"Making boots?" Qu Qiuyan said listlessly, "Why would she ask me to make boots? Can't she make them herself?"
Her days in Prince Jing's mansion were not easy because of the presence of the queen.
Especially after the last incident, she had faintly offended Liu Lanxin, which made her life even more miserable in Prince Jing's Mansion. She could no longer come and go freely as before, and all her outings were decided by Liu Lanxin, who was not an easy person to deal with. Prince Jing seemed to be busy with something recently, and she came less and less often.
The allergies on her face have improved, but they are just better. Her skin tone doesn't look as good as before.
Thinking of the day when His Royal Highness Prince Jing saw her face covered with herpes, his love for her was reduced a lot.
“Third sister, she will be our elder in the future. Since she has come to us for help, we have to let her in first. After all, in the future… we may have to rely on her.” Qu Caiyue said.
Naturally, she no longer has the rights as a housekeeper.
Qu Caiyue, who has lost her power and has never been favored, now depends on Qu Qiuyan. The two of them have nothing to fight for now. Neither of them is pregnant and both are under the suppression of the queen. Even if the two of them were eager to fight to the death before, they naturally joined forces at this time.
Liu Lanxin is a powerful person, and it is the first time that they have sensed the ability of the prince's wife.
Qu Qiuyan used to think that it didn't matter whether she was the queen or not, as long as she was favored. Now she realizes that she thought too little.
Prince Jing's favor is uncertain, and who knows when it will be gone. Ever since she let Prince Jing see the herpes she had that day, he came less often. Even if he recovered, it was much less often. But the principal wife is always the principal wife, she is not less favored, and her status is respected. For these two reasons, Qu Qiuyan now regrets why she agreed to enter Prince Jing's mansion as a concubine.
If Qu Moying could be the queen of King Ying, why couldn't I be the queen of King Jing
"Then let her in!" Qu Qiuyan thought for a moment and waved her hand.
Even if Liu Lanxin knew about this, she would have to let him go. Thinking of this, she felt a little satisfied. It seemed that she really had to win over this guy called Xie Lian...
Xie Lian came in behind a maid. After entering, he politely bowed to Qu Qiuyan who was in the middle. He didn't know who Qu Caiyue was, but he also politely bowed to the side and then stood aside.
Qu Qiuyan looked at Xie Lian critically, and he looked weak. She didn't like him for no reason. She remembered that when Qu Moying entered the mansion that day, she also looked weak, but what happened in the end? Thinking of this, her eyes were full of sinisterness, and she snorted coldly: "You are the one who came to seek refuge... What cousin?"
Without mentioning that she was going to marry Qu Zhizhen, she only mentioned that she had gone to seek refuge with her relatives, once again reminding her of her identity as an orphan.
“Yes!” Xie Lian lowered his head and responded.
Looks a bit overwhelmed.
"She doesn't look that good. I don't know what father was thinking. He chose to marry this girl instead of marrying one of the many daughters from famous families in the capital... Grandmother is really out of touch." Qu Qiuyan looked her up and down a few more times and complained to Qu Caiyue on the side with dissatisfaction.
There is no one else here, and Qu Caiyue has surrendered to her now, so she is not afraid that she will say anything nonsense.
"Second Uncle's affairs... He has always been the one who makes the decisions. Maybe this Miss Xie has some...
, we just can't see it for the time being, as for grandma... Grandma always takes care of people who are related to our mansion, and her temperament is too kind. "Qu Caiyue has been the head of the Jingwang Mansion for a while, and she is no longer the Qu Caiyue who followed Qu Qiuyan.
She won't always be Qu Qiuyan's yes-man. She will take the lead when anything happens.
She is just a lowly lady now. If she wants to climb up, she has to rely on her mother's family. Her second uncle is the one she cannot offend the most. She must also hold on to her grandmother tightly if she has the chance. She cannot offend either of them.
Originally, she had no chance to express her loyalty, but it so happened that this person named Xie Lian came over, and she was her future second aunt, so naturally she had to say a few words.
If she could hook up with Xie Lian, it would be of great benefit to her.
She is not Qu Qiuyan, and she has no resentment towards Xie Lian. It doesn't matter who marries Qu Zhizhen, as long as she can get benefits. She still wants to get in touch with her natal family, the Qu Mansion.
"Third sister, let Miss Xie sit down first. Judging from her appearance, she may not be in good health." Qu Caiyue said to Qu Qiuyan with a smile.
Qu Qiuyan originally wanted to embarrass Xie Lian, but seeing Qu Caiyue's expression, she couldn't help but feel depressed. If this had happened in the Qu residence, she would have embarrassed Qu Caiyue directly. However, she had been suppressed by Qu Caiyue before, and now she was suppressed by Liu Lanxin again. She knew that she was no longer the Third Miss Qu.
He had to suppress his anger, raised his head high, and said disdainfully: "Then sit down first, since it is what father and grandmother want."
“Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam.” Xie Lian had already figured out that the other person in front of him was also a girl from the Qu family. He responded softly and sat down.
She had already met all the four young ladies in the Qu family except the eldest one.
The one from the British palace looked the most fragile and kindest, and her appearance was extremely beautiful. Even women felt inferior in front of her, and made people feel inexplicably inferior to her, but it was easy for people to like her.
Although the Concubine Qu in front of him could not compare to the Princess of Ying, her appearance was still excellent among ordinary women. No wonder she was favored by King Jing before. However, her domineering look was not very pleasing.
The last Madam Qu, her appearance is not as good as the first two, but she is also above average. None of the young ladies in the Qu Mansion is of average appearance. Compared with Concubine Qu, this Madam Qu has a smiling face and is not so arrogant. It is said that she entered the mansion earlier than Concubine Qu and is not favored.
Almost without making a sound, Xie Lian had already completed the comparison between these girls from the Qu family.
"The boots you made for father don't fit. Bring them here for me to see." Qu Qiuyan said impatiently. Thinking of her mother, she really didn't want her father to remarry, but she had no right to agree to this.
She has been having a really hard time recently, being controlled by Liu Lanxin everywhere. If it weren't for this, her brother would not have reacted so slowly when he sent someone over to ask her to ask King Jing for help. By the time she had asked King Jing for help, the matter over there would have been resolved.
Qu Mingcheng's reputation has now been ruined. Originally, King Jing had a few things he wanted Qu Mingcheng to do, but now he let other people complete them.
Qu Mingcheng did not please King Jing, and Qu Qiuyan was also reprimanded by King Jing.
Seeing that Xie Lian was actually going to marry her father, it would be strange if she was in a good mood.
Xie Lian from the maid
She took the box from his hand, stood up and handed it over respectfully. The maid took it and presented it to Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Qiuyan had made many boots for Qu Zhizhen's favor before, and she knew Qu Zhizhen's feet very well. After just one look, she curled her lips and said, "You made them too big. They are so big. Don't you even look at the appearance of the ones sent by the Qu Mansion?"
“I… I’m not very good at sewing.” Xie Lian lowered his head, ashamed.
"Miss from a noble family, if you can't even do something like this, what else can you do? I really don't understand how your grandmother and father agreed to let you marry into the family." Qu Qiuyan reprimanded unceremoniously.
“I… I’m sorry.” Xie Lian’s face flushed.
“What’s the point of saying sorry to me? From now on, you will have to make father’s boots. Look at yourself now, what’s the point?” Qu Qiuyan was unreasonable. It was a rare opportunity to scold someone, and she wanted to vent all the anger in her heart on Xie Lian.
Qu Caiyue, on the other hand, couldn't bear to see this, and gently helped Xie Lian out of the predicament: "Alright, Third Sister, this matter was decided by Second Uncle and Grandmother, and we, as the younger generation, can't make the decision, so just listen."
"I can't make a decision, but I have to help my father." Qu Qiuyan said unhappily, patting her boots vigorously. "It's like this, anyone can do better than her, and it's a good thing she can give it to my father. If my father wears boots like this in the future, how can he face people? He is the Minister of Works."
Xie Lian lowered his head even more, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, and he felt extremely aggrieved.
"Third sister, since this matter has come to us, we don't have anything to do anyway, so why not help her!" Qu Caiyue said with a smile.
"Help? How can I help?" Qu Qiuyan asked unhappily.
"Just help your second uncle make a few pairs of boots. You can't let your second uncle wear boots like this." Qu Caiyue smiled and pointed at the boots in front of Qu Qiuyan. It's no wonder that Qu Qiuyan wanted to curse, because these boots were really not that good.
After that, he said to Xie Lian apologetically, “These boots are really bad. If you want your uncle to wear them decently, you have to learn how to wear them well.”
"Yes, I know. I sent these boots over... but they were returned to me. They told me to learn how to make boots from... from the Queen, the Madam, and the Princess of England, so... so, I came here."
The more Xie Lian explained, the more panicked he seemed, and his voice became lower and lower.
"What? Learn to make boots from the Princess of England?" Qu Qiuyan's voice rose involuntarily, becoming a little sharper. "With her looks, what kind of boots can she make? I don't know who made that pair at the beginning. They were probably just fooling Father! Can she teach you how to make another pair to fool Father?"
Whenever Qu Qiuyan mentioned Qu Moying, she felt hatred and jealousy in her heart. Qu Moying was not here at the moment, so there was nothing for her to worry about.
“Madam… just talk about it.” Xie Lian was startled by her sudden high voice. He became more and more uneasy. He raised his eyes to look at Qu Qiuyan and hurriedly lowered his head to explain.
"Grandma said that? Grandma really doesn't know or..." Qu Qiuyan got angry when she heard this, and her voice became even sharper.
"Third sister, don't be angry first. This matter is related to fourth sister... Isn't that good!" Qu Caiyue's eyes lit up, and she stretched out her hand and pressed lightly, interrupting Qu Qiuyan's words.
Could this matter be related to the Yingwang Palace and Qu Moying? This is a great thing...