The doctor finally stayed and prescribed some medicine.
An Dong was also left behind for questioning, but he didn't ask many questions. It could be seen that although Miss Tong was in a very poor state, she was still very reserved. She still maintained the dignity and decency of a lady from a wealthy family. Even though it had come to this point, she was very tactful when asking about Pei Yuanjun.
After asking a few questions, An Dong stepped out.
The doctor on the other side also wrote a prescription. After writing the prescription, he asked the old woman to go out and get the medicine. The maid took An Dong to the corridor on the side and talked to him secretly for a few words.
After that, An Dong took the doctor away.
After returning to the King of England's Palace, An Dong went to report to Qu Moying and told him everything he had seen.
After listening carefully, Qu Moying frowned.
"Master, what should we do now?" An Dong asked.
"No need to do it for now, just leave it like this. If I come to the mansion to find you in the future... we'll talk about it later." Qu Moying said. From what An Dong said just now, this Miss Tong seemed very reserved and sensible. She had no intention of clinging to Pei Yuanjun, but she had no choice at the moment. She was poor and sick, so the maid had concealed it from her and found a way to enter the Prince of Ying's mansion for help.
Now the predicament has been slightly resolved. If there is nothing else, I will not contact Pei Yuanjun again.
This was what Miss Tong expressed when she spoke to An Dong, but Qu Moying sneered. She believed that since Miss Tong had returned to Beijing and had taken so much trouble to find her way here, she must have some motive, and it must be quite big.
The "impoverished" master and servant actually found a way into the palace very easily. If this was true, the British palace would be too easy to infiltrate.
Now that the matter has a cause, the next thing will naturally have a follow-up. She doesn't know what Miss Tong is trying to do, so she can only watch quietly.
How dare she, the daughter of a criminal, sneak into the capital at this time? Isn't she afraid that Pei Yuanjun will send her to the government office? It seems that she still has something to rely on, and it's not small...
The next few days, the mansion was very peaceful. Apart from Xie Lian coming over almost every day, there was nothing else going on.
Whenever Xie Lian came, it was under the pretext of learning needlework. Qu Moying also gave her some authority, so she could go directly to the needlework room. If there was nothing else, she didn't have to come to see her.
Xie Lian seemed to be very well behaved and did not ask Qu Moying about everything. He saw from the needlework room that she was specially sent by his own princess, and she was also the future mistress of the Qu family. Even his own princess had to respect her and try her best to curry favor with her.
There are so many good things in the palace, and the palace has only one mistress, the Princess of England. Many of the silks and satins are left in the sewing room. The princess herself cannot wear all the fabrics, and she also has a clothing shop, which sends some fabrics from time to time.
The manager of the sewing room asked Xie Lian to go in and choose, saying that the princess didn't care about these things and if he liked anything he could just pick it up. There were already many items that were lost in the sewing room, and it wouldn't matter even if someone reported it to the princess. The princess had already told them to let Xie Lian do as he pleased.
In this regard, Xie Lian specifically told the manager of the sewing room not to bother the princess with everything. If such a small matter could be avoided, there was no need to bother the princess. If she was troubled again and again, she might as well use the materials she brought with her.
The materials she brought were all very ordinary, some even looked like coarse cloth.
Naturally, he did not dare to neglect the future elder of the princess. He kept persuading her and repeatedly assured her that he would not trouble the princess. At most, these materials would be included in other accounts and were really nothing.
After hearing the steward’s advice and seeing that his attitude was as sincere as ever, Xie Lian finally gave in and said that he could take a few pieces of material to do some necessary sewing.
The so-called necessary needlework was initially just shoes, then some handkerchiefs, and then, with the help of the steward, she reluctantly agreed to make a few simple clothes.
The materials are all good, but they are made from some leftover fabrics.
However, when Xie Lian saw the steward bringing pieces of material as scraps of cloth, his eyes were full of smiles, and he even secretly gave the steward some benefits and asked the steward to take them for tea. The steward then became more attentive, and would give Xie Lian anything good as scraps of cloth.
As time went by, Xie Lian had made several more sets of clothes in the Prince of England's mansion. Not only clothes, but also quilt covers, quilt covers, and some small handkerchiefs and socks made from real scraps of cloth were all made. Every day, he would leave with a large package from the Princess of England.
On the other hand, Qu Moying also prepared a very generous dowry for Xie Lian. Seeing Yu Chun becoming more and more aggrieved, Xie Lian became more and more proud. So what if a maid is the personal maid of Princess Ying? From now on, even the Princess Ying has to look at his face. What does a maid mean to him
A letter was quietly delivered to Qu Zhizhen's desk. After reading it, Qu Zhizhen still burned the letter, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
After sitting there and thinking about it, he let out a long sigh. It seemed that he had not raised his daughter in vain. She would still be useful in the future. This was good.
The British palace? If the British palace can really be used by oneself, there will be many places where it can be used in the future.
With the British Palace at the forefront, is there anything that can’t be accomplished
The Crown Prince and Prince Jing have been helpless because of the unclear attitude of the King of England. They did not expect that they could secretly exert force on the King of England's Palace. Even though the force is not very great, it is at least much better than that of the Crown Prince and Prince Jing.
The King of England was destined to be a springboard. No matter who used him, the final result would not be good. Qu Zhizhen would not care about these things. He only cared about who used the King of England and how much he could use him. Fortunately, he still had a daughter. Even if this daughter had not been valued, she was still his daughter and had his blood flowing in her body. No matter where he went, the blood would not be broken.
Just for this reason, he should have many benefits.
He didn't dare to be presumptuous with the King of England at the moment. He had been punished once before.
Now, he would not be presumptuous, but would just slowly start from Qu Moying. It would be best if Xie Lian could gain Ying's favor and get along well with her. It would be more convenient for him to start from the inner courtyard than for himself as her father.
After all, I still have to marry a wife. It will be much easier to deal with my daughter...
After all, Yu had offended Ying girl too much and she is no longer fit for important tasks. This Xie Lian is pretty good and Qu Zhizhen is very satisfied with him.
Because he was satisfied, he didn't care much about what Pei Yuanjun said before that his position as Shangshu was unstable. As long as Pei Yuanjun married Qu Moying, he would not watch his father-in-law get into trouble and would protect him. At this moment, Pei Yuanjun's power was the strongest.
In this regard, even King Jing and the Crown Prince are better than him.
Not allowed.
After thinking this through, Qu Zhizhen felt satisfied. He was about to marry a beautiful woman who would also be a very powerful helper. It would be good for both himself and the entire Qu family.
However, Qu Zhizhen's satisfaction only lasted for a few days before he was discovered.
During the renovation of Changchun Palace, he coveted the items that Empress Yuan liked.
When the emperor threw the memorial down, Qu Zhizhen was almost stunned. He picked up the memorial with trembling fingers and read it quickly. By the time he finished reading it, he was covered in cold sweat.
The matter was investigated so clearly, he actually took a few small items left over from the renovation, which was nothing in the past and would not be brought up as a matter of fact. But the bad thing was that among the things he took this time, there was one that was once liked by the Empress Yuan, even if it was not valuable, as long as it belonged to the Empress Yuan, it was a big deal for the Emperor.
When Qu Zhizhen took it, he didn't care much about it. It was just a small thing. There were many such things in the Ministry of Works. Moreover, it didn't look worth much. When someone gave it to him and asked him to accept it as a commemoration of the renovation of Changchun Palace for Empress Yuan, although he was cautious, he thought it was not a big deal after thinking about it.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged as a minister." Qu Zhizhen calmed himself down and looked at Pei Yuanjun on the side with pleading eyes, hoping that Pei Yuanjun could help him.
This kind of thing is not a big deal, but it is not a small deal either. As long as Pei Yuanjun is willing to say a few words for him, Qu Zhizhen doesn't think it is a big deal.
He remembered that Pei Yuanjun also took a few items from the Yuan harem, and he had them delivered after he took a liking to them.
Besides, he is the father-in-law of the King of England. If he is not doing well, he will lose face and people will also suspect him. Qu Zhizhen doesn't think Pei Yuanjun will really ignore him.
As long as Pei Yuanjun comes forward, it won't be a big deal.
The cold sweat gradually disappeared, and he just turned his gaze to Pei Yuanjun.
Sensing Qu Zhizhen's gaze, Pei Yuanjun turned his gaze with a bit of indifference, and after looking at Qu Zhizhen's face, he turned away.
"You have been wrongly accused?" the emperor said coldly, his eyes falling gloomily on Qu Zhizhen's face.
"Your Majesty... I... I was not aware of the situation at the time. I thought it was just a useless thing. It looked a little novel, so I wanted to take it back home for my daughter to play with. I didn't know it was Empress Yuan's favorite thing." Qu Zhizhen explained, looking at Pei Yuanjun again.
At that time, Qu Moying was the only daughter left in the mansion.
"Don't know? Just because you don't know, you can just take things from the palace? Doesn't Lord Qu understand the hierarchy between the monarch and his subjects?" The censor who submitted the memorial said sarcastically.
"Sir Qu, you are the Minister of Industry. Do you always act like this? If you don't care about the things in the palace, what can Sir Qu care about?"
Another censor came out from the rank and also pointed directly at Qu Zhizhen. He was a censor from the prince's line.
"Sir Qu, after something like this happened, can you let it go just because you gave it to your own daughter to play with? Sir Qu said so today, and the next time another lord will think so too. There are so many good things in this palace. If there are more people like Sir Qu, they will be emptied out."
"Master Qu, you put the blame on the women and children in your family. Could it be that Master Qu's daughter should also be blamed for this?"...