"Your Highness, Prince Jing is here!" The young eunuch saw Prince Jing coming from afar and reminded his own prince.
The prince stood at the window and looked in for a long time, then kept frowning and staring blankly. This state made the young eunuch very uneasy. The prince's body did not seem capable of standing for a long time, and when he could sit, he would never be allowed to stand.
It is best not to sit when you can lie down.
But now the prince has been standing there for a long time, his face gloomy and motionless, making people dare not move at all.
After finally seeing King Jing approaching from afar, the young eunuch hurried to report.
Pei Qingmin moved his body, turned around and sat down in front of the chair, picked up the slightly cool water on the table, drank a few sips before putting it down.
The young eunuch was even more horrified, his face changed drastically, and he felt sweat on his back.
My prince is the most meticulous one, and there will not be the slightest mistake in what he eats. But what happened now? He actually drank the slightly cold tea. If anything goes wrong after drinking it, I, the eunuch who serves him, will not escape punishment.
"Third brother, sorry to have kept you waiting." The handsome figure of King Jing appeared at the door. He looked in good spirits, which was why he liked everyone so much.
Including his frail younger brother.
"It's okay, second brother, can we go now?" Pei Qingmin reached out and touched his head, his face tired, "It's been a while since I came out, I'm quite tired."
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." Pei Yusheng said, with an apologetic look on his face, "I have unknowingly wasted so much time, and made my third brother wait for so long."
Pei Qingmin didn't say anything else. He helped the young eunuch to stand up and walked out.
The journey was not fast. After walking a few steps, the King of Wei could not hold on any longer. He had no choice but to rest in a pavilion on the side. Pei Qingmin asked someone to find Qu Qiuyan. Not long after, the servants of the Qu Mansion brought a wheelchair, and the young eunuch helped Pei Qingmin sit on the wheelchair.
They pushed the wheelchairs all the way out and got on their respective carriages.
"Is this wheelchair prepared by the Qu family?" The two princes traveled light today and took an ordinary horse-drawn carriage. Pei Qingmin asked after they got on the carriage.
"It belongs to Miss Qu Si. She broke her foot before. I heard that she got hurt when she bumped into Uncle Wang." Pei Yusheng said nonchalantly.
"Did you really run into Uncle Wang?" Pei Qingmin leaned against the carriage, feeling much better, and asked slowly.
"Of course it's true. How could it be false? But this Fourth Miss Qu is quite powerful. She actually ran into Uncle Wang. So many daughters of noble families in the capital don't have this opportunity." Pei Yusheng said meaningfully. These royal children all knew it.
Pei Qingmin stopped talking, looked uninterested, and closed his eyes.
Is she really such a woman? Her manners and actions are neither humble nor arrogant. Although she doesn't say much, her meaning is very clear. There is no trace of timidity in her words and actions. She is completely different from the weak appearance at the Crown Princess's funeral. Or maybe this is what we see now.
When the sun shone over her, a quick glance at that exquisite and beautiful profile showed that if she really took a fancy to one of the princes, she was not without a chance.
In terms of her status, she was higher than Qu Qiuyan. She was the daughter of the first wife. She was born as a daughter of the first wife, not like Qu Qiuyan who was born from a concubine. Although she was inferior to the first wife, she was still a concubine.
It is definitely possible for the concubine, and she doesn't need to do anything too much.
The brothers are much easier to get along with than this uncle, the Prince of Yun.
So, why is it…
Qu Moying didn't know that she was seen by King Wei when she took off her veil just now. When she returned to the yard, Nanny Yan had already returned. Qu Moying had asked her to leave before.
Since yesterday, Qu Moying has started to learn etiquette from Nanny Yan. Nanny Yan is satisfied with Qu Moying's appearance and manners, and her attitude towards her has improved a lot. She no longer has the arrogant attitude as before. This time, it didn't take much effort to ask Nanny Yan to leave.
"Next time you enter the palace, bring Miss Qu with you." After Nanny Yan entered the room, she raised her chin to Qu Moying and said.
"Why?" Qu Moying asked with a smile, not surprised.
"The second Miss Qu said that she is a sister from the same mansion as you. The East and West mansions have never been separated. The reason she came to the palace this time is because Concubine Qu wanted to meet you young ladies of the Qu family." Nanny Yan put her hands behind her back and looked stern.
"Then will elder sister go?" Qu Moying asked with a smile.
"Of course we'll go together." Nanny Yan nodded.
"Is this what the Concubine Dowager meant?" Qu Moying's smile became even more gentle.
"It is indeed the intention of the palace." Nanny Yan said vaguely. She glanced at Qu Moying's face and saw that she did not look unhappy at all. After a pause, she explained, "The Concubine Dowager values the Fourth Miss, but the Fourth Miss is only the youngest Miss in the Qu Mansion after all. The Concubine Dowager is the elder of the Qu Mansion. Naturally, she wants to see all four Misses together."
Does this mean that the four were scheduled to enter the palace together long ago? But why did they only mention the two from the West Palace and not the two from the East Palace
Or if we don't mention the ones from the East Mansion, then of course they can't be seen, and only talk about the two from the West Mansion. Compared with the two young ladies from the East Mansion, the two from the West Mansion are obviously of different identities.
The daughter of the Minister of Works has a much higher status than the daughter of an ordinary censor.
So, originally Qu Xuexin and Qu Caiyue from the East Palace could be brought in, but they could not be brought into the palace, but it depends on how this matter is handled.
But Nanny Yan is not someone who is easy to talk to!
"Please ask Miss Four to tell the Madam Dowager that you want to enter the palace with Miss Second and Miss Eldest," said Nanny Yan.
Qu Moying shook her head: "Madam Yan, I don't have the final say on entering the palace."
"Miss Fourth, just tell her, and we will arrange everything for you to enter the palace." Seeing Qu Moying's refusal, Nanny Yan said unhappily.
She thought Qu Moying meant that she was not capable of doing this.
"Madame Yan, I've made it very clear that this matter has nothing to do with me. If it is the palace's intention, please trouble Madame Yan to pass the message to grandmother. Whether second sister enters the palace or not has little to do with me, and it is not something I can influence." Qu Moying said indifferently, stretched out his hand to take the tea offered by Yuchun, took a sip, and said lightly.
She was rejected again and again. Nanny Yan was a little embarrassed and frowned: "Fourth Miss, this matter won't trouble you much. You just need to ask for it."
"I can't!" Qu Moying said calmly, refusing again rudely.
This sentence completely annoyed Yan Mama, and her face turned completely cold.
Come, with a bit of anger in his eyes, "What does the fourth lady mean?"
Qu Moying said without flinching, "What does Nanny Yan mean?"
With just one word, the atmosphere in the room immediately became tense. The two maids, Yuchun and Yudong, also raised their heads and stared at Nanny Yan with cold eyes.
Nanny Yan subconsciously took a step back, and suddenly came to her senses. She was so angry that her face turned red. She was also a female official in the palace, but she was actually frightened by a young lady of no rank. This was really a shameful thing for her. Even in the palace, she rarely felt so weak.
"Madam Yan, I don't care whose idea this was or who Madam Yan listened to. I just hope Madam Yan can understand that this matter has nothing to do with me. I don't want my second sister to follow me into the palace. If something happens to my second sister in the palace, don't involve me."
Qu Moying stared at Nanny Yan intently, and even through the veil, he could sense that she was quite powerful, and there was no sign of backing down when she said this.
Nanny Yan's face was very ugly, and she looked at Qu Moying coldly: "Miss Qu, are you trying to disobey the order of the palace?"
"I don't know who it is?" Qu Moying's eyes fell on Nanny Yan's face, "Can you please tell me who gave the order, Nanny Yan?"
It was openly said that it was Concubine Qu. If this concubine was really capable, she would not have remained unknown. The old concubine who didn't even have a princess had never been heard of before. Why would she suddenly appear in front of everyone at this time? It is really something worth investigating.
Nanny Yan raised her chin slightly and looked at Qu Moying with a bit of contempt in her eyes: "Fourth Miss Qu, the affairs of the palace are not for a little Miss Shilang like you to ask."
"It really shouldn't be mine, so please forgive me for not being able to speak to my grandmother." Qu Moying continued with Yan's words smoothly. After she finished speaking, she stood up and bowed to Yan. "Yan, I'm tired. I need to rest for a while. I have to practice the palace rules and etiquette later. I can't accompany you for the time being."
After saying that, he helped Yuchun to go to the inner room and directly left the arrogant Nanny Yan outside.
Nanny Yan's face turned green, and then she became furious. She looked like she was about to explode in anger, but in the end she just snorted coldly, flicked her sleeves, and said to Yu Dong who was still in the room: "We will practice the palace rules and etiquette in half an hour. Please get ready, Miss Qu Si."
After saying that, he turned around and stormed out.
"Yes, Aunt Yan." A lazy voice came from behind Yu Dong, which sounded particularly irritating to him. It didn't sound like the voice really cared.
As expected, like master, like servant. Nanny Yan was extremely angry. She had never felt so aggrieved before. It was just a small thing she did out of favor for others, but now it had become like this. It was really outrageous.
But she had already promised someone, and she couldn't refuse anymore. She couldn't afford to lose face. Since she couldn't get Miss Qu to agree, she would find someone else. She couldn't even complete such a small task.
Her identity is indeed unusual. She is now a person close to Concubine Qu, but she used to be a female official close to the late Empress Dowager. However, the Empress Dowager has passed away, and the powerful palace maids at that time all voted for other masters. It was under such circumstances that she found a new master...