"Why... haven't I heard Miss Liu mention it before?" Qu Moying looked at Liu Lanxin in doubt, frowning slightly, not necessarily believing it right away.
Liu Lanxin sighed and said, "When I came to Beijing, I knew nothing about the ladies in the capital. Later, I heard that Miss Liu was going to marry the Crown Prince and become the new Crown Princess... Some things are better left unsaid."
"Now... why?" Qu Moying raised her pair of watery eyes and continued to ask.
"I had forgotten it originally, but I suddenly remembered it that day... so I asked this one more question. I didn't take it too seriously originally. It must have happened before. The Crown Princess is no longer around. But I didn't expect the reaction from the Ling Anbo Mansion to be so big. Madam Ji even annoyed me because of this matter. I thought it might really have happened, so I thought of telling the Yingwang Mansion."
This reason sounds pretty good and seems to be true.
Qu Moying's long eyelashes fluttered twice, and her delicate face was a little uneasy. "Miss Liu, can you tell me what's wrong with my cousin's dowry list?"
"This... I really can't say now. I can only say it after I see the list." Liu Lanxin shook her head and said helplessly, "Actually it's just a... guess, or... something else. The first Crown Princess mentioned it in her letter. I don't know if it's true or not. If it's not true, I dare not say anything."
Liu Lanxin's figure was reflected in Qu Moying's eyes, but he did not respond immediately.
Liu Lanxin smiled calmly. She had heard that Qu Moying respected her cousin very much, and would take even a one in ten thousand suspicion seriously.
This is very good. Now she can no longer get the list with her own ability. King Jing also sent someone to reprimand her, and even said that if the nanny at the Queen's place is not effective, he can also send a nanny to educate her.
This certainly meant that Pei Yusheng was also annoyed with her, and even Concubine He was the same.
Liu Lanxin may not care about the Queen, but she cannot ignore Concubine He and Pei Yusheng.
But she had to do it, and the person she could think of was Qu Moying.
She wanted to use Qu Moying to get what she wanted at the beginning, and the same is true now. Only this British princess can get the list without attracting attention and without drawing attention to herself.
Liu Lanxin knew clearly that her identity could not withstand such ordeals, and her father also warned her not to act rashly again.
Now, this is her last attempt. If it really doesn't work, she can only tell her father and find another way.
Fortunately, it is still of some use now. At least the reaction of the British princess is still within her guess. She is not afraid that she will not believe it, but she is afraid that she will reject this matter at the beginning.
She had been dating Qu Moying for a while and knew that the British princess was not without ulterior motives. The current situation was just right.
If the British princess agreed immediately after she finished speaking, she would be a little suspicious.
"Ms. Liu, do you really want to see the list?" Qu Moying finally spoke, playing with the handkerchief in his hand, and asked thoughtfully.
"I really want to see it to prove my guess." Liu Lanxin nodded seriously, "If this guess is true, I will be worthy of the late Crown Princess in the underworld."
There is a strong meaning in these words. Anyone who has any feelings for Ji Hanyue will go and look for that list.
"Is this the one?"
Qu Moying took out the list from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Liu Lanxin.
"Is this... the Crown Princess' dowry list?" Liu Lanxin was stunned at first, then became extremely excited and reached out to take the list.
Qu Moying's hand retreated, and the list also retreated. In front of Qu Moying: "Ms. Liu, is this really the list?"
"Yes, this is it." Liu Lanxin knew that she was too excited just now, so she quickly calmed herself down, nodded, and her face became serious.
"Ms. Liu, after you have read it, can you tell me about this?" Qu Moying pointed her slender fingers at the list, and her soft eyes flickered slightly.
"Princess Ying, rest assured. I will tell you the truth after reading it." Liu Lanxin nodded.
"If Miss Liu didn't notice anything, would she say it?" Qu Moying asked again.
Liu Lanxin was silent for a moment, a little hesitant, but when she saw the list in front of her, she made up her mind and nodded: "Even if this matter is false, I will explain it clearly, and promise Princess Ying that I will explain the cause and effect of the matter in more detail, but I think... this matter is true."
"Whether it's true or not, I want to hear the truth from Miss Liu. Please also tell me what my cousin said to Miss Liu before." Qu Moying looked up at Liu Lanxin with persistence in his eyes. He didn't move his hand forward. The meaning was very clear: Liu Lanxin must have a guarantee.
Liu Lanxin took a deep breath and looked up at Qu Moying, "Don't worry, Princess Ying. Once you read it, the doubts in my heart have been solved. I will tell you everything you want to ask. I already understand Princess Ying's feelings for the late Crown Princess, and I will never doubt Princess Ying's feelings for the late Crown Princess again."
Qu Moying blinked her long eyelashes twice and hesitated to move the list in her hand forward, but when she saw Liu Lanxin reaching out her hand, she stopped.
Liu Lanxin suppressed her excitement and looked up again: "Don't worry, Princess Ying, I will definitely do what I say."
"I hope Miss Liu will keep her word."
"The Queen of England believes me."
"Just look at it here and return it to me after you're done. Don't damage it. You will have to return it to Madam Ji later. This is the reason why Madam Ji asked me to send your maid back." Qu Moying said slowly.
This is a very sufficient reason, and no wonder Qu Moying was able to get this post. The last trace of doubt in Liu Lanxin's heart disappeared.
If this had happened before, even if Qu Moying got the order right now, he might not have been able to get it. But there must be a reason why he can get it now.
"Okay, I'll look at it here." Liu Lanxin said, and stretched out her finger to point at the list. Seeing that Qu Moying had not let go, she said, "Princess Ying can look at it with me. Just put it on the table."
This gave Qu Moying another assurance.
Sure enough, after saying this, Qu Moying's fingers loosened.
Liu Lanxin pressed the list, feeling excited. After finally pressing it, she didn't move closer to take it. She just opened the list and read it line by line.
In order to gain Qu Moying's trust, she couldn't pull the list in front of her now, so as to avoid Qu Moying's suspicion. But it was a bit tiring to look at it like this, so she leaned over to take a look.
Seeing Qu Moying coming over, she didn't say anything else.
Not only the two of them were watching, the maids beside them were also watching. Haihua and Yuxiu looked at each other and did not move.
Everyone in the crowd moved towards the center and watched from closer.
Ji Hanyue's dowry was very generous, but there were many marks on it. Some of the things said they were lost, some said they were broken, and some said they were used and kept. For example, some cloth had been made into clothes and could never be returned.
Afterwards there were some new notes in it, saying that some of the same things were left behind.
If the cloth is used up, some new ones will be used to replace it. The quantity looks the same, so it can be considered as making up for it, but in fact the value is completely different.
The dowries sent over were all fine products, accumulated by the Ji family over many years. Now that they were returned, they were just some ordinary stuff. Even though they looked good, they were completely incomparable to the previous ones.
Qu Moying understood this, and Liu Lanxin also understood this. Everyone knew where those things went. They fell into Ji Youran's hands.
It was said that the dowry was returned, but in fact these things had already been taken away by Ji Youran. The people who went to "ask for it" and "settle the accounts" were from the Ji Mansion, so they did not dare to say much. Everything that could be kept was left behind, except for some things that could not be moved, such as shops and fields.
Liu Lanxin read it very carefully, almost word by word, and stopped from time to time to fall into deep thought.
The room was very quiet, and Qu Moying was also watching quietly, but at the same time her eyes would fall on Liu Lanxin. Liu Lanxin's reasons were not true, but her desire to see Ji Hanyue's dowry list was real.
Even at this time, she did not forget to do this thing, which shows that she was really eager to see it.
When Liu Lanxin was lost in thought, the place where her finger pointed was not actually the reason for her deep thought. After looking at it several times, Qu Moying discovered some patterns. She was not looking for big things, but focusing on small things, especially some things like seals.
Most of these things were left in the East Palace.
The reason was of course that it was lost. It was normal for such a small thing to be lost. At that time, the East Palace was in chaos. Not only did assassins come, but even the palace maids and eunuchs were all in a panic. It was normal for some of the things to be taken away by someone in the chaos, or to be lost accidentally.
Except for a few seals that cannot be "thrown away", there are also Ji Hanyue's name on them.
"So many things were lost, and this was all the dowry that Donggong returned?" After Liu Lanxin finished reading it once, she checked it again carefully and finally asked with a frown.
"That's right. Madam Ji also said that many things were missing at that time. It's not the East Palace's fault." Qu Moying sneered.
"Of course she doesn't care. There is no difference between the second granddaughter and the eldest granddaughter. The dowry given to the second granddaughter can also be given to the eldest granddaughter. It's really excessive."
Liu Lanxin said angrily.
"Ms. Liu, have you figured out anything?" Qu Moying raised his eyes and looked at Liu Lanxin calmly.
"Of course I noticed something. What the Crown Princess said was indeed true. I felt that this matter was strange at the time, and now it seems to be true... What about taking care of the Crown Princess... If the Crown Princess knew about this in her netherworld, I'm afraid... she wouldn't tolerate it."
Liu Lanxin was disappointed, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. She could only show anger and disappointment. How could it be that there was no one? Where did it go? If it wasn't here, could it be that it really went to the East Palace
My father said that the item should be in Ling Anbo's hands. It is extremely important to Northern Xinjiang!
Now this is really troublesome...