"Are you the fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion?" The person who came over was actually Princess Changyu's son, Zhao Qingxuan, the prince of Marquis Jingyang's mansion.
She knew Zhao Qingxuan.
Not only did he know him, but he was also familiar with Zhao Qingxuan. In his previous life, Zhao Qingxuan followed Pei Luoan to the Ling'an Earl's Mansion often. At that time, Zhao Qingxuan even insisted on learning martial arts from his father for a while, saying that he wanted to be a military general in the future and go to the border to establish unprecedented achievements.
In order to learn martial arts, he not only rubbed his father's body, but also rubbed his own head. He secretly climbed the wall of his own courtyard and was caught by his father.
Later, it was Princess Changyu who gave the order to bring him back to school and allowed him to learn martial arts while studying.
"That's right!" Qu Moying said. He had never seen him in this life, so of course he acted as if he didn't know him.
This guy is actually a scoundrel. Qu Moying doesn't want to have any contact with him. What's more, he has a very good relationship with Pei Luoan. Just for this reason, Qu Moying won't like him.
"You are indeed the Fourth Miss Qu." Zhao Qingxuan seemed to be in a good mood. He looked at Qu Moying deliberately for a few times. He just saw a woman coming over. She was wearing a long veil. She looked happy. With the wind blowing, she inexplicably felt like a fairy. If it weren't for the veil being so conspicuous, he really wouldn't have dared to recognize her.
This is so different from the rumors!
"Excuse me, who are you?" Qu Moying looked as if he didn't know him.
"I am Princess Xiangrong's brother!" Zhao Qingxuan said with a smile, "Have you seen my sister?"
"It's the prince!" Qu Moying bowed slightly, then stood up, "Princess Xiangrong just went to inquire about the drowning incident."
"She went to ask questions?" Zhao Qingxuan frowned.
"Yes!" Qu Moying nodded.
"Miss Fourth Qu, have you seen Concubine Ji?" This question was originally intended to be asked to Princess Xiangrong. Ever since he saw Ji Youran leaving with the Crown Prince, Zhao Qingxuan felt very uneasy and wanted to go over to take a look. However, when the Crown Prince left, he told him not to go over, saying that Princess Xiangrong was still inside.
But Zhao Qingxuan was really worried, so he was walking around here. For a moment, he wanted to go in to find his sister and ask her to pay attention. County Lady Jingyu was here, and Concubine Ji suddenly came over at this time, and she also pulled His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Zhao Qingxuan felt that something was wrong and wanted to remind his sister, but he was afraid of being discovered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"I saw Concubine Ji. She was talking to Lady Jingyu just now." Qu Moying asked calmly, not understanding what the prince wanted to do.
"Didn't they quarrel?" Upon hearing that the two people really bumped into each other and seemed to be entangled, Zhao Qingxuan widened his eyes and asked anxiously.
"No, I just said a few simple words." Qu Moying shook his head.
"So... have you seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Zhao Qingxuan finally asked.
"I saw it!" Qu Moying said bluntly. She didn't understand what the son of Jingyang Hou was planning. Judging from his relationship with Pei Luoan, he would not be unaware of where Pei Luoan had gone.
"When Concubine Ji was with the Crown Prince, she met Lady Jingyu?" Zhao Qingxuan felt that this was truly a disaster.
"No, I just saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When Concubine Ji was talking to Lady Jingyu, I didn't see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qu Moying said seven-tenths of the words and kept three-tenths hidden.
These seven points
Of course it's all true.
"That's great!" Zhao Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief. It's not that he didn't want Ji Youran and Liu Jingyu to quarrel. In Zhao Qingxuan's opinion, neither of these two women was easy to deal with. However, this was Princess Changyu's mansion. If something really happened, it would definitely be blamed on his own mansion.
If my mother knew that I was also involved in this matter, she would definitely not forgive me.
"Thank you, Miss Qu Si." Zhao Qingxuan bowed to Qu Moying and thanked her sincerely.
Qu Moying smiled slightly, curled the corners of her lips, and said goodbye to Zhao Qingxuan. This was the way they came in before. Yu Dong had already recognized the way they came by now, and the three of them did not waste any time and walked back to the path leading to the inner courtyard.
Calculating the time, Princess Xiangrong should have found out something by now. Even if there is no direct evidence, Princess Xiangrong must have known something...
Princess Xiangrong did have an idea in her mind.
There were two maids kneeling in front of him, one was the one who fell into the water, and the other was the one who was standing upstairs serving before.
Both of them were kneeling in panic, their faces pale and their expressions flustered.
The two of them have just explained the cause and effect of the matter in a complementary manner.
Princess Xiangrong's expression was very unpleasant. She cast a cold gaze on the two maids and snorted, "You are so brave."
“Please spare my life, Princess. She said it was... County Lord Jingyu’s. County Lord Jingyu is your good friend. We dare not disobey.” The maid who fell into the water seemed to be bolder. She kowtowed twice to County Lord Xiangrong and explained stutteringly.
"A person you have never met says he is County Lord Jingyu's man, and you believe him?" Princess Xiangrong said coldly.
"I... I saw her standing next to Lady Jingyu before." Another maid also stuttered and trembled with fear.
If the old woman had not been standing next to County Lord Jingyu before, and they happened to see her, the two of them would not have believed her so much. Because of this, when the old woman said that she was sent by County Lord Jingyu, they immediately believed her.
The relationship between Lady Jingyu and her own princess was very special, so they dared not offend her. As for the young lady from Minister Qu's house, it was said that she was an unfavored one and had been broken off from engagement before. Now the Qu family had offended Lady Jingyu, so they just wanted to embarrass this young lady.
Today's banquet was held by the lake. Princess Changyu was also afraid of accidents, so she had several old women and maids who were good at swimming waiting by the side, just in case.
Besides, it's summer now, so it won't be a big deal if you fall into the water in this weather.
With these conditions in place, and the silver notes given by the old woman, how could the two maids not agree? Even if something really happened, with County Lady Jingyu involved, it would have nothing to do with these two maids.
Moreover, the old woman repeatedly stated that nothing would happen. It was not worthy for a mere daughter of a minister to be in such an occasion. There had been accidents involving other young ladies in the past, but these accidents were never resolved in the end. No one was killed, and no outsiders were involved. It would be bad for everyone if such a big fuss was made.
However, the two maids never expected that now that something had happened, they could not find the old woman. They asked the maids around County Lady Jingyu, and they all said that they had never seen the old woman. They also said that when they entered the mansion today, they did not bring the old woman with them.
The young ladies present today are quite large, and many of them brought their own maids. At this moment, the maids have disappeared, and no one knows who sent them.
It is impossible for the mansion to make a big fuss to investigate. If the matter gets out of hand, it will be even worse for Princess Changyu's mansion. A woman actually sneaked in and caused such a thing. How can people believe in the safety of Princess Changyu's mansion!
Just because of these few points, at this moment, the maid that the two maids mentioned could not be found, so the matter fell on the two maids, and both maids were from Princess Changyu's mansion.
When Princess Xiangrong thought about the meaning behind this, she was almost angry to death.
"Someone, take these two slave girls away and give them ten severe beatings." Princess Xiangrong was so angry that she gritted her teeth. At this point, she couldn't get any information no matter how much she asked. The two maids said that they were ordered to do it by a maid, who also said that she was County Lord Jingyu's person. However, the people around County Lord Jingyu said that they did not bring the maid in.
Two servants came over and dragged the two maids away. After this incident, the two maids would definitely be sold out. The mansion could not keep such servants who betrayed their master. Even if they were friends of the princess, they were not the princess herself after all. Not only did the two maids fail to judge people, but they also made Princess Changyu's mansion passive.
"Princess, Lady Jingyu is here." A maid came hurriedly and whispered to Princess Xiangrong.
Princess Xiangrong's expression was not good, she sneered and said, "No!"
"Princess, you'd better go and meet her. After all, she seems innocent in this matter!" The old woman sent by Princess Changyu, who was following behind Princess Xiangrong, advised in a low voice.
"If she had nothing to do with this, I would never believe it." Princess Xiangrong said unhappily. How could she believe a woman who appeared out of nowhere
Although there were many guests at the banquet today, there were only a few who were really familiar with them. Moreover, Liu Jingyu happened to take out tea and wanted to make a new cup for everyone. It was a bit weird no matter how you looked at it. Although the two of them were familiar with each other in the past, Liu Jingyu was always very polite and would never do such a disrespectful thing.
"My Lady, even if she has done something wrong, we can't find any direct evidence against her right now, so she is still the polite Lady of Jingyu County." The old woman advised with a smile, "You have to remain the same as you were in the past. You can't become estranged from Lady of Jingyu County because of a young lady of an assistant minister."
"Is that just a lady of the Imperial Court?" asked Princess Xiangrong.
"Even if it's not just that, but for now, you can only treat it as such, just like Jingyu County Lady. Even if you have discovered something, you can only pretend that you have discovered nothing." The old woman continued to speak earnestly.
These words made Princess Xiangrong silent for a while. She understood what the old woman said, but she was unhappy in her heart. She was also a princess who was spoiled by Princess Changyu. How could she let it go about the fact that Liu Jingyu had plotted against her? If it was the Liu Jingyu of the past, she could have scolded her for just such a thing.
So what if there is no evidence!
But it is not possible now, because Liu Jingyu is about to marry into the Eastern Palace. Just for the sake of Liu Jingyu's upcoming marriage, Princess Xiangrong can only give in.
Thinking of this, Princess Xiangrong was annoyed and resentful! But she had to compromise. She gritted her teeth and calmed down the anger in her heart: "Go and invite County Lord Jingyu in!"