"Okay, stop making trouble. Nothing will happen. I have important things to do, so I won't go back with you." Qu Minghui said in a low voice and shouted for the carriage to stop.
Then he jumped off the carriage and left with the servant.
Zhou Jinruo and the maid were left alone in the carriage, staring at him as he left.
Zhou Jinruo's face turned dark, then red, and finally blue.
She clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth, and her eyes were full of hatred. She had worked so hard to secure her marriage, and now it was going to be ruined by the Princess of England. She would never let this go.
Even if she is the Princess of England, so what? Can she compare to the Princess of Crown Princess
When she was waiting to meet the Crown Princess, she discussed the matter with her. She didn't believe that the Crown Princess could not deal with the Princess of England.
"Let's go back and wait for news from the British Palace." Zhou Jinruo said gritting his teeth.
"Yes, Second Miss. Let's go back and discuss it." The maid pulled her sleeve, fearing that she would really be upset.
Qu Minghui jumped off the carriage, walked a few steps, and suddenly stood still in the street, looking at the passers-by coming and going on both sides. He was suddenly filled with sadness. He looked around, not knowing where to go. He felt that everything around him seemed very far away from him, so far that he could not reach it.
"Young Master, Young Master!" the servant shouted in fear when he saw him standing in the middle of the street with a pale face and staring eyes.
"I'm fine!" Qu Minghui finally came to his senses and said in a deep voice. He turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a surprised voice behind him: "Brother?"
Qu Minghui turned around and looked at the person coming across the street. It was actually Qu Mingcheng.
They went to school and grew up together, but now they haven't seen each other for a while.
When we met again, he seemed like a different person.
"Brother, why are you standing here? What happened?" Qu Mingcheng was just opposite and saw Qu Minghui getting off the carriage. He also saw Qu Minghui standing in the middle of the street in a daze, as if he had lost his soul.
Seeing the mark on the carriage, I knew that it was Miss Zhou Er inside, and it looked like the two of them were arguing.
"I'm fine." Qu Minghui said.
"Brother, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How about we go in and talk and have a drink?" Qu Mingcheng pulled Qu Minghui to the opposite side, where there was a restaurant. It looked quite lively with people coming and going, and the business was good.
Qu Minghui didn't know where to go at this time, so he was dragged into the restaurant. The two of them asked for a private room and went upstairs.
The two servants asked the waiters to bring up two jugs of wine.
They also asked the servants to speed up the preparation of the food and serve a few cold dishes first.
The two brothers sat down, and Qu Mingcheng picked up the wine pot and poured a glass for Qu Minghui himself: "Brother, no matter what happens, drink this glass first."
Qu Minghui picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all without saying a word.
Seeing that Qu Mingcheng across from him had also finished his drink, he reached out to refill their glasses, and then drank it all in one gulp, and then poured himself another glass, which he also drank in one gulp.
"Brother, let's talk about it nicely. Don't rush to drink. Order some food first." Seeing that he drank three cups in a row, Qu Minghui stepped forward, held his glass, and advised him.
"Second brother, what have you been busy with recently? Why can't I see you?" Qu Minghui let out a long sigh, and his eyes finally fell on Qu Mingcheng opposite him.
Although they were both in Qu's house, they were each in their own home and they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
"Brother, what else can I do now? I haven't been anywhere in Xifu. I'm afraid of being embarrassed if I go out." Qu Mingcheng sat down again and sighed, "Who would have thought that a woman would harm me like this."
Qu Minghui thought he was talking about Xu Qinglu, so he comforted him, "That woman is gone, and you shouldn't have let her in in the first place. If it weren't for her, your reputation wouldn't be like this. Fortunately, you are still young. After a while, others will forget about this matter. You should never associate with such a woman again in the future."
"Brother, do I still have a chance to make a comeback?" Qu Mingcheng said with a wry smile, "I'll be ridiculed wherever I go, so I might as well just stay in the mansion and not want to go out."
"Second brother, this kind of thing is not your fault alone. Besides, you are still young, it doesn't matter. It will be fine in time." Qu Minghui stretched out his hand to press his head, "Just arrange a good marriage for you later. Second uncle only has you as his son, and you will definitely be yours in the future. Even if he scolds you now, it is because he hates you for not making progress."
"A son?" Qu Mingcheng smiled. "Brother, haven't you heard the rumors outside? They say I have another brother."
"After all, we don't know if we can find the child. Even if we can, Second Uncle only has two sons. It would be better if you two brothers support each other and work together." Qu Minghui paused. He naturally knew these things. It was said that Second Aunt gave birth to a boy, but there was almost no possibility of finding the child.
"Brother, I'm afraid that once my son comes back, there will be no place for me in this house." Qu Mingcheng lowered his head sadly and drank the wine in his hand.
"Don't say that. You were raised by your second uncle himself. No one else can have such friendship with you." Qu Minghui was an honest man. Seeing him like this, he knew that he was sad. The two of them had known each other since childhood, growing up and studying together, so naturally their feelings were deeper than those of others.
Even though he was filled with anger at the moment, he still calmed down and advised Qu Mingcheng a few more words.
"Brother, I know. You don't have to persuade me." Qu Mingcheng shook his head and refilled the glasses for both of them. "Just now I saw that brother got off the carriage of Zhou Mansion, and I heard some strange noises inside. Could it be that brother and Miss Zhou Er had a quarrel?"
There was a sudden scream of a woman in Zhou Mansion's carriage just now. Qu Mingcheng was shocked when he heard it.
"Mingcheng, is it true that after a long time of arrangement, people will find that the two people are not suitable for each other?" Qu Minghui picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
He had something on his mind and was extremely sad and angry. At this point he could hardly hold it back.
"Brother, I really don't know anything about matters like marriage. At the beginning, I thought I had found the most suitable one, but what happened in the end? In the end, it turned out to be nothing. I even lost my reputation." Qu Mingcheng smiled bitterly, with sadness in the corners of his eyes.
He is still a teenager, but he has a sense of being experienced, which makes people feel the sadness in his words even more.
Qu Minghui reached out and patted his hand, feeling the same pain. He felt that Qu Mingcheng was pitiful at the time, being ruined by a woman, but now he felt that he was somewhat similar.
Is Miss Tuesday really a good person
Doesn't she have anything to do with her sister's affairs
That letter, a letter from her sister, was it really delivered to her
What was written on the letter? Why didn't she show it to herself? Who did she give it to
All the problems were based on Qu Mingcheng's trust in Zhou Jinruo. When this trust was gone, many questions arose.
Qu Minghui knew clearly that Zhou Jinruo was very abnormal today. This abnormality started when the Princess of England asked about the letter.
"Brother, sometimes you shouldn't trust women too much." Qu Mingcheng smiled bitterly and patted his chest. "Brother, if you have any questions, let me help you check. I can always find out something. How many words women say can be trusted?"
As a person who has been through this, what he said made Qu Minghui inexplicably agree with him.
He believed what the British princess told him, but he didn't know what to do. He kept it all in his heart, feeling uncomfortable and angry, but he didn't know what to do.
Feeling dizzy, he reached out and poured himself another cup: "Second brother, there is something I really need to trouble you with. I wonder if you can do me a favor."
He suddenly thought of someone just now, someone who was more familiar to his second brother but not so familiar to him.
"Brother, you tell me, as long as I can do it, just tell me." Qu Mingcheng patted his chest and took the responsibility under the influence of alcohol.
"Cousin Xiao who used to live and study in our house is now in the Prince's mansion, right?" Qu Minghui asked.
This was what he suddenly remembered just now. His mind was now filled with the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
Everything I see reminds me of "Eastern Palace", almost like I'm possessed.
"Yes, cousin Xiao is in the Eastern Palace and is a subordinate of the Eastern Palace." Qu Mingcheng's heart moved, and he looked at Qu Minghui who was a little drunk.
"He is a subordinate of the Eastern Palace and should be able to find out about the Eastern Palace. Can he find out about my eldest sister?" Qu Minghui said.
He also knew Xiao Hanyuan, but not as familiarly as his second brother.
Since Xiao Hanyuan entered the Eastern Palace, he has had no contact with the Qu family. I don’t know whether my second brother has any private contact with Xiao Hanyuan.
"Brother, what exactly do you want to know? Cousin Xiao and I do have some private contact, but it's not convenient for me to come to him directly. Brother, you also know that something happened to the officials of the Eastern Palace before, and the Crown Prince was also involved. The officials of the Eastern Palace were asked not to have too much contact with the officials and their children."
Qu Mingcheng said.
Qu Minghui reached out and grabbed Qu Mingcheng: "Big sister, big sister, is she okay now? How is she doing in the East Palace now? Why is there no news recently? Did something happen to her?"
If you just want to inquire about Qu Xuexin's affairs, it is indeed not a big deal. Qu Xuexin is just an unfavored concubine in the Eastern Palace, and she is left to fend for herself in the Eastern Palace.
Because of her appearance, none of the concubines in the Eastern Palace took her seriously. But because no one took her seriously, they heard very bad things about her.
However, it shouldn't be difficult if I'm just asking around, not taking care of you.
It was he who helped Xiao Hanyuan enter the Eastern Palace.
"Don't worry, big brother. I will go find cousin Xiao in a while and ask him to find out about big sister. But if you want to go back, I'm afraid you can't. After all, cousin Xiao is a man and can't pay too much attention to big sister's affairs. If the people in the East Palace notice it, it will be a disaster."
Qu Mingcheng thought for a moment and said.
"You don't have to take care of her, just find out the exact news." Qu Minghui said eagerly. He didn't ask for anything else now, he just wanted his sister to be alive, he couldn't ask for anything else.
"Don't worry, big brother. I will arrange it soon. You just stay in the mansion and listen to the news." Qu Mingcheng assured.
"Hurry up, as soon as possible." Qu Minghui's eyes were red, he gripped the wine glass in his hand tightly, and drank it all in one gulp, feeling sad and desperate.
Is it actually too late
"Brother, have you ever met the Princess of England?" Qu Mingcheng finally asked the question he wanted to ask.
He could never have imagined that the sisters he had been determined to get rid of were not his biological sisters, but the daughters of Duke Yu, who had nothing to do with him.
When he got the news, he could hardly believe his ears, but in the end he found out that it was actually true.
So why did he want to deal with Princess Ying so single-mindedly? So why did he choose Xie to plot against Princess Ying? Originally, the two of them had nothing to do with each other.
He came here today because he was asked by someone to help him. He just couldn't find a solution, so Qu Mingcheng came up with it.