"Your Highness, you are too polite!" He said it generously. Although he was surprised, he only looked a little confused. After all, the shock was too great. Qu Moying answered very naturally and generously.
Pei Yuanjun pulled Qu Moying to sit down.
"What happened just now? How did it become like this? What would people think if they saw this?" Pei Yuanjun asked lazily as soon as he sat down. "If the emperor knew about this kind of thing and the situation, he would definitely reprimand the prince."
"It was the concubine in the mansion who was ignorant and caused such a thing. I hope Uncle Wang will forgive her." Pei Luoan had to bow his head.
Ji Youran was behind him, her heart also panicked, and her face suddenly turned pale. If this matter was known to the palace, she would definitely be reprimanded again, and the Queen would dislike her even more.
Of course, she also heard that the Queen no longer liked Liu Jingyu, which made her feel a little relieved.
"Whether I forgive you or not is a small matter. I'm just afraid that the emperor will be unhappy to hear it." Pei Yuanjun said lightly, with a smile on his face but not in his eyes. "Do you know what the emperor said?"
"I will ask for the blame from my father myself." Pei Luoan had to bow his head. He originally wanted to ask Pei Yuanjun to help him keep it secret, but now he knew it was impossible, so he quickly changed his words.
He was secretly resentful in his heart. As a prince, he hinted to Pei Yuanjun to cover up for him, but was rejected. This made him hate Pei Yuanjun even more.
It’s easy to imagine what my father would do. He would scold me again.
Thinking of this, I became annoyed with Ji Youran. I explained it clearly that day. Could it be that Ji Youran didn’t understand what I meant
"It's best that the prince thinks this way, but the concubine in your mansion is really too much. It was just an accident, and she broke someone's leg." Pei Yuanjun seemed not to notice Pei Luoan's forbearance and continued in a lecturing tone.
Everyone thought that Ji Youran had injured the guy's leg, but Pei Yuanjun would not have been wrong.
"Yes, it's all my fault. I will definitely scold her when I go back." Pei Luoan lowered his head again in frustration. He had to admit it.
"Even if the Crown Prince has deep feelings for the late Crown Princess, the beauty is gone and the past is over. The Crown Prince will soon marry a new Crown Princess, and he cannot let the new Crown Princess be criticized too much! The Crown Prince should be kind to the person in front of him. The past is over, and even those who were related to the late Crown Princess can be let go."
Pei Yuanjun's words were no longer a reprimand, but rather a low sigh, trying to persuade Pei Luoan.
Ji Youran gritted her teeth when she heard this, but dared not make a sound, while Liu Jingyu looked so sad that he was about to cry.
Qu Moying lowered her head and curled the corners of her lips slightly. She actually appreciated the current scene.
"Yes, Uncle Wang, it's my fault." Pei Luoan apologized and lowered his head with hatred in his eyes. Facing Pei Yuanjun, he seemed to be always being suppressed and beaten. He was obviously the prince, but why was he suppressed by Pei Yuanjun? What he lacked was the emperor's favor and military power.
He wants military power!
He must have military power!
With the military power, he, as the crown prince, would have the confidence to deal with Pei Yuanjun openly and not panic when his father was ill...
"After all, those are the prince's family affairs. This prince cannot interfere or comment on them. However, there are too many people this time, and they are in the market. The impact is too bad. Some things are hard to say. Just now, this prince heard someone downstairs say that the matter of the former crown princess may be related to Concubine Ji.
Know if it’s true.”
Pei Yuanjun continued, waving his hand very gracefully, "Forget it, this is all hearsay from me, and it can't be taken seriously. After all, at that time, it was said that Concubine Ji entered the Eastern Palace to take care of the Crown Princess."
With just one sentence, Ji Youran trembled.
Pei Luoan pulled his sleeves with his hands, stretched them straight, and after a long while he smiled again, lowered his hands from his sleeves, and patted them twice: "Uncle Wang is right, although these words are not true, they are always better said than done."
He was just concerned with asking about the details of what happened, but he didn't expect that so many rumors would arise. Each of these rumors frightened him and was the most unspeakable secret in his heart.
Ji Youran finally got into big trouble.
At this moment he couldn't sit down for a moment, and after suppressing his temper and exchanging a few words with Pei Yuanjun, he took Liu Jingyu and Ji Youran back to his private room.
Beside them, Qu Moying glanced thoughtfully at Xie Feng who was following Ji Youran timidly. Although there was a smile on his face, there was a bloodthirsty and cold look in his eyes. Ji Youran looked pitiful, but his actions had always been vicious and outrageous, and now it was just a small retribution.
Ji Youran will not end up well with what happened today. Since it has to be reported to the palace, Pei Luoan has to make some gesture.
Ji Youran is not the kind of person who accepts his fate...
The bloodthirst in his eyes turned into a gloomy smile at the corner of his lips...
As soon as he entered the private room and closed the door, Pei Luoan suddenly turned around. Seeing his reaction, Ji Youran quickly knelt down with a "thump" and said in a sad voice: "Your Highness, I didn't know that such a big thing would happen. I am innocent!"
Ji Youran felt something was wrong when they were on the opposite side just now.
Pei Luoan stretched out his hand, then pressed it down hard, sat down in front of the chair, and cast a cold gaze on Ji Youran. If there were no people from Liu Jingyu here, he would slap Ji Youran a few times right now and beat her so that she would never see anyone again.
"Your Highness, don't be angry. The Concubine didn't mean it." Liu Jingyu sat down next to him and comforted him softly.
But when he turned to look at Ji Youran, he could not hide the pride in his eyes.
How can a mere concubine fight against me
"What are you doing out of the house today?" Pei Luoan gritted his teeth and swallowed the words he wanted to say most, and said sternly.
“I… I was worried about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I went out with him, and took the opportunity to enjoy the scenery and reminisce about my second sister. This time last year, she… was still fine, and nothing had happened yet.” Ji Youran started crying, reaching out to cover her face with a handkerchief, sobbing loudly.
Liu Jingyu clenched her teeth in hatred, and all the gentleness and propriety she had just shown was suppressed in her gloomy eyes. Not only did she have to compete with Ji Youran, the concubine who came first, but she also had to compete for favor with a dead person.
But then he let out a long sigh. Ji Hanyue was a dead person. His mother said he was a dead person, so he was dead and there was nothing to be afraid of.
Even if you think about it in your heart, all the honor and favor from now on will be yours.
"Your Highness, what did the King of England mean by what he said just now? Why is the matter of the former Crown Princess related to Concubine Ji? How are they related? Could it be that someone said something unpleasant that affected the reputation of Your Highness the Crown Prince?" Liu Jingyu suppressed the anger in his heart and showed some doubt on his face.
Kill her while she is sick!
"Get up!" Pei Luoan suddenly stretched out his hand
He pulled Ji Youran up, his expression calmed down, and it seemed that his anger had subsided.
Only Ji Youran knew how tightly he held her hand, so tightly that the wrist bone seemed to be broken, but she didn't dare show any sign of it on her face.
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness." She cried and said, tears falling down in strings. She was really in pain, but she didn't dare to struggle at all. She could only cry and beg Pei Luoan.
Pei Luoan slowly put his hand down and said solemnly: "Go back!"
After what happened, he was no longer in the mood to enjoy the lanterns. In fact, he was not in the mood to go out today. His mother meant that since he wanted to marry Liu Jingyu, he had to pretend to be satisfied with her even if he didn't like her in his heart.
Only by doing this can the court officials criticize Madam Liu less. Even if they want to make a report, they have to think carefully about the significance of the matter.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are one and the same. Since the engagement cannot be cancelled, Pei Luoan has to show a fairly satisfied attitude, as this is originally for others to see.
"Your Highness, it's still early. I heard there will be a big fireworks display tonight." Liu Jingyu had no intention of leaving. She also listened to Madam Liu's words. The longer she stayed with the prince today, the better it would be for the Liu family and for Madam Liu's reputation.
Pei Luoan didn't want to play a trick on her at this moment. He looked at her coldly and ordered, "Come here, send the county lady back to Liu Mansion."
When picking her up, Pei Luoan went to pick her up in person, even though he had humbled himself. But when sending her back, he just asked a guard to see her off, and it was obvious that he didn't care much about it.
Liu Jingyu secretly hated it in his heart, but he had to stand up and said softly: "Your Highness, there is no need to do this. It is still early, Jingyu still wants to watch the lights. If Your Highness has something to do, go back first!"
She spoke softly and appropriately. Although she did not follow Pei Luoan's wishes, she did not show any anger, and she did not even complain about Pei Luoan's disrespect.
Pei Luoan was silent for a moment, then waved his hand to let the guard go: "Then stay for a while, I will accompany you to watch the fireworks before going back!"
In just a moment, he had controlled his violent anger and calmed down. Going back at this time would certainly embarrass Liu Jingyu, but it would also embarrass himself.
My father said that a prince of a country needs to have dignity and he must not lose his dignity at this time.
"Someone, send the concubine back to the East Palace." Pei Luoan ordered again.
Ji Youran didn't dare to say anything. She stood up crying and looked at Liu Jingyu with hatred, but didn't dare to say anything else. She followed Pei Luoan's guards and went downstairs.
There were still people downstairs who had not dispersed, sitting in the lobby drinking tea and watching the fun. When they saw Ji Youran and her group coming down, they immediately recognized her and started pointing and talking.
Ji Youran wanted to kill all these people, but she didn't dare to do anything. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was already angry, and she couldn't just go back and wait helplessly for His Royal Highness to come back and punish her.
She was able to get to this point not entirely because of the Crown Prince's pity. I heard from my mother before that the man had returned to Beijing...
When she was leaving the house, she winked at Xiefeng who was walking beside her. Xiefeng understood and slowed down his pace, gradually distancing himself from the group of people.
Ji Youran's carriage was parked far away. It was not convenient to park the carriage on the way today. When the guards escorted her over, they did not notice that a maid was missing. Xie Feng had already flashed into the crowd and disappeared...