"Miss, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Ming Xin looked at her with concern and lowered his voice, "Miss, if there is anything, please tell me as soon as possible, so as not to delay yourself. Although we are now under the side of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we still have to be more careful sometimes."
Hearing what she said, Xie Feng, who was originally a little hesitant, gritted his teeth, and his trembling hands were cold, "That person... That person is not Madam Ji."
"Not Mrs. Ji?" Mingxin was stunned and asked back.
"No... not her, I can see clearly... between her fingers... it's not like this... it's another woman." Since he had already spoken, Xie Feng went on to say, "Mrs. Ji injured her hand when she was young, and her fingers are a little different in length. She injured this section of her finger at the time. It happened a long time ago, and it didn't have much impact, so not many people know about it."
But what she remembered was that it was all because of the Crown Princess, for which the Crown Princess felt extremely guilty, and as her personal maid, she naturally remembered it even more clearly.
The man had been soaked in water for a long time, and his face was completely unrecognizable. Nothing could be seen at all. Only the length of his fingers was discernible.
"If it's not Madam Ji, then who could it be? That... that leg bone is broken." After hearing Xie Feng's words, Ming Xin was also shocked and asked subconsciously, his voice unconsciously rising.
Xie Feng covered her mouth tightly, "You...be gentler."
Mingxin nodded, and Xiefeng let go of her hand. "Who do you think did this... who did this?"
She thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out who did it. If it were in the past, she would have believed that Ji Youran faked her own death and escaped. But now the inner court of the East Palace is basically populated by the Crown Princess's people. Is it that easy for Ji Youran to escape without making any noise
"I don't know, but I think it's just her or..." Mingxin thought for a while and honestly stretched out her hand and pointed in the direction of Liu Jingyu's residence.
Xie Feng was silent for a moment, then nodded: "That's what I thought. Now... should we go report this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
At this moment, she was at a loss and only dared to tell Mingxin about this matter.
Ming Xin shook her head: "Miss, in your current situation, it is best not to do anything or say anything. It is good enough to be able to seek shelter from His Highness now. When the storm of this period is over, we can make other plans. Now His Highness the Crown Prince is upset, and no one will have a good result if they bump into him."
The Eastern Palace is indeed in chaos right now. It's not that the servants in the mansion are chaotic, but the masters are. The Eastern Palace has strict rules and regulations, and from time to time someone will take the servants away for questioning. No one dares to do anything wrong or say anything wrong, and no one even knows what happened to those who were taken away and never came back.
Everyone was now serving their master carefully, and no one dared to have any illicit thoughts.
The more you do at this time, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make. Who knows if you might lose your life because of a word.
Mingxin’s words fit the current situation and also fit what Xiefeng was thinking.
"Yes, if no one mentions this matter, I will definitely not mention it either." Xie Feng gritted his teeth and looked up at Ming Xin, "You have to keep this matter to yourself and pretend that you know nothing and are not clear about anything."
"Don't worry, young lady. I understand." Mingxin said repeatedly with a pale face. Her voice was very low, and one could faintly hear her trembling voice as she tried hard to suppress it.
When they looked at each other, they saw that the other's face was pale and bloodless...
Xie Lian has been in Qu Mansion for the past few days.
The bustle of her life was different from what she had imagined.
Originally, the reason for all this hustle and bustle was that she wanted to go into the mansion to make plans.
She was able to take over the power to be the head of the household. The old lady was old and was unwilling to move. She should have enjoyed her retirement. It was inappropriate to let her be in charge at this time. Although she was the new daughter-in-law who had just married into the family, she had helped to manage some things before. It was natural for her to be the head of the household now.
After the lady said a few words, she politely accepted it, which was only natural.
However, she did not expect that her so-called refusal would not be carried out, and the matter went directly to her housekeeper. The lady went to the East Palace and left everything in the West Palace to her.
This made Xie Lian feel like he was hitting cotton with his fist. She had already thought about how to say it tactfully, how to make the lady dowager think that she was a suitable daughter-in-law for a family, how to speak well of herself in front of the Princess of Ying or the concubine of the King of Jing, so that they would respect her as an elder.
With the presence of the Lady Dowager, even if she was a second wife and her status was slightly inferior, these people did not dare to look down on her, and would even look at her face in some aspects. She entered the mansion to help Qu Zhizhen, and by doing this, she firmly sat in the position of the Minister's wife.
She was still not satisfied with the position of the Minister's wife. She had originally set her sights on the Minister of State, but she had not expected such a change to happen before she even got married, which made Xie Lian feel greatly disappointed.
Xie Lian had checked out the two previous ladies in the Qu Mansion. The first one had no ability and couldn’t even keep an eye on her own husband. She also allowed a concubine to take her place and even died in the end due to the concubine’s conspiracy. She was really incompetent. As for the other one, how confident could a concubine be to take the position? No matter how you look at it, she was not a decent person and ended up like that. It was her own fault.
Compared to the previous two, Xie Lian felt that she was more than capable and talented enough to be Qu Zhizhen's virtuous wife. There was no one more suitable than her, but now she was in a difficult situation.
Not to mention that the lady just left without a word, but Qu Zhizhen only set foot in her yard on their wedding day and hadn't been seen since then.
All these things piled together made her feel more and more that this life was completely different from what she had imagined.
After enduring for a few days, Xie Lian couldn't bear it anymore and went to find Qu Zhizhen with his maid.
At the door of the study, the servant stopped her: "Madam, please wait a moment."
Xie Lian stopped and said, “Go and report to the master.”
The servant turned around and went back to report. After a while, he came out with a smile and stepped aside: "Madam, please."
Xie Lian raised his chin, nodded modestly, and walked into the study.
In the study, Qu Zhizhen looked up at his new wife with an obscure look.
“Greetings, Master.” Xie Lian knelt down and saluted.
"You're too polite, ma'am." Qu Zhizhen said lightly, waving his hand for her to stand up.
Xie Lian stood up and looked at the maid who was following behind her. The maid swiftly retreated to the door, leaving only the couple in the room.
There were no outsiders around, so Xie Lian sat down and said, “Master, I want to go to the Prince of Ying’s mansion to see the Princess of Ying.”
"Why do you want to see her?" Qu Zhizhen asked in an ambiguous tone.
"As for the dowry, I have caused her so much trouble. I have to go and see her. If Princess Ying is in trouble, I am willing to return all the dowry I added before."
Thinking of this, Xie Lian felt distressed, and felt that this was the biggest concession she had ever made.
Since those dowries belonged to her and were originally her lifelong possessions, her ability to return them all represented her thoughts, and Qu Zhizhen should understand her intentions.
Qu Zhizhen almost laughed out of anger when he heard her words. Now he thought that he was too hasty in getting married. Even if he wanted to marry a second wife, he had many girls from aristocratic families to choose from. Why did he let her into his house? Now it turned out like this. Thinking of the half-smiles on his friends' faces, and how they repeatedly told him that raising a daughter was a good thing.
The meaning behind this was enough to make Qu Zhizhan so angry that he was fuming.
Even if he really wanted to rely on his daughter, he wouldn't be so obvious. Moreover, it would be so obvious in terms of money and property. Isn't this ridiculous
Even if he is not a minister, he is still a minister. People make fun of him for relying on his daughter to get things done. Where does this put his past achievements
The mere fact of embezzling the property of the British royal palace was enough to wipe out most of his previous business.
The fact that he became the Shangshu before made people feel that it was only with the help of the King of England. He himself had no ability. It was only because the King of England's wife was his daughter that he climbed to the position of Shangshu with the help of his daughter. Now he was pulled down from the position of Shangshu because his virtue was not worthy of the position.
Although his daughter is foolishly filial, there is nothing good about him as a father.
Filial piety is certainly commendable, but when it reaches such an extent that one no longer cares about the concepts of right and wrong, it is no longer enough to describe filial piety. It only means that the daughter is foolishly filial and the father is unkind.
Qu Zhizhen was so angry that he got such an explanation just after marrying Xie Lian. He disliked Xie Lian more and more. If Xie Lian was not still useful to him, he would have found a reason to divorce her long ago and would not have kept her until now.
Now, hearing her self-righteously say that she wanted to return the extra money, with an expression of being extremely wronged, Qu Zhizhen became even more furious.
"Going back?"
“Yes, return it. We can’t let Princess Ying suffer any injustice. As for what happened before… I really didn’t know that it would cause so much trouble to Princess Ying. Now that things have come to this, returning it is the best solution… Always…” Xie Lian felt distressed, but he was still analyzing for Qu Zhizhen, looking magnanimous and calm.
“Do you still think this is your own little family’s home? Are you really going back? Where can I throw the face of the dignified King of England? Or do you plan to step on the face of the King of England to find a good reputation for yourself?” Qu Zhizhen slammed the table and interrupted Xie Lian harshly. If she was a girl from a noble family, how could she say such a thing? It turned out that only a pauper could say such a thing.
You want them to take back the things that the British palace sent out? And return them all? It seems like they need to make a big fuss about it
Are you really going to offend the King of England
The King of England did not say anything to him about this matter, but Qu Zhizhen has been frightened for so long. Now that this has happened, does he really think that the King of England has no temper
When this man gets ruthless, he doesn't care whether he is the biological father of the Princess of England or not. Qu Zhizhen is very clear about this. In the past, he often did things through Qu Moying. He wanted to marry a wife, and help him contact Qu Moying, so that she could be a better helper to him and have more contact with his daughter in the future.
There are some things that a mother can say but a father cannot.
Unexpectedly, not only did Xie Lian ruin all of this before it was implemented, but he also offended the King of England. He didn't even dare to go to the King of England's mansion, and she actually had the nerve to say that she would go back