At this point, being able to make the Queen retreat again and again is already the best thing Qu Moying expected.
Fortunately, Pei Yuanjun arrived in time.
Although she was still "dizzy", she gently pulled Pei Yuanjun's sleeve without making any expression.
"Thank you, Queen!" Pei Yuanjun said calmly, "I have to take Miss Qu Si to the Imperial Hospital for treatment now!"
"Please do as you wish, King England!" said the Queen with a smile.
At times like this, she had to smile and act the gentle and dignified manner of a mother of a country.
Pei Luoan sent Pei Yuanjun to the entrance of the hall, and then turned back. The gentle look on his face had turned gloomy when he looked at Ji Youran.
The queen waved her hand and left only two confidants behind. Everyone else left and the atmosphere became solemn.
“Empress, I am truly innocent.” Ji Youran saw that things were not going well and knelt down with a plop. “When I knelt down, I really didn’t know how I managed to press down Fourth Miss Qu’s clothes. She was the one who scolded me first when I beat her before. I was so angry! Empress, it was Fourth Miss Qu who schemed against me.”
Ji Youran started crying, tears streaming down her face, looking extremely pitiful.
"Did you accidentally press her clothes? And were you accidentally provoked by her and hit her?" Pei Luoan asked word by word.
"Yes... yes, that's right, Your Highness, the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion is not simple, she... she is very extraordinary." Ji Youran said repeatedly.
She didn't dare to tell her what Qu Moying had said to her before. What happened that day was a taboo. The prince forbad anyone to mention it, and she didn't dare to mention it either.
She also couldn't tell what happened that day.
Even if Qu Moying and her had fought because of this, she couldn't say it, and could only "expose" Qu Moying's true face from other aspects.
"Is she not simple?" Pei Luoan now seemed to only be able to repeat Ji Youran's words.
"Yes, yes, she is not simple, Your Highness. If she were simple, the Qu Mansion would still be ruled by Yu. How could it be possible that after she returned to the Qu Mansion, the Yu family who opposed her would have a bad ending? Even the children born to Yu family did not achieve anything. Your Highness, she is really a scheming woman."
Ji Youran cried and complained.
She only wanted to expose Qu Moying's true face so that the prince would know that she was really plotted against by Qu Moying before and she was really wronged. However, she did not notice the mockery on the queen's face when she heard her words.
Which of the women in this palace can live well until now without any scheme? If they are really stupid and naive, can they still survive
The queen didn't like what she heard. If she hadn't cared about her life, she would have slapped Ji Youran twice. She looked at her handsome son, then at Ji Youran, and felt annoyed. She simply leaned back, closed her eyes, and listened coldly to Ji Youran's statement.
"So, she is a scheming woman, and you are simple and kind?" Pei Luoan said sarcastically, thinking of Ji Hanyue for some reason, feeling annoyed. If it was Ji Hanyue who handled today's incident, it would definitely not be like this. But if Ji Hanyue was here, how could she have argued with Qu Moying? Maybe even Pei Yuanjun would stand on his side.
Then what about Pei Yusheng
She felt more and more depressed. Who could have thought that the poor, ugly and talentless Miss Qu, whom Ji Hanyue had taken care of, would become so stunning and most importantly, grateful to Ji Hanyue.
Sister love!
“Your Highness, I… I’m devoted to Your Highness!” Ji Youran’s face turned ugly due to the ridicule. Her hands and feet trembled, and she quickly fell to the ground and cried.
To hide one's heartache, panic, sadness and sorrow.
Does His Royal Highness dislike what she did that day? Do you think she is scheming? But she did it all for His Royal Highness!
"I will send the decree to demote you to a concubine in a moment. Ji Youran, you must remember that you are the daughter-in-law of the royal family and the prince's concubine. The affairs of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion have little to do with you. Don't be so self-righteous as to think that you can influence the prince and try to get him to stand up for you."
The queen finally spoke, her cold eyes falling on Ji Youran's face.
These words were extremely sharp, meaning that she was not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Ling Anbo Mansion. Ji Youran fell to the ground crying, but had to thank him.
Tears fell to the ground in strings, and my heart was filled with hatred.
Before she entered the palace, she was promised the position of the principal wife, after entering the palace, she was a concubine, and now she is a concubine. Why? How can the prince be worthy of his deep love
But no matter how much she hated him, she could only lower her head and follow Pei Luoan out in grievance.
"You go back to the palace first. I still have something to discuss with my father." When they arrived outside the palace gate, Pei Luoan glanced at Ji Youran and said indifferently.
"Your Highness..." Ji Youran raised her tearful eyes and looked at Pei Luoan expectantly, "If...if you meet the King of England and Miss Qu Si...what should...what should you do?"
"What can we do? You just need to pay your respects yourself. Fourth Miss Qu is the future Princess of England. She is older than you in seniority and now her position is much higher than yours. Do you really want her to pay her respects to you?" Pei Luoan said impatiently, waving his hands as if he was shooing away a fly.
"Go back first! No matter what happens in the Ling Anbo Mansion, it has nothing to do with you now. You are my person and my concubine. When the principal wife comes to the house in the future, you have to serve her well. Don't think too much about those unnecessary things." Pei Luoan warned again, "If you hadn't hit someone and pressed down on someone's skirt today, I would still be able to speak for you. What you say now is all empty talk."
It’s no use saying anything now!
Pei Yuanjun witnessed Ji Youran beating someone up. Thinking of this, Pei Luoan's heart was inexplicably disturbed. He glanced at her and asked suspiciously, "You must have always been like this, right? Did you treat Hanyue and the others like this when you were at Ling Anbo's mansion that day?"
Ji Hanyue has always been dignified and self-contained. Ji Youran seemed much weaker at that time, and Pei Luoan didn't think too much about it. But now facing the even weaker Qu Moying, Pei Luoan couldn't help but think too much.
"Your Highness, I dare not. Today, I was really tricked by Fourth Miss Qu. I will never dare to do it again. Your Highness, please forgive me for being angry just now." Ji Youran was so scared that she knelt down again with a "thump". Her knees twitched in pain from kneeling again and again, but she dared not move. She only cried aggrievedly.
Tears fell in strings, and her eye sockets were red. You could tell at a glance that she had been crying for a long time, and her eyes were red.
She bent her body to the extreme, facing his shoes respectfully, her body looked shaky, sad and weak, then she slowly raised her head and looked at Pei Luoan with admiration, her eyes were fragile and affectionate, she sobbed and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, looking extremely helpless.
But even though he was helpless, there was still deep affection in his eyes, as if Pei Luoan was the only one in the world.
"Okay, go back first. I'll come back to see you in the evening."
Pei Luoan's expression softened a bit, and he explained, "Although the position of concubine is a bit low... But it has to be like this now, otherwise it will not be able to appease the anger of the uncle. I will find time to promote you one day."
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince. Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Ji Youran cried with joy, her eyeballs rolling down her cheeks. Her pale face looked even more pitiful because of the tears.
Pei Luoan bent down and pulled her up, reaching out to touch her face, but when he saw a strand of her hair lifted up, revealing her scar, his hand paused, frowned, and then gently pushed Ji Youran away, no longer showing the same mood as before: "You go back first!"
After saying that, he turned around and strode away.
"Farewell, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Ji Youran suppressed all the resentment in his heart and lowered his head.
The hand holding the handkerchief was so hard that it almost pinched his fingertips into the palm.
The prince had promised her, but not only did he not fulfill any of it, but his status kept declining. Why couldn't she be the crown princess
Why should someone else get what she worked so hard for? And her face, it was Ji Hanyue who destroyed it. She wanted to turn Ji Hanyue's bones into ashes, and let wild dogs eat her even after she died...
She hates it, she hates it so much!
Subconsciously she reached out and touched her belly, and the sinister hatred in her eyes turned into a bit of joy. Her son, she was about to give birth to a son...
In the Imperial Hospital, Qu Moying slowly "woke up"!
The imperial doctors had already examined her and said that she was suffering from a heart attack caused by anger and fatigue, and her body was weak and she could not bear the huge emotional fluctuations for a while, so she fainted.
You need to take good care of it from now on.
Qu Moying was actually asleep before. Pei Yuanjun carried her all the way here. She felt safe for some reason and fell asleep. When she woke up, she was already in the Imperial Hospital.
"Awake?" Hearing the movement on the couch, Pei Yuanjun put down the book in his hand, walked over and lifted the gauze curtain for her.
After a good sleep, Qu Moying felt much better. He rubbed his eyes with his hands and looked up at Pei Yuanjun. He looked a little confused as if he had not woken up yet. It took him a long time to remember why he was here. "Is this the Imperial Hospital?"
"It's from the Imperial Hospital. The doctor just examined you and said that you are weak and need to be nursed back to health. He was also very angry just now." Pei Yuanjun sat beside the couch and brought her a cup of tea. "Why did the Queen punish you to kneel?"
Qu Moying took a few sips and found the warm tea just right for her taste. After drinking it, she handed the tea to Pei Yuanjun, picked up the handkerchief beside the pillow, and gently wiped the corner of her lips with it.
"I might have offended the Queen when I mentioned my third cousin before." Qu Moying said with his head down.
"Do you really want to investigate this matter?" Pei Yuanjun looked at her deeply and asked lazily.
"I want to know what happened to my third cousin?" Qu Moying nodded.
"Let me check it for you!" Pei Yuanjun put the teacup in his hand on the table and said lazily.
Qu Moying suddenly grabbed her sleeve. She raised her crystal clear eyes and shook her head vigorously, "Your Majesty, let me investigate it myself. I have every reason to do so."
The Ministry of Justice has investigated this matter, but there has been no progress, which shows that it is not easy to investigate.
Moreover, this matter easily makes people wonder whether someone wants to deal with the prince. Qu Moying has reason to investigate, and this reason existed before the two of them got engaged. Besides, she has never denied her intention, so it is natural for her to investigate.
Pei Yuanjun can't do it!