"Miss Zhou Er is so in awe of the Crown Princess?" Seeing her pale face and uneasy look, Mo Ying smiled, her long eyelashes fluttering twice, with a harmless smile that looked like just a tease.
"The Crown Princess is the principal wife of the Eastern Palace. Jinruo has always been in awe and respect for her and dared not slack off in the slightest." Zhou Jinruo said with a serious face.
"That was my fault. I just saw Miss Zhou Er was overjoyed when she heard that she was going to meet the Crown Princess. I thought that Miss Zhou Er had a close relationship with the Crown Princess in the past." Qu Moying shook his hand indifferently and took the words back.
Qu Minghui's brows were locked, and although he didn't say anything, there was some doubt in his eyes when he looked at Zhou Jinruo.
The Zhou Jinruo he saw in front of him seemed to be different from the one he and his mother saw in front of them in the past.
In the past, Zhou Jinruo acted very resourceful and capable in front of his mother and himself. He also cared about his sister and had been trying every means to save her. Although there had been no results, it seemed to be working, as some news about his sister would come out from time to time.
Now are they all fake
"It's not Princess Ying who is wrong, it's Jinruo who made the Princess misunderstand." Zhou Jinruo didn't dare to say that Mo Ying was wrong, and said hurriedly.
The Princess of England was indeed difficult to deal with. Not only were her questions tricky, but there was also some weirdness in her tone, as if she knew the inside story. Zhou Jinruo regretted making this trip at this moment.
The implicit meaning of these words made her feel uneasy.
Now she just wanted to leave the Prince of England's Palace and go back as soon as possible, but she couldn't say it out loud. She couldn't help but look at Qu Minghui, hinting that he could go back.
They had discussed this before they came. After explaining things clearly, they would go back so as not to disturb the British princess's rest.
However, Qu Minghui did not notice Zhou Jinruo's hint. He lowered his head slightly, clenched and then lowered his hands that were placed on the edge of the chair, and it was obvious that he was very uneasy.
"Young Master." Zhou Jinruo had to speak in a low voice under heavy pressure.
Qu Minghui then raised his head, looked at Zhou Jinruo woodenly, then glanced at Mo Ying who was sitting above, and then he stood up with sudden realization, stumbling a little because he stood up in a hurry: "Princess Ying, we have disturbed you for so long, it's time to say goodbye."
Zhou Jinruo heaved a sigh of relief, and followed Yingying to stand up, bowing deeply to Qu Moying: "I won't disturb the princess' rest."
At this moment, she finally felt relieved. She had finally survived this ordeal. She would come to the British palace less often in the future, at least for the time being.
Mo Ying smiled: "Ms. Zhou Er, please rest for a while in the side room. I still have something to say to my brother."
"Princess, is there anything else?" Qu Minghui's brows had not relaxed yet. He looked at Zhou Jinruo leaving and asked with a gloomy look in his eyes.
"Brother, have you also noticed something?" Mo Ying smiled and asked meaningfully.
"Is there something wrong?" Qu Minghui's voice was suppressed.
"There's nothing wrong, I just think something is a little strange. This matter is related to Miss Zhou Er, but I have to ask my eldest brother for the details."
Mo Ying did not intend to make a decision for Qu Minghui.
There are things that she should do, so she will do them, but there are things that she shouldn't decide, so she won't do them.
She just laid the facts out to prevent Qu Minghui and Luo from being deceived by Zhou Jinruo.
"Please speak." Qu Minghui said in a deep voice.
"If big brother goes to ask around in the Eastern Palace again, he may not be able to find anyone named Qu Xuexin." Mo Ying's gaze fell on Qu Minghui and he said slowly.
"What do you mean?" Qu Minghui asked with a trembling voice.
Even though he thought of many possibilities, he had never thought of this possibility. He put his hands on the table, almost unable to believe his ears.
"That's what Big Brother understood. Maybe they just said a few words to the outside world. After all, she is just a concubine, and not a legitimate concubine. There have been a lot of things happening in the East Palace recently, and so many things have happened one after another. There is not much news coming out from the outside world. I only know about it when I occasionally hear our prince and the guards say it."
There were some things that Mo Ying didn't say directly, so he could only speak through Pei Yuanjun.
"Why does the King of England want to talk about his sister?" After all, Qu Minghui was also a person who passed the science exam, so he immediately heard something strange.
It is impossible for someone like Pei Yuanjun to care about a concubine in the Eastern Palace. Even if this concubine has some relationship with Princess Ying, that is all.
Such a small matter would not be reported to him unless there was some mysterious secret involved.
"It is said that a letter was sent to Miss Zhou Er, but no one knows the details. The person who sent the letter has disappeared, and no one knows what was written in it. But we know that Qu Xuexin disappeared after the letter was sent, and then Ji Youran jumped into the lake and committed suicide."
Since Qu Xuexin is no longer around, Mo Ying feels that the matter is over and there is no need to let anyone lead the East Palace by the nose anymore.
Some things have to be made clear, to prevent Qu Minghui from accidentally falling into someone else's trap.
"What?" Qu Minghui didn't understand at first. He just noticed that it was Miss Zhou Er who was being talked about. He was still wondering if this matter had anything to do with Miss Zhou Er, if the letter was really delivered to Miss Zhou Er, and if someone deliberately framed Miss Zhou Er.
But he finally realized it at the last moment, and his face suddenly turned pale.
Naturally he also knew about this matter. With such a commotion, the entire capital was alarmed. The once powerful Concubine Ji ended up committing suicide by jumping into a lake. Everyone sighed, but also felt that it was supposed to be this way.
This Concubine Ji is scheming and has a vicious and greedy heart. She might have angered the former Crown Princess to death. It would be really unjust if she were allowed to live.
After hearing this, Qu Minghui felt very relieved. His sister ended up in that situation because of Concubine Ji. If it weren't for Concubine Ji, his sister wouldn't be like this now.
But when he heard it again now, he felt like he was struck by lightning and looked at Mo Ying in disbelief.
Mo Ying responded calmly and nodded slightly.
"How could it be like this? Isn't this Concubine Ji?" Qu Minghui's voice became filled with uncontrollable grief and anger.
Even though this sister was so troublesome and even though he had always treated her as dead, when he actually received such news, Qu Minghui couldn't bear it for a moment.
"Brother, this matter has not been publicized outside yet and is still under investigation. There will definitely be an explanation someday, but it is not possible now." Mo Ying said softly.
"You can't tell me now?" Qu Minghui understood.
"Yes, I can't tell you now." Mo Ying nodded. "This matter is of great importance. It's not just a matter of two concubines. Who changed people? There are not many people with such great abilities in the East Palace. Where did the letter go? There is no trace of it now. I heard that Miss Zhou Er had a good relationship with the East Palace, so I asked specifically."
Mo Ying paused here and didn't continue.
But Qu Minghui understood the meaning of the words.
He had some doubts about Zhou Jinruo before, but they were just some doubts. Some of his doubts were because of Mo Ying. He was worried that Mo Ying would be unhappy with Zhou Jinruo because of the ointment incident, so he deliberately said such things. Now that he thinks about it, he still underestimated this fourth sister.
That's not what I'm talking about at all.
Who else in the Eastern Palace could possibly do something like that? The Crown Prince or the Crown Princess? But no matter which one it was, he couldn't afford to offend them right now.
The British princess's reminder was well-intentioned.
"I see."
"After you go back, there's no need to say anything more. This matter is of great importance, so it's best not to let Miss Zhou Er know. I'm not worried about Miss Zhou Er, but she always does things that make people feel uneasy, and she has an ambiguous relationship with the East Palace. It's better to say less about this matter, so as not to involve my uncle and aunt."
Mo Ying warned.
"Thank you, Princess Ying. I understand." Qu Minghui lowered his head and spoke after a long while. When he looked up again, his eyes were dark red.
Since the matter had been settled, Mo Ying did not keep Qu Minghui any longer. He asked someone to go to the side room to invite Zhou Jinruo over and ask them to go back together.
Along the way, Zhou Jinruo kept stealing glances at Qu Minghui, but Qu Minghui kept his head down, ignored her, and didn't even glance at her.
This feeling seemed as if Zhou Jinruo was an dispensable person, which made Zhou Jinruo very panicked.
A long time ago, she felt that Qu Minghui had completely listened to her, obeyed her in everything, and said whatever she wanted. So when did Qu Minghui ignore her like this
Thinking this in his mind, he became more and more uneasy. He took two steps forward and tried to pull Qu Minghui's sleeve, but when he looked at him coldly, there was a sinister look in his eyes.
My heart skipped a beat and my hands relaxed involuntarily.
The two were an engaged couple who were about to get married. Although it was not very polite for them to get on the same carriage, it was not a big deal as they had maids accompanying them.
After getting on the carriage, Qu Minghui closed his eyes and leaned back against the wall, not even looking at her, which made Zhou Jinruo even more nervous.
What did Princess Ying say to Qu Minghui just now that made him behave so abnormally
She originally thought that if she asked Qu Minghui on the carriage, he would tell her everything. However, as soon as she got on the carriage, Qu Minghui ignored her and just closed his eyes. He was unwilling to say even a word to her, which made the matter even worse.
"Young Master, did the Princess of England say that?" Zhou Jinruo calmed down and said softly. She couldn't just sit there and wait to die.
"It's okay." Qu Minghui said casually without opening his eyes.
If this is still fine, then what is a problem
"Young Master, are you okay? I can bear it. Even if Princess Ying doesn't like me, it's because I did something wrong before. I was wrong about the ointment. Princess Ying can ask me to do anything. I just hope that Princess Ying won't cancel the marriage between our two families."