"Miss, have you taken a liking to our cousin?" After Qu Xuexin returned to the East Mansion, she sat down in her room. Her maid Hongmei, who had followed her just now, could not help but ask.
"Whether you like him or not, let's leave him alone for now. At least he is someone with potential for success." Qu Xuexin's face was still ugly. After hearing what Hongmei said, she sneered.
Xiao Hanyuan is not bad, but his family background is not as good as those aristocratic families in Beijing, so he is not the best choice. If possible, Qu Xuexin still wants to choose a better one.
Her mother repeatedly said that Qu Qiuyan could enter Prince Jing's Mansion, and even if she was not as good as him, she still had to be from a large family. Only then would she not lose face in front of Qu Qiuyan.
The marriage proposal from the He family was originally a good one, but no one expected that Mr. He San would be such a person. Thinking about it now, Qu Xuexin broke out in a cold sweat.
"Go outside and find out what's going on in the He Mansion." Qu Xuexin instructed another maid, Bai Mei.
"Yes, miss, I'll go now!" Bai Mei responded and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, go to Liu Mansion again..." Qu Xuexin paused here, then suddenly stopped talking, with some anger on her face.
The two maids didn't dare to speak and waited quietly by the side.
"No need to go, just go and find out about the He Mansion." Qu Xue Xin took a deep breath, waved her hand, and said irritably.
I don't know what happened in the He Mansion, but County Lady Jingyu should have heard about it. Why didn't she remind me in advance
Is he really unaware, or is he doing it on purpose
If it is the latter, she will have to be on guard against Jingyu County Lord.
"Miss, this was given to me by the new maid from the Third Miss's place." In Qianyue Residence, Yudong took out a golden hairpin from his sleeve and handed it to Qu Moying.
"A new maid?" Qu Moying didn't notice her when she came in just now.
"Yes, she is a new maid. I heard that she was chosen by the second young master for the third young lady. She was picked from the East Palace and specially sent to the third young lady. She looks smart, but no matter how smart she is, she cannot afford this gold hairpin as a gift." Yu Dong said.
Qu Moying's eyes fell on the golden hairpin, "The maid just wants to make friends with you?"
"Yes, it seems that she wants to make friends with me. Of course, you can also say that she wants to bribe me. This maid named Qingmei is very interesting!"
Yudong has met many people and received gifts from many people, so he has some idea of the intention behind the gifts.
"Since the other person wants to be friends with you and hasn't made any excessive demands, then of course you should have a better relationship with him, after all, you have to take something from him.
Qu Moying pushed the hairpin and signaled Yu Dong to put it away, "Since someone gave it to you, just keep it!"
"Thank you for the reward, Miss!" Yu Dong said with a smile and changed his words directly.
Now that this thing has caught the young lady's eye, it naturally belongs to her. If she returns it to him, it will be a reward.
"Miss, the second young master has sent a gift." Nanny Zhou came in to report.
"Gift?" Qu Moying raised her watery eyes, with a hint of surprise in them. Why would Qu Mingcheng give her a gift at this time? It wasn't a festival.
"It is said that when the Second Young Master went out, he saw that it was very good, so he specially brought a copy for the Third Young Miss and the Young Miss, and asked the servant to deliver it over. The Third Young Miss also has some." Grandma Zhou
The maid said.
"Let the servant in!" Qu Moying nodded thoughtfully.
Yudong put her veil back on!
The servant came in, holding a brocade box in his hand, and presented it to Qu Moying: "Fourth Miss, I am the servant of the Second Young Master. The Second Young Master went out on the street today and saw a nice new brocade, so he bought a few copies and sent them to the Third and Fourth Misses, two copies each."
Yudong stepped forward, took the brocade box, put it on the table, and then opened it. There were indeed two pieces of brocade inside. One was a very bright pink, and the other was much more elegant, a mauve color. The two pieces of satin placed together made the red more gorgeous and the light more elegant.
After taking a look, Qu Moying smiled and said, "Thank my second brother for me."
"I will. I will report this to our Master right now." The servant said with a smile, "But..."
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Qu Moying raised an eyebrow and looked at the servant. Looking at his hesitant look, it was clear that there was something he hadn't finished saying.
"It's nothing, I just said too much!" the servant said hurriedly, appearing a little flustered, which made people feel that there must be something going on.
"What's going on?" Qu Moying asked with a cold face.
"Yes...it's the Second Young Master who went to the He Mansion." The servant stammered.
"What's the matter with you going to Hefu?" Qu Moying asked after hearing this. "What's the matter with you going to Hefu?"
"It's not that there's anything wrong... It's just Mr. He's matter... Mr. He, go ask him about it clearly. It can't be so unclear..."
Qu Moying stood up suddenly, a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, "Are you saying that my second brother went to the He Mansion to inquire about the marriage between the two families?"
"That's right, the Second Young Master said that now that the matter has been discussed, we can't just drag it on. We must break off the marriage now to avoid implicating the Fourth Young Lady." The servant hurriedly explained, and his words became much more clever.
"Then I really have to thank you, second brother." Qu Moying sat down slowly and sneered, "How did it go after you arrived at the He Mansion?"
It looked like Qu Zhicheng was trying to find excuses for himself, but in fact, he was clearly trying to stir up trouble. Mr. He San was discussing marriage with him, and by making this matter public, his own reputation was ruined again and again.
A woman's reputation is really fragile. Even if it is not her fault, it will always fall on her in the end. Qu Moying can already imagine what the rumors outside will say about her next. They may even say that she is a disaster star or even a jinx.
If he stirs up trouble again, the affairs of the Yu family in the Qu Mansion and the affairs of the He Mansion can be combined into a sharp arrow and become a powerful weapon against him.
Qu Zhicheng could no longer sit still, and as expected, he revealed his true colors.
Although she has no expectations about getting married, it doesn't mean that she should be plotted against or willing to be plotted against!
"I don't know what happened after arriving at the He Mansion. I came back from outside the mansion. The Second Young Master sent me to deliver gifts to the two young ladies. Please rest assured, Fourth Young Master, the Second Young Master will definitely help you vent your anger."
The servant boy no longer stuttered at this time and looked very smart. Needless to say, all the words he had said before were taught by Qu Zhicheng.
To vent your anger? Qu Moying sneered: "Thank your second young master for me, and please think twice. We are brothers and sisters from the same mansion. If I don't do it well,
"My second brother may not be able to recover, and his future career may be affected."
Since Qu Zhicheng wanted to plot against her, she certainly wouldn't be polite.
The servant had not expected Qu Moying to say such blunt words without respect for his appearance. For a moment, no matter how clever he was, he was at a loss for words. After a dry laugh, he could only say, "Yes, I will report this to my master right away."
Anyway, his son has already entered the He Mansion. I'm afraid that it's not just the He Mansion that is causing trouble. Everyone in the capital knows about this matter!
"Hurry up and leave!" Yu Dong had already lost his patience. He glared at the servant and said angrily.
Since the second young master didn't want the best for her young lady, she certainly wouldn't be polite to a servant. She reached out and picked up the brocade box on the table, closed it and pushed it into the servant's hand. "Thank you for your young master's kindness, but our young lady doesn't like this color very much. Please take it back and return it to the second young master. Our young lady appreciates your kindness."
In the Qu Mansion, Yu Dong has only one master in his heart. As for other masters, if they are good to him, Yu Dong will temporarily respect them as masters. If the master is not good to them, why should he care about these people.
There is no need for people from the Prince of Yun's Mansion to worry about so many things!
Yu Dong's behavior was extremely outrageous. Before Qu Moying could say anything, he directly withdrew the gift, which was clearly a slap in Qu Zhicheng's face. The servant's face turned red with anger. Qu Zhicheng was the only heir of the West Mansion. He was Qu Zhicheng's trusted servant and was greeted with smiles wherever he went. When had he been treated like this by a wild girl who had no idea of how to improve herself
"Fourth Miss..." The servant wanted to say something, but he saw Qu Moying turn around and walk straight inside, ignoring him completely and leaving him there.
"Why don't you leave? Our young lady is tired!" Yu Dong said arrogantly, with her hands on her hips, looking like a domineering maid.
The servant was so angry that he vomited blood, but he was not here at the moment. No matter how powerful he was, he was just a servant. He glared at Yu Dong fiercely, turned around, picked up the brocade box and left. Anyway, his son had already gone to the He Mansion, and he was going to use the affairs of the He Mansion to make the fourth young lady's reputation known throughout the city.
Let’s see who dares to marry the fourth young lady in the future. Even if she marries someone far away, no one will want her once they find out.
The Fourth Young Miss cannot be arrogant, and the maids around her will be in trouble too. It is not convenient for me to argue with them. I will go back and report to the Young Master and let the Second Young Master handle it.
The servant walked out in a hurry.
Yu Dong ignored the servant and turned to go into the inner room. Seeing Qu Moying sitting in front of the dressing table with a gloomy face, she hurriedly said, "Miss, I will leave the house now to ask the prince for help."
"It's too late to go over now!" Qu Moying shook his head, his face gloomy. The situation had already started, and now he was thinking about how to make amends.
Since this matter was directed at me, and the brocade box was specially sent to me and told me about this matter, I knew that I would not have enough time to intervene. No matter what, I could only watch it happen. I had to watch others ruin my reputation, and even under the name of righteousness, I could not stop it. You can imagine the frustration and anger in my heart.
Even if my grandmother asks me about it later, I can answer that I just wanted to vent my anger and I didn’t think so much at the time that it ended up like this!
It’s really poisonous!
"Miss, it's still in time, definitely in time, don't worry." Yu Dong shook his head repeatedly and said with certainty.