When Qu Moying arrived at the Duke of Qi's mansion, he traveled with a small entourage.
He only took two maids, Yuchun and Yuxiu, with him to the Duke of Qi's Mansion. When he arrived at the Duke of Qi's Mansion, he asked someone to pass the note over.
When Madam Dowager Qi heard that Qu Moying had arrived, she was so excited that she asked the wife of Duke Qi to open the front door wide to welcome Qu Moying, and to accompany Qu Moying all the way to Madam Dowager's place.
As soon as she entered the room, Madam Qi stood up excitedly and was about to salute Qu Moying. Qu Moying took two steps forward to support her and said with a smile, "Madam, there is no need to be polite."
As he said this, he helped Madam Qi sit down aside.
The wife of the Duke of Qi accompanied him with a smile.
"Is the Princess of England's dowry okay? Has the assassin been caught? Is there someone behind the scenes? Both you and the Crown Princess have encountered this kind of thing. Who on earth wants to harm you?" Madam Qi, who had just sat down, asked questions one after another anxiously.
First, there was trouble with Liu Jingyu's dowry, and then with Qu Moying's dowry. Madam Qi had been paying attention to these things, but she also listened to the old Duke and did not dare to intervene directly. She was just very anxious and originally wanted to go to see them, but was dissuaded by the old Duke.
Both of them were newly married and had unusual social status. If they did not take the initiative to come to the house, it would be inconvenient for Madam Qi to visit.
Qu Moying's visit today means that he can formally meet the King of England at his palace in the future.
She originally thought that Liu Jingyu would come first, but unexpectedly Qu Moying would come first. Madam Qi felt mixed emotions, and she couldn't tell what the feeling was for a moment. She turned to the side with slightly red eyes and reached out to wipe away the two turbid tears at the corners of her eyes.
As she gets older, she is no longer as hard-hearted as she used to be.
She wants them all, whether they are raised or biological, but she doesn't dare to say it now.
"Don't worry, Madam. The Crown Princess's dowry was indeed damaged. My dowry is fine. The assassin has also been caught. As for who is behind it, we are still investigating."
Qu Moying raised her eyes and looked at Madam Qi. She pursed her lips slightly and looked at the deep wrinkles at the corners of Madam Qi's eyes. Her eyes became deep for a moment.
"Has something happened to the Crown Princess again on the wedding day?" Lady Qiguogong couldn't help it anymore.
"It's nothing serious. A painting of the Crown Princess was ruined." Qu Moying smiled slightly and recounted what happened.
After he finished speaking, Madam Qi and the wife of Duke Qi looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Qu Moying's narration of the incident was unbiased, starting from how she was deceived by a maid, and then she left after a detour, and later she met Princess Xiangrong, and then she talked about Miss Liu destroying the painting.
At the end, Qu Moying specially added, "I heard that this destroyed painting was given to the Crown Princess by the Madam."
"What painting?" Mrs. Qi was stunned and asked anxiously.
"The picture of the river clam delivering a child." Qu Moying said.
The wife of the Duke of Qi didn't know about this, so she looked at Madam Qi who was standing aside.
Madam Qi nodded: "I did give this painting to the Crown Princess, but I didn't expect it to be... destroyed. Is this the end of the matter?"
Madam Qi said with a frown on her face.
"This matter is still a mystery. Miss Liu said that she was framed. The maid who led the way was very suspicious and thought that I was the one who was meant to be harmed. After I left, she curiously followed behind and fell into the trap."
Qu Moying smiled and said.
She is the most innocent person in this matter.
The Prince's Mansion had some people stationed there, but they were not involved in the final incident.
"The General is also a hero, how could he give birth to such a daughter? She is making up stories. So many people saw her coming out of the house with torn paintings under her feet. How could she still say that this had nothing to do with her and that she was murdered?" Madam Qi was sullen. "What the Crown Princess said must be very sad, right?"
Thinking of how Liu Jingyu was very spoiled when she was little, Madam Qi became even more worried, "This kind of thing can't be blamed on the Crown Princess, right?"
The so-called blame was put on the Crown Princess because the Crown Prince did not stay in the bridal chamber that night but went to the study.
"Miss Liu feels that someone in the Prince's Mansion wants to harm her." Qu Moying said only one sentence.
It was a simple sentence, but it contained all the meaning. If there was anyone else who could take action in the Eastern Palace, it could be no one else except someone from the Eastern Palace.
Liu Jingyu married into the Eastern Palace at that time and became a member of the Eastern Palace.
Madam Qi understood what she said, her face turned serious, and she slammed her hand heavily on the table, "Nonsense, how can you say such nonsense? The evidence is irrefutable, why don't you make it public and just clear up the matter."
Because of excitement, he turned his head and started coughing violently.
"Mother, don't be angry. Miss Liu is of a special status, and King Jing will be married soon." Seeing her so angry, the wife of the Duke of Qi on the side hurriedly advised her, took the warm water handed over by the maid, and carefully handed it to Madam Qi.
Madam Qi took a sip of the warm water and slowly calmed down.
"Her identity is not ordinary. She is the future Princess Jing, and Jingyu is the Crown Princess. How dare she do such a thing?" After calming down, Madam Qi said angrily again.
He raised his eyes and looked at Qu Moying: "Princess Ying was there at the time, right? Did she speak up for the Crown Princess?"
These words made even the wife of the Duke of Qi stunned for a moment. She subconsciously looked at the new Princess of England, blaming her mother-in-law for not being able to speak. This one was no longer the abandoned girl who was thrown away by the Minister's house, but the popular Princess of England.
Lady Qi's understanding of Qu Moying is not just superficial. On the surface, this British princess is extremely beautiful, and looks pitiful, with a hint of charm in the corners of her eyes. When she smiles, she is gentle and charming, but when she frowns, she has a cold aura.
The first time this kind of woman caught the eye of the wife of the Duke of Qi was because the old Duke intended for his son to marry the fourth daughter of the Qu family.
The wife of the Duke of Qi was naturally unwilling.
Later, it was discovered that there was a dispute between Liu Jingyu and Qu Moying, and the fourth Miss Qu had never lost the upper hand. As for the later incident with Madam Liu, it made Duke Qi disgusted with Madam Liu, his sister-in-law, and of course he had no good feelings towards Liu Jingyu, his niece, and as a result, he looked at Qu Moying with a much better eye.
The Crown Princess and the Princess of England are not on good terms, and this is something the Lady of the Duke of Qi has always known. Now, hearing Lady Qi repeatedly saying that she wants to bring them together, she feels helpless.
Madam Liu, the sister-in-law, can't be said to be good or bad to the wife of the Duke of Qi, but since her parents-in-law dote on her, what else can she do but spoil her
But she didn't expect that he almost died at her hands in the end. How could she still have a good impression of Madam Liu
Afterwards, the old Duke also intended to distance himself from Madam Liu, in order to give justice to the wife of the Duke of Qi, which was also in line with the intention of the wife of the Duke of Qi.
Since he had alienated Madam Liu, he must also alienate Liu Jingyu, so Duke Qi
The Madam did not go to visit Madam Liu either. On the day of Liu Jingyu's wedding, she was not feeling well and declined to go.
When Madam Qi knew that she did not go, she just sighed and did not force her. Instead, Lady Qi, the Duke of Qi's wife, was very grateful to the old couple, thinking that it was because of her that the old couple had distanced themselves from her sister-in-law.
This has been done very well, and the wife of the Duke of Qi was still very touched.
She felt that the old couple were very reasonable, but now that Madam Qi said this, Lady Qiguogong felt that it was too much.
"Madam, I'm not that familiar with the Crown Princess to begin with, so how could I speak for her? Besides, at that time, the Crown Princess was indeed guilty."
Qu Moying looked at Madam Qi, without a trace of resentment on her face, but her words sounded a little cold.
Madam Qi was talking excitedly when she choked. Then she reacted and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. She said, "It's just to let the princess speak for justice. Besides, the crown princess just married into the East Palace and is really innocent."
"Miss Liu said that the painting was torn a long time ago and was in the Crown Princess's destroyed dowry." Qu Moying smiled faintly and put the blame on Liu Lanxin.
Of course, this statement did not wrongly accuse Liu Lanxin. This was what she meant at the time.
"This... How is this possible?" Madam Qi was stunned.
"Many things in this world seem impossible, but in fact they are all possible. Since someone has exchanged a child and raised him for decades, why hasn't anyone replaced the original one and done such a thing?" Qu Moying was still smiling and speaking gently, but the meaning behind his words made Madam Qi feel cold all over.
It felt as if something hit her head hard several times. She felt her whole body was shaking and she could hardly see anything in front of her. All the lady's blurred vision could see was Qu Moying's smiling face.
He wanted to raise his hand and put it on the table, but found that he was too weak all over, and his fingers were almost trembling as he grasped the corner of the table in front of him.
"Madam, Madam." There were voices of maids and old women screaming.
"Mother, mother." There was also the anxious voice of the wife of the Duke of Qi.
The noise in her ears made her recall Qu Moying's words again. Those words were almost imprinted in her mind, and they were particularly clear in this chaotic scene...
"Someone exchanged the child and raised him for decades..."
"Madam." The last voice was very gentle, and a pair of cold hands were also held by someone. They were soft and small. Although they were also cold, they were much less cold than the Madam. He held the Madam steadily: "Madam Qi, are you okay?"
Madam Qi held Qu Moying's hand tightly, her eyes fixed on her face, trying to see the slightest expression on her face. Qu Moying kept a calm smile on her face, but it looked blurry to Madam Qi.
Qu Moying pinched the lady's breasts with a little force, then relaxed, pinched a few more times, and relaxed again.
The coldness between her fingers gradually eased, and then gradually became warm. She could see Qu Moying's face clearly in front of her. For a moment, Madam Qi strangely saw a hint of the old Duke in Qu Moying's face. But when she looked closely, she realized that it was not the old Duke.
"Mother, how are you?" The wife of the Duke of Qi asked hurriedly while patting the lady's back.
"You all go down! I have something to say to the Princess of England." Madam Qi said tiredly, leaning back weakly, and spoke slowly.