Qu Luqin was sent back to the room in a disheveled state. After changing her clothes, she sat on the bed with a pale face, and her hair was not completely dried yet. Everyone else was kicked out, leaving only the maid who had fallen into the water with her. She had also changed her clothes at this time.
"Miss... I'll dry your hair for you." The maid didn't care that her hair was still wet, and took a towel to help Qu Luqin dry her hair.
"How could this happen?" Qu Luqin grabbed the maid's hand and muttered, her eyes dull.
She had worked so hard for so long, not only showing her kindness but also her good intentions. It would be fine if the King of England didn't care, but how could he let anyone kick her into the water
The moment she fell into the water, she thought she was really going to die.
I survived a disaster, but now I still have heart palpitations.
"Miss, maybe because you are far away, the King of England didn't see you clearly. The eunuch had his own ideas and thought that His Majesty the King of England didn't care, so he acted like that!" Although the maid was also frightened, she still had to muster up the courage to comfort Qu Luqin.
"You said... His Majesty the King of England doesn't know?" Qu Luqin held the maid's wrist tightly, pinching her so hard that it hurt, but she didn't dare to struggle.
He could only say with a pale face: "His Royal Highness the King of England must be unaware of this. If he knew what the young lady had done, who would treat her well? His Royal Highness the King of England might have just glanced at us and asked the eunuch to handle the matter. The eunuch was so bold that he did such a thing without telling the King of England. If His Royal Highness the King of England knew, he would definitely not let him off easily."
"Is it really not what His Majesty the King meant?" Qu Luqin loosened her grip slightly.
"Definitely not. No one would treat Miss like this." The maid's face looked a little better, and she said affirmatively.
"But...but...why didn't he take another look?" Qu Luqin said to herself.
"I heard that His Royal Highness the King of England has always been like this and not interested in women. Otherwise, he would have been married long ago after so many years and would not have waited until the current Queen of England." The maid said after thinking for a while.
This made Qu Luqin's face look better. She lowered her hand and said to the maid, "Dry my hair first!"
The maid obeyed the order, went behind her, wrapped her hair with a towel, and slowly stirred it dry.
"Why did he marry the Princess of England in the first place?" Although Qu Luqin felt a little relieved, she was still uneasy and couldn't help but ask a question that happened a long time ago.
"I heard that he agreed to marry you because of your good fate. Don't be sad, young lady. If the person present at the time was still the unmarried Princess of England, she would have suffered the same fate. It's not that the King of England is not satisfied with you, but that he doesn't care. This also shows that His Royal Highness has no one in his heart. This is true for you and the Princess of England."
The maid was very good at talking, and her words touched Qu Luqin's heart.
But in fact, these words are contradictory to the words of comfort just now, but Qu Luqin now thinks these words make sense.
Thinking about it this way, it is true. It means that the King of England still has no one in his heart. This is true for her and the Princess of England. Even though she is the Princess of England, she is still the same as a stranger to her.
If one day he could win the heart of His Majesty the King of England, it would be unique.
Even though she doesn't have stunning looks, she is gentle, considerate and understanding, which is incomparable to Qu Moying who only has pretty faces.
What she lacked was just an opportunity, a chance to meet His Royal Highness the King of England. She originally wanted to get this opportunity on her own, but now it is impossible. Then she can only rely on Qu Moying. If Qu Moying agrees, the King of England will certainly agree because she died at a young age.
Thinking of the days when Ji Youran was favored in the Eastern Palace, the shock on his face slowly faded away.
The failure of this matter does not mean that she was unsuccessful, it only means that her method was wrong. It was obvious that getting close to the King of England was not as easy as she thought.
If not for this, the King of England would have gotten married so many years ago.
This is also good, because it means that if she has won the heart of the King of England, no other woman can snatch her away.
All she lacks to enter the British palace now is an opportunity. There is no way to get this opportunity, and she can only rely on Qu Moying.
After thinking this through, Qu Luqin regained her spirits...
After her hair was slightly dry, Qu Luqin combed it again and was about to go to Qu Moying's place with her maid to wait, but a maid came over and told them not to go over now.
It is said that the King of England has sent a royal physician to treat the Princess of England, so don't disturb her at this time.
Qu Luqin was overjoyed, but a hint of reluctance remained on her face. She asked about Qu Moying's health with concern. When she heard that Qu Moying's health was worse than before, she gave a few instructions and asked the maid to go back. Then she took the maid out, not to the Princess Ying's place, but to find another place in the farm.
Since she had agreed to this, she had to do it regardless of whether the King of England cared or not. The worship tonight was imperative. Only by worshiping tonight would she have a reason to go there tomorrow and let others see her sincerity. If something happened to Qu Moying later, others would only think of her kindness.
Even if there were some complications surrounding Qu Moying's death, it had nothing to do with her. She only sat with Qu Moying at the beginning of the day.
Everything else has nothing to do with me.
In fact, it was a good thing. The fact that the imperial physician was treating him meant that Qu Moying's condition had become serious. The medicine powder was indeed effective. Qu Moying took it for a short time before the effects started to show.
This is great! Qu Moying felt that things were not going well, so he arranged his funeral. His affairs will be settled soon...
Thinking of this, he felt happy and no longer looked dispirited. His mind started to work again. Qu Moying's health was not good again. This was good news, and he had to follow up. "Has the news spread?"
"It has been spread out. The maid outside is waiting for us to pass on the news. We should go and report to the old lady now." The maid knew what she was asking about, because she was not the only one who came with her.
The others were driven away by the people from the British palace, but they stayed outside, waiting to find out everything before deciding on the next step.
"Miss, don't worry, the old lady will definitely send someone to tell the Princess of England about your situation." The maid said again.
"Of course I will. This will only benefit grandma, not harm her. If I become the Princess of England, I don't know how happy she will be." Qu Luqin said disapprovingly.
She was born out of wedlock and had never been noticed, but if she entered the King of England's palace, both her grandmother and other members of the Qu family would treat her with great respect, just like Qu Moying now. Even if she had a rift with her biological father, other members of the Qu family would stand on her side.
If Qu Moying can do it, she can do it too.
She just needs to do her best now. As for the fact that His Royal Highness the King can't see it now, it doesn't matter, he will definitely see it one day. After making up her mind, Qu Luqin stopped acting like a witch and asked the maid in the farm to take her to choose a place. This time, they didn't choose a place next to the main road, but a relatively flat place that was closer to where Qu Moying lived.
Finally, the place was decided, just outside the diagonal corner of the yard where Qu Moying lived, not too close, nor too far away.
If it is too close, people may feel it is too utilitarian; if it is too far, people will not see it.
The distance is just right, not too far or too close.
After choosing a place, she asked the maids to prepare the table, incense burner and other things. When she thought it was almost time, she returned to her own place and tidied up again. This time she no longer wore a light pink dress, but a very simple plain dress with only light small flowers in the supporting parts. It looked elegant yet decent.
Dinner was not served, just like lunch, when it was served, it was still not served.
Although she was very hungry, Qu Luqin could still endure skipping two meals. Besides, she had prepared some cakes early. After eating a little in the house with her maid, she told the servant who brought the meal that she would concentrate on praying for the Princess of England and would not have dinner.
After the maid returned the dinner, Qu Luqin waited in the house for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, she took her maid and carried a lantern to the chosen place. That was the place where she planned to pray and worship various gods.
Each person carried one lamp, and the two of them hung both lamps on a half-drooped tree on one side.
The higher you hang it, the farther you can see. People far away can also see it more clearly.
Likewise, from here they can see the main courtyard, which is brightly lit...
There was wind, but not strong. Qu Moying was wearing an elegant lotus-colored dress without any embroidered patterns, designed for comfort. Pei Yuanjun held her hand, and the two of them walked shoulder to shoulder in front of her. Ji Hai and Yu Xiu followed behind her, without holding lanterns.
This area was a bit far from the main courtyard, so the two of them finished their dinner in the manor to digest the food.
There were also courtyards around, not big, but they were all hung with lanterns, so it wasn't too dark as they walked along the path.
The two of them walked forward hand in hand. Qu Moying was weak, so Pei Yuanzhijun pulled him to his side and almost led him along.
Fortunately, the speed is not very fast, it’s just a little hot.
"Tomorrow... Will the Queen send someone over?" Qu Moying pulled Pei Yuanjun and seeing that he didn't react, she just let her do it. She had also soaked in hot springs in the past few days, and the heat there was nothing like it is now, but she could still handle this level of heat.
"Tomorrow... that's about right. I'll go and urge them today." Pei Yuanjun narrowed his eyes.
"Even if the Queen doesn't want to see it... But this is the fact. Can you still say it's not true?" Qu Moying smiled. Speaking of this, the Queen doesn't want to see it, but no matter how unwilling she is to see it, the fact is there.
"It's true. It's difficult. We can't let this go smoothly." Pei Yuanjun didn't care.
"Can you still say it's wrong?" Qu Moying really didn't think this was of any use. After all, this matter was originally a family affair between her and Duke Yuguo's Mansion. Why did the Queen have to be troubled all the time
"If the Queen insists that this is related to state affairs, it is understandable. The Yuguo Mansion is not like other mansions, and there is also my palace." Pei Yuanjun's eyes darkened slightly, and the corners of his thin lips curled up. "If she can sabotage it, she will definitely do it. Now is such a good opportunity. Even if she can't mess things up, she has to confuse things."
Qu Moying's heart moved, "What do you think..."