"Hey, what are you saying? It was clearly your Madam Duan who invited our young lady over. What do you mean Madam Duan is seriously ill and cannot see guests?" Yu Dong said loudly while standing at the door.
Seeing that this maid was so domineering and was invited by Madam Duan, the doorman was helpless. Although the Second Madam said that Madam Duan was not allowed to meet guests, this person had come and was invited by Madam Duan, so he couldn't refuse her even if he wanted to.
Although the first wife is in a weak position, the young master is still there, so the future is unpredictable.
The doorman hesitated for a moment, then went in to report. After a while, Madam Duan was received at the door. Although she was now Ling Anbo's concubine, she still remembered that she was an old servant of the Yue family and was extremely respectful to the young master Qu Moying.
"Greetings, Madam Duan." Qu Moying bowed sideways to Aunt Xiang. Now Madam Duan was considered her real elder, so she should give her this courtesy.
"Miss Qu Si, you are so polite." Mrs. Duan took two steps forward, took Qu Moying's hand, and said gratefully.
"Madam Duan, I'm here to meet the lady of your house." Qu Moying stood up straight and said frankly.
"Miss Qu Si, please follow me." Mrs. Duan said without hesitation and did not ask Qu Moying why she wanted to see her. She admired this cousin from the bottom of her heart.
"My cousin will be here soon. Madam Duan, please tell the servants at the door to bring my cousin to the Madam Dowager if he comes." Qu Moying said seriously.
She had just asked Nanny Miao to invite Yue Wenhan. To her, it was just a cause. Besides Ji, there was another person with legitimate reasons, and that was Yue Wenhan.
No matter whether it is Xiao Yue or Da Yue, they are all daughters of Yue, so Yue Wenhan has a say.
In fact, before this, Qu Moying had communicated with Yue Wenhan privately via correspondence. Qu Moying asked Yue Wenhan some questions about his own shop and also mentioned the affairs of the neighboring shop. He also asked Yue Wenhan if he had anything to do today and if he could ask him for help if things in his shop could not be handled for the time being.
Yue Wenhan agreed immediately and told her that he would be in the mansion all morning and Qu Moying could find him if she had any questions.
The fact that she was reborn was the biggest secret of her life. Of course, it was not convenient for her to let people find out casually, even Yue Wenhan. This kind of thing would only make people feel weird and unbelievable, and even make people think that she was a monster. Naturally, she would not hide it carefully.
Be careful in everything you do, and make everything look natural.
Madam Ji didn't want to see Qu Moying, but she had already been led over by Madam Duan. She glared at Madam Duan coldly, and Madam Ji waved her hand and said, "Please invite Miss Qu in!"
On the surface, Miss Qu Si was still kind to her in Dabei Temple, so she couldn't ignore her.
After Qu Moying came in, she greeted Madam Ji, then sat down on a chair beside her. She raised her eyes to look at Madam Ji, her eyebrows slightly furrowed: "Madam Ji, was my aunt's shop taken away by someone?"
"What does Miss Qu Si mean?" Madam Ji's face darkened.
"My mother and my aunt are from the Yue family, a noble family in the south of the Yangtze River. When the two sisters married into the capital together, their dowry shops were together. But today I saw that my aunt's shop next door had changed its name and owner. I wonder what's going on? If there is really someone behind my cousin's back, seizing my aunt's shop, please let me know, Madam."
Qu Moying said bluntly,
The light fell on Madam Ji, bringing out the words.
"What do you mean, your aunt's shop was taken away by someone? How could your aunt's shop be taken away by someone?" Madam Ji was not in charge of affairs and would not pay attention to such matters in the past. After hearing Qu Moying's question, she felt more and more that the fourth young lady of the Qu family was not only annoying, but also incomprehensible.
"It seems that Madam Ji doesn't know about this?" Qu Moying said lightly, her eyes leisurely under her veil. Of course she knew that Madam Ji never cared about things, and all matters were handled by Mrs. Xiao from the second house. However, when she was in the mansion in the past, Mrs. Xiao still had some taboos.
"Miss Fourth Qu, what you said is indeed strange. Even if something happens in our Ji Mansion, it is not the turn of an unmarried daughter of your family to take care of it, right?" Mrs. Ji said unhappily, her face darkened, and she put down the teacup in her hand heavily.
She had dealt with Qu Moying several times, but every time she had a vague feeling that this Fourth Miss Qu was stepping on her from time to time, which made her feel very aggrieved, as if this Fourth Miss Qu knew where her bottom line was and repeatedly stepped on it but never crossed it, so that she could not find a suitable excuse to get angry.
But now we have crossed the line.
"Madam, Lord Yue wants to see you." A maid reported from outside the curtain.
"What is Lord Yue?" the lady said irritably.
"Lord Yue, the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple." The old woman said again.
The veins on Madam Ji's forehead twitched. It was not just Qu Moying, but also Yue Wenhan. It seemed that the cousins had planned everything together today. But since one of them had already come in, she couldn't stop the other from coming in.
"Please let him in." Mrs. Ji said coldly.
The old woman obeyed the order and went down.
"Madam Ji, something happened in front of my aunt's shop just now, and the people from Jingzhao Yin have already come. It may get even bigger." Seeing that Madam Ji asked someone to invite Yue Wenhan, Qu Moying felt more confident in his heart. He smiled and said.
Mrs. Ji's heart skipped a beat and her face became even uglier. She was most afraid that things would get out of hand. No matter what it was, it was best not to make a big deal out of it.
She was hiding the biggest secret, a secret that could bring disaster to the entire Ling Anbo Mansion. Although no one had told her this secret and she guessed it herself, she was almost right.
So, she didn't even dare to ask too much about many things. It was like seeing a festering wound. She didn't dare to open it. If she did, it might break all the peace. It was better to pretend that she knew nothing. She couldn't let the entire Ling Anbo Mansion be buried with her. Even if she lost the first wife, she still had the second wife.
The eldest son and the second son are both heirs!
The eldest granddaughter and the second granddaughter are still granddaughters. No one can surpass the other, right
You can't let her sacrifice another granddaughter for the sake of one granddaughter, right? Besides, the current granddaughter is still her favorite one. She also agrees with this granddaughter from the bottom of her heart. She even thought again and again a long time ago that it would be great if the eldest granddaughter married into the East Palace.
"What on earth happened?" Mrs. Ji's face showed a trace of panic.
Qu Moying sneered in her heart. Madam Ji panicked when she heard that the matter was going to get out of hand. It turned out that she knew something. It was a pity that this grandmother in the previous life only cared about her wealth and glory, and everything about herself. She didn't have any sympathy for Ji Hanyue, or even her sister.
What a pity! The so-called family affection is so selfish and chilling!
After figuring everything out, Mrs. Ji was no longer her closest relative from her previous life...
Repeated confirmation made her more certain that Madam Ji knew something, otherwise she would not have such an attitude. Given her status as the Madam of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, would she be afraid of causing trouble
"Madam Ji, please be prepared. This matter may get even bigger. I came here this time to find out the truth about this matter, so that I can answer it when someone asks me about it in the future. After all, this is also my aunt's property, and no one else can get their hands on it at will." Qu Moying deliberately glanced at Madam Ji with some anger in his expression.
Her cherry lips were tightly pursed. Although one couldn't see the color in her eyes, she was definitely angry.
Seeing Qu Moying like this, Madam Ji became more and more unsure and panicked, but she still kept her composure, as she had experienced many things in the past: "What Fourth Miss Qu said is very unreasonable. What happened that made you, a lady from the Minister's Mansion, intervene in the affairs of our mansion? And you made a big deal out of it. What exactly does Fourth Miss Qu want to do? Please tell me clearly."
"Would you like me to be frank?" Qu Moying's lips curled up with a hint of cold sarcasm.
"Yes, please tell me why you keep causing trouble for our Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, keep standing in front of our Ling'an Marquis' Mansion, and make a scene in our Ling'an Marquis' Mansion. As an unmarried lady, don't you think your reputation is bad and you are going too far?"
The door curtain was lifted, and Xiao stood at the door with a gloomy face. She had just received the news and rushed over in a hurry. When she heard Qu Moying's words, she was very angry. These words were extremely unpleasant to hear.
Seeing her coming, Qu Moying was not surprised. Looking at Xiao who was walking over, he stood up and bowed sideways: "Hello, Madam Xiao."
"Miss Fourth Qu, what brings you here today?" Xiao asked with a gloomy face. She ignored Qu Moying's greeting and planned to leave her here.
Qu Moying stood still calmly and looked up at Xiao who was angry. He knew that she must have come here after hearing the news of his coming. The news from outside could not have reached her yet. After all, the shop was not under Xiao's management now, but in Ji Youran's hands.
However, Ji Youran had been injured before, so she might not be able to know and deal with the matter immediately, and it might even be delayed. After all, it was a matter of a small shop, and she was a concubine of the Eastern Palace and was not someone the shop manager could see casually, not to mention that she was injured now.
"I came to ask you about my aunt. If I offended Madam Xiao and Madam Tai, please forgive me. Madam Xiao said something too much when she came over angrily. My aunt is gone, so I have to take care of her. Can I see someone embezzling money from my aunt's shop and not ask about it?"
Qu Moying said calmly.
"Miss Qu Si is over it! This is our Ji family's business and has nothing to do with the Qu family." Xiao said unhappily.
"But my mother's surname is Yue, and my aunt's surname is also Yue." Qu Moying said calmly.
"Then let Yue's people come. It has nothing to do with Qu's." Xiao hated Qu Moying so much that nothing good happened every time he showed up, so she blurted out the words.
"As expected, you still want someone from our Yue family to come. That's just right. I have to take care of it." A cold voice came from the door, carrying a bit of chilliness.