The little maid cleverly took the purse, looked behind her, and said in a low voice, "Someone is coming over. It's from the Qu family, a woman, and she just mentioned Miss Luqin."
This is already here!
Qu Luqin was overjoyed, but she did not show it on her face. She nodded calmly to her maid. The maid understood and did not ask any more questions, only said thank you.
The little maid led the way in front, and Qu Luqin followed behind and entered the main house.
The outer room was empty, and I could only vaguely hear a sound from the inner room, not a loud one.
Turning to the inner room, the little maid lifted the curtain and watched Qu Luqin and her servant go in before she left and retreated to the outside.
The bed curtains were high, and Qu Moying was leaning on the bed with a cushion behind her. Even though she was leaning so high, she looked listless, with her head tilted limply to one side.
There was a maid standing by the bed, who looked smart and capable, with a smile on her face. She was talking about something, but when she saw Qu Luqin coming in, she quickly stopped talking, turned around and bowed to her: "This old servant greets Miss Luqin."
"Madame Wang, why are you here?" Qu Luqin looked her up and down and asked in surprise.
Nanny Wang is the closest maid to the Second Old Madam. It is said that she has been with her ever since the Second Old Madam got married, and has never left for so many years.
"The old lady is worried about the Princess of England, so she asked me to come and see her, and also to see how Miss Luqin is doing here?" said the old woman with a smile.
"I'm fine here, but I'm worried about Princess Ying's health." Qu Luqin frowned.
"Miss Luqin was guarding the Princess of England yesterday?" the old woman asked seriously.
"This... isn't the case." Qu Luqin bit her lip and lowered her head.
"Miss Luqin, you are so stupid! How can you leave the Princess of England at this time?" The old woman stomped her feet hard. She was someone close to the second old lady, so she could still scold a concubine's daughter.
Qu Luqin's eyes were red.
"Madam Wang, the young lady did not stay by the side of Princess England. She did not eat yesterday. She only took a bath and changed clothes. She stayed by her side for most of the night. When she woke up early this morning, she was worried and came here early to stay by the side of Princess England." The maid felt aggrieved and defended herself in a low voice.
"Don't say anymore." Qu Luqin shook her head, tears about to fall from her eyes out of grievance.
"It turns out that I have wronged Miss Luqin. Please punish me, Miss Luqin." A smile appeared on Nanny Wang's face again, no longer with the stern look of scolding just now.
Although she was apologizing, Qu Luqin didn't dare to really punish the people around her grandmother, and hurriedly said, "Madame Wang, you are too polite. Madame Wang is an elder in the mansion. I have done something wrong, and Madame Wang pointed it out. I have to thank Madame Wang for pointing it out. What's the point of saying whether to punish or not?"
"It's the best that Miss Luqin thinks this way. The old lady has always been worried that Miss Luqin is too weak and sometimes she will be deceived by others and may not even be able to distinguish right from wrong. Now it seems that the old lady is worrying too much." Finally, Nanny Wang sighed again, "Miss Luqin is still as kind as ever."
After the conversation between the two of them just now, Qu Luqin told Qu Moying everything she had done. It was much better than if Qu Luqin had said it herself or the maid beside her had said it.
After all, this Nanny Wang is the second old lady's personal maid, and her status and position are incomparable to those of a maid.
At the end, he sighed, indicating that Qu Luqin has always been a kind person who cares about others.
Qu Moying lying on the bed lowered her eyelashes, her eyes half closed, and listened quietly to the two of them talking, with a hint of mockery in her eyes. She was really putting on a complete show.
What a kindness.
While putting something into his teacup, he pretended to be wholeheartedly kind to himself, all he wanted was his gratitude.
If I hadn't exposed Qu Luqin in the first place, if I hadn't known Qu Luqin's background in advance, I might have really been deceived.
What a great Qu family.
This is to climb up to wealth and glory by stepping on my own corpse...
"Princess, Miss Luqin heard that you were ill and had no appetite, so she wanted to come and see you. However, not everyone around you can come if they want to, and she is just a concubine. The old lady was reluctant at first, but later the other old ladies of the Qu family discussed it together and decided to send someone to serve you."
"In short, you need someone who is close to you and takes care of you wholeheartedly. Although you have a lot of maids and servants around you, their service is always inferior to that of your own family. Miss Luqin's biological mother is also from a medical family. She has some experience in massage and medication. When the old lady was sick in the past, Miss Luqin served by her bedside."
The old woman called her "Miss Luqin" affectionately, making Qu Luqin sound almost like a perfect person.
Qu Luqin lowered her head shyly, clasped her fingers around the handkerchief, bit her lip, but could not utter a word.
"Miss Luqin has many good qualities except for one thing: she is too weak. No matter what happens, she always considers others first. In the long run, this is not a good thing." The old woman sighed and changed the subject.
“Madame Wang…” Qu Luqin was about to speak.
Nanny Wang shook her hand, signaling her not to speak. As a favorite of the old lady, even though Qu Luqin was her master, she did not dare to speak casually at this time.
As a master to this extent, it is obvious that Qu Luqin is so weak that it is really hard to describe.
Even in the mansion, Qu Luqin didn't dare to offend Nanny Wang, but in front of other people, Nanny Wang didn't take her seriously enough.
But there was no sign of annoyance on her face, just a little uneasiness. She glanced at Qu Moying who was leaning there quietly, and Qu Luqin seemed to be hesitant to speak.
“Princess, I have something else to say, but I don’t know… whether I should say it or not?” Nanny Wang was also looking at Qu Moying’s expression. She felt that the Princess of England might really be dying.
It looks like he is seriously ill and doesn't have much time left. What the old lady said should be made public.
This matter had already been discussed with Miss Luqin, and now the person to be discussed was the Princess of England. It was not convenient for Miss Luqin to talk about such things, but she had just asked about what Miss Luqin had done. Since arriving at the Prince of England's Mansion, Miss Luqin had done a great job and was wholeheartedly devoted to the Princess of England.
Even if there is no merit, there is still hard work. This shows that Miss Luqin is really suitable. The Princess of England should be able to understand this.
"What... is going on?" Qu Moying asked in a low voice without opening his eyes.
Looking at him, he was unable to open his eyes or speak loudly.
"Princess. The people here..." Nanny Wang looked around and saw two maids, Yuxiu and Yuchun, standing on her left and right.
"Everything here... you can rest assured..." Qu Moying whispered.
Nanny Wang said repeatedly, "Of course I trust the two young ladies. I am afraid that someone else might come in and offend Princess Ying."
"It's okay!" Qu Moying said with all his strength.
"Princess, ever since you had an argument with the Minister, the old lady has been worried about you, fearing that something bad might happen to you. Now that Miss Luqin is serving you, the old lady is finally relieved. The other old ladies also hope that you can get better soon. From now on, the Qu family will always support you."
Nanny Wang reached out and wiped the corners of her eyes, as if wiping away tears.
"Thank you, Second... Old Madam." Qu Moying took a few breaths before speaking.
"Why bother thanking or not? We are one family, and the Ying Palace and the Qu family will always be one family. If the Ying Princess has any difficulties, the Qu family will definitely support her with all their strength." Nanny Wang was moved and wiped away her tears. "But now you... your body is like this, and I feel so sad..."
"My body... I'm afraid it won't get better." Qu Moying said in a hoarse voice.
"Princess, please don't say such things... How can I be embarrassed by your words? What will happen to Miss Luqin? She came to the mansion just for you, just for your health. She can disregard everything. But now if... there is really something wrong with you, Miss Luqin... she... she..."
Nanny Wang started crying.
Qu Luqin was also silently wiping away her tears, but she made no sound.
Compared to Nanny Wang’s words, Qu Luqin’s silent tears are even more sad.
"What... happened?" Qu Moying asked, his eyes still closed, the color of his eyes under his long eyelashes as pale as water, listening to Qu Luqin and this woman surnamed Wang, performing their deep affection for him.
"It's Miss Luqin's marriage... She was discussing marriage before, and when she heard that you were not feeling well, she wanted to come and serve you. After discussing it with several old ladies of the Qu family, they also felt that it was appropriate, so they sent Miss Luqin over. Unexpectedly, the family that was originally going to discuss marriage with Miss Luqin said that Miss Luqin's entering the Prince of Ying's Palace at this time was... her reputation was damaged, so they came here today to cancel the engagement."
Mrs. Wang felt very aggrieved.
"They said that Miss Luqin was determined to come to the Prince of Ying's mansion, so there must be something... She stayed at the Prince of Ying's manor yesterday, and we heard that His Royal Highness left the capital yesterday... They deliberately spit foul language. Miss Luqin was obviously kind-hearted, but they actually said such nasty things. They also said that if the princess was in good health, they would definitely make the decision for Miss Luqin, but now..."
Nanny Wang was filled with grief and indignation as she spoke of this, and her hands shook.
When Qu Luqin heard such bad news, she let out a low cry, her body went limp, and she almost fainted.
The maid hurriedly reached out to help her, and couldn't help but her eyes turned red. She called out twice in a low voice: "Miss...Miss."
Knowing that this was the Queen's bedroom, she did not dare to shout loudly. She just sobbed softly with red eyes while supporting Qu Luqin.
The whole scene was both sad and infuriating.
"Madam, do you have any way... to resolve this matter?" Qu Moying knew that this was just a prelude, so she followed what Madam Wang said.
Although her eyes were not open, she could hear that her voice had become louder, and she must have been angry.
"Princess, you are not in good health, please don't get angry. It is good for Miss Luqin not to marry such a family. They will throw dirty water on their heads for no reason. What is good about such a family? The old lady has agreed to dissolve the marriage between the two families. From now on, Miss Luqin will be at ease to serve you here."
Nanny Wang said, wiping the tears from her eyes, "Princess, the old lady only wants you to promise one thing. You don't need to worry about the other things."