Half an hour later, Qu Moying came out of the inner room and Nanny Yan was already waiting there.
Qu Moying already knew that Nanny Yan had gone to Furong Pavilion, and judging from her current appearance, she should be able to do it.
Learning the rules was still very simple for Qu Moying. No matter what excuses Nanny Yan gave, Qu Moying remained calm and not at all flustered.
Nanny Yan was indeed holding her breath at first, but every time she saw Qu Moying deal with her difficulties with ease and without any mistakes, even if she wanted to find fault, she couldn't. Nanny Yan's expression calmed down, and she never made things difficult for Qu Moying again.
When the time came, she released Qu Moying just like any other day, and she didn't seem to care at all about Qu Moying's previous rejection of her.
My nanny had passed by a long time ago, and when she saw Qu Moying resting, she stepped forward to greet him.
Qu Moying had already seen my grandma coming, but she was just not able to do so, so she stopped and asked, "Grandma, what do you want me to do?"
"Madam, please come over for a moment." Wu Ma Ma smiled good-naturedly. With her status, it would have been okay for her to ask Qu Moying to stop for a while earlier.
"I'll be here soon after I wash up." Qu Moying nodded.
"Okay, then I'll go back first." said my nanny.
Qu Moying washed and combed her hair again, changed her clothes and veil, and took Yudong to the lady's place.
Seeing Qu Moying coming in, the lady waved her hand, and all the maids and old women retreated, leaving only the lady and my nanny in the room.
"Grandma!" Qu Moying stepped forward to pay her respects. The old lady held her back and looked at her face kindly. Seeing that her face looked okay, and even had a bit of pink in it because of the journey, she felt relieved.
"Come and talk."
Qu Moying came over obediently and sat next to the lady.
The lady took her hand, patted it gently, and said directly, "Just now, your third sister came over and said that she saw you arguing with your second sister over at the lotus pond. It happened to be seen by the Prince of Wei and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing who were visiting the palace..."
The lady frowned when she said this, paused for a moment, and then slowly said, "Why did you quarrel with your second sister?"
"I didn't quarrel with my second sister." Qu Moying said lightly.
"Didn't they quarrel? Didn't they quarrel so fiercely that the second girl almost pushed you into the lake? Fortunately, you reacted quickly, but the maid next to you fell down." The lady asked in a deep voice, looking very unhappy.
Among her granddaughters, the one she disliked the most was Qu Caiyue. She always felt that she was petty and too unpresentable. But no matter what, she was still her granddaughter, and she didn't want her to be ruined. Such a thing happened before, and she jumped into the lake because she couldn't think straight. There couldn't be any mistakes at this time, otherwise Ying Yatou would be blamed.
The old lady then called Qu Moying over to ask for clarification. Compared to Qu Qiuyan, the old lady trusted her little granddaughter more.
"No, it's just that my second sister suddenly made a fuss about going to the palace, and asked me to talk to grandma and ask her to go with me. I had no choice but to ask Nanny Yan to go with her. But when Nanny Yan came back, she also asked me to talk to grandma and said that she would think of a way to deal with the next thing."
Qu Moying spoke calmly, at a moderate pace, and narrated the story in a leisurely manner.
"Madam Yan also asked you to bring this up?" The lady said in surprise. She really didn't know about this.
"Yes, it was Nanny Yan. I rejected her. Nanny Yan seemed very angry. Then she went out again. I heard that she went to see my third sister." Qu Moying told the truth without hiding anything.
The lady is not a confused old woman. It is better to speak directly about some things.
Sure enough, after saying this, the lady's face became even gloomier. When Qu Qiuyan came over just now, she didn't mention Nanny Yan at all. She only said that the dispute between Qu Moying and Qu Caiyue was not good for the two princes to see. She couldn't let the two princes think that the relationship between the sisters was very bad and they were not friendly.
Qu Qiuyan also hinted that if the relationship between the sisters in the Qu family was not good, it would affect the affairs of Qu Qiuyan and King Jing. After thinking about it, the lady decided to let Qu Caiyue go to the palace together. She also thought that if all three of them went, then the last one, Qu Xuexin, would naturally go as well.
The East and West Mansions of the Qu Family are not separated. There are four sisters in one mansion, and it is a good thing that they live in harmony.
But now, there seems to be something else fishy about this matter.
"Grandmother, why did the two princes suddenly appear in the mansion? My second sister sent someone to stop me when I was going back, and then took me there. There was no one else there when I went there. If Yudong hadn't reacted, it would have been either me or my second sister who fell into the lake."
Qu Moying smiled bitterly.
The lady understood what he said, and her face turned pale with anger. She slammed her hand on the table and sneered, "Girl Yue is so calculating."
"Grandma, maybe it really was an accident. After all, what happened to the two princes was not something that anyone could have predicted." Qu Moying advised.
Not everyone could have predicted it, but it was also not that no one could have predicted it. For example, Qu Qiuyan, who had always been in contact with King Jing, and Qu Qiuyan and Qu Caiyue had always had a good relationship. It could even be said that wherever Qu Qiuyan and Qu Caiyue were together, Qu Caiyue would definitely follow Qu Qiuyan. Qu Caiyue was even more obedient to Qu Qiuyan than to the eldest lady Qu Xuexin.
"It seems that the third girl wants the second girl to enter the palace." Thinking about the cause and effect, the lady sneered and was furious.
Yu, who was a person of little improvement, had failed to educate her daughter well. How could one enter the royal family casually
"Grandma, has my second sister found a way to enter the palace?" Qu Moying asked, looking up.
"It should be." The lady nodded, her expression becoming increasingly grim. Qu Moying's words were straightforward, but they also made the matter clear.
I had promised the third girl before, but didn’t I just let the second girl succeed
"Grandma, just go. Since it is Second Sister's idea, she must be confident about it. Even if you don't let her go, she will go secretly. Who knows what will happen then. It's better to let her go into the palace with Third Sister." Qu Moying smiled indifferently.
These words made the old lady shudder all over and feel a chill on her back.
That was the imperial palace, not Qu's residence, not a place where Qu Caiyue could do whatever she wanted.
"It's better not to let her go." The lady said coldly. She didn't dare to take the risk.
"Grandma, let her go!" Qu Moying said softly, reaching out to shake the lady's sleeve and reminding her, "If you insist on not letting her go, maybe something will happen. Besides, Nanny Yan should have agreed to this. If you force her not to go, Nanny Yan should also have a way to let my second sister enter the palace."
Qu Moying didn't say much, and she didn't even explain it clearly, but the lady was sweating coldly. There was not only the matter of Nanny Yan, the female official from the palace, but also the incident of jumping into the lake.
Go down, was this jumping into the lake also premeditated? The purpose was to allow the two granddaughters of the Xi Mansion to enter the palace because they were favored by the palace.
They are both from the Qu family and are both younger generations of Concubine Qu. The West Palace is the only one that enjoys favor, but what about the East Palace
Thinking about it more carefully, is this just Qu Caiyue's idea
The lady was frightened, her face was gloomy and she didn't speak for a long time.
Qu Moying did not urge her, but just waited quietly by the side. He lowered his head, picked up the tea and drank a few sips. Then he picked up the snack on the side, put a handkerchief on it, and ate one piece in small sips.
When she was almost done, the lady finally relented: "Okay, let them go together."
Compared with the unknown danger, the lady felt it was better to keep it under her own nose. What's more, there was Nanny Yan. This female official in the palace did not look simple. The second son also told her that Nanny Yan used to be in the Empress Dowager's palace, and later followed Concubine Qu.
It’s hard to say whether someone helped her find the master or he was the master she really chose.
The second son even said that Nanny Yan’s master might not just be Concubine Qu, but there might be someone else behind her.
The lady had no idea who was behind Nanny Yan, and she actually didn't believe that Nanny Yan was really Concubine Qu's woman.
But I can't tell this to my granddaughter, for fear of scaring her.
After giving Qu Moying a few more instructions, seeing that it was getting late, the lady asked Qu Moying to stay with her for dinner, and then had someone send Qu Moying back.
Although it was not dark outside, the lanterns had been lit. A little maid was holding a lantern in front to light the way, while Qu Moying and Yu Dong followed behind.
When they passed a bend, Yu Dong suddenly shouted, "Who!"
Qu Moying stopped and looked in that direction, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything clearly.
"Yudong, what's the matter?"
"Just now I saw a figure passing by over there." Yu Dong frowned. She had good eyesight and indeed saw a figure dodge past. The most important thing was that the figure was very tall, not like an ordinary maid or servant. There didn't seem to be any maids or servants of such height in the mansion.
The road they were walking on now was the inner courtyard.
Although Qu Zhizhen is also tall, he would not notice that they were hiding, and he does not look like a normal person at all.
"Miss..." Yu Dong wanted to say something, but saw Qu Moying shook her head calmly at him, and immediately changed her words, "Miss, maybe I saw it wrong. I looked carefully and didn't see anyone."
"If you've made a mistake, then go back first!" Qu Moying said calmly.
The little girl holding the lantern was originally so frightened that her feet were shaking. She hurriedly raised the lantern to look up, and when she didn't find anything, she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't dare to stay any longer, and turned around and walked forward. She was very frightened, because she heard from the previous maids that there was something unclean at that angle.
I don’t know if Yudong saw it just now.
Thinking of this, the little maid's hands and feet became weak and she almost fell down. Her face turned pale and she hated herself for thinking too much. She didn't dare to think any further and just walked forward tremblingly with the lantern in her hand.
Qu Moying had noticed the strangeness of the little maid a long time ago, but he didn't ask anything. He took Yu Dong and followed her to Qianyueju.
A figure came out from the rockery behind them, looked stealthily at the direction where Qu Moying left, and immediately turned around and left...