This sentence even made the lady's eyes red.
Ji Youran cried sadly, hugging the slender Qu Moying tightly in her arms. Qu Moying also felt sad when she saw this, and wiped Ji Youran's tears with her sleeve while persuading her: "Don't be sad, Concubine. The Crown Princess will be even sadder if she knows you are so sad."
She was sad, but what made her even sadder was that she didn't hug Ji Youran and jump off Linyuan Pavilion at that moment.
The rough cloth slid across Ji Youran's delicate face and eyes, especially rubbing against the injured part of her temples. It was very uncomfortable and stinging. Ji Youran couldn't pretend anymore and reached out to push Qu Moying away. She picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes twice to wipe away the discomfort. She felt more and more contempt for Qu Moying in her heart.
As expected, she was just a country girl raised on a farm. She came to a funeral without even a handkerchief and even used her sleeve to wipe her tears. Where did this country girl come from? It was so disgusting that she couldn't continue her acting for a while.
The material of this dress is too poor, and no one knows what it is. Even if it was made of coarse cloth, she would choose the best and most comfortable one. Why would she use such a coarse one? If it wasn't for the performance in front of the princesses, princesses, and princesses of the royal family, why would Ji Youran hold Qu Moying, the first body, and cry.
There were scars on her temples, which were caused by Ji Hanyue jumping off Linyuan Pavilion that day. Although they have healed now, there are still some scars, which need to be healed slowly. Normally, she would let her hair fall on her temples to cover them, but she didn't expect that Qu Moying would actually wipe her wound with his sleeve just now. She felt uncomfortable and a little painful.
I don't know if she hurt me with her rough hands and feet! I feel more and more unhappy.
"Madam, please, Fourth sister, please." Ji Youran stretched out her hand to lead them in, hiding the annoyance in her heart, and her attitude became more and more friendly on the surface. Even when Qu Moying stepped forward to help the madam, she also stepped forward and held the madam's side, as if she and Qu Moying were sisters.
In the end, the old lady did not sit on it, but just sat in an ordinary seat on the side. Her status was far from being enough to sit in the main seat, but Ji Youran repeatedly declined, and the old lady was able to recognize her status and sit in her appropriate seat.
Ji Youran had no choice but to greet the guests at the main seat, but he still asked people to take care of Madam Qu from time to time, and his intention of preferential treatment was obvious.
Therefore, the noble ladies who came in all turned their eyes to the Qu Mansion, to Miss Qu Si who was at the center of the topic, and to Miss Qu San, who was born to Yu.
Yu was very proud to be valued so much by Ji Youran. She talked to several familiar ladies sitting next to her and paid less attention to her daughter.
A maid came over to refill tea for the young ladies sitting behind Yu.
They fell over one by one, but unexpectedly, when he was about to pour the food for Qu Moying, he was bumped by someone and his hand fell on the table.
Qu Moying stood up hurriedly, his hands and feet were in a mess and he almost fell down. The noise was so loud that the lady and Yu in front of him turned around to check.
"Ying girl, what's wrong?" the lady asked with concern.
"Did Miss Four get burned?" Yu asked with more concern.
"I'm fine." Qu Moying looked down at his clothes. He had stood up quite quickly just now, and only one corner of his clothes was stained by the water drops that had slid down from the table.
Although it wasn't much, it was really bad to get the coarse white clothes stained by it.
The noise from their side alarmed Ji Youran who was sitting upstairs. She sent someone to ask about it.
Someone took Qu Moying to change clothes.
"It's okay, just a little bit." Qu Moying shook his head and refused.
"Go, let the third lady accompany you, so that you two sisters can take care of each other." Yu was extremely concerned and her actions acted as if she treated Qu Moying as her own daughter. She asked Qu Qiuyan to accompany Qu Moying.
The old lady also nodded. She would still be worried if Qu Moying went alone. Originally, she wanted Qu Xuexin to accompany Qu Moying, but since Yu had spoken first, even if she was dissatisfied with Yu in the mansion, she could not offend Yu at this time.
After all, Yu is his second daughter-in-law, and now represents the face of the entire Qu family.
He nodded and said, "Yan girl, you should accompany Ying girl to change into a new set."
"Fourth sister, let's go." Qu Qiuyan seemed to be particularly caring towards Qu Moying today. She walked up to Qu Moying and wanted to hold her hand affectionately, but Qu Moying seemed unwilling to be approached. She subconsciously moved away and avoided Qu Qiuyan's hand.
"Sorry to trouble you, Third Sister." Qu Moying said in a low voice.
Qu Qiuyan stretched out her hand, which fell in the air awkwardly. Fortunately, she reacted quickly, lowered her hand, gently adjusted the hem of her skirt, and nodded: "Then let's go."
The two of them walked out of the flower hall one after the other, and followed a maid from the East Palace to the guest room prepared nearby.
White coarse cloth clothes had been prepared early in the guest room. The material was not only a little better than the ones made in Qu Mansion in terms of look and touch, but the style was also very good. It was also specially hemmed, although it was just a simple hem, but it was completely different from the ones made in Qu Mansion.
"It's better not to change this." Qu Moying said hesitantly.
"Miss Qu Si doesn't like it?" The palace servant who led the way asked in confusion.
Qu Moying shook her head: "My cousin passed away, so no matter how I dress, it is appropriate. Although the clothes are nothing, they represent our family's thoughts. And these few drops of water have dried up now, so there is no need to change them."
After hearing what she said, Qu Qiuyan's eyes turned, and she also said: "Thank you for your queen's kindness. Since the water stains on Fourth Sister's body have dried, there is really no need to change. The clothes on Fourth Sister are homemade in our house, representing our grief for the Crown Princess."
She didn't care whether she was sad or not, but she remembered that several princesses and princesses looked at her from time to time. Could it be because of King Jing? If so, the more sad the whole Qu Mansion was, the better, or the more obvious the sadness was, the better. Qu Moying was also a member of the Qu Mansion. She had changed into a set of clothes that were obviously better, which was always not good.
As for what her mother said about Qu Moying being in trouble soon and asking her to watch the show, that was a matter of the future. Right now, the more sad she appeared, the better it would be for her.
Only then did Qu Qiuyan help Qu Moying to stop him.
The maids from the East Palace came to change Qu Moying's clothes under Ji Youran's orders. Now that they refused to change, they had no idea what to do and could only turn around to report to Ji Youran.
"Third sister, do you want to tell grandma?" Qu Moying looked at Qu Qiuyan and asked.
Qu Qiuyan originally thought that this was just a small matter and there was no need to say anything, but the maid from the East Palace went to report to Concubine Ji, so she had better talk to her grandmother and mother as well, so she asked Qingju, the maid who followed her, to go there.
The room immediately became quiet. Yu Dong seemed to be going behind Qu Qiuyan to get something, but when he walked behind her, he accidentally bumped into her, and then
He apologized vigorously, but quickly took off the flower on Qu Qiuyan's head and replaced it with the one in her sleeve.
The quick movement only made Qu Qiuyan feel that her whole body was shaken by the collision. Some of her hair was hooked and pulled violently, which hurt. If it was not in the Prince's Mansion, she would have slapped Yu Dong in the face, but now she was in the Prince's Mansion, so she endured it and just glared at Yu Dong fiercely, but said nothing.
The maids on both sides came back very quickly. Since they really didn't want to change, then forget it.
After returning, the memorial service had already been arranged. The Qu family was originally ranked very far back, but Ji Youran meant that since they were close relatives, they would naturally go up first. Qu Moying was also the cousin of the Crown Princess, and Ji Youran wanted Qu Moying to keep watch over the spirit for a while, so she arranged the people from the Qu family much earlier.
Finally it was the Qu residence's turn. Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan, one on each side, supported the old lady to the front to pay homage. Everyone in the Qu residence followed, including Qu Zhilin, Qu Zhizhen and their two grandsons. After everyone had paid homage, Qu Moying stayed behind, and Qu Qiuyan also stayed behind to accompany her.
From Ji Hanyue's perspective, Qu Moying was the only blood relative younger than her, so it was reasonable for her to keep vigil for a while. As for Qu Qiuyan, it was the idea of the Madam Dowager and Yu to let her stay and keep vigil with Qu Moying, which also showed that the Crown Princess had a very close relationship with the Qu family.
As for Ji Hanyue's biological sister, everyone now knows that she had died a long time ago, but the news was kept secret for fear of disrupting the prince's happy event.
Right now, apart from Qu Moying, there seems to be no one more suitable to help guard the spirit.
So the responsibility of keeping vigil fell on Qu Moying's shoulders.
Yue Wenhan, the Crown Princess's cousin, was dragged by the Crown Prince to help entertain the guests.
Before Yue Wenhan left, he came over and talked to Qu Moying, and told her that someone from the Ji Mansion would be here soon. It was the lady dowager of the Ji Mansion, and it was said that Ji Youran's mother, Xiao, would also be here.
Afraid that Qu Moying would be scared, Yue Wenhan repeatedly said that he would bring people over to pay their respects and see her at the same time.
Qu Moying knew that Yue Wenhan was worried about her, so she nodded.
Kneeling in the sacrificial hall, he grabbed a handful of paper and threw it into the fire. He looked up at the huge coffin lying horizontally in the middle and felt a strong sense of mockery.
It looks like that, but in fact there is no body left here, right
In his previous life, he died in the lake below Linyuan Pavilion. It was impossible for Pei Luoan to find anything, and of course he would not look for it. But now it seemed as if he had really died of illness all of a sudden.
He announced to the outside world that the Crown Princess was seriously ill and had been bedridden ever since she married into the Eastern Palace. He also told those who knew the inside story that the Crown Princess was injured while trying to save the Crown Prince, and of course she would not live long, and that it would be best for her to die now. The corners of his lips curled up silently, and his smile seemed even colder in this mourning hall.
When Pei Yuanjun came in, he saw Qu Moying grab a handful of paper money and throw it on the fire in front of him. Then he raised his head and stared blankly at the coffin in the middle. His face was cold and he raised his eyes. He glanced at Qu Qiuyan who was kneeling beside Qu Moying. When the two looked at each other, a trace of darkness flashed in his eyes. He asked the crown prince Pei Luoan who was following him lazily: "Who are these two? Why are they in front of the crown princess's spirit?"
The Crown Princess turned her head and glanced at Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan. Ji Youran had already told her before, so of course she knew who they were. She whispered in a hoarse voice, "These two are the Crown Princess's cousins. They are helping to keep vigil. The Crown Princess... will be relieved if she sees this in her netherworld."