The carriage that came to pick up people did not stop at the back gate of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, but stopped across the road, near the back door of a house opposite. At first glance, it seemed that it was waiting for the family opposite.
The door of the Duke of Qi's mansion opened and a maid came out. She looked around as if she was looking for someone.
The coachman on the other side moved and drove the carriage over. His hat was pulled down low, so his face could not be seen. "Is this girl going to the government office?"
"Yes, wait a moment, our young lady will be here soon." The maid nodded hurriedly, turned around and walked inside, as if she wanted to call the young lady over from inside.
The coachman breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly his face changed drastically. He pressed the shaft of the carriage, jumped off the other side, turned around and ran. In a blink of an eye, he ran a long way and entered a small alley on the side. His movements were quick and cautious.
He originally thought that the matter was settled, but when the maid turned around, he saw a smug smile on her face. He immediately knew that something was wrong and there was no way he would stay.
The back door was slammed open and several servants rushed out in a rage. But when they looked outside, no one was there and only a carriage was left. The leading steward asked the maid a few more questions and looked at the alleys on both sides. He was not sure where the person had escaped to, so he asked several servants to chase after him.
After a while, several servants came back and shook their heads, saying that they didn't see anyone.
It was such a disgrace that only one carriage was left. The steward of the Duke of Qi's mansion had no choice but to check in front of the carriage. After a careful look, his face changed drastically and he simply stopped sending people to chase it. He just checked the carriage carefully inside and out. After the check, the steward was terrified.
Someone was asked to watch over the carriage, and the steward took the maid to report to the wife of the Duke of Qi.
"What? The windows of the carriage are nailed shut, and the doors are not ordinary doors. They are sandwiched with iron sheets and are difficult to break from the inside?" After the steward finished his report, the wife of the Duke of Qi's face changed drastically. She immediately realized the problem, stood up abruptly, and asked anxiously.
The wife of the Duke of Qi was quite knowledgeable. When she heard about this kind of carriage, she knew that the problem was not simple.
That happened many years ago. Such an incident happened to a young lady from a noble family who was attending a banquet. She had to return home urgently, and then her carriage broke down and accidentally fell into the river. I heard that in order to reinforce the carriage to prevent accidents, iron sheets were placed inside. It was heavily submerged in water and could not be opened from the inside, so the windows and doors were fastened tightly.
Later, everyone just said that the young lady was in a hurry to go home and asked the coachman to go faster, which led to this accident. As for the carriage, she called it herself, as her own carriage was not running at that time.
After this incident, the young lady's biological mother also met with an accident. Then the illegitimate branch became the legitimate branch. Then rumors spread that this young lady and her biological mother were actually murdered.
It’s just that it happened a long time ago and there was no evidence, so everyone just said it and it has never been confirmed.
But coincidentally, the wife of the Duke of Qi was also at the banquet at that time, and happened to see that young lady seemed to receive a letter and then left in a hurry.
Now what happened to Qu Moying was almost a repeat of the original situation, how could the wife of the Duke of Qi not be angry.
"Find out who sent the letter. As for the maids in other mansions, bring them here and let Miss Qu San identify them one by one." The wife of the Duke of Qi said angrily, and asked her granddaughter to help summon the steward over.
Qi Xiangyu's eyes fell on Qu Moying's face, and she paused. This matter was indeed mysterious, but who wanted to kill this fourth Miss Qu
Yan
Her eyes swept towards Qu Qiuyan again.
Qu Qiuyan's hands and feet were almost cold. If it weren't for her good self-control, she would have been shaking uncontrollably at this time. How could she have failed again? Didn't her uncle say that even if there was an accident in the previous assassination, the subsequent remedy would definitely cost Qu Moying's life.
What is this right now
He actually asked me to recognize it
Even if she recognized her, she would not testify. But she was not the only one who saw the maid. She just hoped that the people sent by her uncle were smart and had left by now. If they didn't leave, the matter might be exposed. How would she deal with it then
"Miss Qu San..." Seeing that she had been silent for a long time, the wife of the Duke of Qi said coldly, her eyes falling on her with suspicion.
"Yes, I will definitely find this person. How dare he do such a thing... He is really... really cruel and ruthless." Qu Qiuyan suppressed her trembling, raised her head, and said angrily with a pale face.
Use the color of anger to suppress the trembling in your heart.
"Grandmother, please sit down first. Don't worry. We will find out something eventually! This doesn't sound like something done by the boudoir. Why does it feel like..." Liu Jingyu stood up and gently comforted the wife of Duke of Qi. He stretched out his hand to hold her sleeve and shook it gently. Then he made her sit down and whispered in her ear, "Grandmother, this kind of method looks like something done by the royal family."
She spoke in a low voice, but several people around her heard it clearly. Those ladies looked at each other and nodded, thinking that what Liu Jingyu said made sense.
Just think about what Miss Qu Si encountered today. It was really not simple. It seemed like she was involved in a royal struggle. Otherwise, who would be so cruel just to deal with a useless daughter of a minister
The look he gave Qu Qiuyan softened. This Third Miss Qu didn't have that much ability.
Sensing that the suspicion in everyone's eyes had lessened a little, Qu Qiuyan breathed a sigh of relief and felt like she was alive again. She looked up at Liu Jingyu with gratitude in her eyes.
Qu Moying smiled slightly, looked at Liu Jingyu meaningfully, pursed her lips without comment, and listened quietly to what they said.
This matter has now fallen into Pei Yuanjun's hands. No matter who did it, even if it was done perfectly, I'm afraid it will not end well.
This person is not a good person. He is afraid that there will be trouble in the world. He is extremely bored. Now that something has happened, how can he not stir up trouble
As for everything in the Duke of Qi's mansion, even if there was evidence originally, it should be impossible to have it now. However, it really doesn't matter. The carriage is physical evidence, a piece of physical evidence that cannot be destroyed.
After connecting the dots between the events, Qu Moying already knew Qu Qiuyan's intention!
Use what happened before to lure me out. Needless to say, the letter refers to the previous assassination incident. The purpose is to lure me out. It may even say that the government office needs me to identify someone, and I have to go even if I don’t want to. And I will only be away for a while, which won’t waste time.
If I really knew nothing, I would definitely go, and then the next thing would be the news of the carriage accident and my death. By then, the letter would not fall into the hands of others, as it would have been taken away long ago, and there would be no important evidence left.
No one knows why they left, they only know that they left for some urgent matter for no apparent reason, and there may even be some subsequent indications that they had to leave, and they can't be blamed if something goes wrong.
On other people.
If this happened in other mansions, it might not be so perfect, but now, with the involvement of County Lord Jingyu, it is impossible to find out anything. He must have cleared all traces for Qu Qiuyan. This is the Mansion of the Duke of Qi, the territory of County Lord Jingyu!
The cleaner this matter is, the more it shows that the Lord of Jingyu County is deeply involved!
For example, the maid who was sent out was originally intended to confuse the people at the back door, but unexpectedly, the coachman escaped without saying a word. It can be seen that there was also something strange about the maid who was sent out!
The maids were called one by one, even the maids brought by the guests were brought over, but Qu Qiuyan looked around but couldn't recognize anyone.
The servant who was outside the house at the time also came over to look for him, but also failed to recognize him.
The maid who delivered the letter seemed to have fallen from the sky and then disappeared without even a trace. It was really amazing.
The wife of the Duke of Qi was furious and sent people to investigate the male guests in the outer courtyard.
But again, nothing was found.
This matter reached the ears of the Duke of Qi, who was also furious. He also sent people to search the place inside and out several times, but again, nothing was found.
With such a commotion, the other guests could no longer sit still and stood up to take their leave. Mrs. Qu, seeing that she had gained nothing, became frightened and also stood up to take her leave, not wanting to stay any longer.
The wife of the Duke of Qi felt extremely guilty towards the Qu family, so she asked the wife of the Duke of Qi's son to personally send the lady out.
Liu Jingyu and Qi Xiangyu followed behind and saw them off.
The ladies walked in front, the young ladies followed behind, and Qu Moying was the last one to walk. Qi Xiangyu stood beside her and walked slowly with her.
Not far ahead, Qu Xuexin, Qu Qiuyan and Liu Jingyu were together. The three of them walked side by side, with Liu Jingyu in the middle, and they looked very harmonious.
"My cousin is indeed a county lady. Her behavior has become more and more decent." Qi Xiangyu said with a bit of envy, looking at the people in front of her.
Qu Moying smiled politely and didn't respond.
"Miss Fourth Miss Qu, do you think today's incident has anything to do with Miss Third Miss? She was the one who received the letter and also the one who delivered the letter. If something happened to Miss Fourth Miss..." Qi Xiangyu turned the conversation to the people in the Qu Mansion, glanced sideways at Qu Moying, and asked with a nonchalant smile.
The unspoken meaning is the key.
"I don't know!" Qu Moying shook her head and lowered her head slightly. A long veil bound her eyes, making it impossible to see the color in her eyes.
"Miss Fourth has never guessed?" Qi Xiangyu asked tentatively. As for this Miss Fourth Qu, the previous rumors and the rumors about her returning to the capital seemed to be different.
What kind of person, what kind of statement, the most important thing is whether the person is useful!
"So what if you guess? Without evidence, everything you say is false." Qu Moying said calmly.
"Since something happened, and it's such a big thing, how could there not be any clues left behind." Qi Xiangyu looked at Qu Moying and asked with a meaningful smile, which showed that everyone was not stupid.
"But Madam Duke Qi looked everywhere and couldn't find anything." Qu Moying shook his head, feeling helpless.
"Since the deed has been done, but there is no evidence, we need to investigate our own family members." Qi Xiangyu looked at Qu Moying obscurely. She felt that what she said was very clear. If this Fourth Miss Qu was a smart person, she should understand what she meant. But looking at her reaction...