The old woman lowered her head in embarrassment. She originally thought that the young lady of the Minister's house was nothing special, and she lacked a bit of awe in her heart, so she was rude to look at her. Unexpectedly, the maidservant beside the Minister's daughter was so powerful that she even dared to glare at her.
The old woman pretended not to notice, and lowered her head to avoid Yudong's eyes, then continued to lead the way with a smile, but she no longer dared to disrespect the young lady in the carriage.
The carriage entered the Princess's Mansion from the side door, then turned a corner and arrived at the parking lot. There were already several carriages parked in front, and two young ladies were getting off the carriage. After looking at each other, they greeted each other softly and then went in together.
Their behavior was intimate and natural, and they were obviously close friends.
The carriage of the Qu Mansion stopped. Yu Dong got off first, followed by Yu Chun holding the musical instrument case, then two little maids, and then Qu Moying walked down holding Yu Dong's hand.
Yudong took the piano case from Yuchun and held it in his arms!
Hearing the noise from their side, the two young ladies in front turned their heads to take a look. From their angle, they could only see Qu Moying's slender back. She was standing there listening to Yu Dong's instructions to the two maids who stayed behind.
The two young ladies only saw Qu Moying's clothes and appearance, and for a moment, there was a hint of surprise in their eyes. This dress and temperament were obviously more elegant than those of ordinary young ladies. The two looked at each other and couldn't imagine that there would be another young lady with such temperament coming today.
However, the two parties were not familiar with each other. After the two young ladies looked at her, they walked in while guessing quietly. They guessed all kinds of people, but no one guessed that this was the fourth young lady of Minister Qu's house, the fourth young lady Qu Moying who was said to have eye disease and could not see strong light.
After Yudong finished giving the instructions, Qu Moying took two maids and followed the old woman who led the way inside.
The old woman had learned her lesson by now and no longer glanced at Qu Moying rudely. She only smiled and introduced some of the scenery when she saw Qu Moying stop while walking past.
The scenery of the Grand Princess's Mansion is indeed beautiful. The entire mansion is much larger than Qu's Mansion, and there is a sense of leisure between the pavilions and towers. Unlike some of the scenery in Qu's Mansion, although it is also beautiful, it always seems a bit small, making people feel that the vision is not broad.
The foundation of the Qu Mansion in the capital is still too weak. Not to mention it can't be compared with the Princess' Mansion, even some of the well-known old families cannot compare with it.
Suddenly, Qu Moying stopped and his eyes fell on the eaves of a house.
The buildings in that place look a little familiar, but I had only seen them on paper before, but now they are real!
It was a new pavilion, which did not look big but was very delicately built. It had an octagonal structure which functioned as a pavilion, but it was not a pavilion. There were some beasts carved on the eight corners. The one facing Qu Moying in the front was a devouring beast with a human face and a sheep's body, with tiger teeth and human claws under its eyes and armpits, a big head and a big mouth. It was the Taotie, one of the nine sons of the dragon.
There are actually not many small mythical beasts on the eaves that have this pattern. Although some swallowing beasts and squatting beasts will choose Taotie, they will be placed at the back. After all, Taotie, one of the nine sons of the dragon, is said to have a greedy personality.
There is another saying that Taotie was once a auspicious beast in the previous dynasty, but has become increasingly unpopular in today's times. It is rare to see Taotie as the first swallowing beast in today's buildings.
"This is the new building that our prince had built. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has also come to see it.
It's very good, and she said she wanted to build one in the East Palace as well." The old woman puffed out her chest and pointed in the direction of the pavilion proudly.
"The prince likes it too?" Qu Moying was silent for a moment and asked.
"Yes, the prince said that he liked this design very much, and asked us, the prince, to take the design drawings over. It is said that the construction of the East Palace will start soon." Thinking of the fact that her own building was even given the title of Prince's Palace, the old woman became more proud and almost smug.
"Where did your prince get the blueprints?" Qu Moying asked casually, but she herself tightened her grip on the round fan in her hand, but then relaxed.
Her cherry lips curled up slightly. In fact, there was no need to ask so many questions. She was indeed obsessed with the appearance.
How was Pei Luoan related to me? Even if this blueprint was just a joke, what did it matter? The answer was not important.
"I don't know either. It should be that our prince paid a high price to someone to paint it. He was ecstatic after getting it and specially had this attic built here." The old woman shook her head. She only heard such things from hearsay and really didn't know where this prince of their family came from.
But she couldn't say she was completely unaware, so she added a few more sentences to show that she was also aware of it.
After he finished speaking, he saw Miss Qu Si beside him turned around and walked away leisurely, without saying a word of praise. He had just seen the lady's surprised face. In the past, if a lady had noticed this carefully and asked about it, knowing that it was related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she would definitely ask a few more questions.
She even used this pavilion to ask whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come over, and if so, when would he come? But now, Miss Qu Si seemed to have no interest at all.
She is really different from other ladies!
The old woman thought so in her heart, turned around and hurriedly chased after Qu Moying, continuing to lead the way in front.
The curtain on the second floor of the pavilion was lifted, and the handsome man standing in front of the window was noble but a little sickly, but still very gentle. His light yellow brocade robe made people guess his identity at once. It was the Crown Prince Pei Luoan, and next to him, there was also a tall and handsome young man standing.
This one is the only legitimate son of Princess Changyu, the Prince of Jingyang, Zhao Qingxuan. He is a handsome young man. In terms of facial features, he is not inferior to the crown prince, and even has a bit more heroic spirit. People of royal blood, both male and female, look very good. In addition, when Jingyang Marquis was young, he was also a rare young talent. This Prince of Jingyang is even better.
Pei Luoan's gaze fell on Qu Moying's back. When he lifted the curtain just now, Qu Moying had already turned around. Now looking at her from behind, he could not recognize who she was at first glance. Although the gauze beside her eyes fluttered slightly in the wind, it was the same light purple color as her clothes, so even though he noticed it, he just thought it was a decoration.
There are many young ladies from aristocratic families here today, and quite a few of them have dressed up carefully.
"Your Highness, have you taken a liking to this young lady?" Seeing Pei Luoan looking at Qu Moying's receding back in silence, Zhao Qingxuan smiled slightly and joked.
He is the son of the eldest princess and has an extraordinary status. He is of the same age as several princes. In fact, they are cousins and have grown up together. The relationship they have is incomparable to that of others. He also said some joking words to the prince.
Pei Luoan frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.
Just opened the curtain
In an instant, he almost thought that this woman was Ji Hanyue. Not just in terms of figure and appearance, but just in her manners and demeanor, there was clearly a shadow of Ji Hanyue. Or was it that all the ladies from noble families, after becoming familiar with the palace rules and etiquette, would have this demeanor
Pei Luoan couldn't make a decision for a moment, he just looked at Qu Moying's receding back, thoughtfully.
After hearing what Zhao Qingxuan said, he smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said helplessly: "How is that possible? My marriage is not something I can decide now."
After saying that, he turned around and sat back in front of the chair in the middle, picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip. The Longjing tea that he used to like to drink had a hint of bitterness today, which was not pleasant. He didn't know if it was because he put too much in it.
After playing with the cup for a while, Pei Luoan put it down.
"Your Highness, how can we live with what you said? If you can't get married, I can't decide mine either. Look, my mother asked me to wait here, waiting for me to fall in love with a girl from a certain family, and then she would go to that family to propose marriage. It seems that no matter who I fall in love with, she will think she is good. How bad am I that she despises me so much."
Zhao Qingxuan's smile was also helpless. After sitting down, he sighed heavily: "No matter who your Highness marries, at least he once had a Crown Princess who was the best. As for me, I still can't find a suitable one."
The prince felt unhappy when thinking about being forced by his mother to have a secret blind date. In fact, he was younger than some princes, so there was really no rush. He had no idea about getting married so early.
Speaking of Ji Hanyue, Pei Luoan's eyes twitched, "Do you want to meet her? I can't give you any advice. I heard that the young ladies from the noble families who came today are all of good status. If you like her, the princess will definitely be happy."
"I don't like it. Didn't His Highness accompany me to see a few just now? She was either pretending to be coquettish or seemed to have discovered us. She could step on an ant to death even when she walked. She wished she didn't want to move at all. What a rich and powerful daughter of a noble family. It's boring, really boring!"
Zhao Qingxuan sighed, fell back, and felt extremely suffocated.
Suddenly, he saw Pei Luoan slowly lowering his head, as if thinking about something. He turned his eyes and came over to whisper, "Your Highness, I think the lady in purple is pretty good. Although it was just a back view, she looked very graceful and elegant. From this, you can tell that she is a rare beauty. Why don't you choose another one?"
The reason why he wanted to choose another one was because Zhao Qingxuan knew that the marriage between Pei Luoan and Jingyu County Lord was probably going to be successful, but now the Queen Mother wanted to wait and see.
Zhao Qingxuan actually didn't like this Lord Jingyu County. The one who was to be discussed before was King Jing, and King Jing was also his cousin. No matter how you looked at it, this Lord Jingyu County took himself too seriously. He even dared to pick on his brothers in the royal family. He really thought he was some kind of delicious bun.
Zhao Qingxuan thought it was good to be able to give her some trouble!
"I don't need it. They are all the same anyway. What difference does it make if there is one more or one less? Let's wait and see what the queen mother thinks!" Pei Luoan sighed lightly, "The queen mother's opinion is my opinion. It doesn't matter who it is. I don't care!"
These words were so desolate that Zhao Qingxuan couldn't help but look gloomy after hearing them.
Seeing Pei Luoan stammering, there were some things he couldn't help but want to say...