When Qu Moying got off the carriage, Qu Zhizhen had already told him the purpose of his visit.
"Since the Minister is here, please come in with me!" Ji Hai said with a smile, and then bowed to Qu Moying who had just got off the carriage: "The fourth young lady's condition is serious, please go see the doctor first and then come over, okay?"
"Help me, Eunuch Ji Hai?" Qu Moying turned sideways to return the greeting. She was only the fourth lady of the Minister's Mansion. Compared with the people around the powerful King of England, she was far inferior.
"Someone, take the fourth young lady to see the doctor first." Ji Hai waved his hand, and a smart eunuch came over. After bowing to Qu Moying, he took Qu Moying away.
"Sir Qu, I have something else to do at home, so I won't accompany the Minister." Ji Hai had no intention of accompanying Qu Zhizhen and apologized with a smile.
"It's okay, just go and do your work, sir." Qu Zhizhen said with a smile.
Another eunuch came over and led Qu Zhizhen away.
Ji Hai looked at Qu Zhizhen's leaving back with a smile, then turned to the direction where Qu Moying had gone before. This direction was not the same direction where Qu Zhizhen had left.
Qu Moying walked slowly, while Ji Hai walked fast. Just after turning a corner, Ji Hai caught up with him from behind with a smile on his face.
"Fourth Miss, the prince asked me to take you there." After Ji Hai caught up with her, he smiled and bowed to Qu Moying and said.
Qu Moying nodded and followed Ji Hai.
They walked along the way, which was actually not too far, and arrived at a yard. It was obviously not the yard where Pei Yuanjun had rested before.
"Fourth Miss, this is the yard where the master is resting now. It's not much different from the yard inside, but it's much more convenient to get around." Ji Hai said with a smile, pointing at the gate.
There were four guards guarding the gate of the courtyard. When they saw Ji Hai and Qu Moying coming over, they did not come forward to stop them. After paying their respects, they stepped aside.
The yard was still filled with the strong smell of medicine, which filled the entire yard. Compared with Qu Moying's Qianyue Residence, the smell of medicine here was so strong that it seemed impossible to get rid of it.
"Miss Fourth, please come in!" Ji Hai stood at the door of the main house but did not go in. He just lifted the curtain for her.
The two maids were left outside the door. Qu Moying stepped in. The bead curtain behind him fell, making a series of crisp sounds.
Looking over there, it seemed to be a small living room for receiving guests. There was no one here. There was a wide door on the left, also with a bead curtain hanging on it.
"Come in!" Pei Yuanjun's voice came from inside. After Qu Moying paused for a moment, he walked forward, lifted the bead curtain, and went inside.
On the wide bed, Pei Yuanjun was lying casually in a simple, loose, plain robe.
The house was warm, and the smell of medicine was still strong.
Seeing Qu Moying coming in, Pei Yuanjun waved to her: "Come and take a look."
Qu Moying came over and just as he stood still, he pulled Pei Yuanjun to sit down and leaned against him.
His black hair was like a waterfall, his face was handsome, and when he raised his eyes, they were even more dazzling. Even though his lips were pale at this time, as if without a trace of blood, this British king was still stunning.
Seeing such a look, Qu Moying could only sigh that if it were a woman, she would be a disaster.
"Look, how about this?" A booklet was stuffed into his hand, and Qu Moying, who was about to sit up straight, was pulled down again.
The whole person is half leaning behind
Feeling the thick scarf on the chest of the person behind him, Qu Moying didn't dare to move.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the booklet that Pei Yuanjun handed over. She flipped through it, but after turning a few pages, she still didn't understand it. She glanced at Pei Yuanjun on the side and asked, "What is this?"
"What do you think of my betrothal gift?" Pei Yuanjun said leisurely.
"The Ministry of Rites has already given it." Qu Moying said speechlessly.
"I haven't purchased everything yet, so I'll add these on top." Pei Yuanjun said as a matter of course.
"Your Highness, even if the invitation drafted by the Ministry of Rites has been finalized, if Your Highness wants to add to it, it is no longer possible." Qu Moying said to him helplessly.
"I don't know about this, so there should be more to add. You are my savior, so any amount is fine." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, with a smile in his handsome eyes. He didn't actually care about the so-called betrothal gift list from the Ministry of Rites. The palace had added some before, but he could still add some more.
"Your Highness, this is against etiquette." Qu Moying said helplessly.
"I have done this kind of unethical thing many times, so I don't care about it anymore!" Pei Yuanjun said lazily, not caring what the Ministry of Rites would think.
“But… there are too many gifts, they will exceed…” Qu Moying didn’t finish the last two words, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
Who will be surpassed? It will be surpassed by Ji Hanyue. The betrothal gift from the Ministry of Rites was already a lot, and with this much added on, it will definitely be surpassed.
"It's fine if it's better than the others. No one will really compare it with the Crown Princess' list. Even if they want to compare, they will compare it with the current one."
Pei Yuanjun raised the corners of his delicate lips, revealing a faint smile.
"But... this is against etiquette and will be reported to the censor." Qu Moying had to remind him again that although this kind of thing may not seem like a big deal, if someone digs it up in the future, there will be a crime of contempt for the prince, and some other crimes will be added at that time.
"Are you worried about me?" Pei Yuanjun, in a very good mood, reached out his hand to hold a strand of Qu Moying's hair that had fallen by her ear, and gently pressed her forehead. He felt that her forehead was very peaceful, so he smiled.
With a movement of his hand, Qu Moying leaned against his shoulder.
The two of them fell together on the thick mat behind them.
"How is the prince's injury?" Qu Moying sighed helplessly, reached out to pull his sleeve, and tried hard to get closer to him for fear of touching his wound.
"It's nothing serious!" Pei Yuanjun closed his eyes lazily, took Qu Moying into his arms, and looked very lazy.
“Have those people… been caught?” Qu Moying asked anxiously, feeling an inexplicable tension in her chest. The scene of that day replayed before her eyes, making her feel death so clearly.
The thought of Pei Yuanjun's death was even more painful to her than thinking about her own death that day.
"We caught some and found some, but they were all small fish and not of much use." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently.
"How come there is nothing found? Didn't the West Prison find anything either?" Qu Moying frowned.
Behind her, Pei Yuanjun stretched out his hand, as if he had eyes, and gently pressed her frowning brows, smiling and saying, "You are so young, why do you have so many worries? What is this... Xiaoyu, come out first.
, and then the big fish, why rush! "
Hearing the tone of his words, it seemed that he was confident. Qu Moying breathed a sigh of relief and bit his lip before saying, "From now on, don't do this again. Even if you want to lure the enemy, you shouldn't do this!"
These words sounded like a lesson. Even without seeing Qu Moying's face, Pei Yuanjun knew that her face must have been stern, and a smile inexplicably appeared at the corner of her lips.
"Okay, I won't do that again!"
"Really?" Qu Moying didn't quite believe it and asked another question.
"Of course not. I was alone before, so no one would care if I died. But it's different now. I'm getting married. As a person with a family, I'm naturally different from before. I won't do those desperate things anymore." Pei Yuanjun said lazily.
The corners of Qu Moying's tightly-stretched lips relaxed, a smile spilled out of her face, she bit her lip, her face slightly flushed and she was unable to continue.
"I called you here to tell you that the marriage will be held next spring. A few days after the Crown Prince's wedding, it will be my wedding day. If you have anything that you haven't prepared yet, tell me and let Ji Hai do it. If there is anything that you need but don't need to prepare yourself, let Ji Hai do it. You don't need to worry too much."
"This is not good. Should our family prepare it or should we prepare it ourselves? You are still injured now, so there is no need to worry about such things."
Qu Moying thought for a moment and said.
"I am injured now, and I can't manage or do anything. I can take this opportunity to take care of my marriage. The emperor wants me to take care of this matter. Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I can just treat it as a pastime. The Imperial Observatory will calculate the date for me soon."
Pei Yuanjun said.
"Calculate first? The prince's life has not been calculated yet?" Qu Moying sensitively noticed the meaning behind these words and was extremely surprised.
Didn’t you say to wait a few days after the prince gets married
"The Imperial Observatory is too slow. I can't wait to know how many days it will take to purify the body and burn incense. Let them calculate it for me first. Then they can calculate a good day for the prince before me." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently. If Pei Luoan heard the meaning of these words, he would be furious and would not be able to hold on to his hypocritical appearance.
However, Qu Moying likes it!
"The prince won't say anything, right?" Qu Moying was silent for a moment and asked cautiously.
"What can he say? I am his uncle. Besides, he may not want to get married now. Even if the Imperial Observatory chooses a date for him, he will not be happy." Pei Yuanjun raised his handsome eyebrows and said with some malice.
Qu Moying's heart skipped a beat. Just as she was about to say something, her cherry lips were gently covered by a slender big hand. Behind her was Pei Yuanjun's lazy voice: "Since they want to bully you, it's good for you to do this. This princess does not need to endure it. If you don't want to do it yourself, this prince is here!"
The words and voice were light, but they revealed a powerful force, as if something was gently covered and then carefully released, but no matter what, all this can exist because of you.
If you want to do this, do it!
If you are tired, someone will pick up the pieces for you...