"Father!" Qu Moying bowed to Qu Zhizhen and said softly.
They have returned to the Qu Mansion. Qu Qiuyan was carried back, but she walked back. Of course, there was also the housekeeper sent by the wife of the Duke of Qi. She was the personal nanny beside the wife of the Duke of Qi and had always stood by her side. Even Qi Xiangyu and Liu Jingyu were very polite to her, which showed that she was the confidant of the wife of the Duke of Qi.
Last name: Zhu.
Nanny Zhu was a capable woman. She explained the matter clearly in a few words. Of course, she put all the blame on Qu Qiuyan. Then she expressed pity for Qu Moying and said that as long as Qu Zhizhen knew, the wife of the Duke of Qi could testify for Qu Moying. Not only the wife of the Duke of Qi, but even the Lady of Jingyu could do so.
Afterwards, Nanny Zhu left, and Qu Zhizhen took Qu Qiuyan to Furong Pavilion. By this time, Qu Qiuyan should have woken up.
The whole matter was handled in this way. All the people involved in the accident were from the Qu Mansion. It had nothing to do with the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and Liu Jingyu was vaguely become a victim.
Qu Moying was not satisfied with this result. If it was just to deal with Qu Qiuyan, there would be no need to put so much effort into it. However, even if the Duke of Qi's Mansion suppressed this matter, there would still be follow-up. As for Pei Luoan, this matter might have already reached his desk.
It was not so easy for Liu Jingyu to get away without getting his clothes dirty.
Now, Qu Zhizhen came here at this time, it seemed that something must have happened.
"Ying girl, how are you? Is there anything wrong?" Qu Zhizhen sat down on the chair in the middle, motioned her to sit down as well, and asked with concern.
"Father, I'm fine!" Qu Moying shook his head, a bit of confusion on his face, "I just don't know why things turned out like this."
"Ying girl, I know that your third sister was wrong in this matter, but this is a matter within our family. Your father can help you punish your third sister in the family, but it does not include letting others criticize you sisters and ruin the reputation of our Qu family." Qu Zhizhen looked at Qu Moying deeply and said righteously.
"Father, I know!" Qu Moying lowered his head and looked at his toes.
"You sisters are both my daughters, and I only have two daughters. The discord between you two is also my fault. I didn't take good care of you, let your mother down, and didn't give your sister a good education. All of this was caused by Yu, but the root of the matter is still me."
Qu Zhizhen sighed and pressed his brows with his hand. Three wrinkles appeared between his brows. He did not mean to shirk responsibility.
"Father..." Qu Moying said.
Qu Zhizhen stretched out his hand and shook it weakly, stopping Qu Moying from speaking, and sighed again, "I know that I owe you these. After this matter is settled, I will definitely let your grandmother compensate you. But for now, we have to work together. The Duke of Qi's Mansion is too powerful and too bullying."
The words were filled with anger and helplessness.
Qu Moying pursed her lips in silence and did not respond. Since Qu Zhizhen said so, there must be more to come.
"I've thought about it. Right now, the most important thing is our own house. If your third sister makes a fuss about this, your affairs will also be dragged into it, and even into older events, including your affairs with Xu Lipeng. After all, canceling an engagement is not good for a woman, not to mention..."
Qu Zhizhen did not continue.
The king was not in the capital at this time, but no man would be happy to know about this.
No one knew what this person would do. Whenever he thought of this possibility, Qu Zhizhen's face became even gloomier.
He thought he had always been quite talented and was no worse than Minister Liu, but he was not reconciled to the fact that he had not made any progress in all these years.
"You are my daughter, but you are also the daughter of the Qu family. This time is a crisis in our family." Qu Zhizhen gathered all the thoughts in his mind and looked at Qu Moying with a heavy face.
Qu Moying bit her lip lightly and raised her face slightly: "What does father want me to do?"
At the moment, Qu Moying is undoubtedly a victim. As for Liu Jingyu, compared with Qu Qiuyan, she seems to be a victim as well, but compared with Qu Moying, she is still very suspicious.
"If anyone asks, you will just say that you were murdered, but you don't know by whom. As for the matter of the sachet, you are also unaware of it. The only reason you thought it was your third sister was because of what Jingyu County Lord said to your third sister at the time. But it sounds like your third sister was also framed."
Qu Zhizhen looked at Qu Moying and said in a deep voice.
Qu Moying sneered in her heart. Her adopted father came here for a reason. It was for Qu Qiuyan. Of course, some of it was also for himself.
However, she did not object to this suggestion.
Liu Jingyu wanted to get away completely, and she would not agree no matter what. Since this cheap father wanted to bite Liu Jingyu hard, that was perfect, she would just go along with her.
"Yes, I'll leave it to my father!" Qu Moying said softly.
Seeing that she agreed, Qu Zhizhen breathed a sigh of relief and took a deep look at his daughter. His daughter was very thin, with soft and gentle eyes under her long eyelashes. She looked almost pitiful, but her behavior made Qu Zhizhen feel magnanimous and calm. Even if such a thing happened, she was very calm after returning home.
Now that I heard myself say this, I can actually accept it.
This was entirely based on the overall situation of the Qu family. There was no sign of reluctance on his face. This was a recognition of himself.
He was really afraid that Qu Moying would insist on not agreeing, which would be difficult to deal with. After all, there was Pei Yuanjun's shadow behind Qu Moying, and this person was the most difficult to deal with.
This is the best way right now. If Qu Moying sincerely agrees with his point of view, then it will be much easier for the entire Qu family to work together to deal with outsiders.
Qu Zhizhen even thought that it would be great if the little daughter in front of him was a son.
Qu Mingcheng's affairs made Qu Zhizhen more or less dissatisfied.
"That's the best. No matter who asks, you can say that you heard what County Lord Jingyu and your third sister said under the arrangement of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. As to whether it is true or not, it is not clear. One thing is certain, County Lord Jingyu must know about this matter." Qu Zhizhen was afraid that Qu Moying would forget, so he reminded him again.
Qu Moying nodded: "Father, I'll remember it!"
She wanted to see how Qu Zhizhen would make Liu Jingyu suffer this time, but looking at how Qu Zhizhen acted this time, she had a feeling that Liu Jingyu would not end up well.
For people like Qu Zhizhen, it would be fine if they don't take action, but once they do, it won't be easy.
Sure enough, not long after, Qu Moying found out that King Jing had come. He came alone and brought the imperial physicians with him. The imperial physicians were very busy in Furong Pavilion. Nanny Miao also watched for a long time and came back to say that Qu Qiuyan had arrived.
He has not woken up yet. The doctors sent by King Jing are helpless. It is said that they even used acupuncture, but he just won't wake up.
She lay there unconscious and motionless. The imperial doctors could not diagnose what had happened to her. They also said that Qu Qiuyan's legs and feet were injured, and they didn't know where she had hit her.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the whole mansion was uneasy.
After hearing the news, Qu Moying smiled slightly, continued to tune the strings of the guitar at hand, and started playing a somewhat sad song.
"Your Highness, this is the situation. I don't know if Yan girl will be okay." Qu Zhizhen looked hurt. He looked at Qu Qiuyan who was lying on the bed with her head lowered. He could see the bitterness in his eyes. "If your Highness doesn't believe me, you can ask my little daughter to come and explain."
Putting the causes and consequences together, it sounds like the conclusion is that Liu Jingyu deliberately dealt with Qu Qiuyan because she was going to marry the Crown Prince Pei Luoan. This was to give herself a warning and also to show the Crown Prince Pei Luoan that she had nothing to do with him and that the past events were all rumors.
Pei Yusheng slammed his hand heavily on the table, his face grim.
It was Concubine He's idea that he originally wanted to marry Liu Jingyu. He didn't have such a strong obsession with who to marry, and he didn't have too many thoughts about Liu Jingyu. She was even not as good as Liu Lanxin, the daughter of the auxiliary general, whom he later fell in love with. At least that woman really made him feel a little moved.
Although the most important thing is the strength behind Miss Liu, this cannot erase the good impression he had when he saw the woman.
Compared to Liu Jingyu, Pei Yusheng likes Miss Liu more.
Liu Jingyu is going to marry the prince, which is a good thing for Pei Yusheng. Otherwise, the Duke of Qi's Mansion and the Minister Liu's Mansion would have been nagging him to marry Liu Jingyu, and he would have to give them an explanation, after all, this is the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
This is just right for now, and everyone can part ways in peace.
But what does Liu Jingyu mean now? Is he trying to save Pei Luoan's reputation by stepping on his own face
This is what Pei Yusheng can't tolerate the most.
"Your Highness, please don't be angry. The truth may not be just this. I just know this much. Right now, I don't know why Yan hasn't woken up. As long as she doesn't wake up, I will be worried... Her mother is like this now, and now she is..."
As Qu Zhizhen spoke of his sadness, his eyes became red and he quickly turned aside to wipe the tears away.
Turning around again, it was still that steady minister.
"Let the imperial physician treat Qiuyan here first. I will go to the Duke of Qi's mansion to take a look." King Jing Pei Yusheng stood up and said with a cold face. He went to ask Liu Jingyu what he meant.
"But Your Highness, it is not appropriate for you to interfere in Qiuyan's affairs, right?" Qu Zhizhen said cautiously. Although everyone knew it, there was no real decree after all.
"Minister Qu, originally I wanted to marry Qiuyan, but her reputation has been getting worse and worse. Now that she is like this, I can't marry her. It would be better to give her a name and let her enter my palace directly. This way, I will have a reason to intervene. After a while, I will give her the position of concubine. What do you think, Minister Qu?"
Pei Yusheng looked at Qu Zhizhen and said slowly.
Qu Zhizhen's heart trembled and he lowered his head, somewhat unwillingly. He had high hopes for this eldest daughter, but for now, he had to agree.