When Qu Moying was invited back, he saw Madam Qi and Liu Jingyu, the grandparents and grandchildren, having a pleasant conversation.
Seeing Qu Moying coming over, the smile on Madam Qi's face faded slightly, but then she showed a more kind smile again. However, how real the smile was was only known to her.
"My dear Princess Ying!" Madam Qi stood up.
"You're too polite, Madam!" Qu Moying gave her a little help and asked her to sit down, and she sat down too.
"Madam, please tell me what you want to say." Qu Moying asked.
"In a few days, the old Duke will go to Jiangnan for a period of time, especially to the Yue family in Jiangnan. Is there anything that Princess Ying needs to bring? It just so happens that you can bring it with you." Madam Qi said with a smile.
"I really have to trouble the old Duke." Qu Moying thought for a while and said, she really wanted to send some gifts to the Yue family in Jiangnan, and it would be a coincidence if the old Duke went there.
"What are you talking about? The relationship between the Yue family and our family is a friendship of life and death. How can it be described with just one word? " Madam Qi said in a gentle voice, her eyes falling on Qu Moying's charming face. Her beauty was alluring but with a little too much charm. The corners of her eyes were raised, as if there were thousands of stars, which inexplicably made Liu Jingyu beside her look a little dim.
She is really good-looking, but just... a little too charming.
In terms of appearance, Madam Qi prefers Liu Jingyu's looks. A royal family's daughter-in-law should be dignified and beautiful. It would be bad if she is too coquettish.
"Thank you, Madam. I will have someone pack up after I return home. I have some gifts to send to Jiangnan. Old Duke, please help me take them. How can I not trouble you?"
Qu Moying smiled slightly.
"Do you need us to send someone over?" Madam Qi was not very satisfied with Qu Moying's repeated thanks, but she would not say anything to spoil the fun at this time.
The person in front of me is now the Princess of England, no longer the Fourth Miss Qu.
"No need. I will discuss it with my cousin. If there are not enough people, my cousin has some people he can lend me." Qu Moying said.
Seeing that she still looked like she didn't want to get close to her family, Madam Qi sighed secretly and turned her gaze to Liu Jingyu on the side.
"Grandma." Sensing Madam Qi's gaze, Liu Jingyu said softly.
The only one who shared her thoughts was Yu'er. Madam Qi felt helpless. She wanted to get close to Qu Moying, but the distance between Qu Moying and her seemed to have never been closer.
To be honest, everything that happened back then was not a question of who was right or wrong. She was innocent, and Jingyu was also innocent.
"Crown Princess, can I have a few words with the Princess of England?" said Madam Qi.
Liu Jingyu stood up and said, "I just happened to be going to the side hall to see how the prepared incense and candles are. Then I'll trouble Princess Ying to accompany my grandmother."
Seeing Liu Jingyu like this, Madam Qi's heart was even more inclined towards her. Given her status, she was still so respectful and tactful to her. This granddaughter was really a good one.
She really loves her granddaughter, but the old Duke doesn't let her get close to her. Even though her mother is not a good person, this child is really completely innocent...
After Liu Jingyu went to the side hall, Madam Qi took out an exquisite box from her bosom and pushed it in front of Qu Moying, "Princess Ying, this is a gift from the old Duke and me!"
The box was pushed in front of Qu Moying. Qu Moying looked at Madam Qi in surprise.
The lady motioned for her to open the box.
Qu Moying opened the box as Madam Qi said, and found a blood jade plaque inside. She was startled and raised her watery eyes to look at Madam Qi. Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, not knowing what was going on.
"I heard that the blood jade bracelet passed down from Princess Ying's biological mother was replaced by Concubine Ji. The old Duke remembered that we have such a piece in our house. It was made of the same jade as the two pairs of blood jade bracelets. Since Princess Ying likes this kind, he specially sent it to her." Madam Qi said softly.
Speaking of that piece of jade, it is indeed related to the old Duke and the old patriarch of the Yue family in Jiangnan. The jade plaque in front of you was indeed cut from that piece of jade.
But didn't she give it to her daughter later? How did she find it now? The old lady didn't really understand, but the old Duke looked very angry at the time, so she didn't dare to ask more. She just took a quick look at it, put it away, and brought it to Qu Moying.
That piece of blood jade must be quite large, otherwise it wouldn't be able to be cut into two pairs of blood jade bracelets, and it could also be split into such a blood jade plaque, which surprised Qu Moying.
Blood jade is originally rare, especially blood jade of this quality. It is already rare to come across a pair of blood jade bracelets, and it is almost impossible to find two identical pairs. And to see a blood jade brand in front of him was completely beyond Qu Moying's expectations.
And this jade token looks like an extraordinary item.
She picked up the jade token and looked at it. After looking at it, her watery eyes slowly raised, "Madam, what does this mean?"
"I got this jade plaque together with the old patriarch of the Yue family. Originally, the two brothers each took a piece. I heard that Princess Ying liked this kind of blood jade, so the old Duke found it and asked me to bring it here to give to Princess Ying."
Madam Qi said that she felt she had done a good job. Even if Qu Moying was not close to her family, she had already done her job well.
"Madam, it's really not necessary. My mother's blood jade bracelet is still there, so it's not missing." Qu Moying put down the jade token in her hand and said with a smile, "It was originally just a thought. My mother left me when I was young, so the blood jade bracelet she left behind is naturally more precious."
It is irreplaceable, even if it is cut from the same piece of jade, it cannot compare to it.
"Thank you, Madam and the old Duke, for your kindness."
This is not acceptable!
When she took it out, Madam Qi felt very distressed, but when Qu Moying refused to accept it, it seemed like a slap in her face. She thought that Qu Moying was ignorant and didn't know the value of this blood jade token, so she said, "Princess Ying may not know that this blood jade is extremely rare. Even in the palace, there may not be such a good blood jade. And there is such a complete piece. Princess Ying should not refuse it."
This blood jade was originally given to my daughter and was supposed to be left to my granddaughter. Why is it in the hands of my master now? The lady was also confused and thought she had remembered it wrongly.
Qu Moying looked at the jade token again with gloomy eyes, and still shook her head: "Thank you, Madam, it's really not necessary. I'm sorry to trouble you!"
Madam Qi had already felt resentful after being refused again and again, and now she could no longer maintain the smile on her face.
"Princess England, this is a gift from our old Duke. He specially asked me to find it and give it to you, hoping that you will like it. Our old Duke said that if Princess England does not need this blood jade token, she can give it to His Royal Highness the King of England."
This was what the old Duke had instructed, asking Madam Qi to say this when she sent him off.
The lady did not think that this was important and had not mentioned it just now. But now, seeing Qu Moying repeatedly refusing, she had no choice but to speak according to what the old Duke had taught her before.
Give it to Pei Yuanjun
After thinking about it for a while, he had already made up his mind. Next time he went to Jiangnan to give gifts, he would also return a generous gift to the Duke of Qi's Mansion: "Then I would like to thank the old Duke and the Madam."
Madam Qi felt relieved, but then she became a little sad and her smile was very forced. Was this really not to her liking and she didn't want to be involved any more
The room suddenly became quiet, with an indescribable awkwardness, as if the two of them had suddenly run out of things to say and didn't know what topic to start with.
After all, the Madam was well-informed and quick to react. She coughed softly and said, "I just met the Crown Prince's Mansion and Madam Ji there. I don't know if I should say something or not."
"Madam, please!" Qu Moying said.
"Although Mrs. Ji was wrong, she is after all the wife of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace and the cousin of the former Crown Princess. Even if Princess Ying doesn't like her, there is no need to suppress her too much, lest she be hated in the future." Madam Qi advised. She regarded the scene she saw before as something that was done by Qu Moying.
This world belongs to the prince. Qu Moying has made trouble for Ji Youran today. One day, even if Ji Youran is no longer around, the prince will feel sad when he thinks of it. It will not be good for anyone in the Prince of Ying's mansion. Madam Qi thinks this is not what a smart person should do.
No matter how angry you are, you cannot do such a disrespectful thing.
"Thank you for your consolation, Madam. I understand." Qu Moying said in a very calm tone. She didn't care what the Madam saw or what Liu Jingyu said. As for the Madam's consolation, she just listened to it. What else could she do
Seeing that Qu Moying answered nonchalantly, Madam Qi knew that she didn't listen to her. She frowned and felt annoyed in her heart. She was really a person who didn't listen to advice. She was far inferior to Jingyu girl, who had been a sensible and caring girl since she was young. But how could she be so wrong
Madam Qi even had a feeling that she might have made a mistake again. There was nothing familiar about the Princess of England in front of her. Was she really of her own blood
Seeing her indifferent expression, Madam Qi also lost interest. She had always been flattered and fawned upon by others and had never been ignored like this. Although she also hoped to be close to Qu Moying, she now felt that since she didn't want to be close to her, it didn't matter. Anyway, she still had Jingyu.
Thinking about it this way, there were some things she simply didn't want to say.
"Princess England, I have something else to do, so please take your leave first." Madam Qi stood up.
Qu Moying stood up with a smile and saw her off.
Watching Madam Qi go away, her eyelashes drooped slightly and her eyes were calm. She now regarded Madam Qi as an ordinary elder, without resentment or anger. She was just an ordinary elder, and she was indeed just an ordinary elder to Qu Moying.
At least in terms of blood, the two people are not related...
In the side hall, Liu Jingyu hurriedly chased after her after hearing the news that Madam Qi had left. Qu Moying didn't care about the Duke of Qi's Mansion. What she cared about was that she was doing her best to repair the relationship with the Duke of Qi's Mansion and was wholeheartedly trying to make the Duke of Qi's Mansion her own support. As a crown princess, the power behind her was too weak and she was afraid that it would not be able to support her position as queen in the future.
She needs a support, and I believe the Duke of Qi's Mansion will also need it...