No one expected that a concubine could be so fierce, but seeing her slamming into the coffin, one knew that she would die from this collision.
The bloody funeral is about to begin!
A figure flashed out from the side and quickly stood in front of Aunt Xiang. The two of them took a few steps back and bumped heavily into the coffin behind them. The coffin made a loud banging sound and the two of them fell to the ground together.
"Yudong!" Qu Moying exclaimed in surprise, and hurriedly took two steps forward. However, she had difficulty walking, and didn't know where to step. She missed a step and fell forward.
Ji Hai, who was standing aside, reached out to pull her. Yu Dong, who had fallen to the ground, did not care about himself and hurriedly supported Qu Moying's legs, thus preventing her from falling on the spot.
"Miss Qu Si, please be careful." Ji Hai whispered.
Qu Moying stood still, holding the coffin with one hand on it. Her heart was beating violently, but her hand was pressing steadily. She raised her pale face and looked at Xiao and Ji Youran. The corners of her lips were white from being bitten. "Concubine Ji, Madam Xiao, why don't you listen to what Aunt Xiang said? If my uncle really has any unfulfilled wishes, it is appropriate to report them to the court."
"Miss Qu Si, this is the Ji family's family affair." Ji Youran's face looked ugly and as cold as water.
Xiao looked at Qu Moying, and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes: "What does Fourth Miss Qu mean? Are you going to disrupt the mourning hall of Lord Ling'an's mansion?"
"Concubine Ji, Madam Ji II, although my uncle's last name is Ji, I am also a close relative to Madam Ling Anbo and the Crown Princess. Since this is my uncle's last wish, it should be made public. As for whether this aunt is talking nonsense, I see that she is not afraid of death, so how can it be false!"
Qu Moying spoke word by word.
As soon as Ji Hai said that, she knew something bad was going to happen, and she immediately took Yu Dong forward to prevent Concubine Xiang from being upset. Fortunately, she had stepped forward early, otherwise Concubine Xiang would have really hit her, and if she was not careful, she would have lost her life.
Now that the opportunity has come, she can naturally stand up.
What she was holding was her father's coffin. If she was still Ji Hanyue, she could actually walk with the coffin in her hands, but now, she was Qu Moying.
The hand pressing on the coffin was pressing tightly, the white and tender fingers pressed on the flat plate above the coffin, leaving a dark mark, the fingertips were heavy, as if under tremendous pressure.
Xiang Yi Niang also recovered at this time and cried loudly: "I have evidence left by the master. It is his last wish."
"You're talking nonsense. How could the uncle leave any last wish?" When Mrs. Xiao saw that things were not going well, she hurriedly scolded loudly, and sweat began to appear on her forehead.
"Why can't I leave a will? I am your uncle's concubine, and I know that you once left a letter for me." Aunt Xiang defended loudly.
"Where... where is the letter?" Xiao stuttered.
This time, not only Xiao's face was pale, even Ji Youran's hands were shaking. The two looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes.
Ji Yongming left a letter? When did it happen? Why didn't they know what Ji Yongming wrote in the letter? How did it get to Xiang Yi Niang's hands? At that time, Xiang Yi Niang was still in the Buddhist temple. How could she have the opportunity to see Ji Yongming
"Aunt Xiang, what nonsense are you talking about? You were locked up in the Buddhist temple because you caused my aunt to not see my uncle for the last time. You haven't come out yet.
But how could I have the chance to meet my uncle, and how could I have left my uncle's letters behind? "
Ji Youran couldn't help but scold.
Several elders from the Ji Mansion looked at each other in silence for a while. This matter was too shocking. Could there really be another reason behind this
"Master Bo did leave a letter. If you don't believe it, you can go check it directly." Aunt Xiang cried, "I received a letter from Master Bo before, saying that Master Bo wanted to give me a son to carry on the family line, and he also left a letter for me. The letter is at where Master Bo lives. If you don't believe it, you can go check it now."
"Concubine Ji, since there is a letter from Lord Ling An, you'd better go and take a look." Ji Hai also spoke at this time. As long as he didn't use the prince as a shield directly, he could still say some things, even though the person in front of him was the concubine of the Eastern Palace.
After several elders looked at each other, they all nodded. At the moment, it was really hard to tell whether this matter was true or not. The best way was to go and see if what she said was there.
Some relatives of the Ji family also nodded. It seemed inappropriate to say anything at this time. The best way was to follow Ling Anbo's opinion.
Even though Xiao and Ji Youran were unwilling, they had to agree at this time.
Everyone took Aunt Xiang to the courtyard where Uncle Ling An lived.
Qu Moying and Yu Dong were the only ones left in the mourning hall. She did not leave, but kept her hands on the coffin, with a cold and fierce look in her eyes under her veil. It took her a long time to suppress the cold hatred in her heart, and she slowly relaxed her hands.
"Miss! Would you like to take a rest? I'll go get the wheelchair!" Yu Dongjue noticed something was wrong with her and said cautiously.
"It's okay! I'm not too tired!" Qu Moying shook her head, her hand still on the coffin, not letting go, her heart filled with grief. She was Qu Moying now, not the Ji Hanyue anymore. She could not hold the coffin for her father herself, and at this moment she was unwilling to leave, as if the real father was lying inside.
Yudong noticed that something was wrong with her, and seeing that she was so insistent, he stopped trying to persuade her, but just waited carefully by her side, ready to help immediately if he found anything wrong with the young lady.
The mourning hall fell silent. After what had just happened, everyone followed Madam Xiang and left. The servants who were supposed to carry the coffin were also taken out. Only two people who did not look like the closest relatives were left. It was obvious that the so-called family affection in the Ling Anbo Mansion was not as good as a "letter left behind"!
"Yudong, push it and feel it." After a long while, Qu Moying suppressed the sadness in his heart and said to Yudong with a heavy face.
"Miss, did you ask me to push it? What do you want to check?" Yu Dong looked at the coffin in front of him and said in surprise.
"Push it first." Qu Moying slowly let go of his hand and said to Yu Dong.
"Yes!" Seeing her so determined, Yu Dong walked forward to take a look, then pushed hard at one corner of the coffin. The coffin was very big, but he could still push it open with this push.
After pushing it once, he looked at Qu Moying, who nodded at him again, and Yu Dong pushed it twice more.
The coffin was already tilted by the collision between Xiang Yi Niang and him just now. If it tilted a little more at this time, no one would notice. Just now, all these people's attention was on Xiang Yi Niang's words, and no one cared whether the coffin was tilted a little bit.
"Miss, I feel something is wrong. There seems to be... no one in here." Yu Dong hesitated for a moment, looked around and saw that there was no one around, then lowered her voice and said, her face was pale.
Slightly whitish.
In fact, he had this feeling when he bumped into it before. His body hit the coffin heavily, and it felt like there was nothing inside, or there didn't seem to be anyone. It felt very empty.
There was a collision just now, and if there was someone inside, there would always be some movement, but no matter whether it was just now or now, there seems to be no movement. This feeling is very strange.
Yu Dong originally didn't dare to say this, but since the young lady repeatedly said so, Yu Dong said it. After he finished speaking, he felt ridiculous and hurriedly shook his head to deny it: "Young lady, no, it's my fault. Maybe the other coffin inside is more tightly packed."
After hearing this, he really wasn't sure.
Qu Moying looked at the coffin in front of her with sad eyes. It looked like her father was indeed not inside. She originally had some hope. Even though she knew it was unlikely, she still kept some hope.
"It's nothing, maybe you made a mistake!" Qu Moying shook his head lightly and said in a weak voice. He closed his eyes and when he opened them again, he was already clear-headed, with his eyes as cold as water.
"Let's get out!"
Yu Dong hurriedly stepped forward to support Qu Moying. Ever since his young lady appeared in the mourning hall, Yu Dong felt that the feeling was a little different from the past.
The wheelchair was still at the bottom of the stairs. Qu Moying sat on it and Yu Dong pushed her out to Ling Anbo's yard.
She was the one who arranged everything. She was the one who sent Nanny Zhou there. She even told Nanny Zhou where Daddy had placed some private letters. Naturally, she had also written the letter privately. She had already learned Daddy's handwriting a long time ago, so writing a letter was a piece of cake for her.
As for the seal, Daddy's private seal, she had already carved it, using a radish to carve a private seal. Ji Hanyue was very knowledgeable about calligraphy, and she could carve seals when she was very young. Daddy's seal was carved by her. When she was young, her carving was a bit stiff, and there were some flaws on the corners, which were very inconspicuous, but people who were familiar with it would know about it. Even if someone more skilled carved it, it would be discovered because of this small flaw.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly saw a eunuch rushing over. Seeing Qu Moying, he asked arrogantly, "Have you seen Concubine Ji?"
"I just saw it." Qu Moying said lightly.
The eunuch looked her up and down, but didn't recognize her. He thought she was one of those relatives from the Ling Anbo Mansion who were not very presentable. His expression became more and more arrogant, "Where is the concubine?"
"Concubine Ji should go to rest." Qu Moying said vaguely. He already understood that the eunuch in front of him was sent by Pei Luoan. It seemed that Ji Youran had asked Pei Luoan for help, but from the looks of it, the words were not clear. Pei Luoan sent someone to find out clearly, but he didn't want Pei Luoan to come forward at this time.
"Didn't you see which direction she went?" the eunuch said unhappily.
"It should go that way." Qu Moying casually pointed in a direction. That direction was the deepest part of the inner courtyard, and Ling Anbo's residence was at the intersection of the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard.
The eunuch ignored her and left in a hurry. But only after seeing the eunuch walk away did Qu Moying let Yu Dong slowly push her towards Ling Anbo's residence. By now, the letter should have been found and it was time to publish it. Ji Youran wanted Pei Luoan to stop it, but it was too late...
"Let's go and see Madam Ji!"