I heard that the fourth young lady of the Qu family said that she had broken her leg when she returned home that day. She stayed in the Prince's Mansion for a while longer to let the imperial physician examine her injury.
It even alarmed the imperial physician, which was really an exaggeration.
Pei Qingmin clearly remembered that the person who bumped into the servant was a maid of Miss Qu Si, and that the maid reacted quickly and stood up immediately. How come there is still a rumor that Miss Qu Si fell and injured herself, and even hired a royal physician from the Prince's Mansion
This statement is really not pleasant.
There was nothing going on originally, how did it turn out to be like this, and it even reached the palace? Pei Qingmin's first feeling was what was this Fourth Miss Qu trying to do
Although he was sickly, he was still a prince after all. It was not useless for those young ladies from noble families of low status who wanted to marry him.
Fourth Miss Qu is the daughter of Minister Qu, and an unfavored one at that. Even her original marriage was canceled. Perhaps she has some thoughts in her mind.
This made the King of Wei very unhappy.
Although he was ill, he still had the pride of being a prince. His mother was naturally not as favored as the imperial concubine in the palace, but she was not bad either. At least compared to the empress, she was favored.
If it weren't for his physical condition, he might have had a chance to compete for the throne.
Just for now? He is not needed yet...
“Is that a wheelchair?”
"I didn't see it, but it looks like it." The servant replied.
"Let's go!" Pei Qingmin just asked casually, waved his hand, the curtain fell, the coachman turned around neatly, and slowly went towards the Prince of Wei's Palace.
The King of Wei is different from others. He is notoriously in poor health, so he should be light and steady in his movements.
Other masters would be fine if they staggered a little, but this one really can't afford to stagger.
As soon as Qu Moying returned to the Qu Mansion, the maid who was waiting there summoned her to go to Qu Zhizhen's study. Qu Moying asked Nanny Zhou to go back first, and she sat in a wheelchair and was pushed to the study by Yu Dong.
The reason he came to me at this time must be that the matter of the Ji Mansion had come to Qu Zhizhen's attention. He wanted to use this adopted father to suppress me and force me to let Concubine Xiang go back.
The original reason for bringing Concubine Xiang here was absurd, and it was actually just taking advantage of a loophole.
Qu Moying got off the carriage at the door of the study, held Yu Dong's hand and went in. When he was inside, he bowed and saluted.
It was very quiet up there. After a long time, Qu Moying's body shook, and Yu Dong quickly reached out to hold her.
"No thanks, just sit down first!" Qu Zhizhen's voice came coldly.
Qu Moying held Yu Dong's hand and sat down on a chair beside him.
"Father, why did you call your daughter here?" Qu Moying raised her eyes and asked calmly. This cheap father must have been punishing her on purpose, so he deliberately didn't call her to stand up, making her unstable before he spoke.
"I heard that you interfered in the affairs of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion? You are so bold and presumptuous." Qu Zhizhen's face darkened and he scolded coldly.
"Father, I was just asking about my cousin, how did you think I was so bold and presumptuous?" Qu Moying raised his head calmly and looked at Qu Zhizhen calmly.
"Do you know what the status of Ling'anbo Mansion is?" Qu Zhizhen's eyes were as sharp as knives.
"My daughter knows. It's the prince's in-laws' family. It was, and it still is now." Qu Moying said calmly.
"It's good that you understand! Ling Anbo's identity is
It is not something our Qu Mansion can compare to. How can you be so competent as to manage the affairs of the Ling Anbo Mansion?" Qu Zhizhen narrowed his eyes and became more and more displeased.
"My daughter just wanted to ask about her cousin's life or death. They said that she was dead, but they also implied that her death was not honorable." Qu Moying said indifferently.
"Even so, it has nothing to do with you. How can you dare to intervene in such a matter?" Qu Zhizhen said angrily, his eyes swept across Qu Moying's face, and then his expression became a little colder. He lowered his voice and waved his hand, saying, "Hurry up and return the concubine of Ling Anbo's mansion. Ling Anbo's body is still in the mansion. What does it mean that his concubine followed you here? Are you trying to put your father on the spot? This is a violation of human ethics."
"Father, Aunt Xiang has already gone back. Halfway through the journey, she got off the carriage and said she wanted to go back. Your daughter wanted to send her back, but she said no." Qu Moying said.
"Gone?" Qu Zhizhen really didn't expect this result. He turned to look at the old woman who had passed the message to Qu Moying before, and the old woman nodded silently.
"Yes, he has left and should have returned now." Qu Moying said calmly.
At this time, Ling Anbo Ji Fu didn't need to look for Concubine Xiang anymore. Now that Concubine Xiang had entered Jingzhao Yin's mansion, what happened next was no longer something the Ji Fu could control.
"Just send it back. Don't interfere in such matters in the future." Qu Zhizhen breathed a sigh of relief. There was only one word difference between going back and sending it back. To him, that was what it meant.
"Father, the third young lady of the Ji family is my daughter's cousin." Qu Moying raised her eyes and insisted.
"So what? The Crown Princess is your cousin, and you have never had much contact with each other in the past. Now, the Crown Princess is gone, and the eldest branch of the Ji family has fallen into decline. You are just a little woman, do you really want to investigate the Ji family? Even if the cause of death of the third lady of their family has other reasons, it is not something that a little daughter of a minister like you can investigate." Qu Zhizhen suddenly spoke earnestly.
"I am also powerless in this matter. The Minister is really too inferior to the Ling Anbo Mansion."
“Father…” Qu Moying’s eyes flickered with a hint of surprise.
"Well, let's forget about it. Since this concubine is gone, the affairs of the Ling'an Marquis' Mansion have nothing to do with us. You don't have to go to the Ling'an Marquis' Mansion anymore. They were never close to us, and it's only since you came back that we have started to interact with them."
Qu Zhizhen waved his hand and interrupted Qu Moying.
"Go back and rest first. Your foot is injured and it will be difficult for you to walk."
"Yes, father!" Seeing him like this, knowing that he would not listen to any more of his explanations, Qu Moying did not force him. He held Yu Dong's hand and stood up. He said goodbye to Qu Zhizhen, walked out of the study, got on the wheelchair and left.
The whole process was completely different from what Yudong had imagined. On the way, Yudong wanted to say something several times but finally held back and did not ask any questions on the way.
After returning to Qianyueju, Qu Moying got out of the wheelchair and sat down in the main room.
Yuchun fetched some water and helped Qu Moying wash up, then poured her a cup of tea.
"What is that?" Qu Moying's eyes fell on the table in front of him which was full of brocade.
"This was sent by the master. He said it was from his private storehouse. He didn't use it in the past, so he gave it all to the young lady, saying that she didn't have many sets of clothes." Yuchun smiled happily.
Judging from the visual, there are at least a dozen pieces of brocade here, and the material looks to be of excellent quality, and even the kind with unique patterns that are especially suitable for girls in the boudoir.
There were more than a dozen horses that looked like this, which showed that they were carefully selected. Moreover, they were sent by Qu Zhizhen, which was really surprising. Since Qu Moying returned home, this stepfather had not shown much kindness to Qu Moying. This time of kindness came suddenly.
"Miss, does the second master feel guilty towards you, so he treats you nicely all of a sudden?" Yu Dong had wanted to speak for a long time, but when he saw the brocade on the table, he asked in confusion.
Qu Moying shook his head: "No!"
If I wanted to feel guilty, I would have done it a long time ago. Why would I wait until now
"The fact that the young lady took Madam Xiang away from the Ling'an Marquis's mansion today was really criticized. I thought the second master would be furious, but the second master was only angry for a while at first, and then he was still very nice to the young lady." Yu Dong asked.
The behavior of the second master today was indeed very strange.
It seemed as if he truly loved his daughter, but everyone knew that he had no feelings for his first wife, and he also had no affection for his first wife's daughter. Otherwise, he would not have allowed such a young child to live alone on the farm and fend for herself for so many years.
"Let him be!" Qu Moying curled her lips sarcastically. She really didn't care about Qu Zhizhen's performance. In her heart, she only had one father, and that was Ling Anbo. As for Qu Zhizhen, this adopted father, she just maintained respect in front of him.
Regardless of whether Qu Zhizhen intervened in today's incident or not, the result would be the same. She didn't care about any bad attitude Qu Zhizhen showed.
"Miss, what should we do with these?" Yu Chun pointed at a pile of brocade in front of him.
"Send these to the Third Miss and let her choose." Qu Moying said lightly. These brocades should have been taken out from Qu Zhizhen's own private vault, but she didn't want them. Qu Qiuyan was not someone who could tolerate humiliation.
"Yes, I'll deliver it now." Although Yuchun felt it was a pity, she naturally obeyed the order since the young lady had spoken. She found a few maids and went to Qu Qiuyan's yard with the brocade.
When he came back, he brought back six horses.
There were twelve rolls of satin, and Qu Qiuyan had six rolls left. She said she would split them in half with her sister Qu Moying. She wasn't picky either. They were both daughters, so it seemed reasonable.
But in fact, for all these years, it has always been Qu Qiuyan's share, but when did Qu Moying also have a share
As soon as Yu Dong left, Qu Qiuyan's face turned pale. She picked up a piece of brocade on the table and threw it to the ground. The maids were so scared that they stood on both sides, not daring to interrupt.
"Clean it up." After a long while, Qu Qiuyan said with a cold face. A maid saw the opportunity and hurriedly squatted down to clean up, moving very quietly and not daring to make a sound.
Qu Qiuyan sat on the chair with a sullen face, a sinister gleam in her eyes. After a long while, she stood up and walked out. The maid Qingju hurriedly followed her. After walking for a while, she found that Qu Qiuyan was actually going to the second master's study. She was horrified for a moment and wanted to step forward to stop her with a pale face.
If I go to the Second Master to make trouble at this time, he will definitely be angry, and then I, as a maid, will definitely be punished.
Qu Qiuyan suddenly stopped and turned in another direction with a gloomy face. Looking in this direction, Qingju breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she was not looking for the second master...