Although the lady didn't want Ji Youran to go, looking at Ji Youran's expression, she knew that she couldn't stop her. Qu Qiuyan's identity was different now.
He sighed and nodded helplessly.
Ji Youran smiled and nodded to the lady, then left with Qu Moying.
Along the way, he asked Qu Moying about this matter with a kind smile, but every time when he got to the point, Qu Moying would automatically avoid the question. When he arrived at Furong Courtyard, Ji Youran didn't hear any useful information from Qu Moying, so he became more determined to get some evidence from Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Qiuyan had already received the news that Qu Moying was accompanying Ji Youran, and had asked people to wait early. When she heard that the two people had arrived, she took the maid's hand and went to the door to greet them.
Her face was still pale, and the burns on her arms would not heal all at once. They were really badly burned, with big blisters and very swollen. Now she couldn't even lift her arms, and she looked very weak.
"Empress Concubine!" Seeing Ji Youran coming in, Qu Qiuyan helped the maid to bow.
Ji Ceran hurried forward to help her up: "Miss Qu San, please don't be polite. Are you feeling well?"
Her hand touched Qu Qiuyan's scalded hand, and Qu Qiuyan shuddered in pain. Her face became paler. Ji Youran was confused by this. Was Qu Qiuyan really unwell, and it seemed to be quite serious? How could she become like this after just a slight touch
Qu Qiuyan was really hurt by the accidental bump. She tried to relax, her lips trembling a little. She finally recovered and forced a smile: "Please take a seat, Concubine!"
She almost cried out in pain just now.
This appearance cannot deceive anyone. Ji Youran believed that Qu Qiuyan was really unwell. No wonder she had not woken up before. However, she didn't know whether Qu Qiuyan had some deficiency or some physical disease. Otherwise, how could she be unconscious for so long
Qu Moying looked at what the two of them were doing, curled the corners of his lips silently, bowed to Qu Qiuyan sideways, and sat down beside them.
He took out the handkerchief in his hand and played with it casually, just listening quietly to their movements.
"How could Miss Qu suddenly faint for so long? What did the imperial physician say?" Ji Youran asked with concern.
"The imperial physician didn't say anything, he just said to take good care of myself." Qu Qiuyan lowered her head and shook her head bitterly.
"You didn't tell me what's wrong with it?" Ji Youran was quite surprised.
"I didn't say anything. I just said that my health was not good to begin with, and I got so angry that... I became like this. I'm sorry to embarrass you, Madam Concubine." Qu Qiuyan said softly.
"Are you suddenly angry? What's going on?" Ji Youran came to inquire about this. She immediately perked up and looked more concerned. If someone didn't know, they might think that Ji Youran and Qu Qiuyan were sisters. Qu Moying would feel disgusted by her caring look.
That’s how Ji Youran “cared” about Ji Hanyue in the beginning!
"It's just a misunderstanding... County Lord Jingyu misunderstood me..." Qu Qiuyan said vaguely, looking up at Qu Moying, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated because Qu Moying was there, but because some things could not be said too clearly.
Ji Youran understood, of course. She turned to Qu Moying with a smile and said, "Fourth Miss, could you please go back and talk to the Madam about something?"
"What's the matter?" Qu Moying raised his eyes and asked.
"Originally this
I was going to ask this before, but I just didn't have time to say it. In a few days, I want to go and pray for the Crown Princess. I want to ask if the Madam Qu Si is free to go with me?"
Ji Youran said with a turn of eyes.
"Pray for your cousin?" Qu Moying asked, "Where are we going?"
"Let's go to Qingyun Temple. There is a mourning hall set up in the East Palace, and female nuns from Qingyun Temple have been invited to preside over it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has great faith in Qingyun Temple." Ji Youran said.
Qu Moying nodded, stood up, bowed to Ji Youran, and left with Yu Dong. Since Ji Youran wanted to send her away to talk to Qu Qiuyan, she would naturally give her such an opportunity.
When I came here, I knew that Ji Youran would definitely find such an opportunity.
Since the two of them want to discuss it privately, let them discuss it carefully and give Qu Qiuyan some free time...
"Miss Qu San, how did you suddenly faint?" Seeing Qu Moying's figure disappear at the door, Ji Youran turned around and asked Qu Qiuyan with a smile.
Qu Qiuyan lowered her head, and with difficulty took the handkerchief and gently pressed the corners of her eyes, and tears fell.
"Actually... it's just a misunderstanding." At this point, his voice was choked up.
"Miss Qu San, what's the matter? From now on, you will be living in Prince Jing's Mansion, and I will be the concubine of the Eastern Palace. Our relationship will not be an ordinary one. If Miss Qu San has any grievances, just tell me." Ji Youran's voice became gentler.
"Thank you, Concubine." Qu Qiuyan wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
Things happened too suddenly, leaving her overwhelmed for a while. Everything seemed different from what she had imagined. Even the current position of concubine was not what she wanted.
She was full of grievances, but she couldn't find anyone to talk to, and even her father's attitude towards her was not very nice.
"Is it County Lord Jingyu?" Ji Youran asked tentatively.
"Jingyu County Lord misunderstood me. I really didn't mean to hurt anyone. I just accidentally dropped a sachet, but later I asked my maid to get it back. The sachet that fell into the hands of the Yongning Marquis's son really had nothing to do with me. How could I have Jingyu County Lord's sachet in my heart?"
Qu Qiuyan cried aggrievedly.
"The sachet of Lady Jingyu County fell into the hands of the son of Marquis Yongning?" Ji Youran knew something about it, but not so clearly.
“I… I don’t know… I just heard… heard this meaning…” Qu Qiuyan panicked, quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and shook her head with a miserable expression.
"Lord Jingyu's sachet was lost?" Ji Youran changed the way he put it.
"I don't know. Please don't ask me, Concubine. It was my own carelessness that led people to misunderstand that I was going to harm Fourth Sister. But in fact, there was no such thing. Otherwise, what happened later would have been related to Fourth Sister and only to Lady Jingyu." Qu Qiuyan seemed to want to explain, but she revealed more and more "truths".
After he finished speaking, he was so anxious that he used his other uninjured hand to shake it vigorously, but his face became even paler: "Concubine... I mean... Duke Qi's Mansion misunderstood the matter between me and my fourth sister..."
It would be better if this statement was not explained. The more you explain, the more obvious it seems.
"Okay, Miss Qu San, don't be sad. It's all in the past. Now you should take good care of your health." Ji Youran already knew what Qu Qiuyan wanted to know, and smiled to comfort her.
"Thank you, Concubine." As long as she didn't ask what happened, Qu Qiuyan would be at peace.
He calmed down, composed himself, and looked at Ji Youran with gratitude.
The two of them had their own ulterior motives, and with Qu Qiuyan's deliberate flattery, the host and the guest were able to get along well.
After a while, Ji Youran stood up and said goodbye, saying that she didn't want to go to Qu Qiuyan to rest. Qu Qiuyan forced herself to send her to the door.
After Ji Youran left, she smiled coldly. Jingyu County Lady was the future Crown Princess, and Ji Youran was the Crown Princess. The relationship between the two was destined to be hostile. She knew very well the meaning behind these two titles...
When Ji Youran was halfway there, he met Qu Moying who was coming over, and the two of them walked back together.
The lady's intention was that she didn't want Qu Moying to interfere too much in the affairs of the Eastern Palace. After all, the Eastern Palace was where the prince lived, and everyone's every move there was watched closely.
But she could not resist Ji Youran's enthusiastic invitation, and said that it was because of the Crown Princess and the Crown Princess's kindness to Qu Moying. The lady had no way of refusing and could only make arrangements to go to Qingyun Temple to pray for blessings.
However, the lady was afraid that Qu Moying would be too involved with the Crown Prince's Mansion, so she did not agree to Ji Youran's request to let Qu Moying go with her. She only said that she also had to go to pay tribute to the Crown Princess that day, and she could take Qu Moying to Qingyun Temple by herself.
Ji Youran had originally tried hard to invite her, but seeing that the lady was determined to do so, she had no choice but to agree.
After the discussion, Ji Youran took her people away. Qu Moying sent her to the gate of the lady's courtyard, and then watched as Nanny Wu led the prince's concubine away.
Seeing Ji Youran leaving contentedly, Qu Moying's eyes were filled with deepness, and he gently curled the corners of his lips...
Ji Youran got off the carriage and knew that Pei Luoan was in the study, so she went to the study with only a maid.
"Empress Concubine." The eunuch stopped Ji Youran at the door.
"Is Your Highness in there?" Ji Youran asked softly in a low voice.
"His Highness has just returned from the palace and is resting inside," the eunuch replied.
"Let me ask for an audience with Your Highness." Ji Youran said.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment." The eunuch smiled and responded, then turned to report. After a while, he came out and extended his hand to lead her in: "Your Highness, please let your Highness in."
Ji Youran nodded and walked in.
Pei Luoan was sitting at the back of the study, looking deep in thought. When he saw Ji Youran come in, his face showed no emotion at all. He just looked up at her with cold eyes.
"Your Highness!" Ji Youran came over and bowed to Pei Luoan.
"What's the matter?" Pei Luoan looked at her seriously and asked.
"I just went to visit Fourth Miss Qu. I heard that something happened to Cousin Qu this time, so I happened to pass by and went into the Qu Mansion to take a look. Unexpectedly, I heard an unexpected news..." Ji Youran paused here and glanced at Pei Luoan above, looking very embarrassed.
"What's the matter?" Pei Luoan asked.
"Miss Qu San said that the incident was related to County Lady Jingyu. It seemed that the county lady's sachet accidentally fell into the hands of the Yongning Marquis's son." Ji Youran frowned slightly and looked a little worried. "This may be a misunderstanding by Miss Qu San, but it's always bad. A girl's reputation is really not good. Miss Qu San is now the concubine of King Jing. I heard that she will soon enter the King Jing's mansion. Since I went to the Qu Mansion to see my cousin, I also took a look at her by the way."
The focus was not placed directly on Lady Jingyu, as if he really didn't know that Lady Jingyu would be the future Crown Princess!