"I don't know who... who harmed me. I didn't feel anything when my fourth sister was here. But when my fourth sister walked out and said she was not feeling well and wanted to go outside to catch her breath, I helped her. Then... she went out and never came back. Then I... I felt hot all over. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was about to ask about my fourth sister when he came over."
Qu Qiuyan cried in grievance, "I don't know what happened afterwards, it's just... it's just that His Highness and the others came in..."
These words were not directed at Qu Moying, but the meaning was very clear. It was Qu Moying who plotted against her after she had kindly helped Qu Moying.
As for specific evidence, she certainly didn't have it, and she didn't directly say that it was Qu Moying's doing.
"Your sister is really not simple!" Pei Yusheng was silent for a moment and said with a bad look.
"I... I don't know. Fourth sister grew up in the village and is very innocent. She shouldn't hurt me on purpose. I'm just afraid... I'm afraid..." Qu Qiuyan paused here, raised her tearful eyes, and shook her head vigorously, "Fourth sister seems different from what I imagined."
"What's the difference?" Pei Yusheng turned around and sat down on the chair opposite Qu Moying and asked in a deep voice.
“Fourth sister has been living in the farm since she was little. She doesn’t like to see people, doesn’t like to talk, and hasn’t learned much. She should only know some simple things, but… but I see that fourth sister’s words and deeds are more polite than those of the average young lady from an aristocratic family. Could it be that… Could it be that…” Qu Qiuyan’s face was filled with panic.
Pei Yusheng also looked straight at her, his eyes moved slightly: "Could it be that she is not your fourth sister?"
"I... I don't know. If she is the fourth sister, how could she harm me? If she is not the fourth sister, who is she and how did she get into our house? What does she want to do?" As if she had thought of something terrible, Qu Qiuyan's face changed drastically. She reached out and pressed the chair rail, and her face became extremely ugly.
In just one sentence, she had confirmed the fact that Qu Moying was plotting against her.
As expected, he was trained by Yu. A few words ago, he not only pushed Pei Yusheng's suspicions onto himself, but also made Pei Yusheng doubt himself.
On the roof of another building opposite the pavilion, Qu Moying stood behind Pei Yuanjun, holding his arm tightly. Although she was braver than the average girl, she was not brave enough to climb such a high roof in the middle of the night, or even stand on the only small platform on the roof.
There is a fault line on the platform. If you step on empty space, you will fall into an abyss.
She didn't want to die yet, or to die in such an unclear way. All she could do now was to stay close to Pei Yuanjun, holding Pei Yuanjun's arm with one hand and carefully pulling a part of his clothes with the other hand, and listening motionlessly to the guard standing behind them who accurately described the conversation between Qu Qiuyan and Pei Yusheng based on the spoken language of the opposite side.
She had never heard of such a terrifying skill, but now she had to believe it. Even though she didn't hear Qu Qiuyan's actual words, she knew that what the guards had told her was true. It was indeed like this.
"Killing one thousand people and injuring eight hundred of your own?" Pei Yuanjun suddenly turned his head and glanced at her.
As Qu Moying raised his eyes, his face froze. In the darkness, he could not see his eyes which were originally charming. He could only sense a strange, cold and bloodthirsty aura.
This is the real Prince of Yun, who can stop children from crying and stop all the young ladies from noble families in the capital from having any romantic thoughts.
However, in addition to these, there were some sinister meanings in these eyes. He narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to keep his eyes calm. He looked into the dangerous eyes in front of him and replied calmly, "It's not that I will hurt myself 800 times, at most 300 times. But even if I hurt myself 800 times, I have to do it. 1,000 times is always more than 800, isn't it!"
She couldn't hide what she had done from him, and she didn't think there was any need to hide it from him.
In the night, a dark light flashed in Pei Yuanjun's eyes. He reached out with his other hand to lift up Qu Moying's sleeve. Under the wide sleeve, the unhealed parts were red and swollen. There were some spots covered with medicine, and they looked a little dirty. "Three hundred?"
"These are my best three hundred!" Qu Moying nodded and smiled.
With a red and swollen wrist, he didn't even shake off the sleeve on his wrist, but just let those handsome eyes scan his wrist that looked so terrible.
When you don't have the strength, what's wrong with doing something that hurts others by a thousand and yourself by eight hundred
She believed that Pei Yusheng also had this characteristic!
"As expected, it is true that you hurt one thousand others and hurt yourself three hundred. Now the Third Miss Qu is saying that you are a fake. In fact, I am also very curious. Are you the Fourth Miss of the Qu family?" Pei Yuanjun's dark eyes turned and locked onto Qu Moying's slender figure.
The small platform was only big enough for two people to stand on, but they had to stand close together. If Pei Yuanjun stepped over, Qu Moying would have fallen down.
His aura faintly locked Qu Moying's footsteps, as if the next moment, he would raise his foot and kick Qu Moying down.
Qu Moying lowered her eyes, as if she didn't see the danger she was in. The corners of her lips even showed a gentle and elegant smile: "Who else do you think would play the role of the Fourth Miss Qu? Who else would play the role of the Fourth Miss Qu who is silent and incompetent and could die at any time, and would play the role for so many years?"
She knew that she had changed a lot before and after her rebirth. This change made almost everyone who knew her a little suspicious, but she was not afraid of investigation. She was indeed Qu Moying, and this was an unchangeable fact, but her behavior and knowledge did make people suspicious.
If Qu Qiuyan doesn't expose it today, someone else will do so in the future.
She was prepared for this.
Qu Moying wanted to use Pei Yusheng to deal with him and wanted Pei Yusheng to check him. This also showed that Qu Qiuyan and Yu Shi really suspected him.
"I heard that Miss Pei Si is quiet, eccentric and doesn't like to see people." Pei Yuanjun asked with interest.
"My biological mother died young, and my biological father... loved his other two children very much. He didn't care about my life or death. Anyone would think I was lonely and untalkative, and I wouldn't think of returning to the Qu Mansion." Qu Moying said very naturally, his watery eyes turning to the window of the opposite pavilion where Qu Qiuyan and King Jing Pei Yusheng were still talking.
The guard did not repeat the story at this time, but looking at the two people, Qu Qiuyan kept talking and Pei Yusheng kept nodding, so he must think it makes sense.
Needless to say, what I am talking about are my past behaviors and conduct that are different from the rumors.
"It is said that Miss Qu has no talent or beauty.
It's not something that can be learned in one day. As for the other rules, I think Miss Qu Si is not bad at all, but I don't know where Miss Qu Si learned it from?" Pei Yuanjun chuckled. His laughter sounded very elegant, but inexplicably made Qu Moying feel scared.
This guy is not a good person. If he knew that I had cheated him, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to get off this small platform safely today.
"It is rumored that Fourth Miss Qu has no talent or looks. What do you think of my appearance, Your Highness?" Qu Moying raised her little face, her watery eyes looking into Pei Yuanjun's without any hesitation, without the slightest sense of guilt.
"Of course it's her beautiful appearance, which is rare in the world." Pei Yuanjun said leisurely. He seemed to find her question very interesting, but his emotions were not affected at all. One could sense that most of what he said "rare in the world" was just superficial, and it was just a compliment.
"That doesn't match the rumors, does it? As for my talent, I think I am a person who loves to learn. My grandmother also paid attention to my studies and invited a female teacher to teach me. Later, the female teacher felt that she could not teach me much, so she left the village. Later, my cousin also sent someone to teach me."
Qu Moying said.
At the beginning, the lady invited a female teacher to teach Qu Moying. There was a female teacher who taught Qu Moying for several years. However, this female teacher was Yu's person. She was never very interested in Qu Moying's studies and did not teach Qu Moying anything. Finally, at Yu's suggestion, she left on the grounds that Miss Qu was stupid and could not bear to be taught.
This is how the rumor spread that Qu Moying was both talentless and ugly.
As for the next two years, Ji Hanyue did send a nanny over to teach her some common etiquette, and a maid to treat her eyes. But when Ji Hanyue married into the Prince's Mansion, the nanny disappeared and her whereabouts remain unknown until now.
The female teacher who had taught Qu Moying for a long time took advantage of Yu's family, spread bad things about Qu Moying, and then disappeared in the capital. It was said that she had gone far away, and returned to her hometown far away from the capital. However, Qu Moying felt that this female teacher might have died early.
One has lost his life, and the other has long since disappeared. It can be said that there is no evidence at the moment. Even if Pei Yuanjun has great connections, it is impossible for him to find out anything.
"Aren't you afraid that I will find out something?" Pei Yuanjun saw that there was no panic on her face, and even a hint of dark red flashed across her dark eyes. He suddenly asked with a teasing tone.
Although he sounded joking, Qu Moying didn't dare to take his words as a joke. The eyes of the Prince of Yun were cold and gloomy. They fell on her face, making her back feel cold.
"Your Highness, please go and investigate it yourself." Qu Moying said calmly.
"Oh, aren't you afraid?" Pei Yuanjun looked at the window opposite, then glanced at her sideways, and said leisurely, "It seems that Miss Qu San wants to persuade Pei Yusheng to take action. Pei Yusheng treats Miss Qu San in your mansion well. This will definitely allow Miss Qu San to enter Prince Jing's mansion. How will you deal with it then?"
"I can't be alone, the only thing I can do is move forward step by step." Qu Moying looked into the dark night and smiled without any purpose. There was a faint trace of dust on her face. Her elegant and beautiful face was like a white lotus blooming in the night. "Even if I do nothing, they won't spare my life. So why should I care whether we are enemies or not? It doesn't matter if she is strong. I will move forward on the bloody road."