Qu Qiuyan looked at the direction where the maid left with heavy eyes. She walked in a hurry, as if someone was chasing her. In her haste, she almost twisted her ankle and the fruit in her hand almost fell. She hurriedly protected it with her hand and became more and more suspicious. Who else in this mansion has such a good relationship with Qu Moying? Why did she specially ask a maid to bring food to Qu Moying
Especially when it's so shameful
It couldn't be the Duke of Qi. The Duke's wife and Qi Xiangyu were both there just now, so that was impossible. And looking at the old woman's behavior, it was so suspicious, so this person must be a man.
The eldest son of the Duke of Qi’s Mansion
Such a figure suddenly popped up in my mind. I heard that Qu Moying had lent the incomplete score to this Young Master Qi before. The person who is most likely to have had contact with Qu Moying is him
Surprised by her own thought, Qu Qiuyan looked back in astonishment, as if the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's Mansion would appear there.
No! She couldn't let Qu Moying marry into the Duke of Qi's mansion.
Although the Duke of Qi no longer cares about affairs and is basically in a retired state, with even the Emperor only allowing him to attend court once every ten days or half a month, no one can say that the Duke of Qi has no influence. The Duke of Qi, who once turned the tide, can be said to have deep roots.
If her merits had not been so great that there was no reward for her granddaughter, she would not have been able to become a county lady, as this was an honor only for those of royal blood. It would not have allowed Liu Jingyu to become a noble lady comparable to Ji Hanyue.
Apart from several princesses and county ladies in the royal family, she was also the first one with a different surname.
If Qu Moying were to marry into the Duke of Qi's Mansion, she would have a powerful backer. Even if she married into the Prince Jing's Mansion, she might not be as good as Qu Moying.
Qu Qiuyan now understands her situation and no longer dares to harbor delusions like before and strives hard to win a position as a concubine for herself. But even so, when facing the Duke of Qi's Mansion, King Jing will make her give in. How can she then humiliate Qu Moying
She was still thinking that the day she entered Prince Jing's Mansion would be the day when Qu Moying would be trampled into the quagmire by her.
Even if her father and grandmother protected this little bitch, what would it matter? She would definitely find a trumped-up charge and trample that bitch to death, not only killing her but also making her die in filth.
Anyway, at that time, with her status, even if the lady suppressed her, it would not work, and no one else would care about such a mean girl who was abandoned since childhood.
Therefore, Qu Qiuyan has been relatively well-behaved recently, trying not to do anything, for fear of causing any more bad trouble. But what is going on now? When did this little bitch Qu Moying get involved with the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's Mansion
No, this is absolutely not possible!
Even if Qu Moying had something to do with the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, she could only be a concubine. Yes, a concubine, and a concubine was nothing to be afraid of.
She clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hand, a trace of bloody resentment flashed in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth hard, trying to calm herself down.
"Miss!" Qingju saw that her expression was not right and called out in a low voice.
"Let's go back!" Qu Qiuyan calmed herself down and made up her mind. She turned around and went back. She had to go back and check to verify whether it was true.
Seeing her gloomy expression, Qingju didn't dare to say anything more and followed her back.
I walked all the way back to the gate of the garden I had left before. After pushing open the door, I found that Qu Moying was no longer in the garden. Through the window sill on one side, I saw Qu Moying and Qi Xiangyu returning to the flower hall together.
From Qu Qiuyan's position, she happened to see a plate of fruit on Qu Moying's desk.
The plate of fruit I just saw, was it sent by that old woman
His heart was hit hard and his face turned pale immediately. His previous guess turned out to be true. How could this be possible
She won't let Qu Moying have such a good opportunity...
His hands clenched tightly under his sleeves as he glanced around Qu Moying. Qu Moying and Qi Xiangyu were sitting on the edge, right at the door. The seats in the middle were reserved for the older ladies. Lady of the Duke of Qi and several old ladies were talking animatedly and did not notice anyone else.
Qu Moying and Qi Xiangyu also seemed to be talking in harmony. It was as if they had become familiar with each other without knowing when. They were talking and laughing together, and their conversations were equally enthusiastic.
Sensing the gazes over here, Yu Dong, who was standing behind Qu Moying, turned his gaze and saw Qu Qiuyan standing in the garden beside the flower hall with a gloomy face. He looked at her from a distance with a strange expression. He turned his eyes and looked at her a few more times. Seeing her gloomy gaze fall on his young lady, he became more alert.
The Third Miss seems to be relatively safe recently, and no matter what happens, she cannot be traced back to her. The previous incident was also instigated by the Second Young Master, so she seems to be the innocent one.
But the Third Miss is not a kind person, she is so vicious! When the Miss first entered the mansion, she almost died at the hands of this Third Miss. He blatantly asked the maid to set fire to her, because he took advantage of the fact that the Miss had an eye disease and had nothing to use.
Now he was looking at the young lady with such a sinister and vicious expression, it didn't look like a good thing at all. Yu Dong was already on guard. Seeing Qu Qiuyan walking out of the garden, she rolled her eyes and whispered something in Qu Moying's ear. Qu Moying nodded without changing his expression, and Yu Dong then walked out of the flower hall.
Qu Qiuyan went out of the garden again, stood in front of the gate and thought for a moment, then took out a sachet from her sleeve. If Qu Moying was there, she would have discovered that this sachet was very similar to the one she had embroidered before.
There are butterflies and flowers, and the butterflies dancing among the flowers. This is her best embroidery style.
But this was not embroidered by Qu Moying. It was taken from Qu Xuexin. At that time, Qu Xuexin followed Qu Moying to embroider, and some of the embroidery patterns were given to her by Qu Moying. This also makes it look like Qu Moying's embroidery method. The most important thing is that there is a word embroidered below, which is the word "影". This almost confirms the fact that this is the sachet embroidered by Qu Moying himself.
"Besides those in the flower hall, are there any other guests coming today?" Qingju asked a passing maid.
"There are only so many female relatives here, but there are still some guests outside, all in the outer courtyard." The maid replied.
That means there are still men coming to the Duke of Qi’s Mansion.
"Our second young master also said he would come. I don't know how to get to the outer courtyard. I want to go look for our second young master." Qingju had already received Qu Qiuyan's instructions and continued to ask with a smile.
"I don't know where the gentlemen are now, but there is their resting place there, not far from the Chuihua Gate. There aren't many people there. When the banquet starts later, Madam has ordered the flower hall opposite to be opened. It will be more convenient to enjoy the flowers in one place. These are all nearby mansions, so there is no need to be so particular."
The maid pointed to the opposite side of the garden, and Qu Qiuyan realized that there was also a door on the other side of the garden, but it was still closed. When she arrived at the garden just now, she only noticed the flower hall on this side, and did not realize that there were two flower halls here. This garden with many flowers and flower pots was actually sandwiched between the two flower halls.
The layout of the flower hall over there should be the same as this one. The windows on the side facing the garden are very large. When you push them open, you can directly see the flowers and plants in the garden, and you can also turn over from that side.
"The banquet will be held here?"
Qingju asked again.
"Yes, it will be decorated soon, but the gentlemen haven't come yet. They may come when the banquet starts." The maid said, bowed to Qu Qiuyan, and reached for the key at her waist. "I am going to open the door and find someone to decorate the banquet."
Qu Qiuyan waved her hand, and the maid went to the flower hall, entered, opened the door and went in.
After a while, she came out again in a hurry, as if she was looking for something.
Watching her leave, Qu Qiuyan handed the sachet in her hand to Qingju: "Go find a more conspicuous corner and throw it there!"
"Miss..." Qingju took it and said uneasily, "Miss, it may not be picked up by someone."
It's in a corner and it has to be conspicuous, so it's not necessarily easy to find this place.
"So, you have to find a place that looks like a corner but is actually quite conspicuous to throw it. With so many people around, it's hard to say who will pick it up. Even if the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's mansion picks it up, Qu Moying, who doesn't follow the rules of the boudoir, can only be a concubine at most."
Qu Qiuyan laughed coldly.
No matter who he is, he is a man after all, and just for this reason, Qu Moying's reputation cannot be preserved.
"Miss… "
"Hurry up and go!" Qu Qiuyan glared at the maid and said sternly. This was a good opportunity, so the maid left.
She has been carrying the sachet that Qu Xuexin gave her, and she wanted to find a good opportunity to make Qu Moying take the blame. Now is the perfect opportunity.
Qingju didn't dare to hesitate any longer. She took the sachet and ran into the flower hall opposite. She walked around inside for a while and threw the sachet under the gauze curtain at the corner. The half-hidden and half-exposed red satin was completely different from the thin and light veil, making it easy for people to see the red color at a glance.
After the show was over, he came out in a hurry with a pale face.
"Let's go!" Qu Qiuyan said decisively. She couldn't stay here any longer. Otherwise, if something happened, people would easily guess that it was related to her.
And this is not enough. She naturally has a back-up plan. She wants people to admit it voluntarily. But even if they don’t admit it, it doesn’t matter. She just needs to say that the sachet belongs to Qu Moying.
Qu Qiuyan left in a hurry with Qingju, still strolling around casually, as if nothing had happened. As long as someone picked up the sachet, she would ask that person to claim the sachet, saying that the owner of the sachet gave it to him and he didn't pick it up.
Yudong was standing far away and couldn't see clearly. He only vaguely saw Qingju take something and go into the flower hall opposite. The door of the flower hall was then opened and the maid who opened the door left. Qingju must have done something bad by sneaking in at this time. He couldn't hear what Qu Qiuyan and Qingju said because he was far away, but when he saw the master and servant leave in a hurry, he knew something was wrong!
Seeing the two people walking away, he was about to go over to see what Qingju had put inside before the maid from Duke Qi's mansion came back, but he saw another maid coming in. After looking around, this maid entered the flower hall in the same sneaky manner.
Yu Dong stopped immediately. He had seen this maid before. He looked in the direction where the girl came from. There was a big tree behind which she appeared just as Qu Qiuyan left with Qingju. This meant that she had been hiding there early and had been waiting for any movement here.
So, there is someone behind this
She wanted to see who was behind this. Even if the Third Miss had bad intentions, this was the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Without external factors, it would not be easy for the Third Miss to succeed. Also, this was not something the Third Miss would do.
Why would Miss San dare to do such a thing at this time...