But things are different from what everyone thinks.
Zhu Yanrui originally saw it this way, feeling angry and annoyed, but after seeing it clearly, her eyes widened immediately, "This..."
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Princess Xiangrong finally spoke.
After Zhu Yanrui looked at it in disbelief for a few seconds, she suddenly burst into laughter and held out Qu Moying's jade fan to her: "Miss Qu Si's jade fan is better."
"What?" Liu Jingyu raised her head in astonishment, and the words blurted out involuntarily. If this was the result, then what she said just now would be a slap in the face. She said too much and expressed her opinion too quickly, which made her seem a little ignorant.
"Impossible." Miss He Si stepped forward and tried to snatch it away to have a look.
Zhu Yanrui pulled her hand back, not letting her grab it, but handed Liu Jingyu's jade fan to her: "Take a look at County Lord Jingyu's jade fan!"
After saying that, he handed the jade fan on Qu Moying to another lady beside him.
After the young lady looked at it, she nodded, then looked at the one in Miss He's hand and gave her comment: "Miss Qu's jade fan is better."
"I don't believe it!" Miss He said angrily, "Zhu Yanrui, please don't speak nonsense."
"Am I talking nonsense? So many young ladies here can testify to it. Don't think that you haven't seen it. It's normal that you haven't seen many things when you first arrive in the capital." Zhu Yanrui said disapprovingly.
Miss He Si's face flushed. She had only been in Beijing for a few months and had indeed not seen much, but being told this to her face was extremely embarrassing for her.
After Qu Moying's jade fan was passed around, everyone who saw it nodded.
Liu Jingyu didn't step forward, but her eyes fell on the jade fan. She didn't believe that Qu Moying's was better than hers, but so many young ladies said so, so she had to believe it even if she didn't believe it.
If we go up there now, we would probably bring disgrace upon ourselves.
"Since Miss Qu's jade fan is better than mine, then it's my fault. I actually had the same ornament as Miss Qu, and I thought it would be unique."
She reacted quickly and smiled nonchalantly, with a smile on her lips, and it was obvious that she didn't care at all.
This attitude makes people feel very good.
Qu Moying couldn't help but admire that the Lord of Jingyu County was a good actor. His words almost implied that he was inferior to him and didn't want to argue any further.
It makes her seem more generous.
Saying such things with her status is of course different from saying such things to yourself, because for her it is a sign of weakness, while for her it is magnanimity.
Watching Liu Jingyu take her jade fan from Miss He Si's hands and hand it to the maid standing behind her, the maid carefully put it away and did not hang it up for her again.
It looks like he doesn't plan to wear it anymore, or he's giving it to Qu Moying and doesn't want to bother about it anymore.
"Thank you, County Lord Jingyu, for your magnanimity. Just now, you took off the jade fan, and I thought you were going to be angry with me, but I was wrong. I am really sorry." Qu Moying leaned aside and bowed, her expression sincere and touching. Even though her face was covered by a veil, one could still sense her sincerity.
The ladies around became strangely quiet.
This reminded them of Liu Jingyu's behavior of personally taking off the jade fan just now. He was really just being magnanimous and not caring. Then what about what happened just now
Comparison between the two
It looks more like the Lord of Jingyu County was just trying to save his dignity after losing.
It seems that this Jingyu County Lord is not as calm and dignified as he seems on the surface, right? I didn't think in that direction before because I didn't expect it. Now the more I think about it, the more I think it's possible.
Seeing the wonderful expressions on the faces of the ladies around her, Liu Jingyu gritted her teeth in anger and tightly grasped the fan in her hand to prevent herself from losing her composure on the spot.
"Well, since County Lord Jingyu doesn't even wear a jade fan, what's the point of talking? Let's all come in and talk. It's a rare opportunity for us to meet each other, so we should be happy. No one can make trouble here, otherwise, not only me, but even my mother will be angry."
Princess Xiangrong finally came out to smooth things over, smiling and moving aside.
Liu Jingyu felt even more aggrieved by this. What did he mean by not wearing the jade fan? This meant that he was too embarrassed to wear it anymore, and that he had given up. Then what happened to what he said before? Did he become a joke to others
Liu Jingyu was a little embarrassed, but fortunately she was well-informed and had her mother's previous scolding on her mind. Her expression was slightly ugly for a moment, then she returned to normal. She pretended not to have heard what Princess Xiangrong said before, and only heard the second half. She followed Princess Xiangrong inside, teasing, "Of course I don't dare to cause trouble. Who dares to cause trouble here!"
As he spoke, he walked straight past Qu Moying, without even glancing at Qu Moying's face. His contemptuous attitude was obvious, and it was clear that he did not regard Qu Moying as an equal.
The young ladies who followed her also snorted coldly and curled their lips as they walked past Qu Moying.
Qu Moying didn't care. He took the jade fan handed to him by a young lady, asked Yuchun to hang it up again, then turned around and walked to the end.
When they got closer, Princess Xiangrong had already pulled Liu Jingyu to sit down next to her. Fourth Miss He's gaze shifted and fell on another seat of Princess Xiangrong. In her opinion, that position was excellent. Not only could she chat with Princess Xiangrong and County Lady Jingyu nearby, but it also showed her extraordinary status.
And coincidentally, no one is sitting here.
She lifted her skirt and was about to sit down.
"Miss He, please sit down. This is Miss Qu's seat." An old maid came from behind her and reminded her in a low voice.
"What?" Miss He Si didn't hear clearly for a moment.
"Didn't you hear clearly? This is Miss Qu Si's seat. It's really inappropriate for you to take her seat like this." Zhu Yanrui's sarcastic voice came from the side.
Ever since Miss He Si came to Beijing, she and Miss Zhu have been at loggerheads with each other. No matter what happens, when both of them are around and there is no one to control them, they will easily start quarreling. The other ladies around them are no longer surprised by this.
He sat down on the chair by himself.
Qu Moying also came closer at this time and looked at the two people standing in front of the chair. Are these two people always arguing wherever they go
"I really have to sit here today, what do you think?" Fourth Miss He sneered, turned her head and looked at Qu Moying, her eyes were aggressive: "Fourth Miss Qu, I wonder if you can give up your chair and let me sit for a while, so that Miss Zhu won't stab me again and again. When I return home, I will definitely prepare a valuable gift to thank you for giving up your chair."
This forced Qu Moying to give up the position himself.
She didn't believe that a young lady from a minister's office would dare to contradict her. This matter was different.
Regarding what happened just now, it was a real concession.
Qu Moying smiled slightly, "This chair belongs to the residence of the Grand Princess Changyu. Shouldn't Fourth Miss He ask Princess Xiangrong?"
With just a little effort, she was able to save a lot of money. Fourth Miss He dared to be arrogant to Qu Moying, but she didn't dare to be arrogant to Princess Xiangrong.
"You..." As expected, Fourth Miss He was angry and annoyed.
"Miss He Si, there are seats here."
"Miss He, come here!" Princess Xiangrong and Liu Jingyu spoke at the same time, one with an indifferent expression and the other with a smile. No matter who it was, Miss He could not offend anyone.
Since the two of them had spoken, Fourth Miss He had no choice but to give way. She snorted coldly, turned around and walked over. When she reached Qu Moying's side, she raised her foot and stomped hard on Qu Moying's foot. From the look of her posture, it seemed that she wanted to crush Qu Moying's foot to pieces.
She had confronted Miss Qu Si twice today, but she didn't gain any advantage, which made her feel very aggrieved.
The most important thing is that this is someone she looks down upon.
Seeing her rushing towards him angrily, Qu Moying was prepared. He quickly pulled his foot away and dodged backwards.
Miss He Si thought she would definitely step on Qu Moying, so she exerted great force and was prepared to step on him and hurt him. However, Qu Moying quickly pulled his foot away, and her reaction was not as fast as Qu Moying's. By the time she saw Qu Moying had moved away, it was too late for her to retract her foot. She stepped heavily, staggered, and fell to the side.
Fortunately, her maid reacted quickly and hurriedly pulled her back, but even so, she still bumped heavily into the table on the side, and the teacup on the table immediately fell over. Even though she retreated quickly, water stains got on her sleeves, making her look very embarrassed.
After being stunned for a moment, the young ladies all started laughing, with Zhu Yanrui laughing the loudest among them.
"Look, it's true that doing bad things with evil intentions will not go unpunished, it's just that the time has not come yet." Zhu Yanrui smiled and held the maid's hand. She was very happy. She and Fourth Miss He really had a bad relationship. How could she not be happy to see Fourth Miss He make a fool of herself
"Qu Moying... what do you mean?" Fourth Miss He could no longer control herself. She stood still and glared at Qu Moying fiercely.
"What can I mean? I just dodged when Miss He's foot accidentally stepped on me. Is Miss He blaming me for not putting my foot under it?" Qu Moying looked surprised.
This again made many young ladies laugh so hard that they covered their mouths with their handkerchiefs.
This remark not only criticized Miss He Si, but also pointed out Miss He Si's sinister intentions.
Miss He Si didn't expect that she would suffer such a big loss. She was so angry that her face turned blue.
"Okay, go change your clothes first and stop making trouble." Liu Jingyu stood up, smiled gently, reached out and gently pulled Miss He, looking like he wanted to calm things down.
This attitude really makes people feel good, and even alleviates the suspicions of many young ladies before. Jingyu County Lord is just on good terms with Fourth Miss He. He was previously concerned with Qu Moying because of Fourth Miss He. He didn't really care about such things, and it could be regarded as saving face for Fourth Miss He.
Invisibly, this Fourth Miss He took the blame for her.
Yan Yujiao, who was sitting next to Liu Jingyu, looked at Liu Jingyu's gentle smile, lowered her head, and pressed her knees hard with her hands, fearing that she would lose control and want to slap Liu Jingyu in the face.
My mother said she was no match for Liu Jingyu...