumped into her. She was sitting on a stool and had no time to get up. The people around her were far away. The only one who was close was Pei Yuanjun. But how could a man like him reach out
The final result is that your face will be scratched and most likely disfigured.
The cat was so crazy that it could scratch Lady Li's face like this. It is still possible now. Even when the cat pounced on her, it was not just her that was responsible.
Liu Lanxin seemed flustered at that time, but in fact she was just going with the flow. Otherwise, even if the cat was crazy, it couldn't be so crazy, and it was even more impossible for it to come towards her face. She was clearly facing Pei Yuanjun at that time.
But things like this require evidence. As long as Liu Lanxin bites the cat to death, the cat jumped out by itself and has nothing to do with her, so this matter cannot be pinned on her.
The general who assists the country has only one daughter, whom he loves like a treasure. Without evidence, no one can accuse her of a crime. The incident happened suddenly, and she just went with the flow. So given her situation at that time, even if she was ruined, it was ruined in vain, and it was impossible for Liu Lanxin to take the blame for her.
On the one hand, there is no evidence, and on the other hand, the identity is not enough.
But right now, she just didn't want to get close to the Queen again. Among all the people involved, her status was the lowest and she might be caught in the crossfire. She couldn't afford to offend anyone.
There are too many coincidences in this matter. It is obvious that someone is secretly plotting this, and there is more than one person. This cat belongs to Concubine He...
Pei Yuanjun wiped Qu Moying's cheek twice before looking up. "Help Fourth Miss Qu go in and rest first. Call the imperial physician over."
Nanny Yan and Yu Dong hurried forward, took Qu Moying from Pei Yuanjun's arms, and half-supported and half-carried her into the main house in the yard. This is now the place where Pei Yuanjun rested when he came to check on her in the past.
After arranging everything, Pei Yuanjun sat down again, tapped his fingers leisurely on the table twice, thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Go and ask Minister Qu to come over."
"Yes!" A eunuch hurried away and came back with Qu Zhizhen a few moments later.
Qu Zhizhen has been in the palace these days just to repair
When repairing the Changchun Palace, he always did it with personal effort and worked diligently.
"Your Highness." After entering the room and paying his respects, Qu Zhizhen's eyes unconsciously swept across a pool of blood on a pillar. His eyes twitched suddenly. He didn't know what had just happened here, and this courtyard was not a place he could investigate if he wanted to.
Not just in this courtyard, ever since entering the palace, Qu Zhizhen has been very careful and dared not spy on the people or things in the palace.
"You asked about the inner chambers of the main hall before. I think the weather is good today, so it's an auspicious day. We can send someone to clean it up." Pei Yuanjun narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were deep, and he looked at Qu Zhizhen and suddenly smiled.
Qu Zhizhen's heart skipped a beat, and he said hastily, "Your Majesty didn't allow me to clean the main room of the inner palace before, but now I can?"
It can only be repaired after an inspection, and things were going smoothly. However, when cleaning the inner hall, Pei Yuanjun stopped him and said that it was the place of Empress Yuan and it could not be cleaned just because he wanted to. He had to find an auspicious day to do it, so he stopped Qu Zhizhen.
Pei Yuanjun had spoken, and Qu Zhizhen dared not disobey, so he could only agree. As a result, the inner hall had never been cleaned and remained the same as it was that day.
But actually it is a bit far-fetched to say that it was what it looked like on that day.
After Empress Yuan was banished to the cold palace, everything here became very gloomy. Many good things had long since disappeared, and the only things left were those that could not be moved, such as beds, and heavy shelves. There were a few very simple items that were extremely easy to clean up, and it took less than an hour.
Pei Yuanjun called a halt to such a simple matter, which hindered the project. Even if other places were finally repaired, it would not be appropriate if this one was not repaired.
"Your Highness, I will go and take care of it now." Hearing Pei Yuanjun's relief, Qu Zhizhen was shocked.
Pei Yuanjun smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Minister Qu. Go check it out quickly and make sure it's clearer. I heard that Empress Yuan left some things behind that day."
"Yes!" Qu Zhizhen shuddered all over and didn't dare to take these as idle talk.
When I went back to take people to clean up, I checked very carefully and found a small box under the bed. It was a very small box, tightly attached to the bottom of the bed board and nailed down. If the bed board had not been turned up and the entire bed turned out, there would have been no discovery of the small box inside.
It was a small brocade box with dragon and phoenix carvings on it. You could tell at first glance that it was something from the palace.
The dust that was turned up from the bed board and the degree of rust on the nails indicate that this box is very old and is definitely not a modern item.
Qu Zhizhen was shocked to find such a thing, and it was from under Empress Yuan's bed. He hurriedly and carefully wrapped the brocade box in a piece of brocade, not daring to look at it closely, and went to find Pei Yuanjun holding it.
The guards at the door did not let him in, but only told him that Pei Yuanjun had gone to the imperial study, and whatever he found should be sent directly to the emperor.
Qu Zhizhen did not dare to delay and hurriedly turned to the imperial study with the brocade box.
"Minister Qu, the emperor wants you to come in." After reporting, a eunuch came out to call him in.
Qu Zhizhen entered the imperial study, knelt respectfully on the ground, and presented the brocade box in his hand.
Li Quan came down from above, took it with equal care, and placed it on the imperial desk in front of the emperor. He stepped back two steps, stood aside, lowered his head, and did not move.
The room became quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the emperor's heavy breathing. Qu Zhizhen dared not to look up anymore.
It took a long while before I heard the emperor's voice from above: "Where did this come from?"
"It was taken down from under the phoenix couch in the inner room of the main hall of Changchun Palace. It was nailed there at the time. If it weren't for this major cleanup, it would have been impossible for anyone to find it." Qu Zhizhen hurriedly told everything, not daring to leave out even a single detail.
“Under the phoenix bed…” The emperor’s voice was very deep, almost with a bit of hoarseness and trembling. He stretched out his fingers and gently touched the brocade box. His eyes were dark and his body was shaking slightly.
It took me a long time to touch the lock on it, but it was locked and there was no key.
He had seen this brocade box before. It was the gift he gave to Empress Yuan when she entered the palace. It had special meaning to both of them. Even after so many years, the emperor recognized it at a glance.
"Is there anything else?" The emperor asked again after a long while.
"No more. I, the other ministers, have checked it clearly. There is nothing else." Qu Zhizhen shook his head affirmatively. He was afraid of missing something at the time, so he checked it again on purpose. The main reason was that Prince Yun was not someone who was easy to fool. If he wanted to get a word of praise from him, he had to do better.
"You go down!" The emperor's voice sounded extremely tired.
"Yes!" Qu Zhizhen stood up and whispered as he backed away. He turned around and left only when he reached the door. The atmosphere in the imperial study was too depressing and very depressing. Qu Zhizhen heaved a sigh of relief only when he got outside the door. He reached out and wiped his forehead. After a while, sweat appeared on his forehead and there were faint sweat stains on his vest.
"Minister Qu actually arrived earlier than me?" He had just wiped the sweat from his forehead when he heard a voice from the side. He shivered with fear and turned his head quickly. He saw a group of people approaching from the side. The first one was wearing wide sleeves and a jade belt, with an elegant smile on his handsome face. Wasn't he Pei Yuanjun, the Prince of Yun, who he had asked him to clean up before
Without having time to consider why Pei Yuanjun came to the imperial study first and arrived later than him, Qu Zhizhen hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Your humble servant greets the prince!"
"Did you get something?" Pei Yuanjun glanced at the imperial study with a lazy smile.
This guy really wasn't afraid of the emperor. Qu Zhizhen couldn't help but get nervous again. Prince Yun wasn't afraid, but he was. He lowered his voice unconsciously, "I've already seen the emperor just now. I found a small brocade box and presented it to the emperor."
"Very good, he's capable of getting things done." Pei Yuanjun nodded in appreciation.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your appreciation of me." Qu Zhizhen bowed his head.
"Then I'll have to trouble Minister Qu to continue his work. After Changchun Palace is repaired, I will ask the emperor to credit you with a great achievement." Pei Yuanjun said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness. This is what I should do." Qu Zhizhen said hurriedly.
Pei Yuanjun's eyes stared at him, making him inexplicably nervous. Even in front of the Crown Prince, Qu Zhizhen felt that he could remain calm. Only in front of this Prince of Yun, his imposing manner was too strong, and he always had trouble responding, and his heart became panicked for no reason.
Even if nothing happened, I still felt very uncertain.
"Then Minister Qu can go and do his work. I have to go see the emperor." Pei Yuanjun waved his hand indifferently and turned to the door of the imperial study.
An eunuch was already waiting there, leading him inside...