"Miss, Miss!" Seeing her pale face and silent, Yu Dong hurriedly called out in a low voice.
Qu Moying exhaled heavily, her heart heavy. Even though there was no direct evidence now, she felt depressed and annoyed, as if she was trapped in a cover. She saw a little and touched a little, but in fact they were just the smallest bits of light.
Why is this happening
Was it really someone who set up this trap, or was I just overthinking it
This kind of thing is basically unlikely, but she couldn't help thinking in that direction.
"I haven't found a suitable one since then, so why do you suddenly think of it now?" Qu Moying asked, pursing her lips slightly.
It has been so long since something happened. Even if the Emperor still misses the Empress Dowager, he will not keep dwelling on it.
"This old servant doesn't know, maybe it's because Eunuch Defu has returned to Beijing!" Nanny Yan shook her head. Now that she recognized Qu Moying as her master, she would naturally say whatever she wanted.
"Could it be that someone brought this up on purpose, and maybe gave him some benefits?" Qu Moying said coldly. The eunuch just now looked cunning and treacherous. She didn't believe that after so many years, he would still offend the princes in the palace for the sake of the deceased Empress Dowager.
After all, at first, he thought he was going to enter the palace of a prince.
"That's probably true." Nanny Yan thought about Eunuch Defu's temperament, nodded, and then said affirmatively, "However, this time when Eunuch Defu returns, no matter who has said something bad to him, nothing will end well for him!"
Eunuch Defu is not the kind of person who would keep it to himself when he suffers a loss.
Qu Moying tapped the table lightly with his fingers, a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes. If this really was a trap, and a trap set for himself and his daughter, then he would turn the trap upside down and make everything known to the world.
My mother is just the daughter of the Yue family in Jiangnan. She is not as powerful as those big families in the capital. Is there anyone who would be so intolerant of her
When I think about it carefully, I feel that I am worrying too much.
But no matter whether she was worrying too much or not, Qu Moying would never forget it and would definitely keep it in her heart. In her reborn life, she would be walking on the edge of a knife and needed to be more careful, otherwise she would be in danger at every step and every step would lead to eternal damnation.
"We should be careful first and see if anyone is watching us. This eunuch Defu turned and left. If someone wants to believe it, they will definitely send someone to inquire. At this time, they may not have figured out the situation yet and should not leave." Qu Moying analyzed in an orderly manner.
"Miss, I'll go out and take a look." Yu Dong understood immediately, rolled her eyes and said.
Qu Moying nodded.
Yudong turned around very smartly, walked out, casually walked to the gate of the courtyard, looked out, and then found a secluded path to go there.
His five senses were naturally sharper than those of ordinary people. He noticed something unusual when he looked around just now. He took this remote road because he saw a figure flashing over there, and hid when he saw him coming.
He couldn't tell who it was from the back, but he went over to pull the person out.
A hint of coldness appeared on Yudong's face. She was just a little maid. Did he believe that he couldn't find her
Qu Zhizhen chased after him and sent Eunuch Defu to the door, but Eunuch Defu's face was not looking good. He ignored Qu Zhizhen's greetings, looked at him coldly, and said in a shrill voice:
He said, "Minister Qu should go back first, so as to avoid offending the Minister."
After saying that, he left without a care in the world, and Qu Zhizhen's face immediately turned ugly.
Watching Eunuch Defu leave, he actually didn't know how things turned out like this. He didn't even expect that Eunuch Defu's visit today was not for someone else but for his little daughter.
Now he is taking his anger out on himself, but he is also innocent. If Eunuch Defu had said earlier that he came for his youngest daughter, Qu Zhizhen felt that he would have made it clear earlier and would have avoided losing face for Eunuch Defu like this.
In fact, if it had nothing to do with Prince Yun, just give up one daughter!
But the current Qu Moying is not someone he can give up just because he says so.
After stomping his feet hard at the door of the mansion, Qu Zhizhen turned around and went to the study with a look of annoyance.
Several young eunuchs helped Eunuch Defu onto the carriage. One of them shrank timidly to one side, fearing that Eunuch Defu would see his appearance. At this time, the carriage had already started moving.
Eunuch Defu sneered and asked, "Xiao Lizi, what do you think is going on? Isn't it the news you heard? It said that the young lady of Minister Qu's house has been rejected by men again and again, and she no longer trusts men, and has hardly seen men since she was a child. Is she a pure girl?"
Eunuch Defu said in a sinister voice: "Xiao Lizi, you really won't do anything without profit, right?"
"Eunuch, I dare not, I really dare not!" Xiao Lizi knelt down in the car with a plop, his voice trembling. He was just a servant of eleven or twelve years old, but he was a useful person by Eunuch Defu's side. He was usually smart and trusted by Eunuch Defu.
Before, Grandfather Defu had expressed his intention to adopt him as his godson, and the relationship between the two became even closer.
"Tell me... what is going on?" Eunuch Defu asked coldly, pressing his hand on the table in the carriage, his eyes cold.
"This is how I found out. The people I asked at the time all said the same thing. They said that the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion was kept on the farm and never saw anyone. Not to mention other men, even her own biological father, she could hardly see him. They also said that the engagement with the Yongning Marquis was cancelled, and that the Yongning Marquis's son was wrong."
Xiao Lizi stuttered anxiously.
"Just based on the words of a few passers-by, you concluded that Fourth Miss Qu is suitable. Xiao Lizi, you are really capable." Eunuch Defu laughed sinisterly. Whenever he thought about how he almost offended Pei Yuanjun, the devil, Eunuch Defu became very angry.
Fortunately, the Prince of Yun is not in the capital now, otherwise he might have suffered the consequences.
Everyone in the capital's Yungui family knows how much the emperor values this woman's marriage. For so many years, this woman has never agreed. Now that she has finally agreed, the emperor must be extremely happy, thinking that now that she has agreed, things will be easier from now on.
Even though the daughter of Minister Qu was of a lower status, as long as Prince Yun acknowledged her, she would be either his principal wife or a concubine. This status was higher in seniority than the principal wives of several princes. Moreover, given the favor Prince Yun received from the emperor, no one dared to do anything to her even in the emperor's harem.
At least on the surface, the concubine of Prince Yun must be treated with a certain respect.
"Eunuch, I... I really didn't know it would be like this, but... but Eunuch, even if it's the prince... even if it's the crown prince... they are all the queen mother's
My mother's younger generation!" Xiao Lizi stuttered again before he could figure out why.
"Pa!" A heavy slap hit Xiao Lizi's head hard and pushed it towards the side of the carriage.
"Don't you think I will believe you just because of these few words?" Eunuch Defu sneered and gritted his teeth. The light shining through the curtains of the carriage made his teeth blind, and frightened the other eunuchs so much that they dared not even breathe.
They are all Eunuch Defu's subordinates, and basically all of them are Eunuch Defu's people. They have been following Eunuch Defu to keep vigil for the Empress Dowager for several years now.
In the Empress Dowager's mausoleum, Eunuch Defu was the most powerful one. He could make these young eunuchs live or die whenever he wanted.
“Father-in-law…Father-in-law…” Xiao Lizi was so panicked that she burst into tears, feeling both pain and fear.
Eunuch Defu leaned back and closed his eyes. "I know you won't tell the truth, but I don't want you to tell the truth here either. When you go back, you can die. It will be a way to repay your master."
"Emperor...Emperor, spare my life!" Xiao Lizi was so scared that he collapsed to the ground, begging in a trembling voice.
"Someone, take him away." Eunuch Defu frowned unhappily without opening his eyes.
Two young eunuchs came over, stopped the carriage, pulled Xiao Lizi out of the carriage, and then followed behind the carriage, and were escorted all the way to the mansion where Eunuch Defu was temporarily staying.
In the carriage, Eunuch Defu sneered, curled his lips, and said to himself: "I haven't been back to the capital for a long time. I thought this kind of thing had nothing to do with me. I didn't expect that I would encounter such a thing after just one day back. Moreover, I was even included in it. I am really capable."
"Eunuch, do you really want to beat Xiao Lizi to death?" Another smart eunuch stepped forward, poured him a cup of tea, and asked carefully.
"Of course I have to keep him for a while, otherwise he will be dead. After beating him half to death, if I keep him alive, I will have an explanation when Prince Yun returns to the capital one day. I can't let His Royal Highness Prince Yun think that it was me who caused the trouble, which would ruin my relationship with His Royal Highness Prince Yun." The old eunuch laughed strangely, which sounded creepy.
All the young eunuchs trembled and tried hard to control their expressions, not daring to show any fear.
"What, the small profits from Eunuch Defu?" A woman's voice came from behind the gauze curtain with some surprise.
“Yes, it was Xiao Lizi, who was close to Eunuch Defu. I heard that he passed the message and was discovered by Eunuch Defu. Eunuch Defu just came back from Minister Qu’s residence. Maybe... maybe... and..." The old woman’s voice became more cautious as she answered.
Behind the gauze curtain, the woman snorted coldly and scolded, "Not enough to accomplish anything, but more than enough to cause trouble! Such a good chess piece is wasted!"
It is not so easy to get a hand on that shrewd old eunuch, and now he has ruined it.
"Then... what should we do?" The old woman whispered, as if she didn't hear the woman's scolding.
"It doesn't matter. Just wait and see how the situation develops. There is no need to contact Xiaolizi anymore. He doesn't know who we are anyway." The woman said coldly.
"Yes!" The old woman knelt on the ground and lowered her head.
There was no sound behind the gauze curtain. When the old woman raised her head again, there was no figure.
The wind blew up the curtains, revealing only a large chair, gorgeous with a hint of gold decoration...