The king and queen of Qi Meng acted swiftly and decisively, and arrested all the key figures involved in the case in the royal capital overnight.
The time for the execution of Duke Bern was set for two days later, when the envoys from various countries had not yet left the capital.
As for the reason for the execution, they would not explicitly state that he had colluded with the Luoyan Kingdom. They would only say that he had caused chaos at the queen's birthday ceremony with the intention of assassinating the king and queen.
After talking to Wei Yunlan, An Lu couldn't help but shake his head, and said in confusion: "Duke Bourne is really confused. If Qi Meng and Yan Zhao start a dispute and Luo Yan gets the upper hand, what good will it do him? He is the Duke of Qi Meng!"
benefit?
"I'm afraid that the Kingdom of Luoyang has promised this duke huge benefits." Wei Yunlan said softly.
Andrew was startled when he heard this, and then he finally reacted and opened his mouth in surprise, "Could it be that Duke Bern is coveting my brother's position?"
Wei Yunlan didn't say anything else.
But it is easy to imagine that if the Duke of Bourne was not motivated by huge profits, he would not have gone to so much trouble to set up such a big scheme. He might have had ulterior motives when he married the Duchess several years ago.
An Lu didn't need Wei Yunlan's answer.
The events of the past two days had a great impact on him. It was also because the situation in Qimeng Kingdom had been stable in recent years. In addition, the king, queen and queen mother had protected him a lot and rarely let him come into contact with complicated and dark things.
For the first time, he was exposed to the undercurrents hidden beneath the peace.
The carriage drove into the palace and handed Wei Yunlan over to the palace maid who came to pick her up. An Lu once again sighed from the bottom of his heart, "Miss Wei, thank you so much."
…
Passing through the garden, Wei Yunlan followed the maid to a pavilion built next to a pond.
The scenery here is somewhat unlike that of Qimeng, but rather resembles the style of the area south of Dayong.
"Miss Wei, do you think he looks familiar?" Queen Ji Yun asked with a smile when she saw Wei Yunlan's surprised look.
Wei Yunlan nodded.
She then openly admitted: "Most of the arrangements here were made by me based on the records left by the Rakshasa ancestors."
As for why the written records can be restored to such a similar state.
Of course, it is not that our ancestors were so talented in writing that just a few lines of words could bring up a picture in people’s minds.
But she already knew how to arrange this style.
"The garden style here is very similar to that of Dayong Jiangnan. If I didn't know that the queen was born in Luosha, I would have thought that the queen had been to our Dayong Jiangnan." When saying this, Wei Yunlan had a vague guess in his heart.
The Queen of Qimeng Kingdom is most likely someone with great opportunities, just like her and Xue Linglong.
I just don’t know whether this opportunity is the former or the latter.
She was more inclined to the latter. After all, neither the cushioned chair nor the birthday cake seemed to be from this era.
Faced with Wei Yunlan's guess, Ji Yun just smiled and did not respond.
This doesn't need to be stated explicitly.
The two looked into each other's eyes, and everything was understood without words.
"Miss Wei, I asked you to come here today not for any other reason but because I want to make a deal with you." Ji Yun dismissed the palace maids serving on both sides, leaving only herself and Wei Yunlan in the pavilion.
"Please speak, Queen." Wei Yunlan was also very curious about what the deal was that Ji Yun proposed so carefully.
She had previously guessed it was silk, or porcelain.
But now I feel like it’s not the case.
Before proposing the content of the transaction, Ji Yun asked Wei Yunlan a question, "Miss Wei, do you know what happened at the end of the birthday banquet last night?"
There were many things that happened last night, and Wei Yunlan didn't know which one Ji Yun was talking about.
Seeing her confused look, Ji Yun spoke softly and prompted, "Nanying."
"The two young ladies from the Marquis of Nanying's mansion?" Wei Yunlan's eyes suddenly flashed with the two figures who ran away in panic at the banquet last night.
"Could there be any more twists and turns in the affairs of the two young ladies of the Nanying family?"
She thought that this was just an episode that couldn't be any smaller and that it was over after the Marchioness of Nanying came to find her.
Could it be that something else happened after this?
Ji Yun sighed before she spoke.
His brows were filled with helplessness and fatigue.
After a moment's silence, he spoke, "There are always ignorant people in this world. Even if they are both women, they are extremely harsh to each other."
It turned out that among the pair of sisters in the Marquis of Nanying's Mansion, the elder sister Xue Ruo had reached the age for marriage, and had recently been engaged to the young master of the Duke of Huos, one of the four dukedoms in Qimeng.
The two families will hold an engagement ceremony soon.
But yesterday, after the Duchess of Hoss learned that Xue Ruo had embarrassed herself at the dinner party, she insisted that it was unlucky for Xue Ruo to "bleed" in such an occasion, and she flatly denied the marriage between the two families.
In just one night, the Nanying family had become a laughing stock among the nobles of Qimeng. It was said that Miss Xueruo of the Nanying family was so ashamed that she almost hanged herself at home this morning.
Wei Yunlan was stunned.
The Marquis of Nanying's Mansion happened to be located in the opposite direction from where Wei Yunlan and the others lived.
Last night they only heard about what happened at the Duke of Bourne's Mansion, and they had no idea that such a big situation had also occurred at the Marquis of Nanying's Mansion!
It's just that women have their period for a few days every month, why is it so serious?
Wei Yunlan couldn't help but feel indignant for the young lady of the Nanying family, whom he had met a few times last night.
"The world is unfair, especially to women."
Ji Yun sighed and said, "I am powerless to change anything, but I also want to do my best to at least make the lives of the women in the area under my jurisdiction better. This way, my life will not be in vain."
"What does the Queen mean?"
"I have thought of a more convenient item that can be used by women during their menstrual period. It is more reliable, lighter, and less likely to go wrong than the items commonly used by women nowadays. However, there is still one thing missing. Dayong is a vast land with abundant resources, so I think it will definitely have something in it."
Wei Yunlan was stunned for a moment before he realized what Ji Yun was talking about.
Menstrual belt.
It's not easy being a woman.
Especially during the menstrual period, in addition to physical discomfort, they were also considered unclean. They were even forbidden to worship gods and Buddhas, and were prohibited from entering and leaving certain places.
If you accidentally let people see that you are having your period when you are outside, you will most likely be looked at with disgust.
Just like Xue Ruo from the Marquis of Nanying’s family, although she is a noble lady with a distinguished status, she is also affected by such things.
Wei Yunlan had a vague feeling that Ji Yun was doing something meaningful and great.
His expression became serious, he took a deep breath, and asked, "I wonder what the queen is missing?"
"cotton."
Ji Yun looked into Wei Yunlan's eyes and gently uttered these two words.
"Cotton is breathable and absorbent, so it can be combined with existing menstrual belts."
"I want to import a large quantity of this crop from Dayong."
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