"Miss Qu Si, please stay!"
Hearing the voice behind her, Qu Moying stopped and looked back. It was actually a eunuch. Her eyes narrowed slightly under her veil. Princess Changyu should be accompanied by a eunuch. Aren't there basically no eunuchs when other people travel
What does Princess Changyu want to see me about
"Miss Qu Si, please stay!" The eunuch came forward and bowed respectfully to Qu Moying.
"What's the matter?" Qu Moying asked indifferently, looking at the eunuch in confusion. She really couldn't think of any reason why Princess Changyu would call her alone.
"Please stay for a moment, Miss Qu Si. Our master has something to ask her." The eunuch smiled and pointed to a pavilion not far ahead. "Miss Qu Si, please rest here for a while. Our master will be here soon."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qu Moying immediately felt that this so-called master was not Princess Changyu, otherwise she would have just taken herself to Princess Changyu. This was Princess Changyu's residence, and they could talk anywhere, but why did they have to find a pavilion to talk at random
The casualness also shows that this is not the owner's place.
Qu Moying's face darkened. She almost subconsciously thought of someone. She had seen Ji Youran's pretentiousness just now.
He took a deep breath, and his pale face became colder and colder: "I have to go see Princess Xiangrong first, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for me to wait for your master!"
"Miss Fourth Qu, our master will be here soon. He will only need a moment!" The eunuch Qu Moying insisted on leaving and became a little anxious.
"Who is your master? Why does he want our young lady to wait? Princess Xiangrong might still be waiting for our young lady!" Seeing that Qu Moying was unwilling to stay, Yu Dong stepped forward to help and answered with an impolite look.
“Our master… our master…” The eunuch didn’t dare to casually reveal who his master was, and sweat broke out on his forehead due to anxiety.
"Since your master is unwilling to say who he is, then why should I stay and wait for a master who I don't know." Qu Moying sneered and turned to leave.
She doesn't want to see this master at all!
"Miss Qu Si, please stay!" Just as she turned around, she suddenly heard the eunuch's surprised voice behind her, followed by a gentle-sounding voice.
This voice was as gentle as ever, just like how he presented himself to others, always with the demeanor and magnanimity of a prince, but what was the reality
In my previous life, I only recognized his true face when I died.
Her watery eyes slid over Yuchun who was holding her ancient guqin Fengyu in her hand. She had replaced the cover of the guqin's case when she was free. It had butterfly and flower patterns embroidered by herself. So, did Pei Luoan see it
She just didn't expect Pei Luoan to come today, so she didn't pay attention to the details of Yu Feng and Yu Qin. It was her own negligence!
He took a deep breath to calm the burning pain in his heart, then slowly turned around. As expected, he saw Pei Luoan standing behind him in a casual brocade robe, smiling.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Qu Moying bowed gracefully!
"Miss Qu Si, I'm sorry for being rude!" Pei Luoan stepped forward and said with a smile, raising his hand lightly to exempt Qu Moying from the courtesy.
Qu Moying stood up straight, with a slight smile on the corner of his lips.
"I didn't know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had summoned you. I am sorry for being rude!"
"Miss Qu Si, I'm sorry. I want to ask you a question." Pei Luoan said gently, his eyes fell on the piano cover in Yuchun's hand. There were butterflies flying on it, among a few leisurely little flowers, there was a unique elegant beauty.
Pei Luoan’s favorite scene in the past was this kind of fluttering butterflies.
Two butterflies are flying gracefully among the flowers. Not only are they beautiful, but the flowers they reflect are even more delicate and beautiful. They are as light as water, yet as slender as a fabric. The red flowers, green leaves, and dancing butterflies are all outstanding.
"Your Highness, please speak!" Qu Moying's eyes swept across her own piano case, and her eyes became more and more leisurely. The long veil concealed a hint of mockery in her eyes. If others knew that she looked so affectionate, they would probably believe it.
Who could have thought that it was this deeply affectionate prince who personally sent Ji Hanyue to her death, not only her, but also all her relatives...
"May I ask who embroidered Miss Qu's piano cover?" Pei Luoan asked.
"She is an embroiderer in the mansion." Qu Moying answered calmly.
"The embroiderer in your mansion?" Pei Luoan asked in surprise. He had seen familiar patterns on the sachet of the eldest lady of the Qu family before, and now he saw it on the piano cover of the fourth lady Qu. Could it be that there was really an embroiderer in the Qu family who was proficient in this embroidery method? But he felt inexplicably familiar with it.
"Yes!" Qu Moying said frankly.
Pei Luoan was silent, unable to describe his feelings. He looked up at Qu Moying, then turned to the guqin in Yuchun's hand, "Miss Qu Si also likes to play the guqin?"
He remembered hearing Qu Moying playing the piano before, and it was the same familiar tune. His heart suddenly twitched, with a throbbing sensation that even he could sense.
"I like it a little bit. My cousin gave me music scores in the past!" Qu Moying also thought of this and answered more naturally.
There wasn't a trace of suffocation.
Pei Luoan kept his eyes on her and saw that she looked natural. Although he couldn't see the color of her eyes, it should be very calm.
I can’t describe the feeling. I feel a little disappointed, a little like it should be, and a little like it should be. I also feel a little bit expectant or something else.
"Could you trouble Miss Qu Si to play a song for me?" Pei Luoan suggested after a moment's hesitation.
"Your Highness, this is Princess Changyu's residence, and there are no other young ladies here. I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" Qu Moying turned sideways and bowed, with a neither humble nor arrogant look.
Pei Luoan is not the master here, and it is a bit inappropriate for the two of them to talk now. If Qu Moying sings a song to comfort Pei Luoan, everyone will think that there is something between the two of them, and that Qu Moying wants to marry the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
Although he said this, Pei Luoan realized that his previous words were rash and was about to open his mouth again to smooth over his words.
It is indeed inappropriate to listen to this piano music at this time!
If Qu Moying was just an ordinary lady, Pei Luoan would not care about it. At most, there would be one more woman in his house, which would not be a problem for him. There would be many women entering his East Palace in the future, such as the main wife, concubine, and illegitimate concubine. The reason why they did not enter in the past was just to please Ji Hanyue and Ji Yongming.
It is no longer necessary at the moment. He said outside that he loves Ji Hanyue deeply, and in the future
Even though he was old, he would just be buried together with Ji Hanyue. As for the next wife or concubine, none of them were his favorite. So, it didn't matter how many he married, and it wouldn't discredit his character at all.
But Qu Moying can't do that, because he is Uncle Wang's man.
It was one thing for him to say this, and it was another thing to be rejected, especially when Qu Moying responded so frankly, without a trace of shyness on her pale face. It looked like she was lecturing, and for a moment Pei Luoan felt as if he was being lectured by Ji Hanyue.
If Ji Hanyue knew that I did something wrong at the time, she would definitely point it out.
This is something that no one else can do, and even his own staff would be more subtle in their words.
But the person who said this now was Qu Moying, the daughter of a mere minister. Pei Luoan became displeased when he thought of this, and his face darkened, but then he smiled again, very gently.
"I was rash just now, and it was indeed inappropriate. I hope to hear Miss Qu Si's piano playing in the future." Pei Luoan explained, and then added, "The last time I heard Miss Qu Si's piano playing, it sounded a bit like the Crown Princess's, so I suddenly had this idea. Since the Crown Princess passed away, I think any piano playing I hear is from the Crown Princess, and that's why I haven't listened to the piano for a long time!"
The smile on Pei Luoan's face turned bitter. He sighed softly and waved his hand: "Miss Qu Si, please do as you please!"
It was obvious that Pei Luoan had no intention of talking when the Crown Princess was mentioned.
Qu Moying did not answer, but bowed to Pei Luoan sideways, then turned and left with the two maids. After turning around, the corners of her lips curled up slightly with some sarcasm. Pei Luoan was really good at pretending, no wonder there were rumors outside that the Crown Prince had a deep love for Ji Hanyue.
She really wanted to step forward and tear off Pei Luoan's hypocritical mask, so that everyone could see clearly that beneath that gentle and affectionate face, there was such a vicious person.
Pei Luoan created a good persona for himself. One day, she would let people know Pei Luoan's true face and move Ji Hanyue's spirit tablet away from the East Palace Prince's Mansion. Even if she died, she would not let Pei Luoan's so-called deep affection dirty her reincarnation path. Even after death, she would have a clean reputation...
The path Qu Moying just took was just a random one. She was not in a hurry to go back to find Princess Xiangrong. If Princess Xiangrong wanted to look for her, she would naturally find her. At this moment, Princess Xiangrong probably didn't have time to pay attention to her and investigate things.
The matter was not difficult to investigate, but Qu Moying knew that Liu Jingyu must have a backup plan. This matter could make Princess Xiangrong unhappy, but it would not be directly done by Liu Jingyu. It might be related to the people around her, but so what? There were many people around her, so what if one or two were sacrificed!
This is Princess Changyu's residence. She didn't know where she was at the moment. After walking for a while, she stopped and looked at the pavilion not far away. She didn't know if she took a shortcut, but she actually turned to the outer courtyard, or the pavilion she had drawn the blueprint for before.
There was someone looking around in front of the pavilion. When he saw Qu Moying coming, his eyes lit up and he actually came to greet him with a smile. Qu Moying took a quick look and found that he was an acquaintance. It was too late to turn around when they met at this time.
She could only wait there helplessly. She didn't want to see this person at all...