The carriage stopped far away from the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
Qu Moying lifted the curtain and looked forward. In the distance, he saw a car with white ribbons hanging on it. The area reflected in the car looked like a white ocean. They were all here to pay tribute to the Crown Princess. This place was quite a distance away from the Eastern Palace, so one could see how many people had come.
The corners of her lips curled up silently. Qu Moying only felt mocked. The people coming and going all had sad looks on their faces, but in fact she didn't know these people before. They gathered here at this moment just to accompany Pei Luoan and act out a drama of deep affection and friendship.
The carriage moved extremely slowly, almost one line at a time. It looked like it would take a long time to reach the destination.
"Is the person in the carriage from Minister Qu's residence?" someone suddenly asked outside.
The Madam was stunned for a moment, then patted Qu Moying and asked her to sit up straight. My Nanny lifted the carriage curtain and said, "It is our Madam and several ladies and young ladies."
"The fourth young lady of your family is the cousin of our Crown Princess. Please come this way." A housekeeper was standing outside. She bowed respectfully to the lady in the carriage.
The road she pointed to was the side door of the East Palace, but not everyone could go through this side door. Some princesses and princes of the royal family had just been seen taking that road, and now people from the Qu Mansion were allowed to go through. Some families who were not clear about the relationship between Ji Hanyue and Qu Moying began to inquire about it.
"Thank you, Madam." The lady said politely.
My nanny got off the carriage and followed the maid from the East Palace, leading the carriage to the side door.
Some people in the waiting carriages behind began to talk.
There have been a lot of things happening in the Qu Mansion recently. The incident of the Fourth Miss Qu and the Prince of Yongning breaking off the engagement just happened. The Prince of Yongning saved the Second Miss Duan who accidentally fell into the water at the birthday banquet of the lady dowager, and then had to break off the engagement with the Fourth Miss Qu in order to take responsibility. Poor Fourth Miss Qu not only became blind, but also lost the marriage that had been arranged for so many years.
It seems that the Prince of Yongning was not wrong in this matter. For so many years, the Yongning Marquis's Mansion had never intended to cancel the engagement. Besides, the reputation of this Second Miss Duan was not good. It was said that after the sunset, this Second Miss Duan looked at the Prince of Yongning infatuatedly, and then quickly forced the Prince of Yongning to cancel the engagement and get engaged to her. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like there was something wrong.
But yesterday there seemed to be new rumors, as if the Prince of Yongning Marquis took a concubine immediately after breaking off the engagement. This concubine was the niece of Madam Qu Er, and it was said that she had had a relationship with the Prince of Yongning Marquis for a long time. She was even jealous of Miss Qu Si, and was even said to have set up a trap at the Dabei Temple to harm poor Miss Qu Si.
If this is true, the prince of Yongning is probably not innocent and may even be very scheming.
Originally, everyone talked about this matter in private yesterday, and not many people knew about it because it just happened. But at this moment, the carriage was stopped here and could not move. Everyone saw the carriage of the Qu Mansion, because Fourth Miss Qu was led in, and immediately it was as if a knot was pulled out. Everyone started talking about Fourth Miss Qu.
There were a few families who had good relations with each other, and seeing that the carriages were crowded and unable to move, some people simply got off and went to other carriages to chat. Of course, the most talked about topic was about Miss Qu Si.
No matter what, this fourth Miss Qu is the most pitiful. After her mother died, Mrs. Yu was not a good person either. She actually made the child have an eye disease.
The latter turned out to be the biological father, who was also a scumbag. He watched his legitimate daughter being sent away, and instead doted on a bastard son and daughter.
Originally I thought the Prince of Yongning was a good person, but I didn't expect that he had been having an affair with Yu's niece. This so-called cancellation of the engagement might have other hidden secrets, maybe it was planned by the Prince of Yongning himself. He gained a good reputation, but left a weak woman like Miss Qu Si in a helpless and isolated position.
As for his character, it’s actually not that great, right
Some things become more and more plausible the more they are talked about, especially at this time, when everyone was bored and waiting to enter. The things that happened in front of Dabei Temple and Qu Mansion were spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. After a while, most of the people present knew about it, and their opinions of the Yongning Marquis's son, who had a good reputation before, changed greatly.
Many ladies have fought in the backyard. Upon careful consideration, there are some clues that the Prince of Yongning has actually been dissatisfied with this marriage.
Although he had never said anything bad about Fourth Miss Qu, he had never said anything good about her either. There was even a hint of contempt in his expression when someone mentioned Fourth Miss Qu, and he would just brush her off lightly and never mention her again. Now, he had just broken off the engagement and taken a concubine, and then got engaged again. Good things happened one after another, and this Fourth Miss Qu fell into an even more miserable situation.
From this perspective, the Prince of Yongning is not a good person.
The news spread out, and finally reached a very ordinary carriage crowded among the dignitaries. After the old woman repeated what she heard outside, the wife of the Yongning Marquis raised her hand and slapped Yu Qingmeng hard on the face. She was shaking with anger and scolded in a low voice: "Bitch, it's all you who has dragged down my son's reputation."
"Mother... Mother..." Yu Qingmeng was beaten for no reason, and her eyes immediately turned red with grievance. "It was clearly my aunt who did it, and it has nothing to do with me. It must be someone else's mistake."
To avoid suspicion, she didn't even appear on the show.
"It has nothing to do with you? How could it be related to you and Peng'er, bitch, you're the one who ruined Peng'er's reputation." The wife of Marquis Yongning hated herself for being soft-hearted at this time. Why did she let Yu Qingmeng enter the Marquis Yongning's Mansion at that time? If she hadn't entered the mansion, she could have refuted these words, but now she couldn't even say a word.
All this was because of Yu Qingmeng, how could she not be annoyed.
Her son is her greatest hope and the one she is most proud of. Compared to her husband who has made no progress and only knows how to sleep with other women, Xu Lipeng is the person she places all her pride on.
"Mother..." Yu Qingmeng cried.
"What kind of a bitch are you? How dare you call me mother?" The wife of Marquis Yongning sneered.
"Husband... Madam..." Yu Qingmeng felt very aggrieved, shedding tears while changing her words, "Madam, this matter really has nothing to do with me. I only know that it is my aunt who wants to deal with Qu Moying, and it has nothing to do with me."
"Aunt? You are still thinking about your good aunt, right? If you didn't have this good aunt, you wouldn't have implicated Peng'er right now. You are so stupid that you don't even know that you have been made a target." The wife of Marquis Yongning scolded loudly. The more she looked at Yu Qingmeng, the more she hated her.
Yu Qingmeng looked a bit like Yu Shi, and she had close contacts with Yu Shi in the past. But now she was very angry when she saw this face. She actually wanted to use her own son to absolve her daughter of the crime. Her daughter, who was bent on climbing up the social ladder, was not a good person at first glance. At most, she was a concubine. How could she expect to be the Princess of Jing
Yu himself
She was a concubine, and her niece and daughter were all concubines. It was indeed a house full of bitches. Yu wanted to use her own house as a scapegoat. If she had the chance, she would definitely not let this bitch off.
Yu didn't know that the wife of Marquis Yongning wanted to tear her to pieces at this time. She had already helped Qu Qiuyan get off the carriage, and after she stood still, she hurried to the side of the lady dowager to serve her.
"Ladies and young ladies, please follow me." The maid who led the way continued to say respectfully, "Our concubine heard that Miss Qu Si was here, and she has been waiting inside for a long time."
"How can I trouble Your Majesty to wait for me?" Yu said hurriedly upon hearing this.
"Miss Qu Si is the cousin of the Crown Princess, and our queen is the cousin of the Crown Princess. So Miss Qu Si is also our queen's cousin. You are all Miss Qu Si's elders, which means you are our queen's elders. It is normal for our queen to be waiting for you ladies early."
The old woman in the East Palace was good at talking. With just a few words, she sorted out the relationships between several people and even complimented a few of them.
A carriage stopped behind them, and a noble woman in her thirties got out of the carriage. She was a princess, like the moon surrounded by stars. The lady-in-waiting hurriedly took the people from the Qu residence to one side, and only followed the old woman inside after the princess left.
Qu Moying lowered his head and followed the lady, but his heart was filled with mockery.
Ji Youran is still really good at building up momentum for himself.
If the people on Ji Hanyue's side are from her father's side, who is also Ji Youran's father's side, there is nothing to make a scene. But it is Ji Hanyue's mother's side. Because in Jiangnan, the only ones left in the capital are Yue Wenhan and herself who are related to Ji Hanyue. Yue Wenhan is a man, so Ji Youran is not convenient to show up. Instead, her pitiful cousin has become the card to show Ji Youran's concern for family and kindness.
Being friendly to herself at this time is to build momentum for herself and also shows the close sisterhood between her and Ji Hanyue. Even if Ji Hanyue is gone, this sisterhood will be transferred to herself.
From this point of view, Ji Youran and Pei Luoan are indeed a perfect match, vicious and insidious and also very good at acting.
The corners of her lips curled silently, she pulled her sleeves, and a bloodthirsty rage arose in her heart. One by one, they wanted to plot against her, so today she would see what kind of drama would play out between them.
In fact, it's not just Yu and Ji Youran. The wife of Marquis Yongning is not a simple person either. She can't help but suffer such a big loss. If nothing happened, it would be fine. But if something happened to Yu, the wife of Marquis Yongning would definitely be the first to jump out and make a fuss. That would be really bad.
He raised his eyes and took a deep breath. In front of him was a sea of white flags. He looked up and saw a scene of mourning. But in fact, underneath this peaceful scene of mourning, everyone had their own agenda. They were all like clowns, performing disgusting smiles, starting with Pei Luoan, and each one was more disgusting than the other...
As expected, Ji Youran was waiting outside the flower hall early. When she saw everyone from the Qu Mansion coming, she came over with red eyes. The old lady wanted to salute her, but she grabbed the old lady's hand and hurriedly held it, saying that she dared not, saying that she was a junior and did not dare to accept the old lady's salute. But she was not so polite to Yu and Luo. After they finished saluting, she raised her hand slightly and motioned them to stand up.
Then, seeing Qu Moying with a white veil on her face, she immediately rushed over excitedly, hugged Qu Moying and cried loudly with sorrow: "Fourth sister, we don't have sisters anymore!"