"Your Majesty, this is actually not a big deal!" Pei Yuanjun said leisurely after reading it, "If I am the father, then let's investigate further. Anyway, it's not urgent."
"But what if... the son doesn't want to acknowledge this father? Because... he blames this father for his mother's death?" The emperor looked at Pei Yuanjun solemnly and asked.
"Blood is thicker than water!" Pei Yuanjun raised his eyebrows.
"Blood is thicker than water?" The emperor muttered to himself, his eyes lit up and he turned to Li Quan.
Li Quan's eyes had already turned red, and he nodded repeatedly, "Your Majesty, it is true that blood is thicker than water!"
"Good... what a saying that blood is thicker than water!" The emperor said repeatedly, slapping the table with his hands, looking at Pei Yuanjun excitedly, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart.
After so much hesitation and anxiety, it seemed as if they had found a way to vent all of a sudden. Yes, blood is thicker than water after all.
"Take another look at the memorial below." In order to conceal his excitement, the emperor pointed to the memorial below.
Pei Yuanjun put this book down and picked up another one casually. This time it was a real memorial, and it was a memorial criticizing Minister Liu.
After reading it, Pei Yuanjun flicked his fingers and was silent for a moment, then he said to the emperor who had been paying attention to his movements: "Minister Liu is indeed very unreliable, but he is still the future father-in-law of the prince after all. If he scolds him too much at this time, the prince will lose face."
"Then you won't reprimand me?" The emperor snorted coldly.
"Your Majesty, let's wait and see what happens next. After all, the punishment has already been given. There is no right to punish twice for the same thing. Once it has been punished, it cannot be punished again." Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, reaching out to point at the memorial. "This matter is also Minister Liu's private matter. You don't need to pay attention to it anymore."
"The prince just begged for mercy!" the emperor said coldly. He became extremely angry when he thought of Pei Luoan's attitude just now.
"After all, he is my future father-in-law. The prince has always been affectionate, so it is normal for him to do this." Pei Yuanjun smiled.
The emperor was very dissatisfied, "Loyal? Wasn't the one he cared about the most the previous Crown Princess? When did he become so satisfied with the current Crown Princess?"
Is that being affectionate? Clearly being too affectionate, right? If he were so affectionate to every woman, would he be a good prince
"Your Majesty, the prince has always been like this." Pei Yuanjun looked indifferent, put down the memorial and continued reading. This time, the memorial he turned over was a secret report from the Northern Frontier.
These several volumes of folded poems are not of the same type. Not only are they not of the same type, but they are completely different. It is obvious that they were carefully selected.
"What would happen if something like this happened to your father-in-law?" The emperor was still talking about the previous memorial, and it seemed that he was still upset about the prince's plea for Minister Liu.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. If something like this happens to Minister Qu, I will definitely handle it impartially. After all, I am not the crown prince. Even if the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion is alone, it doesn't matter. I married her, not anyone else in the Qu Mansion." Pei Yuanjun said casually without raising his head, "Your Majesty, how do you want to deal with the matter in the Northern Frontier?"
He is already talking about the next book.
But the emperor didn't want to listen at this time. He put his hands on the imperial desk, his face turned blue and white, and he looked very ugly.
"Your Majesty..." Sensing that the emperor had been silent for a long time, Pei Yuanjun raised his handsome eyes, looked at the emperor in confusion, and called out again.
The emperor took a deep breath, then slowly relaxed and raised his hand: "Take this memorial back and read it now.
Look, you should have received some secret reports, check them out, and write me a memorial with your opinions."
"I obey your command!" Pei Yuanjun stood up and responded.
"You go back first. I feel a little unwell and need to rest for a while." said the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!" Pei Yuanjun said.
The emperor leaned back and closed his eyes. Li Quan smiled and quietly led Pei Yuanjun away.
When they were outside the imperial study, Li Quan said to Pei Yuanjun, "If the prince is feeling better, please come and visit the emperor more often and help him relieve his worries."
"The emperor's health... can never fully recover?" Pei Yuanjun frowned.
"It's an old illness and it won't be cured in a short time. You need to rest when you're a little tired. If Your Majesty is interested, please come here more often. You don't have to wait for the emperor to summon you." Li Quan said with a smile.
"I will. Thank you for your help, eunuch." Pei Yuanjun nodded slightly, took the letter and turned around to leave.
The smile on Li Quan's face faded, he sighed, and turned back.
“I thought he was truly loyal and righteous, but I didn’t expect it was because of… the power of the Yue family.” The emperor’s voice sounded deep in the room.
If he had not suddenly realized it when talking to Pei Yuanjun just now, he would never have thought that the prince he had always valued was only affectionate and loyal on the surface.
“Your Majesty, maybe… maybe the prince is a man of loyalty and friendship…” Li Quan had to advise.
"Does he value friendship? I remember that he always said that the one from the Ji Mansion was the one that suited him best, and that marrying her was his lifelong dream. But what about now? She's gone, and I won't let him stay with her, but look at him... look at the Queen... They're already the Crown Prince and the Queen, and they're still afraid that they're not strong enough."
The emperor sneered, "If it weren't for the King of England, I would have..."
"Your Majesty!" Li Quan didn't dare to listen any further. He knelt down with a plop and stopped the emperor from speaking any further. The emperor could speak, but he didn't dare to listen any more!
"Okay, okay, get up, it's not a big deal!" The emperor waved his hands impatiently, knowing that what he said was in vain.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to reconsider! The prince has done nothing wrong!" Li Quan stood up tremblingly and gave another piece of advice in a low voice.
Being in his position, he has to serve the emperor wholeheartedly. He cannot speak from the perspective of any other prince. He can only be loyal to the emperor.
"No fault?" The emperor sneered.
Li Quan didn't dare to respond and could only lower his head.
The room fell silent, and after a long while the emperor's voice was heard: "Let Prince Jing handle the matter of the Spring Examination."
"Your Majesty, in previous years it has always been the prince's!" Li Quan panicked and his face changed slightly. The Spring Examination is a time to select talents for the country, and the one who finally passes has always been said to be the emperor's disciple.
The person in charge has a tendency to select the scholars in this world.
"The prince is weak and is busy with his marriage, so let Prince Jing be the main person in charge of this matter, and Prince Ying be the deputy." The emperor already had an idea in his mind and said in a cold voice.
"Your Majesty, please think twice!" Li Quan said anxiously.
"I'm not just thinking it over again! It all depends on fate!" The emperor slammed his hand heavily on the table. His meaning was unclear, but it made Li Quan tremble all over.
This so-called destiny has actually changed!
This day... is really going to change...
Qu Moying spent a very leisurely time in the hot spring resort. Although it was still winter, it was really comfortable here and not that cold.
The earth's air was filled with hot springs, and the overall temperature seemed to have risen by several degrees.
The air is fresh. There are not many flowers in bloom at the back, but you can vaguely see some flower trees with buds. Even if it is not the time when the whole yard is filled with spring colors, it should be soon.
Pei Yuanjun did not like the winter jasmine, and he probably seldom came to this house, so he did not have all the winter jasmine removed. This was a good thing for Qu Moying, as this was a time when there was a shortage of flowers, and having a few flowers to look at really made him feel happy.
After picking a few flowers himself, Qu Moying took Yuchun back to the main courtyard, but saw the manager hurrying over on the road. He had lived here for a while, and the manager would basically look for people around Qu Moying when there was something going on, and had never come in such a hurry.
Qu Moying stopped and stood still.
"Master, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei has fainted!" The steward said hurriedly with a pale face.
"What?" Qu Moying didn't understand. He looked around but didn't see Pei Qingmin. His eyes turned slightly, not understanding what the manager meant.
"When His Highness the Prince of Wei was walking over here just now, he suddenly fainted at the door. I had someone help him to the yard over there to rest." The manager of the manor stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the left. There was a yard over there with a hot spring, which was closer to the entrance of the manor.
"Is there a royal physician with him?" Qu Moying's face changed slightly. She didn't have time to think about why Pei Qingmin came here.
"I didn't bring it." Manager Zhuang was also sweating.
"Please ask the doctor I brought with me to come over and see the King of Wei first. I will go over to see His Royal Highness the King of Wei later." Qu Moying already had things in mind and gave the order.
"Yes, I'll do it now!" Manager Zhuang nodded repeatedly. His original intention was to report to Qu Moying and then let the doctor go over to take a look. Everyone knew that the King of Wei was in poor health, but if something happened to him here, it would be difficult to deal with the matter!
Qu Moying did not rush over as the doctor had gone there first. She went to change into clothes to meet the guests, and then listened to Yu Dong's complete report of the whole thing. This was indeed an accident.
I heard that the King of Wei comes here from time to time to stay healthy in the hot springs. His manor is nearby and he has been staying at the manor these days. Today, it just so happened that the King of Wei couldn't sit still, so after breakfast, he took his people out for a stroll, and they came here.
When he got here, he looked very pale. He originally wanted to rest here before leaving, but when he called the steward and asked, he found out that Qu Moying was here. The King of Wei wanted to go back to avoid suspicion, but the health of the prince was too poor, and he was just forcing himself to answer the steward's questions.
As soon as I made the decision to go back, I couldn't stand anymore and fell backwards with dizziness.
At this point, who would dare to let him go back? Manager Zhuang and the people from Prince Wei's Mansion immediately helped him into an empty yard to rest, while they also hurriedly reported to Qu Moying.
Now that he's here and the situation is like this, Qu Moying has to go and take a look. He can't let anything happen to this prince in his own hot spring manor.
Qu Moying took Yudong and Yuchun to the yard on the left. This yard was the smallest one in the manor. There was also a hot spring in the backyard. The yard was closer to the entrance of the manor than the main yard, so it was close enough to help people there.
Seeing Qu Moying approaching from afar, the eunuch guarding the door hurried in to report. When Qu Moying approached, the eunuch had already come out and stood guard at the door with a smile: "Fourth Miss Qu, our prince invites you in!