"Your Majesty, I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..." The maid stole a glance at Ji Youran as she reported, and then added, "I have also seen County Lord Jingyu. He is in the area ahead, not far from us."
"How far exactly?" Ji Youran's eyes turned from Qu Moying to the direction the maid pointed.
"There is a bridge between the two shops in front. After crossing the bridge, you can go to the other side. There are people guessing riddles over there, and there are a lot of people." The maid pointed to that place and explained in more detail.
Ji Youran brought a lot of maids with her today, and sent several of them out to look for Pei Luoan.
"Empress, do you want to go over and take a look?" Xie Feng was now following Ji Youran closely. When he heard what the maid said, he asked hurriedly.
Ji Youran was silent.
"Your Majesty, even if County Lady Jingyu is the future Crown Princess, she is not one now after all. You are the concubine of the Eastern Palace. Even if she needs to accompany the Crown Prince, you just need to be there. Why does County Lady Jingyu have to be so unruly and follow the Crown Prince?" Xie Feng said flatteringly, standing beside Ji Youran.
She was a very talkative maid. Not only was she smart, but every word she said seemed to be very sincere. Otherwise, Ji Hanyue would not have treated her as his confidant that day, and would never have thought that she would stab him in the back.
"Your Majesty, let's go over and take a look first. If His Highness sees that Your Majesty is willing to let Her go, we will go over. If His Highness sees that Your Majesty has no reaction, then we will not go over." Shui Ning, the maid who had originally followed Ji Youran into the East Palace, glared at Xie Feng with disdain.
Very thoughtful words.
"Everyone has seen it, but we still don't go over. This will make County Lord Jingyu look down on our queen." Xie Feng was very unconvinced, "No matter how powerful County Lord Jingyu is, she is just a concubine. Our queen is the cousin of the Crown Princess."
"But if we go over there rashly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be unhappy." Shui Ning argued.
“You can’t just give in like that. You’re already looking down on our queen before we even enter the mansion. Once you’re inside, you’ll suppress her completely. Who will care who she is then?” Xie Feng has been relying on Ji Youran all the time, and every word he says sounds like it’s for Ji Youran alone.
Even though the status has been determined, they haven't officially gotten married yet, and now Ji Youran is the only mistress of the East Palace.
From this point of view, Ji Youran's current status is higher than that of the Lord of Jingyu County.
"Let's go!" Ji Youran said in a deep voice, with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes. She couldn't just give in like that. She was the concubine of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, the woman who would ascend to the highest position in the future. She must not let Liu Jingyu steal the limelight.
After looking at Qu Moying jealously again, Ji Youran turned and left.
Sensing the repeated movements on their side, Qu Moying's attention had already been attracted over here. She was particularly sensitive to Ji Youran and Xie Feng, and she could see clearly at a glance.
Recalling the scene when she saw Pei Luoan and Liu Jingyu just now, there was a hint of cold sarcasm in her eyes. Ji Youran had worked hard to get the position of a concubine. She should have wanted to be the principal wife, but now it seems that she has failed. However, with Ji Youran's temperament, how could she be willing to accept this
As for Liu Jingyu...
"What's wrong?" Sensing Qu Moying's distraction, Pei Yuanjun lowered his head and pulled her hood so that she could see more clearly.
"Nothing, I just saw the concubine of the Eastern Palace." Qu Moying shook his head and said lightly.
"Don't like it?" Pei Yuanjun asked with a smile
road.
"I don't like it!" Qu Moying nodded affirmatively.
"If you don't like her, there's no need to associate with her. She's just a concubine and a junior. When she sees you in the future, she can only bow to you." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently. Even if she is the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, she is just a junior, not to mention a concubine of the Eastern Palace.
"Yes, just a junior, and not a serious junior at that." Qu Moying suddenly smiled.
I am no longer myself, and Ji Youran is no longer Ji Youran. The relationship we once had turned into flames that burned everything in the previous life. Now I am Qu Moying, and I no longer have any blood ties with Ji Youran.
Don't worry too much when you start...
Pei Yuanjun said nothing and continued to move forward with Qu Moying. This time they stopped in front of a shop because there were too many people and they squeezed the road. This shop did not offer elegant activities such as calligraphy and painting, riddles, etc., but instead invited a juggling troupe and was performing a show of monkeys going through a ring of fire.
Everyone who saw it cheered and applauded loudly, and it was impossible to squeeze through.
Everyone leaned in, looked, and cheered with great interest.
Coincidentally, Qu Moying saw Ji Youran, who was also unable to get through. Even though she brought so many maids with her, it didn't look very convenient for her to squeeze through. After all, they were all women, and in order to enjoy the lanterns, she didn't even bring a few servants with her.
"Do you want to go over?" Pei Yuanjun asked. He didn't care about that. If he wanted to go over, he would ask someone to make way for him.
"Is there a place to rest here?" Qu Moying suddenly turned her watery eyes and asked.
Looking around, there were teahouses and restaurants around, but there seemed to be people leaning out of the windows of these places, so they must have been booked long ago. Now even if I wanted to go up, there was no place available.
"Come with me." Pei Yuanjun pulled Qu Moying's hand and retreated, arriving at a teahouse. The door of the teahouse was also crowded with people, all watching the acrobatics in the shop opposite, standing on tiptoe and cheering from time to time.
Ji Youran was squeezed in this place, and it was difficult for him to move up or down for a while.
Then she watched Qu Moying being dragged by the King of England, following the eunuchs who squeezed out the way, into the lobby of the teahouse, and then upstairs.
Although there were many people around, her clothes did not conceal her beauty. She didn't believe that Qu Moying didn't see her. Moreover, Qu Moying's hood seemed to be lifted up, and she could vaguely see her watery eyes looking at her, but then she seemed to see nothing and walked straight past her.
Ji Youran’s face turned pale with anger.
"Madam, this Fourth Miss Qu is really going too far." Xie Feng also saw it and said angrily, "Madam, you used to take care of her so much, thinking of her in everything, and protecting her wholeheartedly, but you didn't expect that she is an ungrateful person. Once she got a little bit of power, she no longer takes you seriously."
"What nonsense are you talking about? That's His Majesty the King of England." Shui Ning was a little panicked. She looked ahead and saw that the pedestrian had already passed by, so she spoke carefully.
"So what if it's His Royal Highness the King of England? We are the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace..." Xie Feng now tries his best to curry favor with Ji Youran whenever he gets the chance.
"Shut up!" Ji Youran suddenly said, his face stern, "Go ask if there's any room left?"
It was a little inconvenient for her to squeeze through like this, but it was not okay for her to stand there all the time. After just a short while, she felt unsteady on her feet. It would be best for her to sit inside for a while, wait for the crowd to disperse, and then leave by herself.
Originally she had not thought of this possibility, but seeing Qu Moying go in, she suddenly realized that it would not do to just stand there and wait.
Xie Feng took the lead again, responded to the order, lifted up the hem of her skirt and squeezed into the door. She was not Ji Youran, she was originally a maid, so there was no such big deal.
After a while, she squeezed out again, looking embarrassed. "Madam, there are no more private rooms, but a table of guests just left. I asked them to keep it first. What do you think?"
"How dare you! Your status as the queen doesn't allow you to be a lobbyist." Shui Ning scolded harshly.
"But there really is nothing else." Xie Feng said aggrievedly, "I heard that today's circus was booked long ago, and many people booked a private room here just to watch it. This circus is very famous in the capital, and you may not be able to invite them even if you want to."
"Booked it early?" Ji Youran glanced absentmindedly at the people performing upstairs. It was so famous, no wonder it looked familiar. She suddenly remembered a place the prince had asked her to book. She hadn't paid attention to it before, but when she looked up and saw the name of this teahouse, her eyes went dark. This was the place she had booked at that time.
Will the prince bring Liu Jingyu here to watch the circus
It was clearly her who asked someone to order it, but it had nothing to do with her. She had to watch Liu Jingyu get what he wanted. Ji Youran was extremely angry. She pinched the handkerchief tightly in her hand and gritted her teeth.
"Let's go in and have someone prepare the screen."
"Okay, your majesty, please come in with me." Xie Feng said hurriedly, stretched out his hand to push away the person in front of him, and walked inside.
Several people around also heard their calls. "Empress" is not a title that most people can be called, so they did not dare to block their way and tried to move to the side as much as possible, allowing them to enter the teahouse without squeezing.
The place that Xiefeng liked was quite good. It was in the corner, at the innermost part. The store owner had found two screens to cover it, so it could be considered a separate, isolated small box.
The vision is not very good. Looking out, I can only see the backs of the people crowded there, but I can't see the acrobatics inside clearly. Fortunately, Ji Youran is not interested in watching the acrobatics at this time. She has no intention of appreciating these acrobatics. Her eyes scan the crowd. Since the prince has booked a private room here, she will wait here. She will eventually wait until the prince comes.
The maid had said before that the prince and Liu Jingyu were not far ahead, and she was just waiting...
Qu Moying followed Pei Yuanjun upstairs.
The teahouse was quite large, with three floors. They went up to the third floor. Compared with the second floor, the third floor had fewer private rooms, and they were also much larger, which showed that not everyone could book one. Pei Yuanjun led Qu Moying into the private room that had been booked before.
The room was spacious, with a table by the window, and all kinds of fruit snacks were already on it. Looking at the juicy fruits, Qu Moying asked in surprise, "There are fruits in this teahouse?"
This is not the time to eat fruit. Such fresh fruit seems as if it has just been picked. It is obvious that it was taken from a specially cultivated greenhouse.
"This was prepared by my master a long time ago. This circus was originally booked. I heard it is extremely rare, so my master asked my servant to book a private room opposite this circus." Ji Hai said with a smile.
“It turns out it was booked long ago!”
"Look at this juggling act, it's quite good." Pei Yuanjun reached out to untie the rope of the cloak around her neck, then threw the cloak on the screen on the side, saying meaningfully.