What's the point of entering the palace with King Jing at this time
Even if it was Concubine He's intention, she shouldn't have entered the palace with Prince Jing.
But having said that, it would seem a bit evasive to refuse.
"Your Highness, is it inappropriate to disturb the Royal Concubine at this time?" Liu Lanxin asked hesitantly.
"No, mother likes you so much, how could I think it is inappropriate? It so happens that Miss Liu's eye disease has been cured. Now is the time for you to go to the palace to see mother and let her be happy for you." Pei Yusheng said with a smile.
"But I haven't prepared anything..." Liu Lanxin hesitated.
"What else does Miss Liu need to prepare? What doesn't your mother have? As long as Miss Liu has this intention, it will be fine." Pei Yusheng said, and the smile on his face slowly faded. "Could it be that Miss Liu has something important to discuss with Uncle Wang and can't leave for the time being?"
He is also a prince and has his own pride.
"Nothing happened." Liu Lanxin said with her head down.
"My uncle has already been engaged to the Qu family. While the Ministry of Rites is going through the Crown Prince's ceremony, it is also handling the marriage ceremony for my uncle. My uncle has not agreed to anything for so many years, but now he has finally agreed. My father wants the Ministry of Rites to speed up the ceremony, as he doesn't want any accidents in this marriage."
Pei Yusheng said in a deep voice, glancing at Liu Lanxin with a hint of meaning.
These words made Liu Lanxin feel more and more uncomfortable. She pinched the corners of her sleeves, loosening and then tightening them again.
She didn't expect that Prince Jing would suddenly appear and disrupt all her plans, but she was unwilling to follow Prince Jing into the palace.
"Miss Liu is now the daughter of the General of the State. She doesn't need to perform formalities when meeting the Fourth Miss of the Qu Mansion. If the Fourth Miss Qu really enters the Prince of Ying's Mansion one day, what will Miss Liu want?"
Seeing that she was still silent, Pei Yusheng said impatiently.
Even though he liked the girl, it didn't mean that he could allow her to have delusions in her heart.
He was more generous about what happened in the past and let bygones be bygones, but he would definitely care about what would happen in the future.
Although he was attracted by the power behind Liu Lanxin at first sight, he was also satisfied with Liu Lanxin as a person and didn't mind giving her more chances.
These words almost revealed something. Liu Lanxin's face turned red, but she also knew that she couldn't say anything at this time.
"Your Majesty, does His Royal Highness the King of England really like the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion?"
"Of course I like her, otherwise Uncle Wang wouldn't agree." Pei Yusheng nodded, not minding to put an end to all of Liu Lanxin's thoughts. "If Uncle Wang didn't like her, why would he ask the emperor to grant me marriage? Uncle Wang has been in the border for many years. Has Miss Liu ever seen any woman get close to Uncle Wang?"
"Since it didn't happen before, it's certainly impossible now!"
Pei Yusheng added one more sentence at the end, curled his lips, stood up, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "If Miss Liu is really busy, then I will go to the palace to see my mother."
This was forcing Liu Lanxin to express her stance. If she continued to act as if everything was possible and yet nothing was possible as before, Pei Yusheng wouldn't mind using some tricks.
This is the capital city, and I am the most favored prince. So what if I am the daughter of a general
By that time, whether the position of the queen will still fall on her will depend on whether she knows how to appreciate it.
Having said this, and sensing the suddenly gloomy atmosphere in the room, Liu Lanxin knew that she had no way out. King Jing forced her to express her position, and she had to express her position. She had originally hoped that King Ying would marry her, but now King Ying's marriage was coming up.
, her status as a concubine is still unclear. For so many years, she has always admired the King of England, and finally ended up like this. How can she be willing
This was also the most important reason why she had been making small moves before, but now under the pressure of King Jing, she had to retreat.
If the King of England really has her in his heart, she would not mind being a concubine. She would have plenty of opportunities to kill the main wife in the future. With the strength behind her, how could a minister's office compare to her? But now the King of England's attitude is very clear.
The King of England is indeed a ruthless man. People like him are always cold-blooded and heartless. He is so indifferent to me, whom I have known for many years. Fortunately, he is the same to any woman.
He took a deep breath. Even if that woman got the position of the queen by chance, what would it matter? Marrying into the King of England's palace meant that no one would ever pity her in her life. Thinking of this, it seemed that Qu Moying had nothing good to gain!
Apart from King Ying, King Jing is the best choice.
In the past few days, she has been analyzing the King of Ying, the King of Jing, and the Crown Prince in her mind, weighing the pros and cons. Her father's letters have repeatedly urged her to marry the King of Jing. At least he is the principal wife, not a concubine. A true prince's wife will have endless possibilities in the future...
Sensing that King Jing's gaze opposite her had become a little gloomy, Liu Lanxin gritted her teeth hard, knowing that she could not hesitate any longer, otherwise even if she got married, people would inevitably despise her. Her father had said that even if something is rare and valuable, there must be a limit to it.
He raised his head and looked at Pei Yusheng. The hesitation in his expression was gone, and he smiled very naturally: "Then I'll trouble His Royal Highness Prince Jing!"
As he spoke, he stood up and bowed sideways to Pei Yusheng.
After the ceremony, Pei Yusheng showed a satisfied smile on his face and said gently: "Let's go, mother is still waiting for us!"
Two carriages came out of the gate of the British palace one after another...
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Jing and Miss Liu have left. I think we will not bother you again from now on!" Ji Hai came in and reported with a smile.
Pei Yuanjun raised his eyes lazily, and tapped the case file in his hand carelessly: "Liu Xiangshan wants to find a good son-in-law, and this king has helped him a lot."
His slender fingers fell on the letter in front of him. This was the letter that Liu Lanxin had found an excuse to deliver to his door. Apart from the usual greetings, there was really not much other important things in it. But upon reading it carefully, one could feel that this letter should not be taken lightly, and his narrow eyes narrowed slightly.
He is really a worrying old fox.
"Duke Yu has already left the city?"
"Duke Yu has already left the city, and I heard that the young master went with him as well." Ji Hai reported with a smile.
"Has the stuff been delivered?" Pei Yuanjun said lazily.
"I've followed your instructions and sent it over." Ji Hai nodded repeatedly.
"Let's go!" Pei Yuanjun stood up.
"The prince is going to the palace?" Ji Hai's eyes lit up and he immediately understood what his master meant. He smiled so hard that his brows narrowed. This was going to be something exciting to watch.
Ji Hai knew best what the daughter of this auxiliary general was thinking. Not only had she been pestering her master in the past, she had also spread rumors that her injury was caused by her master.
After arriving in the capital, he did not stop and kept coming to Ji Hai's house with ideas from time to time, which made Ji Hai very annoyed.
Now it’s finally all right, this one is going to have a master!
"Master, do you want to go and tell Miss Qu Si?" Ji Hai reminded in a low voice as he followed his master out.
"No need to go specially." Pei Yuanjun smiled slightly and walked down the stairs leisurely.
When he arrived at the emperor's study, he saw Concubine He coming with Prince Jing, smiling. The two groups bumped into each other at the door of the study.
"Your Majesty." Pei Yuanjun bowed and said lightly.
"The King of England!"
"Uncle Wang!" The two sides greeted each other.
"Your Majesty, invite the Royal Concubine, His Royal Highness the King of Ying, and His Royal Highness the King of Jing to come in for the audience!" an eunuch called out in a drawn-out voice.
In the imperial study, the emperor raised his head from the pile of memorials on the table, looked at them in surprise, and coughed softly: "Why, did we agree to come together?"
"When I and Prince Jing were at the door, we met His Royal Highness the King of England." After paying her respects, Concubine He explained with a smile, and then asked with concern, "Is the emperor feeling better?"
"It's nothing serious!" The emperor coughed twice again. He was indeed not feeling well these past two days as the weather had changed a lot.
"What's the matter, my dear?"
"Your Majesty, please grant Prince Jing a marriage." Concubine He knelt down, and Prince Jing knelt with her, "Please grant me a marriage, father."
"Which family is the young lady from?" The emperor became interested. He looked at the smiling Concubine He, then at his second son, and asked in a gentle tone.
"The daughter of the General who assists the State." Concubine He said, "Her eye disease has also been cured. She came to the palace with Prince Jing to announce the good news to me."
"Her eye disease has also been cured?" the emperor asked in surprise, glancing sideways at Pei Yuanjun on the side. He had heard about Qu Moying's eye disease being cured a long time ago, and it was Pei Yuanjun who sent someone to verify it.
"Yes, they are healed. It is because of the great fortune of the emperor that the long-standing eye disease has been cured, and not just one." Concubine He flattered, "When the two of them came over, I took a look and thought they were really good. I thought that Prince Jing had not yet been engaged, and since Miss Liu and I are so close, I was also very happy, and came here specially to ask the emperor to grant the marriage."
"Did she really come here with Prince Jing on purpose?" The emperor was silent for a moment. He did not think Concubine He's words were very pleasant.
She turned her head to look at Pei Yuanjun again, and saw that he looked like he was enjoying the show, with even a hint of a smile on his face. She knew that he really had no interest in the daughter of the General Auxiliary to the State. This was really... a pity.
The letter from the auxiliary general also hinted that he was interested in Prince Jing and praised him highly. How could the emperor not understand the meaning behind this
But he had been pretending to be ignorant even though he knew the truth. Even though the position of the principal wife had been decided, the emperor still had some ideas in his mind. If he could allow Liu Xiangshan's daughter to enter the palace, at least the strength of the Prince of Ying's Palace would be enhanced. Even if he was no longer around in the future, the Prince of Ying's Palace would not be something that anyone could touch.
But Pei Yuanjun is not interesting at all.
Looking up at Concubine He's beaming face and Pei Yusheng's unconcealed joy, the emperor could only sigh in his heart. A forced melon is not sweet. In that case, he could start from other aspects and at least ensure that Pei Yuanjun would have no worries for the rest of his life.
"Get up, since you all mean this. The previous letter from General Fuguo also hinted that Prince Jing is a good choice. I will prepare the decree to grant the marriage soon." The emperor raised his hand and motioned for them to get up.
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Father!" The mother and son thanked him together. After helping him up, they looked at each other and each breathed a sigh of relief, as if the dust had settled.