Qu Moying came with Haiqing.
Hai Qing was beaten half to death that day and was sent to Ling Anbo's residence. However, Madam Ji was a timid person and actually wanted to send him back that same day.
It was Madam Duan who held Madam Ji back and prevented her from sending the person back immediately.
Hai Qing was beaten half to death when he was sent there, but he was given medicine and sent there. Madam Ji did not dare to go too far, fearing that Liu Lanxin would really hate her family.
Although she wanted to dampen Liu Lanxin's enthusiasm, she had no real intention of making an enemy of her.
The present-day Ling’an Earl’s Mansion is no longer the same Ling’an Earl’s Mansion as before.
Later, news of Ji Youran's intention to investigate the matter spread from the Prince's Mansion, asking who was behind the plot at the time, and asking Madam Ji to send the maid named Haiqing to Qu Moying, asking her to return the maid to the Liu Mansion for Ji Hanyue's sake.
Mrs. Ji didn't quite understand the meaning of this, but she still listened to her granddaughter and didn't dare to disobey in any way.
Ever since she learned that something happened to Ji Youran on the way back to the East Palace, Madam Ji didn't dare to say a word or ask any more questions. She was careful in responding to whatever the people sent by Ji Youran said or asked.
After such a big incident, Madam Ji felt very guilty. She was not sick at this time. She just said that she was a little upset that day, but she was not seriously ill. It was just that the servants in the mansion exaggerated the message. In fact, she was just old and felt a little unwell.
No matter who it was, Mrs. Ji felt that she couldn't afford to offend.
Now that something like this has happened to her eldest granddaughter, she has become even more cowardly. Thinking back to the grand occasion when her second granddaughter and eldest son were around, Mrs. Ji is heartbroken whenever she thinks about it.
Her filial eldest son and extremely steady second granddaughter are now gone, and the Ling Anbo Mansion has fallen into decline.
Even if my grandson has inherited the title now, he is just a small lord. I really don’t know what will happen to him in the future.
If she had known it would be like this, she would not have just watched...
This time, it was Ji Youran's idea to send the person to Qu Moying's hands. Madam Ji tried her best to make it happen and reprimanded Madam Duan to make sure this was done.
The only person she can bully now is Madam Duan.
This was a strange thing to say, and it didn't make any sense. When Madam Duan told Qu Moying about this, she also told her that if it was difficult, she would push the matter back to Madam Ji.
After thinking about it, Qu Moying took over this hot potato and brought the person to the General's Mansion. Of course, she also had conditions...
Hearing that Qu Moying was coming, Liu Lanxin came out to greet her. Seeing Qu Moying, she bowed and said, "Greetings, Princess Ying."
"Miss Liu, you're too polite." Qu Moying said, turning sideways and motioning her to look behind her. Two maids were supporting Hai Qing behind her.
"Miss... Miss." Hai Qing saw Liu Lanxin from afar and was so excited that she wanted to stand up and salute. However, she was seriously injured and could not stand alone. She could only hold on to the maid and move slightly sideways.
"I'm glad you're back." Liu Lanxin let out a long sigh and asked someone to take Haiqing downstairs to rest.
"Thank you, Princess Ying." She bowed to Qu Moying sideways, and as she moved, her sleeves fluttered, and a red swelling suddenly appeared in front of Qu Moying's eyes on her fair arm.
"Miss Liu, is this... a hand injury?" Qu Moying asked with a hint of surprise.
Liu Lanxin smiled bitterly and said, "I accidentally threw it just now."
"How did you get dumped? You're so careless. You're getting married soon. Miss Liu should be more careful." Qu Moying said softly.
"It was the maid in the palace who beat him just now." Haihua on the side said angrily.
"Shut up." Liu Lanxin shouted in a low voice.
"That's right, they deliberately hit the young lady. The young lady is getting married soon, how dare they do such a thing."
Haihua was very angry.
He took two steps forward and suddenly knelt on Qu Moying: "Princess, I hope you can save our young lady."
"How dare you! Get up now." Liu Lanxin's face darkened and he said angrily.
"Miss, if I don't tell you, they will really torture you to death." Hai Hua was so angry that tears fell. She kowtowed heavily to Qu Moying and said in tears, "Princess Ying, our young lady really doesn't know why so many accidents happened. Who would have thought that just a list would... actually make our young lady suffer so much."
As he spoke, he wiped away his tears.
Liu Lanxin's eyes also turned red, and she reached out to pull Haihua: "If you don't get up, you will make the Princess of England laugh at you."
"Miss, if you really don't say anything, I might really torture you to death and report you... you... what will you do to the general? You are the general's only daughter. If the general... if he knew what you are like now... he would be heartbroken. If I had known this, I would not have come to the capital."
Haihua cried.
"You... stop talking. I know. Stand up and talk first. Don't block the way of Princess Ying." Although Liu Lanxin was smiling, her smile was very bitter and her eyes were slightly red. It was obvious that she had suffered a great injustice, but she still stopped the maid from complaining. It was unbearable to watch.
"Miss Liu, if there really is a wicked slave bullying his master, you don't have to tolerate it anymore." Qu Moying said softly.
"Miss, since the princess consort has said so, why should you tolerate those two evil slaves from the palace? They are just... using the words of the queen to deliberately torture you. I don't believe that the queen would order these two evil slaves to do so. They must have deliberately misinterpreted the queen's words."
Haihua had already stood up and said indignantly.
"Okay, go down first! If you say this again, I can't protect you." Liu Lanxin's face turned serious and he said angrily.
Seeing that she was angry, Haihua didn't dare to say anything. She could only lower her head in grievance and wipe her tears, but she didn't retreat. She still followed Liu Lanxin loyally. After Liu Lanxin took a look at her, she sighed and didn't drive her away.
The two men entered the main room, sat down, and the maid brought them tea.
Qu Moying took a sip of the teacup, then tasted it again in surprise: "New tea?"
"It's this year's new tea. My father sent someone to deliver it urgently. It may not be available on the market yet. If Princess England likes it, you can bring some back later. I'm not a tea lover." Liu Lanxin said with a smile.
"New tea from the border?" Qu Moying said with a smile.
"Actually, it's not from the border, but from the other side. It tastes different from the one in Beijing, and the new ones are served earlier." Liu Lanxin introduced, "Actually, this is just a little earlier, not the best. When we were at the border before, His Royal Highness liked to drink this kind of tea. The later ones are better, but His Royal Highness doesn't like them."
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The Great Zhou also has new tea. The palace gave some to me before, but I think it's not as good as this one." Qu Moying took another sip and said.
"The new tea from the Great Zhou has indeed been served, but the tribute is not necessarily the best, especially the tea that is added at this time. Some of it is not very good, and it will be much better after a while. The tea my father sent is not the best now, and some people may not be used to it." Liu Lanxin introduced.
"I quite like this taste." Qu Moying took another sip, glanced at the tea and said.
"That's great. I must bring some back later. Although I don't have much here, I can leave two or three pounds for the Princess of England." Liu Lanxin said.
"You don't need so much, just a few ounces to try something new." Qu Moying said politely.
"Princess England, you are too polite. It is not good in the first place and not worth anything. If it was really good, His Royal Highness the King of England would have sent someone to deliver it a long time ago. Since Princess England likes it, when the best batch comes up in the future, you can ask His Royal Highness the King of England to keep some more." Liu Lanxin suggested.
Qu Moying thought this recipe was good and nodded immediately: "Then I would like to thank Miss Liu here."
"It's nothing, Princess Ying, you're too polite." Liu Lanxin smiled, then sighed softly, frowning: "Princess Ying, who do you think this matter is related to? Why did it become my fault in the end? Even the people in the palace... are blaming me."
Her words and actions with Haihua just now all indicated that the Queen was punishing her.
"I heard that Concubine Ji's child was also lost because of this incident." Qu Moying nodded and said seriously, "This is quite strange. It was Miss Liu who proposed it at the beginning. I just wanted to help Miss Liu with this. I don't know how it got to this point. Can I ask Miss Liu why she cares so much about my cousin's dowry list?"
"There is actually a reason for this." Liu Lanxin sighed, "Have you ever heard what the former Crown Princess said about me, Princess Ying?"
Qu Moying had been growing up in a farm outside the city and was rarely seen. Even if Ji Hanyue sent something over, he only sent someone.
Many people knew about this matter. At that time, Qu Moying was almost autistic and didn't want to see anyone, not even Ji Hanyue.
Since I can't see them, how can I talk about other people or other things
Qu Moying shook her head: "My cousin and I were not close at that time."
"That's it. I actually knew the late Crown Princess a long time ago. She is the daughter of General Jianwei, and I am the daughter of General Fuguo. We are both daughters of military commanders. Although I was at the border at that time, I would occasionally return to Beijing for a short stay, but my father didn't want to alarm anyone, so few people knew about it. However, I knew the late Crown Princess."
Liu Lanxin sighed again, "As the daughters of military commanders, we can talk to each other. Even if it's just a small gathering, we will exchange letters after I go back. We are close friends. I thought that even if others didn't know about this, Princess Ying must have known about it. Now I understand that Princess Ying's situation at that time was probably not something she could talk to the former Crown Princess about."
Liu Lanxin was filled with emotion, looking out the door, as if she was really reminiscing.
Qu Moying curled her lips slightly and sneered in her heart. This was really true. If she was not Ji Hanyue, she might really believe it. She reached out and touched the paper in her sleeve, and continued to wait for Liu Lanxin to continue...