"My Lord, isn't the last matter over? Why do we still have to give gifts to the Qu Mansion? I don't say that I feel bad about spending the money on gifts, but if we keep giving gifts, it makes us seem guilty and it's not good for Jingyu." Lady Duke Qi looked at Duke Qi unhappily.
The Duke of Qi did not sleep well last night and tossed and turned most of the night. This morning, before he had even finished washing up, he suddenly brought up this idea. Although the wife of the Duke of Qi felt that Qu Moying was pleasing to her, she could never be better than her own granddaughter.
"Every time I see her, I always think of... our... child." Duke Qi sighed, his expression darkening.
The wife of the Duke of Qi also showed a bit of sadness on her face.
They had a daughter before, but she died of illness when she was one year old. So Minister Liu's daughter was only their second daughter.
"My Lord, this young lady from the Qu Mansion... doesn't actually look like her. What makes you think so?" It had been a long time since the incident, and although she felt sad when she thought about it, she did not lose her common sense. Lady Duke Qi also sighed. She really didn't understand why the Lord was so good to the fourth young lady from the Qu Mansion, as if he was considering her in every way.
"My Lord, the previous incident has passed. Jingyu's father brought Jingyu to apologize. King Jing also had his intentions involved. The fourth young lady of the Qu family did not cause any harm. Instead, the third young lady of the Qu family who had bad intentions suffered. At present, neither family has any intention to pursue the matter. If you keep coming to give gifts, people will be suspicious."
The wife of the Duke of Qi advised again.
Duke Qi was silent for a moment, then said, "I had intended to have Xiu Ran marry this Fourth Miss Qu to make up for it, but the Qu family didn't seem to be so willing."
"Duke, it's better to let Xiu Ran's marriage be decided by his parents. After all, we are just grandparents, and there is a layer of distance between us. Besides, Xiu Ran's status is not ordinary. He will inherit the title in the future. He can't marry a lady with eye disease, right?" Lady Qi, the Duke's wife, advised tactfully.
She actually doesn't support this matter!
Her grandson was a promising man with a good family background, and he was not a playboy. Many families had come to inquire about him, but she was just overwhelmed by the choices and had not made up her mind. If she really wanted him to marry the motherless woman in Minister Qu's house, the Lady of the Duke of Qi would always be unwilling.
No matter how good that child is, he is not worthy of my grandson.
"I will talk to Xiu Ran's parents, but the Qu family rejected it. I don't know why. This is obviously a good marriage, and Xiu Ran is a good child." The Duke of Qi frowned even more tightly.
The wife of Duke Qi was displeased, and her face fell: "Duke, Xiu Ran is our child, why are you so focused on the Qu family's child? How can a family like ours marry a girl with eye problems, who has no mother to carefully educate her since she was a child..."
Lady Qi's meaning was very clear. Even though Qu Moying looked smart and behaved gracefully, she lacked her biological mother's teachings after all, and her knowledge on many things was limited. How would she manage the affairs of such a large family in the future? If she became the mistress of the house with a narrow mind and a weak vision, it would not be a good thing for the entire family.
She didn't mean to slander Qu Moying, she just stated the matter.
come out.
However, this statement made the Duke of Qi very unhappy. He slammed the teacup in his hand heavily on the tea table. The wife of the Duke of Qi was so scared that she immediately shut up and looked at the Duke of Qi in shock. She didn't expect that the Duke of Qi would be angry with just this one sentence. When she thought about it carefully, she was not wrong at all.
"You should be more careful with your words. She is the eldest daughter who lost her mother. It's not her fault that she lost her mother. Her mother... her mother..." Duke Qi's eyes were red, but he was afraid that his wife would find out, so he stood up suddenly. "Her mother was also a pitiful person. If she hadn't passed away early, I would have recognized her as my daughter."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away very quickly, as if he was hiding something.
The wife of the Duke of Qi was left extremely angry, staring at the Duke of Qi's back fiercely, extremely furious.
"Madam, please don't be angry. The Duke is a kind person. For the sake of their old friend, he doesn't want to mention the fact that Miss Qu's mother has passed away." A maid saw that the wife of the Duke Qi was so angry that her eyes were red, so she hurried over to persuade her.
"What did I say? Didn't I just say that Miss Qu Si's biological mother died early, and without her biological mother's education, she is much weaker than other young ladies. Could it be that I am wrong?" Lady Qiguogong was very angry and said in an annoyed voice.
"Madam, you know that the Duke is such a nostalgic person." The old woman said with a smile.
"I know he values friendship and loyalty, and is nostalgic. Sometimes he is willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of nostalgia. But now this matter is not just his own, it is Xiu Ran's marriage. Not only did he intervene as a grandfather, but he also picked such a person. Can he use this as an old relationship to send away his grandson's marriage?"
The wife of the Duke of Qi became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. She slammed her hand on the table and felt her heart pounding. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. This was definitely not the way the Duke was in the past. Could it be that the Duke was hiding something from her
"What? Duke Qi's Mansion has sent another gift. Is it a gift from Miss Qi?" Qu Moying turned his head in surprise and looked at the gift box on the table.
The Duke of Qi's Mansion has sent quite a lot of gifts recently, and even if it was to apologize for Liu Jingyu's crime, it has been a while since then.
"She said that she got along very well with the fourth young lady last time, and asked the fourth young lady to visit her when she was free. She was originally very idle in the mansion, without any sisters around her." Yu Dong said, "My nanny also said that the madam wanted you to visit the Duke of Qi's mansion more often."
Qu Moying stood up and walked to the gift box to take a look. It was a jade screen. It looked very small and beautiful. It was also something for girls. It was not very expensive, but it was very pleasing to her.
Qu Moying reached out to pick it up, but was surprised to see that there was something underneath. Yu Dong also saw it and hurriedly took it for her. She was surprised to find that it was actually a ring. Judging from the size of the ring, it didn't look like something Qi Xiangyu could use. It was a man's ring.
Moreover, it is a jade plate that has been in use all the time. The jade on it is polished to a translucent state, the jade color is excellent at first glance, and the water head is extremely bright. Although there is also jade on the jade screen, this jade is completely not of the same level as the jade on this jade plate.
"Where are the people from Duke Qi's Mansion?" Qu Moying was stunned for a moment, then looked up and asked.
"When I went there, the people from Duke Qi's Mansion were gone. Madam Tai asked me to bring the gift to Xiao Da and said that Miss Qi would send it to me in the future.
Gifts can be sent directly to Qianyueju, and there is no need to go through her again." Yu Dong said. When she went there, she didn't see anyone from the Duke of Qi's Mansion, so she thought they had left early.
"Yudong, go to Duke Qi's mansion, return this gift box, and ask Miss Qi if she made a mistake." Qu Moying hesitated for a moment and put the jade ring and jade screen in his hand back. The jade ring didn't look like something Qi Xiangyu would send.
After touching it carefully, her expression changed slightly!
Qu Moying had seen similar finger-brush like this before, and it seemed to be related to the military. In his previous life, his father had one in his hand. Once, he saw him wiping it carefully. At that time, he asked a few more questions casually. His father said that girls don't need to ask such questions, as this is a special case in the military.
Although I didn't look at it carefully at the time, the one in front of me looks similar.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Yudong nodded in agreement, closed the gift box again, and hurriedly turned around and left.
"Miss, could the Duke of Qi's Mansion have sent the wrong thing?" Yu Chun looked at Yu Dong's departing back in confusion and asked unconsciously.
Shouldn't the gift from the eldest daughter of Duke Qi be checked? How could there be such a big mistake? It shouldn't be something that such a wealthy family would do.
Qu Moying looked at Yu Dong's departing back thoughtfully, her brows slightly furrowed. She was actually very confused. This matter seemed like an accidental act, but such an act of carelessness was almost impossible. The wealthy and powerful families would check the gifts very carefully, for fear of a small mistake that might cause trouble.
Even if you give the wrong gift, sometimes people can make a big fuss about it.
Is Qi Xiangyu really careless, or is there another reason
"Miss, I'm back!" Nanny Miao's voice suddenly came from outside the curtain. Qu Moying nodded. Yuchun hurried over and lifted the curtain, and Nanny Miao walked in.
"Miss, Madam Yu is living very well there. I saw Hai Lan, who was beside Madam Yu, chatting and laughing with the nuns in the nunnery. She seemed much happier than she was in the mansion. Madam Yu also often went out to bask in the sun. Although her legs and feet are not very good, she seems to be doing well."
As soon as Nanny Miao entered the room, she reported to Qu Moying that she had often left the house on various pretexts in recent days, but actually went to monitor Yu. At the beginning, Qu Moying specifically asked the lady to send Yu to that nunnery, because she wanted to find out what happened that year.
Back then, Yu sent people to scare my mother, causing her to give birth prematurely and then to have a difficult delivery. After she finally gave birth to me, she lost her own life.
Afterwards, Yu was promoted from a concubine to the principal wife. If nothing had happened to my mother at that time, would Yu be willing to be a concubine, and her two children willing to be concubines
From the moment Qu Moying realized how cruel and ruthless Yu was, she understood that Yu would never let her mother survive. Then how could she be so sure that her mother would die in this incident? Even if she was accidentally hit, she would not necessarily die in childbirth. Is there some inevitable connection between them
In the mansion, Yu was locked up. It seemed like a good thing, but it also cut off all of Yu's previous connections. It was not easy for Qu Moying to find out the truth!
Then let Yu go, that will attract the fish to take the bait...