Mrs. Duan hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"What did you find out?" Qu Moying suddenly sat up straight and asked anxiously.
"The Third Miss seemed to have left on her own. Some said she sneaked away with her maid on the night the Crown Princess entered the East Palace. Several servants saw her. Their stories were very detailed and didn't seem false." Madam Duan's brows were knitted. She would never believe that the Third Miss would elope with someone.
The young Third Miss is still a child!
He seldom goes out on weekdays, and whenever he goes out, he is with the Second Miss. He is particularly dependent on the Second Miss. How could he do such a thing
"Madam, are you sure?" Qu Moying asked thoughtfully.
"I can basically confirm that there are still my lady's servants and maids here. Some people said that they tried to stop the Third Miss but failed. The Third Miss said that she had something to do and then left the house through the back door. At that time..." Mrs. Duan paused here.
"Is there anything else wrong?" Qu Moying's heart moved.
"At that time, someone went to look for the uncle, but he didn't let anyone in. The guards at the door were watching very closely. We heard noises inside, like the sound of fighting." Mrs. Duan said.
Qu Moying pressed her hands heavily on the corner of the table, letting the sharp corner prick her tender palms. She felt so heartbroken that she couldn't describe it. At that time, it must have been Pei Luoan who sent people to arrest her father!
No one expected that the bright red Luan Bridge would turn Ji Mansion into a sea of blood. That was the blood of her loved ones! Ji Youran's words were in her ears. She recalled them countless times in her dreams at midnight, waking her up in a dream and unable to sleep all night.
The pain went deep into her bones and twisted her heart like a thousand cuts.
The smile on the corners of her lips turned bloodthirsty and cold. One day, she would make them return everything.
"What else did you find?" Qu Moying heard her own calm voice, as if she were an outsider who was completely unaware of the situation. The color of her eyes beneath the veil seemed to be blood-red in the darkness.
"Nothing else was found. The maid who reported the incident was taken away by the Second Madam's men. Later, they said that the Second Madam sent people to chase the Third Miss, but the Third Miss disappeared as soon as she left. When the mansion was in chaos, we heard that the Crown Prince's mansion encountered an assassin and the Second Miss blocked a sword for the Crown Prince and was seriously injured and unconscious. The whole mansion was in a state of shock and didn't care about the Third Miss's affairs."
Mrs. Duan sighed.
This happened just after entering the Eastern Palace. It was a big deal for the entire Ji family. I heard that the uncle and the second master had both gone to the prince's mansion.
Qu Moying pulled the corners of his lips, but found that he couldn't laugh at all, and his fingers trembled slightly. At that time, his father should have been taken to the East Palace. According to Ji Youran, his father should have died before him, but there was no need to verify this now.
She just had to know who the enemy was.
"Did you never investigate the matter of my third cousin again?" Qu Moying asked, taking a deep breath to suppress the bloody taste in his throat.
"After that, there was chaos for a few days. The Lord also fell ill and was said to be unconscious. Then the Crown Prince's Mansion sent someone to ask the eldest daughter to go over and take care of the second daughter. They said she would enter as a concubine, but time was tight, so they didn't hold a grand ceremony. They just wanted her to enter the East Palace with this status, which would be good for the second daughter and the Ling'an Lord's Mansion. The Madam immediately agreed."
Mrs. Duan found out about all this later.
Some of the information was obtained by Ji Yuanhai when he went to the outer courtyard to inquire.
Madam Duan was very satisfied with this prince. She was particularly pleased to see that Ji Yuanhai was wholeheartedly trying to find the third young lady.
Now, the only ones in this mansion who are devoted to the Third Miss are her and the Prince.
"Some of these were found by me in the inner courtyard, and some were found by the prince in the outer courtyard." Mrs. Duan said frankly.
Qu Moying nodded. She knew that her younger sister and Ji Yuanhai had always been good friends, but she was still grateful that Ji Yuanhai was still focused on looking for her younger sister at this moment. This prince had indeed made the right choice. Her father could rest assured in his grave. Of course, she had to wait until she avenged her father before his father could rest in peace.
"What did the Jingzhao Yin say?" Qu Moying asked again. This matter had now fallen to the Jingzhao Yin, and it had been filed. It was impossible for it to be left unchecked after such a long time.
"People from Jingzhao Yin came to investigate, but their findings were similar to ours. Although they don't know why the Third Miss left and whether she left with someone, they seemed to think it was more likely that the Third Miss left with someone." Madam Duan became angry. In her opinion, there was no way the Third Miss would do such a thing.
She was even more angry about the inference of the people sent by Jingzhao Yin, but she could do nothing about it. After all, the first branch was weak, with the lady dowager and Xiao in charge. Even if she wanted to resist, her power was very limited. She could only stand up for herself after Ji Yuanhai grew up.
"Since Jingzhao Yin has taken over the case, he must investigate it thoroughly. Madam can send people to inquire from time to time. We must see the person alive or dead. We can't let Ling Anbo's daughter, the Crown Princess's sister, disappear for no reason. Even for the Crown Princess, we have to find the cousin."
Qu Moying said in a cold voice and passed the words to Madam Duan.
Madam Duan understood what Qu Moying meant, her eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I understand, I understand!"
Since it is the Crown Princess's matter, it is no small matter. Not to mention the third lady of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, just talking about the Crown Princess's sister, just for this reason, the people of Jingzhao Yin dare not treat her disrespectfully.
Having said that, Qu Moying saw that the time was almost right and stated his purpose directly.
When she heard that the two families were going to open a business together, build a stage together, and prepare some programs and prizes, Mrs. Duan nodded repeatedly. She had previously helped Ji Hanyue's biological mother with the accounts, and knew some business methods. She helped to add a few more reasonable ideas. After the two of them discussed it, they felt it was about right.
Now that the matter had been settled, Qu Moying also stood up. The next thing was that Aunt Yang was the shopkeeper of Yuejinge. The two of them were the owners, and although they were in control of the general direction, the small details still needed on-site inspection, so naturally the two shopkeepers had to take care of it.
Madam Duan ordered her maid to inform the manager of Yuejin Pavilion.
Qu Moying took this opportunity to say goodbye.
Mrs. Duan specially sent Qu Moying to the gate, and watched Qu Moying leave before slowly turning around. Maybe it was because Fourth Miss Qu and Second Miss Qu were cousins, she actually saw the shadow of Second Miss in Fourth Miss Qu. She couldn't help feeling a little sad and her eyes turned red.
If the Second Miss were here, such a thing would never have happened, and the Ling Anbo Mansion would never have gotten to this point.
Mrs. Duan was sad and went back to her own courtyard. Qu Moying got on the carriage and the carriage went slowly towards the place where she had been with Qu Moying.
Xue Xin went to the teahouse they had agreed on.
Just as they turned to an intersection, a horse-drawn carriage suddenly came from the opposite direction, driving too fast. Both vehicles were turning, so they were not sensitive enough and the two vehicles collided heavily. Qu Moying, who was in the carriage, had his head hit the carriage with a loud bang.
Yu Dong reacted quickly and hurriedly grabbed Qu Moying, so that she was only hit once. The carriage then ran to who knows where, shaking violently, and sometimes it shook heavily and seemed to be about to fall.
Yu Dong quickly threw the curtain in his hand in front of Qu Moying. Qu Moying was also quick and grabbed it to steady himself.
This body was much weaker than Ji Hanyue's in the previous life, but some instincts were still there, and he was not slow in pulling the curtains.
Yu Dong was originally worried that Qu Moying wouldn't be able to catch it, but when he saw Qu Moying had caught it, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The carriage finally stopped abruptly amid the screams of the crowd. The frightened horse had its hooves chopped off by a sword, and the shocked passers-by who saw it screamed loudly.
Qu Moying and Yu Dong in the carriage almost rolled out together. Fortunately, both of them pulled the curtains tightly so they were not thrown out. Now that it was quiet, Yu Dong lifted the curtain first and then reached out to help Qu Moying get out of the carriage quickly. The carriage was not stable.
The horse pulling the carriage had its legs chopped off. In front of the carriage was a heroic young man in a brocade robe embroidered with bamboo. He held a sword in his hand with blood dripping from the tip of the sword. It was obvious that he was the one who had just done the attack. There were several servants following him, and they looked like they must be rich or noble.
There was another carriage parked on one side of the carriage. It was not a big deal. It should be the carriage that hit the car. However, the carriage leaned against the wall on one side. A woman's anxious voice came from the carriage: "Miss, Miss, wake up, wake up!"
It can be seen that the lady in the carriage must have been knocked unconscious.
It seemed that no one was in any good of it, and the road was blocked. Many passers-by saw the shocking scene and were terrified. The two carriages almost had an accident.
First, one carriage failed to dodge and hit another carriage. Then the horse in the other carriage was frightened and ran directly into the carriage of the previous carriage. After knocking the previous carriage into a corner of the wall, it rushed forward heavily again. Fortunately, the young man stepped forward, drew his sword, and chopped off the horse's hoof. Otherwise, it would be hard to say where the carriage would rush to and how many people would be injured or killed in the end.
Besides, the delicate young lady in the carriage would probably not survive.
Many people saw that the frail Qu Moying was able to walk down safely holding the hand of her maid. They couldn't help but sigh that this young lady was very lucky. It was really surprising that nothing serious happened to her under such circumstances.
"Go and see what's the matter with the lady in the carriage?" the young man said to a servant behind him with a serious face.
The servant nodded hurriedly, walked to the side of another carriage, and said to the carriage: "Is there anything wrong with the lady inside? Can she come out?"
"Our young lady has fainted..." a maid cried in the carriage.
"Can you still come down?" The servant asked, looking out. "There should be a clinic not far ahead. We can go and have a look."
"Okay, I'll bring our young lady out right away!" The maid in the carriage saw that her young lady's eyes moved, as if she was about to wake up, and said hurriedly in surprise.