"Madame Yan, what do you mean?" Qu Moying looked down at Madame Yan, but was not surprised. There was a coldness in her eyes, and her calm demeanor did not at all seem like that of a young girl who had not yet come of age.
Even the nobles in the palace would feel nervous when they saw her, a former lady-in-waiting in the Empress Dowager's palace, paying homage to her with great ceremony.
"This old servant is willing to be loyal to the Fourth Young Lady." Nanny Yan raised her head and said.
Her tone was very decisive. This was something she had thought about and hesitated about for a long time. Now that she was doing it, she naturally had no hesitation.
Staying in the Qu Mansion was Concubine Qu's idea, and also her own idea.
Qu Moying narrowed her eyes slightly, stretched out her fingers and tapped a few times on the music score on the table, and said, "Madam Yan, do you know what this means?"
"I understand, old servant!" Nanny Yan looked up at Qu Moying and spoke word by word.
"I'm not sure what will happen in the future. Nanny Yan, are you sure you want to follow me?" Qu Moying said slowly, his tone very sincere.
"Of course I understand. I wanted to follow the Fourth Young Miss after observing her for a long time. It was not a momentary impulse." Nanny Yan was silent for a while and spoke slowly, which showed that she had thought it over carefully. "The Fourth Young Miss will come into contact with people from the royal family in the future. I may know more about some royal affairs than the Fourth Young Miss."
Compared to other people in the mansion, Nanny Yan has an absolute advantage in this regard.
Neither Nanny Miao nor Yu Dong had ever been to the inner palace before. Even though Yu Dong had seen some things with Pei Yuanjun, they were only on the surface. They were indeed not as good as Nanny Yan who lived in the palace. From this point of view, Qu Moying really needed someone like Nanny Yan by his side.
Qu Moying smiled: "Madam Yan, what do you think I should do?"
Her not saying no is tantamount to her agreeing.
Nanny Yan breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that Qu Moying would not accept her. This seemed like a good start.
"Miss Fourth does not need to do anything now. Just take care of your own business. As for the future, you have to wait for Prince Yun to make a decision first."
Nanny Yan had just returned from the Dowager's place. Although the Dowager did not say it explicitly, Nanny Yan understood the meaning behind her words. She had come to the Qu Mansion for this reason in the first place, but this meaning was not so obvious at the time, and the Qu Mansion did not seem to take it seriously.
Nanny Yan naturally pretended not to know.
But now it seems that it was the Prince of Yun who conveyed the message, which attracted the attention of the lady dowager.
Now that it has been said, it is inevitable. Nanny Yan would never doubt the decision of the Prince of Yun. This is also the most important reason why she expressed her loyalty to Qu Moying.
She had been hesitating before!
"Do nothing?" Qu Moying thought.
Nanny Yan nodded and reiterated, "Yes, do nothing!"
"But if I do nothing, do I have to wait for others to do it?" Qu Moying said meaningfully.
"Of course not, it's just that given the current situation, there are many things that Miss Fourth cannot do. So let's wait and make plans before taking action." Nanny Yan stretched out her hand and pressed her temples, smiling slightly.
"From the mansion?" Qu Moying asked.
Nanny Yan shook her head: "From the palace!"
"The Imperial Palace, the Eastern Palace?" Qu Moying raised his eyes slightly, revealing a bit of nonchalance, but in fact, he couldn't say any more.
To say any more would be treason.
"But it depends on what the Fourth Miss thinks. If it is a concubine, I heard that Concubine Ji is not very fond of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Nanny Yan lowered her head and said.
She has seen everything that has happened in recent days. Qu Moying seems to be at odds with this concubine of the Eastern Palace.
In Nanny Yan's understanding, Qu Moying was naturally standing up for her cousin. The eldest wife of the Ji Mansion of the Earl of Ling An was indeed pitiful.
As the cousin of the Crown Princess, Miss Qu Si's force was too weak when she wanted to deal with the concubine of the Eastern Palace.
But at the moment, there is still room for maneuver.
This was a very insightful statement. It showed that even though Nanny Yan did not interfere in anything during this period and did not deliberately come to spy on Qu Moying's affairs, she could still guess a little bit.
Although this was what Qu Moying deliberately let her guess.
But not many people can guess this and confirm it.
After all, Qu Moying's current identity is far different from that of the Eastern Palace Crown Prince's concubine. Even if she had some opinions about the Eastern Palace concubine because of Ji Hanyue's matter, no one would really guess that she would deal with Ji Youran.
This is too bold after all!
Obviously Nanny Yan guessed it and said it frankly.
Just for this reason, Qu Moying was very satisfied.
She glanced at Yudong beside her, and Yudong understood. She smiled and walked forward to help Nanny Yan up.
Nanny Yan stood up and bowed respectfully to Qu Moying.
Qu Moying said politely, "I'll have to trouble you, Madam Yan, from now on. If there are any interactions in the palace, please keep an eye out for me."
This can be considered as accepting the person, which means treating Nanny Yan as one of our own!
"I will do my best!" Nanny Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at Qu Moying and said with a serious face, "Before I came from the palace, Concubine Qu showed favor to the Qu Mansion because of Prince Yun. Prince Yun said he was willing to let the young lady in because of what happened between the East Palace and the fourth young lady."
Since she had acknowledged Qu Moying as her master, Nanny Yan no longer concealed the truth.
"The news came from Concubine Xiang at the time. Concubine Xiang went to see Concubine Qu and said some suggestive words. That's why Concubine Qu went to the Qu Mansion and looked for the young lady."
"Empress Xiang has always been close to the Empress!"
After listening to Nanny Yan's words, Qu Moying was silent for a while. Some of them he had guessed, some of them he knew, but none of them were explained as clearly as Nanny Yan said.
As expected, everything started because of Pei Yuanjun.
"Why does the Queen Mother attach so much importance to the marriage of Prince Yun?" Although she knew something about it, she still had to ask this question, and this was indeed her question.
The Prince of Yun is at most a cousin of the Emperor. The Emperor doesn't even care much about his own son, so why does he care so much about a cousin
"His Royal Highness Prince Yun is the most valued minister of the Emperor. I heard that his Royal Highness Prince Yun has a very good fortune. When he was young, a master said so. The Emperor was very happy to hear that and brought Prince Yun into the palace to raise him. Later, when he grew up, he left the palace. To this day, there is a palace reserved for Prince Yun in the palace. If Prince Yun cannot leave the palace for a while, he can rest there."
Nanny Yan said.
She has been in the palace for more than 30 years and has seen and known a lot of things.
"The horoscope brings prosperity to you?" It was the first time that Qu Moying heard such a rumor and he was stunned for a moment in surprise.
"Yes, the horoscope is auspicious for you!" Nanny Yan reviewed it again.
With that said, Qu Moying began to understand the emperor's favor towards Pei Yuanjun. This was like being a mascot. Thinking of Pei Yuanjun's sinister look, and then thinking about this so-called mascot, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips for a moment. This idea was really interesting.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it, but everyone says so, so the emperor naturally believes it.
"The Prince of Yun has not married for so many years, which is also a big issue for the Emperor. The main reason is that the Prince of Yun refused to give in. The Emperor also asked the Empress to send many palace maids over, but even if these maids survived, they were thrown back to the harem and were scared. Some images of young ladies from aristocratic families fell into the hands of the Prince of Yun, but there was no news or response at all!"
Nanny Yan explained further.
Qu Moying's watery eyes rolled around, and she finally understood why the emperor made a big fuss as soon as Pei Yuanjun gave in. It seemed that this was because this guy had no intention of giving in at all.
That being said, it does make sense.
But I always feel that things here are not that simple. Fortunately, it is just today and there is no rush.
After talking to Nanny Yan for a few more words, Qu Moying did not ask any more questions and asked Nanny Yan to go back and rest. From now on, all the reception and coming of guests in the palace would be under the responsibility of Nanny Yan. He also gave instructions to a few of his confidants.
"What, Qu Moying deliberately bumped into your carriage?" Mrs. Li, the wife of the Marquis of Fengyang, was furious. She slammed the table and said harshly.
"Mother!" Feng Yujiao cried bitterly and threw herself into Li's arms, feeling very aggrieved.
She recounted the whole story of what had happened before, until she mentioned that the two carriages collided and she was in such a state, but Qu Moying was fine, but Li was already furious.
"Come on, mother will find her for you." Li stood up suddenly. She couldn't stand this tone anymore. She was just the daughter of an assistant minister, and a blind one at that. Yet, she dared to plot against her own daughter just because of her previous arranged marriage.
Even though she knew something about Mr. He San's affairs before, she didn't expect that his affairs would turn out like this. Besides, it was the Qu family who said they wanted to take a look, and it wasn't her who said that they had to do it. Now that something went wrong, she was blamed and even her own daughter was targeted.
Since the Qu family has not made up their mind, she is not afraid of exposing this matter.
Who is afraid of whom!
"Mom, wait a moment, there is still something to be said, please listen first." Seeing that Li was about to leave, Feng Yujiao grabbed her and said anxiously.
"What else is there? You've bullied us. As the daughter of a minister, does she really want to marry a prince? It's a great blessing for Mr. He to marry her!" Li said contemptuously, "Come on, don't be afraid, mother will take you to her to seek justice."
If you can't make a judgement, just publicize the previous marriage proposal in Qu He Mansion.
She must make Qu Moying kneel down to apologize to her daughter and serve her tea.
"Mother..." Feng Yujiao wanted to say something, but was pulled out by Li.
"Jiao'er, what are you afraid of? Mother is here to take care of everything. She will never let anyone suffer. With mother here, let that Qu Moying kneel down and beg for mercy. Let's see whether she wants her reputation or an apology." Li said confidently.
"So, mother knew that Mr. He San was having problems, but still deliberately proposed a marriage to the Qu family?" An angry voice came from the door, and the door was pushed open heavily!