"If there really was something going on between the late Madam and Madam Liu, I'm afraid only the previous generation would know about it. The Madam in the mansion might not know about it, but what about the Madam of the Jiangnan Yue family?" Nanny Yan thought about it and gave a feasible answer, "Not only the old lady of the Jiangnan Yue family, but also the wife of the Duke of Qi."
The old lady of the Jiangnan Yue family is too far away, and I'm afraid I can't reach her. Some things can't be expressed clearly just by sending messages, and she may not say it. I may have to observe and study it myself.
Then it can only be the wife of the Duke of Qi. When I met her before, she was very nice to me. Qu Moying also felt that she looked kind.
As for the Duke of Qi and his wife, Qu Moying identified more with the Duke of Qi's wife. After all, her mother's marriage was snatched away because of the Duke of Qi's actions. If the Duke of Qi had not gone to the palace to ask for a marriage, her mother might not have married Qu Zhizhen in such a hurry.
It is obvious that Qu Zhizhen is not a good person. His mother's early death has a lot to do with Qu Zhizhen.
It is obvious that he favors his concubine and kills his wife!
Letting Nanny Yan go back and rest first, Qu Moying thought carefully about what she had just said to Nanny Yan and sorted it out again. At this point, she was almost certain that the one who had a grudge against her was not this Lady Jingyu, but the wife of Minister Liu who was hiding behind Lady Jingyu.
This Madam Liu, the Minister of Shangshu, has an inexplicable grudge against my mother, or perhaps my mother is not even aware of this grudge, but this Madam Liu, the Minister of Shangshu, has an unknown reason for her grudge.
This reason even extends to myself.
So, was my mother's death in childbirth caused by this Lady of Minister Liu? Thinking of this, she felt the blood in her body rushing up. This was another reason she had never thought of before.
If this Lady Liu really hated my mother so much, how could she not take action? Or she did not intervene directly and use Yu.
After all, Yu was just a concubine at that time. Even if she was a noble concubine, she was still a concubine. How could she have the courage to attack my mother
My mother was still alive at the time, and her mother was Madam Ling Anbo. Just based on this, didn't Yu dare to do anything big
She clenched her hands tightly, her face turned cold for a moment. If this was really the case, she would never let go of the high and mighty Madam Liu.
Now the only person she could check was the wife of the Duke of Qi, and it seemed that the wife of the Duke of Qi was also willing to be close to her. What made her feel even more likely was Qi Xiangyu's reaction today and the guqin given to her mother, which seemed to have a connection with the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
All points to the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
In this case, she would try to find out the reactions of everyone in the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
"Yudong, where is the music score you sent back last time? Also bring over the two copies that I made based on that score!" Qu Moying said, taking a deep breath to suppress the throbbing in his heart.
"Miss, I'll go get it now." Yu Dong knew that she was talking about the incomplete score that the eldest son of the Duke of Qi's Mansion had sent back, so she went to look for it.
Qu Moying had continued the score himself before, but later felt it was not good enough, so he continued it again.
Qu Moying took it, looked at it, and walked to the desk by the window.
Yuchun hurried forward to grind the ink.
Qu Moying picked up the pen, thought about it, and wrote another one based on this score and the two supplements.
This time I had a theme in mind, I wrote down the whole thing in one go.
After finishing writing, he put down the pen in his hand and let the ink dry a little. After pondering for a while, he handed the music score in his hand to Yu Dong and said, "Put it away first, and send it to the Duke of Qi's Mansion tomorrow together with grandma's gift."
"Madam Dowager wants to send a gift to the Duke of Qi's Mansion?" Yu Dong took it in a daze, not understanding.
Qu Moying nodded slightly and looked out the window thoughtfully. Although the trees outside the window were still tall, fallen leaves had already floated down from under the trees. It was almost autumn, and time was actually passing very quickly.
I heard that when my mother was alive, she sent gifts to the Duke of Qi’s mansion. Of course, the Duke of Qi’s mansion would also give gifts to my mother in return...
As for the current situation, it would be even better if Qi Xiangyu could light another fire in it...
Qi Xiangyu hurried to her mother's yard. Along the way, maids and old women bowed to her one after another.
"Xiangyu, what happened?" The second wife of the Qi family was a calm woman with a good family background. When she saw her daughter rushing in, she raised her head and asked.
"Mother, is there a guqin in our house?" Qi Xiangyu asked as she entered the door. Suddenly, she looked at the large group of maids and old women on both sides and immediately stopped talking.
Madam Qi waved her hand, and all the maids and old women retreated.
"Mother, didn't we have a guqin in our house before? I heard you talk about it. Was it named Feng Yu?" Qi Xiangyu asked anxiously when she saw that everyone had retreated.
"Sit down and talk first." Mrs. Qi glared at her daughter with dissatisfaction. In her opinion, this was not a big deal and Qi Xiangyu didn't need to make such a fuss.
"Mother, please tell me first, this matter is really important." Qi Xiangyu sat down helplessly and said to her mother with a bitter face.
"There was indeed a guqin, but it has long been gone. I don't know whether it was given away or destroyed." Madam Qi took a sip of the teacup, then slowly put it down. "I also heard about it from your grandmother by chance."
She was the daughter-in-law of a concubine's son, and was not very close to the wife of the Duke of Qi. However, the wife of the Duke of Qi was a nice person, and she was very careful in dealing with her, so there was no conflict between the two, and they could even get along occasionally.
The second branch of the family had no idea about the position of Duke of Qi, and therefore had a good relationship with the first branch. The second wife of the Qi family was a very good person.
"Is your name Feng Yu?" Qi Xiangyu asked.
"It seems to be Feng Yu!" Madam Qi thought for a while and said, if her daughter hadn't asked, she would have forgotten this matter long ago. The reason she still remembered it was, firstly, the wife of the Duke of Qi said it, and secondly, when she and her eldest sister-in-law were sorting out the inventory, she saw such a record on the account book. The record at the end said that Feng Yu's guqin had been lost.
It was at that time that she heard the Crown Prince's wife talk about the legends about the Feng Yu Guqin. It had gone through troubled times and was naturally more precious.
This name was special and different from other names, so Mrs. Qi took note of it and later told her daughter about it as a regret.
Besides, she didn't think there was anything else to mention!
The zither has been lost or destroyed. The Duke of Qi had the closest relationship with the King of Qin during the Rebellion of the Three Kings. Of course, it may have been destroyed during the plundering of the Duke's Mansion at that time. After all, the entire Duke of Qi's Mansion was almost wiped out at that time.
Fortunately, my father-in-law is a capable man.
He managed to carve out a way to survive in an environment, allowing his entire family to survive, and even having the emperor bestow the title upon him.
The Second Madam of Qi was terrified just thinking about it. At that time, no one could have imagined that the Duke of Qi’s Mansion could be preserved!
At that time, not to mention the loss of things, even the death of people was normal.
She was surprised that her daughter was making such a fuss. Madam Qi felt that she had doted on her daughter too much, causing her to lose her common sense and become confused.
But the next moment, Qi Xiangyu's words shocked her greatly.
"Mother, I saw Feng Yu Guqin today!" Qi Xiangyu said with eyes wide open.
Madam Qi's words of rebuke were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't spit them out. Not only could she not spit them out, but she also felt that she couldn't swallow them. After a long while, she finally said, "You mean, you saw Feng Yu Guqin?"
"Yes, mother, I saw it... I saw the Fengyu guqin, but I don't know if it is the one handed down from our ancestors!" Qi Xiangyu nodded. When she came here just now, she had thought about it. The guqin in Miss Qu's hand might not be the one in their house. Although it has the same name, there is no guarantee that other guqins are also called Fengyu.
After all, this guqin named Feng Yu is not a particularly famous one that has been passed down from generation to generation. Moreover, even if it is a famous one, there are still counterfeits.
Therefore, she really couldn't judge whether the guqin in Miss Qu Si's hand was related to her family.
"Have you seen Feng Yu Guqin?" Madam Qi frowned and asked suspiciously. She still felt it was unlikely.
"Yes, it should be, mother. I think it is very likely the bed that was passed down to us." Qi Xiangyu thought about it and still felt that it was very likely. "Could it be that it was not destroyed at the beginning, but was accidentally lost and then wandered away?"
After hearing what Qi Xiangyu said, Madam Qi nodded and also felt that it was possible. At the beginning, the Duke Qi's Mansion was almost completely destroyed, and the loss of a few items was really nothing.
"Who does it belong to now?" asked Mrs. Qi.
If it really is a guqin from your own house, you must find a way to get it back. It would be a great disrespect to your ancestors if you don't find the things left by your ancestors.
"It's in the hands of Fourth Miss Qu!" Qi Xiangyu said.
"Miss Qu Si? Which Miss Qu Si?" Mrs. Qi Er was not paying much attention to what was happening outside, and for a moment she couldn't remember which Miss Qu Si Qi Xiangyu was talking about.
"She is the fourth young lady from Minister Qu's house. She had an eye disease and had been kept in the farm. You once said she was a pitiful one." Qi Xiangyu explained in more detail.
"Oh, oh, you mean Miss Qu Si who was thrown into the manor after her mother died?" Madam Qi Er remembered and nodded repeatedly, "I see, you mean the guqin is in her hands?"
"Yes, it was her. She also went to Princess Changyu's residence today. I saw the guqin in her hand, and there were two words written on it: Feng Yu. Later, I checked it out and it was indeed Feng Yu. It looked like it should also be a guqin, so I thought of asking my mother!"
Qi Xiangyu recounted in detail what happened today with Qu Moying playing the piano. Of course, she also recounted what happened previously at Princess Changyu's mansion.
When she finished speaking, the leisurely look on Madam Qi's face disappeared...