"There are rumors out there that someone from the Qu Mansion committed fraud and was taken to the Ministry of Justice. I wonder if it's true?" Liu Jingyu asked casually with a smile.
"People from the Qu family are committing fraud? There is actually such a thing. Is it true?" A young lady who had never heard of this before widened her eyes, almost unable to believe her ears, and was extremely surprised.
"I know about this matter. It seems that a servant in Minister Qu's mansion used Qu's shop to defraud others and caused this trouble. The matter is still under investigation." A young lady whose family worked in the Ministry of Justice had heard something about it and took up the topic.
"Why do we have to report this to the Ministry of Justice? Is this a serious matter?" another young lady asked in confusion.
A fraud like this would at most be reported to the Jingzhao Yin, but it doesn't seem like it would be reported to the Ministry of Justice. Is this case that serious
"I heard that the Yuguo Mansion is involved." A young lady lowered her voice and said that she had also heard about it from her elders.
"The Mansion of the Duke of Yu? This... This is indeed no small matter. Minister Qu's Mansion is so bold, how dare they do such a thing." The ladies around all gasped. The Mansion of the Duke of Yu was once the most top-notch family. Even though the Duke of Yu has become an idler now, no one dares to look down on him.
Those who are well-informed have even heard that Duke Yu might be reinstated soon.
At such a critical juncture, something like this happened, which made people imagine other things. I heard that Duke Yu was implicated and was harmed by someone, but it has been just a legend for so many years. Now Duke Yu is about to be reinstated, and something like this has happened again. No wonder it has been sent to the Ministry of Justice.
Although the young lady from aristocratic family is weak, she can still be sensitive sometimes.
"There have been so many incidents at Minister Qu's residence, and none of these young ladies are decent. The second young lady went to Prince Jing's residence, but I heard that Prince Jing didn't care about her at all and threw her into a corner of the residence. She has no name or status, and is worse than an ordinary singing girl. As for the third young lady..."
The young lady who said this curled her lips in disdain. They were all acquainted with Jingyu County Lady, and most of them were a few points higher in status than Qu Qiuyan. They became even less concerned when talking about Qu Qiuyan. Everyone had heard about her and King Jing's affair, and although the rumors could not be fully believed, there was no smoke without fire.
Before she even got married, she was already involved with Prince Jing, which naturally meant that she wanted to enter Prince Jing's Palace. But with her current reputation and status, it would not be possible for her to get a high position even if she wanted to enter Prince Jing's Palace.
"I heard that Miss Qu San had a secret meeting with someone in the Great Compassion Temple in the middle of the night. She was seen by Madam Ling Anbo, and Miss Qu's fourth daughter was almost killed. Madam Ji was also injured by mistake. The cause of this incident was also the maidservant next to Miss Qu San. Later, the maidservant committed suicide, but we are not fools."
A straightforward lady said without any scruples.
Everyone was talking at once, but Liu Jingyu, who had brought up the topic, sat aside, smiling without saying anything. Now he stood up, called a few maids, replaced the previous snacks, and served a new batch of exquisite snacks.
After finishing, he came back and said to the ladies with a smile: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It has nothing to do with us. Let's see what you need and I'll ask someone to do it."
Today Liu Jingyu is the host, and this is also the residence of Minister Liu.
"Jingyu County Lord is so polite. That's very kind of you."
“Really, no need.”…
The ladies expressed their gratitude one by one, and the words were passed on, and everyone continued to focus on
He focused on the things in front of him and forgot what happened in Qu Mansion just now.
Of course, the affairs of the Qu Mansion also spread silently. No matter whether it was Qu Caiyue, Qu Qiuyan, or Qu Moying, all the young ladies in Minister Qu's Mansion were unruly. And looking at the current situation, no one knew if they would get into any trouble. The affairs of Duke Yu would be big or small.
Is it really a coincidence, or is there someone behind it
Has Minister Qu's mansion taken position
Yan Yujiao sat aside, her brows furrowed further and she looked very concerned.
The young ladies who had just sat around had already left. Everyone had been distracted by Liu Jingyu's words and no longer paid attention to the affairs of the Qu Mansion. Only Yan Yujiao was very worried.
"Yujiao, I said something wrong just now and attracted everyone's attention." Liu Jingyu came over and apologized softly.
"It's not your fault. The Qu Mansion is indeed a place that has lost its dignity." Yan Yujiao's brows were puzzled and furrowed even more.
Liu Jingyu just changed the subject to avoid embarrassment for her, and Yan Yujiao saw it all.
"Yujiao, your second brother has nothing to do with this matter, and he has no plans to marry Fourth Miss Qu." Seeing that she was still worried, Liu Jingyu whispered to comfort her.
Yan Yujiao lowered her head, pinched the corner of her handkerchief, and said nothing.
"Your second brother, this can't be true..." Liu Jingyu said in surprise, but this time she controlled herself well and kept her voice under control, not attracting anyone else.
"My second brother does have an idea, but my parents don't agree." Yan Yujiao nodded, feeling very depressed. Her second brother was really a scoundrel. He actually had such an idea. His father and mother were so angry that they were about to die.
"Second Master Yan is really something. How could he think like that? Fourth Miss Qu was the fiancée of his good friend, the Prince of Yongning!" Liu Jingyu asked in confusion.
These words made Yan Yujiao even more depressed. She felt stuffy in her heart and was very irritated.
Xu Lipeng, the son of the Marquis of Yongning, was once someone she secretly liked. She also repeatedly felt that the fourth young lady of the Qu family was not worthy of this son Xu, and of course she did not think highly of this son Xu. She had met this handsome son Xu several times, and she had always wanted to form an alliance with him after he broke off the engagement.
Unfortunately, Prince Xu broke off the engagement, but was still suspected and became engaged to another woman with a bad reputation.
"My second brother is confused, but he will figure it out soon." Yan Yujiao said in a muffled voice.
Liu Jingyu leaned closer and whispered, "Doesn't your second brother listen to Master Xu the most? Why don't you ask Master Xu to persuade your second brother?"
"Master Xu?" Yan Yujiao's eyes lit up. This was indeed a solution, but she immediately shook her head, "But I can't see Master Xu now."
This Master Xu has never come to their house since he broke off his engagement with Qu Moying.
"What does it matter? You can write a letter in the name of your second brother and send it to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion." Liu Jingyu continued.
This is a good idea. Yan Yujiao's face flushed slightly and she bit her lip. Thinking about writing a letter to Master Xu, her heart couldn't calm down.
Is this the first time she has written a letter to Master Xu
Fortunately, it was in the name of the second brother, otherwise she would be really ashamed...
Liu Jingyu glanced at Yan Yujiao, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes. Yan Yujiao had always regarded her as her best friend, so how could she not understand Yan Yujiao's heart
It turns out that Yan Yujiao had fallen in love with Xu Lipeng a long time ago, but Xu Lipeng was determined to fulfill his engagement with Qu Moying at that time and never looked at her straight in the eye.
Isn’t this just perfect for Yan Yujiao right now
As far as she knew, Xu Lipeng had suffered a loss at first...
Fraud cases are actually not difficult to investigate. Yu Qian insisted that it was Yu who sent someone to say so and asked him to do it, but in the end he could not produce any evidence, and he was the only one who said so.
Yu, on the other hand, had relatively more evidence. She had been ill during this period and had never left the courtyard. Her personal steward, Hai Lan, would go in and out, but according to the old woman who Yu Qian asked someone to question her and Hai Lan's own statement, the questions were not clear at the time and she just answered like that.
In fact, the two people are not talking about the same thing.
That's even more strange. How could a shopkeeper have the courage to do such a thing, and the people he cheated were people from Duke Yu's Mansion. I heard that the person who was cheated was the steward around the wife of Duke Yu, who was also looking for a suitable shop for her.
Does this have anything to do with Duke Yu
It was not difficult to investigate for a while, but there was definitely something wrong with the shopkeeper, but he just said so no matter how we asked. Finally, the Ministry of Justice received instructions to close the case as soon as possible, and to close it cleanly without causing many other problems.
So Yu Qian was convicted and sentenced to exile, and was directly exiled to the border three thousand miles away.
Once the case at the Ministry of Justice is concluded, the sealed shops can be reopened.
Early in the morning, Qu Moying informed the old lady, then took Nanny Miao and Yudong to see the shop with some newly made cakes from the mansion.
This shop was sealed a few days ago, and because of the case, many people in the capital knew about it and would point and talk about it when they passed by. The seal was removed last night. Not only the seal of the Ministry of Justice was removed, but also the name of the shop. Just last night, the new sign with the shop name was hung up.
It is called "Yueyi Pavilion".
Some people are puzzled about what this so-called "Yueyi Pavilion" means, but they know that the "Yuejin Pavilion" next to it changed its name a while ago, but they don't know why this shop was changed to "Yueyi Pavilion". Could it be that the two shops have the same owner? Are they both in the residence of Minister Qu
Now many people know that the shop that was previously sealed was the shop in Minister Qu’s mansion.
But this is a clothing store, while the one next to it is a jewelry store. Whether in terms of financial resources or other aspects, it is far from being comparable to the clothing store.
Besides, the gold jewelry store next door has also changed its name.
Originally, the name change of the gold jewelry store was not a big deal. It was changed quietly and people who didn't pay attention would not have known about it. However, after the incident of this clothing store that became known to the whole capital after it was sealed, many people had many guesses and connections when they saw the changed name.
There is also an old man who lived in Beijing more than ten years ago and is somewhat familiar with the name of this clothing store. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that this was originally the name of the clothing store, but it was just changed.
When Qu Moying came over, many people gathered around the sign, pointing and talking. Some people even shook their heads and talked about what they had seen and heard, saying that the name of the shop was not strange at all, it was called that before, but it was changed back later.
Seeing Qu Moying and his group coming, passers-by stepped aside and watched Yu Dong and Miao Ma Ma escorting Qu Moying inside.