The emperor went to the British palace again.
This has happened several times since the King of England was injured. Fortunately, he went to see the king with a small entourage, otherwise it would have caused resentment from the court officials, who would have felt that it was a waste of time and money.
But even so, what I should know was known. I gritted my teeth in my heart and secretly speculated maliciously that maybe this King of England really had a special relationship with the Emperor
But think about it, it doesn't make sense. The old princess of Prince Yun was in poor health at the time. She was recuperating all year round and never even left the house. How could she be related to the emperor
In the Prince of England's Palace, the Emperor sat on a large chair with a gloomy face. On the chair opposite him, Pei Yuanjun was leaning against it with his clothes loose. Although his face was still a little pale, he looked much more energetic.
"Is it really nothing serious?" the emperor asked worriedly, frowning.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. My injury has almost healed." Pei Yuanjun smiled leisurely. He looked lazy, as if he had no bones. But even so, he still looked dignified and elegant.
"Don't you have enough people around you? How could you be hurt like this?" The emperor was still worried. After looking him up and down, he asked a similar question again.
Similar topics were asked over and over again, and the main reason was that I was worried.
Although he had been assassinated before, he had never been injured to this extent. The emperor was terrified when he thought about it now. They really wanted to take Pei Yuanjun's life.
In fact, it is not correct to say so. The assassins in the past also wanted his life. It should be said that this time he tried his best to kill Pei Yuanjun in one fell swoop.
Thinking of this, his face became gloomy. His good sons were really good. He must get rid of Pei Yuanjun!
After returning to the palace, the emperor specially ordered someone to investigate again and found that his two sons had done a lot of small things in secret. Although he couldn't find out who did it, no matter who it was, it must have some relationship with his two sons.
And this time, people from the Northern Frontier are taking action. No matter which son joins forces with the Northern Frontier, he will not let him go.
The Northern Frontier has always been the country's greatest enemy. Over the years, it has been a source of confusion, especially more than thirty years ago, when the emperor had just ascended the throne and the political situation was unstable. The three kings actually rebelled and almost overthrew the entire country. Whenever the emperor thought of this, he could not help but feel hatred.
Afterwards, some evil people escaped to the Northern Frontier, and the people in the Northern Frontier were also ready to make a move.
Although he picked out some of them after their secret plots, there was no guarantee that there would be no more people from the Northern Frontier in the future.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I have added some new staff here. I won't do that again in the future. This time it was really an accident. I was out of the city and met the fourth lady of the Qu Mansion, and then I was attacked. Who would have thought that even the fourth lady of Qu was targeted and was waiting there early. I was caught off guard and the accident happened."
Pei Yuanjun slowly pulled his sleeves but ignored the slightly dislocated chest, revealing the thick scarf wrapped inside.
The emperor's eyes darkened for a moment, and he once again thought of how Pei Yuanjun almost lost his life.
"Could it be related to the Qu Mansion?"
There was some hidden murderous intent in these words. Although the emperor was in poor health, he was always decisive in killing and never hesitated. Even if he killed someone by mistake, he would not let a suspicious person go.
"Your Majesty, you really think highly of the Qu family!
At that time, it was just a branch of the Qu Mansion, and there was only a weak and delicate young lady. If it weren't for this young lady, the emperor might not have seen me. Think about it, you spent so much effort to assassinate me, and then saved me, what was the purpose?"
Pei Yuanjun raised his eyebrows.
This was very reasonable. The Emperor's murderous aura receded. After thinking about it, it was indeed true. What was the purpose? Everything had a purpose. Not to mention that the Qu family was incapable of doing these things, even if they were capable of doing these things, they could not do it and then save it. If they were to plot against the Yingwang Mansion, they had said before that they wanted to marry this Fourth Miss Qu.
It doesn't matter whether you save him or not.
"Do you really like the fourth young lady of the Qu family?" After a moment of silence, the emperor did not pursue whether the Qu family was involved in the assassination case, but changed the subject.
"What does the emperor think?" Pei Yuanjun asked back, with a faint smile on his pale face.
The emperor looked at him carefully for a few seconds, then nodded: "I think so!"
Although Pei Yuanjun seemed to be indifferent from his actions, from their earliest acquaintance to her becoming a concubine, he took Miss Qu Si to pay homage to Empress Yuan in anger, and then made the agreement to protect her as mentioned in his words just now. All these things did not seem like he had no feelings at all, but yet it was hard to guess.
"I think so too!" Pei Yuanjun sighed lightly and said helplessly.
"Do you really like her?" The emperor did not expect Pei Yuanjun to answer so directly. After a moment of silence, his voice rose unconsciously. Guessing is one thing, and being sure is another.
And he confirmed it without hesitation.
"Yes, I like her!" Pei Yuanjun did not dodge, nor did he escape because of the emperor's attitude. He raised his sleepy eyes and looked at the emperor quietly. There was a trace of seriousness in his eyes, no longer the lazy and disrespectful cynical look of the past. "I don't know when I liked her, but now I know that I like her and don't want to see her get hurt."
"What happened to the Duke of Qi?" The emperor's heart moved. Of course he knew about the fire in the Duke of Qi's mansion.
"Yes! She was seriously ill and was said to be dying." Pei Yuanjun turned his head to the window, a smile curved out of the corners of his thin lips, and his whole person immediately became lively, and his delicate features seemed to soften at this moment. "She was seriously ill, and I was really worried, so I went to visit her and asked someone to treat her well."
"I don't know when I fell in love with her. I just felt that she was sick and hurt. I was very worried and distressed! Your Majesty also knows that I have always had few relatives. My mother passed away early, leaving behind a young brother. My father was such a leisurely person. When I was young, he left the capital early to play. The only relative around me was my younger brother, who was also still young at that time."
His words were harsh, but they reminded the emperor of the time when Pei Yuanjun was still a child. At that time, he was kept in the palace, and people were afraid that something might happen to him, so they kept a close eye on him. But even so, Pei Yuanjun did not have a happy childhood, needless to say, the empress dowager stopped torturing the young Pei Yuanjun after she got angry several times.
But what about before? Whenever she found an opportunity, the Queen Mother would punish him, reprimand him, and even not give him food. She was also very busy in the previous dynasty. When she got the news, the child was already hungry, cold, and had a high fever.
After that, he got angry and lost his temper with the Queen Mother, and then he felt a little better.
At least on the surface, it doesn't look like it's intentional.
Teng this child, but what about privately? No one in the harem cares about this child.
Is this what they mean by shallow kinship
I was so heartbroken that I couldn't describe the pain. I felt as if there was a hole there, bubbling with cold air, and my heart was about to freeze.
"Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by weak kinship? Does that mean I'm not your relative anymore?" The emperor pretended to rebuke loudly, hiding the sadness on his face.
"Your Majesty is naturally a relative of mine." Pei Yuanjun nodded, retracted his gaze, and a lazy smile appeared on his lips again, "If it weren't for Your Majesty, I would have died long ago!"
In the harem, everyone depends on the emperor's protection.
"In the future you will have to marry and have children, and you will have more and more relatives. Aren't you in love with the Fourth Miss? Then live a good life and have a few children, and then you will have the so-called kinship." The emperor comforted him, not wanting to see him seeming to not care but actually caring a lot.
"Sometimes I am afraid that I can't protect her!" Pei Yuanjun seemed a little lazy, but in fact, his eyes were serious. "If I can't even protect myself, how can I talk about protecting her and the future... children."
He deliberately emphasized the last two words.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can I not protect him with me here? Besides, you are quite strong, so you can definitely protect him." The emperor felt a lump in his throat and recalled some old things. He suddenly stood up, turned around and said sternly, hiding the tears in the corners of his eyes.
He couldn't protect the one he loved, nor the child of the one he loved! Isn't his life even more miserable
But he was such a pathetic person that he would never allow such a thing to happen to Pei Yuanjun again.
The tragedies of the previous generation have passed. He is now an emperor and also a father, a father who loves his son.
He clenched his fists tightly and pressed them into his flesh, suppressing all emotions. He sacrificed too much for the dynasty. He was a king who was decisive in killing and punishing, but he was also a tragic king.
I had to do it, I had to do it that way. I originally thought that this was the best result, but I didn't expect that because of this best result, my loved one would be implicated, and in the end a big mistake was made and I couldn't do anything to save myself.
"Your Majesty, let's not talk about these sad things. We can talk about the future later. I have never thought about these things all these years. Anyway, Your Majesty trusts me, and I will repay you with my life." Pei Yuanjun suddenly smiled, with his usual faint smile.
The emperor turned around and sat down again, his eyes fixed on Pei Yuanjun's face. After a long while, he said, "In a few days, when you are well again, I will take you to pay homage to Empress Yuan."
"I have taken Miss Qu Si to pay homage to him before." Pei Yuanjun said with a smile.
"We went to Dabei Temple before, and now we are in the palace." The emperor shook his head, indicating that Pei Yuanjun was wrong.
"In the palace? Is there a tablet for Empress Yuan in the palace? Didn't the Empress Dowager and the Empress not allow it?" Pei Yuanjun asked with a smile and raised his eyebrows. This happened many years ago, but Pei Yuanjun was already sensible at that time.
If there is any hesitation left, because of these words, I became more determined, more determined than ever before...
The emperor had always wanted to do this, but he never dared to do it. Now that he thought about it... he couldn't let go of this child after all, and couldn't watch this child being ruined...