"Second brother, it must be that maid Qingmei who is not doing her job well. Just push her out. However, this maid's background is not right, and I don't know who her family is. In order to prevent her from making more accusations, I will beat her half to death when I go back, so that she can't say anything, or I can just beat her to death."
Qu Qiuyan and Qu Mingcheng were walking together, discussing something as they walked.
Qingju, who was holding the light in front of her, tried hard to control her hands, fearing that her trembling hands would attract the attention of the two masters.
It's not like she had not beaten a few maids to death while following the Third Young Miss, but this matter had never occurred to her. Only the incident with Qinghe made her realize clearly that she, the eldest maid and the close friend who had always helped the Young Miss, could actually be abandoned, just like Qinghe at that time.
Qingju is now even more aware of this crisis.
The look the Second Young Master gave her just now was somewhat cold, which made Qingju break out in cold sweat.
She was clearly aware that Qingmei was brought here by the Second Young Master, and she became close to him afterwards. The Second Young Master would pass on information through Qingmei if there was anything going on. This time, the incident was also handled by Qingmei, the person she trusted the most. In comparison, she had no weight at all in front of the Second Young Master.
It was obvious that one of them had to be sacrificed this time. Apart from Qingmei, the only personal maidservant besides the young lady was herself. If it wasn't Qingmei, she might have been pushed out.
The second young master behind him didn't speak for a long time, which made Qingju more nervous. She gripped the lantern pole in her hand tightly, and the hairs on her vest stood up.
"Second brother, why don't you say anything? I can't be clueless when father sends someone to ask me tomorrow." Qu Qiuyan felt a little dissatisfied when she saw her brother was silent.
Qu Mingcheng's gaze fell on Qingju with a bit of sinisterness. In his heart, he would rather give up Qingju in front of him, after all, this Qingmei was still of great use.
"I'll tell you about this when we get to the yard," he said vaguely.
Qingju's feet became weaker and weaker, and she could hardly see the road.
"What's there to tell me, second brother? I've told you that Qingmei's origin is not legitimate. No matter where she came from, I plan to give her up this time. I also agreed to it in front of father and grandmother." Qu Qiuyan's voice turned cold. How could she not know that Qingmei was having an affair with her brother
On the one hand, it was because he was her biological brother, and on the other hand, Qingmei looked really capable, so she didn't care that much.
Qingmei was a newbie after all, and had not been with her for long. She also sometimes went to her second brother's side, and did not serve her much. Qu Qiuyan was not actually very satisfied with her. If she were asked to give up anything, she would of course give up Qingmei and keep Qingju. After all, she had been a maid for so many years and was very familiar with her.
Qu Mingcheng stopped talking again, but quickened his pace and took Qu Qiuyan back.
When they arrived at the yard, they walked into the main house with their hands behind their backs. Qu Qiuyan followed them in and waved her hand. Qingju retreated, leaving only the brother and sister in the room.
Qu Qiuyan asked for the letter and said frankly: "Second brother, Qingmei is the person you brought with you, and she is also yours. She has been working for you in the past. It doesn't matter whether I keep her or not. But Qingju is different. She is the only one I can use by my side now. If I don't have someone useful around me in the future, even if I go to Prince Jing's Mansion,
You will not be able to act in the future."
"Green plums are more useful than green chrysanthemums." Qu Mingcheng said.
"But Qingmei's origin is not legitimate. Second brother, tell me where this Qingmei came from. You said she was a new maid from the East Palace. You brought her here because you thought I had no one to serve me. After you brought her here, you told me to promote her to the head maid and give her the share of the head maid. Second brother, you are a cautious person and don't seem like someone who would do such a thing."
Having suffered such a huge loss tonight, and being forced to apologize to Qu Moying in the end, Qu Qiuyan was so furious that she had no place to vent it. All this was because of Qingmei. If Qingmei hadn't failed to handle things properly, how could such a thing have happened
"This Qingmei has a background." Qu Mingcheng said after a moment of hesitation.
"Second brother, I don't care where she comes from. I don't want a maid with such a background around me. If you can save her, please save her. I won't save her." Qu Qiuyan said impatiently.
She felt annoyed when she thought that there was someone behind this maid. She had people around her, so why did she find such a maid
"Someone, take Qingmei down and give her thirty severe punishments with the stick." Qu Qiuyan stopped talking to Qu Mingcheng, walked to the door capriciously, and spoke to the outside.
This maid must be beaten today, preferably to death. Thirty strokes of the stick, many maids cannot endure it.
"Third sister, you..." Qu Mingcheng wanted to say something, but when he saw Qu Qiuyan's cold and angry face, he thought of how his brother and sister were forced to this point today, and he couldn't help but sigh and shouted to the outside, "Shut your mouth and beat her, don't make trouble for other places."
Although this maidservant has some background, she is not indispensable. It all depends on her fate. Thirty strokes of the cane will at least make her half dead.
After Qu Mingcheng and Qu Qiuyan left, Qingmei was forced to kneel on the side, watched by two servants. Now she heard the words from her master inside.
One of the women stuffed a handkerchief into Qingmei's mouth, and the other one grabbed her and dragged her down. Qingmei struggled hard and tried to shout, but she was unable to struggle and was dragged down directly.
Just outside the yard, a large bench was set up and they started beating people.
Qingju, who was standing at the door of the main house, slowly relaxed her tense body, knowing that she had escaped a disaster. But this time was a success, but what about the next time
Qing Ju looked towards the door with lingering fear. Lights shone through the house and two figures stood in front of the door, one tall and one short. One was the second young master and the other was the third young lady...
"Your Highness, there's a letter from Northern Frontier." Ji Hai carefully presented the secret letter. Pei Yuanjun took it and opened it to read. After he finished reading, he smiled and stood up. "Northern Frontier has really changed a lot. Even the crown prince and princess are gone!"
He was wearing a dark robe, which was loose and without a belt, but it made his figure look even more slender and graceful. On his handsome face, which was somewhat noble, there was a faint smile, as if he did not know about such a big thing as treason.
The rebellion in Northern Frontier was not surprising. Of course, it could not be considered as a rebellion. It was just that the Second Prince was more powerful than the Crown Prince, which led the Crown Prince of Northern Frontier to flee with his sister, and their whereabouts are still unknown.
"Your Majesty, you already knew this!" Ji Hai said with a smile, "Look, there is another copy, which was sent by the prince from the northern border.
Come here."
Ji Hai narrowed his eyes and smiled. This letter was actually the most important reason why his prince came from the capital.
Something happened in Northern Frontier, and the Second Prince forced the Crown Prince to flee with the princess. However, this Second Prince was not the biological son of the King of Northern Frontier, but the son of his sister. The royal bloodline of Northern Frontier was scarce, so the princess's son had to be given the status of the Second Prince. Of course, this Second Prince was not as legitimate as the Crown Prince.
But this man was obviously a capable person, and he actually forced the most legitimate Prince of Northern Frontier to escape.
"I have met Prince Qi Ze of the Northern Frontier. He is quite an important person." Pei Yuanjun smiled slightly, took the other letter from Ji Hai's hand, and read it quickly. After finishing reading, he put the letter on the table, leaned on the couch beside him, and asked lazily, "Ji Hai, do you think I should help him?"
"Your Highness is wise!" Ji Hai replied with a smile.
"I was waiting for him but he didn't come, but instead a letter like this came. It seems that Prince Qi Ze has not reached the end of his rope yet!" Pei Yuanjun stretched out his finger and gently stroked his chin, which made him look handsome but also strangely evil, making people dare not look at him closely.
"What does your Highness mean?" Ji Hai blinked and asked.
"The Second Prince still needs a little help, I can help him." Pei Yuanjun said with a smile, but his voice was extremely cold, "Since the Second Prince needs help so much, I can actually help him more than anyone else."
Ji Hai understood the meaning of this sentence and nodded with a smile: "Yes, I understand, I will do it right away!"
Who could have thought that this coup in the northern border was related to his own prince? Even though there were thousands of mountains and rivers between them, the final result was within the prince's expectations.
"It's time to prepare to return to Beijing!" Pei Yuanjun leaned back and said leisurely.
"Master, Miss Liu is still asking to see you, what do you think..." Ji Hai carefully asked his master's opinion. Speaking of this Miss Liu, she was really persistent. He had clearly told her repeatedly to go back, saying that his prince needed to have a good rest and didn't want to see anyone, but this lady still sent him some homemade cakes as usual.
Wasn't what I said clear enough, and wasn't the prince's meaning clear enough
Ji Hai felt that he was indeed just a eunuch and he really didn't understand the mind of this young lady. Did she think that with her persistence, she could make her own prince soften his heart
Ji Hai has served his master for so many years and has seen all kinds of beauties, both inside and outside the palace. But only Miss Qu Si made his master relax.
"Let her go back and tell her that I will be back to the capital that day!" Pei Yuanjun said lazily, with the corners of his thin lips slightly raised, revealing a cold and evil aura.
"Your Highness, don't you want to meet her? General Liu only has this one daughter." Ji Hai advised in a low voice.
"Liu Xiangshan, you have been having a smooth life these past few years. He has spent too much time worrying about his daughter. If it works, I will help him find a good son-in-law." Pei Yuanjun smiled, stretched out his fingers and flicked the edge of the couch, his long eyelashes drooped slightly and closed, "Find Qi Xiangshan here, I want to see him before I leave!"
"Yes, I will arrange it now!" Ji Hai understood what he meant. This general who assists the country is not an ordinary person. He has to deal with him well.