"Was the maidservant beside the Crown Princess killed by the maidservant beside Concubine Ji?" Qu Moying looked at Ming Xian'er who had a nervous face, and asked with an idea in his mind.
"Yes, it's true. That maid wasn't the one following Concubine Ji now, but another one, the Crown Princess... When... When she first married in, I went to take a look and saw two maids following the Crown Princess into the East Palace, but that maid died that night. She was... was... pushed down Linyuan Pavilion by the maid next to Concubine Ji and died."
Ming Xian'er stuttered. Because she was nervous, her words were incoherent and so disorganized that people couldn't understand what she was saying for a moment!
Ming Xian'er never told anyone about this.
That night, an assassin broke into the East Palace. She was so scared and panicked that she hid in Linyuan Pavilion. From her position, she saw a woman in red fleeing into Linyuan Pavilion. She was far away and couldn't see clearly. There were many people in red clothes that day. The prince was getting married and the whole world was celebrating.
Then another woman in red, wearing similar clothes, ran over.
Soon she heard a woman's angry voice from above, and seemed to hear a woman's sharp screams and curses, and finally the sound of a woman falling, her red clothes fluttering in the wind.
I was far away and couldn't hear clearly what was being said.
There was a loud sound of water falling into the lake. Ming Xian'er knew something had happened immediately. She covered her mouth tightly, her eyes widened in fear, not daring to make the slightest sound. If someone found her here at this time, she would definitely die!
"You were there too?" Qu Moying's heart tightened. She didn't expect that Ming Xian'er was there at that time. Since Ji Youran wanted to end his life there, he must have cleared out the people in that area early and would never let other irrelevant people see it.
After all, she was still the Crown Princess at that time, and she was just a cousin who was sent to marry the Crown Princess. If people knew about it, it would be a horrible disaster.
"Yes, I am here. There is an assassination palace in the East Palace. I thought that the Crown Princess had just married into the East Palace today, and there must be many guards there, so I ran over here. It was dark and I couldn't see the road clearly. I turned around and came to Zilinyuan Pavilion. It was very quiet here, and there was no one. I thought it would be a good place to hide. No assassin would find me."
"I didn't expect that just after I hid, I saw the woman running in. I couldn't see clearly, it was a bit far. I was not far below Linyuan Pavilion at the time, but I could see red clothes. Two... two maids were all wearing red clothes. They were... they were maids' clothes."
Ming Xian'er's face turned pale and she shivered violently.
She still feels scared when she thinks of that scene.
There were two maids in red clothes. Later, she saw one of them sneak out. When the maid came out, she met her in the dark. She could see clearly that she was a maid of the Crown Princess, and now she was following Ji Youran. As for the other one, she did not come out again. She had seen the woman in red falling into the water from the high platform of Linyuan Pavilion before.
The next day, news came out that a personal maid of the Crown Princess was missing and might have died outside.
After connecting the two, Ming Xian'er immediately felt that she knew the truth. It was Ji Youran who killed a maidservant beside the Crown Princess, and she had already bribed the other maidservant.
"You mean that on the day of the wedding, a maidservant close to the Crown Princess was killed by Concubine Ji, and then the Crown Princess was seriously injured?"
Qu Moying bit the corner of her lip and asked slowly.
"Yes, that must be the case. Even after the Crown Princess was seriously injured, she never recovered from her wounds and eventually passed away. This may have been related to Concubine Ji." Ming Xian'er nodded repeatedly. "Someone clearly said something in Linyuan Pavilion that day.
, and screamed. I was far away and didn’t hear clearly, but it is certain that a maid had an accident that night and died in the lake below Linyuan Pavilion. "
Qu Moying's hand trembled and she clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hand. She was the only one who knew the truth. It was not her maid who was in trouble, but Ji Youran who pushed her down from Linyuan Pavilion and took her life. It was obvious that Ming Xian'er saw this scene, but mistakenly thought that it was the maid Weiyu who was in trouble.
There is not one passage leading to Linyuan Pavilion. Ji Youran and I went up from another place. Ming Xianer didn't see it, but she didn't expect that her two maids were there. Xie Yu must have been restrained at that time and couldn't make any sound.
I didn't report the death at the beginning, so the missing maid became the best reason. So is Wei Yu still alive? Although I know that this possibility is very slim.
He took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart, "Do you have evidence?"
"Fourth Miss Qu, I have no evidence, but I know that Concubine Ji was not serving the Crown Princess at all. When she was in the East Palace, Concubine Ji was always handling the internal affairs of the East Palace and kept the internal affairs of the East Palace in her heart. She went to the Crown Princess's residence once a day at most. The Crown Princess died early, which was clearly caused by Concubine Ji. Moreover, one of the Crown Princess's two maids disappeared on the day of the wedding, and the other followed Concubine Ji. If you don't believe it, you can go and ask."
Ming Xian'er spoke affirmatively word by word, her face pale and flustered. If such words were to get out, she would be dead, but she believed that Fourth Miss Qu would definitely be willing to avenge the Crown Princess.
When they were at the Qu Mansion that day, Miss Qu mentioned the Crown Princess, and Miss Qu made her realize that the rumors were not credible.
"Are you saying that Concubine Ji harmed the Crown Princess?" Qu Moying calmed himself down and asked sternly.
"Of course it is. I just want to expose this matter, but I am powerless and my words don't count. If Concubine Ji wants to deal with me and take my life, it's just a matter of a word. I dare not say anything more." Ming Xian'er said.
"What do you want?" Qu Moying's eyes became calmer. "I'm just the daughter of a minister. Even if I know this, what can I do? What can I do?"
"Miss Qu Si, you can do it." Ming Xian'er said excitedly, "Concubine Ji entered the Eastern Palace as the cousin of the Crown Princess, so Miss Qu Si can do it, too."
"You mean to let me enter the palace as the Crown Princess' cousin and become the Crown Prince's concubine?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows and sneered, seeming to understand Ming Xianer's plan.
"No, you are different." Ming Xian'er shook her head. "At that time, Concubine Ji entered the palace on the pretext of taking care of the Crown Princess' health. She said that the Crown Princess specially wrote a letter to ask her to enter the palace. These must be false. I heard that the Crown Princess has been in a coma, so how could she write a letter to Concubine Ji? Miss Qu Si doesn't need to do the same now. This kind of thing once is enough to make people suspicious, let alone twice."
"Then what should I do?" Qu Moying narrowed his eyes, with a deep look in his eyes.
"Miss Qu Si, if I'm not mistaken, Miss Qu Si is not at all as ugly and talentless as the outside world says. If we talk about appearance, Miss Qu Si is ugly, then who else in this world has good looks?" Ming Xian'er's eyes fell on Qu Moying.
The long and wide veil covered half of Qu Moying's face. Her lips were light in color and delicate in shape. Her jade-like skin was whiter than fine porcelain. Her expression was timid. Even though she couldn't see her entire face, Ming Xian'er was sure that the Fourth Miss Qu in front of her was the real beauty.
She had followed the opera troupe since she was a child, traveling all over the country, meeting many people and knowing how to judge people. The Fourth Miss Qu in front of her was clearly not
She was not an ugly girl who could not be seen in public, but a beautiful and charming young girl, but she was covered by a veil and was misled by rumors. Even if everyone saw this Miss Qu Si, they could only guess that she was at most a pretty girl.
Beauty is not just about skin and bones; Ming Xianer believes she is not wrong.
The Miss Qu Si, who was looked down upon and ridiculed by everyone, was clearly a beauty of unparalleled beauty.
“Miss Qu was harmed by Madam Qu before. Although the imperial physician used medicine, she cannot be fully cured for the time being. She can stay. I heard that the crown prince thought highly of Miss Qu before. Miss Qu should also thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before leaving. If…” Ming Xian’er looked at Qu Moying and slowed down her words here. The meaning of temptation was already very clear.
Qu Moying can enter the mansion, but the reason should be different from Ji Youran. After all, when Ji Youran entered the mansion, the Crown Princess was still there. That reason was reasonable, but this reason now seems a lot weirder. However, Ming Xianer feels that since she is the fourth Miss Qu, the other reason is also reasonable.
After all, in the eyes of everyone, this Fourth Miss Qu is also very pitiful. Her mother has passed away and her father is partial to her, never caring about her. This time, even the marriage has been cancelled. It can be said that she is isolated and helpless. At this time, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to take care of this Fourth Miss Qu on behalf of the Crown Princess and welcome her as a concubine, it is reasonable.
The situation of this Fourth Miss Qu is too pitiful. Her current marriage is not going to happen, and it will be impossible for her to find another marriage like the Yongning Marquis' Mansion in the future. In short, if the prince lets this Fourth Miss Qu enter the East Palace at this time, not only will it not cause criticism, but it will also make people think that the prince is kind-hearted, and they may even think that the prince has deep feelings for the Crown Princess.
Of course, some people may come up with different ideas, which is actually somewhat risky for the prince, so the only one who can make the prince interested is Qu Moying himself.
If the prince fell in love with Qu Moying, these reasons would not be a problem, just like what happened to Ji Youran back then.
Ming Xian'er felt that she was not wrong. The Fourth Miss Qu in front of her was a smart person and would definitely understand what she meant. For the Fourth Miss Qu, this was also the best way out. She heard that the Fourth Miss Qu was not living a happy life in the Qu Mansion and her stepmother was extremely vicious.
Qu Moying's eyes swept towards the curtain at the side door of the wing room. There was a slight movement there. When he looked down, he saw the trace of a shoe.
The corners of her lips curled up silently. Ji Youran's maid was indeed eavesdropping outside. However, she saw clearly that the maid had not been there for long. She must have come when Ming Xian'er hinted at her to enter the Prince's Mansion. Ming Xian'er spoke very softly, and if she wanted to listen, she would definitely come closer.
There was no movement of the shoes and the curtain before, which showed that the maid was very cautious. She waited until she and Ming Xian'er started talking inside before she slowly came over to eavesdrop.
"You've seen it wrong." With the corners of her lips curled sarcastically, Qu Moying reached into her sleeve, took out a piece of paper, and used her fingers to secretly unfold it to show Ming Xian'er. This was something she had prepared early when she came here.
The meaning is similar to Ming Xian'er's, but the most important person is not herself. Even if she dies in this life, she will never be tied to Pei Luoan again. She does not care about the position of Crown Princess. One day, she will remove the title of Crown Princess from Ji Hanyue.
The so-called Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace was a source of shame and hatred to me in my previous life.
It's just that Ji Youran wanted to step on her previous life self to become the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, and wanted to use her good reputation to exchange for the title of Crown Princess. It was really wishful thinking.
There is one thing that she knows Pei Luoan very well. Since Ji Youran has entered the Eastern Palace, she is not qualified to be the Crown Princess...