"The Queen will soon personally select a noble lady from an aristocratic family as her principal wife!" There were only these few words on the note. After Ming Xian'er looked at it clearly, seeming to understand it, Qu Moying put the note back into his sleeve, nodded at Ming Xian'er, and turned to walk towards the side door connected to the mourning hall.
The words have been brought to the point. She will not agree with Ming Xianer's unrealistic ideas, but she can put her mind at ease and show her a clear way forward.
The maid behind the side door heard the footsteps and hurriedly stepped back.
Qu Moying reappeared at the side door with two maids, but Ming Xian'er did not follow.
Before entering the mourning hall, Qu Moying bowed to the coffin above, then left with her maid.
Ming Xian'er is a smart person and knows what to do. This note is a hint to her. Not only is Ji Youran the most powerful person in the East Palace right now, but many people in the palace also think that Ji Youran will become the Crown Princess. After all, she wished to enter the palace at that time and she has such a good reputation.
But what if something different comes out now? It's not just a rumor, Qu Moying is sure it's true.
Ji Youran wanted to step into the position of Crown Princess in addition to herself, but she never thought that the biggest reason why Pei Luoan wanted to marry her was because of her father.
It is not the title of Ling Anbo that my father had, but the position of General Jianwei. Unfortunately, even if Ji Youran's father Ji Yongan could get the title of Ling Anbo, he could not become General Jianwei. This position was won by my father through fighting.
Dad is dead and the Ji family has fallen into decline. Ji Youran still thinks that holding on to the title of Ling Anbo is no different from the previous Ji Hanyue. But in fact, there is a world of difference between them. The previous Ji Hanyue could become the Crown Princess, but now Ji Youran can no longer do that.
Besides, she would not leave this title to the second wife.
It has nothing to do with anything else, just status.
No matter what Pei Luoan had promised Ji Youran, or what Ji Youran had always misunderstood, now was the time to break Ji Youran's self-righteous ideas.
The people in the Prince's Mansion must have seen that Ji Youran is second only to the emperor and above thousands of others in the Prince's Mansion, and thought that Ji Youran must be the future Crown Princess. But what if people slowly start to spread rumors about other things? In addition, Pei Luoan will definitely look for another noble lady, and even the Queen in the palace will intervene.
How could Ji Youran guarantee that she could ascend to the position of Crown Princess
After her self-righteousness was shattered, how could Ji Youran be so intent on finding fault with Ming Xian'er and dealing with her? Ming Xian'er was just a small concubine who couldn't even get on the royal family's license. Ji Youran was dealing with such a small person at this time just because she was upset for the time being.
What she has to deal with are other daughters of noble families, those young ladies from noble families who have the potential to become the Crown Princess.
I believe Ming Xian'er will understand this and knows how to lead the way. If she was really useless, she would not let the prince bring the entire opera troupe into the prince's mansion in order to protect her.
Standing at the door of the mourning hall, looking back at the magnificent mourning hall again, I felt a sense of ridicule in my heart. I married into the prince's mansion just for this tall, snow-white mourning hall. I was really blind in my previous life...
He walked down the mourning hall and slowly went to the guest house. He would stay there one more night and pack up to go back home tomorrow.
"Fourth sister, where have you been?" When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I saw Qu Xuexin standing at the door, as if she had been waiting for a long time.
"I'm going to pay my respects to the Crown Princess." Qu Moying came over and bowed to her. Although the two of them lived together, they were not together all the time.
Even when we are together
Qu Xuexin would come to accompany her less often, but whenever she said she was tired, Qu Xuexin would leave early and usually would not bother her again.
"Why don't you call me?" Qu Xuexin said softly.
"When I left just now, I saw that eldest sister's door was closed. I thought she was not at home, so I went out. If you also want to pay homage to the Crown Princess, you can go over now." Qu Moying said.
The door of Qu Xuexin's main room was almost always closed. She would go out sometimes, but not often. Most of the time she stayed in the house, very quiet, and it was really hard to guess whether she was there or not.
"Well... forget it. It's not good for me to be alone. When we leave tomorrow, Fourth Sister, come with me to pay homage again!" Qu Xuexin thought for a moment and shook her head.
"Okay." Qu Moying nodded.
"Fourth sister, Concubine Ji just sent some gifts over. I saw you were not here, so I took them for you. Come and take a look." Qu Xuexin said softly as she walked in.
"A gift is coming?" Qu Moying raised her watery eyes slightly. Is Ji Youran so free at this time
"Yes, they did send a gift. It's in my room. Come and see." Qu Xuexin said, and took Qu Moying into the main house. As soon as they entered the room, they saw several gift boxes on the table in the middle.
Qu Xuexin walked closer and opened one of the gift boxes: "It contains some fabrics and clothes, as well as a few palace flowers and other items. There are no particularly valuable treasures. I took a look and took them for you first."
There were a few pieces of fabric in the opened gift box. Just by looking at them, you could tell that the materials were very good and must be tribute.
"Sister, we are staying in the Prince's Mansion to recuperate. We cannot accept gifts from Concubine Ji at this time! The Prince's Mansion is holding a funeral, and it will not be good for us to take these out of the mansion. How will others see us?" Qu Moying shook her head and looked at the several large gift boxes on the table. Without saying anything, just taking these boxes away would make people feel not good.
This is the Prince's Mansion, and Ji Youran is the Prince's concubine. Why should an unpopular Miss Qu ask Ji Youran to send her so many gifts? If it was just for the sake of the late Princess Consort, there would be no need to be so polite.
"But... I've already accepted it, what can I do? Am I going to return it?" Qu Xuexin became uneasy, looking at Qu Moying in panic, obviously undecided.
Of course, things that have been given away cannot be returned, otherwise it would be a slap in the face of the owner, and how could the reputation of the Prince's Mansion be slapped
"Let's stay here tomorrow!" Qu Moying thought for a moment and said, "If Concubine Ji brings it here again later, just say that I was busy paying homage to the Crown Princess and forgot about it!"
Taking these gift boxes to pay tribute to the Crown Princess is such a disrespectful act. Before leaving the Crown Prince's Mansion, one must pay tribute to the Crown Princess.
Leave after worshipping.
These gifts came at a really bad time. I left the guest house and others didn't know about it, but Ji Youran knew it. It was a good time to send gifts.
The corners of her lips curled up silently. She was not afraid that the maid would tell Ji Youran what Ming Xian'er said to her. She and Ji Youran were destined to stand on opposite sides.
The more self-righteous Ji Youran was, the more she wanted to break this self-righteousness...
The next day, when Qu Moying left the Prince's Mansion, he left behind the gifts that Ji Youran had sent. He and Qu Xuexin went to the mourning hall to pay their respects. When they were about to leave, they unexpectedly saw Ji Youran at the door of the mourning hall.
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Ji Youran, who came over with a large group of maids and old women from the Prince's Mansion, looked a little haggard and listless. However, when she saw Qu Moying, a faint smile appeared on her face. She looked gentle and intimate, and it was hard for people to have a bad impression of her.
It was this kind of approachable expression that made Ji Hanyue in the previous life believe that this cousin was truly kind to her.
But he didn't expect that the one who pushed him to death in the end was this cousin who seemed to be perfect in the past.
"Cousin Qu, are you going back? Are all your wounds healed?" After Qu Moying bowed, Ji Youran asked softly with a concerned look.
She also took off the veil on her face. Except for the old wound which still hurt a little, there was no redness or swelling anywhere else.
"Thank you, Concubine. I'm fine!" Qu Moying's attitude was respectful yet a little cold. He did not approach Ji Youran and even deliberately took a step back.
This step back was not far, but it made people feel that there was no closeness between her and Ji Youran.
"Did the imperial physician tell us anything to pay attention to?" Ji Youran seemed not to notice Qu Moying's deliberate indifference and continued to ask with concern.
"The imperial physician said that I just need to take care of it and use some medicine and I'll be fine," Qu Moying replied.
“That’s good. This happened in front of the Crown Princess’s coffin. It’s really… If you need any help after you return home, just come to me. Now that the Crown Princess is gone, I’m your cousin.” Ji Youran acted more and more righteous and wanted to help Qu Moying.
The fact that she was both a good singer and a good composer made Qu Moying sneer in his heart. Ji Youran was indeed very scheming. After hearing what the maid said, she even expressed her desire to be very close to him. No wonder he hadn't noticed it before.
In fact, in the previous life, Ji Youran would sometimes reveal some flaws, but I didn’t think in this direction at all in my previous life. Now that I think about it, many things are not without clues, I can only blame myself for trusting the wrong person.
"Cousin is cousin, and concubine is concubine. I dare not trouble you." Qu Moying bowed deeply. His manners were in place, but lacked intimacy. After that, he turned around and left with his people. He had no intention of getting close to Ji Youran, and even said that he had nothing to do with Ji Youran.
But in fact, this was just a superficial rejection. She was sure that the more she refused, the more Ji Youran wanted to have a relationship with her.
With Ji Youran's personality, if I provoke her and she might even suspect me of the Ji Mansion, how could she not have anything to do with me
The more he provoked her, the more annoyed she became, and the more she cared. She didn't have to think of any solutions, Ji Youran would not let her go, and coincidentally, she would not let her go either!
Even though Ji Youran was well-informed, he was still treated with disrespect by Qu Moying again and again. He was furious. Although he was still smiling, there was already some anger in his eyes. He looked at Qu Xuexin who was following behind Qu Moying, and his smile froze.
When Qu Xuexin was looked at by her, she immediately panicked, and hurriedly lowered her head with a reserved look, and bowed very stiffly.
"Sister, let's go!" Qu Moying stopped and turned around to look at Qu Xuexin.
"Okay!" Qu Xuexin hurriedly stood up, bowed to Ji Youran hastily again, and hurriedly followed Qu Moying.
Seeing Qu Moying taking Qu Xuexin away, Ji Youran's eyes revealed a hint of cruelty. She would not give Qu Moying the opportunity to marry the prince. If she wanted to enter the Eastern Palace, her mother's proposal would suit her better. Her mother had already gone to the Qu Mansion to get information. It should be during this period...