Qu Moying did not stay in the palace for long. After Concubine Qu had rested, he asked about her physical condition. Concubine Qu was in good health during this period.
Concubine Qu also asked about the Madam's health and asked Qu Moying to bring some medicinal herbs for the Madam's health. After thanking Concubine Qu, Qu Moying left the palace.
But I didn’t expect to meet Yuan Meiren again at a crossroads.
The road was not far, and they met face to face. Qu Moying got off the palace sedan and bowed to Concubine Yuan.
"Miss Qu Si came to the palace to see Concubine Qu?" Lady Yuan asked with a smile, her eyes fell on Qu Moying. Her smile was gentle. The face that looked similar to Ji Hanyue was almost indistinguishable from the real thing at certain angles.
"Yes, your majesty." Qu Moying said gently, her long eyelashes hiding the solemnity in her eyes.
"How is the Queen Concubine's health?" Lady Yuan said softly, "I met the Queen Concubine once before, and she helped me out. I wanted to thank her myself, but the Queen Concubine is not someone who can be seen by everyone."
"The Queen Mother is in good health." Qu Moying didn't understand what she meant, so he just went along with what she said.
"That's good." Lady Yuan said softly, her eyes fell on Qu Moying's face, and she smiled a little more. "When I first saw Fourth Miss Qu, I felt particularly close to her. I don't know why. I wonder if I had seen Fourth Miss Qu when I was a child?"
"I grew up on the farm since I was a child, and I haven't seen many people before." Qu Moying smiled slightly.
"That's true... I heard that Miss Qu Si had poor health since she was a child, so she had to go to the manor to recuperate. This is somewhat similar to me." Lady Yuan smiled, looking very friendly and sympathetic. "I also had poor health since I was a child, so I was sent to a manor far away to grow up. I didn't see many people usually. Later, I stayed in a Taoist temple for a while."
Having said this, he looked very melancholy, his eyes fell on a blooming flower in the distance, but his voice was extremely confused.
"Your Majesty has also been living alone in the farm since she was a child?" Qu Moying's heart moved.
Lady Yuan smiled bitterly, shook her head, turned her gaze back, and sighed, "Yes, it has been like this since childhood. It is really similar to Miss Qu Si... The same poor health, the same lack of family fate."
Having said that, Lady Yuan waved her hand and said, "Miss Qu Si, please go and do your work. I just suddenly felt that... some things are actually predestined, just like Miss Qu Si and me."
Lady Yuan sighed again when she said this, and a smile slowly appeared on her face again: "I have said too much today. In the past, when I was in the palace, I didn't meet many people who were compatible with me. But here I am talking to Miss Qu Si non-stop, and Miss Qu Si is embarrassed."
"Your Majesty, you are too polite." Qu Moying said, and after bowing to Concubine Yuan, she turned around, got on the palace sedan and left.
A small encounter is nothing, but if it happens several times in a row, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.
Qu Moying sat in the palace sedan with her eyebrows slightly furrowed. She really didn't think this was just another chance encounter...
She had never heard of or seen the name of Miss Yuan before, but now she heard and saw it again and again.
Although Ji Hanyue had rarely been to the palace in the past, she had been there before. Many people must have seen her, the future Crown Princess. If Concubine Yuan appeared from time to time, she would have been discovered long ago. But in fact, she had never known Concubine Yuan in her previous life.
And this person is related to the Ling Anbo Mansion.
As for now, I feel even more "destined" to be with you.
What Yuan Meiren said, Qu Moying
I haven't verified it yet, so I don't know whether what she said is true or not, but it certainly can't be completely false. It's probably true.
Did you grow up in a village, have a weak body, and have no relatives? Did you live in a Taoist temple for a while? Was it Qingyun Temple
She looks so much like Ji Hanyue and is related to the Ling'anbo Mansion, which really makes people wonder what her relationship with the Ling'anbo Mansion is.
But her last name is Yuan.
She must have been checked before entering the palace. Her surname should be Yuan. If it's not Yuan, then someone took great pains to send her in...
If so, who is so omnipotent? Thinking deeply about it, Qu Moying couldn't help but feel terrified...
"Not going to come in person to welcome the bride?" Liu Jingyu looked at his father, now Minister Liu, in astonishment.
"The news from the Prince's Mansion is indeed this meaning, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not come in person to welcome the princess." Minister Liu's face was also not looking good. If the Crown Prince came in person to welcome the princess, it would give enough face to the Liu Mansion.
The prince's wedding actually did not require him to go in person to welcome the bride, but when he was at the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion before, the prince went to welcome the bride in person. This time, the Liu Mansion also carefully sounded out the East Palace's mood, and the prince later sent someone over to say that he would go in person to welcome the bride, and everyone in the Liu Mansion was filled with joy.
But now, news came that they would not come to welcome the bride in person.
Some news about the wedding had already spread, but now it suddenly disappeared, which was like a slap in the face of the Liu family and of course Liu Jingyu.
Liu Jingyu's face flushed red: "Father, why?"
"How should I know why? Did you do something again to offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Minister Liu said with a gloomy face.
There were too many things happening inside and outside the palace. This Shangshu, who was once known as the most promising minister, now had a different temperament from before, and looked inexplicably gloomy.
Originally, he was the high and mighty Shangshu, with the support of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Although there was no legitimate son in the mansion, the legitimate daughter was a county lady and would marry the prince in the future. The momentum of the entire Liu Mansion was different from ordinary ones, and there were unlimited possibilities in the future.
However, he didn't expect that not only did Madam Liu get into trouble, but he also caused such a big scandal. The Emperor was angry, and he lost his position as Shangshu and became Shilang. The people in the Duke of Qi's Mansion also disliked him and became much colder towards his daughter. Of course, Madam Liu was also responsible for this.
As for the prince's personal reception, at the original Liu Mansion, the then Minister Liu would definitely have dissuaded him from doing so.
Now Minister Liu only wanted the Crown Prince to save face for him, so he spread the news early that the Crown Prince would come to welcome him in person. Now he felt even more ashamed, and his face did not look good when he looked at Liu Jingyu.
"Father, I have been in the mansion recently. How could I have offended His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Liu Jingyu's eyes were red and she felt aggrieved. The father who used to be very kind to her had also changed. He seemed to have become a person she didn't recognize. Is this father really the gentle and elegant father he used to be
"What you did before...didn't you just offend the Crown Prince?" Minister Liu said coldly.
"Father...you...what are you talking about?" Liu Jingyu said in a trembling voice.
"Many people are spreading the news about the previous reply post... Don't assume that other people are stupid about certain things." Minister Liu said unhappily.
"Father..." Liu Jingyu's tears fell, his voice choked, "How can you say that to me? That matter... Prince Jing and Miss Liu were stirring up trouble behind the scenes, and Prince Ying and Miss Qu Si had their own thoughts. There were many people who wanted to prevent me from hosting the banquet. I still don't know who was behind it, and everyone who was involved suspected me."
Liu Jingyu's tears slid down her face like jade.