There were so many young ladies, but everyone else was fine, except Lady Jingyu who fell into the water. Although it didn't cause any serious harm, it was still a loss of etiquette and a bit embarrassing!
Pei Luoan frowned slightly, feeling unhappy.
Even if his future Crown Princess is not as good as Ji Hanyue, she at least has some grace. How could she be so reckless and lack of dignity and propriety? Is Liu Jingyu really suitable for the position of Crown Princess? Or will she be the mother of the country in the future
"Go ask the princess if she needs our help!" Zhao Qingxuan was still worried, so he said to the servant.
The servant withdrew as ordered and went to look for Princess Xiangrong's men.
Zhao Qingxuan turned around, walked to the seat below Pei Luoan and sat down. He looked at Pei Luoan's face and said with a smile, "I heard that County Lord Jingyu accidentally fell into the water. Fortunately, it was nothing serious! It must be because too many people came today and my sister lost control for a while, which led to this problem."
He blamed everything on his family and did not shirk responsibility, which was considered to save face for Liu Jingyu.
"Is everything okay?" Pei Luoan asked calmly. He thought for a moment about the chess piece in his hand and put it down again. He didn't even raise his head and looked very casual.
"Nothing!" Zhao Qingxuan shook his head and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, do you want to send someone to ask?"
"No need!" Pei Luoan shook his head. "My cousin is having a banquet for the ladies here. Why would I send someone to ask her? Besides, this kind of thing is not a glorious thing."
Pei Luoan rejected it outright.
"Then... okay!" Zhao Qingxuan could tell that Pei Luoan was really unwilling to go over, and also sensed the displeasure in Pei Luoan's words, so he stopped talking about it.
Fortunately, the matter was not serious, and the inner courtyard was full of women today. Even if it was a little embarrassing, there were no major mistakes. Otherwise, if the future Crown Princess had a reputation-damaging incident, our family would not be able to cover it up.
They thought that the matter was over. Although Pei Luoan didn't like it, this kind of thing was just a small matter.
But in fact, this matter has not yet passed.
Liu Jingyu was so angry that he almost pinched his fingertips into his flesh, but there was still a smile on his face. His eyes fell on Qu Moying's face, which still looked gentle.
Her hair had been washed and combed again, and even after being wrung out, it was still a little damp. She had to take one of the two beautiful hairpins that were originally inserted into her hair, to avoid it looking too cumbersome due to the wet hair.
"Ms. Qu Si, did you really not see who pushed me just now? At that time, Miss Qu Si was standing farther away, so she should have seen it most clearly!" Liu Jingyu asked again.
"I really didn't see it. I looked over there and it was full of people." Qu Moying said calmly, and even turned the tables on her, "Jingyu County Lord himself didn't know clearly, so how could I see clearly from my position at the time? Besides, I didn't know many of these ladies, so even if I looked carefully, I wouldn't be able to recognize them."
Liu Jingyu wanted to slap Qu Moying hard.
Liu Jingyu knew the cause of this incident best, and she also knew who was supposed to be in trouble. Now Qu Moying, who was supposed to be in trouble, is fine, while she has suffered an unjust disaster. She just couldn't believe that this incident had nothing to do with Qu Moying, but she really couldn't find any evidence that Qu Moying did it.
After all, when she fell, Qu Moying was far away from her and it was impossible for him to touch her. Not only Qu Moying, but also the girl next to Qu Moying
The same thing happened to Huan. Although she was shouting and screaming there, she didn't come over to touch him. Even when he slipped out at the end, the maid also dodged very smartly.
Yes, he actually dodged it!
When Liu Jingyu thought of this, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. Not only was Qu Moying a lowly person, but her maid was too. Like master, like maid. They were all useless at first glance.
"Miss Qu Si, why did your maid suddenly scream like that?" After her face changed slightly, Liu Jingyu still asked. She didn't believe that she couldn't get any clues.
"Lord Jingyu, Yudong said this when she saw the people below were still in the water. Could this also be her crime?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows and said indifferently.
She knew that Liu Jingyu wanted to make trouble for her at this time, but she was not afraid of it.
"Jingyu County Lord, in fact, the original cause of today's incident was because of Jingyu County Lord's tea. If it wasn't for the newly brewed tea, things wouldn't have turned out like this. If you don't believe it, you can go to Xiangrong County Lord. Just now, Xiangrong County Lord seemed to have found out something and took away the two maids involved."
Qu Moying said calmly again.
After hearing what she said, Liu Jingyu panicked a little. She knew her own affairs, and the two maids involved had some relationship with her. If Princess Xiangrong found out that she was related to this matter, even if she didn't break up with her on the spot, she would definitely not have a good impression of her. Now was the critical time for her to marry into the Prince's Mansion.
Looking at Haitang behind her, Haitang frowned and shook her head silently at her. She had just sent people to look for the two maids, but neither of them was found.
If this is really the case, then it would be troublesome. Although she was confident that she could explain it clearly and was very careful in doing things, even if she could hide it from Princess Xiangrong, she might not be able to hide it from Princess Changyu.
"Where is Princess Xiangrong?"
"You were here just now, you should have gone to investigate the matter." Qu Moying said.
Liu Jingyu was getting a little restless, but since this was Princess Changyu's residence, she couldn't just go over there rashly. She glanced at Haitang, the maid who followed her. This maid was the one who didn't drag her down with her just now. She was not only perceptive, but also loyal.
Haitang understood immediately and hurriedly called a maid from the Princess's mansion. After asking a few questions, she came to Liu Jingyu and whispered something to him. Liu Jingyu's face did not look good and it was obvious that she could not get anything out of him.
Qu Moying was not surprised by this. Princess Xiangrong had already suspected Liu Jingyu, and it was naturally inconvenient to let her go at this time when they were investigating the matter.
"Miss Qu Si, could you please explain it a little more clearly?" Liu Jingyu's eyes flickered slightly, and his attitude softened as he looked at Qu Moying.
The two of them are now sitting in the small pavilion, where Princess Xiangrong had talked to Qu Moying before.
However, unlike when Princess Xiangrong made it clear that she wanted to talk to Qu Moying, there were other young ladies following Liu Jingyu, who seemed a little more aggressive, as if they were here to call for an explanation. In comparison, Qu Moying's place was much more isolated, with only her and two maids.
"This matter... seems to have nothing to do with the matter of Jingyu County Lord. Princess Xiangrong has already gone to investigate it." Qu Moying said politely.
The words sound very polite and tactful, but
The rejection in the words was obvious.
"Miss Qu Si, I just want to ask clearly. Maybe this matter is related to what happened to me later." Liu Jingyu said with a serious face.
There was a hint of anger in her eyes. She clenched her fingers and then relaxed them, trying hard to calm the anger in her heart. She didn't believe that she couldn't find any clues about Qu Moying.
Originally, he wanted to see Qu Moying make a fool of himself, but he didn't expect that he would be the one making a fool of himself. Although the ladies who followed him didn't say anything and just comforted him, and some even thought that someone was plotting against him based on his hints, the others disliked him very much just by looking at him. Even though he didn't say anything, Liu Jingyu still sensed some ridicule in him.
Although the circle around her is not small, not all the others are on her side.
"If County Lord Jingyu is worried, just wait until Princess Xiangrong comes back to ask, and then you'll know. County Lord Jingyu doesn't have to worry." Qu Moying said, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, as if emphasizing the word "worry".
"Miss Qu Si, I was just pushed down the stairs. I want to find out clearly why Miss Qu Si is so reluctant?" After being rejected again and again, Liu Jingyu couldn't hold back his expression anymore, and his face turned cold again.
"Miss Fourth Qu, I'm just asking a question. Why are you making all these excuses? Is it because this matter is related to Miss Fourth Qu?" A sneer came from beside Liu Jingyu. Miss Fourth He had wanted to jump out for a long time, but Liu Jingyu had repeatedly told her not to make trouble. Now seeing that Liu Jingyu was angry, she immediately retorted.
Qu Moying raised his eyes without even looking at this Fourth Miss He. He turned around and whispered a few words to Yu Dong behind him. He actually didn't take this Fourth Miss He seriously at all.
Fourth Miss He's face turned blue with anger, and she sneered, "Fourth Miss Qu, you are so arrogant."
Qu Moying finally turned around, looked at her, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Fourth Miss He, what do you want to do now? Could it be that the affairs between our two mansions have not been resolved yet? Fourth Miss He is so hostile to me? Is it Fourth Miss He's intention, or your mansion's intention?"
The implication of these words made Fourth Miss He's face flush with frustration. Madam He repeatedly told her not to offend Qu Moying, and told her that even if she met Qu Moying, she should pretend that nothing had happened. But she just couldn't bear it. It was obviously Qu Moying who arranged the marriage with her third brother, but when something went wrong in the end, it was Qu Xuexin who was found by her third brother and his mother.
Although Qu Xuexin was indeed not a good person, in the eyes of Fourth Miss He, when had the He family ever suffered such a loss? When had they ever needed such a small daughter of a minister? And yet they just let her go and gave her a bargain for nothing. Fourth Miss He was really not convinced.
"Miss Qu Si, what do you mean? Are you trying to cause trouble on purpose?" Miss He Si raised her eyebrows, stood up and shouted harshly.
Liu Jingyu lowered her head slightly, as if she was upset, and for a moment she did not notice the dispute between Miss He Si and Qu Moying. So even if anything happened between the two of them, it had nothing to do with her.
Qu Moying sneered in his heart. No matter what time it was, this Jingyu County Lady was always the most innocent and kindhearted one. Plus with her status, basically no one would openly find fault with her. Unfortunately, today was different. With such a good opportunity, someone would not let it go...
Calculating the time, if you want to come, it should be about time...