"There's no rush for this right now. Father knows the situation anyway, but it will take at least some time. He may need to verify it."
Qu Mingcheng comforted her.
Although Qu Qiuyan was not very willing, she had no choice but to do so for now. She didn't dare to go to her father again at this time. She originally thought that it was just a matter of a word, but she didn't expect that her mother's affairs would implicate herself. On this point, Qu Qiuyan felt more and more aggrieved.
I am still young and sometimes I cannot see things clearly, but my mother has more experience than me after all. Not only did she not remind me to pay attention to Jingyu County Lord, but she also held me back. If it weren't for my mother's action, the incident in the shop today would not be a big deal.
The more Qu Qiuyan thought about it, the angrier she became, and the more aggrieved she felt. She lay on the table and cried for a while.
After Qu Mingcheng came out of Furong Pavilion, he thought about it and decided not to look for Qu Zhizhen, but went straight back to the East Courtyard. His father's intention, of course, was for him to have less contact with his mother and sister. At this time, his father was angry again. If he knew that he had intervened in this matter again, he would definitely scold him.
After the last incident, Qu Mingcheng has learned his lesson. Although he had planned for a long time, he ultimately underestimated the loyalty of the people around Qu Moying to her.
You need to be more careful next time!
After returning to the East Palace through the side door, Qu Mingcheng called a carriage to leave the East Palace. He had to go to the shop first. There was always some deep meaning behind what his mother said.
The carriage drove all the way to the door of the shop. The coachman was stunned when he saw the empty plaque on it.
"What, have we arrived?" Qu Mingcheng felt the carriage stopped and said to the coachman from inside.
"Second Young Master... I clearly remember it was here... but now... it seems not to be here!" the coachman said in confusion.
The servant lifted the curtain, and Qu Mingcheng got out of the carriage. He took a look at the shop in front of him and was stunned. The door of the shop was slightly closed and there was no one at the door. The most important thing was that the plaque above was gone and the store name could not be seen. The whole store looked as if it had been vacated.
"Is this the place?" Qu Mingcheng asked. He had really never been here before.
"It's here. I've brought cakes to the Third Miss before." The servant looked around and said affirmatively. He had brought cakes to Qu Qiuyan many times before and had been here several times.
"Let's go up and ask what's going on?" It looked like something was wrong with this store.
The servant went over and first asked two neighboring shops. They both said they didn't know what was going on. Maybe the shop needed renovation or reorganization. They heard that everyone in the shop was laid off yesterday. They also heard from the former shop assistants that the old shop was reopening and they didn't want the old assistants anymore and needed to find new ones.
After hearing the servant's reply, Qu Mingcheng was stunned for a moment. What was Qu Moying going to do? Was he going to sort out the people left by his mother? Or did Qu Moying discover something
Pulling up his sleeves, Qu Mingcheng brought the servant to the slightly closed door, and the servant went forward and knocked gently on the door.
But I didn't hear any response from inside.
The servant pushed the door open cautiously, only to see another servant coming in from the door, looking at him with cold eyes. He must have just come in, and was stretching out his hand to open the door.
The light outside the store was very bright, but it was very dark inside the store. When the two servants faced each other, the servant from Qu's house was so scared that he took a step back involuntarily, feeling an inexplicable fear in his heart.
Qu Mingcheng frowned and stepped forward
He took a step forward and looked at the servant, or rather the boy, who came out from inside.
"Where is your boss?" Qu Mingcheng asked.
The young man who came out glanced at Qu Mingcheng and bowed to him. "Our shopkeeper is not in the shop right now. May I ask what this young master wants to see our shopkeeper for?"
"I'm from the Qu family, do you know that?" Qu Mingcheng asked after hesitating for a moment.
The clerk looked unfamiliar and looked Qu Mingcheng up and down. "Sir, I'm a new clerk. I don't know anything about this shop before."
Does this mean you know nothing
Qu Mingcheng's brows furrowed further. This matter was completely different from what he had originally thought.
"Do you know who owns your shop?" Qu Mingcheng asked again.
The guy shook his head and said, "I don't know. Who do you want to see, sir?"
"I'm your boss's son." Qu Mingcheng said unhappily. He looked around and realized that the shop was empty. There was nothing in it. It was not only very deserted, but also very strange.
Qu Moying is no longer running the shop
"Our boss's son? Do you have any proof?" The waiter blocked the door, looked Qu Mingcheng up and down, and still had no intention of moving aside.
"Hey, our young master is the second young master of the Qu family. The pastry shop here has always been in our family. If you don't know, you can ask the old people here to come over. They must know about it." The servant stood up and said loudly.
"There are no old people here anymore. They have all resigned." The waiter looked at the servant rudely and said.
"Why did everyone quit? What happened?" Qu Mingcheng asked in a deep voice.
"I really don't know about this. When I came, there was no one there. They said that they all resigned because the work was not good, and the boss wanted to find new people to reopen the store." said the waiter.
It's the same as if I didn't say anything.
"When will your boss come back?" Qu Mingcheng asked impatiently.
"I don't know the truth about this. It seems like he is going out to purchase some goods, but I don't know if he is in the surrounding area or somewhere else. That's why I came here. I don't dare to ask more questions." The clerk's answer was still flawless.
But it made Qu Mingcheng very angry.
"You know everything. Why do we hire you as a waiter?" The waiter glared at the waiter angrily.
"I don't know, maybe it's because I'm better at working!" The guy stretched out his arms to show that he had strength.
Seeing such a stupid look, Qu Mingcheng was furious. He looked up at the store and was about to go in, but was stopped by the clerk, "Sir, please stay. There is no one else in the store now, and we don't sell anything."
"Our young master is your boss." Qu Mingcheng stopped and the servant beside him scolded loudly.
"Our boss's surname is Yue, not Qu." Huofu said confidently, "I suddenly remembered that your young master just said that we belong to the Qufu, but our store name clearly started with Yue. The guys next to us all said that our boss's surname is Yue, so we got the store name starting with Yue."
Qu Mingcheng was so angry that he almost laughed. He was actually stopped by a clueless guy, and for such a reason.
"You probably don't know, but the mistress surnamed Yue was our mansion's mistress, but she passed away a long time ago. Now this shop is managed by our fourth young lady, whose surname is Qu." said the servant.
"Is this young man also Miss Qu Si's biological brother? And also born to the mistress?" The waiter seemed to be a competitive person and refused to give in. He looked at Qu Mingcheng with suspicion.
It only made Qu Mingcheng's face turn cold with anger.
He was born to Yu, certainly not to Yue.
Although he was indeed Qu Moying's biological brother, he was unwilling to admit that he was born to the Yue family.
"Sir, please come in. I really don't know anything about these things. Even what happened just now was told to me by someone in the shop next door. Our boss didn't say anything. Even if you were really sent by Fourth Miss Qu, I wouldn't dare let you in at this time." The waiter touched his head and said in a troubled tone.
But he didn't give way even half a step.
Qu Mingcheng was really angry. He pointed at the waiter, then turned and left without saying a word. It was useless to say anything to an idiot who knew nothing. He should just wait for the shopkeeper to come back. Anyway, this matter could not be rushed.
The servant glared at the waiter fiercely, then turned around and left with Qu Mingcheng.
After the two of them left, the waiter closed the door. This time, he did not leave it ajar, but closed it tightly, and then walked to the backyard.
In the main house in the backyard, Master Zhao was sitting in the small main room with only a table in the middle. There were some case files on the table, and he was looking at them with a frown.
"Master, someone from the Qu Mansion is here." As the waiter walked in, he immediately became clear-headed, with sharp eyes, and it was obvious at a glance that he was not an ordinary person.
"Someone from the Qu Mansion? What's the matter Miss Qu?" Young Master Zhao asked casually. Without raising his head, he picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip of tea, and then slowly put it down.
His eyes were fixed on the case file in front of him, and he didn't even raise his head.
"He is not Fourth Miss Qu's man, but he is talking about Fourth Miss Qu's brother and saying that this shop belongs to the Qu family. I really don't understand what he is saying." said the waiter.
"Miss Qu Si's brother?" Master Zhao finally raised his head.
He had the affairs of the Qu family investigated very clearly. This Fourth Miss Qu did not have any biological brother, but a pair of children born to her second wife, who was a cruel and ruthless person. It was said that this Fourth Miss Qu did not have any eye disease when she was born, and it was because of this second wife.
This step-wife is a cruel and vicious woman.
Needless to say, the person in front of me is the son born by that woman.
"What did you ask?" Young Master Zhao asked calmly.
"It seems like he wants to see the shopkeeper, and then he asks the old man in the shop. It seems that he doesn't know about the change of ownership of the shop yet." The clerk recalled Qu Mingcheng's appearance just now and summarized, "Master, what does this young master of the Qu family mean? Could it be that he wants to take the shop back? The government has already stamped it, what does it mean to go back on his word like this?"
Young Master Zhao remained silent. He looked out the window and said after a long while, "Send a message to Fourth Miss Qu. Let her find out why this Young Master Qu came here. It seems like he has some interesting ideas. Let her find out for herself!"
"Those people...what should we do?" the guy asked after a moment's hesitation.
"If Fourth Miss Qu wants it, it's not impossible to buy it for her with a little extra money." Young Master Zhao said nonchalantly.
"Yes, master!" The waiter responded and retreated!