Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

"Madam, Jingqiu, I will make the decision on this matter. When there is a suitable candidate for husband in the future, I will personally arrange a marriage for Jingqiu. Are you satisfied with this?" Empress Xiao interrupted the wife of Marquis Wuyang's complaints and said in a deep voice.

Empress Xiao had said this, and even if Lady Wuyang was dissatisfied, she could not express it. The Empress had given her family enough face by doing this, and if she complained again, it would make her seem ungrateful.

The wife of Marquis Wuyang and Lu Jingqiu immediately knelt down to express their gratitude, saying that they would abide by the queen's order and properly handle the cancellation of the engagement. From then on, they would get married and have no further ties.

After the two of them left, Mrs. Wang could no longer hold back her anger. She fell to her knees in front of Empress Xiao, tears streaming down her face, and she sobbed:

"My Queen, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. I don't know what god has offended our mansion recently, but we have been hit by misfortunes one after another. We were already short of people, and several of them have died in recent days. I really don't know what to do!

"Madam, please stand up." Empress Xiao looked at Madam Wang with a sad face and sighed, "Life and death are determined by fate. Madam and Shenzhi should still mourn and accept the change. It's a pity..."

Empress Xiao hesitated to speak. She was also surprised to hear that Pei Jin had a hidden illness. When she heard that it was an injury sustained during the battle, she felt even more sorry. He originally had a concubine's eldest son who could carry on the family line, but who knew that he died of illness two days ago. It was really a pity. No wonder Mrs. Wang was so heartbroken. She was afraid that the legitimate branch would have no successor.

"Empress, it's a pity that our son Shenzhi didn't have any children before, and now he has contracted this disease. What will happen to him in the future?" Mrs. Wang sobbed in a low voice, half-truthfully and half-falsely.

"The imperial physician in the palace is very skilled and may be able to find a solution. Madam, please be at ease. Shenzhi is still young and this disease can definitely be cured." Empress Xiao comforted him softly. Seeing Pei Jin standing there with a solemn face, she felt very uncomfortable. After all, she watched him grow up, and he was different from others.

"Thank you, Queen." Pei Jin bowed, "I will also look for famous doctors all over the world, maybe there is a chance of cure. Even if it cannot be cured, it is not a big deal. In the future, you can adopt a son from the clan to continue the incense."

"Shenzhi is right." Empress Xiao nodded and said, "Go back and have a good rest for a while, maybe things will turn out well for you."

After leaving Kunning Palace, Mrs. Wang frowned and walked silently on the palace road.

"Mother, let's just leave it at that. After all, canceling the marriage is the most urgent matter." Pei Jin said in a low voice, "You also know that there are many important matters to be dealt with in the mansion right now, and there is no time to take care of these trivial matters. It's better to let the rumor spread for a while, it's not a big deal."

"You...ah!" Madam Wang bit her lip and said indignantly, "This is a huge matter, you must not take it lightly. If this matter gets out, you will be lonely for the rest of your life! I never thought that our mansion has lowered its attitude so much, but the Wuyang Marquisate is still taking the benefits while killing us all. I really can't swallow this breath."

"Mother, this is all my fault." Pei Jin said softly, "Don't worry, once we find Chan Yi and An Er, everything will be solved!"

Mrs. Wang shook her head and was speechless. After all, it was her own thought that changed her son's life. Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. The right thing to do is to find Chan Yi and An Er as soon as possible.

After sending Madam Wang onto the carriage back to the Marquis's Mansion, Pei Jin calmed himself down and went to the East Palace to take up his post.

As soon as I walked into the East Palace, I heard a few people gathered at the railing in front of the corridor talking about gossip.

"Have you heard that Pei Jin's marriage is off?"

"How did you find out?"

"I heard that he's not good at that..."

"Don't talk nonsense. Doesn't he have a bastard?"

"Go away, stop talking nonsense. Brother Pei is obviously fine. You guys should be careful with your tongues. You people just can't stand others being better than you, and you gossip like gossipesses all day long!" Lin Yi came over and happened to hear them talking about Pei Jin unscrupulously. He was so angry that he jumped up and slapped each of them on the head.

Pei Jin pretended not to hear or see anything and just turned and went into the outer hall to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

When Eunuch Wang saw him coming, he immediately walked in to meet him.

"Eunuch Wang, is His Highness doing well these days?" Pei Jin hadn't been to the East Palace for a few days and was still a little worried.

"Your Highness has been very busy these past few days, and even meals have to be urged repeatedly." Eunuch Wang said worriedly, "Prince Pei, please persuade His Highness to take care of his health and not neglect his sleep and food."

"Eunuch Wang, you are worrying too much. His Highness's daily life is all arranged by the Crown Princess. Just talk to her. His Highness listens to her the most." Pei Jin said with a smile.

Eunuch Wang smiled and covered his mouth, "Prince Pei, you don't know that the queen has been suffering from morning sickness these days and has no time to take care of herself."

"If this is true, then congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Pei Jin walked into the inner hall while smiling.

Jing Hao was concentrating on looking at the memorial in his hand and didn't even notice Pei Jin coming in.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you." Pei Jin bowed.

"So it's Shenzhi who's here. That's great. The other day I heard from my mother that you had a high fever, but now you're much better." Jing Hao raised his eyes and looked at him carefully.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I am fine now." Pei Jin replied respectfully.

Seeing that he looked normal, just a little thinner, Jing Hao was relieved and said in a deep voice: "That's good, I feel relieved. You came here today, and I just happened to have something to ask you."

"Your Highness, please speak." Pei Jin said with a bow.

"The truth about Luo Qingqing has been uncovered. She has confessed that she had colluded with the Third Prince of Rong. The other party wanted her to find out our military secrets, but she wanted wealth and glory." Jing Hao said slowly, with a look of approval in his eyes. "Fortunately, Shenzhi, you are very vigilant and kept all the secrets from her, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

"Your Highness, I have fulfilled my mission." Pei Jin said with a bow.

"However, we have not yet found out who the Third Prince is secretly colluding with in the capital. We originally thought it was Prince Shun, but now it seems that it is not the case. I am afraid that if we don't find this person, if our dynasty goes to war with the Rong Kingdom in the future, we will be attacked from both sides." Jing Hao raised his eyes and looked at Pei Jin, worried.

"Your Highness, this matter cannot be resolved in a short time or place. We are in the open and he is in the dark. You might as well play the long game and hook the big fish. Maybe there will be a fish that takes the bait." Pei Jin said in a low voice.

Jing Hao nodded, his eyes a little tired.

"Your Highness, although you are busy with state affairs, please take care of yourself. His Majesty's health is sometimes good and sometimes bad. If you continue to..." Looking at Jing Hao with bloodshot eyes, Pei Jin couldn't help feeling guilty, because he had not been able to take care of his official business during this period.

"Don't worry, I'll pay attention." Jing Hao waved his hand, and suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "I have something else to tell you. The message from the Dali Temple said that Luo Qingqing wanted to see you, and said that she had a secret she wanted to tell you in person."