Chapter 151 Secretly
Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Concubine Hui and said, "Your Highness, please tell me what the Imperial Concubine saw and heard on the day of the autumn hunt."
"Is that all?" Princess Duojia was surprised.
"Well, this is very important to me." Jiang Zhaoyue did not hide his desire to know what happened that day.
"Mother." Princess Duojia looked at Concubine Hui and said, "Speak quickly."
"I was just visiting the imperial concubine's room. How could I possibly have seen or heard anything?" Imperial Concubine Hui smiled and looked at Princess Duojia. "Besides, the Crown Princess saved you. You should repay her personally, right?"
"That's right." Princess Duojia turned to Jiang Zhaoyue and said, "Sister-in-law, mother is right. I owe you a favor, and I should repay you."
"Okay." Jiang Zhaoyue agreed decisively.
Concubine Hui raised her eyebrows slightly, obviously not expecting Jiang Zhaoyue to agree so easily.
Princess Duojia asked, "Then what do you want me to do?"
Jiang Zhaoyue thought about it seriously and said, "After all, it's a life-saving favor. I have to find someone of equal value, otherwise I will suffer a loss."
Princess Duojia asked curiously, "What's the equivalent?"
Jiang Zhaoyue blurted out: "It'll take half your life!"
Princess Duojia opened her eyes wide and asked, "Are you serious?"
Jiang Zhaoyue immediately laughed and said, "I'm just scaring you, I'm just scaring you."
Princess Duojia snorted, "Be serious, I really want to repay you."
"I can't be serious." Jiang Zhaoyue looked nonchalant.
Concubine Hui couldn't help but speak out: "Duojia, the Crown Princess is a member of the royal family after all. She will consider the royal family's reputation in everything she says and does, and will never hurt you."
"Yes, yes, I am honest, reliable, rigorous and considerate." Jiang Zhaoyue winked at Pei Jingzhou.
"That's right." Pei Jingzhou understood and immediately continued, "The Crown Princess is kind-hearted and cares deeply about the Great Jin. It's just that sometimes her words and actions are unconventional, so it's inevitable that there will be mistakes. If I accidentally hurt Duojia and the Imperial Concubine, please forgive me."
We have a tacit understanding again!
Jiang Zhaoyue was very satisfied when she heard Pei Jingzhou say this. She deliberately said, "Your Highness, where have I been unconventional in my words and deeds? Where have I made mistakes? You are wronging me!"
Pei Jingzhou said gently: "Think about it yourself."
"Recalling what?"
"You played football with Pei Heng, intending to play with him, but ended up kicking him into the ditch."
"I...did kick him into the ditch, but...it was an accident."
"You and Pei Sijing learn to be women's workers and pierce her clothes with one needle."
"I...I did pierce her clothes, but I didn't pierce her."
"That's because she has a foundation in martial arts, and she's quick-eyed and quick-handed, so she dodged it." Pei Jingzhou picked out a few more things, all of which deliberately exaggerated Jiang Zhaoyue's good intentions but bad results.
Jiang Zhaoyue looked innocent, but confirmed what Pei Jingzhou said.
Concubine Hui is in the harem and rarely interferes in the palace's grievances, but she is familiar with the people and things in the palace.
I also know that Jiang Zhaoyue's words and deeds are different from those of ordinary noble ladies. Some of them are a bit abnormal, but they are all reasonable. However, I never thought that Jiang Zhaoyue had done so many bad things with good intentions.
She only has one daughter, Duojia, and she only hopes that Duojia will be safe, healthy, happy and blessed throughout her life.
She was really worried that Jiang Zhaoyue would accidentally cause Duojia to lose arms and legs while asking her to repay him, all because of Jiang Zhaoyue's words "I'll take half your life".
She quickly said, "If the Crown Princess can't think of how to get Duojia to repay you, then I, as her mother, will repay you on her behalf."
Jiang Zhaoyue stopped talking and looked at Pei Jingzhou.
There was a smile in Pei Jingzhou's eyes.
Jiang Zhaoyue turned to look at Concubine Hui, not hiding her joy at all: "Okay."
"Mother, didn't you say that I should repay you personally?" Princess Duojia said.
"Don't be anxious. I will save you many times in the future. You can repay me slowly." Jiang Zhaoyue said without hesitation.
Princess Duojia turned around and asked, "How do you know what will happen in the future?"
Jiang Zhaoyue said proudly: "I am smart."
Princess Duojia was unconvinced and said, "I am smarter than you."
Jiang Zhaoyue readily agreed and said, "Okay, then you'll save me many times in the future, and I'll slowly repay you, okay?"
Duojia agreed naturally: "Okay."
Seeing Jiang Zhaoyue and Princess Duojia getting along so easily, Concubine Hui's defenses loosened a little, and she told them everything she saw and heard when she went to the toilet.
After listening to this, Jiang Zhaoyue and Pei Jingzhou looked at each other.
"That's all." said Concubine Hui.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for speaking frankly. Please rest assured that apart from the few people present, no one else will know that it was You who leaked the news." Imperial Concubine Hui did not want to get involved in the disputes in the palace, so Pei Jingzhou did not let her get involved.
Concubine Hui was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Jiang Zhaoyue and Pei Jingzhou did not stay and returned to the East Palace together.
"It turned out to be the third son of the Yan family." Thinking that Yan Zhiyi was the heroine, Jiang Zhaoyue did not drag this matter into the other members of the Yan family. Unexpectedly...
"The Queen only trusts members of the Yan family." Pei Jingzhou had expected this, but he was not sure which member of the Yan family the Queen had found. Now that he knew, it would be easier to deal with.
"Yeah, so what should we do now?"
"Whether it's the Queen or the Yan family, their identities are extraordinary. We must have sufficient evidence before we can take action."
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded: "What do you need me to do?"
"Protect yourself." Pei Jingzhou said.
"Um."
Next, Pei Jingzhou went to court, handled official business, and started his days of getting up early and going to bed late.
In addition to the affairs of the Eastern Palace, Jiang Zhaoyue also met some ladies of the capital and chatted with them about food, clothing, housing, transportation, and gossip. When he had time, he also wrote letters to Zhang Siyin, Pei Siya, Pei Sijing, and Pei Heng, asking about the situation in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Everything went smoothly.
"The autumn hunting incident has come to nothing." The queen leaned leisurely on the couch, thinking about how to deal with Pei Jingzhou next.
"Aunt, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hasn't given up yet and has ordered people to investigate." Yan Zhi said.
"What can we find out by investigating step by step?" The queen disagreed.
So much time has passed, and the animal trainer, Yan Fu and others are all living their lives well, which shows that there has been no progress in the autumn hunt.
Yan Zhi was also slightly relieved. She walked forward, poured a bowl of tea for the queen, and flattered her, "It's mainly because of my aunt's careful planning that they couldn't find any clues."
"I'm not trying to take advantage of my age, I've eaten more salt than they have eaten rice." The queen was very proud.
"Yes." Yan Zhi flattered.
"The Emperor has arrived!" Eunuch Gao's voice was heard from the door.
The Queen and Yan Zhi were surprised why Emperor Hong Qi came at this time.
"Yan Zhi, you stay here. I will go to welcome the emperor." The queen instructed.
"yes."
As the empress left the east room, she saw Emperor Hong Qi, Pei Jingzhou, Jiang Zhaoyue, Princess Duojia and others striding in: "Your Highness."
Emperor Hong Qi sat down in the main seat with a solemn expression and turned to say, "Empress, let's talk about the hunting grounds."
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