"What's going on?" Concubine Qu frowned tightly and looked at Qu Caiyue, whose clothes were in disarray. She was called over by the palace maid, and her face had been calm until now after hearing about the farce.
Pei Yusheng and Pei Qingmin were sitting on both sides of the hall, both of them had gloomy faces. The other three sisters of the Qu family stood together. Qu Xuexin looked at one and then the other, lowered her head, twirled a handkerchief in her hand, and dared not move.
Qu Moying had a calm expression as she stood behind Qu Xuexin. She was thin and a few centimeters smaller than Qu Xuexin, and almost half of her body was blocked by Qu Xuexin.
Qu Qiuyan stood in the first position, staring at Qu Caiyue who was kneeling on the ground with angry eyes and a look of hatred on her face.
“Great aunt… I… I don’t know… I was… I don’t know… how I went in. After I went in, I felt dizzy and fainted. I fell down and didn’t know anything. I didn’t know there was anyone inside, and I… didn’t see anyone inside.” Qu Qiuyan knelt on the ground, crying miserably.
Qu Moying glanced at Qu Xuexin from behind, pursed the corners of his thin lips slightly, and said nothing.
"You said you know nothing?" Concubine Qu's face was as gloomy as water.
"Yes, I... I just felt dizzy at the time. After drinking a cup of tea with my fourth sister, she said she felt unwell, so I helped her find a room to rest. The door over there was ajar, and she said she might be able to rest there, so I went to take a look. Other than that... I don't know anything else."
Qu Caiyue was at a loss and really panicked. She had never expected things to get to this point.
Shouldn't it be the King of Wei? Why is it His Royal Highness King Jing
Was the person she saw in a daze the King of Jing? Why did she think it was the King of Wei? What should she do now? She wanted to go to the King of Wei's mansion, but if it was the King of Jing's mansion, it would be better, but what about Qu Qiuyan? How should she explain it
"Your Highness, Miss Qu was indeed poisoned by drugs. I have just checked and found that there is some light powder in the palace flowers that Miss Qu was wearing. If you smell it too much, you will feel dizzy and weak all over." An imperial physician stepped forward and respectfully reported to the Dowager Concubine Qu.
Something was not right just now. After Concubine Qu got the news, she immediately asked the imperial physician to check it out, and now she has come to a conclusion.
"Palace Flower? Second sister, where did your Palace Flower come from?" Qu Qiuyan stepped forward, approached Qu Caiyue, and asked fiercely, her eyes spitting fire. If there was no one else at this time, Qu Qiuyan would have slapped Qu Caiyue in the face. Such a small thing could have been made a mistake. Qu Caiyue was such a useless thing.
"Gong Hua? Yes, Gong Hua, Gong Hua was lent to me by my fourth sister." Qu Caiyue turned her head blankly, and suddenly saw Qu Moying behind Qu Xuexin. She stretched out her finger and said loudly.
Seeing that his name was called, Qu Moying walked out from behind Qu Xuexin calmly, and after walking out, he first bowed sideways to Concubine Qu in the middle, very gracefully.
Concubine Qu's expression became better. Compared with the Fourth Young Lady, the others were far inferior. How could they remain so calm at a time like this? Did this matter really have nothing to do with her
What happened today happened in her palace, and two princes were involved. Concubine Qu was in a very difficult situation. She was just an old concubine, and she couldn't handle such a big thing.
"You say." Toffee said slowly.
"It was my third sister who asked my grandmother for permission to let my second sister enter the palace.
I agreed to it, and then my second sister said she had no jewelry to wear, so she came to me to borrow the palace flowers. She saw the ones on my desk and borrowed them. Those palace flowers were not mine, but were given to me by my third sister. I just didn’t like them very much, so I never wore them. When I saw that my second sister liked them, I gave them to her. As for the others, I really don’t know.”
Qu Moying said lightly.
There was logic in her words. Since it was someone else who framed her, she would look for the culprit.
From this line of thought, Qu Qiuyan is the most suspicious one.
"I did give you the palace flower, but it was a long time ago. Since then, it has been with fourth sister. Now that something has happened, fourth sister is pushing the blame on me. Isn't that a bit too unfair?" Qu Qiuyan was prepared and retorted with a sneer.
"This is the first time I come to my great-aunt's palace. I didn't know that His Royal Highness Prince Jing would come here, so it's impossible for me to do anything early." Qu Moying looked at Qu Qiuyan calmly.
"Who knows if you have made another move? Apart from the palace flowers, are the teas still there?" Qu Qiuyan stared at Qu Moying coldly, with uncontrollable hatred in her eyes.
How could she not be angry? Why was King Jing involved in this matter? Why were King Jing and Qu Caiyan found together? Shouldn't it be King Jing who saw King Wei and Qu Caiyue together
"Go check." Concubine Qu ordered.
"Your Highness, when I went over there just now, I didn't see any tea or teacups." The imperial physician stepped forward and said. He had just checked on the Second Miss Qu and immediately pulled her maid over to question her. After hearing that she had drunk tea, he went to check immediately, but there was no tea on the stone table.
There are no teapots or teacups in sight.
"What?" Concubine Qu lost her patience and her breathing became rapid. The teacups and teapots were missing, which meant that she was also a suspect.
After all, no matter which young lady from the Qu Mansion it was their first time to come to her palace, and they would not have the ability to plot against anyone. But she was different. She was the master of this palace, and wanting a palace maid to bring her a cup of tea with something special was really nothing.
"There are no more teapots and teacups." The imperial physician shook his head affirmatively.
"Check, check which palace maid delivered the tea!" Concubine Qu said hatefully.
A maid came hurriedly from behind and whispered something to Concubine Qu. Concubine Qu nodded as she listened, and the expression on her face became less anxious. Her eyes fell on Qu Caiyue, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, and then turned to Prince Jing, who was sitting beside her and had not said a word until now.
After calming down, he asked, "Your Highness Prince Jing, what do you think?"
No matter what, this matter has to be asked to King Jing. After all, he is also a party involved. He was found lying together with the second lady of the Qu family in disheveled clothes. No matter what, he must give an explanation to the Qu family.
No matter how much Qu Caiyue is, she is still the daughter of a minister.
Just now, the maid from the harem came over and told Concubine Qu something. It was found out that this palace maid had a relationship with the palace servants around Prince Jing, and it was heard that she had a close relationship with Prince Jing's former steward in the palace during this period. From this point of view, this matter should be related to Prince Jing, or it should be arranged by Prince Jing.
But why did King Jing plot against him? Concubine Qu didn't quite understand. Thinking about her own status, she simply pushed the matter directly to Pei Yusheng.
She is old and has no power to seize. She just wants to enjoy a peaceful life. This kind of fight between royal heirs is not suitable for her.
If she could, she would naturally seek benefits for herself, but the current situation was a little delicate no matter how she looked at it, and she might even be caught in it if things didn't go as she wished.
Concubine Qu thought it would be better not to investigate first, as if the water was too clear, there would be no fish, and she did not think this was a good idea.
Pei Yusheng finally raised his head, and the teacup fell heavily on the table with a loud "bang". Then he stood up, glanced coldly at his brother opposite him, and said to Concubine Qu above: "Concubine, since this matter is related to this prince, this prince will take responsibility."
This means that you admit the matter and don't want to investigate it further.
"Your Highness..." Qu Qiuyan couldn't help screaming, her lips trembling and unable to say a word. King Jing wanted to accept Qu Caiyue, but what about me? What would I be if I accepted Qu Caiyue? How could I accept this cheap thing!
Pei Yusheng turned his gaze away, his eyes were icy, and then he flicked his wide sleeves and turned away.
Things have come to this point and he has no face left.
The idiot that Qu Qiuyan found actually messed up the matter. If he continued investigating, he would not be able to get the expected results. It might even make things more confusing. Pei Yusheng no longer wanted to investigate and just treat it as having one more person in the mansion.
Things had come to this point, and Pei Yusheng was even more convinced that his good brother had intervened.
He didn't expect that he had really underestimated this sickly guy, and it turned out that he was not so easy to fool. He didn't want to break up with Pei Qingmin. It was not that he was afraid of Pei Qingmin. What was there to be afraid of a sickly guy who was nothing? But he still wanted to use this sickly guy to show his brotherly love in front of others.
This sick boy is a good prop. Compared with the other brothers, this prop is the safest to use, after all, his body is there.
However, he did not expect that this sick prop would fight back, causing his good plan to go wrong. Of course, Pei Yusheng was also full of resentment towards Qu Qiuyan. If Qu Qiuyan had not repeatedly stated that nothing would go wrong, he would not have helped her.
Seeing how things have turned out now, Pei Yusheng just wanted to suppress the matter within the smallest scope and not let anyone know. Otherwise, if the prince knew about it, he would definitely laugh his head off, laughing at himself for being extremely stupid and being led by a woman.
Qu Caiyue raised her head in surprise and joy, and looked at Concubine Qu in astonishment. There was even a hint of a smile on her face, which had just been covered in tears.
I originally thought that things were bad and the plan was going to fail, but unexpectedly, there was light at the end of the tunnel.
Prince Jing would let her enter the palace. Compared with Prince Wei, Prince Jing was certainly better. At least Prince Jing was in good health, and his future would be promising. If she could give birth to a child before her third sister, then everything in the future would fall into her hands. Thinking about it this way, it was really an unexpected surprise.
"Your Highness..." She said happily, her face was covered with tears and red marks from crying, but her smile became clearer.
Qu Qiuyan was so angry that she had lost her mind. Pei Yusheng's words broke the last string of her rationality. She rushed over and hit Qu Caiyue all over her head and face, "Bitch!"
No one expected that she would take action. They watched her slap Qu Caiyue several times before Concubine Qu reacted and said anxiously, "Quick...quickly stop them."
A few palace servants came over and pulled the two apart...