Pei Luoan got off the carriage and looked at Yu Dong, who looked familiar. He asked casually, "Which family is he from?"
"A maid from the Qu Mansion." the guard responded.
"What's the matter?" Pei Luoan curled the corners of his lips sarcastically and looked at Yu Dong a few more times. It turned out to be the maid who followed Miss Qu Si. He originally thought that Miss Qu Si was a well-mannered person, but now it seems that she is just so-so.
She hasn't even gotten married yet, but she sent a maid to visit. Thinking back to the news I heard before, she must have come to tell Uncle Wang about this. How rude of her.
This is the case with Miss Qu Si, and also with Liu Jingyu. Now it seems that only Miss Liu, who my second brother is going to marry, has the dignity of a lady from an aristocratic family, and she also knows her place. Ever since her marriage with my second brother was arranged, she has been staying in the Liu Mansion, and rarely goes out unless summoned by the palace.
He is a rare decent person.
If Hanyue were still alive, she might become friends with Miss Liu. Both of them are ladies from wealthy families who value respectability very much. Liu Jingyu and Miss Qu Si cannot compare to them.
The news had already been received inside, and someone had already gone in to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The person who went out to greet them also let Yudong go in.
Yu Dong followed Pei Luoan and his group very obediently.
When they arrived at the place, Pei Luoan brought a eunuch in, and everyone else stayed outside. Yu Dong looked around and cleverly found a corner to stand in.
Seeing him acting like this, no one came forward to chase him away, and they just let him stand in the corner of the yard.
Pei Luoan entered the room. In the spacious room, the most eye-catching thing was a large bed. There was a large empty space where Pei Yuanjun was leaning on the couch. He looked pale and his wounds were wrapped so that they could not be seen. However, the fact that the King of England was still lying there showed that he was seriously injured.
Thinking of his father's angry expression before, Pei Luoan sighed in his heart, since Pei Yusheng is so powerful, why can't he take Pei Yuanjun's life
But when he thought about it again, he shuddered in his heart. If even Pei Yuanjun died at the hands of Pei Yusheng, he would be in even greater danger. Thinking of this, he felt that it would be better for Pei Yuanjun not to be assassinated by Pei Yusheng!
At least it means that the force in Pei Yusheng's hands is not enough to threaten him.
"Hello, Uncle Wang!" Pei Luoan took two steps forward and bowed to Pei Yuanjun. This was the first time he saw Uncle Wang after Pei Yuanjun was injured.
I had expressed my desire to come and visit before, but was always rejected by the people in the British palace, who said that the injuries were too severe and it was inconvenient for them to see guests, and they did not dare to neglect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
When Pei Luoan sent the message again this time, the British Palace actually agreed.
He then came over to check on the injured.
"Your Highness is too polite. Please take a seat!" Pei Yuanjun said lazily, looking almost the same as usual.
Pei Luoan sat down on a chair at the side, with a look of concern on his face: "How is Uncle Wang's health? Is his injury serious? What did the imperial doctors say?"
He looked sincere, as if he really cared about Pei Yuanjun's injury.
"I'm fine, thank you for being so polite, Your Highness." Pei Yuanjun looked lazy. The room was warm, and he was only wearing a loose coat. He chuckled, his voice as clear as ever.
"Have you found the assassin? Is he really from Northern Xinjiang?" Pei Luoan asked again, frowning tightly.
The situation in the Northern Frontier is very unstable. The original crown prince has disappeared, and the one who is in power now is the Second Prince of the Northern Frontier, but he is not legitimate."
The Crown Prince of Northern Frontier is also the only son of the old Emperor of Northern Frontier. The Second Prince is the son of the Princess, just an in-law. Is it possible that he will really inherit the throne
The prince inexplicably thought of his own identity, and only his identity was in line with the times. What was Pei Yusheng
"The customs in the Northern Frontier are different from ours. The Second Prince is actually capable of doing this. With more help, he can get the throne." Pei Yuanjun suddenly chuckled, but the smile was a little cold. "I heard that Minister Liu's mansion has found many people from the Northern Frontier, some of whom grew up with Madam Liu. I wonder if there are any around County Lord Jingyu?"
Although the question was asked casually, Pei Luoan broke out in a cold sweat and said hurriedly, "Uncle Wang, I have already sent people to check. Jingyu County Lord is very clean and there is no one from Northern Frontier around him."
"Jingyu County Lord doesn't have anyone around, so what does this Madam Liu mean?" Pei Yuanjun raised his eyebrows, looking at Pei Luoan with a bit of cold contempt, "Could it be that this Madam Liu has great connections and has long known that the Crown Prince will definitely marry her daughter, so she has already made plans early?"
Pei Luoan's heart was pounding and his eyes tightened. Ji Hanyue's matter was his deepest secret. Now it was brought out by Pei Yuanjun in a nonchalant manner. Did he really know something
I was terrified and clenched my hands tightly, only to realize that my palms were also full of sweat!
It's impossible. No one could know about that incident. At that time, Pei Yuanjun was still at the border. If he was in the capital, he would not have acted so unscrupulously.
Thinking this in his heart, his brows relaxed a little: "Uncle Wang, I wanted to marry Hanyue before, so how could I have taken a fancy to County Lady Jingyu? At that time, she was at most..."
Having said this, Pei Luoan paused for a moment, as if he felt that he shouldn't say this, and finally said vaguely, "At that time, the Liu Mansion was not considering me!"
At that time, others didn't know who Liu Jingyu was going to marry, but how could they not know? Of course it was Prince Jing Pei Yusheng. Pei Luoan didn't really think that he would definitely marry Liu Jingyu at that time, and the Liu family was not so well-connected that they knew early on that he would take action against the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, and they didn't know that Liu Jingyu would marry them.
If anything happened, it should be Pei Yusheng's fault at that time.
Pei Luoan felt at ease throwing the blame away, but he didn't think about the fact that Liu Jingyu was now his future Crown Princess. If he made this matter public, even if not many people knew about it, everyone would know it, and it would damage Liu Jingyu's reputation.
First it was King Jing, and then the Crown Prince. This originally showed that Lady Jingyu did not abide by the rules of a boudoir. Even if something was fishy, Lady Jingyu's maiden name was not that good. So it would not be so legitimate for her to become the Crown Princess, or the mother of the country, in the future.
"Your Highness is right. What do you think of Madam Liu? Why are there people from the Northern Frontier around her since she was a child?" Pei Yuanjun nodded in agreement and continued to ask with a smile, "Your Highness, as the crown prince of the country, should have a higher level of knowledge than me at this time."
Pei Luoan secretly resented that this forced him to speak, but now he had to speak again. When facing Pei Yuanjun, he always felt weak.
A trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Now is not the right time. When he ascends to the throne in the future,
, we must use Pei Yuanjun’s head as a sacrifice to the world.
"Uncle Wang, I think someone must be plotting against the Duke of Qi's Mansion. The old Duke is a military commander and has fought a war with the Northern Frontier. People over there have been plotting against the old Duke for a long time. Maybe the old Duke is on high alert, so they ambushed his children."
"Prince, are you saying that Madam Liu is also innocent?" Pei Yuanjun's face darkened, and his originally gentle and smiling face immediately revealed a grim side.
Pei Luoan was startled and said hurriedly: "Of course, it cannot be said that she is completely innocent. Maybe this Madam Liu's temperament is not very good, and she was induced to do something inappropriate."
He secretly hated Pei Yuanjun because he was putting pressure on himself because of the rumors outside.
He was a prince, but he let an ordinary prince get the upper hand. No matter what Madam Liu did wrong, she was still his future mother-in-law. If he slapped Madam Liu in the face, it would be like slapping himself in the face. The veins on his hands hidden in his sleeves bulged, and he had to suppress them to look calm and gentle.
"A woman from the inner court doesn't really have much to do with me, but this matter is related to the Qu Mansion after all, and I can't let anyone step on my reputation."
Pei Yuanjun was very satisfied with his appearance. His expression softened again, and he smiled like a spring breeze, and his tone was very casual.
The words were a mixture of picking up sentences from here and there, seemingly without any logic, but Pei Luoan understood them.
This is because she felt that Madam Liu had spread the rumor that caused the Second Madam Qu's harm, which had offended Pei Yuanjun's reputation, so she was warning herself here.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He felt that he, the crown prince, had no face in front of him, but his face did not show any abnormality. He even nodded in agreement: "Madam Liu did make some trouble. Although some rumors are from the past and there is no evidence, she has people from the Northern Frontier around her, so she cannot escape the blame."
This means that no matter whether the rumors are true or not, the prince will not betray Madam Liu and will not let her go out and mess around. In the future, when he faces this Fourth Miss Qu, he will not retreat but will not take the initiative to cause trouble either.
Fortunately, Madam Liu is now lying in bed and unable to get up, otherwise this matter would be a bit tricky for him. It's not that he can't put Madam Liu under house arrest, but if he does, he will lose face because Madam Liu is Liu Jingyu's biological mother. The slightest mistake may affect him.
A cousin from the next room, if he has no future in three generations, will become an idle relative. However, he forced the crown prince, the current prince, to retreat again and again, and even said such weak words. How could Pei Luoan be willing to accept this!
But what can he do if he is unwilling? His father dotes on him wholeheartedly.
Therefore, everything would have to wait until a hundred years after his father's death. He would have plenty of opportunities to make Pei Yuanjun suffer a fate worse than death.
Such a thing has never happened in all dynasties, but his father was foolish, and he, the crown prince of the current dynasty, was not as good as Pei Yuanjun, so Pei Yuanjun actually suppressed him.
Fortunately, Pei Yuanjun is not his father’s son, otherwise he would have no chance of becoming emperor!
"Uncle Wang, I am so ashamed!" Pei Luoan put on a complete show. At this time, he would not forget the finishing touch. In the past, he was always so "courteous and humble" in front of others.
He stood up and bowed to Pei Yuanjun again, his face full of regret and annoyance, "If my marriage had not been arranged yet, I would definitely not discuss it now!"