After returning home, the two of them went to ask about her well-being. The lady-in-waiting looked at Qu Moying's hand and found that the swelling had completely subsided, leaving only a slight redness, but it was not very obvious. She heaved a sigh of relief and sent her back to rest, as it had been inconvenient for her to stay in the Prince's house these few days.
After returning to Qianyueju and changing her clothes, a maid came to call her. It was Qu Zhizhen who wanted to ask her questions in the study.
After Qu Moying washed up again, she took Yu Chun to Qu Zhizhen's study.
Qu Zhizhen's study is located in the outer courtyard. It is quite a distance from Qianyueju. After turning a few corners, you can see the courtyard where the study is located. This is the first time that Qu Zhizhen has formally summoned Qu Moying after she returned to the mansion. In the past, he had always seen her at the lady's house or in the garden.
Every time after Qu Moying paid his respects, the Minister would just walk away without even looking at him.
It was unexpected but also expected that they would send someone to summon me.
I heard that Yu’s illness this time was serious and she is still unconscious. The doctors are very busy going in and out of the Minister’s Mansion.
When they reached the door of the study, the servant went in to report, and after a while he came out and bowed respectfully to her, saying, "Sir, please let the fourth young lady in."
Qu Moying nodded and walked into the house with Yuchun. He saw Qu Zhizhen sitting behind the large desk in the middle, wearing a navy blue robe. He was looking at him seriously and scrutinizingly.
She took two steps forward and saluted to Qu Zhizhen: "My daughter greets my father."
The person above just kept silent. Qu Moying knew that Qu Zhizhen was deliberately making things difficult for her. She didn't move a muscle. When she was still Ji Hanyue, she had received strict training. Even though the time was a little long, she was still able to stand still. She didn't look unstable at all during the salute.
After a long while, I heard someone say in a deep voice, "Get up!"
"Yes, father!" Qu Moying stood up elegantly, took two steps to the side, and then lowered his head slightly, looking like he was listening to a lecture.
There was no sign of restraint in her movements, and she looked graceful and elegant. Compared with Qu Qiuyan, her movements were more standard and more skillful. She did not look like a woman who had never been trained in palace rules and etiquette. She looked more decent than any daughter of aristocratic family that Qu Zhizhen had ever seen.
Is this really the little daughter that he has been leaving in the farm, who is completely useless because she is blind
"Have you learned the palace rules?" Qu Zhizhen asked in a deep voice.
"In the past, my cousin sent one of her nannies here to learn from her for a period of time." Qu Moying said softly.
Qu Zhizhen would not care about anything that happened to her in the manor, and of course he would not know about such a small matter. And since he was Ji Hanyue, no one in the Ji Mansion would pay attention to such a small matter either.
"Can you see with your eyes?" Qu Zhizhen nodded and looked at her eyes again. Her eyes were covered by a long and wide veil, so he couldn't see them clearly.
"I can see it, but I can't see strong light." Qu Moying said frankly.
As for the veil, she would take it off eventually.
"When will it be completely healed?" Qu Zhizhen asked again.
"It will probably be a few months later, and it should be fully healed by then." Qu Moying said softly, "My cousin sent someone here, and they have been treating it for a long time, and it is very effective."
Qu Zhizhen knew about this matter. Ji Hanyue had sent someone to ask him about it, and he agreed without commenting. Since it was for Ji Hanyue's face, the future Crown Princess, he certainly couldn't refuse this favor. As for whether he could keep the eyes, Qu Zhizhen felt that it was not necessary to care. Anyway, he never thought it would be good.
I didn't expect that he could actually see through my eyes. I frowned, and my eyes were sharp: "Your body suddenly became red and swollen that day. Was it really because of Yu's?"
Qu Moying knew that Qu Zhizhen had asked someone to call him over because he wanted to ask this question. This meant that he still believed what Yu said, and Yu would definitely say that he had never harmed him.
Even though the facts were right in front of him and everything showed that Yu was harming him, in Qu Zhizhen's eyes, Yu was still innocent.
Qu Zhizhen really believed in Yu, but he was too unkind to his first wife and legitimate daughter.
"Father, I don't know how it happened. I just know that my body suddenly felt itchy, then it hurt, and then I felt very uncomfortable. Although I kept trying to hold it back, I couldn't bear it anymore in the end." Qu Moying said calmly. He answered Qu Zhizhen's question calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.
She had no reason to directly point out that Yu was the one who harmed her. Even if Yu was not, he was still her elder. Besides, the biased Qu Zhizhen believed what Yu said at first sight.
At this moment, she only needs to answer her part.
"Has anyone touched your clothes?" Qu Zhizhen asked again.
"When it was delivered, it was placed aside and worn the next morning. If anyone else touched it, it was of course the two maids besides me." Qu Moying raised his eyes and bowed deeply to Qu Zhizhen. "If father feels very suspicious, you can ask my cousin to check it out. My cousin told me before that he is very good at investigating this kind of thing."
Whether it was the act of the maid in the sewing room giving him the clothes first, or the fact that after the clothes were given to him, something happened accidentally and he had to go back to change clothes, both of them represented that Yu was involved. If Yue Wenhan or anyone else were to investigate, they would directly point the finger at Yu.
She guessed Qu Zhizhen didn't dare to really do that.
How could Qu Zhizhen do this when he was bent on exonerating Yu
"How can we let the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple investigate this matter of the inner court? It's really ridiculous." Qu Zhizhen showed some anger on his face, which reminded him of what happened when Yue Wenhan caught up with him. There must be a reason why Yue Wenhan chased him out. If Yue Wenhan was allowed to come and investigate again, who knows what scandals he would find out.
"Then does father know who wants to harm me?" Qu Moying looked through her veil with cold eyes at Qu Zhizhen, who was quite angry and embarrassed.
He has a strong disdain for Qu Zhizhen!
"Okay, it's all over. It was probably done by a maidservant around Yu, but Yu was made to bear the responsibility this time. These things cannot be explained clearly outside, as long as you understand it in your heart." Qu Zhizhen said impatiently. When Yu explained this kind of thing, he believed it.
But the lady said so, Qu Moying said so, and people outside said so too, so how could he not have doubts in his heart.
But he had doubts again. It was he who brought Yu into the house, and there were other reasons as well. He couldn't really let Yu step down, not even for the sake of his two children.
In comparison, Qu Moying's importance was too low. She was a daughter whom he never paid attention to and didn't even care about. Even if she was not blind now, her marriage proposal had been rejected. How much future could she have
Qu Moying was so angry about this scumbag father that she almost laughed. Did this mean that Yu was innocent in this matter again? The purpose of calling me here was to let me speak out. Only what I said would be the most believable. As long as I said it was the mother-in-law's business, Yu could slowly clear herself of the relationship.
The idea
What a great fight!
"Father, do you mean to say that the woman in the sewing room is trying to frame me?" Qu Moying raised her head, and her eyes looked very cold even through the veil.
"This matter was originally the fault of the sewing room manager. Yu was punished after she came back. Yu is still lying in bed, ill and unable to get up. The mansion is in chaos and the rumors outside are not good. Your grandmother is so old and still has to help deal with the affairs of the mansion. This is not good for our mansion. Your marriage is not settled at the moment, and we can't let your grandmother take you away!"
Qu Zhizhen's voice became gentler. "Ying girl, I know I have neglected you for so many years. This time when I returned home, your marriage was rejected by the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. But I will never ignore you again. After all, we are a family. You can ask the Yu family to help you find a good marriage, which will not be worse than the Yongning Marquis' Mansion."
These words were completely considered from Qu Moying's perspective, and it sounded more like he was wholeheartedly doing it for Qu Moying. A harmonious family is the key to success, and it is understandable for the head of the family to say such words.
But after there was witnesses and physical evidence from Yu, and even after everyone knew that it was Yu who did it, he still wanted to stand up and testify for Yu. How stupid does Qu Zhizhen think he is to admit to this
This not only shows that he is stupid, but also cowardly and incompetent, and even a laughing stock in the capital.
As for the marriage, Qu Moying never cared about it. She designed to cancel Xu Lipeng's marriage step by step. Yu and Yu Qingmeng wanted to marry into the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, but she didn't want to. After knowing about this marriage, she had already been planning to cancel the engagement.
"Father, I'm sorry I can't agree to this." Looking up at Qu Zhizhen, Qu Moying said calmly, "My cousin already knows the whole truth of the matter. Not only my cousin, but also Concubine Ji and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When the incident happened that day, not only Concubine Ji was there, but also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I heard that something happened between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and my third sister later."
This father is not a good person!
But trying to cover one's ears and steal a bell is still just trying to cover one's ears and steal a bell. This matter cannot be solved by covering one's ears and stealing a bell!
Her words made Qu Zhizhen annoyed. What happened in the Prince's Mansion was not only about the fourth daughter, but also about the third daughter. News came from there that King Jing had been ignoring Qu Qiuyan and had not given any definite news until now, which also made Qu Zhizhen upset.
Qu Moying's words also reminded him that the news that Yu wanted to harm his ex-wife's daughter came from the Prince's Mansion. It was also after Concubine Ji inquired about it. Concubine Ji was even involved in the matter. It was said that Concubine Ji's face became red and swollen because Qu Moying wiped her tears.
"Okay, you are tired too, go back and rest first!" Qu Zhizhen was silent for a moment, waved his hand with a headache, it seemed that the original idea was not feasible.
Qu Moying sneered in his heart. This cheap father still wanted to exonerate Yu. But when he was reminded that Ji Youran was involved, he immediately fell speechless.
Yu was determined to get rid of the crime and wanted Qu Zhizhen to force her to confess, but she didn't expect that Ji Youran was also involved in this matter. At that time, she deliberately applied more on Ji Youran's cheek. If she remembered correctly, Ji Youran was injured at that position at that time.
With Ji Youran around, if Yu wants to get away with it, she has to start with Ji Youran, not herself. Of course, she doesn't expect to completely crush Yu in one fell swoop, but this nail is not something Qu Zhizhen can pull out just because he wants to.
Coming out of Qu Zhizhen's study, not far away from the door, she met Qu Qiuyan. Qu Qiuyan, who was in a hurry, stopped immediately when she saw her...