"Gift? What gift?" Qu Moying asked in surprise. She didn't think that the Duke of Qi's Mansion would send gifts at this time. The chrysanthemum viewing party mentioned before was about to start. What kind of gift would be sent at this time
"I also found it strange. The person who sent the gift said it was a return gift from the Duke of Qi's Mansion. He happened to be talking to the gatekeeper and heard the young lady mentioned. So I asked the carriage to stop in front of the gate and got off to listen to what it was about. Then I found out that it was a gift from the Duke of Qi's Mansion to the young lady." said Nanny Yan.
"Who sent the return gift? What is it?" Qu Moying asked as he looked at a box presented by Nanny Yan.
The box is not big, which shows that there is not much stuff inside.
"It is said that... the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's Mansion gave it to him." Nanny Yan said with a strange look on her face.
"Why did he give me a return gift? Did he just say it was for me?" Qu Moying stopped and asked in surprise without opening the box.
She was not actually very familiar with this Young Master Qi. They had met each other a few times at most. Later, this Young Master Qi had only borrowed music scores from her and then returned them. As for the last time when she wanted to borrow the new music score, it was also a challenge. But regardless of whether this Young Master Qi noticed it or not, she did not say at that time that it was for him to see.
Moreover, in order to show the sincerity of her gift, she deliberately changed the style of the original music score to a different one, mainly cheerful and natural. Older people like cheerful things, just like old people like to see their granddaughters and granddaughters-in-law at home wearing brightly colored clothes.
The incomplete score is not actually a cheerful piece of music, it can even be said to be a bit sad. To change the sad piece of music into a cheerful piece in the second half, and to make it cheerful without any trace, as if it was created naturally, it all depends on the piano skills of the person who continues the song.
Ji Hanyue is the best at playing the piano and has a special understanding of piano scores. He thinks it is feasible to change a sad and leisurely song into a cheerful second half.
The reason why I chose this incomplete score is because it has a great history. In addition, the change from leisurely to cheerful is more touching than the cheerfulness alone.
It doesn't matter whether the wife of the Duke of Qi can play the qin or not. Isn't there a young master in the mansion who is an excellent qin player? He can definitely play for the wife of the Duke of Qi.
But at this moment, what does the eldest son of the Duke of Qi mean? Since the gift is not given to him, what gift is there for him? Doesn't he understand that this is inappropriate? Even if there is something, it should not be given directly to me, but should be given to my grandmother, and then passed on to me by my grandmother. This is the most appropriate.
How could it be delivered like this
I felt inexplicably unhappy.
When I opened the box, I saw a musical instrument score. Judging from the old appearance of the book, I knew that this musical instrument score was not something that could be easily obtained. It might even be a unique copy.
As soon as he opened it, Qu Moying immediately understood that this was indeed a unique copy, and a rare unique copy at that. It was also the kind of unique copy that was preserved during the war. It could be said to be the rarest of the rare.
Like the one Qu Moying got before, although it was also very good, it was incomplete, and he needed to carefully continue it with his own piano skills.
If the sequel is not good, people will laugh at it.
But the one in front of me is very complete and neatly organized, and the music scores inside are very touching.
If Qu Moying was still Ji Hanyue, he would be so excited to see the prey that he would not care about anything else. He would definitely play the piano to test whether it was real or not.
People with superb piano skills all have this hobby, and Ji Hanyue is the same. In the past, if Pei Luoan found a rare copy and gave it to her, she would play it for several consecutive times.
Compared with other gold, silver and jewelry, what she loved most at that time was the music score, especially this kind of unique and rare complete music score.
Or maybe she is not the only one who thinks this way, all people who love the piano have the same idea.
But now, Qu Moying flipped through the book casually and closed it, with a slight fluctuation in her eyes. She had seen the eldest son of the Duke of Qi before, and he seemed to be a polite person, a gentle gentleman. Although she didn't know what he was like, judging from his temperament, he didn't seem like someone who would do such a rash thing.
So... what does this mean
His fingers lightly played on the music score, Qu Moying's long eyelashes fluttered twice, and then she raised her watery eyes, with a hint of depth in her radiant eyes.
"What kind of person was sent here?"
"It was a servant who said it was a return gift from the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. When I asked, the one at the door said that I was someone close to the young lady. The servant then gave me the gift box and left!" Nanny Yan said helplessly.
She had just returned from the palace and was worried about Concubine Qu's health, so she was a little slow to react. By the time she came to her senses, the servant had already boarded the carriage outside the gate and left.
"Miss, I took a special look and it should be a servant of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. I have seen the clothes worn by the people in the Duke of Qi's Mansion before, and that carriage also belongs to the Duke of Qi's Mansion." Although Nanny Yan was a little slow to react and did not stop the servant to ask questions in detail, she still saw it clearly.
So, this is really the music score sent by Young Master Qi
But what does he mean
Qu Moying frowned, unable to guess what was going on for a moment. After thinking about it, she decided to let Nanny Yan keep the music score.
Yuchun came in with Nanny Miao. After greeting Qu Moying, Qu Moying turned around and looked at Yudong. Yudong understood and carefully took out the remaining incense from his sleeve and presented it to Nanny Miao.
A faint fragrance exudes. Even if the incense is not lit, there is still some fragrance when you get close. Although it cannot be compared with when it is lit, the smell is still real.
Nanny Miao took it and smelled it. Her expression changed immediately and she looked at Qu Moying, "Did Miss smell it?"
"I can smell something, but I'm not sure, so I have to let Madam Miao take a look." Qu Moying nodded and said frankly, "The smell is very faint, but it is mixed in with the fragrance. If Madam Miao hadn't reminded me before, I might not have noticed it at first."
Nanny Qu had mentioned this herb and explained it to her in detail, but she thought that there was no way such a thing could be found in the capital, so she didn't take it seriously. Now, after smelling some, she still couldn't confirm it.
"It is indeed very light, but it should be much stronger if it is lit, right?" Nanny Miao said in a low voice after sniffing it again with a serious face.
"Yes, it was very strong, especially since Concubine Qu was not feeling well. The palace maids around her told her not to be exposed to the wind, and even the windows were half closed. The smell was even stronger at that time." Qu Moying nodded. She noticed that the environment at that time was almost semi-closed. How could Concubine Qu be well in such an environment
"What disease is it?" asked Nanny Miao.
"It was said that it was wind-cold, indigestion, and some damp heat. I originally thought it was not a serious illness, but I didn't expect it to drag on and never get better. When I went to see the Concubine Dowager today, she didn't even have any energy. She looked like she wanted to die. It shows that it has been dragging on for too long!" Qu Moying thought for a while and replied.
He recounted in detail what he had seen happen to Concubine Qu at that time.
After explaining the whole story, Aunt Miao was basically sure that Concubine Qu
I was framed by someone else.
“You… what you said… is it true?” Nanny Yan heard it all clearly. With her intelligence, she knew the reason behind it, so she couldn’t help but ask in a trembling voice.
“Someone has mixed something into Concubine Qu’s incense. This thing can aggravate the condition, especially this kind of wind-cold, food accumulation, damp-heat and internal fire. It may seem like nothing, but it will react with some of the medicines used to treat this disease. The more you treat it, the worse it will get, and in the end you may even lose your life.” Nanny Miao was silent for a moment, then spoke frankly to Nanny Yan.
Nanny Yan was trembling all over, her hand pressed on the corner of the table, she was furious: "Who... who plotted against the Concubine Dowager? The Concubine Dowager has lived in the palace for so many years without competing with the world, and there is nothing to compete for. Who else can't tolerate her?"
Concubine Qu had no children or heirs. She was just an unknown old concubine and did not need to fight for power. The only difference was that she, who had no children or heirs, was left in the palace to live out her old age. However, this was not a reason why other people in the palace could not tolerate her. After all, having such an old concubine around was good for their reputation.
Now that there is no Empress Dowager in the palace, this old Concubine Dowager can still make the concubines and the Queen in the palace show their filial piety and perform a show in order to gain a good reputation for respecting elders.
Who wouldn’t be happy
Qu Moying was silent. From this perspective, there was really nothing that could be plotted against Concubine Qu, but it was also impossible for this fragrance to appear in front of the Concubine for no reason.
"Why didn't the imperial doctors in the palace notice it? They treated the imperial concubine several times a day." Nanny Yan asked again, suppressing her grief and anger.
"This is a method used by the tribes in the northern border, and it is not accessible to ordinary people." Madam Miao sighed deeply, and she looked much older. There were some things she could tell the young lady, but she didn't want to tell Madam Yan, because that was also her sad thing. Although both of them were now the young lady's confidants, Madam Miao was still reluctant to talk about it.
"Then... is there still hope?" Nanny Yan asked anxiously. She was really worried about Concubine Qu. Although she originally followed the Empress Dowager, she was not given much importance in the Empress Dowager's palace. Instead, she followed Concubine Qu, which was much better than following the Empress Dowager who had a strange temper and was always domineering.
"This incense cannot be lit anymore. As long as the incense is removed, the Concubine Dowager's health should be fine. The imperial doctors can treat her well. According to what the young lady said, the Concubine Dowager's health is still good." said Nanny Miao.
If she were an ordinary old woman, she would have been dizzy all day and unable to recognize people. By then it would be too late to save her!
"Then shall I go to the palace now and tell the Concubine Dowager about this?" Nanny Yan said anxiously.
"Madam Yan, don't go now. It will alert the enemy. What we need to do now is to slowly investigate the matter. Don't worry, the Concubine Dowager's body can still hold on. Besides, I have already reminded the Concubine Dowager not to burn incense. If she doesn't light incense and opens the window, the problem won't be that serious."
Qu Moying called Nanny Yan and gave her a few more instructions. Then she looked at Nanny Miao and said, "Please prepare some medicinal powders for Nanny Yan. Bring them to Concubine Qu the next time Nanny Yan comes to the palace."
Grind several necessary medicines into powder, which is very convenient for taking. This is a way of taking medicine in northern Xinjiang.
"Okay, I'll prepare it now." Nanny Miao nodded, turned and left.
Nanny Yan wanted to learn more about this aspect of knowledge, and was about to follow, but was stopped by Qu Moying, "Nanny Yan, can you tell me about the maid named Hanyu who is beside the Concubine Dowager?"