The woman in the crystal coffin was wearing a bright red phoenix robe. Her complexion was delicate and beautiful, unlike the gentleness of other women. Even though her eyes were closed, one could still sense her beautiful face. There was some heroic spirit between her eyebrows and at the corners of her tightly pursed lips. She looked dignified and graceful, with a calm demeanor.
She was frozen in a large piece of ice, and should have retained her last appearance before death. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't see that her face was a little swollen. Her beautiful face was actually not that beautiful. Her hands were clasped in front of her, and she looked calm and peaceful.
Pei Luoan walked over and sat down on a chair beside him. He reached out and touched the crystal coffin in the ice. The crystal coffin was icy cold, without a trace of temperature.
Pei Luoan turned his head and coughed softly. The temperature here was too low. Even though he came in wearing a thick cloak, he found it difficult to adapt to the temperature change for a while.
Finally, the coughing stopped, and Pei Luoan looked at Ji Hanyue in the coffin with some pity, his fingers unconsciously outlining the contour of Ji Hanyue's face in the crystal coffin.
"Hanyue, it's you, right?"
"It's you who doesn't want to get married alone, right?" Pei Luoan spoke softly, as if whispering to someone, his voice was somewhat gentle.
Different from his usual gentleness in front of others, what was revealed in his eyes and on his face was the tenderness and heartache that came from the bottom of his heart.
"Don't worry. Even if I get married, I will always remember you. When I ascend to the throne, you will be my empress, my only empress. A hundred years later, I will be buried with you. No one else has the right to be with me. Only you will always be yours."
"I know you blame me, but at that time... it was too chaotic. Why didn't you just bear it? When it's over, I will naturally give you an explanation. Why do you have to be so upset all of a sudden? If I had known that you would be so upset, I would have revealed some of it to you first..."
Pei Luoan murmured, closed his eyes, and leaned against the crystal coffin, as if Ji Hanyue lying inside was alive.
The stone chamber was quiet for a long time.
Finally, Pei Luoan opened his eyes and looked at the woman in the crystal coffin quietly. His eyes were stained with a trace of pain. He reached out and touched the crystal coffin again: "Since you, which woman can catch my eye? Getting married or not is not that important, but my identity is the crown prince, so I have to marry a new crown princess."
When Pei Luoan said this, his eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth, seeming to be in great pain.
He stopped talking here, and then he didn't say anything. He just touched the crystal coffin again and again, then he sighed, stood up, turned around and reluctantly left the stone room...
Returning to the ground again, they walked from the mourning hall at the back to the mourning hall outside, opened the door, and the two female Taoist priests and Xie Feng bowed respectfully together.
Pei Luoan's gaze fell on the last Xiefeng and he stopped.
"How are you doing here?" Pei Luoan asked in a deep voice.
Xie Feng knelt down, her voice choked with tears, "I am doing well here. Sometimes I feel like I am closer to the Crown Princess. She even appears in my dreams from time to time."
"What kind of dreams did you have?" Pei Luoan raised his eyes slightly and asked.
"It's about the Crown Princess's childhood in her boudoir. Sometimes there are scenes where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accompanies the Crown Princess. At that time, the Crown Princess was very happy. Every time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came over,
The Crown Princess would wash and dress up early. "
Xie Feng wiped away her tears, "When I see such a scene, I will wake up crying. If it had been back then... the Crown Princess would have been living in harmony with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Pei Luoan raised his eyes and looked into the distance. After a long while, he sighed and left with his hands behind his back, feeling cold.
After Pei Luoan left, Xie Feng stood up with the help of two Taoist nuns. He looked back at Pei Luoan's departing figure, wiped his tears, and asked indifferently, "Is your Highness the Crown Prince in a bad mood? He seems to have become much colder all of a sudden."
She had become very familiar with the two Taoist nuns in the past few days and dared to ask them some questions. After she finished speaking, she shuddered and looked up. The sun was shining brightly outside, but she didn't know why she felt cold. It was as if the prince was wrapped in a layer of coldness when he came out.
"It was a bit cold just now. It might be because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been in the mourning hall for too long." A Taoist nun also looked up at the sky.
The prince just went in for quite a while, this is the most likely reason.
When the prince walked past them, they also sensed it. It had happened before, but very rarely. Maybe it really had something to do with the fact that the prince stayed for a long time just now!
While all kinds of gossip were flying around outside, Qu Moying was also counting her dowry in the mansion. The time for her to distribute the dowry was approaching. She had actually counted it before, but Nanny Yan was worried, so she counted it again and asked Qu Moying to come and check it.
"Miss, we could have distributed the dowry tomorrow, but now, let's wait a bit!" Nanny Yan discussed with Qu Moying while having someone count the items.
The dowry can be sent one day in advance or a few days in advance.
Liu Jingyu's wedding is three days later than hers, so if she wants to post it, she can do it here.
"No hurry." Qu Moying nodded. Even if the incident with Liu Jingyu had not happened, she would not be in a hurry. Her dowry was not as good as Liu Jingyu's. Although it added a lot, it was actually not much.
When my mother stayed, although the lady-in-waiting gave her a lot of financial support later on, a lot of it had been taken away by Yu. Besides, my mother's original dowry was not as good as that of the young ladies from the aristocratic families in the capital.
Although those who married here from Jiangnan are also very wealthy, they cannot compare with those young ladies from aristocratic families that have been around for hundreds of years.
The Duke of Qi's Mansion later sent quite a lot of gifts, but Qu Moying only accepted a few that were acceptable and did not accept the rest, politely declining them.
The Prince of Ying's Palace didn't send too much, and Qu Moying was very satisfied. She was going to marry Pei Yuanjun, and as for the so-called ten-mile red makeup, it would be better not to be too extravagant, especially since she and Liu Jingyu were getting married only a few days apart, and one was married after the other, which would inevitably lead to comparisons.
It is better not to stand out if you can.
There were some things she didn't say, but she knew Pei Yuanjun understood them.
Getting married when the Crown Princess returned home for her wedding was already considered quite impressive. It would not be good to be more impressive. After all, even if she married, she would only be a princess, not as good as Liu Jingyu.
“Miss, I am worried, maybe… today’s incident is also happening here?” Nanny Yan also knew what was happening outside, and said with some concern.
If a few firecrackers were thrown, the dowry procession would be disrupted, and the young lady would lose all face. It would even make everyone's attention shift to the young lady, and discuss her marriage...
"Won't
"Qu Moying shook her head, her lips slightly curled, and said affirmatively.
She was not worried about this at all, because Pei Yuanjun was still there!
"Miss, do you want to tell the people in Prince Ying's palace?" Nanny Yan was still worried and felt that she had to worry about it. If it weren't for what happened today, who would have thought that there would be such a big mistake when the Crown Princess delivered her dowry? She had never heard of such a thing.
"It doesn't matter. The King of England must have heard the news and would have been prepared. Besides, His Royal Highness the King of England is not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he has never had a family gathering before."
Qu Moying said indifferently, reaching out to touch a piece of brocade beside him, with a smile that contained a hint of sarcasm.
"Miss, are you saying... this matter is related to the late Crown Princess?" Nanny Yan was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood and lowered her voice.
It's not easy to say such things. If they get out, it could cause big trouble.
"It's hard to say whether it is true or not! It's just that we didn't find the person at that time, and we didn't find her later. It's really strange." Qu Moying said, and thought of the woman again for some reason. After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't remember who she was.
I somehow feel that this woman has something to do with this farce.
"This is indeed strange. How come we can't find the person who did the prank?" Nanny Yan nodded, then muttered to herself, "Who on earth has the guts to do such a thing? Aren't they afraid of being caught and beheaded?"
The person responsible for this matter has not been found yet, so rumors are flying everywhere. But if the person is really found, what on earth did he eat to grow up, and how could he dare to do such a thing? Nanny Yan felt puzzled.
She had been in the palace for so many years and was very careful about hierarchy. She couldn't imagine that anyone would do such a thing.
It's also a thankless task, and it's impossible to really hurt any of the masters...
Thinking of this, Nanny Yan didn't dare to think any further, "Miss, should we also tell the Second Master again? We need more talents. I'm afraid that someone will take advantage of the situation."
Qu Moying's heart moved, he put down the brocade beside him, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Okay, I'll trouble Nanny Yan to tell father later. The previous incident brought shame to the Liu family. If something like this happens again, it will be our family that will be embarrassed, and rumors will also spread to our family."
We have to trouble Nanny Yan to talk about this matter. Compared with other servants in the mansion, Nanny Yan has the most face in front of Qu Zhizhen. As for the consequences of this statement, Qu Moying also said it clearly. When the time comes, it will not be just her who will be embarrassed, but the entire Qu mansion. In comparison, the situation at Prince Ying's mansion may not be a big deal.
Because of the dowry issue at the Qu Mansion, Nanny Yan went to Qu Zhizhen again to ask for more manpower, thinking that someone might take advantage of the situation, so it is better to make preparations early.
At the Liu Mansion, Liu Jingyu was extremely angry. Ever since the dowry was blocked, her face had not looked good. It was gloomy and iron-blue, and she did not look happy at all about getting married.
She doesn't look like a newlywed.
There were so many rumors outside, and the more she listened, the angrier she became. At this time, she was so angry that she kicked a maid to the ground and smashed the teacup in her hand at the maid without thinking.
The hot tea poured down like this, and although the maid dodged quickly and covered her face with her hands subconsciously, the stinging pain in her hands made her scream in pain...