There has been a lot of commotion in the Qu Mansion recently. Everyone knows that the second wife who came to the mansion later was a bad woman. Now it seems that she has coveted the dowry of the previous second wife of the Qu Mansion.
This is normal. Since she had murdered her ex-wife's legitimate daughter, how could she not covet her ex-wife's dowry? Once this girl died, the dowry would all fall into her hands.
"Madam Ji, we just need to clean up a little bit, and Concubine Xiang will be back soon." Qu Moying said with a smile again.
Madam Ji was silent for a moment and looked at Concubine Xiang who was kneeling on the ground. For her, this matter had come to a successful conclusion, and it was not a big problem whether Concubine Xiang was there or not.
As long as his own family admits that what Concubine Xiang said is right and what his eldest son wrote is also right, Prince Yun should not interfere. Since this Concubine Xiang is useless, it is okay to send her away. At least it can let the annoying Miss Qu leave, which is also a good thing.
I have to discuss this with my second son's family later. It would be troublesome if this Fourth Miss Qu was still here.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Ji's face softened a little and nodded: "Okay, then go quickly and come back soon."
"Thank you, Madam!" Qu Moying answered quickly, thanked with a smile, and stood up to say goodbye.
Seeing that she was finally leaving, Madam Ji casually said a few polite words and asked the maid to see them out.
Aunt Xiang followed Qu Moying out. After walking a few steps, she looked towards the main room with tears in her eyes and stopped. "My cousin, I can't leave. Master's body is still warm. How can I leave at this time?"
She knew that Qu Moying was trying to save her, but she really didn't want to leave at this time.
"If you don't leave now, are you waiting to be killed by Concubine Ji and Second Madam Ji?" Qu Moying said with a cold face.
"No, I am your uncle's concubine. The concubine and the second wife would not do this." Aunt Xiang shook her head and cried, "Even if you beat me, I don't care, as long as I can accompany you. You are all alone now, I..."
Aunt Xiang choked up and couldn't continue speaking when she reached this point, tears streaming down her face.
"They will take your life." Qu Moying said affirmatively.
"No, although the concubine and the second wife are a little selfish, they will not do such a thing. The concubine used to have a very good relationship with the Crown Princess." Aunt Xiang shook her head.
"They will! The Crown Princess is blind." Qu Moying curled the corners of his lips sarcastically and said affirmatively.
It was himself who was mocked. Not only did he not know clearly in his previous life, but even the people around his mother felt that although Ji Youran had some selfish motives, he was generally a good person. Who could have thought that Ji Youran would collude with Pei Luoan to kill his father, push him down from Linyuan Pavilion, and brutally hack his sister to death.
Aunt Xiang was so shocked by the meaning of her words that her face turned pale and she stammered, "Miss Cousin!"
"Let's go, I'll tell you in detail when we get back!" Qu Moying waved his hand and walked out.
Aunt Xiang wanted to say something, but she saw Qu Moying's face turned cold. She looked inexplicably like her own Second Miss in the past. For a moment, she didn't dare to say anything more. The Second Miss's aura was extraordinary back then. Even when she met the Second Miss, she had to behave properly and didn't dare to deviate from the norm.
The carriage was still parked there, and the two of them got on the carriage together. The carriage of the Qu Mansion immediately turned out of the gate and drove away.
Not long after they left, they saw several servants chasing after them. They heard that the Qu Mansion
The carriage had already left, so he had no choice but to go back.
"Mother, why did you let Fourth Miss Qu take Madam Xiang away?" Upon hearing the servants report that the carriage from the Qu residence had already left, Xiao stamped her feet in anger.
"If she left, she left. She will be sent back soon. Things in the Qu Mansion are in a mess. This Fourth Miss Qu is even more unruly. She keeps talking here and doesn't even bother to leave." Madam Ji rubbed her eyebrows and said irritably.
The elders of the Ji family had been invited by Ji Yongan to talk in a courtyard on the side. Only Xiao was here. Ji Youran was not here either, as he had gone to talk to the prince.
"Mother, Aunt Xiang is very important. I'm afraid that you may not be able to find her when you go looking for her again." Xiao was very angry and only hated that she came a little late. She thought Aunt Xiang was an ant in her palm and she could strangle her to death at will, but she didn't expect that she would escape right under her nose.
She really didn't know that Miss Qu Si had come here.
"What are you talking about? What do you mean by impossible to find him? What if we find him? Can you still say she's lying? This is settled. Tomorrow, we'll open the ancestral hall and adopt Yuan Hai to your uncle. He'll be his legitimate son, and the title will be given to him. He's your son anyway, so no matter who you give it to, the blood relationship can't be escaped."
Hearing the blame in Xiao's words, Madam Ji slammed the table in displeasure. After that, she ignored Xiao and went inside holding the old woman's hand, leaving Xiao, who was so angry that she almost vomited blood, behind.
How could it be the same? That bastard has nothing to do with her, so it couldn't be the same.
Her own son lost his title, but a concubine's son got the advantage. Xiao felt that she was really going to be pissed off to death by this brainless old woman.
But it doesn't make sense to let his son be adopted. After all, his son is the legitimate son of the second wife, and the only legitimate son. In this case, he cannot be adopted.
The only candidate right now seems to be Ji Yuanhai.
But Xiao was unwilling to accept this. She had planned for so long and done so many things, even risking her life, but in the end the title fell into the hands of that brat Ji Yuanhai, and her own son had to stand aside.
But now Madam Ji had foolishly let Miss Qu take away Concubine Xiang. It was useless for Xiao to talk to her again. After stomping her feet hard, she turned around and went out to discuss things with her daughter. She had to go to her daughter for this matter. Madam Ji, this selfish old woman was useless. She couldn't even keep an eye on a concubine.
Xiao hurried to find Ji Youran. Ji Youran was not feeling well either.
After she told him everything, Pei Luoan's originally peaceful face immediately showed anger. He looked at her coldly and asked sternly, "How could this happen? Didn't you think nothing would happen to you in the Ji Mansion before?"
“I… I didn’t know that Madam Xiang would suddenly come out of the Buddhist temple and cause such a scene.” Ji Youran cried with tears in her eyes.
She wiped her tears with a handkerchief, feeling extremely wronged, and looked extremely delicate. "I never expected this to happen. Someone from the Prince of Yun's Mansion would actually run into me, and the eunuch named Ji Hai even took the initiative to follow me."
"What did he say?" Pei Luoan asked coldly.
"He said he would report to Jingzhao Yin and ask him to help investigate the matter. After all, this matter concerns my uncle, and no one can take it lightly." Ji Youran said while crying, feeling very aggrieved. "Your Highness, I don't know what the Prince of Yun means. He wants to intervene in such matters. This is obviously not right.
It’s his business, he…”
Ji Youran said indignantly, the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. This matter had nothing to do with the Prince of Yun's Mansion, so how could they collide with each other? It was the Prince of Yun who was meddling in other people's business. No matter how powerful the Prince of Yun was, he was still a subject. How dare he really go against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
"Shut up!" Pei Luoan shouted harshly, suppressing his anger. He didn't want to hear what Pei Yuanjun said. How could he not know what Pei Yuanjun said? Pei Yuanjun's attitude had always been the same, with an arrogant look as if he didn't take him seriously. But what could he do? After all, he hadn't reached that position yet.
The position of crown prince is not that secure.
To be honest, I am not as respected as my uncle in front of my father.
He felt aggrieved whenever he mentioned this matter. He had never expressed this aggrieved feeling in front of other people. The only person he had expressed it to was Ji Hanyue.
In front of Ji Hanyue, he could say it, and he said it very naturally. In front of Ji Youran, he was not willing to mention this embarrassing fact at all.
"What's in those letters?"
"Just... just some letters that my uncle wrote to my aunt, a long time ago. He was still at the border at that time." Seeing that his face was still gloomy, Ji Youran panicked and stammered, sensitively sensing that the atmosphere was wrong. If she had shown such an expression in the past, the prince would definitely comfort her, saying that no matter how big the matter was, it was a small matter.
In the past, she was sure that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sincere to her and was only pretending to be nice to Ji Hanyue because Ji Hanyue had a good father. If her uncle was her father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely marry her, and she could legitimately become the Crown Princess.
But now, it seems that some things are different from what she imagined, and this difference began after Ji Hanyue's death.
"Pa!" A heavy slap made Ji Youran take two steps back and bump into the antique shelf behind him. He staggered a few steps before he stood firm. He covered his face with his hands, and tears fell from his eyes and slid down his fair face. Ji Youran cried very sadly, but dared not make any sound.
Pei Luoan's gaze was cold and fell on her face: "Is this what you mean by nothing happened?"
“Your Highness, I… I really didn’t know it would be like this.” Ji Youran sobbed, her breath was extremely weak, and she looked extremely sad and aggrieved.
"Go back home!" Pei Luoan turned around and strode out. This matter was complicated and he didn't want to get involved. It was just a matter of the title of Lord Ling'an, which was not a big deal. It would be best to have this title, but if he didn't have it, it wouldn't be too bad. Ji Yongan was not capable at first glance, so it might not be possible to let him control Ji Yongming's network of contacts. He needed to find another way.
"Your Highness..." Ji Youran cried out in a sad voice.
As if he had thought of something, Pei Luoan stopped, his expression softened a little, and waved to her.
Ji Youran was overjoyed, and hurried over, excitedly reaching out and grabbing Pei Luoan's outstretched hand, "Your Highness!"
"Let's go back first. We'll discuss this matter when we get back!" Pei Luoan's expression had calmed down. He took her hand and explained gently, "I was a little impatient just now. I'm sorry. I won't do it again in the future!"
"Your Highness... I'm fine." Seeing Pei Luoan explaining to her in a gentle manner, Ji Youran was so moved that tears fell again. His Highness was indeed devoted to her.
"My Lady Concubine..." Xiao came in from outside and saw the scene before her...