When Madam Duan heard that Qu Moying was coming, she immediately sent a maidservant to greet her. She was now truly established in the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion. Although she was not as powerful as Xiao from the second house, she was no longer the concubine who could be manipulated by others. After all, her status was still there.
She is now the wife of the first wife. The eldest wife has her own children, and they are the future earl, as well as family property. The Crown Princess's shops and other properties are now all in the hands of the first wife, and there will be follow-up payments in the next few days, all of which are the dowries of the former Crown Princess. If all these properties are returned, the financial resources of the first wife will definitely be higher than that of the second wife.
Originally, the second branch of the Ling'anbo Mansion was far inferior to the first branch and was merely a vassal of the first branch. However, because the wife of the first branch died early, it was Madam Xiao of the second branch who was in charge of the inner courtyard, which made the second branch quite powerful in the mansion.
But even after so many years of greed, the second wife is still far inferior to the first wife.
Qu Moying got off the carriage and followed the old woman. Along the way, familiar scenery was right before his eyes. The pavilions and towers looked just as familiar as in his dreams, but it was a lifetime ago. When he looked back, the original prosperity was no longer there, and all he could see was vicissitudes of life!
She was very familiar with every tree and blade of grass in this mansion, so familiar that she could find them almost with her eyes closed. She slowly clenched her hands under her sleeves and then let go. Every time she came to Ling Anbo's mansion, it was a heart-wrenching pain for her.
He narrowed his eyes, with a cold look in his eyes, and took a deep breath to suppress the rusty and bloody smell that was rising in his heart.
Every inch of this place is soaked in daddy’s blood!
"Miss Fourth, after passing the next bend in front, you will reach where our lady lives." The old woman introduced enthusiastically, pointing her hand forward. Qu Moying knew that the place was an empty yard before, but now it seemed to have been given to Madam Duan.
"Isn't this place a bit far from where your ladyship lives?" Qu Moying knew the location as soon as he saw the terrain, and said with a slight smile.
"It's indeed a bit far away, but our lady likes quietness. She even had a room cleared out to be used as a small Buddhist temple. She also made new tablets for our eldest lady and uncle and placed them inside, saying that they will be used to worship them every day." The old woman explained with a smile.
Qu Moying nodded. She was grateful to Madam Duan in her heart. Now she could no longer openly worship her parents from her previous life as a daughter.
"Where does the prince live?" Qu Moying asked casually.
"The prince is now living in the outer courtyard. It was our madam's idea. She said that the prince is not young anymore and it's not good for him to always stay in the inner courtyard. The mansion has specially hired a teacher to teach him how to read!" the old woman replied.
Qu Moying nodded slightly. This was the best thing that could happen. In the past, this cousin was not taken seriously. Although she felt that it was inappropriate for him to live in the inner courtyard at that time, Xiao always said that the courtyard in the outer courtyard was not ready, so it was delayed for a while. Now it seemed that it must be because Ji Yuanhai was now the official prince, especially at this time, Xiao had to give in.
Madam Duan was already waiting in the room. Qu Moying came over, exchanged greetings, and sat down as host and guest. Before she could say anything, she suddenly saw a maid rushing in: "Madam, the concubine sent someone from the Second Madam's place."
Qu Moying pursed her lips slightly. Ji Youran's people are here? What a coincidence!
He leaned back and turned his eyes to the door. He could hear footsteps. This was the courtyard of the eldest lady of the Ji family. She actually came in like that. Ji Youran's people were still so arrogant!
"Please invite the concubine's people in!" Mrs. Duan said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, the door curtain was lifted, and two maids appeared at the door, one in front and one behind. When Qu Moying saw the maid in front, a hint of depth flashed in his eyes. In his previous life, the maid Xiefeng who was by his side, now this maid who betrayed her master has become Ji Youran's personal maid.
The other one lowered her head and looked respectful. She was holding a thin account book in her hand. Her face could not be seen clearly. She must be the maid who came with Xiefeng.
"Greetings, Aunt Xiang." Xie Feng came in gracefully. She was originally thin, but now she had more grace and looked more like an ordinary maid.
There was a hint of murderous intent in Qu Moying's eyes. Looking at Xiefeng's dress, she didn't look like an ordinary maid. The last time he saw this maid, she was clearly different from the one he saw now. The differences were in her dress and clothes. Compared with last time, Xiefeng was dressed much more softly and gorgeously.
She even had two jeweled hairpins on her head. Such hairpins were not something an ordinary maid could wear. Moreover, these two hairpins looked very familiar. They were clearly the jewelry on her dressing table.
The reason why I remember it so clearly is that there is a "Yue" character on this pair of hairpins. It was my mother's dowry and was later given to me. I didn't like it very much, so I just put it somewhere. Later, when my mother passed away, I placed it in front of her spirit as a sacrifice, but it disappeared afterwards.
After searching, I found that the pair of hairpins had never been seen again. The ones who helped me investigate the matter were Ji Youran and Xie Feng. I never thought that the two of them had already colluded with each other at that time!
In other words, Xie Feng did this thing and was discovered by Ji Youran, and then Xie Feng became a chess piece that Ji Youran placed by his side.
"Our lady is now the uncle's concubine!" a maid stepped forward and said proudly.
"So what? Master had only one concubine Xiang during his lifetime. Even if Xiang's status has been promoted now, it still remains the same to Master."
Xie Feng glanced at Aunt Xiang sarcastically and said indifferently, "She just turned her body slightly, and it looked like she was bowing, but in fact she didn't even bend her waist much."
Several maids and old women in the room showed annoyance on their faces and glared at Xie Feng, but did not dare to scold her. The Xie Feng in front of them was no longer from the Ji Mansion, but from the Prince's Mansion. Several sharp-eyed old women could see that Xie Feng was no longer an ordinary maid, but should be the prince's maid.
With such an identity, not only the servants in the Ji Mansion couldn't afford to offend him, even Madam Duan couldn't afford to offend him.
Seeing that no one dared to speak, Xie Feng laughed triumphantly, glanced at everyone, raised his head high, and said arrogantly: "Why, was what I said wrong?"
She didn't believe that the people in this room would dare to do anything to her. She had just followed the prince for the past few days and was in favor. The prince had stayed in her room for two days in a row. Even the concubine looked at her with a kinder expression than usual and gave her many rewards, which made Xiefeng feel that she would soon be on par with the concubine.
As long as she is given a chance, he will never be as noble as the Concubine in the future. After all, what the Crown Prince said to her, he might not say to the Concubine.
"Who are you?" A cold voice came from the side, interrupting Xiefeng's pride.
Xie Feng couldn't help but look over, and saw Qu Moying sitting there. She had actually seen him when she came in, but she didn't take it seriously. He was just a blind man. Could it be that he really wanted her, the Crown Prince's man, to come forward and pay her respects
The maid who had been following behind her and bowing her head respectfully raised her head. Qu Moying looked over and curled the corners of her lips slightly. It was another acquaintance, but she was not surprised. She turned her eyes and fell on Xie Feng again. She was very familiar with this maid from her previous life.
"You haven't met our young lady yet." Yudong stepped forward and stared at Xiefeng coldly.
He always had a stronger aura than the average maid. When he glanced at her, his eyes were cold and gloomy. Xie Feng couldn't help but take a step back. After he took a step back, he realized that he was actually frightened by a little maid. He was angry and annoyed for a moment. He glared back and asked arrogantly, "Which family's lady is she from? Is she from the prince's mansion or the Ling Anbo mansion?"
This is clearly a mockery of Qu Moying being nothing!
"A little maid is so rude! Slap her in the face!" Qu Moying said coldly.
Yudong didn't say anything, he took a step forward and slapped Xiefeng twice hard on the face, causing Xiefeng's fair and tender face to swell up immediately.
Not to mention beating a concubine's maid, even if the concubine was watching here, as long as Qu Moying said so, Yu Dong would dare to beat her. There's nothing scary about it!
The maid behind Xie Feng stepped back calmly to avoid Xie Feng who was falling backwards. In the whole room, she was the only one who knew the Fourth Miss Qu in front of her best. She was not the delicate girl who could be bullied. Xie Feng had been so proud of herself in the East Palace these days that she had really forgotten her identity. Even if she was beaten, she deserved it.
“You…you are so outrageous…” Xie Feng stood still, holding onto a pillar, and covered his face with his hands, angrily speaking with a ferocious expression.
"Madam Duan, where did this maid come from? Why does she know no etiquette? Are all the people in your house like this? Whose power did she borrow to allow her to treat her master like this?" Qu Moying didn't even look at her and asked Madam Duan who was sitting in the middle lazily.
This girl has a lot of things going on, so how could she just let her go? Now that she comes to her on her own initiative, isn't that just perfect
After her rebirth, her biggest obsession was revenge. In the Prince's Mansion, she laid many hidden chess pieces step by step. They were not useful in normal times, but they would be useful at the critical moment.
A thousand-mile long dike can be destroyed by an ant hole!
"She was originally a dowry maidservant accompanying our Crown Princess, and later followed the Concubine. I don't know why she is so arrogant now. It shouldn't be the Concubine's intention." Madam Duan immediately understood the meaning of Qu Moying's words and answered according to her meaning.
"How dare you stoop so low!" Qu Moying's face turned cold. He picked up the teacup beside him and threw it at Xie Feng. Xie Feng, who was about to yell, was frightened so much that he took two steps back.
The teacup fell at her feet and broke into several pieces. One piece even rubbed against her leg, causing her leg to hurt immediately...