When Qu Moying came to the old lady again, she already knew what had happened. She reached out and took her hand, asking her to sit down beside her.
When Qu Moying came up, many people were watching. The news that the Yongning Marquis's son had just saved the second lady of the Duan family had already spread, and Madam Duan had also gone there. It seemed that the marriage between the Qu family and the Yongning Marquis's family would not be possible.
After such an incident, although it was a good thing to hold the daughter of a noble family who had fallen into the water, the woman had to be given an explanation. It was impossible for the second Miss Duan to be a concubine. It was said that Mrs. Duan was an arrogant and aggressive person, and there was no way she would let her daughter be a concubine.
This is not a question of who is right or wrong.
The marriage between the Yongning Marquis' Mansion and the Qu Mansion was finally settled. Some people sighed, some felt that Qu Moying was wronged, and most people were not optimistic about this Fourth Miss Qu. After such a thing happened, the only one who was ruined was this Fourth Miss Qu.
She is already in such a state, and now she has no marriage. Who would marry her in the future? She is so pitiful.
Some sharp-eyed people also noticed that Yu was not there either. Someone had just come to ask Yu to go over. When Yu left, she whispered something to the lady-in-waiting, and the lady-in-waiting did not look very well.
Now the lady took Qu Moying's hand and asked her to sit down in a comforting manner, and the meaning became clearer.
More and more people looked at Qu Moying with sympathy, but it was just sympathy. Many people originally thought that this marriage was inappropriate. Miss Qu, who was blind, ugly, and had been raised in a farm, was not worthy of the majestic Prince of Yongning. Now it was considered that everyone had returned to their proper place.
Facing so many different looks, Qu Moying sat calmly beside the old lady, as if he was unaware of the surroundings.
The lady was very angry, but she couldn't say that the two families had actually cancelled the marriage.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a low voice: "When will Ying's eyes be fully healed?"
"Grandma, you will be fine soon. You just need some time to adapt. When the sun is too strong, you can't look directly at it. It's very uncomfortable." Qu Moying said softly.
"That's good, that's good." The lady said repeatedly, and then sighed softly, "It's not a good match. I was going to let your father come to your house, but now it's just a coincidence."
In front of the ladies and young ladies who were eavesdropping on the situation, the lady-in-waiting could not say anything, but she could also talk about it from other perspectives.
This marriage was originally arranged because Xu Lipeng and Yu Qingmeng had an affair. The Qu family gave him face and allowed him to find his own reason to cancel the engagement. Unexpectedly, such a thing happened. It seemed as if no one wanted their own granddaughter. How could the lady not be angry!
"Yes, grandma!" Qu Moying lowered his head and answered, holding the handkerchief in his hand.
"Since Ying's eyes are getting better, everything will get better in the future. Grandma is not worried about you. You have everything you need, except that you like a quiet environment and don't want to interact with people. You are not allowed to leave in the future. Stay with grandma more."
The lady said again.
The lady had been making decisions for her again and again. She had no idea where her grandmother had found this so-called virtue, appearance and eloquence. Qu Moying suddenly wanted to laugh. She knew without even looking that the people around her were all surprised.
Not to mention anything else, just the word "容" would make other people present here disagree!
Grandmother was trying her best to vent her anger, so of course she couldn't let it slip.
She said softly to the old lady, "Grandma, I will not go back to the manor in the future. I will just stay with you."
"That's good, that's good!" The lady was very pleased.
Looking around, the ladies and young ladies who heard the conversation between the grandparents and grandchildren quickly curled their lips. Those who should talk were talking, and those who should chat were chatting, as if they heard nothing.
What happened next was exactly as most people had guessed. After a while, another maid came over to invite someone. This time it was the lady, and Qu Zhizhen, who was in the opposite pavilion, was also invited to leave.
Qu Moying stayed. She had known about this kind of thing for a long time, and it was a matter between the two elders, so she didn't want to get involved.
"The female role's appearance is so beautiful. I heard that the female role herself is also stunningly beautiful." Someone was whispering not far from Qu Moying.
"I've heard about it too. I heard that it's very difficult to invite them. The last time we went to invite them, they said something like they were not feeling well and that the prince was going to ask them to stage a new play. It's just a troupe, but they really take it for granted." Another one said unconvinced.
"Would you like to meet this female actor?" the person in front suggested in a low voice.
"Okay, I'd like to see what's so outstanding about this female actor. I heard her name is Ming Xian'er, right?" The latter person sounded a little annoyed, and one could tell from his tone that it was because of the annoyance of being rejected.
Being rejected by an actor whom they despised the most really made these proud ladies and girls angry.
Qu Moying fiddled with the round fan in her hand and listened absent-mindedly.
"Madam Luo, could you please ask the female role Ming Xian'er to come over? She sings very well and we just happened to want to reward her." The person who spoke earlier said to Madam Luo.
Since the lady-in-waiting and Mrs. Yu were not at home, Mrs. Luo, the eldest wife of the East Mansion, became the person in charge here.
This was not a big deal. Luo nodded in agreement and asked someone to invite Ming Xian'er over.
Ming Xian'er is quite famous, but not many people have seen her. When they saw Ming Xian'er approaching, many young ladies looked unhappy.
A small, low-class actor actually looked better than most of them. This made them feel uncomfortable no matter how they thought about it, and they looked at Ming Xian'er with unfriendly expressions.
"Greetings, ladies and young ladies." Ming Xian'er came over, bowed to everyone and said.
She came in a hurry and only washed her face. Her clothes and hair remained the same, still the same as before on the stage. There was no more part for her to play next. Originally, she planned to rest after washing her makeup and changing her clothes, but she didn't expect that several ladies were so anxious to see her, so she had to come.
"Are you Ming Xian'er?" Luo said, looking Ming Xian'er up and down, surprised.
"That's right!" Ming Xian'er lowered her head slightly.
"I heard that Ming Xian'er is the mainstay of the Joy Luck troupe, but the Joy Luck troupe is unwilling to take on more plays. I wonder how your troupe supports the people in its troupe?" An unfriendly voice interrupted. There were many people who disliked Ming Xian'er.
"The Joy Luck Troupe also accepts plays, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sometimes asks the people in the troupe to rehearse, so there is less time for outside plays." Ming Xian'er replied calmly, and her answer was very appropriate.
"The Crown Princess is not feeling well. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves her very much. How could he have so much time for you to rehearse?" someone sneered disdainfully.
When she said this, many people immediately paid attention to Princess Ji.
Regarding Han Yue, there are rumors outside that the Crown Princess is seriously ill.
"I don't know how the Crown Princess's health is doing. When I saw her before, she was always in good health." Someone sighed.
"That's right. How come the Crown Princess suddenly fell ill? And I heard that her illness is very serious." Someone else echoed.
"Miss Ji has also entered the East Palace..."
"She's not Miss Ji anymore, now she's Concubine Ji!" Someone else laughed and mocked in a low voice, but it was a little soft, and it was obvious that they didn't dare to say it!
"Concubine Ji, it's a good time to go!" Someone else sighed...
Ming Xian'er was very steady. She stood in front of everyone, with her head lowered and shoulders dropped, looking extremely steady.
Qu Moying was looking at her, and seeing that she was so calm, the corners of his lips curled up silently, his eyes filled with a cold and murderous look. He reached out and patted Yu Dong's hand. Yu Dong understood and leaned over. Qu Moying whispered something in his ear, and Yu Dong nodded and stepped back.
The people from the Prince's Eastern Palace, the Prince's people, just happened to be looking for an opportunity to stop Ming Xian'er outside, but now they can do it here, and the previous arrangements can be withdrawn.
After everyone discussed for a while, someone brought the topic back to the topic: "Ming Xian'er, you are also in the East Palace, do you know how the Crown Princess is doing?"
"I am just living temporarily near the Eastern Palace and I don't know anything about it." Ming Xianer said.
"Have you never met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" someone asked.
"I have only seen Your Highness from afar." Ming Xian'er replied.
The man wanted to ask more, but was pulled by the sleeve by the person next to him. He immediately understood that a little actor was nothing, but if it involved the Crown Prince of the East Palace, it would be a big deal.
Before, everyone had never seen Ming Xian'er. They just thought that the prince liked another pillar of the Joy Luck Path as rumored. Now that they saw Ming Xian'er's appearance clearly, they immediately understood that the prince had actually taken a fancy to this one, right? No wonder the Joy Luck Path had the confidence to refuse to accept business from many aristocratic families. It turned out that the prince was behind it!
When the Crown Princess was seriously ill, he actually asked Ming Xian'er to rehearse a play. This shows how much the Crown Prince loves Ming Xian'er. Conversely, it also shows that the Crown Prince doesn't really care about the Crown Princess, right
After many ladies realized this, they looked strange.
Hearing that the Crown Princess was seriously ill, the Crown Prince also became anxiously ill. Could it be that all this was fake, and that the Crown Prince was just trying to gain fame? The Crown Prince was indeed not as honest as the rumors said. He said one thing in public and another in private. Was this the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace
Ming Xian'er's simple excuse unexpectedly caused so many people to come up with so many thoughts. Seeing that many ladies were looking at her more and more strangely, Ming Xian'er's heart began to panic. She thought carefully about what she had just said, and then she remembered the mistake in her words. Her face changed slightly for a moment.
"Someone, give me a reward!" Mrs. Luo's sleeve was tugged by her eldest daughter Qu Xuexin. She immediately reacted and raised her hand.
A maid following behind her hurried forward and gave Ming Xianer a purse.
"I heard that there will be another play later, but it's not Ming Xian'er's. I don't know if she can sing another performance. Many ladies feel that they are not satisfied with what they heard." Luo said with a smile.
Ming Xian'er had already finished her show today, but at this moment she couldn't say no. Since she was here, she naturally couldn't refuse with other reasons. She pinched her collar hard and whispered, "Yes!"