Sure enough, these two princes have not left Qu Mansion yet.
Prince of Wei Pei Qingmin sat alone in an attic, drinking tea and waiting for Prince of Jing Pei Yusheng.
There is no need to guess where this person went. Just when he was about to leave, a maid suddenly came out, called King Jing aside and said a few words to him. Then Pei Yusheng could not leave and asked Pei Qingmin to wait for him for a while and he would be back soon. But now he had already finished a cup of tea and there was no sign of him.
Pei Qingmin became impatient. He put down the teacup in his hand heavily, reached out to press the coffee table, and was about to stand up.
"Your Highness, Fourth Miss Qu requests to see you." His personal eunuch came in hurriedly and reported to him respectfully.
"Who?" Pei Qingmin asked in surprise.
"The fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion was passing by just now. She heard that His Highness was inside, so she came to pay her respects," the young eunuch explained.
"Have you come specially to pay your respects?" Pei Qingmin curled his lips sarcastically and tapped his fingers lightly on the table. Originally, he didn't want to see this woman. He didn't have a good impression of the character and personality of this Fourth Miss Qu.
But thinking of the connection between this person and Uncle Wang, after a moment of hesitation, he nodded: "Go and ask her to come in!"
The young eunuch responded and went down, and soon brought Qu Moying back.
She was wearing a light lotus-colored dress, which was a very light color, almost white, and had no outstanding features.
The wind blew in from the door, blowing up the long skirt and the long, thin veil, making it flutter in the air, making people feel a bit of her slender and delicate appearance.
It turns out that Miss Qu Si is really thin!
There are many thin young ladies from aristocratic families, but this one looks so thin that she almost looks like she will fall down if the wind blows. Plus, she is wearing a veil, so even though you can't see her face, you still feel pity for her!
Pei Qingmin frowned and his eyes fell on the face of Miss Qu Si.
The veil was tied very loosely, revealing only her fair forehead and her beautifully shaped lips. Her lips were light and delicate, and she looked so pitiful when she pursed them lightly.
This fourth Miss Qu looked very pitiful.
Pei Qingmin saw clearly for the first time the Fourth Miss Qu in front of him, and his handsome brows frowned in displeasure. He did not like this kind of woman who looked weak and timid, but was actually cruel and scheming, and wanted to enter the royal family.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the King of Wei." Qu Moying stepped forward and bowed gracefully.
Pei Qingmin did not shout directly, his eyes were still on Qu Moying's face, and he was speechless for a long time.
Qu Moying half turned her body to salute. Pei Qingmin didn't call out to her, and she didn't move. Her feet felt sore, but there was a hint of depth in her eyes.
Fortunately, her foundation from her previous life was still there, so she was not embarrassed by such a ceremony.
"No thanks." Pei Qingmin's voice was finally heard.
Qu Moying stood up slightly and looked at Pei Qingmin with a straightforward look, "I was very surprised to hear that the prince had come to our house, so I came here specially to pay my respects."
There was no concealment at all. Anything about coming in to pay respects just because I was passing by was just an excuse. I really came to see him.
Pei Qingmin raised his eyebrows. He was surprised by Qu Moying's straightforwardness. In his mind, Qu Moying should have acted as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, shyly saying that he accidentally saw him when he passed by. He didn't know what he was thinking afterwards. He was obviously already involved with Uncle Wang.
It’s a relationship, what do you mean by coming to me now
However, he couldn't guess at the moment.
He looked Qu Moying up and down, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, with a faint smile: "What does Fourth Miss Qu want to see me for?"
"The two princes suddenly came to our house today, and even grandma didn't know about it. It must have been an accident!" Qu Moying replied.
"What do you mean? Miss Qu Si is checking my whereabouts?" Pei Qingmin put down the teacup in his hand heavily, his expression turned cold.
"Your Highness, I have no intention of checking your whereabouts. It's just that some things may involve the prince, so I came here to inquire."
Qu Moying said calmly.
"What's the matter?" Pei Qingmin asked with a cold face.
"Did the two princes see the argument between my second sister and me just now?" Qu Moying looked calmly through her veil and fell on Pei Qingmin's face. Her behavior was calm, without any shyness of a woman seeing a young man.
Pei Qingmin narrowed his eyes, a faint smile appeared on his lips. He glanced at Qu Moying a few more times, and finally landed on her wide veil that concealed her complexion. He said meaningfully, "I'm afraid Fourth Miss Qu is quite good-looking, right? If so, why should she use makeup to conceal her complexion? Wouldn't it be easier to achieve your goal that way?"
"Your Highness, I have no purpose. I just want to remind you. If you think I am too nosy, please forgive me."
Qu Moying keenly sensed the sarcasm in Pei Qingmin's words, smiled slightly, and said without any concealment.
This was said very directly, and it could be said that it was beyond Pei Qingmin's expectation. His narrow eyes fell on Qu Moying's face again, with a hint of meaning: "Fourth Miss Qu had a collision with Uncle Wang before, and I heard that she injured her leg. I don't know where Fourth Miss Qu got her wheelchair. It's really good."
This question was asked very abruptly, and it was a question that Qu Moying could not imagine. For the first time, Qu Moying showed some suspicion on her face. This question really surprised her. She pursed her lips slightly, raised her eyes slightly under her veil, and looked at Pei Qingmin silently: "Your Highness, I don't understand what you mean. The wheelchair was given to me by my third sister."
"Didn't you prepare it yourself?" Pei Qingmin said with a smile.
"No!" Qu Moying shook his head and turned his body to one side. "Your Highness, I have something else to do. Please take your leave first."
After saying that, he took a few steps back before turning around and leaving. The whole process was smooth and flowing, without a trace of lingering thought. He walked out the door and left without even looking back.
This behavior is quite disrespectful.
But Pei Qingmin's eyes were inexplicably solemn, as if he was thinking about something...
"Miss, why did you come to see the King of Wei on purpose?" Yu Dong asked puzzledly after they got outside.
"Don't you think it's strange that King Jing and King Wei come together, and at this time? Who else in this palace can order these two around?" Qu Moying's gaze fell on a flower in front of her. She stopped, and her long veil accidentally hooked on the branch of the flower in front of her.
Yudong hurried forward to help her untie it.
The wind was a bit strong today, and the veil pulled at the corners of her eyes, making her feel a little uncomfortable. Yu Dong untied it for her and she relaxed a little. After untying it, the sun was shining brightly, and Qu Moying lowered her head. Yu Dong took out another veil from her arms and tied it up for her again.
Qu Moying's
When Huan was serving, the two maids wore veils around their eyes in case of emergency.
"Miss, can you take off your veil now?" Yu Dong asked after helping Qu Moying tidy up.
"It's good this way." Qu Moying shook her head. Being too beautiful might not necessarily be a good thing. Besides, she had been wearing the veil for so long that she really had no idea of changing her current situation for the time being.
"Miss, it was Miss Three who invited Prince Jing here, right? But why did Prince Wei come here?" Seeing that Qu Moying didn't have any ideas, Yu Dong stopped asking and continued the previous topic.
Qu Moying smiled slightly and walked forward. "It is impossible for Prince Jing and Prince Wei to come together, unless this matter requires His Royal Highness Prince Wei. There is nothing else going on in the mansion today, except that I just had a fight with my second sister, and it even seemed to be a big fight."
That is, this matter is related to King Pei Qingmin of Wei.
“Could it be that King Jing was afraid that people would gossip about him and the Third Miss, so he brought King Wei here deliberately as a shield?” Yu Dong thought for a moment.
"No!" Qu Moying shook her head. "That day, in front of everyone, he didn't show anything when he saw him with Qu Qiuyan. This means that he has accepted Qu Qiuyan as his wife. However, this kind of acceptance does not show any respect, which is not the behavior of a principal wife."
The more people saw Pei Yusheng and Qu Qiuyan together, the more people doubted Qu Qiuyan's character, and it was even more impossible for Qu Qiuyan to become the Princess of Jing. Qu Moying, as a bystander, saw it clearly, but Qu Qiuyan was the only one who was still immersed in the beautiful dream of becoming the future Princess of Jing.
Pei Yusheng didn't care about Qu Qiuyan's reputation. He just made it clear that Qu Qiuyan was the person he favored. Qu Qiuyan had no other choice but to enter Prince Jing's Mansion.
"So, today is also to make King Jing take a fancy to the second young lady?" Yu Dong subconsciously inferred, but after he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly widened and he uttered two words in astonishment: "King Wei?"
"It should be the King of Wei." Qu Moying just smiled, and her smile was as gentle as ever. This matter had nothing to do with her, and she didn't want to get involved. It could be seen that the King of Wei did not have a good impression of her, and there was even a bit of disgust in his eyes. But this matter really connected to her, and she had to report it to the King of Wei first.
The Prince of Wei is the sickest and weakest among the princes. He usually just grows flowers and plants and recites poems and books in his mansion. It is said that he is very talented in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he basically enjoys these calligraphy and paintings by himself and they are basically not seen by the outside world.
In the previous life, Ji Hanyue had occasionally seen the paintings of King Wei and was amazed by them. No one would have thought that such a sickly prince could be a master of calligraphy and painting.
But the Prince of Wei's palace was very quiet. On the one hand, I heard that it was because of his illness, and on the other hand, I also heard that the Prince of Wei was very elegant.
Such a person can be said to be beyond the imperial power, but in fact, no matter what, his identity is there. As the prince of Wei, he may not be the choice of the most ambitious ladies, but he is the choice of many women of lower status who love glory and wealth.
The fact that the King of Wei has remained clean for so many years shows that this frail prince is not completely scheming and is not easily exploited.
Given Qu Qiuyan's status, if she entered the Prince of Wei's palace, even if she could not obtain the high position of concubine, she would still not be able to escape the title of "Madam".