"Where is it?" Qu Moying's voice unconsciously became a little anxious.
“Dead… dead, already dead, escaped… escaped… escaped, she escaped…” Ji Youran covered her head and stammered.
"What happened?" Qu Moying asked anxiously. This was a critical moment.
Ji Youran suddenly became silent, and just held his head in his hands, not saying a word or moving.
Qu Moying took a step back and looked at her coldly.
After a long while, Ji Youran raised his head and looked at Qu Moying. His eyes were flustered but he seemed to be much more sober. He looked around and asked, "Princess Ying?"
"Ji Youran, was it you who angered my cousin to death?" Qu Moying asked coldly.
"It's not me... It has nothing to do with me." Ji Youran shook her head. Although she was panicked at the moment, she was not confused.
Qu Moying shook her hands, knowing that the effect of the medicine that Madam Miao had prepared for her had worn off. She glanced at her coldly and said, "Ji Youran, if I were you, I would not stay here."
She glanced around, her smile tinged with sarcasm, "This is not the East Palace. Of course, it can be unguarded, but who knows if there will be other dangers? If someone can't accommodate Madam Ji, this place is just right. Anyway, there is no one else here. The Crown Princess came here today, shouldn't it be just to see Madam Ji?"
Thinking of Liu Jingyu, Ji Youran shuddered.
"Madam Ji, although you stole my blood jade bracelet, you deserve it now, and I don't care what happens to you. You are a concubine of the East Palace, and you have nothing to do with me. As long as you don't mess with me, I don't care about you... But others... may not care!"
Qu Moying said this coldly, and turned away without paying any attention to Ji Youran...
Ji Youran looked around in panic, but there was no one there. She felt inexplicably uneasy. When Qu Moying pushed her into the corner just now, no one was there. Shui Ning, whom she brought with her, also went somewhere, leaving her alone here. If someone really wanted to harm her, it would be very easy for them to do so.
For example, the Crown Princess
Originally, she thought Liu Jingyu would not do anything to her, but just now Liu Jingyu actually took action. How could this be impossible
She slowly stood up by holding the foot of the bed and looked around. She wanted to leave the Eastern Palace alive, and absolutely nothing could happen to her at this time.
She could not care about anything else at this moment. She dared not sit alone in the room anymore. She hurried out of the door and went to the Qingyun Temple Master's quiet room. Being closer to the Qingyun Temple Master, it should be less likely for her to get into trouble. The Qingyun Temple Master promised to protect her. She couldn't let anything happen to her at this time...
As soon as Ji Youran left, Liu Jingyu sent someone over. After searching the house, they didn't find Ji Youran and didn't know where she had gone, so they had to give up.
The worship ceremony ended after lunch. Qu Moying was not in a hurry to go back. She asked Liu Jingyu to go back first, and she went to sit in the attic deep in the bamboo forest.
As soon as I sat down in the bamboo forest, Master Ning Yin came and brought a pot of tea.
The two of them sat down at the coffee table.
"I wanted to come and see the Princess of England before, but I heard that the Crown Princess was also there, and I'm not good at speaking, so I never went over." Master Ning Yin explained apologetically.
"No problem!" Qu Moying smiled slightly and said indifferently.
"Princess Ying, I have met the abbot today. I wonder if the abbot has said anything to you?" asked Master Ning Yin with a smile.
He took a sip of the teacup beside him.
"Your temple master wants this bamboo building." Qu Moying glanced vaguely at the small bamboo building in front of him.
Master Ning Yin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "The master's thoughts are not something I can know. If Princess Ying is in trouble, there is no need to worry. The master should ask this."
"Why did you give the bamboo building to the King of England before?" Qu Moying asked curiously, hiding the gleam in his eyes.
"This... I don't know either. Maybe... His Royal Highness the King of England wants to go there himself!" Master Ning Yin put down the teacup in his hand helplessly and waved his hand. "Let's not talk about these things. These things have nothing to do with us. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Let's just talk about this tea. What do you think of the Princess of England?"
Qu Moying picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully, saying, "Is this snow on plum blossoms?"
Master Ning Yin clapped his hands and smiled, exclaiming: "The Princess of England has good taste. It is indeed Plum Snow. I collected it last year, but there is not much, just a small jar. I drank it once before, and now I have brewed it again. Next time, I will have it only once at most."
There is not much snow on the plum blossoms. We collect this little snow and bury it in the ground, and then take it out and use it next spring. It is indeed very rare.
That is to say, use the word elegant.
"Thank you so much, sir." Qu Moying narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Princess Ying, you are too polite." Master Ning Yin said softly, and took out a piece of music from his sleeve. "Princess Ying, can you help me take a look? How about that?"
Qu Moying took it, looked at it, raised his head and asked, "Did the real person compose this himself?"
Master Ning Yin was a little embarrassed: "Indeed, I composed it, but I don't know how it works. Princess Ying, please help me see if there is anything that needs to be improved."
Qu Moying nodded and began to ponder it carefully. From time to time, he stretched out his hand and played a few notes in the air to savor it carefully. Both of them were interested in the music score. As they discussed and deliberated, they did not feel that time passed quickly.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late." Yu Xiu saw Qu Moying still discussing the music score with Ning Yinzhen, looked at the sky outside, and mentioned it while serving tea.
Qu Moying then raised his head, glanced out the window, and pushed the music sheet in front of Master Ning Yin: "Master, it's getting late. I have to go back home."
"I wanted to discuss this with Princess Ying again, but I didn't expect it would take so long." Master Ning Yin sighed, "Princess Ying's words have opened my eyes. I hope that next time Princess Ying comes, she can help me evaluate it again."
"If there is a chance, please come over and have a chat." Qu Moying said with a smile.
Master Ning Yin put the music sheet into his sleeve, looked out the window with a hint of lingering meaning, and said, "Princess Ying, it is indeed getting late. It would be better for us to stay in the temple today to avoid the insecurity on the way back and forth."
Qu Moying shook his head and refused with a smile: "Let's go now. The time is still right. It's not too late. I'll bother you again when I have the chance."
"Okay, let's wait until next time!" Master Ning Yin had a look of regret on her face. The two of them were just discussing a crucial moment, and now Qu Moying was leaving, and she was really reluctant to let him go.
But I couldn't force Qu Moying to stay.
He had no choice but to follow Qu Moying down the stairs and then escort him out of the bamboo forest.
As the two of them came out of the bamboo forest, they saw a Taoist nun coming over with an anxious look on her face.
Master Ning Yin and Qu Moying were together and hurried forward to pay their respects.
"Princess Ying, our master wants to see you."
"What's the matter?" The smile on Qu Moying's face slowly faded.
"I don't know either, but Madam Ji had an accident just now." said the female Taoist nun.
"Madam Ji... What could she have done? Is it related to the Crown Princess?" Master Ning Yin frowned unhappily, "Princess Ying has been with me just now and has not gone anywhere else."
"I don't know either. The abbot sent me here specifically to talk to Princess Ying." The Taoist nun shook her head.
"Come on, I will accompany you. This matter has nothing to do with you. I can testify for the Queen of England." Master Ning Yin said with a stern face.
Qu Moying glanced at her and nodded with an ambiguous tone.
Something happened to Ji Youran? A cold light flashed in his eyes, and then disappeared behind her eyes. Sure enough, as long as he stayed in Qingyun Temple, there would be a follow-up to this matter...
Several people went to the quiet room of Qingyun Temple together.
There was still only the master of Qingyun Temple in the quiet room, but this time his brows were furrowed, and he looked very upset.
Qu Moying knelt down on the futon in front of him and asked, "Master, what happened to Madam Ji?"
"Has Princess Ying visited Madam Ji before?" The master of Qingyun Temple became very anxious when he saw Qu Moying, and asked with a frown.
"I have seen it." Qu Moying said frankly. This matter could not be hidden from anyone, and Qu Moying did not intend to hide it from anyone. "What happened to Madam Ji?"
"Mrs. Ji is missing!" The master of Qingyun Temple looked unhappy.
"Gone?" Qu Moying and Master Ning Yin looked at each other, both with surprise in their eyes.
"How could she disappear, Master? I can testify that this matter has nothing to do with Princess Ying. Princess Ying has been with me just now and has not gone anywhere." Master Ning Yin spoke first.
"Can I ask what Princess Ying said to Madam Ji before?" The master of Qingyun Temple had a very unhappy expression on his face. He glared at Master Ning Yin who interrupted him and continued to ask.
Master Ning Yin was stared at so hard that he lowered his head.
"Just to talk about my cousin's matter, to ask if it's true that my cousin is dead as the rumors say." Qu Moying said.
According to rumors outside, Ji Hanyue’s death was related to Ji Youran. It was Ji Youran who made her angry, which caused her condition to worsen and she died.
“The Crown Princess later sent people to look for Madam Ji, but they couldn’t find her and left afterwards.” The Master of Qingyun Temple looked into Qu Moying’s eyes and said seriously.
"So... in this matter, I was the first one to see Madam Ji?" Qu Moying curled the corners of his lips and asked indifferently.
"That's exactly what she said. If the Eastern Palace comes to investigate, we dare not hide it." The head of Qingyun Temple nodded. "This is a place outside the mortal world, which is not originally tainted by the cause and effect of the world. But this matter involves too much. Qingyun Temple is just a small temple. It is left here because of the influence of the Queen Mother. I hope Princess Ying will forgive me."
The master of Qingyun Temple said with an apologetic look on his face.
"Master, this matter has nothing to do with the Princess of England. She has been with me just now, and there is no way she could have done anything to Madam Ji." Ning Yin Zhenren on the side heard that the tone of Master Qingyun's words was not good, and looked up and spoke anxiously, fearing that it would be too late and Qu Moying would be hurt.