"Master, why are you giving her a dowry? She clearly has bad intentions. She just talked about the boots before, but now she comes to complain to you, saying that she was forced to come here. It's good enough that the Zhu Mansion can give her a dowry, and that's only because of the Qu Mansion. Do you really think that the Zhu Mansion wants to recognize such a good relative like her?"
Yuchun came back angrily.
Upon hearing her words, Qu Moying and Yuxiu both laughed.
"You don't like her?" Qu Moying asked after laughing, looking at Yu Chun who was stamping her feet in anger.
"I don't like her. You can tell she's scheming. I misjudged her before. I thought she was a good person. She was able to please the Madam Dowager and make the Second Master relax because she was a good person. Now I realize that she is so extraordinary. She really is..."
Yuchun paused for a moment, not knowing what to say. Finally, she stamped her feet and said, "I just think it's too fake. Her own dowry is not enough, but she has to go to our Prince Ying's mansion."
"Why?" Qu Moying glanced at her and asked.
"Master, what else can I say? Look at her, she said this... She is so aggrieved, and she said that she was forced to come here by the Zhu Mansion. With such a small dowry, the Zhu Mansion forced her to come here. Isn't this just asking for a dowry from you, Master? I have never seen such a shameless person."
The more Yuchun spoke, the angrier she became. The more she spoke, the more she felt that Xie Lian was scheming. She had deliberately delivered the list directly to her master, just to let her master see her grievance!
"Didn't they say that the Zhu family forced them to come here?"
"She is going to marry into the Qu Mansion now. Since the Zhu Mansion has recognized her and is going to arrange a marriage for her, there won't be any gossip at the last stage, right? I heard that Concubine Zhu Jing's family is also very wealthy, so they shouldn't be short of this little bit. In the future, they will be friends with the Shangshu Mansion, and she will be the head lady when she marries there."
Even though Yuchun was just a maid, she could see clearly under the care of Qu Moying during this period of time.
"You already understand all this, so why can't you hold yourself back?" Yuxiu replied with a smile.
"But I'm not afraid of the master..." Yu Chun was stunned when she said this. She looked at Yu Xiu, then at Qu Moying, and suddenly pointed at Yu Xiu, "You... the master also knows?"
"Why doesn't the master know? You know everything, don't you?" Yuxiu laughed so hard that she fell down. Seeing Yuchun's aggrieved and troubled look, she wanted to laugh.
"Master, that's great." Yuchun looked at the two of them and suddenly jumped up and said excitedly, "I was just afraid that she would deceive you."
"She wasn't like this before. She seemed very cautious. It must be that the master made her so outspoken." Yu Xiu looked at Yu Chun like this and deliberately said one more thing, "Otherwise, how could you think she would do such a thing? What she did before was watertight, right?"
These words made Yuchun think more. She recalled their first meeting and everything that happened afterwards. Although the matter of the boots seemed a bit rude, it was also the intention of the second master and the other two young ladies. She had no choice at that time and had to ask for help from her own family.
It's really a stretch.
If you think about it carefully, it is different from now. It had no direct interest to her before, but now it is a direct benefit, and he dares to come directly to her. Although he uses the name of Zhu Mansion, the benefit is truly hers.
"Master, she...she really thought you would satisfy her unconditionally?" Yuxiu figured it out and stuttered.
"Why not? She thinks she is my elder. I still have to rely on the Qu family in the future. Even though I am the Princess of England and enjoy unlimited glory now, it is only temporary. I still have to rely on the Qu family in the future. Can't she ask for more benefits at this time? Besides, I think I have a good temper and am kind-hearted."
Qu Moying suppressed the smile on his face and spoke calmly, raising his watery eyes with a gloomy look.
The people in the needlework room said a lot of things just to protect their reputation as a "weak" person. As long as Xie Lian still had his own little thoughts, he would never let go of such a good opportunity.
And it seems legitimate.
As the Princess of England and the future junior, if she didn't want this marriage to look so shabby and bring shame to the reputation of the Qu family, she had to help with this matter and give more dowry. With her status, if she gave too little, people would look down on her, so it would be better not to give anything.
Sure enough, even if Miss Xie had ulterior motives, she would not skimp on any of it when it came to benefiting herself.
"Master, what should I do if she comes next time?" Yu Chun had been trained very well by Qu Moying, and she immediately thought of the next question.
"Of course I'm still dissatisfied, but I have to endure it. After all, you are just a maid, and a loyal maid at that." Qu Moying said.
Yuchun is the most suitable person for this matter. Compared with other maids, Yuchun is the maid who has always been with her. She has come from humble beginnings and has not seen much in the past. Even though she understands the rules now, some things cannot be hidden. She is not like Yuxiu and the others, who look difficult to provoke and not easy to be taken advantage of.
"I understand, master, don't worry. I will be a good dissatisfied maid. I am so loyal to you, and I can't just watch you get cheated. But I'm just a maid." Yu Chun patted her chest and said proudly. She was already so aggrieved when she didn't know what was going on. Now that she knows, she can be even more aggrieved and angry.
"Master, do you not want Miss Xie to marry in?" After calming down for a while, Yu Chun became curious again.
"Marry? Why not? They are a perfect match." Qu Moying smiled slightly and said meaningfully.
They are a perfect match and work together very well.
A pair of boots can be related to oneself. As soon as one side moves slightly, the other side will understand immediately. This kind of fate is not cultivated.
There's no way they can be apart, right
This can be said to be a match made in heaven.
One of them was determined to enter the Qu Mansion, and the other one finally agreed. It can be said that they hit it off. My step-father was a very scheming person. If it was just a simple person, how could he give in
It is also obvious that Xie Lian has no family background and no support, which is not only of no benefit to his adoptive father, but may also drag him down. However, he agreed readily, as if he really felt pity for her being an orphan and helpless. If his adoptive father was such a person, he would not have watched coldly as Yu tortured his newborn child.
Afterwards he just left himself to fend for himself.
How can a person who has no affection for his own family have much sympathy for others
My grandmother said that there are many young ladies from aristocratic families in the capital who are interested in him. There are also some ladies from aristocratic families who are neither high nor low, such as the one from the Shangshu Qu Zhizhen. There are also many who have taken the initiative to come to his house to express their feelings.
Those who didn't move around in the past are now starting to move around, and there is a lot of meaning in this.
With my cheap father's temper, how can
He had to choose the one that was most beneficial to him. After much deliberation, he finally agreed to Xie Lian, which showed that Xie Lian’s marriage was the best for him.
Thinking about our initial encounter, it was truly a coincidence, and everything seems to be natural.
Outsiders may think that all this is natural, but only Qu Moying, who is familiar with Qu Zhizhen's personality, will find some clues...
This cheap father is too experienced, and he is also an elder. Qu Moying has never been able to find a breakthrough. Now that he has Xie Lian, it is pretty good...
“Miss Xie, what do you think of using this material?” A woman came forward with a piece of material and handed it to Xie Lian with a smile.
The material was good, and it wasn’t the one Xie Lian brought with him. Such good material was good enough for making not only boots but also clothes.
Xie Lian was filled with jealousy when he saw this.
But she was a cautious person after all. After taking it and looking at it for a while, she put it down and said softly, "I'd better not take it. Princess Ying has helped me a lot. How could I want her things again? Put it away!"
"Oh, Miss Xie, why are you talking nonsense? Our princess has already said that if you like something, just use it. You will be our princess's elder in the future. Not only are you a family, but you are also an elder. Our princess should be on good terms with you, right?"
The old woman was unwilling to take it back, and pushed the material in front of her again, and said something even more pleasant: "If you don't tell us, our princess will find out and she might scold me."
“The Princess of England wouldn’t be like this, would she?” Xie Lian raised his eyes and asked.
"Of course not normally. Our queen is extremely kindhearted and has a very good temper. In the past, our princess would respond to whatever the prince said and would tell the prince everything. But this is a small matter, and it is also related to our princess's face. The prince will not care, and the princess will naturally not lose her own face. Don't you think so?"
“The princess is so kind, His Royal Highness the King of England must be protecting her on a daily basis, right?” Xie Lian followed up on the topic and asked curiously.
"Of course, our prince is very kind to the princess. Sometimes he brings some gifts to her. Although most of the time the prince is very busy and has no time to accompany her, he will at least have people bring many things to her." The old woman smiled and replied, "Our prince also lets the princess pick some of the rewards sent from the palace before putting them into his private storehouse."
“Isn’t the princess in charge of all the affairs of the palace? Why is she also in the private vault of His Majesty the King of England?” Xie Lian asked in confusion.
"The one in charge of our palace now is the princess on paper, but in reality it's Aunt Fang. She has been in charge until now. After all, the princess is still young and doesn't understand much about this. She is still learning from Aunt Fang. Aunt Fang allowed many things to enter the prince's private vault."
The old woman explained with a smile.
Therefore, despite the glorious Qu Moying, her situation in the Prince of England's palace was actually worse than that of a servant. The King of England treated her indifferently, and all the gifts were given by servants under his supervision. All the others were locked up and not allowed to be given.
Listening to this, the British princess sounds like an outsider.
No wonder the British princess treats me so well and always tries to get close to me.
Xie Lian looked at the piece of material in front of him thoughtfully, weighing the pros and cons, and decided that it would be useless if he took the material...