Luo angrily recounted the whole story to her daughter, she talked until her mouth was dry and she couldn't stop!
Qu Xuexin thoughtfully refilled her tea and said softly, "Mother, what father said makes sense."
"Then what about your elder brother? He has never begged me like this before. If that girl really falls in love with another family, he will blame me for the rest of his life." Luo wiped her tears with a handkerchief, feeling very aggrieved.
"Don't worry, mother. I will persuade my eldest brother. It's okay." Qu Xuexin advised softly, "Now, please pay more attention to my fourth sister's affairs!"
"You have to trouble me with everything. I have so many things to do myself." Luo became more and more indignant. She has always been easily influenced by others. After hearing what her daughter said, she felt that Qu Moying was going too far.
Because of her mother's affairs, her son is in trouble, and she doesn't know what will happen in the end.
"Mother, I know you are a kind person. Don't bother with her. Help her finish the ritual first and then deal with other things. Mother, I will help you. Don't get too tired." Qu Xuexin said in a soft voice.
"It's better not to. If you let your grandmother know, she will scold you again." Luo wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and shook her head. Her daughter was still in seclusion, and she couldn't let her daughter take care of things.
"Don't worry, mother. They are just simple needlework. Please ask the manager of the needlework room to come over later. I will ask them to make some simple things in case of emergency. As for the most important things, I will trouble you." Qu Xuexin seemed to be thinking about Luo family wholeheartedly.
Seeing her daughter being so thoughtful, Luo couldn't help but feel sad again. Why did her daughter, who was so good, end up like this
If there is no Qu Moying...
As soon as this thought came to mind, Luo immediately cut it off. Although she was resentful, she did not want Qu Moying to spend the rest of his life in Zhuangzi.
After sighing, she slowly calmed down, talked to her daughter for a while, and felt much better. Then Luo took her people away.
The Madam was in a hurry about the funeral rites, and Luo Shi didn't have the time to stay with her daughter all the time.
After returning to her own courtyard, she thought about it carefully and sent another maid to serve her. Even if the lady mentioned this matter, she would have a response. Originally, there were two maids serving Xin'er together, but Baimei was sick, and now there was only Hongmei, and she definitely could not take care of her.
When Baimei comes back, this old woman will leave.
The manager of the sewing room was also sent to call her over. There was only one manager in the sewing room. If there was anything, my daughter could tell her directly. Even if my daughter privately asked the manager to make a few more clothes, it would not matter. This manager was from the East Palace and had nothing to do with the West Palace.
The West Palace is the main one between the two palaces. Some important needlework that needs to be shared by both palaces is done by people from the West Palace. Luo felt that it was not very convenient sometimes, so he set up one in the East Palace as well. However, the staff was not as good as that of the West Palace, and it only handled some simple needlework.
"Miss, the second young master went to see the eldest young lady last night." When Yu Dong came in to report, Qu Moying was still holding the book of miscellaneous talks brought from the Duke of Qi's Mansion, reading it carefully.
What she was reading now was not the last few pages of music score, but just some ordinary gossip, some local folk tales, and even some annotations in some places.
The handwriting is beautiful, as if it was written by a woman, but it's been too long, and even though it has been well preserved, the paper has turned a little yellow.
"How long did you stay there before you left?" Qu Mingcheng secretly went to see Qu Xuexin. Qu Moying was not surprised and said without raising his head.
All the things that happened in the past few days have come together, what a coincidence!
"About half an hour later, the second young master entered the East Mansion from the back door. Hongmei, who was beside the eldest young lady, opened the door and then left quietly. The eldest lady must not have known about it." Yudong said affirmatively.
After the eldest lady returned to the East Mansion, she had people keep an eye on her, especially any abnormalities after nightfall.
Qu Moying's fingers pressed on the page without turning it. Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, and her eyes were cold: "It should be related to the matter of big brother."
"The eldest son suddenly said he wanted to marry someone, how... how is this related?" Yu Dong didn't understand what she said and asked in confusion.
Qu Moying leaned back, a hint of depth in her watery eyes. She had already begun to wonder which young lady Qu Mingcheng had taken a fancy to when she first arrived in the capital. Many things happened when they went out together at that time, but Qu Minghui only showed up at the end.
She had this guess at the time.
Her elder brother must be accompanying another woman.
Now it seems to be true. But why did that lady suddenly want to go on a blind date with someone else, and make such a big fuss about it, as if she was going to get married soon? The most important thing is that Qu Xuexin went back at this time.
When all these things come together, it's more than just a simple coincidence.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard that something had happened, he couldn't sit still.
"No need to stare at it anymore, just be careful!" Qu Moying said.
"Miss, if you don't keep an eye on the eldest lady and the second young master, you will definitely become a demon." Yu Dong said puzzledly. No matter how you look at it, these two are the ones stirring up trouble in this matter.
Qu Moying shook his head: "No need, as for what happened in the past two days, even if there is anything, they decided it long ago. The previous banquet should have been a plot against me."
"How do they want to plot against the young lady? Create some accidents at the banquet?" Yu Dong sneered.
"Maybe, with so many people, both men and women, it's easy for something to happen. Especially now that my mother's matter has just been settled, if something happens to me... not only will I be ruined, I might even lose my life." Qu Moying said indifferently, as if he was not talking about his own business.
Given Qu Zhizhen's character, in order to protect his own reputation as an official, this adopted daughter of his is really nothing.
“Miss…” Yu Dong was shocked by her cold and almost sarcastic words, and subconsciously uttered a low cry.
Qu Moying stretched out her slender fingers and shook them, saying meaningfully: "But this time... it shouldn't just be about damaging my reputation..."
Yu Dong's heart beat wildly twice, and he lowered his voice consciously: "Miss, you mean..."
"You ask someone to keep an eye on Bai Mei outside and see what kind of people Bai Mei contacts. I will ask Madam Miao to keep an eye on the affairs in the mansion. It is more convenient for Madam Miao to go to the East Mansion to inquire about the affairs than for you."
Qu Moying said gently.
Nanny Miao often traveled between the East and West Mansions and was familiar with the servants in the mansions. She was a woman who didn't care about anything and was much more inconspicuous than Yudong, the personal maid.
"Miss, I know." Yu Dong nodded, but still worried, "Miss, what if the second young master comes in again to discuss things with the eldest young lady?"
“Everything that should be discussed should have been discussed.
"If we keep an eye on it now, we may not get much. Baimei is sick now, and I heard it's... smallpox, which is very suspicious." Qu Moying said slowly.
If she didn't want people to know, Nanny Miao wouldn't have seen it. But since Nanny Miao saw it, there must have been a lot of people who saw it along the way from West Palace to East Palace. Even if no one could guess it at the moment, there were various opinions privately, and now some people were vaguely guessing that it was smallpox.
It has caused such a heated discussion in the mansion, but it seems to have nothing to do with me.
Qu Moying herself had smallpox. She was still young at that time and her health was pretty good. She didn't like to talk and just liked to be in a daze. She would sit quietly for a whole day without saying a word and she didn't feel like talking. She was very quiet and small, so she could stay quiet even if she was uncomfortable.
In the end, not only did the smallpox heal, but it also left no scars at all, which was also because she was a quiet person and would not reach out to pick those scars.
This matter was reported to Yu at the time, but Yu didn't care. She just replied that she should take good care of herself. After that, she didn't even send anyone to ask about it. When Qu Moying was fully recovered, she went to the mansion to report it, but Yu just said, "It's fine as long as she is recovered!"
There were no other words after that, nor any intention of comforting. Qu Moying was sure that Yu would not tell the lady about this matter.
If she had died at that time, she would have definitely pushed the blame onto the people who served her and just said that she didn't know. If she hadn't died but her face was disfigured, it would not be a problem for her. As for the fact that she was lucky enough to survive without any hindrance, Yu might not have thought of it.
Yu will not publicize this matter, and people in the mansion will not know about it.
"I have had smallpox." Qu Moying said lightly.
Yu Dong was stunned for a moment, but then she understood and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, Miss, I've been there before too."
"That's the best!" Qu Moying nodded. No matter what Qu Xuexin and Qu Mingcheng were planning, she had a feeling that the smallpox incident would be an extremely important reason.
Qu Xuexin had finally gotten out, and she would definitely not let go of such a simple opportunity. She was only returning to the East Mansion temporarily, not really going back, and she would definitely not be willing to spend such a short time there.
"Miss, the East Palace has sent someone." Yuchun lifted the curtain and walked in from outside.
In the East Palace, Qu Moying frowned slightly, "Where are the people?"
"It's in the yard outside. The lady sent someone to deliver it." Yuchun said.
"Please let him in!" Qu Moying said.
Yuchun went out, and when she came back she brought a maid and two maids. The two maids were holding gift boxes in their hands, indicating that they were there to give gifts.
The maids in the East Palace were also very polite. When they saw Qu Moying, they called her Fourth Miss Qu all the time. They smiled with relaxed brows and behaved respectfully.
"Were you sent by Concubine Ji?" Qu Moying asked after hearing her purpose.
"Yes, our concubine heard that your family is going to hold a funeral for Madam Qu Er, and she also wanted to come and pay tribute on behalf of the Crown Princess. She wanted to ask if there is anything that Miss Qu Si needs to avoid?" The old woman said with a smile, and her words were particularly polite.
Give the Qu family enough face.
Replacing the Crown Princess, replacing Ji Hanyue? Qu Moying sneered in his heart. Ji Youran always talked about Ji Hanyue and put Ji Hanyue first in everything. It seemed that he was very respectful to Ji Hanyue, but what was the truth
This is to use up every last bit of my value...