There was a lot of noise here, and the guards who were investigating were stopped here. Someone had already reported to a steward.
He was the steward of the Liu Mansion. When he heard that the ones who were stopped were the daughter of the General Fuguo's mansion and the fourth daughter of Minister Qu, sweat broke out on his forehead.
Neither of these two is easy to mess with.
He was not from the East Palace and was not brave enough. He hurried over with a few people from the Liu Mansion. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed and nodded to Liu Lanxin and Qu Moying.
The guard also breathed a sigh of relief. He was only following orders from above. Anyone who did anything to harm the prince would be arrested. Even if the person's identity was not ordinary and could not be arrested, he had to be stopped here and wait for follow-up orders from the Prince's Mansion.
But now these two young ladies are also very panicked. Is this really a trivial matter now
"Are you from the Liu Mansion or the Prince's Mansion?" Liu Lanxin looked at the steward, raised his head high, and said in a cold voice.
"I am the steward of the Liu Mansion." The steward said hurriedly, his momentum becoming even weaker.
"Is there anyone dead downstairs?" Liu Lanxin raised her head slightly and leaned towards the window.
"No, no, no one is dead." The manager of the Liu Mansion said repeatedly.
"Since no one died and the Crown Prince and County Lady Jingyu were not injured, can we go now?" Liu Lanxin's words became more skillful. She did not mention other people being injured, but only mentioned Pei Luoan and Liu Jingyu. The two of them were not here at all, so how could they be injured
"This..." The steward of the Liu Mansion looked at the guards of the Prince's Mansion with pleading eyes.
He really couldn't be the boss of the East Palace guards, but he was also not short-sighted. Detaining these two young ladies would be a matter of trouble.
What these two said was right. There was nothing wrong with the crown prince and the county lady, so how could they detain two such people
"It's an order from the Prince's Mansion." The guard was very hesitant when he saw the steward of the Liu Mansion in such a state, but he couldn't show it on his face. He was in a dilemma.
"Are you going to take us to the East Palace?" Qu Moying spoke, with a gentle and relaxed attitude.
"I dare not. I just want to invite the two ladies to visit the East Palace." The guard said hurriedly.
"Do you think Miss Liu and I were the masterminds who ruined the dowry ceremony, or do you think we murdered the Crown Prince and Jingyu County Lady?"
Qu Moying asked.
"This... I dare not!" The guard began to sweat on his forehead. Although Miss Qu Si spoke calmly, the meaning behind her words was not peaceful at all.
"Since you don't dare, how can you detain us?" Qu Moying snorted coldly. She didn't want to be taken to the East Palace at this time, even if she was sent there under the name of being sent there.
"This... is an order from the Crown Prince's Mansion!" The guard hurriedly made excuses, not daring to take the responsibility.
"An order from the Prince's Mansion? Then it's not the intention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself? Well, Miss Liu and I won't go to the East Palace now. We can go directly to the Imperial Palace and ask the Empress for permission. That should be okay, right?" Qu Moying said coldly, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, with a hint of anger on her pretty face.
Liu Lanxin clapped her hands and said, "That's true. If that's the case, let's go to the palace now. Please trouble this guard to escort us to the palace! We are not going to the East Palace!"
Go directly to the palace? The guard was also a little panicked. It seemed that this matter had nothing to do with these two people. However, in the past, the guards of the East Palace would rather catch a hundred people by mistake than let one go. These two people were obviously too stubborn. He couldn't resist it anymore and his eyes were erratic.
The steward of the Liu residence was even more panicked and pulled his sleeve hard, hating the servant.
Wei is a blind man. For these two, this matter is just a fun thing. To put it bluntly, this is not a big deal like assassinating the prince. Besides, even if it is an assassination of the prince, it is just to let them wait here for a while, and someone will come to ask about it.
One of them is a guard and the other is a manager. How could they have the nerve to stop them here
The guard was pulled and reacted. He had to soften his body, stepped aside, and apologized: "Ladies, this happened. The order of the Prince's Mansion is to check the people on both sides. If there is any offense to the two ladies, please forgive me."
This means it’s allowed.
Liu Lanxin's anger had already been raised. She had kept a low profile when she came to the capital, and there was a reason for that. But now she was stopped to this extent. She was furious. She threw her sleeves and ignored the guards. She turned to Qu Moying and said, "Miss Qu Si, do you want to come to the palace with me?"
Now that the matter has come to this, she might as well make a bigger fuss. After all, she is not the one who is embarrassed.
"I am willing to accompany Miss Liu." Qu Moying smiled slightly, glanced at the pale-faced steward of the Liu Mansion and the guard who had just spoken, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
How dare an ordinary guard do this
Whose order was this? This is a bit strange...
The two of them went out of the door, one in front and one behind, and went downstairs with their maids. Liu Lanxin was in front and Qu Moying was behind. When going down the stairs, Qu Moying's eyes turned slightly, and suddenly he saw a woman coming out of the room next to his private room. She lowered her head and followed behind him and his group.
An extremely ordinary woman, with her head lowered, her age and face could not be seen clearly, and her clothes were extremely ordinary. She was mixed in with the group of people, and seemed to be a maid of the two of them. After what had just happened, no one dared to step forward and say anything more.
Inexplicably feeling that the face looked familiar, Qu Moying subconsciously took another look.
Seeing that she was following behind his group, and seeing that there were guards checking other private rooms, she must be trying to get out through his group.
Qu Moying withdrew her gaze and continued to go downstairs calmly, as if she didn't notice the woman who was not her maid following her.
When we got downstairs, the woman left in a hurry. She didn't go to the main door, so there must be a back door or a side door.
He walked very quickly, and when Qu Moying looked up again, the person was gone.
Her eyebrows furrowed slightly. She really felt that the woman just now looked somewhat familiar. Just a silhouette looked somewhat familiar. How could it be possible
Looking back upstairs, the guards were no longer as arrogant as before. They looked much gentler and no longer detained anyone by force.
It should be because of the change after he bumped into Liu Lanxin and Qu Moying.
The two of them got on the carriage at the door and went towards the palace gate together. Neither Liu Lanxin nor Qu Moying intended to go back like that after suffering such humiliation.
The Queen is the Prince's biological mother, but at this time she has to make things right.
The two people's current status does not allow them to be bullied by others.
After handing over the notice at the palace gate, the two people waited in the carriage outside the palace gate. After a while, they saw a eunuch coming out of the palace and leading them in.
"Empress, please make the decision for me." After paying respects to the Empress, Liu Lanxin knelt down, performed the great salute and then burst into tears. Qu Moying also performed the great salute and then lowered her eyes to watch the development of the situation.
An insignificant incident actually caused a stir
As for the Queen, she is willing to wait for the situation to escalate.
If she saw it correctly, she also saw Liu Lanxin send in another note. Needless to say, it was sent to Concubine He.
She is the biological daughter-in-law of Concubine He, so naturally she has to ask Concubine He for support.
"What happened that made you two rush into the palace?" The Queen Mother's smile faded a little. She looked at Liu Lanxin, then at Qu Moying, with a somewhat unhappy expression. They had actually brought the matter to her, which did not look good no matter how you looked at it.
Today is a good day for my daughter-in-law to deliver her dowry. What kind of trouble is this
"Empress, today I made an appointment with Miss Qu Si to watch the excitement of Lady Jingyu delivering her dowry. I didn't expect that..." Liu Lanxin told the whole story, including the reason why the two of them went to watch the excitement, what they saw afterwards, and how they were finally detained by a small guard and were about to be taken to the Prince's Mansion. She told it in detail.
After she finished speaking, her eyes became red again: "Your Majesty, Miss Qu Si and I wanted to take a look at the dowry of Jingyu County Lord so that we could make some changes to the unreasonable parts after we go back. We didn't expect that it would arouse the suspicion of the people in the Crown Prince's Mansion, and they even wanted to detain us."
The more Liu Lanxin spoke, the more aggrieved she felt and the more sad she became.
Qu Moying also lowered her head. Although she said nothing, it was obvious that she looked aggrieved.
The Queen looked at the two of them with a headache, and the veins on her forehead twitched violently. Of course she was angry about what happened, but now she felt even more headache.
Is that guard stupid? How dare he do such a thing? Is this an ordinary noble lady? These two are about to marry into the royal family, how could a mere guard dare to arrest them
The people around the prince are becoming less and less capable. Instead of dealing with the mess of the dowry immediately, they detained these two people and now they have even caused trouble in the palace.
Just because the two of them dared to enter the palace now, the Queen knew that this matter would not end well.
"Are they the guards of the Eastern Palace and the stewards of the Liu Mansion?" The Queen asked after calming herself down.
"It was the guards of the Eastern Palace and the steward of the Liu Mansion who stopped us. If we hadn't said we wanted to go into the palace, I'm afraid they wouldn't have let us leave. We just wanted to watch the fun, but we didn't know how we got into this situation. Please, Queen, make the decision for us."
Liu Lanxin wiped her tears and cried.
Qu Moying still lowered his head, his eyes fixed on the ground in front of him, and curled the corners of his lips calmly. This matter was becoming interesting.
It seems that Liu Jingyu can't escape...
"Okay, don't be sad. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If it is true as you said, I will give you justice and will not let you suffer any injustice." Seeing that she was crying so sadly, the Queen had to suppress her anger and comforted her.
Now that things have come to this, it would be best to appease them.
It is impossible for his own son to come here. Since the Liu Mansion's affairs are also involved here, just summon Liu Jingyu over and let her take responsibility for any problems.
Originally, the trouble was caused by her dowry. I have to worry about her here. If I don't appease the two people in front of me, it will be even worse if the emperor gets the news. I have to suppress the matter here and never make it public again.
"Someone, call Lady Jingyu into the palace." The Queen already had an idea in her mind and ordered the palace maid beside her.