This was said unexpectedly, but after it was said, Qu Moying felt it made sense. Her watery eyes narrowed slightly. It turned out that no one was stupid.
Although it is just a simple sentence, you can taste different meanings in it.
"Fourth sister, I am different from the third sister. I am from the East Palace and am your cousin. If you are well, I will be well. If you are not well, what good will it be for me? Moreover, the second sister just had such an incident. I heard that it was the third sister's idea to let the second sister enter the palace. It was the third sister who asked for permission from the grandmother. After that, after entering the palace, the second sister, who had always been on good terms with the third sister, did not follow her, but followed you."
Qu Xuexin continued with a serious look on her face.
As they talked, the two people's steps became slower and slower, and they were gradually ten steps away from the person in front.
Qu Qiuyan turned her head to look at them, and seeing how affectionately they were talking, the corners of her lips curled up silently. She had calmed down at this point, and was no longer as flustered as before.
Her uncle had said before that even if things failed, it would not be linked to her, so she could rest assured.
Anyway, when she got on the carriage before, she had wanted to sit with Qu Moying, but Qu Moying did not let her sit. If something happened afterwards, it could not be blamed on her. She almost had been on that carriage and might have been in danger of being assassinated.
She had calculated Qu Xuexin's personality and knew she would definitely invite her to ride in the same carriage with her.
"Sister, do you also think that things in the palace are suspicious?" Qu Moying raised his lips.
"Even if the second sister sees the third sister and Prince Jing together and automatically avoids them, she will never be with the fourth sister." Qu Xuexin did not directly answer Qu Moying's words, but spoke slowly.
No one knew the situation at that time better than the sisters.
When the incident happened, Qu Xuexin was also stunned for a moment. She felt that the one who should have been in trouble at that time was Qu Moying, and not King Jing. Even if there was someone to plot against, it could only be King Wei. Almost everyone in the palace knew the relationship between King Jing and Qu Qiuyan. The only thing missing was a clear attitude from King Jing.
Who would plot against King Jing at this time
If the plan fails, it will be a shame. If the plan succeeds, no one knows what will happen. It's just like Qu Caiyue's current situation. With Qu Qiuyan in front, even if Qu Caiyue tries her best, her status will not be high. There are two sisters in one house, and there is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. The most important thing is that Qu Caiyue is still a bed-climber now. Qu Xuexin feels that at most she is a low-level concubine.
His father and second uncle were still discussing a lot in the study room. Could such a thing be discussed? The most important thing at the moment was to see King Jing's attitude.
"Sister, do you think King Jing will marry her?" Qu Moying smiled slightly and looked towards Qu Qiuyan in front of her.
Qu Xuexin understood who she was talking about. After thinking for a while, she shook her head hesitantly and said, "It doesn't look like that."
"I heard that Prince Jing is going to marry the daughter of Minister Liu." Qu Moying glanced at her indifferently and said bluntly.
"Jingyu County Lady?" Qu Xuexin was stunned for a moment, and suddenly raised her eyes to look at the woman who was walking over from the opposite side. The one who was being approached by several maids like a star surrounding the moon was Jingyu County Lady. "Isn't this... the... the Prince's Mansion..."
When Qu Xuexin said this, she immediately reacted and shut up!
Compared to the granddaughter of Duke Qi's mansion, Lady Jingyu's pageant was indeed quite grand. She was followed by four maids, holding all kinds of utensils. This pageant was bigger than any other young lady from aristocratic families. I've never seen Liu Jingyu's pageantry so grand before? This pageantry was comparable to the pageantry of some imperial concubines in the palace.
Qu Moying's heart suddenly moved, and his eyes swept over the maids following Liu Jingyu calmly. They looked familiar!
When I first arrived at the Prince's Mansion, in order to give the impression of being dignified and respectable, I
The future Crown Princess did bring four maids with her.
Right now, Liu Jingyu has confirmed the Prince's Mansion, and even his posture is different from before!
With the addition of Qu Xuexin, some of the speculations would have almost been solved!
"Maybe the rumor is wrong." Qu Moying said indifferently. Seeing that the team stopped, she also slowed down. Although she was still walking, it was very slow.
Liu Jingyu had already greeted them. The young ladies from the noble families present seemed to be very familiar with her. After a while, they were all smiling and talking. It was obvious that the center of the group was the Lady Jingyu County.
Qu Qiuyan was squeezed out of the crowd and was not very useful among them. She just stood aside. In terms of status, Qu Qiuyan was not as good as Liu Jingyu.
"Miss Qu Si?" Liu Jingyu's gaze suddenly passed through the crowd and fell on Qu Moying. After taking a quick look, he slowly walked over.
A large group of people followed her.
"Lord Jingyu County!" Qu Xuexin and Qu Moying bowed together.
"Miss Qu, you're too polite." Liu Jingyu said with a smile, her voice was gentle and full of smiles, which made people feel good. "I just heard that Miss Qu's biological mother actually has a close relationship with her grandfather's family. We need to visit each other more often in the future!" Liu Jingyu said to Qu Moying with a smile, which made people feel good.
"I just found out about this as well." Qu Moying said.
"In that case, our two families are old friends. Although I am a few years older than you, we are of the same age. If you don't understand anything, you can come to me." Liu Jingyu said with a smile.
"Yes!" Qu Moying lowered his head slightly.
"Can we sit over there? It's too sunny here. Miss Qu Si's eyes are not good. It will hurt her eyes if she is exposed to the sun like this!" Liu Jingyu pointed to the pavilion next to them, taking good care of Qu Moying.
Tea, cakes and pastries had already been prepared in the pavilion, and the scenery nearby was also nice, making it a great place to enjoy the view.
Qu Moying nodded.
Liu Jingyu led a group of young ladies into the pavilion. The pavilion was not small, and even after the young ladies sat down, it still seemed empty. After the maids poured tea for their young ladies, they all retreated outside the pavilion and stood far away, some distance away. The masters wanted to talk, and there were many people around, so the maids naturally stood farther away to avoid disturbing their masters' interest.
Even the maidservants around the daughter of the Duke of Qi's mansion avoided her from afar, so who wouldn't have the foresight to move forward!
But Yu Dong was a man with poor "eyesight". He also followed the maids out, but turned a corner and went behind Qu Moying at the fence. Although he was standing outside, he was still serving Qu Moying.
There are not many stone benches, just a few, and most of the ladies prefer to sit by the fence, where not only the view is wide, but they can also relax without having to put on airs.
Liu Jingyu was sitting on the stone bench in front of Qu Moying. Two of the four maids serving her had gone out. The other two were standing close by the fence, serving next to Yudong. Apart from Yudong, only these two maids were standing by the fence, where they could be heard if they were called!
There were two more standing closely behind Liu Jingyu.
The fence where Qu Moying was sitting was right behind her.
"Fourth Miss, this pastry is delicious. It's a recipe given by the palace. Would you like to try it?" Liu Jingyu pointed to a plate of pastries on the table. A maid standing behind her immediately stepped forward and brought the plate of pastries to Qu Moying.
Qu Moying hesitated for a moment, then reached out and slowly took a small piece, and the maid put the plate back on the stone table.
After taking a bite, Qu Moying nodded: "It's really good."
"This is actually a recipe from the palace. I heard that the recipes from the palace are never passed down." A young lady said in surprise.
He picked up a piece and took a bite. His eyes lit up immediately. "It's really good."
After hearing what she said, several young ladies immediately reached out their hands. There were not many pastries and they were gone in a few bites. The young ladies who didn't get any expressed their regret.
Although they had all eaten the cakes and pastries that were given to them in the palace, the cakes and pastries that were given to them in the mansion were cold, and naturally they did not taste as good as those that were freshly baked. When they were in the palace, even if the master of the palace gave them cakes and pastries, they could not eat them at will. Now that they saw that the hot cakes and pastries from the palace were coming over and being eaten up, they felt even more envious.
"Is there anything else?" Liu Jingyu asked his cousin Qi Xiangyu who was standing beside him.
The two were of similar age, except that Qi Xiangyu was a few days older. However, because Qi Xiangyu was the daughter of Duke Qi's illegitimate son, her life in Duke Qi's mansion was even worse than that of Liu Jingyu, a granddaughter.
Obviously, she is the only granddaughter of Qi State, but she is no match for Liu Jingyu. Her grandmother even gave the title of county lady to Liu Jingyu. It would be strange if Qi Xiangyu could accept this.
But Qi Xiangyu did not show it in front of others. When she heard the question, she just smiled and nodded to call the maid who served her, and asked her to go to the kitchen to ask. Although the maid could not hear her own mistress's voice, she saw her own mistress's behavior and came over immediately. After getting the order, she turned around and left.
Qu Moying finished the pastry in his hand and wiped it with a handkerchief, but he always felt that his fingers were greasy and sticky. He stretched out his hand to pinch it, and felt a little uncomfortable.
The pastries are indeed delicious, but my fingertips do feel uncomfortable when I touch them.
She is not the only one who feels this way. Several young ladies have already asked: "Where can I wash my hands? My fingers are in pain."
"It's really uncomfortable and sticky."
"Miss Qi, where is the convenient place to wash hands here?"
Qi Xiangyu was the hostess, and she wanted to call the maid to take people to the rest area to wash their hands, but she found that the maid who served her had already left. Instead, Liu Jingyu and four maids were there, two outside and two inside.
"Cousin, I'll lend you a maid to take a few young ladies to get their hair recombed." Qi Xiangyu said to Liu Jingyu with a smile.
"Cousin, what polite words are you saying? These two were originally maids in your house. It's all because of my grandmother that she insisted on saying that your maids were used well. Let them follow me, and you can send them to take the young ladies over. They were originally from the house and are familiar with the road."
Liu Jingyu pointed at the two maids standing outside and said with a smile.
Only then did everyone realize that these two maids were dressed differently from the other two maids.
"Thank you, cousin." Qi Xiangyu smiled and beckoned the two maids standing outside, "Take the young ladies to the courtyard where the ladies rest to wash up."
"Yes!" the two maids responded.
The ladies who were going to wash and dress stood up one after another, including Qu Moying.
"Fourth sister, I'll go with you." Qu Xuexin stood up and volunteered.
"No need, big sister, just sit down, I'll be back soon." Qu Moying refused with a smile and shook her head, "With so many young ladies together, nothing will happen."
"Then be careful." Qu Xuexin looked a little worried and whispered a warning. After hesitating for a moment, she whispered again, "Be especially careful and don't let strangers get close to you!"
It seemed that the scene in front of the carriage just now frightened Qu Xuexin.
Qu Moying nodded and followed the other ladies out of the pavilion. She frowned when she got outside. Even though she didn't look back, she felt someone was looking at her intently. Who cared about her so much? She didn't know any of the other people present.
Who would pay so much attention to her
It’s a very strange feeling…