"Miss Qu Si, please speak!" asked Princess Xiangrong.
"Princess, may I ask what you have found out before?" Qu Moying also retracted his gaze and asked with a serious face.
"I asked and found out that it was a maid who ordered it, but now she can't be found." Princess Xiangrong was very angry. The maid was the key to this matter, but the problem was that she was missing, so the matter fell on her own house. Thinking that her mother would ask her again later, Princess Xiangrong couldn't feel good at all.
He lowered his head slightly, looking unhappy.
"Did the princess ask someone to check the gatekeepers? Has anyone seen this old woman?" As soon as he saw Princess Xiangrong's expression, Qu Moying already had an idea in his mind and asked again.
"I've asked around, but no one has seen such an old woman go out." Princess Xiangrong shook her head. She had already sent people to the gate to inquire, but they all said they hadn't seen such an old woman come in. "I've asked around the front and back gates!"
"Today, many people have come from various families, and there are also many maids and old women from various mansions. Is there any young lady who has gone back first?" Qu Moying said, looking around.
"No!" Princess Xiangrong thought for a while and said.
A maid standing behind her moved, as if she wanted to say something, but after thinking for a moment, she said nothing.
Princess Xiangrong was facing away and couldn't see her movements, but Qu Moying saw it directly and had some vague thoughts in his mind.
"No young lady left, but did any maid leave? Or it's possible that she came to get something for her own young lady!" Qu Moying hypothesized.
Princess Xiangrong couldn't answer this question for a moment. She could say that no young lady left, but she couldn't say that no maid left. After all, there were many young ladies coming today, but all those who were supposed to come had come. It was also normal for some young ladies to forget something and ask the maids to get some things.
She turned around and looked at the maid standing behind her. This was the maid she had sent out to find out if anyone had left the mansion.
The maid stepped forward and saluted: "Princess, there were maids who left, three in total, but many of them came back later."
"Which three families?" asked Princess Xiangrong.
"One was from Miss He Si, who said she forgot to bring her chessboard and wanted to play a game with County Lord Jingyu later. One was from Miss Yan of Marquis Fengyang's mansion, who also said she forgot a set of paintbrushes and asked her maid to fetch them. Another was from County Lord Jingyu's mansion, who said she forgot to bring a round fan, so she asked someone to fetch it later."
The maid thought about it and reported.
"Are all the maids sent out?" Qu Moying asked with a smile.
"It was the maids..." The maid thought for a moment and felt that she could be more precise. "It was the maids from each mansion who went out, and the maids who came back were also the maids from each mansion. Because they were not familiar with each other, the people at the door could not remember their faces. But it is certain that three maids went out and three maids came back."
There are really many young ladies coming today, and each of them has brought a lot of people with them. Some of them are following their own young ladies, but some are waiting for orders by the carriage. If you count it this way, each young lady has brought at least two people with her.
It was the first time that so many people came in, and even the servant at the gate of Princess Changyu’s mansion couldn’t recognize them.
"Could it be that the old woman changed the maid's clothes..." Qu Moying said meaningfully, leading Princess Xiangrong to think in this direction.
Princess Xiangrong looked at her maid.
The maid thought about it, smiled bitterly and nodded: "If this person is not very old, he can also dress up as
The maid's."
The maids and old women in each mansion dressed differently, and you could tell whether they were maids or old women at a glance.
Generally speaking, a maid would have to be around 40 years old at the youngest to be called a maid, while a maid was often only in her teens.
"Princess Xiangrong, can you ask the two maids in your house whether this so-called old woman looks relatively young?" Qu Moying asked.
This question made Princess Xiangrong look unhappy. If it was really a relatively young old woman, she might really put on maid's clothes and escape from her own house. Then she could send a maid over. Anyway, the people at the door of her house could not accurately recognize who was whose family, and the person who came and the one who came back were not the same person.
"Princess, please ask the gatekeeper later which family's servant lowered his head very low when returning, making it difficult to see the whole picture." Qu Moying said again.
Princess Xiangrong nodded. Since she was thinking in this direction, she naturally understood that if someone really pretended to be a maid and left, she would definitely not want others to see her face. Or even if they saw her face, she would not want others to see her full face. After all, if they couldn't see her full face, it would be the least likely to be exposed.
After giving a few instructions to the maid, the maid nodded and left in a hurry.
Liu Jingyu had been waiting not far away. When he saw Princess Xiangrong sending her maid away, he was shocked and paid more attention to the movements here.
She clenched the fan in her hand with her fingers. She couldn't let Qu Moying and Princess Xiangrong continue talking like this. She had to think of a way...
"Princess, this is one direction. There is another direction. Is it that the princess has a particularly good relationship? Not only is she familiar with the attic in the mansion, but she is also familiar with the gate rules of the mansion. It would be best if she is familiar with how to let people leave and come in. Otherwise, no matter which link goes wrong, it may affect the final result."
Qu Moying reminded again with a smile.
Princess Xiangrong's face darkened. There were indeed a few people who had the best relationship with her and were most familiar with her in her mansion. She had thought about which one it was before, but now that there were three people, the answer was almost in front of her.
Those who sent the maid away were all suspects, and among the three people, the one who had the best relationship with Princess Xiangrong was Jingyu County Lord. There was a slight difference in the identities of the two people. It seemed that Princess Xiangrong had a higher title and royal blood, but the power behind Jingyu County Lord was actually greater.
Princess Changyu has a noble title but does not have strong power. Based on this point of view, Liu Jingyu's status is comparable to that of Princess Xiangrong.
What's more, Liu Jingyu's status seems to be even higher now, and in the future he will be second only to one person and above ten thousand people.
Because the two people have similar identities, they have a good relationship.
Seeing Princess Xiangrong's face turn ugly, Qu Moying knew that what she asked was on point. It was not something that a mere minister's daughter should be concerned about at this time. She smiled slightly and said, "Princess, I don't know if what I think is right. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me. I am just afraid that what happened today will cause other problems in the future. The concubine of the East Palace just came over."
Qu Moying was subtly reminding Princess Xiangrong that Pei Luoan was also there just now.
If these words were taken out separately, they would not be significant. Some of them had even been thought of by Princess Xiangrong before, but in the end they were left unresolved.
At this moment, with such gradual progress, Princess Xiangrong has almost locked Liu Jingyu down.
This matter is most likely related to Liu Jingyu.
I really think Liu Jingyu is innocent. As for Liu Jingyu's purpose, it may be Prince Pei Luoan.
Or maybe Pei Luoan's sudden visit to his house today was related to Liu Jingyu, otherwise why would this concubine from the East Palace suddenly come here
As for what it was, Princess Xiangrong felt that she couldn't figure it out for the moment, and might have to ask her mother to help think about it. However, the fight in the Eastern Palace had spread to her own house, and she felt a little depressed and uncomfortable. She raised her eyes and glanced at Liu Jingyu who was diagonally opposite her. Seeing her smiling gently at her, she became even more depressed.
If this was really planned by Liu Jingyu, then wouldn't my actions just now be considered stupid in her eyes
"Miss Qu Si has a good relationship with the Crown Princess?" Princess Xiangrong forced a smile at Liu Jingyu, then turned around and continued talking to Qu Moying.
"My cousin has always taken good care of me. When I was in the farm before, my cousin sent people to teach me. It was my cousin who sent people to heal my eyes, and it is still in the consolidation stage." Qu Moying lowered her head, and one could see the sadness at the corners of her lips. Her pale face looked a little more sad.
Ji Hanyue's experience was indeed sad. Thinking of the way the Crown Princess treated people before she got married, Princess Xiangrong had to say that she really had the bearing of a mother of the country. Not only was she generous, but she was also fair and straightforward, unlike ordinary young ladies from aristocratic families.
With the same good reputation, this Crown Princess seems to be genuine, while Liu Jingyu is probably not that real!
Princess Xiangrong thought of Liu Jingyu again and felt more and more uncomfortable.
"The Crown Princess and Concubine Ji had such a good relationship. Now that the Crown Princess is gone, Concubine Ji will also take care of you!" Princess Xiangrong had something on her mind, and comforted Qu Moying half-heartedly.
She had heard that Ji Youran had stood up for Qu Moying, and she had thought that it was a blessing for Qu Moying that Concubine Ji took care of her. Now, she suddenly thought that maybe this Fourth Miss Qu was the fuse behind the fight between Concubine Ji and Liu Jingyu, and was just a tool in their fight!
Thinking about it this way, Princess Xiangrong felt that what happened in her own house today might also be the victim of the fight between these two people. Thinking about it this way, she felt a sense of sympathy towards Qu Moying, and she liked Qu Moying more and more.
We are all the instigator and cause of the fight between these two people. Who is more unlucky than the other
"The Concubine is the Concubine, not my cousin. I've never met her before!" Qu Moying smiled bitterly and shook her head, gently pursing her lips. Her voice was very soft, more like self-pity, but Princess Xiangrong heard it clearly and understood in her heart that it seemed that there was a high possibility that the concubine was acting.
Concubine Ji was acting, Liu Jingyu was acting, and her own house was the stage, which was set up for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to watch. For a moment, Princess Xiangrong felt bored. But at this moment, Princess Xiangrong felt that she had figured it out. This was just a dispute between wives and concubines in the Crown Prince's house, which was moved to her own house.
There was actually nothing she could do except admit her bad luck. She felt aggrieved and angry. Ji Youran had nothing to do with her originally, but Liu Jingyu was going too far in scheming against her. The relationship between the two of them was so good in the past, but now she thought it was all fake and hypocritical.
Liu Jingyu is really a typical double-faced person! I have to be more careful when I meet her in the future, and I can no longer be as intimate as before...
At this moment, Princess Xiangrong felt a taboo towards Liu Jingyu...