"Jingyu, what is going on?" Although the wife of the Duke of Qi's expression softened a little, her voice still carried a hint of coldness.
When she came here, she didn't believe it at first, but when she heard outside that her granddaughter had forced the third young lady of the Qu family into silence, she vaguely understood something. Is her granddaughter really innocent
Why did she know about this but not report it, nor did she have anyone take the sachet away, but instead left it there
Even though she didn't do this, it seems that she must have had some hand in it.
Even though Lady Qi was protecting her granddaughter, she could not say that Liu Jingyu was completely innocent.
"Grandmother, when I learned about this, I didn't think much about it. I didn't expect Miss Qu San to have such malicious intentions. Now that something has happened, I immediately suspected Miss Qu San, so I specially called Miss Qu San over to confront her. I didn't expect it was really Miss Qu San."
Liu Jingyu explained in a tender voice, and helped the wife of the Duke of Qi into the yard and sat down on a stone bench on the side.
"You really don't know?" Lady Qi looked at Liu Jingyu suspiciously.
"Grandma, I really didn't know before. I just guessed. I just wanted to scare Miss Qu San into telling the truth." Liu Jingyu raised his head solemnly, stretched out his hand, and made a swearing gesture, as if he was about to take an oath.
Qi Xiangyu looked at Liu Jingyu's expression and said nothing. She was only the granddaughter of the Duke of Qi and had no blood relationship with the Duke of Qi's wife. She had never been favored in the past, so naturally she didn't dare to say much at this time.
If Qu Moying had not repeatedly assured her, she would have definitely seen Liu Jingyu and Qu Qiuyan together and would have definitely known the truth about the sachet. She would not have dared to take the initiative to find the wife of the Duke of Qi and persuade her to follow them with people to find this place.
Liu Jingyu's courtyard was not far from the flower hall. When Liu Jingyu came over, many maids saw him and found out everything after asking a few questions.
Qu Moying glanced at Qi Xiangyu on the side, and from her expression he knew that it was not appropriate for her to speak at this time.
"Does County Lord Jingyu really not know? Where did the note come from? From what Third Sister said just now, she threw a sachet and then met the Prince of Yongning Marquis, but where is the note after that? The guests who came here today should not have brought paper and pen, right? It is impossible that after seeing Third Sister throw the sachet, she would deliberately write on it, right?"
Qu Moying took a step forward, looked at Liu Jingyu and asked with a smile.
If we talk about the victim, Qu Moying is the biggest victim. Compared with Qu Moying, Liu Jingyu was at most an accidental injury. Since it was an accidental injury, it might be that she accidentally injured herself.
Since the guests cannot provide paper and pen, the host is the only one left.
Compared to other people in the mansion, Liu Jingyu is the most suspicious one. Combined with her previous words, it is hard not to doubt her.
The wife of the Duke of Qi looked at Liu Jingyu with a hint of suspicion in her eyes, and her expression darkened with displeasure.
"Miss Fourth Qu, today's incident was indeed the result of our negligence. I would like to apologize to you on behalf of the Duke of Qi's Mansion." Liu Jingyu smiled faintly at Qu Moying, revealing a hint of magnanimity and composure. He looked very dignified and even bowed to Qu Moying sideways.
Qu Moying couldn't bear the greeting from her as a county lady, so she dodged sideways.
Liu Jingyu stood up and slowly faded his smile: "But if Miss Qu Si thinks that this was done by someone in the Duke of Qi's Mansion, then she is totally wrong. Although guests are not allowed to bring paper and pen, the guests who came today are all relatives and friends of the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
, they are all closely related, no matter whose study I borrow, it is still okay to secretly write a few words. "
This means that this matter has nothing to do with the owner of the Duke of Qi’s Mansion.
These words sounded forced, and the wife of the Duke of Qi frowned and said nothing.
Qu Moying smiled slightly and asked, "Jingyu County Lord means that my third sister wants to harm me, but the note inside may have been written by someone who saw it among the guests. Is it also intended to harm me? I never even left the mansion in the past, and I don't know other people at all."
Apart from Qu Qiuyan's lineage, it is really difficult to find anyone else who harmed Qu Moying. Moreover, to refute it, we have to find the right person. If we describe it in such detail, it will be easier to verify whether there is an outsider involved.
It was clear that Liu Jingyu didn't dare to point out who it was directly, so she could only find other excuses to prevaricate and see where she was planning to shift the blame. It was impossible for Liu Jingyu to explain it completely.
"Of course, he didn't just harm Fourth Miss Qu, he also deliberately used Third Miss Qu to harm me. I heard that the words on the sachet in the hands of the Prince of Yongning are my name." Liu Jingyu said slowly, and had to bring up the words on the sachet.
The wife of the Duke of Qi nodded, that was indeed the truth.
"Miss Qu Si, this matter is the fault of my family. I will definitely give your family an explanation. As for Jingyu, he is also a victim. It seems that someone must have used Miss Qu San in your family to secretly harm Jingyu. Miss Qu Si was just a coincidence."
Lady Qiguogong glanced at Qu Qiuyan coldly and slowly concluded.
It means to put the matter behind us.
This was too biased, making Qi Xiangyu feel uncomfortable. She looked at her grandmother, but didn't dare to say anything. Liu Jingyu was her grandmother's favorite. Who was she? Whatever she said would be wrong. It would be best to say nothing.
Qu Qiuyan stood aside, seemingly forgotten. She also tried hard to reduce her presence. It would be best if Qu Moying and Liu Jingyu confronted each other directly and forgot about her small premise. But after hearing what the wife of the Duke of Qi said, she immediately realized that it was hopeless and felt cold all over.
No matter what Liu Jingyu does, she will definitely be in trouble. The wife of the Duke of Qi wants to give Qu Moying proof that she has murdered Qu Moying secretly. With the proof from the wife of the Duke of Qi and Liu Jingyu, what else can she argue about? With the pressure from the Duke of Qi's Mansion, Qu Qiuyan almost knows clearly what will happen to her next!
It's over, it's really over. This time it's not in the Qu Mansion. Even if my father wants to protect me again, he can't do it. This is the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and this is the Duke of Qi's wife.
She seemed to be standing there in thin clothes in the middle of winter, with ice and snow all around her. It was so cold that her heart was pounding and she was almost frozen to death. Figures were swaying in front of her eyes and she couldn't see who they were. She held Qingju's hand and stood still, trying hard to see the face of the wife of the Duke of Qi, but no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't see it clearly.
My eyes went dark, and I fell backwards. I could hear Qingju's panicked and screaming voice...
Qu Qiuyan woke up with a sharp pain, and saw Qu Zhizhen's cold face, looking coldly at Qu Qiuyan lying on the bed.
A doctor slowly retreated, holding a long sharp needle in his hand. This needle was the one that had just been used to wake Qu Qiuyan up. The tip of the needle was still flashing a cold light, making Qu Qiuyan shiver uncontrollably.
She was indeed shaking, shaking uncontrollably, her face as pale as snow. She tried to sit up, looked at Qu Zhizhen, and timidly called out, "Father!"
"Do you know what you did wrong?" Qu Zhizhen said sternly, his face angry and gloomy.
"Father... I... I didn't do it on purpose. I don't know what happened.
The situation has turned out like this, it was County Lord Jingyu who harmed me, it was... it was County Lord Jingyu who wanted to harm my fourth sister, she used me, she was the one behind the scenes, but Duke Qi protected her, I... I..."
Qu Qiuyan cried so hard that she couldn't make a sound, tears falling down her face in strings, and she looked extremely pitiful.
"Use?" Qu Zhizhen sneered, "Since you know that County Lord Jingyu is not a good person, why would you get involved with her?"
“Father, I didn’t want to do this either. I… I don’t know why she did this… I… I don’t know…” Qu Qiuyan burst into tears, feeling more and more aggrieved. Before, the wife of the Duke of Qi had only protected Lady Jingyu and had directly pushed her out. At this moment, she could only beg her father.
"What Lady Qiguogong means is to expose this matter and clear County Lady Jingyu's name." Qu Zhizhen said.
"Father, no, that... that would really finish me." Qu Qiuyan was shocked and suddenly threw herself off the bed, hitting the ground. She didn't feel any pain. After crawling two steps on her knees, she fell heavily in front of Qu Zhizhen's legs, hugged Qu Zhizhen's legs, and cried.
If the Duke of Qi's Mansion really let this matter out, her life would be ruined. Even if she was a concubine, Prince Jing's Mansion would not let her in.
There may be some bad rumors about the concubines in the royal family, but if it is real evidence, and it is proven by the Duke of Qi's Mansion, Qu Qiuyan will never be able to enter the Prince Jing's Mansion, and she may even be forced into the same situation as Qu Zhirui.
Her life was over.
"You don't want to?" Qu Zhizhen looked at his daughter solemnly, with an ambiguous meaning.
"I don't want to, I don't want to die, Dad, save me, Dad, save me." Qu Qiuyan cried loudly and hugged Qu Zhizhen's legs tightly.
"But... I'm just a minister. I can't compare to County Lord Jingyu's father, let alone the Duke of Qi's Mansion." Qu Zhizhen said coldly.
"What should I do? What should I do? Father, are you going to let me die? It was Liu Jingyu, it was Liu Jingyu who wanted to harm my fourth sister. It was her, she is the culprit. Father, I will expose her, I will expose her now." Qu Qiuyan had disheveled hair and looked a little crazy.
Qu Zhizhen was silent for a long time, his face was uncertain, and he looked at Qu Qiuyan and said: "If you really want to, there is still a chance, but..."
When he said this, his brows were tightly furrowed, and the veins on his forehead bulged from time to time. It was obvious that he was very hesitant. This should not be an easy task.
"Father, you said that as long as you say, your daughter will listen to you. It was Liu Jingyu, it was Liu Jingyu who wanted to harm our family. It was her. She must be going to the prince's mansion. She deliberately harmed me in front of the prince, in order to win his favor." Qu Qiuyan's mind suddenly became clear at this time, and she cried while holding Qu Zhizhen's robe.
The makeup on her face was washed away by tears, leaving streaks of it.
Now no matter what it is, she is willing to give it a try. No matter what, her father will always help her. What she longs for now is Qu Zhizhen's love over the years.
"Prince Jing will be here soon. I have sent someone to tell him that you were murdered by Lady Jingyu. What happens next depends on you." Qu Zhizhen sighed, pulled Qu Qiuyan up, and gave her advice.
Qu Qiuyan jumped off the bed too quickly and hit her foot. She stood up with a limp and couldn't even stand.
"You have to be unconscious!" Qu Zhizhen looked at his eldest daughter, his eyes were dark and hard to discern, and it was unclear what he meant, but his cold voice could be heard clearly in Qu Qiuyan's ears, and Qu Qiuyan shuddered...