Qu Moying's heart moved, she raised her watery eyes and looked calmly at Qu Qiuyan who was sitting opposite her. Seeing the corners of her lips slightly curved, her eyes darkened.
"It's rare that the two princes are here, please invite them in." Concubine Qu said with a smile in a good mood.
The eunuch went down, and soon the two princes came in together.
Both of them are very handsome. Prince Jing looks more heroic, while Prince Wei looks a bit weak. But no matter which one, one can tell that they are outstanding children of the royal family.
After the two people came in and paid their respects to Concubine Qu, she smiled and asked them to sit down.
After the palace maid served the tea, she stood aside shyly.
"How come Prince Jing and Prince Wei have time to come to me today?" Concubine Qu looked at the two princes with a smile.
"Just now, my third brother and I were walking through the Dowager's House. Thinking that I haven't seen the Dowager for a while, I came in to ask for a cup of tea." King Jing Pei Yusheng replied with a smile.
"I may have to trouble the Queen Mother. I am a little tired." Prince Pei Qingmin of Wei said with some fatigue. It can be seen that he is not in good spirits.
He must have been tired after walking for a while.
The prince's health was not good, which was known to the entire palace. In the past, when he was tired from walking, he would rest nearby. However, this prince seldom walked a lot in the palace, let alone walked too far. Concubine Qu was also surprised that he found here this time.
But when she glanced at the girls in front of her, Concubine Qu knew what was going on.
The one that King Jing has his eyes on is Qu Qiuyan, the third daughter of the Qu family. She had also heard about her, but that was all she had heard. She didn't expect that King Jing really cared about her. That was good. Although they just had the same surname, sometimes having the same surname meant more than just simple benefits.
Concubine Qu's smile became even gentler.
After being in the palace for so long and still being able to stay at a time like this, Concubine Qu is definitely not as simple as she seems.
If she had the chance, she naturally wouldn't want to be buried silently in this deep palace.
Coincidentally, after King Jing arrived, Qu Qiuyan and Qu Moying both stepped back, followed by Qu Xuexin and Qu Qiuyan. The two are now sitting at the top, with Qu Qiuyan sitting next to King Jing and Qu Moying sitting next to King Wei.
"Someone, please ask King Wei to go and have some rest." Concubine Qu ordered.
Pei Qingmin stood up, bowed to Concubine Qu to express his gratitude, then looked at Qu Moying thoughtfully and left with the palace maid.
"My Queen, I just asked someone to invite the imperial physician over. I may have to trouble you again. I have to let my third brother stay for a while. I thought he was fine, but I didn't expect him to be so weak. I was negligent. Father will definitely punish me again."
Pei Yusheng said distressedly.
"What's the trouble? The King of Wei is weak, and everyone in the palace knows it. It's not King Jing's fault. Even if your father reprimands you, I will testify for you." Concubine Qu teased with a smile.
"Thank you, Concubine Qu." Pei Yusheng was overjoyed and stood up and bowed to Concubine Qu.
Concubine Qu smiled and waved her hand, motioning him to sit down. She pointed to the young ladies of the Qu Mansion who were sitting below with their heads bowed, and said, "It just so happens that Prince Jing is here. They are the daughters of our Qu Mansion. I will introduce them to Prince Jing."
Then he introduced them one by one.
Qu Xuexin and others also stood up and saluted Pei Yusheng.
Pei Yusheng smiled and asked them to sit down, his eyes sliding over a few
The faces of the people finally fell on Qu Moying's face, "I haven't seen the other ladies much, but Miss Qu Si just came to the capital, and I have met her several times."
"Where did you see it?" Concubine Qu asked curiously.
"At the Crown Princess' funeral." Pei Yusheng said with a smile.
Qu Moying raised his eyes and looked at Pei Yusheng, his eyes were calm and his lips were slightly pursed. He said nothing, but turned his gaze to Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Qiuyan didn't understand what it meant for a moment. Suddenly she remembered what happened that day and her face became embarrassed for a moment. Something actually happened to her that day, but she just suppressed it. But that doesn't mean that others don't know about it, especially the people in front of her.
Pei Yusheng saw Qu Qiuyan's face flushed, and he also remembered something. He coughed unhappily and his eyes fell on Qu Moying: "I heard that the fourth lady Qu and the Crown Princess are very close."
"Yes, when we were in the manor before, my cousin was the only one who looked after us." Qu Moying said lightly.
"I heard that the Crown Princess once sent a doctor to Miss Qu Si to check her eyes. Is this true?" Pei Yusheng asked kindly.
"Yes!" Qu Moying answered in shock.
"Have Fourth Miss Qu's eyes recovered?" Pei Yusheng's eyes fell on her and he saw her long, cloud-like hair, which was so dark that her skin outside her veil looked as crystal clear as jade. This meeting seemed a little different from the previous ones. In the past, she had some timidity that she had revealed unintentionally, but now she looked very confident and her manners were much more decent.
The lip color is neither dark nor light, and the veil makes people feel some charm and elegance.
"It'll be fine soon." Qu Moying said vaguely.
"Since it's almost healed, let's take it off and have a look. Concubine Qu is the elder of the Fourth Miss. It's not good for her to always wear a veil when meeting people. This is the main hall, and there is no strong light. If there is anything wrong, we can ask the imperial physician to take a look."
Pei Yusheng suggested.
Qu Moying pursed her lips slightly and glanced at Qu Qiuyan. Needless to say, this so-called matter of not being able to see the strong light must have been told by Qu Qiuyan to Pei Yusheng.
"Thank you, Your Highness, but I have to wear this veil for a while. I've been using medicine on it recently. You can apply it on your eyes to make them heal faster." Qu Moying explained calmly, rejecting Pei Yusheng's reason. No matter what Pei Yusheng's purpose was, Qu Moying would never think that he was doing it for his own good. "The doctor my cousin invited is very good."
Her expression was extremely calm, without any concealment. Even if Pei Yujun wanted to find fault, he couldn't find any at once. The one who was specifically mentioned was the Crown Princess. Everyone in the palace knew why the Crown Princess died, and the Crown Princess's character was respected by many people.
Pei Yusheng was rejected and his face looked a little ugly.
"I'm a little tired, so could you please, Prince Jing, accompany them for a walk outside the palace?" Concubine Qu smiled and came to their rescue.
"Okay, I still have to wait for the imperial physician to come." Pei Yusheng did not refuse, nodded and stood up.
Since he stood up, several people naturally stood up as well.
"I will accompany the ladies for a walk, show my hospitality as a host, and let the Concubine have a rest for a while." Pei Yusheng said with a smile on his face, but he said this only to Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Qiuyan nodded shyly and followed Pei Yusheng. Since she moved, the others looked at each other and followed her.
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Mo Ying walked at the end, slowly moving out. When he came out of the hall, he saw Qu Qiuyan and Pei Yusheng going down the stairs in front of him. Qu Xuexin followed closely behind them. She seemed to be walking slowly, but in fact she was not. She was still following closely behind the two people in front of her.
It looked like he was just a follower of two people. The two people in front didn't care and continued to talk and chat, looking very speculative.
"Fourth sister." Qu Caiyue stood by the door. Seeing Qu Moying coming out, she hesitated and said, "Fourth sister, we don't have to follow her!"
Everyone could see that the only person King Jing wanted to invite was Qu Qiuyan.
"Then let's go somewhere else!" Qu Moying nodded and said indifferently.
Their eyes fell on the bottom of the stairs. They had just walked down the last step, which was a little far away. Qu Xuexin seemed to have turned her head and glanced at them from a distance. They couldn't see her expression clearly, but she was smiling. Their hearts couldn't help but move, and a strange and familiar feeling came over them.
Mo's heart skipped a beat, and he looked with astonishment at Qu Xuexin's back as she followed Qu Qiuyan and King Jing away.
It was actually not far away, and followed closely, yet was willing to be behind.
“Fourth sister, fourth sister…” Qu Caiyue saw her standing there motionless, looking down thoughtfully, and called out twice in a low voice.
Qu Moying finally came to his senses and turned around with a look of sarcasm in his eyes. The old saying was indeed true, "If you don't believe it, look up and see that heaven spares no one".
"Let's go!" Qu Moying said. After going down the stairs, he did not turn out of the palace gate. He just walked around the palace, changed direction, and did not follow Pei Yusheng and Qu Qiuyan.
Judging from their expressions, it doesn't seem like they want to take them along for the trip.
When Concubine Qu said she was tired, it seemed more like she was giving Qu Qiuyan and Pei Yusheng a chance to take a walk together.
This palace has many side halls and the scenery is also nice. It is the transition period between spring and summer. Among the lush branches and leaves, there are some flower buds faintly poking out, which seem to have more charm than the spring crystal with blooming flowers.
Qu Moying once again sighed at Concubine Qu's palace. Although it looked desolate and remote, it was actually very good, not much worse than an ordinary main palace.
They were just walking around casually, and no palace servants followed them. Only two maids followed them. There were many places to enjoy along the way. Before they knew it, they had walked half a circle. The place was not small, and apart from them, there was no one else around them.
"Fourth sister, can we go there to rest for a while?" Qu Caiyue pointed to a place in front of them. The two of them had walked a lot on the way here and were indeed a little tired. The scenery in front of them was nice. Under a vine, there was a stone table and stone chairs, with their backs against a rockery. On the corridor outside the rockery, there were several pots of blooming flowers, which could be vaguely seen from the stone chairs.
Compared to being intuitive, it has a kind of elusive charm.
"Okay!" Qu Moying nodded and walked over, and Qu Caiyue followed closely.
A palace maid came over to the corridor, holding a tray with a teapot, teacups, and several plates of snacks on it. She walked over and bowed to them, then carefully placed the teapot and teacups, poured them two cups, and then respectfully stepped back and left.
Qu Moying picked up the tea at hand. The tea was light green in color, with a faint tea fragrance exuding, which looked very good.
His lips moved gently forward, and Qu Caiyue's eyes fell on Qu Moying's face with a smile on her face...