"Have a son? How could that be?" Qu Zhilin thought he had heard wrong. He looked at Qu Zhizhen in astonishment and stopped.
"Don't worry, brother. If you get married in the future, you will have a son." Qu Zhizhen knew that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly explained with a smile.
"That means you still have to get married." Although Qu Zhilin felt that the explanation was a bit awkward, he didn't pursue it further when he saw that he seemed to have softened.
"Let's talk about it later. If we are destined to be together, we will naturally be together." Qu Zhizhen smiled helplessly.
"Okay, then I'll talk to my mother and ask her to help you pick it up slowly. There's no need to rush." Seeing that he agreed, Qu Zhilin patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
Turn around and walk away.
Seeing how hurried he was, and the direction he was heading was the lady's courtyard, it went without saying that he was going to talk to her about this matter. Qu Zhizhen touched his brow again, turned around helplessly and went to the study room. He had a lot of things to do in the Ministry of Works, so he took a day off today.
The Northern Frontier may send an official envoy here. The place to live has been chosen. It is the old site of the Duke Jingguo's Mansion. No one has lived there for many years, so it needs to be renovated and decorated again.
The two countries have been fighting for so many years, but have never sent envoys to communicate in such a formal way. The emperor ordered him to supervise this matter personally, and there must not be the slightest mistake.
There are so many things to do. My son has been away for so long and there is no news from him. I don’t know how the dowry is being delivered…
Pei Yuanjun rested for three days before being summoned by the emperor, and then he began to attend court formally.
Qu Moying lived a very comfortable life for the next period of time. No one cared about her in this mansion. However, Pei Yuanjun gave her the responsibility of running several shops, which made her busy for a while.
When Liu Lanxin came to visit this time, he was very particular about the rules. He sent someone to deliver a note and ask for a meeting a few days later.
Qu Moying also followed the rules and invited her to visit the British King's Palace.
"Greetings, Princess of England." Seeing Qu Moying, Liu Lanxin stood up and saluted. The identities of the two people were not equal now.
"You're too polite, Miss Liu." Qu Moying said lightly.
After Liu Lanxin took her seat, the maid brought her tea.
"Princess Ying, I was really wronged about what happened that day. If you don't believe me, I can swear to heaven." After the other maids left, Liu Lanxin said with a serious face.
"Ms. Liu, what's past is past. Don't worry about it." Qu Moying said with a smile.
"But... but everyone thinks that I did it. How can I... have the ability to do something in the East Palace?" Liu Lanxin said angrily, "It was clearly a dispute in the inner court over there. How did it get to us? But no matter what, it was my fault for not catching up to warn Princess Ying."
"This matter is actually nothing. The Crown Princess has already found the maid." Qu Moying said slowly, her long eyelashes fluttering and uneven shadows falling on her eyes.
"Found... Found it?" Liu Lanxin was stunned, overjoyed, and asked anxiously.
"I found it, but I can't speak." Qu Moying nodded.
"What do you mean?" Liu Lanxin didn't understand what she meant.
"She was rescued from hanging. Her throat was injured and she couldn't make any sound. She didn't know anything when asked." Qu Moying said leisurely, "She couldn't say anything. She couldn't write. I couldn't get anything out of her. She was sent to me yesterday. If Miss Liu wants this person, I can give him to her directly.
Someone gave it to you."
"Has someone harmed him?" Liu Lanxin's face darkened.
"I'm not sure. It was half-dead when it was delivered to me yesterday. I wanted to return it today." Qu Moying said slowly.
She is not the one who is most in a hurry in this matter, and she is not the one who will suffer losses in this matter.
"I'll go and take a look now." Liu Lanxin suddenly stood up, unable to sit still.
Qu Moying nodded and asked Yuchun to take Liu Lanxin over. She had no intention of accompanying Liu Lanxin to see it again.
Liu Jingyu had promised her before, and now he sent her here to ask her to help plead for mercy at Duke Qi's Mansion. Speaking of pleading for mercy, Qu Moying felt that it was nonsense. Did Madam Qi and Liu Jingyu still have to go and negotiate reconciliation themselves
However, since she had agreed, she also planned to go there. Her mother's matter must be resolved clearly.
She's not the type who wants to say something but won't. What she wants is clarity.
Clearly seek justice for my mother.
Liu Jingyu sent her, a speechless maid, here, and she made that trip for Liu Jingyu. Neither of them had any sincerity, but it was the same thing and no one suffered a loss.
Liu Jingyu's people, and only Liu Jingyu could find this maid quickly. She was just a useless chess piece. It seemed that she couldn't even save her life, let alone talk.
However, she had another use. She asked Nanny Miao to use some magic and acupuncture, and she had spoken a few words to the maid. According to the time, Liu Lanxin would definitely come over.
Unexpectedly, it happened so fast, which saved her a lot of effort. The thing she got from the Prince's Mansion had been prepared for a long time...
Liu Lanxin left quickly and came back quickly. When she sat down, she clenched her teeth and looked angry: "How did you get into this state? How can I ask you questions like this?"
The maid was already dying and it looked like she wouldn't be able to survive.
Not to mention that my throat can’t speak now, even if I could speak, I can’t speak now.
"I heard she was poisoned. It happened in the past two days. I specially gave her some tonic, otherwise she would have died by now. I will send her back to the Crown Princess later."
Qu Moying said casually.
"Princess, don't you want it?" Liu Lanxin looked up at Qu Moying and asked.
"No, it's unlucky to let a maid die in the mansion at this time." Qu Moying said with his eyes flashing.
Liu Lanxin hesitated for a moment, then sat up straight as if she had made a great decision: "Princess, can you give me this maid?"
"You want her?" Qu Moying raised her long eyelashes like a fan and asked.
"Yes, I want her. Even though it's useless, what if I can get some information out of her? Maybe I can find out something else." Liu Lanxin was unwilling to give up like that. She had to prove that what she said was right.
Among the three people involved in this matter, Liu Lanxin was the most anxious.
"Princess Ying, since the Crown Princess doesn't want this man, and the Princess doesn't want to leave any bad luck behind, I'll take him back and ask as much as I can. If you can say a few words, maybe you can prove that I'm innocent." Seeing that Qu Moying remained silent, Liu Lanxin thought she was just talking, so she explained with a serious face.
Qu Moying raised his eyes and looked at Liu Lanxin hesitantly, and after a long while he reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"That's fine... But doesn't Miss Liu think it's unlucky?" Qu Moying looked unwilling to hand the person over.
"The princess has been in the capital. Maybe
It is very important to pay attention to this, but when we were at the border, we really didn't care. When we went out to fight, people would always die, whether they were from our own family or from the northern border. Could it be that we would not eat after returning from the battle? Would it be bad luck? "Liu Lanxin said.
Qu Moying raised his eyebrows and curled the corners of his lips slightly. This time, he did not hesitate: "Since Miss Liu wants to take it back to ask, then take it back. But you don't have to send it to me again. I think it's unlucky."
"Okay, if this maid can earn her life and survive, I will let her be an ordinary maid in our house. If she dies, I will prepare a coffin for her." Liu Lanxin said.
"In that case, take this maid away later. There is one more thing I wanted to tell Miss Liu. The two maids from before are still in the Qu Mansion. My grandmother means that you can take them away now and teach them everything they need to know." Qu Moying said gently.
This matter had already been discussed with the lady before I went to the Qu Mansion.
"Okay, I'll send someone to pick her up later. I also want to thank Princess Ying and Madam Qu." Liu Lanxin agreed immediately. Qu Moying was already married, and the maids who had helped to teach her were all gone. It was impossible for the Qu family to keep two maids from the Liu family to learn from her.
Since the idea of sending the maids came up, Liu Lanxin couldn't possibly get involved in other matters because of the two maids, so she agreed readily.
"Has there been any news from the British Princess's second brother?" After saying this, Liu Lanxin's brows furrowed.
"General Fuguo didn't send a letter?" Qu Moying asked in surprise.
"There's no letter, so I don't know anything now. I don't know where the dowry has been sent, or whether I can make it in time." Liu Lanxin lowered her head and smiled bitterly.
"Don't worry, it should be soon." Qu Moying raised his eyes and looked at Liu Lanxin.
Liu Lanxin bit her lip and said, "Princess... I told you before, can you still help me?"
"What's the matter?" Qu Moying asked in surprise.
"It's about what I said before that I wanted to see the dowry list of the Crown Princess... I want to see if there's anything I can refer to from the dowry list of the previous Concubine. Although the dowry lists of the new Crown Princess and the British Princess can also be used as reference, they are always too similar. Others will think they are similar at a glance, which is not good."
Liu Lanxin explained further.
This topic has been discussed and explained.
They all married into the royal family, and since they were so close, they were bound to be secretly compared. It seemed that Liu Lanxin was very concerned about being outdone by the two of them.
"I may not be able to get this order. I'll have to go to Ji's house to check." Qu Moying said after a moment of hesitation.
"Princess England, it shouldn't be a big problem to just take a look at the list, right?" Liu Lanxin said, tugging at the handkerchief in her hand.
"I'm afraid the list cannot be taken out of the house." Qu Moying said, with a cold look in the depths of her watery eyes. She also wanted to see what was on the dowry list that made Liu Lanxin so obsessed with it.
"I will go with the princess then." Liu Lanxin said hurriedly.
"In that case, I will send someone to ask first, and then reply to Miss Liu, how about it?" Qu Moying thought for a while and said, Liu Lanxin was using him, and he could also formally check the Ji Mansion again.
She didn't have the ability to do anything before, but now she has the ability to suppress Madam Ji. It is most necessary to investigate it from beginning to end at this time.
The things in her previous life were getting more and more involved, and she couldn't find the end of her thoughts. It seemed that a trip to Ji's house was inevitable...