"Do you still remember what happened when we got engaged?" Zhou Jinruo pressed her fair face with a handkerchief and looked at Qu Minghui with tearful eyes.
"I know, what's wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. I just gave the wrong gift to Princess Ying." Zhou Jinruo cried aggrievedly, looking helpless. "What should I do now? If Princess Ying makes a fuss about this, will it affect our marriage?"
"What did you send?" Qu Minghui asked.
"It's just a bottle of ointment, passed down from our ancestors. It's extremely precious. I heard that the Princess of England was not feeling well at the time, so she specially chose this as a gift." Zhou Jinruo cried.
"Since it was carefully prepared, why do you say it was sent to the wrong place?" Qu Minghui didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
"I recently heard from a famous doctor that this ointment could also cause problems. I had good intentions when I gave it to the British princess, but later on, the ointment had problems and I thought it wasn't my fault. Now that I think about it, it might really have something to do with me. What if the British princess gets angry? What should I do?"
Zhou Jinruo looked frightened, panicked and helpless.
"Did something happen when Fourth Sister used it?" Qu Minghui was anxious for a moment and used the old name. This incident also happened at that time, but Qu Minghui didn't know about it.
"It wasn't the Princess of England who got into trouble, it was the concubine in the previous East Palace who got into trouble." Zhou Jinruo said while wiping her tears.
"Which concubine in the Eastern Palace had an accident?" Qu Minghui didn't know who he was talking about.
"It's the cousin of the former Crown Princess." Zhou Jinruo reminded him.
After hearing what she said, Qu Minghui also realized that Ji Youran was the concubine of the Eastern Palace who enjoyed a glorious life after the death of the Crown Princess. Later it was discovered that she was actually vicious and later committed suicide by jumping into the lake.
"This woman got into trouble, so what does it have to do with you?" Qu Minghui said disapprovingly. It has been so long since the incident, what else could have happened
“But I’m afraid that Princess Ying will come looking for me. After all, it was me who gave it to Princess Ying. Fortunately, Princess Ying didn’t use it and it was snatched away by this concubine. Otherwise, it would be a disaster caused by me.” Zhou Jinruo cried so hard, like a pear blossom in the rain.
In the past, she had always been dignified and graceful in front of Qu Minghui, and had never been so flustered and helpless. It was obvious that she was really scared.
"Don't worry, the Princess of England has a gentle personality, and you had good intentions at the time, but you did something bad with good intentions. Fortunately, it's not a big mistake now." Qu Minghui comforted her with concern.
"But, but when I went to the Prince of England's mansion to deliver the note, a maid mentioned this matter and said that she would investigate the matter and that the Princess of England would not forgive me. My Lord, what should I do now? I really don't know if the ointment that has been sealed can also be bad."
Zhou Jinruo fell on the table and burst into tears.
Seeing his fiancée crying like this, Qu Minghui couldn't bear it. Thinking about it carefully, this matter was not a big deal. Princess Ying wouldn't be so petty. He patted his chest and said, "It's okay, don't worry, I'll go and explain this to Princess Ying."
"Young Master, please take me with you. I will explain to Princess Ying myself. This is my own business and I cannot involve you." Zhou Jinruo did not believe Qu Minghui. She wiped her tears and raised her head.
"You are still so kind." Qu Minghui felt heartbroken and helpless, so he could only nod.
"Brother and Miss Zhou Er came together?" Qu Moying put down the book in his hand and asked.
There are four books placed in front of me. I didn't notice them when they were not in the same place. Now that they are placed in a row, I find that they really are elephants.
The specific contents of the four books are different, but they are roughly similar. They all begin with miscellaneous notes and then have piano scores.
Four books, four different sources.
If you look at it alone, you really can't see it, but now you look at it again, you can see some differences.
"The eldest master was injured." Yu Chun reported.
"Please invite them in quickly." Mo Ying said, following Yu Chun outside with a thoughtful look in his eyes. How could his elder brother be injured? He is just a civil servant now and it is impossible for him to be injured.
This is a bit strange.
As expected, Qu Minghui came in injured, with one arm hanging around his neck with a bandage, and it looked like he was seriously injured. Behind him was Zhou Jinruo, who was as pale as a young wife and looked as if he had been frightened. When he saw Mo Ying, there was a look of shame on his face.
"Brother, where are you hurt? How did you get hurt?" Mo Ying asked after looking Qu Minghui up and down.
Qu Minghui did not look weak, and there was even a healthy blush on his face. It seemed that nothing had happened, but the bandage hanging around his neck was too conspicuous.
Qu Minghui stepped forward and bowed to Qu Moying: "Greetings, Princess, I have nothing to do."
"Nothing, what is this?" Mo Ying pointed at the bandage on Qu Minghui's neck.
"Don't worry, Princess. It's just a minor skin injury. There's no real bone damage. The doctor was just worried and wrapped it like this on purpose." Qu Minghui moved his hands slightly and motioned to Mo Ying to see that it was really nothing serious.
Seeing that he was calm and there was no sign of pain on his face, and that although he was a little embarrassed, it was nothing, Mo Ying breathed a sigh of relief and asked someone to find a seat and serve tea.
"Brother, what's the matter that you brought Miss Zhou Er here at this time?" Mo Ying asked slowly after the two of them took a sip of tea.
"It's not a big deal, it's just an old thing. Jinruo didn't care about it at first. But it just so happened that I got hurt when I was traveling with her today. I found an old doctor nearby and found out about some old things. Jinruo felt really sorry for you, so she came here to apologize to you."
Qu Minghui said.
Zhou Jinruo stood up and bowed to Mo Ying: "Princess, it was Jinruo who was wrong that day. I hope you can forgive me."
"Miss Zhou Er is too polite. I wonder what Miss Zhou Er is talking about?" Mo Ying smiled slightly and raised her hand lightly, indicating that she didn't need to be so polite.
"My Lady Princess, please be generous. Jinruo needs to explain the matter clearly. Do you still remember the time when Jinruo gave you the ointment?" Zhou Jinruo stood up straight and said with guilt, "I thought it was the ointment passed down from my ancestors and it must be good. But I didn't expect that it would be delivered to the concubine of the East Palace and something went wrong."
"That day, Jinruo felt that this matter had nothing to do with her anyway. She thought someone had tampered with it, and even suspected the princess." Zhou Jinruo looked even more guilty when she said this. "Jinruo was short-sighted. She was only thinking about exonerating herself, but she never thought that this matter might really be Jinruo's fault. Today, I heard from the old doctor that some ointments may not work after being left for a long time, and may even have a counterproductive effect."
This is about the ointment that was delivered to Ji Youran that day.
"It's been a long time since that happened, so there's no need to talk about it now." Mo Ying shook his hand and said with a faint smile.
It seems that he is unwilling to talk about what happened in the past.
Zhou Jinruo said anxiously, "Princess, it must have been Jinruo's fault that day, but it almost hurt you. Although you were fine afterwards, you were also misunderstood. All of this is Jinruo's fault. No matter how the princess punishes Jinruo, Jinruo will bear it. All of this was originally Jinruo's fault."
Zhou Jinruo knelt down, her eyes reddened, "If it weren't for what the old doctor said this time, Jinruo would still feel that Jinruo was not at fault at all, and it was the princess who was wrong."
She said this very frankly, honestly taking all the responsibility on herself and being willing to bear all the consequences. Seeing her like this, Qu Minghui loved her even more. He looked at Zhou Jinruo who was kneeling on the ground, and then at Mo Ying who was silent. Qu Minghui felt heartbroken and at a loss, not knowing what to say at this time.
Finally, he let out a long sigh and stood up. It looked like he was going to kneel down to Mo Ying.
This was done for Qu Minghui to see, and it was also to show that she still had some affection for the eldest wife of the Qu family. Mo Ying sneered in her heart. This Miss Zhou Er had not come out for a long time, and it seemed that she could not sit still again. She had repeatedly asked for a meeting with the note before, but she had no intention of paying attention to her.
Now you are rushing here to cause trouble
"Brother, please take a seat first." His face turned slightly cold, and he looked at Qu Minghui who was about to make a move, "I still have to ask about this matter. At the beginning, the prince came to the Yingwang Palace because of this matter, and everyone made a fuss. If His Royal Highness knew that this matter was actually started by Miss Zhou Er, I'm afraid it won't end well."
In a word, Qu Minghui's legs could not bend anymore. This was not just a matter of the Prince of England's Palace, it also involved the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. And judging from the tone, this was no small matter
His gaze involuntarily turned to Zhou Jinruo. Zhou Jinruo had said before that this matter was not a big deal and he only needed to tell his fourth sister about it.
Zhou Jinruo was also in a panic. She wanted to explain this matter wholeheartedly and free herself from it in order to restore a good relationship with the Princess of Ying. Even if the Princess of Ying in front of her was no longer a daughter of the Qu family, as long as she still had a little affection for the Qu family, she would most likely cling to her.
But she didn't intend to really take the blame for this matter.
Ji Youran is already dead, why is the prince still insisting on this matter
"Don't worry, Princess Ying. This matter is all caused by Jinruo. Even if Jinruo dies, she will take the blame." Even though she was panicking, Zhou Jinruo had to hold on at this time.
Having said that, how can I back down? Fortunately, there is a Crown Princess in the Prince's Eastern Palace. Even if I can't contact her now, I can still ask her for help someday.
If she could get close to the Princess of England this time, and with the secret help of the Crown Princess, no one would dare to look down on her in the future. It would be easy for her to become a first-rank lady in the future.
At this moment, no matter what, she can only hold on.
"Princess of England" Qu Minghui looked at Mo Ying eagerly, with an obvious pleading tone. He was really kind to Zhou Jinruo, and now seeing her like this, he felt distressed. If he was not still somewhat clear-headed, he would have spoken directly at this moment.