Pei Yusheng calmed himself down as the irritated look on his face softened. "Brother, I know you have nothing to do with it. I should have a sharper eye," he bowed to Pei Luo'an and said.
Pei Luo'an patted his shoulder with a bitter smile on his face, "I really appreciate your trust. You know...who I love the most...in my life. My dear is gone... She took away all my love..."
Pei Luo'an turned his head away with tears forming in his eyes and wiped them with a hanky. Then his gaze fell on the coffin in the center, full of sorrow that everyone could see.
"Brother, I'm so sorry for your loss. The Crown Princess died for saving your life. If she knew how heartbroken you are, she would be upset too in the underworld," Pei Yusheng comforted him.
"I know... But I...I lost the love of my life forever..." Tears flowed down Pei Luo'an's cheeks. He clenched his hanky, his body trembling in grieve.
Pei Yusheng hurriedly wal
Yu's panic soon passed as it was replaced by excitement since she assumed that something had happened to Qu Moying according to her plan. She then pretended that she didn't notice people's strange behavior, waiting for what would happen next.Even Qu Moying's death couldn't be enough to pay for a mistake like seducing the Crown Prince in the Crown Princess's altar room. In Yu's eyes, Princess Ji didn't look like a kind one who would go easy on Qu Moying if she really did as Yu planned. Maybe Qu Moying would end up marrying a mediocre husband and move to a small town far away from the capital. By then, Yu could literally do whatever she wanted to Qu Moying, including taking her life.Suddenly, a maid rushed inside and looked around. After her eyes fell on Yu, she ran up to her with a flustered face."Madam, Second Madan, Princess Ji wants to meet you."It was Qing Ju, Qu Qiuyan's maid. After recognizing her, the Old Lady pull
People all knew that Princess Ji's face became red and swollen because Fourth Lady Qu wiped her tears with her sleeve. As for Fourth Lady Qu, she was probably the most miserable one among all the people. She was still in a coma, lying in bed. People didn't even know if she could survive this time.All the rumors pointed at Yu as things about Qu Qiuyan were deliberately covered. People only knew that Qu Qiuyan was a part of the scheme, as malicious as her mother.Soon, another piece of news spread out, saying that Yue Wenhan, the vice minister of the Dali Temple, stopped the Qus' carriages with his men after knowing Yu had framed his cousin. He started an argument with Qu Zhizhen on the spot, during which Qu Zhizhen fell off his horse and broke his leg.The news immediately confirmed the rumors before. If the words were not valid, the vice minister of the Dali Temple, a brilliant and competent young man, would never start such a big fight
"The Second Madam can't get off her bed?" Qu Moying raised her eyes and looked at Qu Xuexin in shock after hearing the news Qu Xuexin told her."I just received a message from my mother. She said Second Uncle and Second Aunt argued right after they came back home. Second Uncle slapped Second Aunt in her face and said he's going to divorce her. Then Second Aunt passed out immediately. Grandmother called a doctor to check on Second Aunt. After the basic treatment, she woke up but couldn't stop shivering. Right now, she is too feeble to even talk, and the doctor is still treating her," said Qu Xuexin softly.She then lowered her head and used her hanky to press the corner of her red eyes gently.They stayed together in a guest yard of the Eastern Palace. Qu Moying lived in the side room while Qu Xuexin stayed in the main room as the older sister.Right now, both of them were in Qu Moying's room. She still felt unwell, her face
The maid had served Ming Xian'er for a long time. She was also a member of the opera group and regarded Ming Xian'er as her older sister. After Ming Xian'er was taken away by Ji Youran, she stayed near the woodshed till midnight but couldn't find a way to help her. This morning, she hurriedly finished some of her work and went to meet Ming Xian'er secretly again.She found a chance when the old maid guarding the woodshed was called away and hurriedly sneaked inside to talk to Ming Xian'er.Ming Xian'er specifically asked about Qu Moying. After hearing that Fourth Lady Qu was staying in the Eastern Palance, she became overjoyed and asked the maid to seek help from Qu Moying.It was just a simple thing, and Qu Moying immediately figured out Ji Youran's intention after hearing the maid's story.Ji Youran would never degrade herself to envy a female performer like Ming Xian'er since she was the Crown Prince's second wife. If she
“Sister Ming, His Royal Highness may have already known that you were punished. Moreover, you can’t possibly reach him right now.” The maid looked anxious.“It’s okay. His Royal Highness must be in the altar room currently. Let’s go there,” said Ming Xian’er while gnashing her teeth. She wouldn’t allow Ji Youran to get all the benefits - getting rid of her and earning a good name at the same time. “Do we still have the mourning clothes they gave me yesterday?”“Yes, I put it in a cabinet yesterday,” the maid said hurriedly.“Have you washed them?”“Not yet. I was too worried about you and didn’t have time to do any laundry,” said the maid. She had been wandering around the woodshed for the whole night, thinking about how to rescue Ming Xian’er. After she woke up this morning, she was called away to do some work. Then she finally had a chance to sneak out.“Go clean the stain on the mourning clothes immediately a
“The two maids said they would let me escape on purpose and then kill me outside. Then they can just blame my death on me...since I...I run away first!” Ming Xian’er bent over while wailing and trembling. Seeing Ji Youran walking outside, she moved closer to her on her knees. She then touched the ground with her forehead heavily several times.Ming Xian’er looked so pitiful with tears on her face and messy hair clinging to her forehead as she knelt on the ground. While the two women both acted feebly, Ji Youran surely couldn’t compete against a performer like her. Ming Xian’er hadn’t had any food since yesterday and wore the just-washed mourning clothes that were still wet. Purposefully, she made herself seem as messy as possible and knocked her forehead heavily on the ground so that everyone around her could hear it. She was sure her forehead must look red and swollen right now, and people would believe her sincerity in asking for forgiveness at on
“Cousin, don’t go now. Even if you do, you can’t find out anything or may even be framed by someone. When I was in the altar room before, I found that Princess Ji may not be as simple as she looks,”Qu Moying hurriedly stopped Yue Wenhan. The reason why she had this conversation with him was to prevent him from doing something impulsive!“Framed by someone?” Yue Wenhan stopped. For the first time, he found something was different about this cousin, who had always been weak and soft in his eyes.“Cousin, if Princess Ji is truly involved in the Crown Princess’s death, do you really think you can find the truth so easily? If there is a secret behind the Crown Princess’s death, then what about the Crown Prince? Has he been really in love with her deeply? Shouldn’t he know everything that has happened in the Eastern Palace? So, if he knew but still watched the Crown Princess die, what does this mean?”Qu Moying took two steps up.
Soon after, Yue Wenhan came back. He came in and sat down on a chair quietly with a sullen face.“Cousin, did you find out anything?” Qu Moying raised her eyes to look at him and asked, feeling a bit nervous. The two maids they were investigating were Wei Yu and Xie Feng, and Xie Feng was the one who took her to the Linyuan Pavilion on the night she died.“The Crown Princess brought two private maids with her when she married into the Eastern Palace. One of them went missing on the wedding night when assassins sneaked into the Eastern Palace and caused chaos. No one knows if she is still alive. The other one had been helping Princess Ji take care of the Crown Princess. After the Crown Princess passed away, she said she was willing to work for Princess Ji,” Yue Wenhan said in a flat voice.“Which one went missing?” His words made Qu Moying feel unsettled. She didn’t even notice her voice was trembling.“The one called Wei Yu.