The only thing that could be called a secret for Xu Qinglu was what Liu Jingyu had told her to do, which was her planning of Qu Mingcheng's marriage.
This time, Liu Jingyu came up with this plan. Could it be that the Crown Princess really wanted her life? Was it because she knew too much, so... she wanted to kill her and let her commit suicide before dealing with the Princess of England
Thinking of this, Xu Qinglu dared not stay any longer. After the imperial physician took a quick look, he left in a hurry with his maid.
When Lady Feng Yangbo asked Feng Yangbo to come over, she was told that Xu Qinglu had just left safely and might have missed her.
Lord Fengyang was forced to come here by his wife. He had to come, as Xu Qinglu was living in his house after all.
The incident with Qu Mingcheng happened yesterday, and today he bumped into Princess Ying's carriage. Earl Feng Yang only regretted that he did not keep Xu Qinglu under guard at home yesterday, allowing her to get into trouble again and again.
After hearing the steward at the door say that Xu Qinglu had left, he asked the steward to apologize to the King of England on his behalf, then turned and left.
Nothing is best for Xu Qinglu. If Xu Qinglu really died in front of the Queen of England's horse, he would be carried to the opposite side of the King of England's palace.
The situation in the court is ever-changing. The behavior of the East Palace is becoming more and more incomprehensible and untrustworthy. Prince Jing is still in favor and does not give the Crown Prince much face. As for the rumors about the King of England, there have been more and more rumors recently. One of them makes the ministers suspicious. Is the King of England also the bloodline of the Emperor
This rumor did not start recently, but existed long ago when the King of England was still kept in the palace. Only after he was severely punished by the Emperor did the rumor die down. But recently, for some reason, more and more people know about it. No one dares to say it, but some people still secretly say a word or two to their closest relatives.
After hearing this so many times, some people even think it would be great if the King of England is really the blood of the Emperor...
The situation in the court was such that the prince could not dominate alone, and more court officials began to wait and see. Even those who had intended to stand on the prince's side before now became cautious and stabilized themselves first.
It seems that ever since the Crown Prince's last wedding, his overall situation has inexplicably been going downhill.
At this time, Feng Yangbo dared not make any radical moves. In the unclear situation, he just wanted to be a loyal minister and stay as far away from those royal bloodlines as possible.
Helpless, my own children are relatively easy to take care of, but this niece who looks so weak is actually such a worry.
After returning home, Feng Yangbo sat in the study and thought for a long time before he decided that Xu Qinglu must not be kept any longer.
Someone invited the wife of Marquis Feng Yang over. Marquis Feng Yang said bluntly, "Have someone pack up and send her to the Qu Mansion in a while. It doesn't matter what name the Qu Mansion gives her."
"Uncle?" Lady Fengyang was horrified and screamed.
"Do you want to take charge of this niece's affairs? Do you want her to become the second young master Qu's principal wife?" Earl Feng Yang asked his wife coldly.
“I…” Mrs. Fengyang felt a little flustered when she saw him coldly.
"If you only care about your niece and not your own children, and you want to drag your son into this matter?" Feng Yangbo said with a serious face, "You went to the palace today to force the Queen of England. Even if the Queen of England agreed, the feud would be settled. Do you really think that the King of England would be indifferent to this matter?"
"My Lord, I didn't know anything when I entered the palace today. I just wanted to ask the Queen to grant me a marriage." Lady Fengyang cried, "Besides, what happened today..."
"Was Princess Ying wrong about what happened today?" Earl Feng Yang interrupted his wife.
"But...but Qinglu almost died." Lady Fengyang was unable to say anything. After returning home, Xu Qinglu did not dare to push the matter onto Qu Moying. She only said that she was in a trance because of what happened yesterday and somehow bumped into Princess Ying's horse. It was not Princess Ying's fault.
Seeing that her niece came back without any serious injury, Mrs. Fengyang's anger was not as strong as before. But when she thought about it carefully, she was still a little indignant. Why did she hit her niece, but she didn't get any compensation
"You should be thankful that your niece is fine, otherwise..." Feng Yangbo paused here, and under the shocked gaze of his wife, he said slowly, "Otherwise, our family, your two sons and one daughter, might have become victims of the royal family's struggle for profit."
“Uncle… Uncle…” Lady Fengyang was so shocked that she could hardly speak.
"Go send her away, quickly, and stop interfering in her affairs. If..." Feng Yangbo looked at his wife deeply, "If you are still unwilling to let go and still insist on interfering in her affairs, then I will divorce you. At least... I can ensure the peace of our family."
Feng Yangbo spoke word by word, his words were extremely sharp.
Mrs. Fengyang was stunned for a moment, she really didn't expect that Marquis Fengyang would say such a thing. After so many years of marriage, the two of them had always lived a good life. Although there were concubines in the mansion, Marquis Fengyang did not take it too seriously. For this reason alone, Mrs. Fengyang had lived a pretty good life over the years.
Except for her second son, who she was not very satisfied with, the other sons and daughter were all fine and basically nothing happened, so relatively speaking, she loved her lonely niece more.
"Uncle... Uncle..."
"Go down! Think carefully, is Xu Qinglu more important, or are your own children more important?" Feng Yangbo waved his hand and said with a cold face.
He still had to think carefully about what to do next. His Fengyangbo Mansion could not be involved in such a matter.
When Lady Fengyang saw him like this, she knew it was useless to say anything more and retreated crying.
In fact, there is still a way, which is to send my niece back to the mansion, but the place has already fallen into decline. If she is sent back like this, her fate may be even more terrible, that is, she will become a concubine of Qu Mingcheng.
Madam Fengyang didn't dare to send Xu Qinglu back, so she could only send her to Qu's mansion. Even though she was not Xu Qinglu's biological mother, when Xu Qinglu was raised by her, she could have made the decision about her marriage. Now, she had no choice but to blame Xu Qinglu for being ignorant and getting involved with Qu Mingcheng, who was already engaged...
A sedan chair from Fengyangbo's mansion took Xu Qinglu to the back door of Qu's mansion.
The Qu family naturally accepted the person and sent her to Qu Mingcheng's courtyard. From then on, Qu Mingcheng had a concubine, Aunt Xu.
In Prince Jing's mansion, Qu Qiuyan finally persuaded Pei Yusheng to take care of the matter. She sent someone to Qu's mansion to talk to Qu Mingcheng, but it was too late because the person had already entered the mansion.
Now that the person has already entered the mansion, Qu Mingcheng doesn't want to make his grandmother and father angry because of Xu Qinglu's matter.
He even took Xu Qinglu to kneel outside the gate of the lady's courtyard, begging for her forgiveness and repeatedly promising
From now on, Xu Qinglu will be just a concubine and can only be a concubine. The lady who will be married into the family in the future will definitely be superior to Xu Qinglu, and she will always be just a concubine.
The lady did not comment on this. She just made them kneel for two hours before letting them leave.
Qu Mingcheng went to Qu Zhizhen again and repeatedly assured him that if he married a wife in the future, he would not always favor Xu Qinglu and would follow his wife's words.
Seeing that his son was not obsessed with women, Qu Zhizhen's heart improved a lot. She was just a concubine, an ordinary concubine. Just like having one more person in the mansion, it was not a big deal. His son had thought it through and said that he would not blindly follow Xu Qinglu, so...
Xu Qinglu carried Qu Mansion in a sedan chair, and the movement was so fast that Liu Jingyu could not react. She originally had a backup plan, but because Xu Qinglu was thrown out by Fengyangbo Mansion so quickly, she could not do anything afterwards. Now even if Xu Qinglu was killed, it would not be of any benefit to her.
I was so angry that Liu Jingyu scolded all the maids and servants around him, and the servants knelt in the courtyard of the Crown Princess and punished them...
Qu Moying received the news that Xu Qinglu was sent to the Qu Mansion a few minutes earlier than Liu Jingyu. After sending Xu Qinglu to Feng Yangbo, she asked someone to keep an eye on Feng Yangbo's Mansion. Then she saw Xu Qinglu leaving. Feng Yangbo was indeed a smart man and acted decisively. He deserved to be a rare and powerful person among the lords.
Act decisively and without delay. When you discover problems, deal with them immediately to avoid future troubles.
The actual process from picking up people to sending them out was so short that it wouldn't be easy for Liu Jingyu to cause trouble even if he wanted to. Moreover, when Liu Jingyu and Liu Lanxin were fighting, some of the people around them would inevitably be taken away by Pei Luoan, and there would be even fewer people left.
With fewer people available, the response is much slower.
Liu Jingyu has been plotting against Qu Moying recently. No matter whether it is Zhou Jinruo or Xu Qinglu, Liu Jingyu is behind both of them...
"Prepare the carriage and go to the Prince's Mansion." Qu Moying ordered. Since Liu Jingyu had invited her in the name of Ji Hanyue, how could she not go
"Princess, are you going again today? Don't you want to take a rest?" An Dong looked at the sky outside. It was not long after lunch. According to Qu Moying's usual habit, it would be a good time to take a nap. Many young ladies and ladies from aristocratic families in the capital liked to take a nap at this time and do other things after waking up.
"No need. Let's go see the Crown Princess first. I'm still looking forward to what the Crown Princess will say to me specially when she invites me to do so." Qu Moying said lightly.
Today’s matters will be settled today, especially since Xu Qinglu’s incident happened before.
An Dong went downstairs to give instructions for the carriage, and when everything was ready outside, Qu Moying took An Dong and Yuxiu on the carriage. It was still the same route, still the same carriage, but this time there was no trouble along the way. After handing in their name card at the Prince's Eastern Palace, a housekeeper welcomed Qu Moying in and invited her to have tea in a flower hall first.
Hearing Qu Moying coming, Liu Jingyu was preparing for a nap. Her hair had fallen down, so she had to comb it up again. She was upset about what happened before, and now she was even more upset. She scolded several maids around her in annoyance and slapped a maid who was combing her hair. Only then did she get ready again and came over with a large group of maids and old women.
When he arrived at the entrance of the flower hall and saw the eunuch standing outside, his heart skipped a beat and his face changed slightly...