"Mother, don't worry, I will always remember it!" Pei Luoan nodded, turned and left.
He came to the palace today well prepared. He didn't have any meals beforehand and only took some simple Chinese medicine, saying it was to regulate his body, but in fact it just made himself look weaker.
Taking medicine on an empty stomach can also harm your body.
Pei Luoan knew that his father had a grudge against the Empress Yuan and respected his first wife very much. As long as he showed enough affection towards Ji Hanyue, his father would definitely look up to him. In this respect, Pei Yusheng would never be able to be compared with him. He hadn't even married a wife yet, but he already had a concubine.
My father values Empress Yuan.
I also love Chong Ji Hanyue.
Because of the Empress Dowager, my father has been in poor health, and so has I. Based on these two points of view, my father is more likely to empathize with me and look up to me.
The reason why Concubine He was favored was because of the influence of Empress Yuan. If this influence was on her now, it would be useless no matter how much they made a fuss.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fainted in the imperial study?" When Qu Moying received the news, her eyebrows slightly raised, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.
"That's what they said. They said that a spy had sneaked into the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. He not only spied on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's daily life, but was also involved in this incident. He was the Eastern Palace's groom." Yu Dong lit the lamp before he came back with the news from outside.
Donggong Xima, an official under the Crown Prince, Ji Hanyue had seen this official before. He looked like a very talented person, but she didn't expect that he was actually a spy sent by someone else.
However, there are clues. Pei Luoan is not close to this East Palace Xima, and usually does not take him with him when something happens.
This should mean that he had known this person's identity long ago.
"Is this incident related to this East Palace Xima?" Qu Moying asked, not quite surprised.
"That's what they said. They said this person was a spy sent by someone else. The prince knelt outside the imperial study and asked the emperor to give him justice. They also said that the censor died unjustly. Otherwise, how could he dare to rush up without any evidence? They put all the blame on the prince. He must have been framed."
Yudong made a special trip back to the King's Palace, so he knew more than others.
Eunuch Ji Hai specifically told him to be careful and told him everything he wanted to know. Needless to say, this must have been the prince's intention.
My master really cares about the young lady and knows that she doesn't like the Crown Prince very much.
Qu Moying curled the corners of his lips in sarcasm and leaned back. Pei Luoan really would not miss any opportunity to show off his demeanor as a crown prince. Even at this time, he was still trying to win over his ministers.
The old censor had reported Pei Luoan. Now Pei Luoan not only did not blame him, but also spoke for the censors. Although the dead censor was gone, the other censors were still there. Moreover, the chief censors had also been reprimanded by the emperor before. With his words, the censors would certainly be grateful and feel that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was extremely fair.
As for the fact that he fainted outside the study after kowtowing, it shows his sincerity.
There is a spy in the palace, and this spy seems to be real. He is able to interfere in the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace. The first person that others think of is Prince Jing Pei Yusheng. After all, Pei Yusheng seems to want to compete with him for the throne.
Of course, other people are not without suspicion. It depends on what the emperor thinks.
For example, Pei Yuanjun also
The King of Yan is also suspected, but the King of Wei, who is in the worst health, is the least suspected.
A few heads, a few passionate words, and someone else testified that Pei Luoan was still as capable as ever and was good at putting the blame on others.
Looks very innocent.
"Miss, who do you think did this?" Yu Dong subconsciously lowered his voice when asking this question, even though it was already night and no one else was around.
Qu Moying shook her head. She really didn't know. She spoke slowly and pointedly, "This kind of thing may not be caused by just one person... maybe no one can get away with it!"
"So what do you think will happen to this matter?" Yu Dong's heart was pounding.
Qu Moying shook his head again: "This matter... depends on who the emperor trusts and to what extent. The East Palace Xima... if you say he should take responsibility... he can actually take responsibility. For the prince, this position is not small. If this person is really someone else, then his ambition is really not small, no less than this fraud case."
Qu Moying's voice was neither hurried nor slow, revealing a hint of coldness. For such an important event in the court, she really hoped that Pei Luoan would fall harder this time, the heavier the better.
"Eunuch Ji Hai said... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's East Palace Groom was pushed out, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dragged his sick body to beg the Emperor to investigate... This matter may not be related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that much." Yu Dong hesitated for a moment, but still said everything that Eunuch Ji Hai said.
Eunuch Ji Hai said this hesitantly, and originally he was not required to reply to Qu Moying.
But just now, Yudong felt that it would be better to tell the young lady everything.
"Why?" Qu Moying raised her watery eyes with a cold look.
"At this point, His Royal Highness has already done his best. Moreover, this time, he was still sick and fainted in the imperial study... Ever since the death of the Crown Princess, His Royal Highness has not been in good health, just like... the Emperor..."
Yudong became more and more hesitant as he spoke, and his voice became softer and softer.
Qu Moying didn't understand at first, her brows slightly furrowed, but then she suddenly understood, her eyes widened, and a bloodthirsty chill appeared in her eyes.
"Same as the Emperor, Empress Yuan?"
“It is said that the Emperor was bedridden because of Empress Yuan’s illness… Even after she recovered, her health was not very good. Now the Crown Prince is very similar to the Emperor…” Yu Dong continued. He didn’t know what to say further, nor did he dare to say anything. He lowered his head and pursed his lips.
This time, Qu Moying understood everything. So that's it!
He clenched his hands tightly into fists, staring at the candlelight in the room with cold eyes. It was as if a big hole had been pierced in his heart, and only blood was oozing out. The pain in his eyes was bloodshot...
So... this is actually a reason
This was a reason she had never guessed!
History seems to be really similar. At the beginning, the Empress Yuan and the Emperor were in love with each other, and she was the Emperor's first wife. But in the end, neither of them had a good ending. I heard that she died of illness in the cold palace. After that, the Emperor fell seriously ill and heard that he did not attend court for a while. After he recovered from the illness, his health has been poor ever since.
Now Pei Luoan's first wife has also died, and Ji Hanyue has officially entered the gate of the East Palace. It is rumored that she also died of illness. After that, Pei Luoan was deeply in love with her.
Because of her poor health, the current Crown Princess was only chosen by Pei Luoan after the Empress gave repeated orders.
But even if it was engaged, everyone could see that he was different. He did not go to the Dabei Temple to worship Yuan's spirit tablet, and the marriage was simply simplified a lot. Even for the sake of the East Palace's internal affairs, the etiquette of the Ministry of Rites to marry the Crown Princess was reduced a lot, making it the same as that of an ordinary prince's wife, or even worse.
This shows that Pei Luoan has always cared about Ji Hanyue.
With the same deep affection as the Emperor, he had no choice but to re-establish a Crown Princess, just as the Emperor had no choice but to establish a Queen, because a country cannot be without an heir, and as the Crown Prince of his country, he also cannot be without a Crown Princess, otherwise he would be guilty of having no offspring.
How can love between men and women hinder offspring, especially the future of the country
"What a similarity, it's really similar!" Qu Moying said word by word, his voice was very low, sounding like he was talking to himself. The pale young lady even showed a hint of smile, revealing some chill that seemed to penetrate into her bones. This was actually another important reason at that time!
With so many keys, it seems that Pei Luoan can escape again this time!
The hatred in his eyes was almost tangible, and his originally misty eyes became sinister and dark. With his own death, Pei Luoan had squeezed out all the remaining value.
No wonder Pei Luoan repeatedly showed off his affectionate personality to others. Originally, she thought he was just covering up the fact that he killed her family, but it turned out that he was using her death to curry favor with the emperor, seek favor and sympathy.
The blood and bones of my family were smashed, dismantled, and finally turned into ashes...
“Miss…Miss…” Yu Dong noticed that Qu Moying was acting strangely and called out anxiously.
Qu Moying closed his eyes, and after a long while he slowly opened them, his eyes no longer showing any emotion: "I'm fine!"
"Then... do we still need to inquire?" Yu Dong asked.
"No need, just wait quietly!" Qu Moying shook her head. She was clearly aware that such important court affairs were not something she, a woman from the inner courtyard, could interfere with, but she would still wait for the "good" news.
She couldn't do anything about the major events in the court, but she could wait for the next chaos in the inner court.
She waved her hand to let Yudong go, turned around and got into bed. It was getting dark outside and the weather was still very cold, but what was even colder was her heart. Even while lying in the quilt, she was still shivering and curled up in one place.
The candles were finally lit up and dimmed. The room suddenly became dark. Qu Moying, who had fallen asleep, shuddered unconsciously in his dream, and the dream became darker and darker.
The high steps were stained with bright red blood. The black and light yellow brocade boots stepped on the blood as he went up step by step. The blood was under his feet. He was at a high place and looked down. There was a mocking smile on his handsome face. He stopped at the steps, wiped off the bloodstains, and continued to go up.
The one who went up hand in hand with him was Ji Youran, who was just as high up as him, and who was just as stepping on blood, moving up step by step.
In the black night, a pair of eyes were filled with sorrow and despair. She looked further and saw a person lying at the bottom of a staircase in the distance.
A family of three, a father and two daughters, all odds and ends...
I suddenly woke up, opened my eyes in the cold night, and was almost soaked in cold sweat, but what I saw was not darkness, but light...