"Come here, take him down with twenty lashes of the cane."
"County Lady..." The old woman was so frightened that her body went limp. She raised her head quickly to look at County Lady Jingyu, only to see County Lady Jingyu's slightly swollen eyes staring at her grimly.
I didn't dare to continue talking.
Two servants came over and dragged the old woman with limp legs away, one on each side. The old woman dared not struggle anymore and could only look at Jingyu County Lord silently and pleadingly. She had no choice but to watch her being dragged away with the coldness in her master's eyes.
Twenty lashes of the cane, if not death, at least serious injury.
"County Lord, please don't be angry. Miss Qu has always been a person who can't accomplish anything. This is what happened that night, and this is what happened today."
A maid standing next to her whispered in advice. This was Haitang, one of the two most useful maids beside Liu Jingyu.
"It turns out that he is incapable of accomplishing anything, but always causes trouble." Whenever Liu Jingyu thought of what happened that night, he felt so angry that his teeth itched. He actually messed up such a simple matter and brought a man named Wang to his side, which also aroused the suspicion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Later, the Crown Prince asked him to bring the person over.
But that guy named Wang was so slippery and ran away early, so where could she find another person like him
At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at her with a deep gaze, and it was obvious that he doubted her.
At this moment, at the critical moment when she and the prince were discussing marriage, such a thing happened. How could she not be angry
Everything that happened to Qu Moying last night had nothing to do with her. No matter what dirty place Qu Moying fell into in the future, she was still the high and mighty Lady of Jingyu County. Who would know that she had a hand behind his back
But because of that idiot Qu Xue Xin, he had been suspected again and again. He heard that she went to the Tongxin Lantern last night and had a quarrel with the Prince's concubine Ji Youran. As a result of this quarrel, the affair between him and the prince was also known by many people. Now the matter has not been finally concluded. At this time, hearing people talking about him and the prince always feels detrimental to his reputation.
What the royal family cares most about is reputation.
The reason why Ji Hanyue was betrothed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was, on the one hand, because of the strength behind her, and on the other hand, because of her excellent reputation.
The prince decided to marry her because of her noble status and reputation.
Liu Jingyu also knew one thing. At the very beginning, the Queen Mother actually considered her, but in the end she gave up on her and decided on Ji Hanyue, so she had to find King Jing.
"Drive Qu Xuexin's people away." Jingyu County Lord sneered.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Another maid, Du Juan, said, bowed to County Lady Jingyu, and walked away.
The person sent by Qu Xuexin was waiting outside, and had been waiting for a while. Liu Jingyu didn't want to see such a person, and just left him alone. Now he felt annoyed when he heard it, so he went to chase him away.
"Miss, what should we do now?" Haitang looked at County Lady Jingyu's expression and asked.
The lady was angry just now. Haitang had never seen the lady so angry before, and she scolded the county lady.
"I won't do anything. Just wait!" County Lord Jingyu gritted his teeth.
She accidentally learned that Eunuch Defu was looking for a pure girl to offer to the Empress Dowager. Coincidentally, she also learned that Eunuch Defu had just returned to Beijing, which led to today's events.
Of course, knowing this is not enough. She also secretly informed Qu Mingcheng's people, but it seems that the second young master of the Qu family is just so-so and useless.
Originally, I gave up Qu Xuexin and wanted to give Qu Mingcheng a try. But now it seems that everyone in the Qu Mansion is useless and none of them is useful.
The scolding from his mother just now was still ringing in his ears, every word of which was a scolding. Liu Jingyu felt that he had never suffered such a great injustice in his life.
And all this is caused by Qu Fu, how can I not hate him.
After losing an important person, her mother scolded her again and told her to put everything aside for the time being, as the most important thing for her right now was her marriage with the Crown Prince.
The fact that the Liu family and the Crown Prince were discussing marriage had already been vaguely discovered by many people. Prince Jing, who had been visiting the house all the time, had not come for a long time, which showed that he also knew about this matter.
If she fails to reach an agreement on marriage with the Crown Prince and cannot get married with King Jing either, then the only ones she can consider are the last two princes. However, no matter whether it is the King of Wei or the King of Yan, they are destined to have no chance of becoming the emperor. How can she be willing to accept that with her character
Her status is much nobler than those women!
Her mother also said that her future was destined to be extraordinary and that all of this would belong to her.
She had made two preparations at that time, but now that the truth has come out, the only option left is the prince's direction, and it is the only feasible direction. This time, she will not miss it.
Mother was right. The most important thing right now was her marriage to Crown Prince Pei Luoan. She could put everything else aside...
"What, didn't see County Lord Jingyu?" Qu Xuexin was so anxious that she was spinning around. She originally thought that County Lord Jingyu would have some words to convey to her, but she didn't expect that the person she sent didn't even see County Lord Jingyu.
What does it matter that Jingyu County Lord sent people here before
"I was waiting there, saying that the county lady happened to be busy, but now, she said that the county lady was not free and asked me to come back."
Upon hearing this, Qu Xuexin became even angrier. After turning around a few times, she waved her hand and asked everyone to leave.
"Hongmei, go and see if there's anything unusual with the Fourth Young Lady." Qu Xuexin ordered. She didn't believe that something that Liu Jingyu was so concerned about would just pass so peacefully.
Judging from Liu Jingyu's expression, it seemed as if he even blamed himself!
What happened at Qu Moying's place? Which palace was the eunuch from? What was he doing there? Why did my second uncle chase him? Could it be that I really made a mistake here
"Yes, I'll go now." Hongmei also felt that something was wrong and responded quickly.
Qu Xuexin watched Hongmei leave with a gloomy face, her brows still furrowed. Since Lady Jingyu wouldn't work, she could only do it herself. She would find a way to see the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely save her.
Mother said that grandmother and father were determined to make her marry Xiao Hanyuan, and mother couldn't delay for much longer, she had to save herself quickly. Thinking of this, she squeezed the sachet again, sat down again, picked up the needle and thread at hand, and began to embroider carefully. The heart knot was too obvious, it would be better to embroider a pair of lotus flowers!
Hongmei entered the West Mansion through the gate connecting the two mansions, looked at the road, and chose a small road to Qianyue Residence. This road was not easy to walk on, but it was relatively close. Because it was too small, the eldest lady basically would not take this road when she went to the West Mansion, but Hongmei could not care less at the moment.
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The road was indeed very narrow. Hongmei was brushed by small branches along the way and it was very difficult for her to walk. She stopped only when she stood diagonally opposite Qianyueju. She didn't dare to go forward for fear of being discovered.
She just watched quietly for about half an hour, but no matter whether it was the old women or maids coming in and out, they were all safe and sound, as if nothing had happened. But she clearly saw people sent from the palace before, and the second master chased them out. Was there really nothing wrong
Rolling her eyes, Hongmei looked at Yuchun who came out of the door. Compared with the shrewd Yudong, Yuchun looked much more reliable. Besides, she was also the eldest maid of the Fourth Miss, so she should know something!
If you want to find someone to find out the truth of the matter, it would be best to find someone like this, the head maid or the housekeeper.
None of the managing maids at Qianyue Residence seemed easy to get along with. Hongmei thought Yuchun was a very nice person. It just so happened that Yuchun came out and it looked like she was going out for something. That was great.
Hongmei looked at the direction Yuchun was going, which seemed to be heading to the kitchen. Calculating the time, she went through a small path, took a shortcut, and got ahead of Yuchun.
Yuchun was heading towards the kitchen, but unexpectedly she bumped into someone at a corner. Both of them stumbled. Yuchun reacted very quickly and grabbed the corner of the wall, but the person opposite her was not as lucky as her and fell to the ground. Xuexue cried out in pain.
Yuchun took a look and found that she was someone she knew. She stepped forward to help Hongmei up and asked, "Are you okay?"
"I was a little impatient. I didn't pay attention when I came over here." Hongmei said apologetically, but she didn't deny her mistake. She bumped into him by herself, which could easily make people feel good about him!
"Are you in such a hurry?" Yuchun asked curiously.
Hongmei had followed Qu Xuexin in the past and had learned to act dignified and steady. When had she ever looked so impulsive
"I have an urgent matter, it's about a eunuch..." Hongmei seemed to realize that she had said something wrong when she came to this point, and she stopped talking immediately. She looked at Yuchun with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and for a moment she didn't know whether to continue or not.
"Father-in-law, what father-in-law?" Yu Chun was stunned for a moment and then her face became anxious.
"I'm not too sure, it seems to be related to a eunuch who came to our house." Hongmei said hesitantly.
"Is it the eunuch from the palace?" Yu Chun understood immediately and asked in surprise.
"Yes, yes, it's this eunuch. I heard he was coming this way, so I came to look for him. Our lady wants to see him for something." Hongmei nodded repeatedly and reached out to hold Yuchun's hand: "Have you seen this eunuch? I heard that he is quite influential, and it's not a good thing for him to come to our house at this time!"
After Hongmei finished speaking, she looked at Yuchun's face and saw that her face changed drastically. She held Yuchun's hand even tighter. While observing her expression, it seemed that this matter was not completely without reason.
"That's the Queen..." Yuchun said anxiously. After she finished speaking, she realized that she had said something wrong and closed her mouth tightly.
"From the Empress's palace? This... is unlikely!" Hongmei held Yuchun's hand and did not intend to let her go, and continued to seduce her.
"What's impossible? Even Nanny Yan is here, so there's nothing strange about what's happening in the Queen's palace!" Yu Chun said disapprovingly, trying to save face for her master.