In the imperial study, the emperor looked at his eldest son in front of him with a frown, looking very unhappy.
After reading the memorial in his hand, he slapped it heavily and looked coldly at the prince standing in front of him: "Do you think the title of Marquis Yongning should not be stripped?"
"Father, I dare not. I just think that this matter should be handled with caution. Xu Lipeng is guilty, but Ning Yonghou is unaware of it. Moreover, this is a woman's matter, and it can be considered a dispute in a woman's backyard. If it had not been for..." Pei Luoan talked freely.
As he was talking excitedly, he suddenly heard a lazy voice behind him: "What happened in the women's backyard? Which thing in the women's backyard are you talking about, Prince?"
These words were said lightly, with a hint of laziness and laughter, without a trace of anger, but Pei Luoan's heart was shocked. How could Pei Yuanjun just come in so casually
This is the imperial study. Could it be that this is a place where Pei Yuanjun can come whenever he wants? What does the emperor mean? What does Pei Yuanjun mean? If the emperor hadn't summoned him in, I could have properly criticized him this time...
"Your Majesty, I am here to see you." Pei Yuanjun ignored Pei Luoan, whose face had turned extremely ugly, and bowed deeply to the emperor behind the table.
So it was indeed him who was summoned by the Emperor!
"No need to formality, please take a seat!" said the emperor.
Pei Yuanjun was not in a hurry to return to his seat. He raised his eyes and looked at Pei Luoan: "Prince, are you talking about the assassination of the king? Prince, are you pleading for the Yongning Marquis?"
These words were said in an extremely elegant manner, with a hint of gentle dignity, but Pei Luoan's expression changed involuntarily. He took a step back and bowed to Pei Yuanjun: "Uncle Wang."
"Prince, the emperor's decree has been announced. Do you want to go against the emperor's wishes and change the decree now?" Pei Yuanjun put his hands behind his back, lowered his head slightly, glanced at Pei Luoan, and asked with a smile.
He was slightly taller than Pei Luoan, which made Pei Luoan feel uncomfortable for some reason, especially what he said. Pei Luoan didn't dare to agree to it.
"How dare I go against my father's wishes? I just think this matter can be considered in the long run later." Pei Luoan said hurriedly.
"So, the prince still thinks that the emperor is wrong!" Pei Yuanjun said lightly, looking at Pei Luoan leisurely.
"Your Majesty is wrong. I didn't say that. Why does Your Majesty have to hold on to my words?" Pei Luoan's face darkened. Even if he was afraid of Pei Yuanjun in his heart, he had to bite the bullet and stand up to him at this time. Otherwise, how would his father and other people look at him.
Pei Yuanjun looked at him and suddenly burst into laughter. He patted Pei Luoan on the shoulder and turned around and said, "The prince is right. Your Majesty, since this matter has been decided, it is unlikely that there will be similar things in the future. A little girl, an idle prince, really has the courage to do such a thing. I will carefully review the affairs of the mansion in the future. There will definitely not be a second time, and I will not trouble the prince to interfere in the family affairs of my mansion."
Pei Luoan just said it was a matter involving a woman in the backyard, but Pei Yuanjun now said it was a family affair.
As a prince, he doesn't care about his own responsibilities and interferes in the backyard affairs of "Uncle Wang's" mansion. It always makes people feel suspicious. Especially since it is obvious that this kind of thing is not something Xu Lipeng can do alone, but he can't explain why.
The emperor recalled the memorial he had sent to him before, saying that Xu Lipeng first claimed to be the steward of the Prince's Mansion, then said that the steward of Prince Jing's Mansion had found him, and then when he asked him to identify them, no one was him.
He wanted to find the person, and then he just pointed at people randomly, but unfortunately the managers he pointed at were not the ones he was looking for.
Could it be that this matter is related to the prince
The emperor's eyes grew colder and he fixed his gaze on his eldest son, his pupils flickering slightly.
"Your Majesty, I am only speaking the truth. The ancestors of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion were also meritorious men. We cannot let them be implicated because of a woman's vague accusation. I believe that the Yongning Marquis knows nothing about it. Many meritorious officials are preparing to appeal to your Majesty." Pei Luoan gritted his teeth and endured it, knowing that this was the time to show even more selflessness.
The emperor was most concerned about his sons meddling in things, but as long as it was fair, he would certainly appreciate it. He originally just wanted to say these words to the emperor behind Pei Yuanjun's back to express an attitude, and he didn't mean to save Marquis Yongning. He didn't expect Pei Luoan to come here now, and the conversation ended here.
There was no choice but to grit my teeth and hold on.
"A woman's unclear matter? I heard that such a thing happened more than 20 years ago. Many meritorious officials wrote letters to demand punishment for the woman's mistake." Pei Yuanjun smiled lazily, turned and went to sit aside, looking like he said it casually.
Pei Luoan's face changed drastically, he knew immediately that something was wrong, that was his father's taboo. If it weren't for those meritorious descendants who jointly wrote a petition about the matter of Empress Yuan, his father would not have banished Empress Yuan to the cold palace.
What I heard about at that time was actually quite vague.
As expected, the emperor slammed his hand on the table and said, "The prince is really considerate of the meritorious service. He asked the prince to come and help plead for the Yongning Marquis, but he never thought that the one who was trying to murder him was your uncle."
"Father." Pei Luoan could not stand any longer and knelt down, with cold sweat on his back. He originally just came here to ask for favors, but he did not expect to cause such a topic.
Whoever brings up this topic will be in trouble. My mother has repeatedly warned me not to get involved in this matter.
"Come here, ask the prince to go back to the palace and read the books on brotherly love and respect carefully, so as to stop talking about unnecessary things all the time." The emperor said sternly.
"Father..." Pei Luoan said anxiously with a pale face. This matter sounds like a trivial matter, but for a prince like him, what would it mean to lose the friendship and respect of his brothers
"Get out!" the emperor said angrily.
If it weren't for these so-called meritorious descendants, why would he have forced Empress Yuan into the cold palace, and his son would never have been sent out of the palace.
Thinking of this, the emperor wished he could punish all those who were involved in this matter.
Marquis Yongning was also there at the time.
"Father, I'm taking my leave." Pei Luoan didn't dare to say anything else. He stood up and stepped back step by step. He only turned around and walked out of the imperial study when he reached the threshold.
As soon as he went out, he met a minister who came to report something. The minister must have been standing there for a while, which means he heard the reprimand he had just received.
Pei Luoan's face flushed, he felt ashamed and guilty, and he no longer had the heart to talk to the minister. He turned around and left with his people. He was too embarrassed to see the queen, so he left the palace and returned home...
In the imperial study, the emperor calmed down and frowned as he looked at Pei Yuanjun on the side, "Is this really an assassination attempt on you?"
"No, they are trying to assassinate my princess. However, as long as my princess is here, I will be fine. At least nothing serious will happen. The Imperial Observatory also said that my princess is my lucky star. If anything happens to her,
"If you want to kill her, it means that something has happened to me. If you kill her, it means you have killed me."
Pei Luoan said indifferently.
The emperor was infuriated by his shameless behavior and slapped the table with his hand. He had long felt that a woman would not be so courageous, and she was a lady from an official family, so how could she dare to lay hands on Pei Yuanjun.
Now that I hear it, I realize there is something fishy going on here.
"You said before that you were the one who attempted the assassination." The emperor said angrily.
"Your Majesty, I was right. The ring Your Majesty gave me is no longer there. Now I rely on the princess to keep me alive." Pei Yuanjun pointed to his ear. The earring there was gone a long time ago. Now only a trace of it was left, and everything else had faded.
"I can ask someone to make another one for you." The emperor said unhappily.
Pei Yuanjun shook his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please don't do that. I have grown up now, and it is not appropriate to wear it like this. I am not from a foreign country. It was okay to wear it when I was a child, but it is not appropriate now."
"Have you disliked that earring for a long time?" The emperor glared at him.
"Your Majesty, I dare not. That was prepared for me by Your Majesty when I was a child. I cherish my life very much. This life was hard to keep, and I cannot lose it. Otherwise, I will not have the face to see my mother in the nine springs in the future." Pei Yuanjun smiled.
The emperor's face changed after hearing these words, and the slight anger he had before had long since dissipated. He had been determined to keep this child, and now that he had grown up to be so tall, he naturally didn't want him to get hurt. Otherwise, it would not be his son who would be ashamed to see her, but himself.
A hundred years later, he would be buried together with Empress Yuan.
He turned his head and coughed twice, then leaned back and said weakly, "I haven't been feeling well these past few days. Please help me with some things and pay more attention to them."
Even though this matter has passed, the emperor's intention is to let the King of England take more care of things.
The ministers who were waiting outside to be summoned actually didn't hear clearly, but they still heard a sentence or two. They looked up at the place where the news about the prince was posted, as if they were thinking about something.
In fact, shouldn't the prince be the one who should take on more state affairs for the emperor when he is unwell
Or maybe the prince just angered the emperor, which made the king pay more attention to him...
The emperor really values the king of England. Is this really a blessing for the country? After all, the future head of the family must be a prince...
The matter of Yu Qingmeng was not a big deal for Qu Moying, but she did not intend to just let it go. No matter whether it was the Queen's people or Yu Qingmeng, they were all sent by the Qu Mansion and were part of her dowry. She had to go and ask clearly.
Yu Qingmeng was sentenced to death, and this death penalty would naturally bring disaster to her family, but she already had no home, so the disaster did not matter to her.
But she didn't, but Qu Moying did.
She was not in a hurry about this matter. Pei Yuanjun had sent people to investigate the Qu Mansion before, and many servants were taken away and interrogated one by one. It was impossible for her step-father not to know about it. Now he should be waiting for her to explain. It was Pei Yuanjun who sent people to act before, and he did not dare to run into Pei Yuanjun like this.
He could act like his father in front of him, but he didn't dare to act like his father-in-law in front of Pei Yuanjun.
She told him to hurry, the more anxious the better, now she was going to the Ling Anbo Mansion...