Ji Yuanhai suddenly raised his head and looked at Qu Moying in astonishment. He asked in a childish voice, "What does Fourth Miss Qu mean?"
"It's nothing, I just think that the status of a concubine like Xiang Niang is too low, and she can't protect Prince Ji in the mansion!"
Although this was a question, it was obvious that there was no question in it at all.
Ji Yuanhai's heart moved, and his eyes became excited: "Does Miss Qu Si have any solution?"
Although the Fourth Miss Qu in front of him was not much older than him, he was inexplicably convinced. Moreover, although he was young, he could see clearly that this Fourth Miss Qu had great feelings for her family's eldest wife and was wholeheartedly concerned about the matter of her third sister. He had been investigating these days, but unfortunately, he was powerless and had not found anything so far.
"Cousin, it's impossible. The Madam Dowager will not agree." Aunt Xiang shook her head and smiled bitterly. Because she went to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to file a complaint and made things like this, how could the Madam Dowager be satisfied? She has been trying to support her these days. The Madam Dowager has many ways to deal with a son's concubine.
With the addition of Xiao who was stirring up trouble, one can imagine how Concubine Xiang’s life would be.
"In a few days, will the lady of the mansion take you to perform a ritual together?" Qu Moying asked calmly.
According to the rules of the capital, when a relative passes away, there will be a ritual to be performed in a temple. Given my father's status, the lady will definitely come in person at this time, and it is very likely that it will be held in Dabei Temple.
Things are happening one after another in the Ji Mansion, and now is the time when a good reputation is most needed.
"Yes, there will be one. It has been scheduled. It will be held in Dabei Temple." Aunt Xiang wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and nodded.
"On that day, could you please trouble Aunt Xiang to lead the lady of your mansion to the hall where the eternal lamp is lit?" Qu Moying asked.
"Where?" Aunt Xiang thought for a moment and asked.
Dabei Temple is not small, so there are several halls with eternal lamps. Ji Fu had also lit an eternal lamp for Ling Anbo before, in the best one.
"It's the best one. I also lit two eternal lamps there for my uncle and cousin." Qu Moying said. Those who lit the eternal lamps in that place were all people of extraordinary status. Qu Moying, the daughter of a minister, barely qualified. Therefore, there were not many eternal lamps in that area, and few people came to worship. It was the quietest place.
"Miss cousin, do you want to..." Aunt Xiang asked in astonishment.
Qu Moying shook her hand and interrupted Aunt Xiang. "Aunt Xiang, you don't have to ask anything. Just cooperate with me when the time comes."
Aunt Xiang was skeptical and looked at Ji Yuanhai. He also looked thoughtful and undecided. It was not that she did not believe Qu Moying, but seeing Qu Moying so thin and frail made her feel uneasy.
"Aunt, just agree to my cousin's request!" Ji Yuanhai was much more straightforward.
She nodded without hesitation and said, "I will go with you when the time comes. If my cousin needs anything, she can call me. I may be more convenient than my aunt. There are some things that my aunt is not convenient to do, but I am just right for her."
Since the fourth young lady of the Qu family is also wholeheartedly helping me, and as the eldest son of the Ji family and now a member of the eldest branch of the family, I deserve to be called cousin.
Qu Moying smiled slightly and nodded. Ji Hanyue was Ji Yuanhai's
Cousin, Qu Moying really deserves to call her "cousin" now.
"It's settled then." Qu Moying nodded.
"Okay, I understand." Aunt Xiang nodded solemnly. Since the prince had agreed to this matter, she would try her best to cooperate. Nanny Zhou said that the cousin was only interested in finding the third lady and wanted to see her alive or dead. But now she was having a hard time in the Ji Mansion and could not help with the third lady's affairs at all.
There was no evidence, and not a single useful trace could be found. In fact, the main thing was that they had no power, only a title, and they were still being troubled. The servants in the mansion did not think highly of them at all, so how could they say anything useful to them
Since the matter had been discussed, Qu Moying did not keep the two of them. Aunt Xiang and Ji Yuanhai got up and left together. Qu Moying was not in a hurry to leave. He asked the bookstore clerk to find some music scores. After carefully checking them, he bought a few that he liked and left with them.
The stairs to the second floor of the bookstore were not wide and were quite steep. Qu Moying walked very carefully, but could not stop the people who rushed up from walking carelessly.
Seeing that the people coming up from below were about to rush up, Yu Chun hurriedly squeezed in front of Qu Moying, bumped into the person opposite, and his body swayed a few times, and he sat directly on the stairs.
"I'm really sorry." The person opposite stopped walking when he saw that he had bumped into someone, and looked at Qu Moying apologetically.
Yuchun is dressed like a maid, and one can tell at first glance that she is just a servant.
However, Qu Moying's dress is also very special, and not many people are blinded by it.
"What's going on? Why did you stop?" A few young men came over, followed by a servant holding a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. One of them even raised his voice and asked. When they got closer, they saw Qu Moying pulling Yu Chun up, and they felt quite embarrassed for a moment.
"I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry, miss. If there's anything wrong, you can go and have a look right away." The leading young man looked very elegant, about twenty years old. He seemed to be kind, gentle and handsome, but he walked in a hurry just now, and there was sweat on his forehead. He bowed to Qu Moying and apologized.
"No problem." Qu Moying glanced at them and said slowly. He was not flustered by seeing so many young men. He lowered his head and asked Yuchun softly, "Are you okay?"
Yuchun moved her arms and legs and shook her head: "Miss, I'm fine."
"Then let's go!" Qu Moying saw that her expression remained unchanged, and knew that it was nothing serious, so he didn't plan to stay.
However, the road below was blocked, and he couldn't move forward for a while. He could only look at the young man opposite him and said, "Sir, could you please make way for me?"
"Okay, okay, make way." The young man said hurriedly, moving to the side. The people behind him also moved closely together, making way in the middle. Qu Moying held Yuchun's hand and walked through them gracefully.
After they left, several young masters from aristocratic families started discussing at the stairs: "Could this be the fourth young lady from Minister Qu's residence?"
Someone raised doubts: "Maybe not. Maybe she is the daughter of the general who assists the country. I heard she has eye problems. She looks so graceful and elegant, she doesn't look like an ordinary lady."
"That's right. The fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion lost her biological mother's upbringing since she was young and was raised in a farm all her life. How could she be so decent and dignified?" Someone agreed.
“Rumor
It’s unbelievable.” Someone else retorted.
"Maybe it's neither of the two. Do you not allow other young ladies in the capital to have eye diseases?" someone joked.
Qi Xiu Ran's eyes were fixed thoughtfully on the front. He was the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's mansion, and his father was the current prince of the Duke of Qi. Even though the Duke of Qi was no longer in charge of affairs, he was still firmly seated among the great families.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that he looked thoughtful, a good friend next to him asked in a low voice.
"Nothing, let's go up and see if the music score is still there." Qi Xiuran composed himself, turned around and walked quickly forward.
They heard that there was a piece of music score here which was an incomplete one, so they wanted to take a look. Qi Xiuran took a few quick steps in a hurry and almost bumped into Qu Moying.
After hearing what he said, several people no longer had the heart to gossip. Since they all liked these things, they all followed him.
When they got upstairs, they found that the music score they were looking for was not there. They called the waiter to ask, and found out that they were a little late, and it had been bought by a lady who had just bought it.
The most obvious sign is that the lady has a veil on her eyes, and it is obvious that her eyesight is not very good, as if she has an eye disease.
The young masters regretted their decision very much, thinking that if they had come earlier, the music score would have fallen into their hands.
Someone else suggested that they could buy it from the young lady at a high price. After all, the music score was just an incomplete one, and it would be of no use to ordinary people. They wouldn't know how to continue it, and even if they did, it wouldn't be that useful.
Each of these young masters has a distinguished family background, and they felt it was natural for them to say this.
So the next topic was to discuss whether the young lady just now was the fourth young lady of Minister Qu's family, or the daughter of General Fuguo.
The identities of these two people are completely different. It is estimated that it would be easier to get the music score from the young lady of Minister Qu's mansion. As for Miss Liu, it is said that she has been declining visitors since she arrived in the capital. Even King Jing had several setbacks when he went to see her, let alone them.
"By the way, isn't your mansion going to hold a banquet? I heard that many young ladies in the capital are going to attend. Maybe the fourth young lady from Minister Qu's mansion and the eldest young lady from the Fuguo General's mansion will come. Then you can see which young lady it is. Maybe once you mention it, they will immediately agree to give you such a favor."
Someone suggested.
Qi Xiu Ran is one of the most famous noblemen in the capital. Many daughters of wealthy families are attracted to him. If you can make him feel good, there will definitely be many young ladies willing to do so.
"Yes, yes, yes!" someone said, and naturally someone responded and nodded repeatedly.
Then they responded one by one. Qi Xiu Ran was so annoyed by their noise that he could only say, "Okay, I'll go and take a look when the time comes. If it's really the lady we just met, I'll definitely find a way to ask her."
He had been thinking about that music score for a long time and had been looking for it for a long time, but he couldn't find it. He originally thought it was impossible for it to exist, but then a classmate told him that it was here. Unfortunately, he was still a step too late and couldn't let it go. After listening to their suggestion, he thought it was not too outrageous, so he agreed.
If it really existed, he would have tried every means to persuade the young lady to buy it at a high price. However, although he had only seen a little bit of the pretty face just now, he inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity, which was very strange.
He was sure he had never seen this lady...