The thank-you gift sent by the Duke of Qi was actually the deed to the shop.
This gift is so generous that it is hard to believe.
"Is this... a thank-you gift from Duke Qi?" After looking at it carefully for a few times, Qu Moying was silent for a while before looking up at Yu Dong with a serious expression.
"Yes, when I returned the gift, Miss Qi's face changed when she saw the ring. She said that Duke Qi had been looking for it these days, saying that it would be a big problem if the jade ring was lost. Then she sent someone to inform Duke Qi, who even made a special trip to ask Miss how she found the jade ring. After I answered, Duke Qi asked someone to put these pieces of paper under the jade screen as a thank-you gift to Miss. I thought it was a banknote, but it turned out to be a land deed!"
At this time, Yu Dong also saw clearly what was in Qu Moying's hand and was shocked by the generosity of Duke Qi.
He had heard of many thank-you gifts, such as giving jewelry, banknotes, and other gifts, but he had never heard of giving it directly to a store.
What a huge thank you!
Qu Moying pinched the deeds in her hand and bit her lip lightly: "The jade ring was given by the emperor."
When she touched it, she felt this symbol. Just like the ring in her father's hand, it was bestowed by the emperor. Even if it has no special meaning, it cannot be thrown away.
"No wonder Duke Qi wanted to give Miss such a big thank-you gift." Yu Dong said with a sigh of relief.
"Do you think this thank-you gift is appropriate?" Qu Moying asked.
Yu Dong hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "Miss, if this jade ring is so important, it is a big deal for the entire Duke of Qi's Mansion. Miss helped them find it back, so of course we have to thank you. Maybe Duke Qi felt that the banknotes were not enough to express his gratitude, so he... gave a few shops..."
Yu Dong's words were quite smooth before, but he became less and less confident later on. There are many ways to express gratitude, and the most common way for noble families to express gratitude is with gold, silver, jewelry and the like. However, the jade screen that Miss Qi gave remained the same, but with a few land deeds added in it, which seemed a bit strange.
Qu Moying narrowed her watery eyes slightly and pinched the deed lightly with her fingers, as if thinking about something.
This matter seems normal, but when you think about it carefully, it seems a little abnormal. Not to mention that the Duke of Qi expressed his gratitude in such a profound way, it is unlikely that the Duke of Qi's jade ring would fall into such a gift box.
It was a gift from the emperor and seemed to be related to the army. How could the Duke of Qi casually put it in such an inconspicuous gift box? It was impossible that he did it by accident. The value of this jade screen was average and it looked like something from the inner court. Why would the Duke of Qi rummage through such a thing? He even gave the gift box to Qi Xiangyu without even opening it to take a look.
This is really too much of an omission.
In aristocratic families, there are rules for almost everything they do. There are people to check, send, and check when they receive something, to avoid being unable to explain it clearly later.
All these things made people feel that this matter was too coincidental, and the gift from the Duke of Qi was too generous. She had never heard of a family directly giving away shop deeds to express gratitude, and they gave away three shops at once. The generosity of the Duke of Qi really shocked Qu Moying.
This Duke of Qi is very strange!
The way things are done in Duke Qi’s Mansion is also very strange!
All the strange things at the moment, combined together, make people feel that this place
There is a problem with the surface.
"Miss, could it be that the Duke of Qi's Mansion is concerned about Lady Jingyu?" Yu Dong reacted quickly, and after thinking for a while, he came up with another possibility.
"Do you think this is also an apology from the Duke of Qi's Mansion?" Qu Moying did not answer, but asked instead. She also felt very confused now. She had been doubting some things, but now some of them were overturned. Although it was suspicious at this moment, she did not know where to pull the strings, and she just felt it was a mess.
"I think it's possible. After all, County Lord Jingyu must have plotted against you before. Others may not know about this, but the Qu Mansion and the Duke of Qi Mansion are aware of it. Now County Lord Jingyu has been granted marriage to the Crown Prince and is the future Crown Princess. Her reputation cannot be bad. Maybe they are afraid that some bad rumors about County Lord Jingyu will spread in our mansion!"
Yudong guessed.
This sounds reasonable.
"Hasn't County Lord Jingyu already apologized before? The two families have also expressed their willingness to reconcile and make concessions. How could they bring it up again now?"
Yuchun on the side heard this and asked a rare question in return.
Qu Moying nodded. Although it was Yu Chun's subconscious question, it was also what Qu Moying was thinking in his heart. Shouldn't the Duke of Qi's Mansion be like the Liu Mansion at this time and pretend that nothing happened
Why did you do this? Aren’t you afraid that Liu Jingyu’s reputation will be affected
At this time, Liu Jingyu's reputation should be flawless!
"Maybe Duke Qi is kind-hearted and feels that County Lord Jingyu was too perfunctory towards our family before!" Yu Dong thought for a moment and said.
"But..." Yuchun wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything for a moment. This sounded possible, so she could only look at Qu Moying eagerly: "Miss, what do you think?"
"We can't accept this deed! Yudong, go to the warehouse and get a set of celadon, then put the deed in it, and give it to Miss Qi, and say it's my return gift. The deed is too precious, I can't accept it." Qu Moying said, she already had an idea in her mind. The deed looked very hot, but she couldn't find it out for the time being, so the best way was to return it.
The matter of the land deed was an unexpected event, and it doesn't seem like everyone in the Duke of Qi's Mansion knew about it. So let's send the land deed back and see what happens next!
She had a feeling that there should be a follow-up to this matter. Coincidentally, she also wanted to get close to the Duke of Qi's Mansion and investigate some things. With these things, she would not have to find excuses anymore.
"Miss, what if Miss Qi doesn't accept it? This is a thank-you gift from Duke Qi to you." Yu Dong was a little worried.
"Let Miss Qi send someone to take you to Duke Qi to thank him in person..." Qu Moying was silent for a moment, then said, "Just say that I dare not accept such a big thank you gift."
Since this gift was sent by the Duke of Qi, Qi Xiangyu might not be able to make the decision. In the end, the Duke of Qi will have to make the final decision.
"Miss, what if the Duke of Qi insists on giving it?" Yu Dong felt that since the Duke of Qi had given such a generous gift, he probably wouldn't take it back so easily.
Qu Moying paused, her eyes moving slightly. It was very possible that what she said was true. Thinking about it this way, she really couldn't just give it back to the Duke of Qi. "If it can't be given back to the Duke of Qi, then give it back to the Duke of Qi's wife. First, ask Miss Qi to take you to see the Duke of Qi, and tell her that I dare not accept this great gift, but I appreciate your kindness."
"Miss, if the Duke of Qi won't accept her, can the Duke of Qi's wife accept her?" Yu Dong asked puzzledly. In his opinion, it was not the same.
"Let's give it a try!" Qu Moying said.
As for Tao, she had met the Duke of Qi and his wife, and these two people gave her completely different feelings.
Seeing that Qu Moying was sure, Yu Dong's anxiety disappeared. He found the set of porcelain that Qu Moying mentioned from the warehouse, and went back to the Duke of Qi's Mansion with the land deed.
"This is a thank-you gift from my grandfather. I... can't take it back." Qi Xiangyu looked at the deeds in front of her in surprise. She was also shocked by her grandfather's generosity, but she didn't dare to accept them rashly. She had no say in such matters.
"Our young lady means that she really cannot accept this gift, so please leave it with Miss Qi. I will go back first." Yu Dong put the title deed and the gift box on the table and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Qi Xiangyu stopped her and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. It depends on what Grandfather wants. I'll have someone take you there, and you go talk to Grandfather yourself."
"Thank you, Miss Qi." Yu Dong was overjoyed and said repeatedly.
Qi Xiangyu called a maid beside her and took Yudong to the study room in front.
After going through several bends along the way, they finally arrived at the place. The old woman asked Yudong to wait outside while she went to report. After a while, the Duke of Qi summoned Yudong over.
After entering the house, Yu Dong first bowed to Duke Qi above, then took out the deed, bowed his head and presented it with both hands: "Duke, our young lady dare not accept such a valuable gift. It is said that the jade ring originally belonged to your family, and the previous gift was from Miss Qi. Our young lady just discovered it carefully, which is not a big deal. We dare not accept such a valuable gift from the Duke."
"Your young lady won't accept it?" Duke Qi put down the pen in his hand and frowned.
"Our young lady said that one should not accept gifts without merit, especially such a big gift." Yu Dong still bowed his head, with his hands in front of him, very respectful.
"This is a big matter, and your young lady has made great contributions. Go back and tell your young lady that this is a token of my appreciation. Thank you for returning the jade ring." Duke Qi said in a kind manner, and without waiting for Yu Dong to say more, he waved his hand.
A servant came over and signaled Yudong to leave.
Yudong wanted to say something, but saw Duke Qi lower his head again, picked up the pen and started writing, with a serious face, and would not tolerate being disturbed.
I had no choice but to retreat.
Outside, the maid sent by Qi Xiangyu had already left and went back to report. Qi Xiangyu had no say on what to do next.
"You can go back. What our Duke has decided cannot be changed." The servant said to Yu Dong with a smile, and pointed to the road outside without letting her say anything more. "If you go out from here, you will reach the main road. If you walk out along the main road, you will reach the main gate."
"No..." Yu Dong wanted to speak more, but was pushed out by the servant, and the door to the backyard was closed, not allowing him to say another word.
Yu Dong looked helplessly at the closed door, looked at the direction the servant pointed, and turned to go in another direction. She had passed through the Chuihua Gate when she came here just now. Now she could only follow the young lady's other method and go to the wife of the Duke of Qi to return the land deed.
There were two maids guarding the Chuihua Gate. They were not surprised to see Yudong coming, because they had just seen the young lady's people taking the maid to the outer courtyard.
After glancing at her sideways, the two maids continued talking to themselves and ignored her.
Yu Dong walked over to the two of them and said, "Can you show us the way? Our young lady wants to see the wife of Duke Qi for something."