The servant who came was from Yuejin Pavilion, and the news he brought was from the young master surnamed Zhao, who said he was willing to sit down and negotiate.
This represented a compromise, which was good news. The visitor brought the time for the subsequent negotiations. After the servant left, Yu Dong reported to Qu Moying what he had discovered while keeping an eye on Ling Anbo's mansion for the past few days.
"A steward named Xiao?" Qu Moying raised an eyebrow after hearing this. "A relative of Madam Xiao?"
His surname was also Xiao, so she couldn't help but think about it.
"Yes, I heard that he is a distant relative of Madam Xiao, who is in charge of the purchasing of the backyard. He is not a servant of the Ling Anbo Mansion." Yu Dong nodded, "He is the one who contacted Mr. Zhao. Although he was in charge of a purchasing matter before, he was actually a little tight on money. But recently he has been living a comfortable life. It seems that he has a lot of money on hand all of a sudden, and he even bought another house."
"Just during this period of time?" Qu Moying asked after a moment of hesitation.
"Yes, it is this period of time. It should be within a few days after Mr. Zhao came to the capital." Yu Dong said. He had specially sorted out the information he had obtained before.
They found Yuejin Pavilion within a few days and succeeded in one strike. Even with the help of Manager Xiao, it was still very impressive. However, the action was too fast and seemed too hasty.
This Mr. Zhao is really no simple person. He doesn't look like a good person.
"Miss, do you still want to keep an eye on this Manager Xiao?" Yu Dong was afraid that his young lady might get into trouble accidentally, so he thought for a moment and asked again.
"No need, let's put this matter aside for now. If this Mr. Zhao is easy to talk to, then this matter is over. As for what this Mr. Zhao is planning, it has nothing to do with us." Qu Moying stretched out his hand and gently pressed in the air.
Since this Young Master Zhao was not invited by Madam Xiao but bumped into her on his own initiative, it is not that important. As for this Young Master Zhao, if he is still easy to talk to in the subsequent negotiations, it will have nothing to do with me in the future.
Qu Moying is too busy with his own affairs to care so much about other people's affairs.
I just hope that this Mr. Zhao has nothing to do with my future plans!
"Yes, I'll arrange it!" Yu Dong turned and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." Qu Moying stopped Yu Dong, "Where is the new house that Manager Xiao bought?"
"It's not far from the Ling'anbo Mansion. The housing prices there are not low. People like Manager Xiao could not afford it before. But now he suddenly became rich and bought a house in that area." Yu Dong said.
Qu Moying nodded after thinking for a while. She had only vaguely heard about Manager Xiao before. That part of the purchasing had been in charge of Xiao for a long time. After all, Ji Hanyue was still an unmarried lady at that time, so some things were not convenient, so Xiao was in charge of most of the things.
After hearing what Yu Dong said just now, she suddenly remembered something related to the manager named Xiao. She thought about it carefully and made a decision.
"Yudong, go check again. There was an incident half a year ago about Manager Xiao. I heard that Manager Xiao's son injured someone."
Qu Moying said.
She only heard a little about this matter at that time. She happened to hear a little bit when Xiao was talking to Madam Ji. But after she went in, Xiao never mentioned it again.
After that, she asked a few casual questions, seemingly saying that Manager Xiao's family had beaten someone. At the time, since it had nothing to do with her, and because she heard Manager Xiao and knew that it was Xiao's maternal family, she did not ask any more questions. If anyone wanted to ask about this matter, it should be Xiao's.
"Half a year ago?" Yudong nodded.
"Yes, around half an hour. I'm not sure about the exact time. Please ask someone to find out carefully." Qu Moying said with his eyes flashing.
"Then, I will send someone to check it out now." Yu Dong already had a plan in mind and retreated.
Qu Moying looked at Yu Dong's back thoughtfully. After thinking it over, he decided to start from the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion. The prince's Eastern Palace was too big and too shocking, so he had to start from the Xiao family.
Manager Xiao? A distant relative of the Xiao family, who was involved in the affairs of Yuejin Pavilion again this time, must be a close confidant of the Xiao family!
Being informed by a confidant is always a bit interesting!
I just don't know if that story is true or not...
On the day of the Duke of Qi's chrysanthemum viewing banquet, Qu Moying got up early in the morning and found that her two maids had prepared a set of light goose yellow clothes for her. In fact, this goose yellow was a very light color. She wore a white jacket with a thin goose yellow gauze skirt on top. She looked fresh and otherworldly.
Qu Moying herself is a slim person. Although she is getting taller, she is still thin enough to make people feel pity. When the wind blows her wide gauze skirt, she feels like a fairy.
There were a few small chrysanthemums embroidered on the wide eight-piece skirt, which was very appropriate for the occasion. Her slender waist made her look even slimmer.
The long and wide veil on her eyes concealed her stunning beauty, but made her look more fragile.
In this whole capital city, no one looks more fragile than her.
Of course, the two maids beside them knew that this was all an illusion. Others could not tell what kind of personality their young lady had from the surface.
After getting dressed up, she went to see the lady. Qu Qiuyan was already there, waiting there early. When she saw Qu Moying coming, she glanced at her and a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes. She always felt that even with a veil on, Qu Moying would still look beautiful. She hoped that she could take off her veil so that people could see her ugly eyes, which would surely eliminate all her lustful thoughts.
The lady didn't notice Qu Qiuyan's instant reaction. She whispered a few things to them and let them leave.
The two of them got on the Qu Mansion's carriage one after the other, still in the same carriage. In the eyes of outsiders, they were always sisters from the same mansion.
The carriage moved slowly, and the two people still sat on their own sides without saying a word, quietly and speechlessly. This has become the normal state for the two of them when they are alone.
The two masters didn't speak, and the two maids certainly didn't speak either. Yudong and Qingju looked at each other and then looked away.
It was very quiet in the carriage. It moved forward all the way until it arrived at the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Someone led the carriage into the parking lot of the mansion and stopped.
The two of them got off the carriage together. As soon as they got off, they saw an old woman standing there, who came up to them with a smile.
"This servant greets Miss Qu San and Miss Qu Si."
Knowing that it was the maid who led the way from Duke Qi's mansion, Qu Qiuyan nodded indifferently and ordered, "Lead the way!"
The old woman nodded in agreement and led the way with a smile. Qu Qiuyan urged them to move forward.
Qu Moying got out of the car slowly, and when he stood still, he saw Qu Qiuyan in front of him had already left with the old woman, leaving only her back.
"Miss..." Yu Dong said angrily. The Third Miss deliberately left her own young lady here.
Qu Moying smiled slightly and shook his head: "No problem!"
Just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly saw a servant peeking around the corner not far away. He frowned slightly, not understanding what the servant was trying to do.
Yudong also saw the servant at this time and glared at him unhappily, scaring the servant so much that he quickly retracted his head.
The master and servant ignored the boy and followed behind Qu Qiuyan slowly.
The servant retracted his head and waited for a long time before he stretched it out again. When he looked again, he did not see Miss Qu Si, but saw Lady Jingyu getting off the carriage at the back. She stood there and saw him and waved to him.
The servant originally didn't want to go, but since Lady Jingyu had called him, he dared not refuse and had to go over reluctantly.
"Your servant greets the county lady." The servant saluted.
"Are you someone close to my eldest cousin?" Liu Jingyu looked the servant up and down and asked.
When she came in just now, she saw Qu Moying seeing the servant. The servant shrank back. At a glance, she recognized that he was the servant beside her eldest cousin. She waited until Qu Moying walked away before calling the servant out.
"Yes, I am close to the eldest master." The servant had to admit it.
"Why are you sneaking here? Are you trying to spy on something?" Liu Jingyu's face darkened and he said in a cold voice.
This was a bit harsh, and the servant was frightened and said hurriedly: "County Master, I was sent by the eldest son to come and see..."
Having said this, he realized that he had said something wrong and quickly stopped talking, looking embarrassed.
"What are you looking at?" Liu Jingyu asked coldly.
"Just to see how many guests are here... so that the eldest master can go and get ready!" The servant stuttered, looking as if he was not telling the truth.
"Since when has my cousin been in charge of matters like this?" Liu Jingyu sneered.
"Yes... that's what the eldest master said. If you don't believe it... you can go ask the eldest master." The servant said hurriedly, looking very guilty, with his head lowered, not daring to look at Liu Jingyu.
It was obvious that something was wrong, and it was related to Qi Xiuran. However, if the servant refused to say anything, Liu Jingyu would have no choice.
He snorted coldly, "Cousin, don't you want to see these two young ladies from the Qu Mansion?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Jingyu's heart skipped a beat and his eyes suddenly lit up.
The servant was flustered when asked, and felt even more guilty: "How... How could it be, if the county lord doesn't believe it, you can ask the eldest master."
Now he could only say this in a dry voice, which made people feel that something was wrong and his face looked very embarrassed.
Liu Jingyu carefully checked the servant's face again and said coldly: "Get out of here!"
"Yes, yes, I'll go back right away!" The servant said repeatedly as if he had been pardoned. He bowed to Liu Jingyu, turned around and ran away.
Liu Jingyu's eyes fell on the servant, and his eyes turned cold. What did his cousin mean by this? Did he take a fancy to Qu Moying
As for why Liu Jingyu didn't think it was Qu Qiuyan, it was very simple. Qu Qiuyan and King Jing were now known to everyone in the aristocratic families. Liu Jingyu had considered King Jing before, but one of the reasons why he had not made any final decision was because of Qu Qiuyan.
If there was another person who caught my cousin's attention, it was Qu Moying.
As soon as he thought of Qu Moying, his eyes immediately became gloomy.
Qu Moying had ruined his own plans again. It was not easy to send Qingmei, the maid, to Qu Mingcheng, but Qu Moying had ruined his plans.
Maybe now is another opportunity.
After thinking about it, he called a maid from the Duke of Qi's mansion and gave her a few instructions. Then the maid turned and left.