Qu Moying was very calm, and there was not a single ripple on his peaceful face.
She was actually really calm, and her eyes under the veil were as calm as water. She had never had any expectations for these people in the Qu Mansion. Since the moment she was reborn, her life was saved by those people's frame-up. From then on, she had no thoughts about the entire Qu Mansion, except for the Madam.
The lady sat down opposite her and looked at her calm face with bitter eyes, "Ying girl..."
She couldn't continue talking and looked at Qu Moying guiltily, not knowing where to start. She felt sorry for the child. She knew that Qu Mingcheng had some problems, but she had to let him go.
Just because he is the only child of the second son!
As for her son, she had rarely been able to do anything to take care of him. Now she was just following his wishes, giving him some reminders and carefully protecting her granddaughter.
In fact, the son is the only one who has ever been in charge of this house.
Neither I am nor Yu!
"Grandma, I know what you mean. I won't blame you." Qu Moying took the old lady's trembling hand and comforted her softly.
The lady's eyes were red, and she pressed them down hard to suppress the trembling in her heart. She patted her hands gently and said, "Good child, you are a sensible person, but grandma can't protect you, just like she couldn't protect your mother... Your mother is a good person, but..."
When the lady said this, her voice became hoarse and she could not continue for a while.
There seemed to be something left unsaid. Qu Moying's heart moved slightly, and she reached out and gently shook the lady's hand: "Grandma, I found that my eldest sister is very close to County Lord Jingyu, but County Lord Jingyu doesn't seem to like me very much!"
After saying this, there was a hint of distress on his face.
She did not pursue the unspeakable meaning in the old lady's words just now. In fact, she knew it all, and there was no need for the old lady to speak so difficultly. There were some things that the old lady had done very well. Keeping her here meant that she would be on guard and be careful of Qu Xuexin while also being careful of Qu Mingcheng.
It is obvious that Qu Mingcheng is also not trustworthy.
But the lady is the grandmother of both of them after all, and Qu Mingcheng has all the advantages. Compared with his own daughter who was abandoned since childhood, Qu Mingcheng is the son that Qu Zhizhen cares about. He is even worried that Yu will teach this son bad things, so he specially sends him to the East Palace to be raised by his uncle.
It can be seen that he is extremely concerned about it.
From this we can see that Qu Zhizhen did not care about Yu as much as imagined, otherwise he would not have taken her son away and sent him to the East Palace to be raised. Even though he has grown up now, he did not see Yu very often and was not greatly influenced by her.
However, Qu Zhizhen misjudged people's hearts after all!
Qu Moying didn't want to embarrass the Madam, so he simply ignored the matter and just let it go.
What she wanted to ask now was another question. Since it might be something from her previous life, she inexplicably felt that the lady might know something about it.
"County Lady Jingyu?" The old lady was startled. She sat up straight and subconsciously pinched Qu Moying.
"grandmother?"
"You should stay away from this Lady Jingyu, and also stay away from the wife of Minister Liu." The lady said after a moment of silence.
"Grandma, why? Mrs. Liu, the Minister, seemed like a very kind person before." Qu Moying looked at the Grand Madam in surprise.
The lady was silent for a moment before she said, "Maybe I am wrong, or maybe the Lord of Jingyu County has heard something from somewhere else. But since the Lord of Jingyu County doesn't like you, you should be careful."
"Grandma, why doesn't she like me?" Qu Moying asked again.
The lady sighed and said, "It's been so long since this happened. I don't know if it was because of this reason that your mother wanted to marry Minister Liu instead of your father. The Jiangnan Yue family had their eyes on Mr. Liu, but later on, I don't know why the Duke of Qi also had their eyes on Minister Liu, so your mother ended up marrying your father."
The lady had heard about this matter from others, and after secretly inquiring about it from the Yue family, she found out that it was true.
"It sounds like... Mother was the one who suffered the loss. Why do they still remember it so clearly?" Qu Moying asked, her eyelashes fluttering.
As soon as you hear this, you know that the mother suffered a loss. Now the one who suffered a loss is gone, but the one who did not suffer a loss is still holding a grudge to the next generation. This is really unreasonable.
"I don't know the details. Your grandmother told me so at the beginning, and asked me to be careful of Madam Liu. But after so many years, I didn't find anything wrong with Madam Liu. When she was a girl, she was a very decent lady from a noble family. After getting married, she is now the wife of a minister. Her status and position are not ordinary, and she is one of the most noble ladies in the capital."
The lady shook her head and smiled bitterly.
There are some things she can understand, and some things she cannot understand. If it weren't for what Madam Yue said at the beginning, Madam Qu would not have taken it to heart.
Now that Qu Moying mentioned Liu Jingyu, this matter naturally appeared in her mind.
But after I finished speaking, I felt that it was not convincing, but I still said it, so I told it again.
"Okay, I'll tell you what I mean, and you'll hear what I mean. These things happened so long ago, and they were all minor matters. After that, your mother didn't have much contact with this Madam Liu, and your father wasn't one to worry about. Things kept happening one after another, and your mother was tired of dealing with these backyard matters, so she rarely went out."
The lady sighed again, and looked at Qu Moying with more pity. Not only did this child have a miserable life, but his mother also had a miserable life. She gave birth to a child with great difficulty, but in the end, she only saw the child for the last time before she passed away. This poor child was left alone, with a father who didn't love him and a stepmother like Yu.
"Grandma, what kind of person is Minister Liu's wife?" Qu Moying asked thoughtfully.
"She is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi, and the only legitimate daughter. It is said that the original Duke of Qi also had another legitimate daughter, but later, they all died, leaving only this legitimate daughter of the second wife. She is loved like a treasure, and it is said that she has been very sensible since she was a child, and her behavior has never been wrong. Everyone thinks that with her status, even if she does not enter the palace, she can marry a prince, but she chose to marry the unknown Lord Liu, who had just passed the imperial examination at that time."
The lady thought for a moment and said that without the heavy topic from before, the chat between the grandfather and grandson felt much more relaxed.
It has been more than 30 years since the Duke of Qi's incident, but Ji Hanyue had heard about it. However, she didn't pay much attention to it at the time. On the one hand, it was because it was too long ago, and on the other hand, it had nothing to do with Ji Hanyue. She only saw it when she was reading history.
of.
I was a little curious at the time and took a few more glances.
Speaking of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, the current Duke of Qi is actually not the original Duke of Qi, but the younger brother of the original Duke of Qi. The original Duke of Qi was implicated in the rebellion of the Three Kings, and all the members of the first house were beheaded, including the Duke of Qi at that time, the Duke of Qi's wife, and their children.
If the current Duke of Qi had not happened to save the emperor, he would have been implicated.
But because he saved the emperor and was grateful to him for saving his life, the emperor simply waved his hand and gave the title to the second wife, who was still the Duke of Qi. So at that time, the title of Duke of Qi fell into the hands of the second wife.
The current Duke of Qi is not the original Duke of Qi.
But no matter which Duke of Qi it was, he had great power when he was in office. As the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi, and the only legitimate daughter at that, her status was really not low. For her to take a fancy to a candidate who had just passed the imperial examination, we should really sigh that the wife of Minister Liu had a good vision and took a liking to Minister Liu at first sight.
But here, I always feel that something is far-fetched.
Qu Moying couldn't think of anything for a moment, and after talking to the lady for a few more words, she received a note and came back. This was a note given to her by the lady, saying that if she wanted to go, she could go, and if she didn't want to go, she didn't have to go. Seeing that the lady didn't have much to explain, Qu Moying just took the note and went back.
Said he would go back and take a look.
It is said that it was just a gathering of young ladies from aristocratic families in Beijing. It was not a formal gathering, but just a gathering of three or five good friends. In the past, this invitation would also be sent to the Qu Mansion, and the lady dowager would usually give it to Qu Qiuyan, but this time she gave it to Qu Moying.
After returning to the residence, Qu Moying sat in front of the piano, reached out and gently stroked Feng Yu, her brows slightly wrinkled, this was really strange.
"Yudong, go see if Nanny Zhou is here?" Qu Moying said, pressing his hand on the strings of the zither.
Yudong responded and went out, and came back with Nanny Zhou after a while.
"Madam Zhou, did my mother want to marry Minister Liu in the past?" Qu Moying asked Madam Zhou directly.
"Miss... Miss, how did you know about this?" After being stunned for a moment, Madam Zhou asked subconsciously.
Seeing Madam Zhou's situation, Qu Moying's eyes turned cold and said, "Madam Zhou, can you tell me what's going on?"
"Miss, this happened so long ago, and your mistress is gone now. It's probably not a good idea to talk about such things again!" Nanny Zhou was very hesitant.
"Madam Zhou, you've got to tell me what you've said. Otherwise, we wouldn't know when our young lady was harmed by County Lord Jingyu, and we wouldn't know why County Lord Jingyu hates our young lady so much and always wants to deal with her. Now he's even contacted the eldest lady." Yu Dong said quickly.
There are some things that Nanny Zhou doesn't know. She is now helping Qu Moying manage the affairs of Qianyueju and is usually very busy. The matters surrounding Qu Moying are now mainly handled by Yudong. This is the first time that Nanny Zhou knows about such things, but she knows that the eldest lady has come with bad intentions.
After hearing what Yu Dong said, Nanny Zhou was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't understand what Yu Dong meant. After she understood, her face turned red with anger. She pointed her finger and said angrily, "What do you mean? Could it be that it's not enough for them to snatch the lady's marriage, and they are also thinking about dealing with the young lady? How dare they do such a thing!"