King Jing and the Crown Prince went to the side hall together.
Princess Yu, the director of the side palace, invited these two people over just to tell them about this matter, which could be a big or small matter.
It depends on how the two of them deal with it.
Princess Changyu felt that she could not handle the situation.
Qu Moying and Liu Lanxin are related, Princess Xiangrong is also an eyewitness, and the three of them are sitting together.
Qu Moying's expression was indifferent, and her delicate face was somewhat charming, but upon closer inspection, she was very calm, neither humble nor arrogant, and she was not at all flustered or nervous. Of course, she did not go out of her way to cause any trouble to Princess Changyu. She answered every question and said what she meant.
Princess Changyu couldn't help but sigh at the honesty. The most innocent person in this matter was the fourth young lady of the Qu family. Fortunately, she was cautious, otherwise she would not be able to escape at this time.
The matter became unclear due to the lack of a maid's confirmation. It was unclear whether it was a plot by the people in the East Palace or Liu Lanxin was deliberately creating confusion.
The result of not being able to explain clearly is that everyone is suspicious.
Princess Changyu told the whole story. Pei Luoan glanced at the people present and finally landed on Pei Yusheng. He said coldly, "Second brother, what do you think about this? Do you want to report it to mother? I am getting married today and I don't have the energy to deal with this kind of thing."
This means to push Liu Lanxin out. The previous part of Liu Lanxin following Qu Moying in this matter was very suspicious, and it is hard to think that she is innocent.
Pei Yusheng frowned and glanced at Liu Lanxin, feeling a little annoyed. He had always thought that this princess was to his liking, but now he suddenly realized that Liu Lanxin was not smart in some ways. Could she just get involved in such a thing? If she hadn't followed in at that time, nothing would have happened.
"Ms. Liu." Pei Yusheng asked in a deep voice.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, I really don't know why this happened. Besides, what's the point of me tearing up the painting? Why make such a big fuss? Is it possible that tearing up the painting will have any effect?" Liu Lanxin said with a pale face, feeling hatred and annoyance in her heart.
After thinking it over, she felt that Qu Moying was lying. How come she didn't see Qu Moying coming out when she was outside the side door? Could it be such a coincidence that she just went in and she came out from the other side, and they just missed each other by coincidence
If Qu Moying had come out and bumped into her at that time, how could she have gone in, let alone go into the main house to look for Qu Moying.
But the conversation had come to this point, and even if she wanted to go back on her words, she couldn't. She was only trying to shirk responsibility and dragged Qu Moying into this, but she didn't expect the opposite effect.
"Miss Liu, I believe you." Pei Yusheng naturally stood on Liu Lanxin's side in front of outsiders. He looked up at Pei Luoan and said, "Brother, let's just let this matter go. It's hard to say whose fault it is anyway. I'm afraid we can't find the maid in your house at this time. It's so chaotic today, and Miss Qu Si may not be able to remember anyone."
"Second brother, do you mean to let this matter go?" Pei Luoan frowned, "A painting of the Crown Princess is gone just like that?"
"The matter of the painting is under my responsibility. There are many good paintings in my palace. I will send a few over tomorrow and let the Crown Princess choose one carefully." Pei Yusheng now just wanted to keep the peace.
If this matter cannot be explained clearly now, it means that Liu Lanxin is very suspicious. The two are going to get married soon. If something like this happens, it will be even more embarrassing for him, but he can't not get married!
Liu Lanxin bit her lip, feeling aggrieved. She had clearly followed Qu Moying in at that time. Who was trying to harm her? Qu Moying had just arrived at the Prince's Mansion. It was impossible that Qu Moying had set up this trap.
A trap
Liu Jingyu? Liu Jingyu doesn't have the time at this time, and she has to arrange things in the Prince's Mansion. No matter how you look at it, Liu Jingyu is not up to it. She just married into the East Palace and she is not familiar with the place.
"The picture of the fertility-giving river clams is not an ordinary picture with good luck. Second brother, you must have heard the masters who taught me and me talk about those lost famous paintings, right?" Pei Luoan did not intend to let Pei Yusheng go just like that.
"What does big brother mean?" Pei Yusheng sneered.
"I think we should send this matter to the palace and let mother investigate. After all, these things are matters of the inner court. My second brother and I are both men from the outer court. We don't understand many things. We don't know if we have wrongly accused anyone. If it's just a maid, it's fine. I'm afraid it will wrong Miss Liu."
Pei Luoan's words sounded very nice, as if he was afraid that Liu Lanxin had been wronged, but in fact, the implication of his words was clearly that he thought it was Liu Lanxin who caused the trouble.
Liu Jingyu had suffered losses repeatedly before, and Pei Luoan also lost face. This was a rare opportunity, and Pei Luoan really had no intention of letting him go.
It's time for Pei Yusheng to be embarrassed as well...
"When Miss Liu went out of the city with the Crown Princess before, it caused an uproar in the city. Now something like this happened again. I am worried that there will be follow-up to the matter." Pei Luoan said again.
Pei Yusheng's veins on his forehead throbbed at these words.
What happened at the city gate was a mess back then, and it is still a mess now, but it is impossible for Liu Jingyu to cause such a thing today, so the more likely person is Liu Lanxin.
The same counter-evidence can also prove that what happened at the city gate was also related to Liu Lanxin.
"Brother, you can't say that this matter must be related to Miss Liu!" Pei Yusheng sneered, unable to hold back his expression.
"Of course I'm not talking about Miss Liu. I think Miss Liu is extremely aggrieved. There must be someone stirring up trouble behind the scenes. I have to get to the bottom of it." Pei Luoan was able to become the crown prince, and he did a very good job on the surface. In just a few words, he was talking about making decisions for Liu Lanxin.
Princess Changyu lowered her head, holding the handkerchief in her hand, and did not interrupt the conversation between the brothers. When she glanced sideways at her daughter, she also winked at her, telling her not to rush over and speak without any tact.
Qu Moying also sat quietly on the side, listening to the two royal brothers talking back and forth as if they were playing a game.
Fortunately, she was an innocent person at this time. No matter how you looked at it, this matter had nothing to do with her. At most, someone wanted to frame her.
This is another unsolved case.
Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, hiding the deepness in her eyes...
"Brother, this incident happened in the Eastern Palace. It must be true for a maid in the Eastern Palace, right? But how dare a little maid in the Eastern Palace make trouble by taking advantage of the former Crown Princess's matter, saying that someone around the former Crown Princess wanted to find Fourth Miss Qu, and brought her all the way here. If she wasn't very familiar with the Eastern Palace, it wouldn't have been so smooth. How could a little maid have such great ability?"
Pei Yusheng was not an easy person to deal with either. Every time he spoke in a weak tone, Pei Luoan blocked him and he became annoyed.
"Aunt, tell me, what kind of person can order people around in the East Palace at will? What is the purpose of bringing Fourth Miss Qu here? Could it be that someone wants to embarrass Fourth Miss Qu?"
Pei Yusheng and Liu Lanxin had the same idea that it would be best to take Qu Moying with them on everything, but now they had dragged Qu Moying into this again.
Qu Moying raised his eyes and looked at Pei Yusheng deeply, without saying anything.
"Second brother, this
What do you mean?" Pei Luoan's face also turned cold.
"Brother, I don't mean anything. I just think that the fact that this matter is not clear now is definitely not just because of Miss Liu. After all, this is your Eastern Palace. If someone wants to frame Miss Qu Si and Miss Liu, who is the most likely person? Who can call the shots in this Eastern Palace?"
Pei Yusheng sneered, tapping his hands on the table twice, "Brother, I think if we go to the palace to see the Queen, it's not just Miss Liu who should go, but the concubine in the mansion should also go."
If there is anyone else who can call the shots in the Eastern Palace, it is of course Concubine Ji.
Pei Luoan's expression changed slightly. He didn't want Ji Youran to appear in front of everyone at all.
"Brother, let's stop here. If we continue, it might be embarrassing. If we continue, Father will be angry again. It's better to stop here first. When you have time, slowly investigate the maid. When you find the maid, we can discuss this matter again. Okay?"
Pei Yusheng's tone softened again.
Both of them are now being punished by the emperor. Pei Luoan can't even go to welcome him in person. Pei Yusheng was able to appear here today because he specially asked for leave from Pei Yuanjun. In a sense, the two of them can be considered a pair of brothers in distress.
After hearing what he said, Pei Luoan pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Then let's leave it like this for now!"
His eyes fell on Liu Lanxin again, and Pei Luoan said coldly: "Miss Liu, if there is any follow-up to this matter, I will have to ask Miss Liu to help verify it. Since my second brother said so, I will also give in. If Miss Liu has any dissatisfaction with the Crown Princess, please speak frankly and don't make this kind of thing happen again."
Today is his wedding day. Whether he likes it or not, it is always a bad luck that such a painting with a good omen has been torn. Pei Luoan now dislikes Liu Lanxin and thinks that she might be a troublemaker. It was a pity that he had thought that Miss Liu was a dignified and decent person like Ji Hanyue.
After Pei Luoan finished speaking, he stood up, flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and turned to leave. Today was his wedding day and he had a lot of things to do. How could he have the time to deal with this kind of thing with Pei Yusheng here? Ji Youran
When he is free, he will ask Ji Youran what is going on.
Pei Yusheng's words also reminded him of Ji Youran. Could it really be Ji Youran? Thinking of this, he couldn't maintain a tough attitude anymore.
"Prince Jing, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now." Princess Changyu stood up and was about to take her daughter to say goodbye. Since the two royal brothers had made this decision, this matter had nothing to do with her.
Princess Xiangrong also pulled Qu Moying with her, and Qu Moying also said goodbye with them.
Pei Yusheng smiled as he saw Princess Changyu off to the side hall door. He watched them leave, and then his face darkened. He turned to look at Liu Lanxin and asked in a cold voice, "Miss Liu, did you tear up the fertility-giving river clam painting that the Crown Princess painted today?"
This matter was so strange that he couldn't help but be suspicious.
Liu Lanxin finally breathed a sigh of relief, but when she heard him ask this, she immediately got angry again. She looked at Pei Yusheng in front of her in shock, and after a long while she said aggrievedly: "Your Highness King Jing, don't you believe what I said? What kind of person am I? Your Highness, don't you know? Would I do such a stupid thing?"
"Who do you think it is?" Pei Yusheng asked coldly.
"Concubine Ji... or the Crown Princess... and Fourth Miss Qu..." Liu Lanxin pulled out all the suspects one by one, with resentment in her eyes.
Except for her, anyone could...