"So what? Didn't they say that the third young lady was going to move into Prince Jing's mansion?" Madam Ji sighed. She was actually very angry. No unmarried young lady had ever done such a thing before. They actually sent someone to speak for Duan. She was obviously not happy about it, but she couldn't say anything openly. After all, she was just going out for a trip.
But Mrs. Ji felt very aggrieved. When her eldest son was alive, she had never suffered such injustice.
Even if she showed the slightest sign of unhappiness, those ladies would still flatter her.
Comparing the two, he felt that his second son was more and more useless.
The second son's family cannot compare with the eldest son.
"Mother, even if she enters Prince Jing's mansion, with her reputation, she can only be a concubine at most. She can't even be a concubine." Xiao said with disdain.
The reputation of this Miss Qu San has plummeted. No matter how good it was before, it is now as bad as it was before. Many times, it is said that there is even evidence to support it.
"Even if she is a concubine, we cannot underestimate her. After all, she is King Jing's person." said Madam Ji.
Seeing that Madam Ji was so weak, Xiao stamped her feet angrily, "Mother, what are you afraid of? Youran is still the prince's concubine, and she is firmly superior to him. As long as you give her a look, she won't dare to complain!"
"Who can tell the truth about what's going on in the Eastern Palace and Prince Jing's Mansion?" Madam Ji said angrily, displeased that her daughter-in-law was stomping her feet in front of her.
"Mother, what did you say?" Xiao was shocked.
Madam Ji also knew that she had spoken out of turn, so she just kept it in her heart. No one could say for sure about the fight between the Crown Prince and King Jing.
"Okay, stop making trouble. You don't want the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace to have a quarrel with Prince Jing, because then it will affect the Concubine." Madam Ji said unhappily, waving her hand, indicating that Xiao could go down.
"Mother, how could she be affected? This Miss Qu San is a crooked person herself. With such a bad reputation, no one will take her seriously." Xiao said with a disappointed look on her face.
Madam Ji had already closed her eyes, not wanting to talk about this topic anymore. She snorted and warned, "Xiao, Duan is your sister-in-law. Even if you don't like her, she is one now. You have to give her the necessary respect, otherwise I won't let you go."
Xiao's face turned pale with anger. Madam Ji thought that she couldn't tolerate Duan because of her previous status. Now that Duan had become the wife of the eldest son, even if she was dissatisfied, she couldn't say anything.
All the returned part of Ji Hanyue's dowry was given to the first wife's house, which was what she was most unwilling to do. Why should there be no one in the first wife's house? Instead of these benefits falling on her own children, Duan and that brat got the benefits.
From this incident, Xiao family can get a lot of benefits, including half of Yuejin Pavilion.
Although she couldn't take Yuejinge directly, these benefits were enough for her to open two shops in the capital. Her daughter said that these shops of Yuejinge were too conspicuous and she couldn't interfere. But if she helped others and they gave her benefits, who would know.
But now Duan actually went out, and she didn't do what she promised before. Xiao was afraid that it would affect her final gain.
Mrs. Ji had closed her eyes and stopped talking. It seemed that she would not listen to anything she said.
Those who went could only turn around and leave in hatred. This old woman was of no use at all and always ruined their own affairs.
She had to talk to her daughter. If there was any trouble with Mrs. Duan, her daughter could suppress it. Mrs. Xiao felt that there was no need to bother her daughter with the previous incident. It was easy to suppress Mrs. Duan and not let her go out...
When Mrs. Duan arrived at Yuejin Pavilion, Qu Moying was already waiting there. Both of them volunteered and just took some contracts with them and went to the government office to register.
But this matter was not dealt with immediately. It was said that there was still a lawsuit here in Yuejinge, and it could only be transferred after all the lawsuits were dealt with.
However, after registering, it shows that Qu Moying may also intervene. If this case is solved smoothly, she will be the future owner of Yuejinge.
Things at the government office went relatively smoothly, and after they were dealt with, Madam Duan entrusted the matter fully to Qu Moying. Her life in the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion was not easy now, but it was much better than before. At least for the time being, the Xiao family did not dare to touch her, and the most important thing for her to do now was to protect the young master Ji Yuanhai.
I was afraid that this young master would be harmed by the Xiao family.
Qu Moying also knew her difficulties and did not keep her. She explained the situation to the yamen. After that, she took over the affairs of Yuejin Pavilion. At the same time, she also told the yamen that she was Madam Duan's agent for the time being. Madam Duan also told the manager of Yuejin Pavilion that he should follow Miss Qu Si in the future.
After a simple handover between the two, Mrs. Duan went back home first.
Qu Moying stayed to sort out the affairs of Yuejinge. The most important thing now was the case of Yuejinge. Qu Moying asked Yudong to go to the yamen to inquire who the customer who customized the ruby was and where he lived!
It would be better if this matter could be settled privately, but Qu Moying also felt that this matter might not be simple, so he asked Yu Dong to check the people around Xiao.
Since the matter is related to the Xiao family, there must be people around the Xiao family taking action.
Although the formalities at the government office were not completed, the two owners conducted the handover in front of the shopkeeper, and Shopkeeper Zhang now regarded Miss Qu Si as his own mistress.
In fact, for him and Aunt Yang, they were originally elders of Yueyi Pavilion. It didn’t matter to them whether they followed the Xiaoyue clan or the Dayue clan.
Besides, the Dayue clan is gone now, and has no descendants, but at least the Xiaoyue clan still has blood left. Manager Zhang has no psychological burden at all to have Miss Qu follow him.
After finishing all the matters, Qu Moying returned to his own house. Just as he sat down in Qianyueju, he saw a maid coming in with a smile. She was someone close to the old lady.
"Fourth Miss, Madam Duan from the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion just sent someone to say that the Buddhist scripture you borrowed before was not the one the Crown Princess used before, and that you took the wrong one. This one is the right one. Please keep it." The old woman respectfully presented a Buddhist scripture.
Qu Moying stood up and took it respectfully. Since this was the Crown Princess's Buddhist scripture, it must not be treated disrespectfully.
"Yuchun, take this Buddhist scripture to Third Sister and tell her that the previous one is wrong and ask her to put it aside." Qu Moying ordered.
Yuchun responded, took the Buddhist scriptures respectfully, and went to Qu Qiuyan's yard.
After receiving the Buddhist scripture and Mrs. Duan's words, Qu Qiuyan heaved a sigh of relief.
It has been a while since I arrived at the mansion, waiting for news from the Ling Anbo Mansion. It seems that Madam Duan is a person who handles things properly. The news passed to her by Qu Moying was also notified to Qu Moying.
Qu Qiuyan was very satisfied, a smile appeared on her face, and she rewarded Yuchun generously.
After Yuchun left, Qu Qiuyan's face turned gloomy again. This time she lost a large sum of money, and in the end she only got an ordinary Buddhist scripture. The most important thing was that although this Buddhist scripture was in the name of the Crown Princess, it was not of much value. It could not even be presented to Concubine He to please her.
All this was caused by Qu Moying!
Qu Qiuyan gritted her teeth in hatred. She lost more than she gained. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it to the ground.
Several maids stood aside trembling with fear, not daring to try to persuade them.
Qu Qiuyan was not satisfied after smashing one, so she stood up and walked to the antique shelf, gave it a hard push, and the shelf fell down. The delicate porcelain on it fell down one by one, breaking all over the floor...
"Madam, our Lady of the Duke would like to thank you for your generous gift. We have also sent a gift for the two young ladies in the mansion. Please accept it."
The maid from the Duke of Qi's mansion said with a smile, pointing at the four maids beside her, each of whom was holding a gift box in her hands.
When it was opened, there were several pieces of brocade and several ornaments.
The brocade in the front looks darker, and it is obviously prepared for the elderly. The brocade in the back is brighter, and there are some palace flowers and two pairs of jade bracelets. These should be the gifts prepared for Qu Qiuyan and Qu Moying.
"Thank you, Madam!" The lady smiled with satisfaction. It was not that she coveted these gifts. The fact that the wife of the Duke of Qi returned the gift immediately and chose something very appropriate already showed the attitude of the wife of the Duke of Qi.
The Qu family is still a little weak among the powerful people in the capital, but if they were to be on good terms with the Duke of Qi's Mansion, it would be completely different, at least for their own granddaughter.
But the lady sighed secretly in her heart. She hoped that she was doing the right thing and not taking the wrong step.
"Madam, you are too polite. Our mistress asked if we could invite Miss Three and Miss Four to our house in a few days. It just so happens that we have a chrysanthemum appreciation party." The old woman smiled and handed over another invitation, explaining, "Not many people are invited to this chrysanthemum appreciation party. They are all old friends and good friends. These chrysanthemums were obtained by our Duke from other places. They are very precious!"
"Has it bloomed yet?" the lady asked curiously. At this time of year, the chrysanthemums have not actually bloomed yet.
"It is the opening season these days, so our lady wanted to have another gathering and wanted to invite the two Miss Qu to come over." said the old woman.
"Thank you, ma'am. When the time comes, the two of them will come to your house." said the old lady.
My nanny stepped forward and took the note.
The maid from the Duke of Qi's mansion bowed to the lady-in-waiting again before leaving.
"Send the two gifts to the third and fourth girls, and tell them about the post. The fourth girl must go, and as for the third girl..." The lady hesitated. She didn't want Qu Qiuyan to go, but it was not good to let Qu Moying go alone. After thinking about it, she nodded and said, "Let her prepare and go together. I'll ask the sewing room in the mansion to make two sets of clothes for the two young ladies!"