A small box.
The cloud pattern and tiger head look exactly the same as the box brought from the Ling Anbo Mansion.
"This is what Dad...your dad left behind?" Qu Moying's voice trembled unconsciously, and his hand touched the box. It was the same, indeed the same.
“This was given to me by my father. He told me to keep it with him, saying it might be useful in the future... Don’t tell anyone else... I... I..." Ji Yanyue cried in a hoarse voice.
This was something that shouldn't have been told to anyone, but she felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy and trust towards the cousin in front of her.
Recently she also found out some things and found out about her cousin. Her cousin had been looking for her and trying to restore her reputation.
The news that came out of the Ling Anbo Mansion before was not good. It was said that she had eloped with someone. She was so young and actually eloped with someone. When Ji Yanyue heard the news, she was ashamed and angry. If it wasn't for her father's instructions, she would have almost rushed out in anger.
Those people... How dare they, how could they say that
Therefore, he felt even more disgusted with his other relatives who stayed in the house.
His biological grandmother and his second uncle's family were there, but they didn't even explain anything for him and just let the rumor spread.
Everything that happened afterwards made her even more disappointed. Her cousin had actually used her sister's name to enter the Eastern Palace, and was said to be very favored.
My second uncle’s family is actually going to inherit my father’s title
Everything made Ji Yanyue despair. When she thought she would never be able to find out the truth in her lifetime, her cousin appeared.
Ever since my cousin appeared, I didn't get the title from the second branch, and my second cousin became my father's stepson. My second cousin is a very good person and has always been different from other people in the second branch. He is more like a real brother to me.
Now that she is Daddy's stepson, he is truly her brother.
Afterwards, Ji Youran encountered a series of accidents, and the government sent people to look for him, which meant that he did not elope with anyone.
Everything was going in a good direction, which made Ji Yanyue grateful to her cousin even before she met Qu Moying.
This is why he treated Qu Moying as a real family member as soon as he saw her.
But she still didn't dare to move at that time. She was afraid. She didn't know if there would be other accidents, so she kept hiding.
Now, seeing Qu Moying coming to him, how could he hide it any longer? He told her everything in detail and looked at Qu Moying with tears in his eyes.
"This is the only thing Daddy asked me to take with me. I packed all the others. When I left later, I only took this with me. The others should have been...gone."
Thinking of the maid who had been missing for so long, Ji Yanyue's tears fell again. She later secretly sent people to look for that place, but found nothing, nothing.
Needless to say, the situation is very dangerous.
"Yan Yue, are you doing okay living in Duke Yu's Mansion now? Do you want to go to Prince Ying's Mansion with me?" Qu Moying calmed himself and asked.
"Cousin, I'm not going anywhere now. I'm staying here. Mother treats me very well. She's not in good health and stays alone all the time. Her health is getting worse. If I leave, she will be sad. Father and eldest brother are not here, so I have to stay here to take care of her."
Ji Yanyue shook her head and refused.
She doesn't want to leave Yuguo Gongfu
Moreover, she had promised her father and elder brother. Now that her father and elder brother had gone to the border, her mother was the only one left in the capital. She couldn't leave at this time.
"You can live here... but..." Qu Moying frowned.
"Cousin... is there something wrong?" Ji Yanyue's heart skipped a beat and she asked anxiously.
Qu Moying shook his head, "Let's talk about this matter later."
If his guess was true, it would not be just Ji Yanyue who came to recognize her relatives today. Seeing Ji Yanyue's panic, he knew that she had suffered a lot and was uneasy, so he said, "Don't worry, if you are willing to live here, then live here!"
Even if Ji Yanyue appears in front of people now, it is nothing, and she doesn't know much. This is actually good for her. Daddy must have made a hasty decision at that time. Daddy discovered something about Pei Luoan. Maybe at that time, her bridal sedan had already left Ling Anbo's Mansion, and Daddy had no way to notify her.
Yan Yue's departure was originally just temporary for Daddy, but what happened in the end? In the end, Daddy's worst guess came true.
He gritted his teeth and kept a calm expression, as if he was afraid of scaring Ji Yanyue.
The child is now like a frightened bird. Any slight movement will make her terrified.
Seeing the trust in her eyes, I also know that she trusts me.
"There are still some things between me and the wife of Duke Yu. I don't know if this matter will affect you, but even if it does, it's not a big deal." Qu Moying said softly, reaching out to brush away a strand of Ji Yanyue's hair. "Even if I am just your cousin now, or just a person without blood relationship, I am still your sister, and you are still my cousin's favorite sister."
There were some things that Qu Moying still planned to explain to her clearly first, so that Ji Yanyue wouldn't think too much later.
Ji Yanyue took Qu Moying's hand and looked at her carefully. Her eyes gradually became firm and she nodded vigorously: "Cousin, I understand."
My cousin is a kind-hearted person. My sister rescued her in the past, and she is here to repay her today, not only because of blood ties, but more because of gratitude.
Family ties are bound by blood, but gratitude is bound by gratitude.
It has nothing to do with blood.
"Don't worry, I have been investigating the matter of my cousin and uncle, and I have found some clues. One day, I will find out the truth." Qu Moying's eyes were red, but she smiled. It was great that her sister was found alive!
"I know. Thank you, cousin." Ji Yanyue's nose felt sore. Since she escaped, no one had ever understood her heart so well and said such words from her perspective.
The wife of Duke Yu and the prince were both very nice, but she didn't dare to tell them about such things, nor did she dare to let them know that she was the third lady of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion who had a bad reputation and escaped.
She can do it very well, but not as well as her cousin.
The only thing she cared about in this farm was the affairs of the Ling'an Marquis' Mansion. Now the affairs of the Ling'an Marquis' Mansion were not too bad. Concubine Xiang had become the Madam, her father had still had children, and her cousin was not having a good life either. She heard that her second uncle and the others had been driven out of the Ji family. These were all good things.
For her, these good things made her more confident in her cousin.
Her ability is so small that it can be almost ignored, but she can stand firmly on her cousin's side and firmly believe in what her cousin does.
She would do anything she was asked to do.
Qu Moying didn't know that Ji Yanyue had already praised her to a certain height in her heart, and believed her words without a doubt.
The two talked for a while. Ji Yanyue had been calmed down by Qu Moying at this time. She told Qu Moying everything about the Ling'anbo Mansion, including what she had heard, seen, and all the things she guessed.
Qu Moying already knew most of the things, but there were a few things that Qu Moying didn't know. Now that he heard her say this, he remembered them in his heart...
Finally, both of them calmed down, looked at the sky outside, and realized that it was already late.
"Go and ask the wife of Duke Yuguo to come over!" Qu Moying wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. Even though she had strong self-control, her eyes were red at this moment. When relatives meet, how could they express themselves calmly
Yuxiu went out as ordered, and soon came in with the excited wife of Duke Yuguo and two maids behind her.
One of the maids turned out to be Nanny Zhou.
Nanny Zhou has been here for a while. Qu Moying didn't give any instructions here, but was called away by the wife of Duke Yu. After she checked everything with Nanny Wu who was beside the wife of Duke Yu, Nanny Zhou realized that the things that happened back then were actually found...
"Your Majesty... the young master has been found..." Nanny Zhou started crying as she entered the room, tears falling uncontrollably. For so many years, she thought there was no hope and it would be impossible to find him again, but she never expected that there would be light at the end of the tunnel and such a coincidence would happen now.
"The young master who disappeared at that time... was picked up by the Duke's wife. You... you are the Duke's wife's daughter... you were taken away by someone, and then found by our Madam." Madam Zhou was crying so hard that she couldn't speak. She muttered to herself, "Madam, if you are in heaven, you must have seen it. Look, the young master has been found. You have someone to succeed you."
Madam had given birth to a boy, and this matter had been weighing on Madam Zhou's mind, almost making her breathless. That was Madam's only blood, but... it was gone...
Now that there is finally news, the lady’s spirit in heaven can rest in peace.
Qu Moying looked at Madam Zhou who was mumbling to herself, then looked at Madam Yuguo who was looking at him excitedly with red eyes, and asked, "Madam... has you also decided?"
Madam Yuguo nodded vigorously, her voice trembling, “It’s true… It’s all true. When we first entered the capital… we were hunted down. When I gave birth to my daughter, an assassin came and snatched her away not long after she was born… We chased her and found her. In the end, we discovered… It wasn’t you that we found, but a son… The swaddling clothes were different. The one I embroidered was one with peony patterns, and the person inside was different too. Later we looked for it again, but we couldn’t find it. The people sent from the capital… pressed us hard, so we had no choice but to return to the capital to report.”
Thinking of that day, Lady Yuguogong could no longer hold back her tears. She covered her chest with her hands and fell into a chair. That incident was the hatred of her life.
If she had not been in such a hurry to get to the capital, she would not have given birth prematurely. If someone had not been secretly watching them, no one would have snatched her daughter away right after she gave birth. Afterwards, the people sent by the emperor kept urging them to report. The capital was right in front of them, so they had to go.
But when I came back to look for him, no one was there...
My daughter just gave birth, and then she disappeared...