After the Queen Mother and her son had discussed everything, she brought the washed and groomed Liu Lanxin to the Emperor's study.
On the other side, Concubine He also hurried over with her people. When she heard the news that her cat was actually killed by Pei Yuanjun, Concubine He could hardly believe it.
Although he knew that Pei Yuanjun didn't like his cat, and he always asked people to throw it away whenever he saw it, he had never killed it so directly.
Everyone in the palace knew that she liked this cat. This cat was like her face. Even if she didn't want to confront Pei Yuanjun at this time, she had to make this trip and complain to the emperor.
If she doesn't complain to the emperor at this time, no one in the palace will dare to step on her face in the future.
Coincidentally, the two groups met at the intersection in front of the emperor's study.
"Greetings, Her Majesty." Concubine He stopped and saluted the Queen, appearing to be very polite.
"Where is Concubine He going?" The Queen stopped and raised her head slightly. She was shorter than Concubine He, which made her look more imposing.
"Go see the Emperor. Where is the Empress?" Concubine He said with a gentle smile.
"I have something to go see the Emperor." The Queen said coldly, with a trace of disgust in her eyes. The person she hated most in the palace was Concubine He. This daughter was obviously very old, but she still pretended to be so delicate and weak. It was really disgusting. She didn't even consider her age, but still imitated those young people.
What a vixen!
The Queen Mother appeared dignified on the outside, but she had already started cursing in her heart.
"Then I will go with the Empress to see the Emperor." Concubine He looked a little aggrieved, and when she looked at the Empress, she felt even more aggrieved. The Empress felt so suffocated by her look that she wished she could find a reason to slap this bitch hard in the face.
With a cold snort, the two groups went to the imperial study together.
From afar, I saw a man kneeling in front of Danque. He was alone and could be seen at a glance. Even though he was kneeling, his figure was very upright.
There was a eunuch standing in the corner, who must have been sent by the emperor. It looked as if he was the one being punished to kneel, and he stood aside timidly.
"Empress, is that Prince Yun over there?" Concubine He had sharp eyes.
"It seems so." The Queen tasted it and nodded.
"Why is Prince Yun kneeling here? What...what happened?" Concubine He was a little panicked.
The Queen Mother looked at her deeply and said meaningfully, "I don't know who the Prince of Yun offended, to make him kneel here as punishment."
Who did he offend? Apart from knocking over Concubine He's cat, there was really nothing else going on.
Concubine He's face changed drastically, and she almost couldn't hold back the fragility and grievance on her face. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and calmed herself down immediately. She hurried forward with a very unhappy look on her face.
"Prince Yun, why are you kneeling here? What happened?" When Concubine He came in front of Pei Yuanjun, she calmed herself down, forced a gentle smile on her face, and asked with concern, leaving the Queen behind her.
The Queen Mother was not to be outdone. She took a few quick steps and came to Pei Yuan's side. She frowned and asked solemnly, "What crime did the Prince of Yun commit?"
Liu Lanxin walked at the end, bit her lip, and was at a loss for a moment. She looked at the prince walking aside, then looked at Pei Yuanjun kneeling on the ground, and couldn't make up her mind.
"It's nothing serious. Please come in, ladies." Pei Yuanjun raised his eyes nonchalantly.
Her beautiful eyes slid across everyone's faces, and she didn't feel embarrassed at all about being punished to kneel!
It was as if he was still the leisurely and comfortable Prince Yun at this moment, which made people extremely speechless.
The queen glanced at him and walked forward. It would be inappropriate to say anything at this moment. Her face remained calm, but she thought the scene was good.
It's also a good thing to be able to let the bitch Concubine He confront Pei Yuanjun.
Concubine He hesitated for a moment, looked at the queen who was walking forward, and finally made up her mind and followed.
When Pei Luoan walked up to Pei Yuanjun, he called out respectfully, "Uncle Wang!"
Pei Yuanjun raised his eyes and glanced at him, then looked at Liu Lanxin on the side. His eyes slid across the two people's faces, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he smiled as if he understood something: "Your Highness, you are too polite."
This smile made Liu Lanxin's face turn red. She stopped, bit her lip, and suddenly bent down, wanting to kneel down.
"Miss Liu, this matter is also related to Miss Liu. Please ask Miss Liu to explain it clearly to the emperor." Pei Yuanjun smiled and said.
The emperor also knew that this matter had something to do with him? Liu Lanxin couldn't bend down any longer, and stood up slowly with difficulty, her eyes reddening again: "Prince Yun..."
"Okay, you two stop wasting your time here. The emperor must have summoned you. Let's go!" Pei Yuanjun stared at them and said.
Liu Lanxin's heart skipped a beat. She had been in the palace for many days, but this was her first time to see the emperor. She didn't dare to delay any longer for fear of giving the emperor a bad impression.
The thought that had just popped up in her mind disappeared immediately. She hadn't even seen the emperor yet. If she knelt here beside Prince Yun, the emperor might not only not think well of her, but would even think that she was ungrateful.
She bit her lip and followed Pei Luoan to the imperial study.
Just as they left, a few more people came behind them. The first one was Qu Moying. She had just woken up and was led over by the guards. When she came over, she saw Pei Yuanjun kneeling on the steps in front of the imperial study. She was stunned for a moment and frowned slightly.
He quickened his pace and came closer.
Hearing the voice, Pei Yuanjun looked up and saw it was Qu Moying. He stretched out his hand and waved to her.
Qu Moying came closer and lowered his head, thinking that Pei Yuanjun had something important to say to him.
His hand was pulled hard, and his body fell forward. He fell in front of Pei Yuanjun almost uncontrollably, shoulder to shoulder with him.
"Your Highness!" Qu Moying was startled.
"Kneel here with me." Pei Yuanjun took her hand and pulled her to his side, kneeling side by side.
"Your Highness?" Qu Moying didn't understand for a moment, and her watery eyes under the veil widened in surprise.
"Kneel down first. I made you kneel down for your sake." Pei Yuanjun said disapprovingly, staring at her with a distant and leisurely look.
Quite a rogue!
Does this really look like someone being punished, kneeling awkwardly under the Danque
Qu Moying didn't understand. Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, her eyes slid towards the eunuch standing aside, and her cherry lips were tightly pursed. She believed in Pei Yuanjun.
She moved her body slightly, knelt straighter, looked around, and planned to step back a little. Her status meant that she could not kneel shoulder to shoulder with Pei Yuanjun.
Helplessly, Pei Yuanjun's big hand held her hand tightly, making her unable to move or retreat.
"Your Majesty!" Qu Moying shook his head helplessly.
, motioning him to let go.
Pei Yuanjun had no intention of letting go. He held Qu Moying's slender hand with his big hand and asked seriously, "What's the matter?"
Looking at the eunuch beside him, Qu Moying was too embarrassed to say it directly, so he waved his hand again, his hint was obvious.
"Just kneel down, there's no need to be so particular." Pei Yuanjun seemed to understand this time, but he still didn't let go.
Seeing him act like this, Qu Moying had no choice but to kneel quietly beside him, kneeling side by side with her long eyelashes drooping, quietly looking at the corner of the ground exposed under the veil in front of her. This matter was a combination of coincidences and someone was plotting against it, and until now, no one knew how it would end.
She was not in a hurry. Pei Yuanjun's presence was too strong. Even if she didn't turn her head to look at him, she could still sense his presence...
Liu Lanxin's face turned very ugly. Standing in the corridor of the imperial study, her eyes were almost fixed on the two people kneeling below. Her face was pale as hell.
She wanted to kneel there just now, but in the end it was Qu Moying who was pulled to kneel.
Clearly she was the first to arrive, but why was it Qu Moying who was the one in the end? She had been paying attention to Pei Yuanjun just now, and saw the scene where Pei Yuanjun pulled Qu Moying to kneel down.
Why? Why is it that Qu Moying is not her? She actually had the same idea just now
She could kneel with Prince Yun, she could do it, why didn't Prince Yun help her just now? If he had helped her, she would be like Qu Moying!
His hands curled up under his sleeves, clenched tightly, and his eyes were gloomy.
"Is that Miss Qu Si?" Pei Luoan also saw the commotion here and whispered, "How shameful!"
"Your Highness, do you think it's bad?" Liu Lanxin relaxed her expression and asked softly.
"Of course it's not good. Uncle Wang is punishing us to kneel, what is she doing here?" Pei Luoan's face was full of disapproval. His usually gentle face now looked obviously displeased.
The Empress Dowager and Concubine He had already gone in. They could hear voices talking in the imperial study, as well as low crying sounds. It must be Concubine He crying and complaining.
"Miss Qu Si might be worried about Prince Yun!" Liu Lanxin said sympathetically.
"So what? It's neither right nor justifiable!" Pei Luoan snorted, and it was obvious that he did not agree with Qu Moying kneeling together.
"Miss Qu Si...are you going to marry Prince Yun?" Liu Lanxin bit her lip but still asked.
"Miss Qu Si is Uncle Wang's concubine, but... this hasn't been officially decided yet." Pei Luoan said disapprovingly. After all, without a formal decree, it can't be taken seriously.
The third young lady of the Qu family entered the second brother's house before, but because there was no official decree, she did not even have a status for the time being. Even if she was sent in directly, what would it matter!
In the end, her mother relented and allowed her to marry, giving her the official status of a concubine.
Pei Luoan said disapprovingly that although the Queen Mother could not directly control Uncle Wang, the matter of this status was in the Queen Mother's hands.
The two men stood at the door, waiting to be summoned, chatting with each other. Suddenly, a eunuch came out and the two men stood up straight.
After the eunuch went out, he turned to the side and saw the Queen walking out straight. Behind her, Imperial Concubine He was weakly holding the hand of a palace maid.
Why didn't they summon them both in
After looking at each other in confusion, the two of them approached...