"Miss Four, the Madam wants you to come over." A maid said with a smile. She was sent by the Madam.
"What's the matter?" Qu Moying asked in surprise. When she greeted the old lady in the morning, the old lady didn't say anything. Why did she suddenly send someone over at this time
"Miss Fourth, just go and take a look and you'll know." The old woman smiled and it looked like it must be a good thing.
Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of her, and seeing the old woman's attitude, Qu Moying didn't ask any more questions. After letting Yuchun help her wash up a little, she took Yuchun with her this time.
After entering the Madam's room, he saw other people in the room. He lowered his head slightly and stepped forward, bowing to the Madam in the middle: "Greetings, Grandmother."
"Come here, come here, meet your cousin Xiao." Mrs. Qu said with a smile.
Qu Moying took two steps forward obediently, looked at the young man sitting next to Madam Qu, lowered his head slightly, and bowed sideways again: "Hello, cousin Xiao."
But I don’t know which cousin he is.
"You're too polite, fourth cousin." The young man stood up and looked Qu Moying up and down. Even though he couldn't see her face clearly, her appearance outside the veil should not be bad. He felt a little relieved, but he didn't know how her eyes looked behind the veil, whether she could still see or whether it would affect her appearance.
After all, there were rumors that he had no talent or looks.
It looks okay for now.
After both parties sat down again, Qu Moying raised his eyes and looked across at the person opposite him. He was a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked gentle and kind, and he looked good.
"Ying girl, this is your grandmother's nephew. You can call him cousin Xiao. He will live in our house for the time being and wait for the imperial examination next year." The lady said with a smile, "Your father also passed the imperial examination. Not only your father, but also Minister Liu, who was in the same class as your father."
Qu Moying didn't know about this. He smiled slightly and nodded gently.
"Take your cousin Xiao to arrange a yard for him. It doesn't have to be too big, but it just needs to be quiet so as not to disturb your cousin Xiao from studying."
Qu Qiuyan was locked up copying Buddhist scriptures. Although she was still in charge of things, some miscellaneous small matters were now all handled by Qu Moying. Naturally, the task of finding a courtyard fell on Qu Moying's head.
"I'll arrange it now." Qu Moying stood up and said.
"Then why don't you take your cousin with you to have a look? It would be better if he could choose for himself." The lady suggested with a smile.
Qu Moying looked at the lady, then looked at her cousin Xiao who was smiling at her. She frowned slightly, but still nodded: "Yes."
"Hanyuan, although your cousin has an eye disease, she has basically recovered. She is now in the final conditioning stage, and will be no different from a normal person in the future." Madam Qu explained to Xiao Hanyuan with a smile.
Xiao Hanyuan stood up and bowed deeply to Madam Qu: "Grandma, the fourth young lady is doing well."
"That's good. This is the first time you two meet, so why not take a walk together and pick a courtyard that suits you." Mrs. Qu nodded with satisfaction.
Watching the two people leave one after another, Madam Qu's face was full of smiles. Wu Ma knew the reason for the incident and also came over to join in the fun: "Madam, you can rest assured now. The fourth lady didn't say anything, and Mr. Xiao seemed quite satisfied.
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"Let's see first. I wonder if they can get along. The candidates are good. They are from my mother's family, so they can protect Ying girl in the future." The lady nodded. "Although the message was passed on before, it depends on them whether it will succeed or not. If not, we can choose another one for Ying girl."
The lady didn't want to wrong her granddaughter at all, even if this person was her own nephew.
"The Madam is only thinking about the good of the Fourth Miss. She will understand." My nanny knew what the Madam was thinking and comforted her.
The lady sighed and said nothing more, but her smile slowly faded away, revealing a trace of worry.
This is all she can do now. As for the rest, she can only watch...
Qu Moying and Xiao Hanyuan walked out of the courtyard one after the other. When they reached the gate, Xiao Hanyuan stood still for a while and waited for Qu Moying. When he saw her come forward, he smiled and said, "I'll have to trouble my fourth cousin again."
"It's okay." Qu Moying smiled slightly and said softly, then slightly widened the distance between the two of them.
Xiao Hanyuan could naturally see that Qu Moying wanted to avoid suspicion, so he didn't wait any longer and walked forward slowly. The two of them walked towards the backyard, one in front and the other behind. Finally, Xiao Hanyuan chose a relatively remote yard that was neither too big nor too small. This yard was also close to the back door, so it was convenient to enter and exit. It was indeed a nice place with a quiet and elegant environment.
After seeing that he had made his choice, Qu Moying asked the maids and old women to sort things out, and also asked Xiao Hanyuan to move his things in.
When Xiao Hanyuan came, he only brought a servant with him. Qu Moying then arranged for maids and old women to serve him before he said goodbye and left.
Xiao Hanyuan stood in the corridor and watched Qu Moying leave, with a gentle smile and looking extremely polite.
He was the great-nephew of the Dowager Lady, and it was the Dowager Lady's idea that brought him in. None of the servants in the mansion dared to neglect him, and they all responded carefully, caring greatly for this Young Master Xiao.
After Qu Zhizhen returned home, he learned that Xiao Hanyuan had moved in, and he specially asked him to come over. After the two talked, he was full of praise for his nephew, saying that his nephew was well-educated and should be able to pass the imperial examination this time.
When Qu Mingcheng learned the news and came over, it was already afternoon.
Hearing that Qu Mingcheng was coming, Xiao Hanyuan specially came out to greet him. The two talked and got along very well. Qu Mingcheng was also going to take the imperial examination next year, and the two got along better and better. That night, Qu Mingcheng did not even return to the East Palace, but stayed directly in the West Palace.
Someone reported this to Qu Zhizhen, who just smiled and thought it was a good thing. His son and his eldest brother's son were the only ones studying, and now there was another one with good academics, who could be encouraged to study well, which was quite beneficial.
Since he was accepted by everyone in the Qu Mansion, Xiao Hanyuan settled down in the Qu Mansion. Sometimes he followed Qu Mingcheng to the East Mansion. He didn't meet Qu Moying very often. When they did, he was very polite. They would greet each other and occasionally talk, but it was rare.
Such a peaceful life was suddenly disrupted by an incident.
But for Qu Moying, this was not a surprise...
The people from the government office came looking for Yu Qian, the manager of the Yu family.
Qu Moying happened to be at the old lady's house, and saw the old lady invite someone from the Ministry of Justice, a young official.
"Madam, I would like to invite your second wife to meet with me to inquire about some matters." The official from the Ministry of Justice asked after politely bowing to the Madam.
Qu Moying and Qu Xuexin were both there. They looked at each other in surprise and continued to watch through the screen.
The two of them were originally in the lady's room, but now they were hiding behind the screen.
"What do you want to investigate?" The lady frowned and asked carefully.
"I would like to ask if a man named Yu Qian was sent by your second wife. Does your second wife know about what he did, or did your second wife ask him to do it?" said the official from the Ministry of Justice.
"what's going on?"
"Indeed, something happened. Someone used the name of your second wife to defraud others, and he was sued." The official from the Ministry of Justice said with a smile without being too vague.
Mrs. Qu's heart skipped a beat and she quickly asked my nanny to call Hailan over. It was not convenient for Yu to see anyone and she had not gotten up yet.
Aunt Hailan arrived fairly quickly and soon followed my nanny into the house.
After the ceremony, the lady asked, "Hai Lan, do you know Yu Qian?"
The Madam had heard officials from the Ministry of Justice mention this person several times just now. When she heard the name, she felt that he must have some relationship with the Yu family.
Hailan didn't understand why the Madam had called her over. She was already feeling uneasy, and when she heard the Madam's question, she became even more uneasy. However, she didn't dare to hide it. "There is indeed such a person. He is one of the Madam's shopkeepers and is in charge of the Madam's shop. He has been here for such a long time, so he should still be useful."
"Then did you know that he was going to sell your lady's shop?" the lady asked with a cold face.
Aunt Hailan was stunned for a moment, and was shocked: "How... could this happen?"
"But he said it was the Second Madam's idea. It was the Second Madam who asked him to sell his shop." The official from the Ministry of Justice looked at Aunt Hailan and said, "He took the money but couldn't produce the shop's title deed or anything like that. He has now been arrested by the Ministry of Justice."
"Madam... How could Madam do such a thing?" Hai Lan was very anxious and said hurriedly, secretly hating Yu Qian for being a troublemaker. How could he do such a thing and involve Madam, especially at this time? After saying this, she asked suspiciously, "Are you mistaken? He is just a shopkeeper. How can he have the right to buy and sell shops? Are you mistaken?"
She felt that the matter was unbelievable. Yu Qian had been quite reliable in the past and had never made any major mistakes. How could such a big thing happen at this moment
"There can't be any mistake. That's what it said. It's said that your wife said so. Since you are someone close to your second wife, come with us now and go to the Ministry of Justice to check your testimony." said the official from the Ministry of Justice.
It was impossible for the Second Lady of the Qu Mansion to leave with him, so it would be a good idea to take the Second Lady Qu's personal maid with her.
The husband says he is right, and the wife says she is right. Now they can only confront each other in court.
Hailan went to the court alone. She panicked and looked at the Madam above. She said in a sad voice, "Madam... I... I still have to serve our Madam."
The lady pondered for a moment, looked at her and said, "You go to the Ministry of Justice first and find out the truth of the matter. I will send someone else to your master."
This means that you have to go through this journey.
Behind the screen, Qu Moying's eyes flashed with a hint of deepness, and the corners of his lips curled up silently. This time came at a good time...