Zhou Jinruo is going to marry into the Qu family, and Qu Xuexin is Qu Minghui's sister. No matter from which perspective, even if Qu Xuexin seems to have severed ties with Qu Minghui in the eyes of everyone in the Qu family, Zhou Jinruo has to pay more attention to Qu Xuexin for the sake of Qu Minghui. Even if there is no good news, it's good to find out something.
Qu Minghui was also very disappointed with his sister, but no matter how disappointed he was, she was still his biological sister, his only biological sister.
With this idea in mind, Zhou Jinruo said that she could contact Qu Xuexin occasionally when Liu Jingyu asked her to do something.
Although Liu Jingyu did not comment, he sent a maid over to talk about the matter. The maid said that it was closer to Qu Xuexin's place. The meaning was self-evident.
He also specifically revealed Qu Xuexin's situation in the East Palace.
Not good, very not good. Qu Xuexin is in that situation and is a woman disliked by the prince. She is at the bottom of the social ladder as long as she can survive in the Eastern Palace. Even if she is given a status for the sake of the Qu family, it is just a status. The prince will not put himself in a difficult position, and it is even more impossible for him to take Qu Xuexin seriously.
This news was very normal for Zhou Jinruo. She didn't think Qu Xuexin would have a good life. However, when she said this to Qu Minghui, she added a few embellishments, saying that she had tried every possible way and found a maid from the Eastern Palace to ask her to pay more attention to Qu Xuexin and protect her as much as she could.
Hearing her actions, Qu Minghui became even more grateful to her.
Because of Qu Minghui, Zhou Jinruo occasionally asked the maidservants around him to ask the maidservants in the East Palace for news about Qu Xuexin. This maidservant must have been instructed by the Crown Princess. She also told him everything she knew, but she only said a few words. Anyway, she was not doing well, very badly. Sometimes she would also bring one or two words about Qu Xuexin, asking for money and property. …
Zhou Jinruo didn't take it seriously and never responded to these requests for money and property. He couldn't let the Qu family continue to support Qu Xuexin, who was already of no use, right
Every time at this time, Zhou Jinruo would add fuel to the fire, infinitely magnifying and beautifying the little information she had heard, and telling Qu Minghui everything she had learned from the East Palace with all her heart and soul, which made Qu Minghui feel that she was more virtuous and kind, and was good to everyone in her family.
"Miss, are you going now?" asked her personal maid. Only she and Zhou Jinruo knew about this matter.
"Let's go now." Zhou Jinruo said affirmatively, stretching out her hand to draw on the table. She always felt that something big had happened. It was okay that she hadn't thought about it before, but now that she thought about it, she immediately felt frightened, and she also felt that it was very likely. Luo's appearance looked as if she had suffered a great blow.
Suddenly she fell ill. The person who caused Luo Shi to suffer such a great blow was most likely Qu Xuexin. Even if Luo Shi stopped talking about Qu Xuexin, the nature of mother and daughter could not be changed...
"Then I will go now." The maid responded and was about to leave.
"Miss Zhou, someone brought a letter." A maid reported in the corridor.
The master and servant looked at each other, and Zhou Jinruo nodded silently. The maid lifted the curtain and went out, and saw an old woman standing outside with a letter in her hand.
"Whose letter is it?" asked the maid.
"I don't know, but the maid who came over just now said...Miss Zhou will know who it is after seeing it." said the old woman.
The maid took the letter and looked at the seal. There was nothing on it, no signature, no recipient, nothing at all. It was really hard to tell anything from the outside.
"She looks like a maid from some mansion."
“I really can’t tell… He looks like he comes from a wealthy family and is very disciplined. The rules are even stricter than those here.” The old woman thought for a moment and said.
She remembered that after giving her the note, the maid generously gave her a purse. The silver in the purse was not something that ordinary people could afford. Even the ladies of ordinary families sometimes gave her no more than that as a reward. Finally, she bowed respectfully to her.
This greedy old woman was so embarrassed that she returned the greeting.
Thinking about it now, I still feel that this maid is not from an ordinary family. Their house does have rules, but compared to the maid just now, her words and actions are still a little lacking.
Although the old woman was greedy for money, she still had some knowledge. After listening to the question and thinking about it, she explained what she felt clearly. Although the Miss Zhou Er in front of her was insignificant, there were not many people who could be in charge of the East and West Mansions now, and this girl was about to marry in, and then she would be the eldest lady.
Besides, she would always gain something from running errands. She had been given a big purse outside, and there might be less inside, but it was also income. After all, she was a maid in the west house of the Qu family, not a servant of Miss Zhou Er.
"Is there anything else special?" the maid continued to ask.
"And..." The old woman thought for a moment, "And I feel like... it looks like someone from the palace?"
The maid was startled, "Why do you think so?"
"People who came to the Prince of England's palace before also looked like this. They seemed to be very obedient and well-behaved. Whether it was doing things or anything else, they always looked more generous and well-behaved than others. This maid seemed to be the same. Although she didn't say anything, I felt that way... In fact, it's just a guess, not necessarily true."
The old woman laughed dryly and didn't say anything definite.
It would be fine if she could please Miss Zhou Er. How dare she say that she was from the palace! She just wanted to please Miss Zhou Er and get some money, which was the best of both worlds.
"Go back!" The maid looked at the blank envelope in her hand again. There was nothing in it. She frowned slightly and said.
The old woman looked at her eagerly, but she waved her hand, indicating that she could leave, and then turned and went in.
He actually went in like that
The old woman was stunned for a moment, then became very angry and spat inwardly. She had thought that Miss Zhou Er was a generous person, but she didn't expect that after asking so clearly, she got nothing in the end, and it was a wasted trip for her.
I reached out and squeezed the bulging pouch in my sleeve, and then I felt that the trip was not in vain.
But this Miss Zhou Er really thinks of herself as the master. Hasn't she not married in yet? Moreover, even if she married in, she would still be a servant of the West Mansion. How much relationship would she have with them in the East Mansion
How stingy! He asked people to run errands but didn't even pay them...
The old woman left with a look of resentment on her face because she didn't get the reward from Zhou Jinruo. Zhou Jinruo in the room had already received the letter. After opening it, his face immediately turned ugly.
"Miss, who sent the letter? I heard from the maid that the maid is very well-behaved. You can tell at a glance that she comes from a well-behaved family, more well-behaved than the Qu family. Could the young lady be from the prince's house?"
The maid lowered her voice and said that among all the people she had come into contact with, only those in the Prince's Mansion were more well-behaved and, of course, more domineering; she didn't know about the others.
Before the mansion fell into decline, the maids didn't come into contact with many people. Later, it was because of her own young lady that she came into contact with people around the Crown Princess a few times. At that time, the Liu Mansion was actually quite disciplined, but it was still not comparable to the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace.
"Take a look at this letter." Zhou Jinruo said, and handed the letter to the maid. This was her personal maid who grew up with her, so naturally she knew how to read.
In the past, this maid was the most trusted one. She was the one who handled all matters and communicated with the people around the Crown Princess.
After the maid took it and read it, her expression changed: "Miss... this... is a letter asking for help, is something wrong with Miss Qu?"
The words written on it seemed a bit confusing, as if the writer was in a panic and didn't know what to do. He just kept asking Zhou Jinruo to save her.
In the past, the maids in the East Palace spread a few of Qu Xuexin's words, and Qu Xuexin also knew that Zhou Jinruo was paying attention to her.
"Look at the date again."
Zhou Jinruo said, her hands trembling slightly, she didn't want to get involved in such matters, she could stay by the Crown Princess' side and help with some small matters, but the current matter didn't seem like something she should get involved in.
Qu Xuexin asked for help, asked for help in the East Palace, and asked for help from me. If I took it seriously, I would probably die without knowing how.
Zhou Jinruo was very clear about her identity. With such an identity, it was okay for her to stand behind the Crown Princess and get some benefits. But if she was pushed out, no matter who it was, she would not be able to withstand it. What's more, the person mentioned in the letter for help, didn't he just get into trouble and die
“Miss, this… this is a letter from a long time ago…!” The maid was also shocked when she saw the date below. How could this letter take so long to reach her
I asked my young lady to rescue her, but she was only sent to my young lady at this time... Could it be that something has happened to this Miss Qu
Thinking of this, the maid looked at Zhou Jinruo with a pale face and found that her own lady's face could also be very ugly.
"Miss... now... what should we do now?" The letter was so hot that the maid was very panicked.
Zhou Jinruo suppressed the panic in her heart, gritted her teeth, and looked at the envelope in her hand. This letter... She couldn't take it, but she had already taken it. She didn't know how Qu Xuexin could have delivered it to her after such a long time. Is Qu Xuexin okay or not
If something happens, what is the use of this letter now
If there was nothing wrong, why would he send this letter out? Looking at the meaning of the letter, Zhou Jinruo didn't dare to think about it any further.
"Miss..." Seeing that she remained silent, the maid said again.
"Send the letter to the Crown Princess... I don't know what happened. They only said it was a letter sent from the Eastern Palace... I... I didn't read it." Zhou Jinruo said with difficulty.
"Miss, I will reseal it now!" The only person who could take over this matter was the Crown Princess. Zhou Jinruo didn't even dare to think about it too deeply. Her fingers trembled slightly. She couldn't get involved in such royal affairs. Fortunately, she was very careful when she opened the letter just now. Fortunately, the letter was not glued tightly and it opened with a slight pull.
Now just carefully glue it back together.
There is a difference between the one just pasted and the one before. The Crown Princess will definitely notice it. It is better than saying openly that I have seen it.
Even if the Crown Princess suspected something, she had no evidence...