With things like this, no one could stay any longer. Concubine Qu no longer had the mood she had at first. She had Qu Caiyue and Qu Qiuyan taken to the side to rest and comb their hair. Concubine Qu also looked gloomy. Only Qu Xuexin and Qu Moying were left in the hall, as well as the King of Wei who was still sitting calmly on the side.
Seeing that most people had left the hall, Pei Qingmin raised his head with a hint of smile on his pale face. His gaze fell on Qu Moying's face. The long veil still concealed most of her complexion. His eyes revealed her jade-like skin and the corners of her lips were neither thick nor thin, calm and indifferent.
"Miss Qu Si, can I have a word with you for a moment?" Pei Qingmin asked politely.
It was completely different from Pei Yusheng's angry and frustrated performance just now.
"Fourth sister, I'll go see second and third sisters." Qu Xuexin said softly.
Qu Moying nodded and looked at the King of Wei calmly.
Qu Xuexin went downstairs with her maid.
"Ms. Qu Si, can you tell me what's going on?" Pei Qingmin smiled slightly, politely extended his hand to the chair opposite, and motioned for her to sit down and talk.
"I don't know either." Qu Moying smiled and shook her head. She didn't have much to say, so she didn't need to sit down and talk. "That day, the two princes came to our house. I heard that they were walking in the garden at that time, and they should have seen the dispute between my second sister and me. But in fact, my second sister stopped me and invited me over that day. I was very surprised, and what was even more surprising was that the two princes would come over suddenly."
"I didn't know what my second sister meant at the time. It happened that Your Highness came here, so I went to Your Highness to protect myself. I just wanted to remind Your Highness that this matter seemed more like a plot against Your Highness."
Qu Moying spoke slowly, without hiding anything. She knew everything and didn't hold back at all.
"My second sister asked me to bring her into the palace, but I was afraid something might happen, so I refused. My second sister almost pushed me into the lotus pond, but she could have pushed herself into the pond. Your Highness, do you think my second sister is extremely pitiful? Is she being bullied by me? If something happened to my second sister, your first reaction would be that I wanted to harm her, right? You would naturally feel more pity for her."
"The palace flower was given to me by my third sister. She gave it to me a long time ago. Only my third sister knew about this. Then my second sister came to borrow the palace flower from me. When I went out before, my second sister stayed with me. I was the last one to walk. When we got there, it was my second sister who suggested that we take a rest because we were tired. As for the tea, I didn't drink it, but I felt dizzy after smelling too much of it. I felt very dizzy..."
Qu Moying paused here and glanced at Yu Dong. Yu Dong took out a handkerchief from his arms, which had a faint fragrance. "Your Highness can take a look at this handkerchief. It was left under the table by the second sister when she was drinking tea. If your Highness doesn't believe it, you can go and ask the second sister directly."
After Qu Moying finished speaking, she bowed to Pei Qingmin and then left with Yu Dong. As for what happened next, it had nothing to do with her.
She has explained the matter clearly, and it can even be checked. The reason why the handkerchief did not disappear with the teapot and teacup is because Yudong picked it up early.
The scented powder on the handkerchief is actually not the most important thing. It is the smell of tea combined with it that makes people dizzy and weak.
Of course, the two kinds of medicinal powders were applied on the palace flower, but the palace flower had faded over time and was not very powerful. Unless one was born with a weak body like Pei Qingmin, the impact would not be significant. This also proved from another aspect that it was Pei Qingmin who was originally intended to be plotted against.
Looking at Qu Moying's slender figure
Ying walked away slowly, and Pei Qingmin frowned tightly. He had actually figured out the cause and effect at that time.
If it wasn't for his good second brother, no one could have calculated so clearly at such a time.
The last time he went to Qu Mansion and this time he came here were all because of Pei Yusheng.
It was said that there was a special species of peony that had bloomed in this place. It bloomed at this time, and it was a different species, which attracted Pei Qingmin to make this trip.
Now it seems that Pei Yusheng had planned it all. His purpose must be to send the Second Miss Qu into his own house and push the blame onto the Fourth Miss Qu. The Fourth Miss Qu was the one who planned it and the Second Miss Qu was the victim. Thinking of the pitiful look of the Second Miss Qu when she was bullied that day, wouldn't he have let the Second Miss Qu in without saying anything
As for the teacups and teapots, they were naturally collected by Pei Yusheng, so he didn't want Concubine Qu to investigate further.
Pei Qingmin laughed and a smile appeared on his pale face. This time, his second brother lost more than he gained.
It seems that Miss Qu San was also involved in this matter, otherwise she would not have been so excited and even started hitting people.
"Go back." Pei Qingmin shook his head, stood up, and held the hand of the young eunuch. What happened next had nothing to do with him. He was in poor health and could not endure it, especially this kind of thing. As for the woman, it would be better for such a woman with ulterior motives to enter the second brother's palace. He was weak and could not bear it...
"Are they all gone?" Deep in the inner hall, Concubine Qu was lying on her side with her eyes slightly closed, as if she was resting. She looked completely different from her previous angry and annoyed look. She looked as if nothing had happened.
"They're all gone. When the King of Wei passed away, he asked someone to bring a wheelchair here, saying that he was feeling a little uncomfortable. The imperial physician died with him." The palace maid reported in the shadows of the inner hall.
"Deal with that palace maid. There's no need to keep the betrayer." Concubine Qu said lazily.
"Yes, I know what to do." The palace maid responded, knowing that the concubine was talking about the palace servant who delivered the teapot and teacups. It was obvious that he had a connection with King Jing, and this was the kind of person her master disliked the most.
In the past, this palace was prosperous and lively, but recently, there are fewer and fewer people. It’s not because the palace has not assigned people, but because people’s hearts have been scattered...
Several sisters from the Qu family hurried back to their own house. Seeing them come back so quickly, the lady called a few people over. Knowing that something had happened to Qu Caiyue in the palace, the lady was so angry that her hands and feet were cold and she almost fainted. She originally knew that Qu Caiyue had tried every means to enter the palace in order to please the Concubine Qu in the palace and then find a marriage for herself.
I didn't expect this kind of thing would happen now.
After asking about the whole cause and effect, and then asking about what the two princes said, the lady was so angry that she had Qu Caiyue kept alone. After asking her in detail, she sent Qu Caiyue back to the East Palace directly and ordered Luo Shi in the East Palace to educate her well and to hire a strict nanny to take care of her.
No matter what, Qu Caiyue is currently recognized by Pei Yusheng, and from now on she will be a member of Prince Jing's Mansion. Thinking that her third granddaughter is also involved with Prince Jing, the lady is very angry. How can two sisters enter Prince Jing's Mansion together
When Qu Zhizhen was called, he didn't know what had happened. After hearing what the lady said, his face darkened, almost as dark as water.
Pei Yusheng
Admitting the affair with Qu Caiyue almost meant that it was impossible for him to marry Qu Qiuyan as his principal wife.
Although Qu Caiyue is a concubine's daughter, she must be a lady from an official family. Moreover, recognizing Qu Caiyue first when it is unclear whether Qu Qiuyan has a concubine is also very disrespectful to Qu Qiuyan.
"Second brother, does the third girl like Prince Jing so much?" Seeing Qu Zhizhen's gloomy face and silence, the lady could not help but ask.
"Mother, Yan'er and King Jing are also in love with each other. King Jing has mentioned Yan'er in front of me many times, saying that Yan'er is an outstanding person." Qu Zhizhen frowned, looking very unhappy.
"What should we do now? The second girl must be admitted. The palace must have heard the news. After all, the third girl doesn't count at the moment." The old lady was worried. "We can't let the younger sister enter the Jingwang Mansion with the older sister, right? How will people see our family?"
The sisters lived in the same mansion, and they were both concubines. It was even possible that the younger sister had a higher status than the older sister. No matter how you looked at it, it was despised.
"I'll go ask His Royal Highness Prince Jing." Qu Zhizhen was at his wit's end, so he said after turning around a few times.
"What if you ask? I told you at the beginning that His Royal Highness Prince Jing would never marry the third girl, but the third girl is obsessed with being the Princess of Prince Jing. Is it that easy? I heard that the Liu Mansion is also weighing this matter. The girl in the Liu Mansion is not easy to mess with. If she is the principal and the third girl is the concubine, the future will be difficult."
The lady reminded.
These words made Qu Zhizhen silent for a while. How could he not know about his immediate superior, Minister Liu? Minister Liu was not only powerful himself, but his father-in-law was also the Duke of Qi. His only daughter, Lady Jingyu, was extremely talented and beautiful, and very unusual. It was heard that even the Crown Prince wanted to marry her as his Crown Princess.
If she really becomes Princess Jing, what can her daughter use to fight against her
Qu Zhizhen also had a headache for a moment, and stretched out his hand to rub it, "Mother, I will ask the third girl what she thinks. If she doesn't want to enter Prince Jing's Mansion that much, I... I will think of another way."
"That's all we can think of." The lady waved her hand helplessly.
Qu Zhizhen turned around and left, heading straight towards Qu Qiuyan, and met Qu Qiuyan halfway through the journey.
"Father." Qu Qiuyan's eyes were swollen, and it was obvious that she had cried a lot.
"Why are you here?" Qu Zhizhen stopped.
"Father, I... I'm waiting for you here. I know that grandma will definitely come to find you." Qu Qiuyan looked very sad. She knelt down on the road and reached out to grab the hem of Qu Zhizhen's robe. "Please, father, make the decision for me."
"How can I make the decision for you? How can I make the decision for you? How can I let you plot against your fourth sister again? What hatred do you have against her that makes you so unwilling to tolerate her? Now, by some strange combination of circumstances, you have become a pawn in the game between two princes?"
Looking at Qu Qiuyan kneeling in front of him with grievance, Qu Zhizhen suddenly became furious and scolded her harshly.
"Father...Father..." Qu Qiuyan panicked...
"You don't think I know nothing and you're trying to defend yourself by saying that this matter has nothing to do with you, right?" Qu Zhizhen raised his foot and kicked Qu Qiuyan, his face so gloomy that it seemed like water was dripping from her.
Qu Zhizhen's reaction at this moment frightened Qu Qiuyan. She had never seen her father treat her like this before. She was so scared that she fell to the ground and cried so hard that she couldn't get up. She just said sadly, "Father, father!"