"Your son greets His Majesty." Pei Luoan stepped forward and bowed deeply to the emperor behind the desk.
He pricked up his ears to listen to the movement above, but there was no movement for a long time. Pei Luoan felt panic in his heart, but he did not dare to move, and still stayed there with his body bent.
Finally, when his body was stiff and about to move, he heard the emperor's words from above: "Free!"
Pei Luoan breathed a sigh of relief and stood up straight.
"Does the prince know what's happening outside? Even the Western Prison and the Ministry of Justice have been mobilized." The emperor stared at his eldest son's face and asked word by word.
"Your son doesn't know." The prince was shocked. He really didn't know. This happened not long ago and he was still in the palace.
"Something happened to the Princess of England's dowry," the Emperor continued.
Pei Luoan panicked and subconsciously turned his head to look at Pei Yuanjun, who had not entered the palace for a long time. He had been talking to his mother about Pei Yuanjun's sudden entry into the palace today, and they were both wondering why he came.
"What happened to the British princess's dowry?"
"Someone disrupted the British princess's wedding." The emperor said coldly, his eyes still fixed on Pei Luoan's face, not missing a single expression on his face.
"This... is it the same as the Crown Princess's matter?" Pei Luoan asked hurriedly, "This is really outrageous. Who on earth wants to harm the Crown Princess and Princess Ying?"
"It's different!" The emperor said slowly, "Someone really took action this time. Many people saw it and are searching for this person now." said the emperor.
Pei Luoan's hands trembled. He didn't like to hear this "different" answer. If someone else said it, he would definitely refute it, but this person was the emperor, so he could only suppress this annoyance in his heart.
These days, what he couldn't stand to hear the most was that Liu Jingyu's matter might be a warning from God, and that Liu Jingyu was not a suitable candidate for the Crown Princess. Then, was he, the Crown Prince, also not suitable
Although there are no rumors related to him, most of them are about Liu Jingyu, but it does not mean that there are no rumors at all. Sometimes such things may even be brought out as serious matters.
How could a prince of a country be different from God's will
"Who on earth dares to take action?" Pei Luoan was resentful in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He knew that the emperor was staring at him with burning eyes, and he could not make the slightest mistake now.
"The Western Prison, the Ministry of Justice, and the Jingzhao Yin have taken action together. There should be news soon." The emperor said coldly, "However, the weapon used against Princess Ying is not simple."
"What is it?" Pei Luoan's heart skipped a beat and he felt even worse.
"It's the crossbow in the army." The emperor sneered.
The crossbows used in the army are different from ordinary arrows and are more lethal, especially when they are close. If someone is trying to assassinate someone in secret, using this crossbow can make it easier to kill that person.
Things in the military are not available to ordinary people. The control in this regard is very strict, except for people in the military.
Several armies in the capital that guard the imperial city have this kind of thing, but it is only in the hands of a few people and is kept on record.
"The Jingzhao Yin has already gone to the military camp to investigate the matter of the crossbow." The emperor added.
"This... How is this possible? These... weren't all sent to the border by the Ministry of War? Father thinks these crossbows were lost in the capital?" Pei Luoan shook his hands and said anxiously.
"Let's check first." The emperor said coldly, "Since the prince has nothing to do, go and help Jingzhao Yin to check. Jingzhao Yin went to the military camp.
Maybe it’s not intimidating enough.”
The position of Jingzhao Yin was not high. He was in charge of the government officials in the capital area and was responsible for protecting the security of the capital, but in reality he only investigated trivial matters.
The camps that guarded the capital were previously under the name of Ling'anbo Ji Yongming. Now that Ji Yongming is dead, one of these camps is now under the name of the prince.
The rest are directly under the Emperor's jurisdiction.
In fact, at the beginning, although these battalions of troops were under the name of Ji Yongming, in fact, one battalion was under the command of the prince, and the rest were directly under the command of the emperor. However, sometimes when they were mobilized, Ji Yongming needed to add another warrant. As for Ji Yongming, he could not directly command them.
Ji Yongming returned to Beijing at that time because he was implicated in some things and was slightly demoted. However, he was the only general in Beijing at that time, so these military forces were naturally under his name, but he could not mobilize them directly. The two parties just helped each other.
The Crown Prince is the heir apparent and has the strength of a battalion of direct descendants, which makes sense. Therefore, it is most appropriate to let the Crown Prince go directly to investigate.
"Don't worry, father. I will go now." Pei Luoan nodded and said in a deep voice. He didn't know what happened outside, so he really had to go out and take a look, so as not to lose his composure.
I had a bad feeling and was afraid that this matter had something to do with me.
"Send the Crown Princess back first, and then investigate this matter." The Emperor nodded, his expression softened a little.
"Father, the Crown Princess is under the care of our mother. It is more important for me to go and do things for you first." Pei Luoan shook his head and said.
"Then go ahead!" The emperor nodded.
"Your Majesty, I will go back to the mansion to take a look. Maybe the mansion is in chaos as well." Pei Yuanjun also stood up and bowed deeply to the emperor.
The emperor was silent for a moment, then agreed that he had to go back and take a look.
Pei Luoan and Pei Yuanjun walked out of the imperial study together.
"Uncle Wang, don't worry. I will definitely find the person behind this for you." Pei Luoan promised after bowing to Pei Yuanjun.
"Thank you, Prince!" Pei Yuanjun narrowed his narrow eyes and said with a smile.
"This is what I should do." Pei Luoan expressed his thoughts. He really needed to investigate where the crossbow came from, otherwise something serious would happen.
At this moment, he did not bother to talk to Pei Yuanjun any more. After chatting with him for a few more words, he left in a hurry...
There was a commotion outside the palace, and the prince received the emperor's order to track down the assassin. The news reached the empress, and Liu Jingyu was sitting on the side listening. His heart couldn't help but skip a beat. The hand holding the handkerchief tightened a lot. Although he didn't raise his head, his ears were always paying attention to the movement over there.
After the eunuch finished speaking, the Queen Mother waved her hand and signaled the eunuch to leave.
"What does the Crown Princess think?" She looked at Liu Jingyu on the side.
"Maybe someone has been sabotaging the royal marriage. This is true for my daughter-in-law and the Queen of England." Liu Jingyu had already calmed down and raised his head and said angrily.
She was also a victim before, so she is most qualified to say such things at this time.
"It's different." The Queen's eyes turned colder. She had favored this daughter-in-law before, but now she disliked her more and more. "Many people saw the assassin this time."
"Mother, this is not an assassin. He just pierced the bag." Liu Jingyu explained hurriedly.
"At least it was done by someone, it was man-made."
The mother looked at Liu Jingyu with an ominous tone, "Since it was seen by people, it is not God's will, and people will not gossip about it. Although some things may not be God's will, if there are too many gossips, they will be regarded as true."
Liu Jingyu was so angry that she almost tore her handkerchief into pieces. This almost meant that she, as the Crown Princess, was not in accordance with God's will, which was why things had come to this.
Her eyes turned red, and she stood up and knelt on the ground: "Mother, it's all my daughter-in-law's fault that Your Highness has been talked about by others."
Instead of talking about herself, she brought up Pei Luoan.
Sure enough, the Queen Mother was stunned, and then glared at her angrily, but she could no longer say things like it was God's will, after all, this matter could also be said to be the Prince's fault.
After what happened at the wedding, and now again, the Queen is actually feeling guilty...
"You get up first. You will be the Crown Princess in the future. You are unique in this palace. If others say something nonsense, just refute them." After thinking this through, the Emperor spoke coldly.
At least in this matter, she and Liu Jingyu had the same goal, and they would never allow anyone to lose face for Crown Prince Pei Luoan.
"Thank you, mother. I know." Liu Jingyu stood up. She knew that the queen was talking about Concubine He who deliberately asked about yesterday's topic. She was alone in her room last night and the news had already spread to the palace. Thinking of the concubines who didn't say anything just now, but looked at her with a bit of sarcasm, Liu Jingyu gritted her teeth in hatred.
She was the Crown Princess, but she was ignored on the first day she entered the Eastern Palace. Now she was even more embarrassed.
"It's best if you know. After entering the Eastern Palace, you must put the Crown Prince first in everything and behave properly. You must not cause any more trouble. Your position as Crown Princess... is an opportunity, so you must be more careful about your words and actions. You must ensure that the Eastern Palace has no worries in the backyard and that the wives and concubines get along well. You must not cause trouble with that one, after all, she is the cousin of the previous Crown Princess."
The Queen Mother reminded.
The so-called this person is of course Ji Youran.
Although Liu Jingyu disliked Ji Youran, he also knew what the Emperor was talking about. Ji Youran was just a concubine now, and the Ji Hanyue she relied on had died long ago. He really didn't need to bother with Ji Youran now. If he did, it would seem that he had lost his status.
Is it true that no one associated Ji Youran with what happened at my wedding
Liu Jingyu thought that the Queen was just giving her a routine reminder, but she didn't know that the East Palace had a special surprise for her. The Queen was just warning her first...
"Miss, there was indeed an unexpected arrangement, but we broke it in advance. The people hiding in the dark panicked and escaped in front of everyone. Everyone saw it. Our dowry team is fine. The prince sent a message, asking Miss not to worry, nothing will happen."
Yudong came in happily to report. They had been paying attention to the movements outside, and as soon as they heard the news, they naturally reported to Qu Moying immediately.
Qu Moying smiled, this was within her expectations. Of course, it was not her decision to take action in advance. Since Pei Yuanjun did so, he must have his reasons. She just had to wait here.
Some things can be understood without too many words...
"Miss, the second master wants you to come over." Yuxiu also came in from outside and brought Qu Zhizhen's words. Her injuries had basically healed and she could move freely now.
This incident also alarmed Qu Zhizhen...