As soon as Qu Xuexin came in, she asked, "Fourth sister, I heard that my second brother was beaten, but what happened?"
"How did you know, elder sister?" Qu Moying asked back.
The two mansions are neither far nor close, and Qu Xuexin came too quickly.
"I just happened to come here for something, and I heard about it from a maid in the West Mansion. I originally wanted to ask grandma, but I was afraid that she would be upset, so I came here to ask fourth sister." Qu Xue Xin said softly.
His eyes fell on the piano placed in front of the window. He couldn't help but stand up and walk over, asking in surprise, "Where did you get this piano from, Fourth Sister? It looks unusual."
The ancient zither Feng Yu was placed in front of the desk by the window and had not been put away yet. The somewhat old zither cover was placed aside. Although the color was a little light, the embroidery on it was still exquisite, with a large peony embroidery pattern.
The phoenix among birds and the peony among flowers complement each other.
"This is the piano left by my mother. I've taken it out and used it these days, and occasionally compose some music for it." Qu Moying said with a smile.
Qu Xuexin's eyes fell on the piano, with an appreciative expression on her face. Young ladies from aristocratic families more or less knew some music scores, and most of them could play the piano. It was no big deal for her to be excited about seeing an excellent talent. She stepped forward and gently pressed the strings, which made a pleasant sound: "What a good piano!"
Qu Xuexin praised.
"Sister, you're too kind!" Qu Moying picked up the teacup beside her, took a sip, and put it down with a smile.
"This embroidery..." Qu Xuexin noticed the embroidery on the piano cover again this time, and her eyes lit up. She was very proud of her embroidery. Among the sisters in the mansion, her embroidery was the best, but the peony embroidery on the old piano cover in front of her was the best she had ever seen.
Even her former embroidery master couldn't do it.
After picking up the violin cover and looking through it for a few times, Qu Xuexin said a little embarrassedly: "Fourth sister, can you lend me the violin cover for a few days? I want to embroider a piece based on the embroidery on it."
"Big sister, I'm afraid that won't work." Qu Moying shook her head and refused.
"Why?" Qu Xuexin raised her eyes and looked at Qu Moying, surprised that she would refuse such a small request.
"This piano cover is embroidered by my mother. There cannot be any mistakes. If you really like it, you can come to me to embroider it in the future, but you can't take this embroidery out." Qu Moying explained with a smile.
Qu Xuexin's face stiffened for a moment, but then she smiled again and said gently, "Of course. Since it's Second Aunt's old stuff, it's only natural for Fourth Sister to treasure it. I may have to trouble Fourth Sister in the future."
"What's the trouble with my own sisters? Big sister, please sit down!" Qu Moying smiled and stretched out her hand to invite her nonchalantly.
Qu Xuexin nodded and was about to go back when she suddenly saw a pot of water lilies in front of the windowsill. It was a small pot with exquisite carvings. Even though it was such a small pot, the carvings were particularly colorful. There were dark patterns of fish playing in the water, which could not be seen without a closer look. Of course, the most colorful thing was the graceful lotus in the middle, which had beautiful colors and was not a common type.
For a moment, I couldn't help but stop.
"My sister's jar of water lilies is so beautiful. Where did you buy it from? I want to buy one too." Qu Xuexin said with admiration in her eyes. This time she couldn't leave. She walked a few steps to the windowsill and looked at the jar of water lilies carefully. The clearer she looked, the more she couldn't let it go.
Yu Dong secretly curled her lips. How could this young lady come here to care about Mr. Qu Er? She was clearly using an excuse to come and see her own young lady. And judging from her appearance, she was really petty and thought everything was good. She obviously just wanted her own young lady to give her one or two things.
In the past, I never thought that this young lady had such a thing, but now it seems that her impression is very different from my initial impression. I don’t know if she hid it well before, or if she had any new ideas during this period.
"This was sent by my father." Qu Moying explained lightly.
These words stopped Qu Xuexin from saying anything else. She looked at Lianhua, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it and continued to be the dignified eldest lady of the Qu family.
Turning back to sit in front of the chair, Qu Xuexin's eyes swept over the decoration of Qu Moying's place, covered her lips with a handkerchief, and said teasingly: "I heard that grandmother and second uncle gave all of second aunt's dowry to fourth sister. Fourth sister is now the richest among us sisters!"
"Actually, there are not many. Some stores are even making losses." Qu Moying shook his head.
"Loss of money? How is your shop? Do you need any help? It happens that I have nothing to do during this period of time. If you need help, please come to me. There are only a few sisters in the mansion now, and we should help each other." Qu Xuexin sighed and her face darkened.
"Sister, you want to help me?" Qu Moying looked up in surprise.
"If I can help, Fourth Sister, just call me. The matter of the shop has caused a lot of trouble. We have to solve it as soon as possible to prevent others from talking about our family. No matter what they say, it will not benefit us sisters!"
Qu Xuexin said.
This is very true. It is not good for a girl in seclusion to be always talked about by others, no matter whether she is good or bad.
After all, in the market, people say all kinds of things, and it is a mixed crowd. Some words are easy to say but difficult to hear. Which lady would like to become the topic of conversation among these people after tea
When we mention the daughter of the Qu family, we cannot help but mention the other one. From this point of view, everyone can prosper together and suffer together.
When Qu Caiyue got into trouble before, it affected the reputations of several other young ladies in the Qu Mansion, and Qu Xuexin's marriage was also delayed. Everyone in the Dongxi Mansion knew about this, so it was normal for Qu Xuexin to express such feelings.
When saying these words, Qu Xuexin was very affectionate, as if she was truly doing this for Qu Moying's own good, but Qu Moying was watching her the whole time, and did not miss the hint of jealousy in her eyes. The smile at the corners of her lips remained unchanged. For this Miss Qu, her recent actions might be due to jealousy!
Of course, Liu Jingyu must have contributed a lot to this.
When she entered the mansion before, she had nothing, and Qu Xuexin was relatively gentle to her. However, when Qu Qiuyan and Qu Caiyue were plotting against her, she was very cautious and watched quietly as she was being plotted against by the two of them. As the eldest daughter of the Qu family, she stayed out of it.
Now that Qu Caiyue has gone to Prince Jing's Mansion, Qu Qiuyan doesn't seem to have much hope. Besides, she is living well here and has received all the dowry from her mother. This elder sister has no room to sit still. Sometimes her eyes and behavior seem too hurried, which is very different from before.
Qu Xuexin was arranged by Liu Jingyu early on, right? Otherwise, it is hard to explain why Qu Xuexin and Liu Jingyu knew each other, but in front of the crowd in the Qu Mansion,
Pretending to be unfamiliar in front of others, but clearly having contact in private.
"Thank you, big sister." Qu Moying didn't say yes or no, she just thanked with a smile.
"We're sisters, so it seems too formal to say thank you or not. Next time when fourth sister goes out, call me and I'll go with her." Qu Xuexin took the opportunity to speak quickly, one sentence after another, waiting for Qu Moying to agree to the next sentence.
Qu Moying glanced at her and said politely, "I'll ask you to come take a look when we officially open the shop next time. We're all ready now, just waiting for the right time to open the shop."
This half-joking, half-serious remark made Qu Xuexin feel aggrieved, but she couldn't say anything more, so she could only smile and nod: "Okay, wait for Fourth Sister to come and call me!"
Then he changed the subject, his face showing concern again: "Fourth sister, why did Second Uncle beat Second Brother? Did something happen? I heard that Second Brother went to He's house before, and was implicated and arrested and taken to the West Prison. What happened?"
After asking so many nonsense questions for so long, he only remembered the purpose now. It can be seen that this purpose is just an excuse. Qu Moying pursed her lips gently and replied: "I heard that my second brother said something to Mr. He San, and my father got angry and beat him."
Since Qu Xuexin came here and didn't even pay too much attention to this matter just now, it can be seen that she has received some information, and this information may not all come from Xifu.
Could it be that Liu Jingyu also intervened in this matter? Just like the strange arrival of this Madam He today, according to Qu Moying's idea, at this time, the people of the He Mansion should ask for help from King Jing, and they should also look for King Jing. Why did they come to the Qu Mansion to make trouble, and they looked like they wanted to bite him to death
It looks like someone is behind this and adding fuel to the fire.
Could it be that Liu Jingyu instigated this again? Thinking of this, there was an explanation for the arrival of Madam He's people before. A trace of deepness flashed in her eyes. She and this Jingyu County Lord really had a deep hatred for each other. This person was always calculating her maliciously.
Hiding in the dark, dealing with myself again and again.
And people like Qu Xuexin are not just preparing now.
"Even if Second Uncle was angry, he shouldn't beat me to death. Second Uncle is really something. How could he treat my second brother like this!" Qu Xuexin sighed.
Qu Moying didn't say anything, just smiled slightly, waiting quietly for Qu Xuexin's next words. She wanted to see what Qu Xuexin's real purpose was behind all these words.
It doesn't seem like it's just about the store.
"Fourth sister, let's go see our second brother together. I heard that he is seriously injured. As sisters, we can't not go and see him!" Qu Xuexin invited.
"Go now?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, let's go now. Second brother should have received the medicine by now. Now that we know the situation, we have to go and see how badly he's injured. I heard that he went to the He Mansion for fourth sister." Qu Xuexin said righteously.
Qu Moying sneered in her heart. Qu Mingcheng's visit to the He Mansion was not for her good, but on the surface it seemed to be because of her. If she didn't go to see it, everyone in the mansion would think she was cold-blooded and heartless. Since this was Qu Xuexin's purpose, she would just satisfy her.
Reaching out to hold onto the corner of the table, Qu Moying stood up and said, "Sister, please wait a moment. I'll change my clothes and go right away."