"What does Miss want to do with the Buddhist scriptures in Madam's hand?" Nanny Zhou's words were almost urgent.
Qu Moying looked at Madam Zhou who overreacted in surprise: "Madam Zhou, is there something wrong with my mother's Buddhist scriptures?"
"No... no problem!" Nanny Zhou shook her head in panic and explained, "This Buddhist scripture was Madam's dowry. The old lady specially asked for it to pray for Madam. It was blessed by a master in the Jiangnan area."
"My third sister said she wanted to copy Buddhist scriptures to pray for my grandmother and father, and she wanted to borrow my Buddhist scriptures. She might know about the Buddhist scriptures that were in my mother's dowry."
Qu Moying smiled.
"How many books do you want?" asked Nanny Zhou.
"How many are there in total?"
"Just a set of five books." Nanny Zhou thought for a while and said, she still remembered this clearly. It was she who saw the lady dowager put these Buddhist scriptures into the box next to the lady, and the lady always kept them with her. Even when the lady passed away, these Buddhist scriptures were still by her bedside.
Thinking of her madam's death, Nanny Zhou could not hide her sadness and her eyes welled up. She was really reluctant to lend the Buddhist scriptures to the Third Miss. Whenever she thought of the Third Miss's mother causing her madam to fall into that state, Nanny Zhou felt upset.
If it weren't for Yu, my wife wouldn't have been forced to that point, and what happened afterwards wouldn't have happened. Everything was caused by Yu.
Now Yu's daughter wants to borrow this Buddhist scripture to pray for the lady, and Nanny Zhou is really unwilling to do so.
“Miss, this is for Madam to pray for blessings. Even when Madam gave birth to you... she... she kept it with her. Later, I packed it up and brought it back to the mansion..." Nanny Zhou couldn't bear it any longer. Her voice choked and she couldn't continue.
He turned his head, wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and then said, "I think even if Madam knew in her grave, she would... not be willing to lend it to me!"
The person being lent was the daughter of an enemy, and Nanny Zhou felt that even though the Madam had always been kind, she would not be able to endure this.
Qu Moying didn't know that there were so many things involved. Thinking of the time when her mother had difficulty giving birth and she also brought these Buddhist scriptures with her, Qu Moying felt sad. She bit her lip and suppressed the bitterness in her heart. If it weren't for Yu, her mother wouldn't have been forced to leave the mansion and go to a small nunnery to give birth, and she wouldn't have died of difficulty giving birth.
It can be said that a large part of my mother’s death was caused by Yu Shi.
"Madame Zhou, then I won't lend it to you!" Pursing her lips, Qu Moying had already made up her mind.
"Miss, you have just promised the third lady, in front of the lady!" Yu Dong said.
"No problem, Yudong, you go out now and buy a few Buddhist scriptures." Qu Moying said nonchalantly. Since he didn't plan to borrow them, he had to have a reason. "Then send them to the Third Miss and tell her that I can't find the Buddhist scriptures here for the time being, so ask her to copy them first, and I'll send them over when I find them!"
I'm not saying I won't lend it to you, I just couldn't find it at the moment!
But whether it can be found or not is not something that can be figured out in a short time. After all, it went from the late lady to Yu's hands, and then from Yu's hands to Qu Moying's hands. It has passed through the hands of several people. It is normal that it cannot be found for a while. It was not a particularly important thing originally.
"Okay, I understand!" Yudong smiled and was about to leave.
"Rainy winter,
Wait a moment." Nanny Zhou suddenly called Yu Dong to stop her, and then said to Qu Moying, "Miss, please ask Yu Dong to go to Ling Anbo's mansion to borrow some Buddhist scriptures from Madam Duan. When the Crown Princess was in the mansion, there were also some Buddhist scriptures left in the mansion. It's better to use these than to buy them outside!"
After hearing her say this, Qu Moying also thought of it, and his eyes dimmed. His long eyelashes drooped slightly, hiding the hint of coldness in his eyes.
Although Ji Hanyue obtained those Buddhist scriptures from Dabei Temple, he actually copied them for his younger sister Yanyue. Yanyue was a quiet and well-behaved girl. Whenever she thought of her mother, she would sit down and copy a passage. She was calmer than Ji Hanyue, who obtained the Buddhist scriptures. After copying them, she placed them in front of her mother's spirit.
But the cute and well-behaved Yanyue is gone!
In this life, it was Ji Hanyue who killed Yanyue. The coldness in the corners of his eyes turned into a bloodthirsty pain. Everything about Ji Hanyue would eventually be revealed to the world, and Yanyue's grievances would be washed away with blood.
He took a deep breath. Originally, Qu Moying didn't want to lend the Buddhist scripture to Qu Qiuyan, but now, he could use it as a dart...
Yudong returned not long after he arrived at Madam Duan's place. He brought back not only Buddhist scriptures, but also a contract, which was the title deed and shop certificate of Yuejinge shop.
"Miss, Madam Duan said that the title deed will be left with you. As for the silver, there is no need to talk about it for now, and there is no need to write an IOU. She originally wanted to come in person and go to the government office with you to get a certificate, but Madam Ji in the mansion would not let her go out, so I'm afraid it can't be done for the time being!"
Yu Dong handed over the store deed and land deed in her hand, and said, "I saw two maids guarding outside Madam Duan's courtyard. They don't look like people close to Madam Duan. They must be on guard against Madam Duan not letting her go out."
When she entered the room, the two old women looked her up and down as if she were a thief, which made Yu Dong very angry.
Afterwards, when she went out and looked back after walking a long way, she could still see two servants staring at her. She felt uncomfortable no matter how they looked at her. In addition, when they were talking in the house, Mrs. Duan had someone guarding at the window, so they gave these things to her. It can be seen that she really could not move freely.
"There is work from the second branch of the Ji family in here!" Qu Moying sneered, took a quick look at it, and put it aside.
"Miss, if you don't let Madam Duan go out, you won't be able to handle these things. You will still be unjustified in handling this matter." Yu Dong said. She actually thought a lot along the way, but still felt that there were a few key points that she hadn't figured out. Now she especially wanted to hear the young lady explain her doubts.
Qu Moying curled the corners of his lips, gently patted the Buddhist scripture on the table, smiled slightly, and said meaningfully; "See! Isn't this a reason?"
In fact, she knew about Madam Duan's situation when she asked the shopkeeper of Yuejinge. She had asked the shopkeeper to ask Madam Duan before, just to test the waters and see what Madam Duan's situation was like. But there had been no news from Madam Duan, so she guessed that Madam Ji was keeping a very strict watch on Madam Duan, so strict that Madam Duan could not take the initiative to hand over these contracts to her!
The second branch of the Ji family must be deeply involved in the matter. If the benefits were not great enough, the second branch would not have put so much effort into keeping Madam Duan under surveillance. So it is certain that the Xiao family must have intervened. As for whether it was Ji Youran, it is not certain. But no matter whether Ji Youran was involved or not, as long as there is Xiao family, there is her!
What happened to Qu Qiuyan was such a coincidence!
She makes the rain
When Dong went to borrow the Buddhist scriptures from Mrs. Duan, he had already thought about all the things that happened next...
"Miss, you asked me to borrow a copy of the Buddhist sutra. I didn't know which one to borrow, so I just picked one at random. But why did you let Madam Duan go out with this Buddhist sutra?" Yu Dong asked again. This was the thing she couldn't understand the most. "Besides Miss, who else would talk to Madam Duan about the Buddhist sutra?"
When he was leaving, the young lady repeatedly reminded him to only borrow one book, and told him to pass a message to Mrs. Duan, asking her to find a way to follow that person out if anyone came to talk about Buddhist scriptures. The young lady would then go out of the house to meet him and take care of the handover of the shop.
"Take the Buddhist scriptures to the Third Miss later and tell her that I haven't found your mother's Buddhist scriptures yet, so I borrowed one from somewhere else and asked her to copy it first. I will send it to her after I find it." Qu Moying did not answer him directly. She patted the Buddhist scriptures on the table and narrowed her almond-shaped eyes slightly.
"Miss, I'll go now!" Yu Dong nodded, but did not leave immediately. Based on his experience, there must be something else the young lady said.
Sure enough, after Qu Moying sat down, he continued, "If the Third Miss makes a scene and throws the book away, you can say that this book was taken from Ling Anbo's house and is an old thing of the former Crown Princess, and that this Buddhist scripture will be returned to the Ji Mansion in three days. If it is damaged, it will be a big deal!"
Qu Moying turned over a page of the Buddhist scripture, picked up a piece at random, tore it in half, leaving half of the paper hanging, then put the paper back in place and closed the book again.
It looks exactly the same as before.
Yu Dong opened his eyes wide, watching his young lady's actions, and his admiration grew stronger and stronger. If this Buddhist scripture was delivered to the hands of the third young lady, it would be ruined.
That would be extremely disrespectful to the former Crown Princess.
"After that, you come back and say you will come to get the Buddhist scriptures in three days. Don't say anything else! Miss Third will find a way to make amends!" Qu Moying said softly, tapping the Buddhist scriptures lightly with his finger. Since Qu Qiuyan bumped into him, he might as well use it. It happened that it was not easy for Madam Duan to go out either. With Qu Qiuyan as an inducement, going out would be twice as easy with half the effort.
"This Buddhist scripture was borrowed from the Ling Anbo Mansion. The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. The Third Miss will find a way to find Madam Duan." Yu Dong's eyes lit up, and he had already understood something.
"Madam Duan is imprisoned. If it were in the past, the Ji Mansion would not care about the third young lady of Minister Qu's mansion, but now the Ji Mansion is in decline, and the third young lady is not an ordinary young lady. There may be His Royal Highness Prince Jing behind her, so the third young lady will definitely meet Madam Duan. At this time, Madam Duan can find an excuse to follow the third young lady out?"
Yudong connected the situation and analyzed it step by step. After finishing the analysis, he looked at his young lady with sparkling eyes.
Qu Moying smiled slightly, and her butterfly-like long eyelashes fluttered twice, hiding the mockery in her eyes.
Because the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion had fallen into decline, they did not dare to confront Qu Qiuyan who had the shadow of King Jing behind her. Qu Qiuyan wanted to take Madam Duan out for a walk, but Madam Ji, who had lost her confidence, would certainly not stop her. Xiao was also inconvenienced and was afraid of causing conflicts between the East Palace and King Jing, although everyone knew that the Crown Prince and King Jing had a bad relationship.
But knowing this is knowing, these two are always polite when they meet, it doesn't matter if they stab each other in private, they must appear good on the surface, or in the eyes of the emperor, they must have a good relationship, whitewashing the peace between the two...