Nanny Zhou bit her lip, her face turned pale as paper, and she shook her body, trying hard to control herself.
The young lady in front of her looked extremely fragile. Her earliest memory of the young lady was the tiny baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, soft, cute, and a tiny ball, only as big as her whole hand. In the blink of an eye, she had grown so big. Not only so big, but also so steady and calm.
Even with his small body, he stood up to seek justice for his cousin.
A strange sadness welled up in my heart. If nothing had happened to the Second Madam, although the young lady had some shortcomings, she must have had a mother who truly loved her, and she would not have had such a hard life. Judging from her age, the young lady was not even at the age of marriage, but she could handle things so calmly.
If a young lady had not experienced too much hardship, she would be gentle and kind.
Even though she was the Crown Princess, when she was as old as the Fourth Young Lady, she still showed some naivety. Her status at that time represented a calm and noble future, but she still showed a hint of softness from time to time.
"Aunt Xiang, my cousin and uncle are both gone. If you are gone, there will be no one in this world who can legitimately stand up for my cousin and seek justice. Those who killed my cousin will only have the last laugh. My cousin died in vain. She was the daughter of a first-rank general and the legitimate daughter of the Ling Anbo Mansion. Not only did she die in an unclear way, but her reputation was also ruined. Even if she is dead, this cycle of reincarnation is dirty."
Qu Moying said coldly.
Even though her veil blocked everything, one could still sense the coldness in her eyes, and the people in the carriage were shocked.
These words were extremely cruel, with a bit of contempt and sarcasm, and even a hint of bloodiness. The corners of her beautiful lips curled up slightly, and a smile slowly overflowed from her lips. It was very gentle, but it made people inexplicably palpitate. Even in the rainy winter, her heart couldn't help but lose its former tranquility.
At this moment, he felt that the Fourth Young Lady in front of him looked more like his own powerful and cold master.
Such a smile looks extremely gentle, but it makes people feel like a sharp knife scraping across their bones, making a crisp scraping sound.
"Slave...slave understands!" After a long while, Aunt Xiang came to her senses and gritted her teeth.
She should be afraid, but she felt inexplicably at ease. She was actually not familiar with the cousin in front of her. She just knew that she had always had a hard time in the Qu Mansion. There was nothing the lady could do about it, after all, this cousin was the legitimate daughter of the Qu Mansion, so she could only have someone secretly look after her when she was young.
She even helped to save her from danger, but later the madam was in poor health and fell ill. After the eldest daughter took over the matter, Concubine Xiang never cared about it again. She didn't expect that the next time she met this cousin, it would be under such circumstances, and that she would even set up such an intricate situation.
There is no one left in the main house of the Ji family. This sad realization makes Aunt Xiang heartbroken, but at least she still has this cousin in front of her, isn't it
This cousin gave people a very strange feeling, she looked very weak, her voice was extremely gentle, but she was able to make plans calmly. For this reason, Aunt Xiang felt that she should trust her. She shouldn't ask any more questions, "They can't". If she thought about it carefully, if they couldn't, where was the Third Miss
"My cousin, I will go and appeal for justice for the Third Miss in a moment. Even if the Third Miss is dead, I will give her a clean reputation. And I must not let those who harmed the Third Miss live well." Aunt Xiang slowed down her voice and said firmly.
His eyes were no longer wandering or unfocused, he stared at Qu Moying intently.
Qu Moying nodded, feeling relieved.
In one breath, she was afraid that Aunt Xiang herself did not believe that her sister was in trouble. If the person who made the accusation did not even believe herself, how could she expect others to believe it
What's more, the Prince's Mansion is involved here.
What she needed to draw out from this incident little by little was a shocking case. She had not even thought about what this road would be like in the future. Even if she had to sacrifice her life, she would continue on this path.
No matter what, she was determined to make the truth known to the world, even if she was torn to pieces in the future.
The carriage stopped. Yu Dong lifted the curtain and looked at the tall government office outside. He said to Qu Moying, "Miss, we have arrived at the Jingzhao Yin's government office."
Qu Moying nodded.
"My cousin, I will go downstairs now." said Aunt Xiang.
"Be careful, I will watch you." Qu Moying said.
Aunt Xiang said nothing more. She turned around and decisively got off the carriage, then lifted up her skirt and walked up the high steps.
At the gate of Jingzhao Yin, there is a big drum, which is for people who have been wronged to come up and beat it. However, this beating also has a price. Anyone who comes up to beat it will be punished with ten sticks regardless of the reason, and the punishment will never be light. Jingzhao Yin will definitely take this case.
Qu Moying's original intention was to have Concubine Xiang come to file a complaint and have someone pass on the message, but Concubine Xiang went straight to the drum. Since she was going to file a complaint, of course she wanted to make the matter bigger and let more people know about it, so that she could better seek justice for the Third Miss.
Qu Moying saw Xiang Yiniang walking towards the big drum through the curtains, tears flashed in her eyes, and she put her hand on the curtains, not going up to stop her. This was indeed the best way. Compared with going directly to the door to report, beating the drum would indeed alarm more people. The relationship in Ling'anbo's mansion was not ordinary at the moment, but if Xiang Yiniang reported it in this way, it would attract more people's attention.
She also knew clearly that even if she filed a lawsuit now, it would probably end in nothing. But she would still do it. As long as she had a criminal record, there would be a chance to overturn the verdict. This time, filing a lawsuit was of great importance.
The more people who know, the better!
Aunt Xiang went straight to the big drum. The guards guarding the yamen were about to come up to stop her and ask her questions, but seeing her expression, they stopped. The yamen had orders not to stop people from beating the drum to file a complaint.
Aunt Xiang walked up to the big drum, picked up a stick on the side, and started beating the drum with all her might.
When the drum sounded, many people passing by stopped and looked in astonishment at Concubine Xiang who was standing there. Such a weak woman was standing in front of the big drum, beating it desperately. She looked like she would never do such a thing unless she had suffered a great injustice. What had happened
It depends on whose injustice the drum is being used. Even ten great beatings are not something that an ordinary person can endure, let alone a weak woman.
More and more people gathered at the door. Some had carriages. Qu Moying's carriage was squeezed among them and was inconspicuous.
A bailiff came out and led Concubine Xiang inside, leaving a group of common people standing outside the door, pointing and talking about who this person was. They had not heard of any injustice recently that would have required someone to come and complain so desperately.
Qu Moying's eyes were fixed on the yamen on the steps. She pursed her lips tightly, pressed her hands slowly on her chest, closed her eyes slightly, and tried hard to calm herself down. She was about to ask the carriage to turn around and go back to the mansion. She had no way of interfering with what happened next, but she knew that Concubine Xiang would not be in danger for the time being.
She is now the plaintiff...
But someone outside asked, "Is that Miss Qu Si's carriage?"
Eyes suddenly opened, looking out
noodle.
Yu Dong got her signal and slightly lifted the curtain. He saw a smart-looking servant outside and nodded immediately: "It's our young lady."
"Our prince is the Prince of Wei. When he came out just now, he saw the carriage of the Qu Mansion and guessed that it might be the Fourth Miss Qu. He specially sent a servant to ask, how badly was the Fourth Miss Qu injured in the Prince's Mansion last time? Does our prince need to send someone to invite the imperial physician to the mansion to take a look? I heard that she sprained her foot, and it will take a hundred days to heal the broken bones."
The servant said this with a smile, speaking very politely.
Qu Moying was speechless for a while.
She was indeed injured, and she did fall in the Prince's Mansion, and she even sprained her ankle, but this had nothing to do with His Royal Highness the King of Wei. The person who bumped into the King of Wei's servant was Yu Dong. What did the King of Wei mean by this? Did he mean that he bumped into the servant
Do you really know nothing, or is it intentional
As expected, none of the royal children are easy to deal with. Even a prince who is said to be sickly has a mind that is hard to guess. These seemingly gentle words are not very friendly, and even have a bit of slanderous nature. Is he afraid of being associated with this person
"Thank you, Your Highness. I just bumped into the rockery by myself. It has nothing to do with Your Highness. It was my maid who bumped into Your Highness's servant. My maid is very tough and nothing happened. Thank you for your Highness's kindness."
Qu Moying said slowly that no matter what the prince's purpose was, she had to make it clear without any hesitation.
"Our prince feels really bad that Fourth Miss Qu is injured like this, so why don't we..." The servant's smile became more kind and he continued to speak politely.
"It was me who bumped into someone. Our young lady has nothing to do with it." Yu Dong interrupted the servant unhappily.
"No, our prince means..."
"Please thank your prince for me. I'm fine. They are just some small matters. Your Highness doesn't need to worry about them." Qu Moying said coldly.
The noise they made and the mention of "Prince" had already attracted the attention of people around them.
"Let's go!" Yudong glanced at the servant, ignored him, and ordered the coachman.
The coachman turned the carriage around, changed direction, carefully walked out of the crowd, and then went to Qu Mansion. He had no intention of staying to argue with the servant of the palace.
After being stunned for a moment, the servant turned around and walked back to an alley outside the side door of Jingzhao Yin. Inside was a large carriage with its curtains slightly rolled up. Prince of Wei Pei Qingmin was leaning weakly there and coughed a few times in a low voice. Although his face was pale and looked sick, he looked extraordinary and gentle.
"Your Highness, Miss Qu Si said that the person who was hit was her maid. She fell on her own and it has nothing to do with Your Highness." The servant took two steps forward, stood in front of the carriage, and bowed respectfully.
Pei Qingmin coughed a few times, wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief, raised his eyes, looked at the crowd outside, and asked a casual question, "Who was it that Miss Qu Si brought just now?"
He happened to come out from the side door of Jingzhao Yin and saw the carriage of Qu Mansion stop. At the moment it stopped, a woman got out and then the corner of her clothes fluttered. When the carriage behind stopped, he could vaguely see a wheelchair. Only then did he guess that it was the fourth Miss Qu of Qu Mansion.
The wheelchair looked familiar. Pei Qingmin frowned unhappily. He didn't like being blackmailed. He didn't think much about it before because he really didn't think it was a big deal. But now that he saw the wheelchair, he had to think more...