Qu Moying was ill, and was frightened. Another theory was that he was angry and ill...
But no matter what, she was "sick".
But regardless of whether she was sick or not, she had done everything she was supposed to do, including finding out Ji Yanyue's condition.
The wife of Duke Yuguo has been living in the manor since she returned to Beijing more than ten years ago. She has been ill all the time, and it sounds like her illness is quite serious. Many years ago, she was almost unable to be saved several times.
When Duke Yu was demoted, his wife returned to the capital with him. It is said that this matter is somewhat related to his wife. An Dong did not find out what the details were. He only knew that his wife seemed to have some kinship with the Empress Yuan at that time, but the relationship was quite distant, so they could be considered "cousins".
A cousin is a thousand miles away. Anyone who is related to him can be considered a cousin.
The incident happened to Empress Yuan more than 20 years ago, and the incident happened to Lady Yuguo more than 10 years ago. Later, Lady Yuguo was implicated. On the way back to Beijing after being demoted, Lady Yuguo gave birth to the young prince, and her health was very poor. On the way back to Beijing, because she was demoted, there were people watching over her on the way, and it was difficult for her to recover while she was pregnant.
There are also reports that the Prince of Yuguo was born prematurely.
But no matter what, there was nothing wrong with the birth of the Prince of Yuguo, but the wife of Duke Yuguo was not well. Since she came to Beijing, she has been raised in a farm outside the city and her condition is seriously ill.
I haven't seen any outsiders for so many years.
During that period of time, Duke Yu was demoted. Although he retained his title, he was not valued by the Emperor. Not many people in the capital interacted with them. Duke Yu's wife was in this situation as well, so she did not arouse suspicion.
So this illness has lasted for so many years. The little prince who was born in Beijing that year has now grown up. He is now going to the border with Duke Yu. It is said that he won a great victory before and will return to Beijing soon.
Ji Yanyue was rescued by the prince of Duke Yuguo. It is said that when she was rescued, she got along particularly well with the wife of Duke Yuguo, so she became the wife's goddaughter. Now she lives in a farm outside the city, taking care of the wife of Duke Yuguo.
An Dong investigated very carefully and specifically checked the time when Ji Yanyue appeared at Yuguogong's manor, which was almost the same time as when she disappeared.
"Master, it must be the third young lady of the Ji Mansion." An Dong finally came to the conclusion.
"Then... why didn't Miss Ji return home? Didn't the government office have been investigating before? Even if Miss Ji didn't know, the Yuguo Mansion should know, right?" Yu Xiu interrupted and asked.
At that time, Duke Yu and his son were still in the capital. Even if the wife of Duke Yu didn't know, they should have known.
"Maybe my cousin has other ideas." Qu Moying leaned on the bed and said after a moment of silence.
The previous incident caused quite a big fuss, and it happened several times afterwards. My sister didn’t show up. It should be that she didn’t know about it, but was hiding on purpose.
Why is my sister hiding? Does she know something
We will have to wait until she recovers from her illness for a day or two before we can proceed with this matter.
The wife of the Duke of Yu? This wife of the Duke of Yu was also a victim of the incident.
During the Three Kings Rebellion, although it seemed like such a long time had passed, there were still people who were implicated, including Empress Yuan and the Duke of Yuguo...
He twisted the handkerchief in his hand twice, thinking, wondering if he had forgotten something important.
The clue seemed to flash before my eyes just now, but when I think about it carefully, I can't figure it out...
"Master, the Crown Princess is here to visit you." A maid reported outside the door.
Qu Moying was not surprised. She let Yuxiu go out to greet her. She leaned down again under An Dong's service.
Her complexion has always been bad, and now she looks a little sick without even having to show anything.
When Liu Jingyu came in, he saw her leaning against a large pillow, her face pale and looking unhealthy.
Are you really sick
Seeing her come in, Qu Moying asked the maid to help her sit down and brought her tea.
"Why did the Princess of England suddenly fall ill?" Liu Jingyu sniffed the smell of medicine in the air, which was quite strong. After looking Qu Moying up and down, he asked.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to stay cool at night and caught a cold." Qu Moying said slowly and weakly.
"Although the weather is hot, it's easy to catch a cold if you seek coolness. Your health is not good to begin with, so you should be more careful." Liu Jingyu said softly.
"It's not a big deal. You just need to lie down for a few days and you'll be fine. Thank you, Princess." Qu Moying said with a gloomy expression.
At first glance, he looks listless.
Liu Jingyu looked at Qu Moying a few more times, put down the teacup in her hand, waved her hand, and the maids who followed her in retreated, leaving only the one who was closest to her.
"Is it because of the one in Fengyang Marquis' Mansion?" Liu Jingyu frowned with concern.
"She is a niece of the Fengyang Marquis's mansion, not an important person... In fact, it's really nothing, but this matter has been brought to the Queen's attention... I feel bad about it." Qu Moying sighed, as if he didn't want to talk about it anymore, and glanced behind Liu Jingyu, "Why didn't the lady in the mansion... Madam Ji, follow you and serve you?"
As he spoke, a look of confusion appeared on his face.
"Her legs haven't fully healed yet." Liu Jingyu stammered.
“Even if she’s not fully recovered, you can still stay by her side and watch. We can’t just let her be like this… like before.” Qu Moying said slowly, with some displeasure in the corners of his eyes.
"That's right. We should let her follow me first, even if it's just to watch." Liu Jingyu agreed with her and said with a smile.
The two of them interacted with each other as if they had no grudges against each other.
Qu Moying smiled: "In fact, we already have a lot of people serving us, but... the elders are always worried that it's not enough."
"That's true." The smile on Liu Jingyu's face stiffened. Just now, the palace sent two maids over. I heard it was the Queen Mother's idea. I really don't know what the Queen Mother is thinking. She has been married for only a short time, so why did she send people from the palace over
This person was sent here because she was the prince's person, so she had to be given a concubine position at least. When Liu Jingyu thought of this, he felt uneasy.
Before, I thought I still had time. After defeating Ji Youran, I could calm my mind. Once I got pregnant and gave birth to a child, even if the prince had many concubines, I would be able to take care of them.
But now, she has not yet become pregnant, and there are more and more women in the Eastern Palace.
"The Queen sent me someone before. I wonder if the Crown Princess has sent one before?" Qu Moying continued to ask, as if he didn't know how hurtful these words were.
"My queen mother knew that the Eastern Palace was also very busy, so she naturally sent people here. My queen mother sympathized with us because we had no useful people around us, so she sent here the people she had trained herself." Liu Jingyu said to Qu Moying with a smile on his face, calling her "my queen mother" all the time, which was really pleasing to see.
Qu Moying was relieved. Pei Yuanjun had told her about this when he came back yesterday, and told her that the East Palace and Prince Jing's Mansion would be busy recently. She didn't expect the effect to be so quick. It seemed that she had pretended to be sick just in time, and things from the Queen's side were also much faster.
Since the Queen Mother had already bestowed someone upon her, and she had not yet married at that time, if this matter were really made public, the Queen Mother would be going too far.
It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't know about this matter. The emperor already knows about it. In order to show her fairness and to make up for her previous mistakes, the empress will definitely take action. This is very good. The more people there are in the Eastern Palace, the better. Liu Jingyu doesn't have time to stare at her all day long.
After coughing twice, Qu Moying closed his eyes slightly and sighed, "The people in the East Palace... I am becoming more and more unfamiliar with them. When my cousin was here, I was in the manor, but now that my cousin is gone, I can't visit her anymore. I heard that there is a small mourning hall in the East Palace. I wonder if I can go in and pay my respects?"
The conversation naturally turned to this point. Qu Moying really felt that it was a bit strange. A person like Pei Luoan... It seemed that it was not appropriate to set up such a mourning hall. Even if he wanted to express his deep love for Ji Hanyue, he should not do it. After all, at that time, he should only want to do superficial work.
If he remarries, what will the new Crown Princess think
As expected, Liu Jingyu's face darkened, and he glanced at Qu Moying with a bit of scrutiny: "How did Princess Ying know about this?"
"I heard it from people occasionally." A smile appeared on Qu Moying's pale face.
"Some rumors are false." Liu Jingyu said unhappily.
"So... is this matter true or false? What does your Royal Highness mean by this?" Qu Moying raised her eyes and asked softly, as if she didn't know that Liu Jingyu was angry.
Liu Jingyu tried hard to suppress the irritability in her heart and the depression in her heart. After she knew about that place, she had been feeling unhappy ever since.
But no matter whether it was indirect or other, the prince remained unmoved. If she talked too much, he would look at her coldly. Every time at this time, Liu Jingyu would consciously stop talking. If there was one thing she cared about in this mansion, this mourning hall was the most important one.
She wanted to wipe out all traces of Ji Hanyue. The East Palace was hers and only hers.
"This matter... was originally managed by Madam Ji, so I'm not too sure about it." Liu Jingyu pushed the matter onto Ji Youran.
Qu Moying's eyes turned slowly and fell into Liu Jingyu's eyes, which made her immediately alert and quicken her pace. Qu Moying didn't seem to be talking casually.
"If the Crown Princess finds it convenient, can you let Madam Ji stay with me for a few days? I want to ask her about some old stories about my cousin. The Crown Princess also talked about the old stories about my cousin the other day, and it was Madam Ji who caused it. It should be because the Crown Princess felt that Madam Ji knew a lot and her identity was closely related to my cousin, right?"
Qu Moying sat up slightly, said with a serious face, and then slightly turned his body to salute Liu Jingyu: "I hope the Crown Princess will grant me this."