When Pei Luoan woke up, it was already dark.
"Your Highness, you're awake!" I heard joyful cheers and a eunuch hurried over.
Looking around, Pei Luoan realized that this was his residence in the East Palace. His face darkened: "Where is Ji Youran?"
"The concubine is still kneeling in the Buddhist temple!" the eunuch reported in a low voice. Before entering the palace, Pei Luoan asked Ji Youran to kneel in the Buddhist temple.
"Bring her here!" Pei Luoan said coldly.
The eunuch went downstairs and came back in a few moments later with the limping Ji Youran.
Ji Youran also looked bad. She looked pale, with a few strands of hair falling in disarray. There was a slap mark on her face, which was swollen. These were the two slaps Pei Luoan had given her before.
"Your Highness, I... I feel so wronged!" Ji Youran came in and started crying as soon as she saw Pei Luoan. When she knelt down, her feet went weak and she sat down on the ground. The pain in her knees made her gasp heavily. She almost felt that her legs were going to break after kneeling for so long.
"What County Lord Jingyu said is not true?" Pei Luoan sneered. Although he disliked Liu Jingyu, the evidence Liu Jingyu provided was enough to make him suspect Ji Youran.
Yu Fengyong's behavior was strange, and his previous contact with Manager Xiao was also strange. Although Manager Xiao is not a member of the Xiao family now, he was one in the past.
Pei Luoan would not think that it really had nothing to do with anything. Just because Manager Xiao was a relative of the Xiao family, this matter must be related to the Xiao family and Ji Youran.
Madam Liu is Liu Jingyu's biological mother. If something like this happened to Madam Liu, Liu Jingyu's reputation would be ruined.
"Your Highness, I don't know about this matter, but I asked my mother later, and she said that the steward surnamed Xiao had been driven away for a while. If he is still helping the Ling Anbo Mansion, he is helping Madam Duan, and has nothing to do with my mother. Moreover, this steward surnamed Xiao has known Yu's brother for a long time, and I heard that they were good friends many years ago."
Ji Youran defended.
She never thought that this matter would eventually come back to haunt her, and it was actually Liu Jingyu who caused it. She wanted to tear Liu Jingyu to pieces.
A concubine who has not yet married, at this time, disregarding her dignity, actually came secretly to the door, what kind of thing is this! She doesn't even think she has lost her dignity.
Fortunately, she had prepared for it early on, and she couldn't admit it at this time. She insisted that it had nothing to do with her. Even if Liu Jingyu wanted to put the blame on her, it depended on whether she admitted it or not!
Pei Luoan suddenly stopped talking. The air in the room was so quiet that it made people uneasy. Ji Youran began to sweat on his forehead. His clenched fingers almost pinched into the net, and his whole body began to tremble slightly.
After a long while, Pei Luoan's voice suddenly calmed down: "Get up!"
"Your Highness!" Ji Youran looked up excitedly, tears streaming down her face.
"You get up first!" Pei Luoan said again.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Ji Youran hurriedly staggered to his feet, his eyes falling on Pei Luoan affectionately.
"You must remember that you are Hanyue's person, the person I care about most. Even if you are facing Liu Jingyu, you don't need to show weakness." Pei Luoan said meaningfully.
“Your Highness…” The deep affection in Ji Youran’s eyes suddenly froze, and she looked at Pei Luoan with trembling eyes. The hatred that rose in her heart almost overwhelmed her.
Why, it’s Ji Hanyue again!
A dead person, so dead that even the grass on his grave has dried up, why would he come to snatch the favor that belongs to her.
Can she face Liu Jingyu with a smile, but can only kneel in front of Ji Hanyue's spirit
"You wouldn't be unwilling, would you?" Pei Luoan asked.
"Your Highness, I am willing. I know that your Highness cares most about my sister... But now my sister is gone. Even if your Highness misses her, you must take care of yourself. You can't let your sister worry about your health even after she dies." Ji Youran lowered her head, trying hard to put aside the jealous emotion and said with concern.
"Although Hanyue is gone, she has always been in my heart. I will never forget her, never." Pei Luoan closed his eyes, with an expression that seemed neither crying nor laughing. The expression on his face was almost gentle, and that gentleness also carried the deep affection that Ji Youran longed for.
But seeing this at this moment, the hatred in her heart almost overflowed.
Even so, she did not dare to reveal even a trace of it. The prince's anger before made her deeply understand that she was almost pushed out to take the blame. Fortunately... Fortunately... Everything was fine now. From now on, she needed to be more cautious and make use of everyone she could.
The main reason why Liu Jingyu got what he wanted was that she was careless before and thought that the Crown Princess was hers, but in the end, Liu Jingyu took her away.
No, never again!
She will be tightly bound to the dead Ji Hanyue...
When she ascends to the throne of queen, she will dig up Ji Hanyue and scatter her bones and ashes, so that even if she dies, she will not die a good death and will become an animal in the future.
Now is not the time. She can endure it. She can endure having a dead person on her head...
The imperial physicians in the palace, the doctors outside, and the Taoist nuns in Qingyun Temple have kept the Qu family very busy these days. The Ministry of Justice hastily settled the case and only informed the Qu family. Everyone knows that the fourth young lady of the Qu family is about to die of illness. She is the future Princess Consort of England.
It is said that the seriously injured King of England ignored his injuries and went to see his fiancée for the last time.
The emperor was reluctant at first, but he had to agree in the end. Since it was the last time they would see each other, he had to let the poor young couple see each other.
Qu Moying was sick because she was trying to save Pei Yuanjun, and she got sick again and again afterwards. Thinking that the Fourth Miss Qu was about to recover, it was all because of her unprogressive father Qu Zhizhen who made the Fourth Miss Qu meet the unlucky Yu, which frightened the Fourth Miss Qu into this state.
The emperor was so angry that he called Qu Zhizhen over and scolded him severely, and also fined him two years' salary.
Minister Liu was also scolded. The reason was that the progress of the palace renovation was not fast enough and both of them had delayed the work.
As for the specific reasons, the court officials all knew it. This was clearly the reason why both the Shangshu and the Shilang were involved.
It seems that this Madam Liu is not really innocent. Many families who originally thought that Madam Liu was a good person have now become secretly cautious. In the future, when talking to this Madam Liu, they must not open their hearts to her. This person must be an extremely powerful person.
Although this matter has now been suppressed, there are still many people who believe it. At least half of the ladies think it is very likely. There were indeed many doubts about this matter at the time.
However, since the matter has been put to rest, it is clear that many people do not want to see Madam Liu get into trouble, such as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
It seems like some things can only be said in private!
When everyone was in a state of shock, Pei Yuanjun was carried into Qu Moying's Qianyue Residence in a dignified manner.
He was indeed carried in. He was in poor health, and the large soft couch was covered with a gauze curtain.
They were carried into Qu Moying's room like this. One of them was so injured that he couldn't get up, and the other was so sick that he couldn't open his eyes. Even if it was disrespectful, no one would say anything. Who would dare to talk about the difference between men and women at this time!
So, His Royal Highness the King of England lay comfortably on his fiancée's bed, turned his head and gave a rather seductive look to Qu Moying who was also looking at him speechlessly.
Qu Moying was really speechless. She could never have imagined that this prince would cause such a big fuss.
Come to see her for the last time
Why didn't she think this was the last time they would see each other
"Your Highness, what are you doing here?" Qu Moying rubbed her eyes helplessly. The bed was big enough for her to lie on alone, and if she didn't follow etiquette, she could roll around.
It was no longer possible now, as most of her space was occupied by this prince, who also held her shoulders with his arms and did not let her get out of bed.
The originally large bed immediately became crowded.
"I'm here to see you for the last time on the orders of the Emperor." Pei Yuanjun said as a matter of course. He reached out and touched Qu Moying's hair. The touch of hair was like silk. He squinted his eyes in a good mood, and his handsome pupils sparkled.
"Your Highness, this is not the last time we will see each other!" Qu Moying reminded him helplessly, and reached out and pressed his forehead again. Although the direction of this matter was generally the same as Qu Moying had imagined, what the hell was this last time we would see each other? How was he going to explain it to the emperor when the time came
"It's better if it's not the last time we see each other. After I see you, your body will be better." There was a certainty in Pei Yuanjun's eyes, which calmed Qu Moying's anxious heart.
"Your Highness means..." she asked after a moment of hesitation.
"I don't mean anything. I heard that my destiny is also very good." Pei Yuanjun said leisurely with a light laugh, but his smile was a little cold.
This rumor has been circulating in the palace until now. People say that he has won the emperor's favor because his fate is extremely good for the emperor. They complement each other and can make the dynasty more prosperous.
Of course, he knew that the rumor was spread by the emperor. Therefore, it was natural for him to be raised in the palace since he was a child. It was also natural that the emperor doted on him.
"The prince has a very good fate, so, will my illness be cured?" Qu Moying blinked her watery eyes and fluttered her long eyelashes twice, and asked.
Her complexion was originally pure and beautiful, and only a hint of light red at the corners of her eyes made her even more charming. Now she was lying on the bed with a sick look on her face, which made her look even more gentle and charming. Only when she was relaxed would she naturally exude this kind of gentle and pure appearance.
So, at this moment she was very relaxed, completely relaxed.
Even though she felt that Pei Yuanjun shouldn't come, she couldn't help but smile and bit the corner of her lip involuntarily. Qu Moying understood herself that she really liked Pei Yuanjun coming to see her.
She liked it whether he made a big scene or not.
A smile appeared unconsciously in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. Even though she felt that this matter would cause a lot of trouble, she was willing to share it with him!
As he gradually approached her heart, and after everything he had done for her, what else could she worry about? Her hand dropped, letting Pei Yuanjun's big hand hold her slender little hand.
"Your Highness, Master Ning Yin wants to come in and exorcise the evil spirit for Fourth Miss Qu!" Ji Hai reported outside the door. He turned around and looked at Master Ning Yin standing behind him, with a hint of sneer in his eyes.
Some people are really smart and self-righteous...