Xie Feng looked up in surprise. Ever since she entered the Eastern Palace, although she had been very cautious for a while after the Crown Princess passed away, fearing that the Concubine would deal with her, she immediately started to tremble when she found out that the Concubine treated her well. Now, she has become the Crown Prince's person, and she always looks up when she looks at people.
Even in the Prince's Eastern Palace, no one dared to treat her like this, let alone the Ji Mansion.
I didn't expect that I was just helping the concubine to deliver some account books, but I would suffer such a great humiliation. When I looked up at Qu Moying, I felt that Qu Moying in front of me had an amazing aura, and seemed to vaguely overlap with the image of the Crown Princess in my memory. I was panicked for a moment, and my legs and feet became weak.
She was an insider as to how the Crown Princess died.
This... Could it be that the Crown Princess is here to collect the debt? Thinking this in his heart, his whole body began to tremble, and his expression looked a little more depressed.
The change was so great that many people were looking at her.
Being looked at like this by everyone, Xie Feng suddenly came to his senses and cursed himself inwardly for being so useless. He was just the daughter of a minister's mansion, how could he be higher than the prince's mansion
Thinking of this, she immediately stood up straight and said loudly: "Fourth Miss Qu, I am from the Prince's Mansion!"
"So what?" Qu Moying said coldly. What she hated most were the people from the Prince's Mansion. Whether it was Pei Luoan or Ji Youran, they were all in the Prince's Mansion.
"You were originally your cousin's maid, and now you serve the Concubine. So can it be assumed that when your cousin was around, you had a very good relationship with the Concubine, or that the Concubine and you were already very close?" Qu Moying said slowly, every word struck Xie Feng in the heart.
The momentum that Xie Feng had just built up disappeared immediately, and sweat broke out on her forehead. Although she had been feeling a little dizzy these days because of the Crown Prince's affairs, she also knew that whoever was involved in such things would be in trouble. Some of the things that happened back then were done by her and Ji Youran in private, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was unaware of them.
It seemed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been showing her constant favor in the past two days, and had been with her for two consecutive nights, but in fact, only she knew that what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince talked to her most about was the Crown Princess, and she was also a loyal maid in front of the Crown Prince. Even though she was now following the Concubine, the only master she recognized in her heart was the Crown Princess.
Of course, she would not say such things to the concubine.
It can be said that the current situation where everyone thinks she is favored is largely due to this reason.
"Miss Qu Si, what nonsense are you talking about?" Xie Feng asked sternly.
Looking at her fierce appearance but weak heart, Qu Moying sneered in his heart.
Sure enough, his guess was right. Xie Feng had colluded with Ji Youran early on. He originally thought that after his mother died, the people around him grew up with him and were all his confidants, but it turned out that everything was fake.
"Yudong, take off her hairpin!" Qu Moying said coldly.
Yudong took two steps forward, and under Xiefeng's incredulous gaze, he nimbly pulled out the pair of hairpins from Xiefeng's bun.
Because of the great force, her hair was pulled off, becoming messy as if it had never been combed.
"You...what gives you the right to pull out my hairpin?" Even though Xie Feng was flustered, she became furious at this moment, because this was her most impressive hairpin.
She came to Ji's house today just to show the people in Ji's house that she was
With an expression of favor, he put on the pair of hairpins that he had treasured for a long time. Anyway, the Crown Princess was gone at that time, and no one would mention this matter again. Of course, no one dared to mention it.
But Xie Feng didn't expect that she would meet Qu Moying, and this Miss Qu actually asked someone to come up and pull out her hairpin.
"Want the hairpin back? Let the concubine come and get it!" Qu Moying said lightly, her face calm, as if she was not dealing with a favored maid of the prince's concubine.
The maids and old women in the Ling Anbo Mansion looked at each other, then lowered their heads and took a deep breath. This Fourth Miss Qu was really tough!
He is tougher than any other master in this mansion.
Although the Concubine is from the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, her current status is higher than everyone else in the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion. Even if she didn't come in person, the people around her and the people in the mansion would serve her carefully. How could they dare to do this!
After all, the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion is now in decline, and it seems that the only one they can rely on is this concubine.
"If you have something to say, tell me. If you don't have anything to say, go back!" Yu Dong immediately understood what Qu Moying meant after hearing what he said. He raised his head and said in the same arrogant tone.
“You...you guys..." Xie Feng was angry and annoyed. He felt a sweet taste in his mouth when he coughed. He pointed at the person opposite him, but in the end he didn't dare to rush up.
"Tell me what's the matter with you coming here?" Mrs. Duan asked with a low cough.
"The Concubine asked me to show the list to Madam." Xie Feng's teeth were about to break, but he knew that he couldn't do anything at this time, otherwise he would be the one to suffer. The maid who pulled out his hairpin looked thin, but looking at her a few more times made him nervous and scared.
It was obvious at first glance that she was someone who was not someone to be trifled with, especially the way she looked at him, as if she were not looking at a living person, which made Xie Feng even more panicked.
I'm not sure what cards this Fourth Miss Qu has!
"Put it down for now. After I have read it, I will report back to the Concubine!" Mrs. Duan said slowly.
A maid came over and took the account book from the East Palace maid.
Xie Feng looked at Mrs. Duan, then at Qu Moying, who was sitting there leisurely drinking tea and not taking her seriously at all. She felt angry rising. She gritted her teeth, looked at Qu Moying with hatred, then turned and left.
She couldn't deal with this Fourth Miss Qu at the moment, but His Highness could. She would go to His Highness the Crown Prince and cry to him right now. It would be best if she looked like this.
As for complaining to the Concubine? Xie Feng had never thought about it. She was in favor now, and even the Concubine sometimes had to look at her face. Why didn't she go to the Crown Prince at this time, but went to the Concubine, letting the Concubine see her weakness for no reason.
As he thought this, Xie Feng also tore off a piece of his dress ribbon, making it look even more messy. He then sat in the carriage, full of resentment, and went back to the East Palace to find Pei Luoan...
Seeing Xie Feng leave, Mrs. Duan waved her hand and the rest of the servants retreated.
"Cousin, is everything okay?" Mrs. Duan said with a worried look on her face after all the servants had left. Although she had just understood some of Qu Moying's intentions and cooperated with Qu Moying in saying the rest of the words, she was still very worried in her heart. After all, Xie Feng was Ji Youran's man now, and he was not someone that could be touched casually by the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion.
"No problem!" Qu Moying shook his hand and smiled slightly.
See Qu Moying
Mrs. Duan breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the account book at hand and said with a wry smile: "Miss cousin, take a look, these are the dowries sent by the concubines, and they are said to be the dowry lists of the Crown Princess."
As soon as Qu Moying saw that Mrs. Duan's expression was strange, she took the account book and looked at it. It was a few thin pages and not much, but she could tell at a glance that this was not the dowry list she had originally received. It was at least half smaller.
Ji Youran was indeed unwilling to accept this.
Only things that were obvious, like the shop, had to be returned to the Ji Mansion, but other people didn't know about these things. Even if she wiped some off, no one would know. And she also calculated that Madam Duan would not dare to say anything. Another thing Qu Moying knew was that even if Madam Duan could say something, she had no evidence.
One copy of the dowry list was delivered to the Prince's Mansion, so it is now in Ji Youran's hands. Another copy remained in Ling Anbo's Mansion, and the current copy must be in Xiao's hands. The mother and daughter can decide whatever they want, and it is not something that Madam Duan can influence.
"What is Madam going to do?" Qu Moying raised her head and asked with a smile. This was something she had originally expected and she had hinted to Madam Duan before so that she could be mentally prepared.
Mrs. Duan shook her head helplessly: "What else can we do? Let's wait for a while!"
Madam Duan knows her own affairs. She just hopes not to sign for the time being. She will wait until the prince grows up a little, and then she will think of a way to ask for it. After all, she is just a concubine who was promoted to a second wife. Now she has no one else to rely on in the mansion except the prince. Her foundation is too weak. If it were not for the help of her cousin, she would have died in the Second Madam's plan by now.
"Then don't sign it yet!" Qu Moying nodded.
Mrs. Duan frowned: "This is the only way now!"
There were some things she couldn't say too clearly, for fear of implicating her cousin too much. After all, this was a family affair of the Ling Anbo Mansion. No matter how smart the cousin was, she was just an immature girl who had been raised on the farm. How could she understand the intricacies behind such things
Even if she doesn't sign, she probably can't delay it for too long. The second house and Ji Youran won't let her delay it for too long.
If I don't sign here, they won't feel at ease. Only if I sign this form on behalf of the first wife can I say that I agree with it. Even if someone digs it up again in the future, it will be my responsibility.
Therefore, Mrs. Duan would delay as long as she could, and would wait until she could no longer delay. Mrs. Duan was also holding her breath. These were all the dowry of the second young lady, so why should they be left to the eldest young lady? And it seemed that the second wife had always been hypocritical towards the first wife, and now that the first wife had fallen to this state, all the benefits went to the second wife.
Even the second young lady's husband became the eldest young lady's. The second young lady must be sad and heartbroken in her grave.
"You should delay this matter for now. Maybe things will turn around." Although Madam Duan didn't say it, Qu Moying understood Madam Duan's concerns, but she couldn't say it too clearly. She could only say it vaguely. Fortunately, she also knew that Madam Duan would not be willing to accept it. This was too little. Ji Youran had a big appetite. She was vicious and greedy. It was a pity that she had treated her as her own sister in the past.
Only now did I realize that this person is not only an ungrateful person, but also a cruel and ruthless ungrateful person.
Mrs. Duan now obeyed Qu Moying's words. She nodded and said that she would do her best.
"Cousin, I checked the affairs of the Third Miss..."