The next day, after the court session ended, officials were walking out in twos and threes. Qu Zhizhen suddenly took two quick steps and stopped Minister Liu: "Master Liu, I have something to ask you."
"What's the matter?" Minister Liu's face was not looking good, and he asked coldly.
"I would like to ask if the murder of my wife has anything to do with Madam Liu?" Qu Zhizhen said with a serious face. His voice was neither loud nor soft, but loud enough for the officials nearby to hear.
Some people had already stopped and looked at Qu Zhizhen and Minister Liu in astonishment.
They were all discussing this secretly in private, but no one thought that Qu Zhizhen would ask Minister Liu in person, and at this time, since he was his immediate superior.
Just this act of insubordination makes people look up to Qu Zhizhen. I didn't expect him to be so daring! He also seems to be quite loyal.
Minister Liu's face was very ugly. He didn't expect Qu Zhizhen to ask him this in person. He said coldly: "Of course this matter is not true. My wife is gentle and docile, but she has a little temper. But after so many years, even if she has a little willful temper, it has long gone. How could she do such a vicious thing."
Whether it exists or not, it must not exist at this time.
He was protecting his own face and his daughter's face. Even though he wished that Madam Liu would die, he had to protect her dignity when he spoke.
"It really has nothing to do with your ladyship?" Qu Zhizhen looked puzzled.
Minister Liu threw his sleeves and said, "What nonsense! How could I not know what kind of person my wife is? She has been feeling guilty for all these years and has never hidden anything from me. She usually just concentrates on chanting Buddha in the small Buddhist temple at the back. This time, she was burned and injured her hands and feet while saving the wife of Duke Qi. How could such a person do such a vicious thing?"
Some officials who passed by were half-believing and half-doubting what was said. They knew that the Duke of Qi's Mansion had caught fire. It seemed that Madam Liu had saved the Duke of Qi's wife, but why did the Duke of Qi's Mansion suddenly send her back? And then something happened on the street, and she was knocked out and fell...
They really had no idea what it was exactly. Could it be that the fever was so severe that it had to be sent back to the Shangshu Mansion
"I am the one who spoke out of turn!" Qu Zhizhen stopped while he was ahead and bowed respectfully to Minister Liu, his face full of shame.
"No problem. If this matter has become a knot in Minister Qu's heart, I hope we can talk it out." Minister Liu's expression softened a bit, and he said to Qu Zhizhen, "Madam is badly burned. I have to go back to the mansion to accompany her, so I won't be able to talk to the Minister!"
"Lord Liu, my daughter has a very good relationship with Lady Jingyu. Would you like to come to your house to visit her?" Qu Zhizhen made way, but suddenly asked in a low voice.
Minister Liu stopped, his face darkened, and he stared at Qu Zhizhen coldly.
Qu Zhizhen also responded with a smile, his expression natural.
As soon as they paused, some officials looked over and felt that the atmosphere between the two people was tense. Qu Zhizhen's last sentence was spoken very softly and they did not hear it, but they just felt that the atmosphere was not right.
"Minister Qu is so thoughtful!" Minister Liu suddenly smiled, nodded at Qu Zhizhen, then turned around and strode away, which meant that he agreed to the Qu family's request.
Qu Zhizhen breathed a sigh of relief. He felt a little regretful the moment he said it. He shouldn't have said it at this time. It would be better to find another opportunity to talk about it in private.
The officials continued to walk out in twos and threes, but most of them were talking about this incident. Not long after the fire broke out in the Duke of Qi's mansion, this Madam Liu was sent back.
Was the situation serious or there were other reasons? The most unfortunate thing was that Mrs. Liu had another accident on her way back.
Not only was his injury serious, but I heard he was in a very miserable state as well.
The old Duke has always loved his daughter. Would he really send her away in a hurry just because her injuries were too serious? Was there really no unexpected event
Quietly, news spread that Madam Liu and the Duke of Qi were estranged.
Pei Luoan walked behind and looked coldly at Minister Liu who was walking forward. He turned around and went in another direction. He had something important to ask the Imperial Observatory.
Lord Yuan, the Supervisor, happened to be there and appeared to receive His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The Imperial Observatory was a low-income government office, but no one dared to underestimate it. As for the director and deputy director, they were different from ordinary officials. Although their ranks were low, even Crown Prince Pei Luoan could not force them to do anything.
"Prince, why are there two copies?" Lord Yuan frowned as he looked at the two marriage proposals given by Pei Luoan.
"One is between me and the former Crown Princess, and the other is between me and the current Crown Princess." Pei Luoan sighed, his eyes gently falling on the post in front of him.
That was a post between him and Ji Hanyue.
"Prince, the previous one has already been closed, and there is no need to close it again." Lord Yuan shook his head. He did not understand what the prince meant, and was even more puzzled by the prince's personal visit.
Why does the Crown Prince need to come in person to match the notes? He can just send an official from the Eastern Palace. Besides, the former Crown Princess's note has already been matched, so what's the use of bringing this one over
"Although the previous ones have been combined, I would still like to trouble Lord Yuan to combine them again." Pei Luoan insisted.
"Crown Prince, this is not only illogical, but also shouldn't be done. The Crown Prince is still alive, but the former Crown Princess is no longer alive. This engagement letter has lost its meaning. Moreover, they are separated by Yin and Yang, so it doesn't matter whether it is appropriate or not."
Lord Yuan pushed the post aside and refused it.
At this time, what does it matter if they are united? Can we let the prince go to the underground to accompany the princess
As for the incompatibility, the previous auspicious dragon and phoenix was a joke. He could not accept it, and neither could the entire Imperial Observatory.
"Then can you help me see her fate... what is her fate like?" Seeing that he was determined to do so, Pei Luoan knew that he could not force it, so he reached out and took out a sheet of paper and handed it to Lord Yuan, "The Crown Princess got into trouble because of me... Before she married me, it was said that she had a very good fate and was born to be a phoenix, but now..."
Ji Hanyue is already dead, so you can say this now.
Pei Luoan couldn't continue talking here, his face looked gloomy.
"Born with the fate of a phoenix? Who said that?" It's not impossible, but they won't really calculate it. There are some things that the royal family is most taboo about. Even if it's true, they can't say it. Lord Yuan took it and asked, "This fate of a phoenix is not something that anyone can have if they want it."
"I don't know who calculated it, it should have been when the Crown Princess was little. She told me about it once, but I didn't take it seriously. I just thought that since she was lucky, we would be together forever. But I didn't expect that after she married in... something like this would happen, and we would be separated forever."
The Crown Princess Ji Hanyue and Ling Anbo are no longer with us in Ling Anbo's mansion. Even the Crown Princess's sister is missing. This so-called statement is just a statement and no one can verify it.
Pei Luoan felt sad again when he said this. He raised his head slightly and swallowed the tears in his eyes.
Bitter.
His description was indeed full of love, and when he thought of the various rumors outside about the Crown Prince and the former Crown Princess, Lord Yuan could only sigh in his heart that it is difficult for lovers to get married, even for the emperor and his royal family.
It's such a pity for such a beautiful couple.
He picked up the engagement letter and looked at it for a few seconds, then frowned and looked at another engagement letter, which was from the current Crown Princess. Finally, Lord Yuan couldn't help but take a look at the Crown Prince's.
Three engagement letters were neatly placed on the table. In the middle was the crown prince, and on both sides were the two crown princesses he was going to marry one after the other.
Lord Yuan's face darkened. Finally, he took away the Crown Prince's engagement letter, leaving only those of the two Crown Princesses. After looking at them carefully, he picked them up again and compared them left and right.
"Sir Yuan, is there something wrong?" Pei Luoan's heart sank, but he didn't show it on his face.
"This one is from the late Crown Princess, and this one is from Lady Jingyu?" Lord Yuan confirmed again, holding a note in each hand.
"Yes." Pei Luoan took a look and nodded. He was not mistaken. He had looked at Ji Hanyue's birth certificate dozens of times. He would even take it out to look at it when he had nothing to do. The edges and corners had been worn out.
"The birth dates on the two posts are both excellent, but..." Lord Yuan frowned even more.
"Please explain clearly, Lord Yuan." Pei Luoan bowed.
"But it seems that there is..." Lord Yuan chose his words. There are some things that cannot be said too clearly, but it is really strange. He got a very strange feeling from this post. "It seems that they are very suitable for Your Highness, and they are equally good."
Finally, Lord Yuan found the words, put down the note in his hand, pushed it in front of the prince, and said with a serious face: "From these two notes, it seems that the former crown princess has a noble fate, and Jingyu County Lord is not bad either, with a very noble fate. It can be said that they are equal."
"Equal? That means almost the same?" Pei Luoan showed a hint of hesitation on his face.
Lord Yuan thought about it and nodded: "If the prince wants to understand it this way, it is also possible. They are indeed people with noble fates."
"Can we predict a premature death from this fate?" Pei Luoan's hand fell on Ji Hanyue's note, his expression sad and his eyes dazed.
"This... I can't see it, maybe I am not talented enough." Lord Yuan smiled and said modestly.
Is it a sign of early death? Some, but it is not completely hopeless. God is always kind. Even if it is one of the ninety-nine, there is still a way out. It depends on whether it can be found. The fate of this former crown princess is also strange. There is a sign of early death, but it also means that there is something unfinished.
Whether he died young or had some unfulfilled wishes, Lord Yuan felt that he could not tell at the moment, and he had never seen such a strange birth date.
This unfinished part is actually extremely noble.
He had never seen such a strange eight-character Gengtie before...
"Thank you, Lord Yuan. I wonder when you can calculate an auspicious day for my marriage?" Pei Luoan put away Ji Hanyue's marriage certificate and showed a gentle smile on his face, but it could be seen that the smile was a little forced. He looked at the last two marriage certificates left.
"Your Highness, it may take a few days." Lord Yuan said in embarrassment.
"Why? Hasn't the King of England's birth certificate been calculated?" Pei Luoan's voice was as gentle as ever, but there was a hint of suppressed anger in his eyes. He was the crown prince, but he had to be suppressed by Pei Yuanjun...