The news that Qingmei was driven away was brought back by Nanny Miao.
"Miss, I followed your instructions and told a maid about the inexplicable injury to the Third Miss's foot. Then the eunuch who overheard our conversation reported it to King Jing. After lunch, King Jing went to see the Third Miss on the pretext of something, and then threw Qingmei out at the Third Miss's place. I heard that Qingmei was still lying there, unable to move. Later, it was the Second Young Master's people who took her to the East Palace."
Aunt Miao reported this with a smile on her face.
If things are not going well with the people around the Third Miss, these people will be happy.
Nanny Miao liked this kind of thing the most, which caused a rift between the Third Miss and the Second Young Master.
After being beaten up yesterday, Qingmei finally stayed with Qu Qiuyan. This represented Qu Mingcheng's intention. Qu Qiuyan must have felt very aggrieved that he kept a maid who was obviously not loyal to him.
And today she injured her foot, and it seemed that Qu Mingcheng was keeping her under his watch, fearing that Qu Qiuyan would go to King Jing to vent her anger. But in the end, when King Jing left, Qu Qiuyan would not be able to bear it any longer, and would definitely push this childhood sweetheart out.
No one would like such a maid.
No one wants to employ a maid who they know has ulterior motives.
If Qu Qiuyan is like this, I will definitely be like this too!
Qu Mingcheng's protection of this maid made Qu Moying more interested in her. Qu Mingcheng did a lot this time, so much that people couldn't help but doubt the origin of this girl.
It seems that she needs to check the specific background of this maid. The East Mansion only sells those few girls, so the origin of Qingmei is very suspicious.
However, she didn't want to investigate the matter herself, so it would be most appropriate for her to let Qu Qiuyan investigate.
“If there is any news from the East Palace about the second young master hiring a doctor for Qingmei, or other related matters, spread it out and make sure everyone in the West Palace knows about it.” Qu Moying paused and spoke slowly.
Since Qu Qiuyan doesn't like this maid, then she will pick another one. It depends on how Qu Qiuyan acts. This time, Qingju, who was by Qu Qiuyan's side, almost suffered as well. She must have a lot of hatred towards Qingmei in her heart. With Qingju around, Qingmei will not be able to get away with Qu Qiuyan.
This maid is too suspicious. She had always been with Qu Qiuyan and would not have aroused too much suspicion. But now that Qu Qiuyan pushed her out and Qu Mingcheng took over, things seemed even more unusual.
Qu Mingcheng is not very old, and Qu Zhizhen has always had a lot of thoughts about him. He doesn't want to have such a maid around him, distracting Qu Mingcheng...
"I understand. I have a few old women in the East Palace who I can talk to. They will definitely know the news about Qingmei as soon as possible." Nanny Miao said repeatedly.
Qu Moying nodded, and gently plucked the strings with his fingers, but his attention was not on the strings, and his eyes were clear and quiet.
"Miss, the eldest lady has been a little restless these days." Nanny Miao said again.
"What do you mean?" Qu Moying pressed his fingers on the strings, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly.
"Just yesterday, something happened in the West Mansion, so Madam Luo from the East Mansion sent someone to secretly visit the eldest lady, and brought over a large bag of silk threads, brocade and other things." Nanny Miao said. She had been keeping an eye on Yu and the eldest lady Qu Xuexin. Although the two were locked up now, Nanny Miao felt that they were not peaceful and might cause trouble at any time.
"Embroidery thread or something?"
Qu Moying raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, it's embroidery thread and the like. I specifically asked the needlework room in the East Palace and heard that the maidservant beside the Madam took away a large bag of silk thread, saying that the Madam wanted to embroider some things quietly. She wanted to be quiet because the embroidery was more delicate and required more thread. Some things were still missing, so the needlework room over there sent someone to bring in some more."
Nanny Miao thought for a moment and said.
"Just keep watching and see what good things the young lady can embroider and who she plans to give it to." Qu Moying pursed her cherry lips slightly, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes. If Qu Xuexin really didn't give up, then let her have a good try. Originally, her family had not much involvement with the Eastern Palace. Since Qu Xuexin had this idea, she was willing to give it a push.
The small Qu Mansion is involved with so many forces, and I can see the intentions of my cheap father more clearly...
But right now, she is mainly concerned with the affairs of Yuejinge.
After Nanny Miao left, Qu Moying waited quietly for news from Yuejin Pavilion. Sure enough, she didn't have to wait long. Two days later, Madam Duan from the Ling'anbo Mansion came with news that someone had come to her house and told her to go out and meet the guest. It would be best to talk about anything in private.
But at the same time, Madam Ji kept Madam Duan under even tighter control. She found a reason to reprimand Madam Duan and asked her to copy the female rules and regulations in the mansion ten times, which meant that Madam Duan would definitely not be able to leave the house.
But Mrs. Duan still made an appointment to meet at a teahouse.
After receiving the news, Qu Moying asked Yu Dong to prepare a veil, and went to the restaurant early at the time agreed by Mrs. Duan.
The restaurant is in a great location, just opposite Yueyi Pavilion and Yuejinge. The three-story store looks quite impressive and has many customers coming and going.
Qu Moying arrived early and got off the carriage holding Yu Dong's hand. Today she was not wearing a veil, only a long veil, which covered everything about her.
When we got upstairs, we asked the waiter to find a private room facing the street. Looking across, we could clearly see people coming in and out of Yuejinge.
"Miss, should I go downstairs and wait?" After Yu Dong helped Qu Moying to sit down, she looked at Yuejin Pavilion outside the window and asked.
Qu Moying shook his head: "No need. Since we are meeting Madam Duan and we know that Madam Duan cannot come out, we will not hide our tracks. You just wait here. When you see the servant we saw that day, go over and invite him over."
Sure enough, after the two men waited for a while, they saw a servant standing in front of Yuejin Pavilion, looking around, as if looking for someone. He couldn't find anyone for a while, so he called the waiter to ask, and then went in to find the shopkeeper, as if to inquire about the owner of Yueyi Pavilion.
Finally, he stood at the door of Yuejin Pavilion again, looking very anxious.
Qu Moying saw that the fire was almost ready and nodded to Yu Dong. Yu Dong had already walked out. The servant was looking around and was stunned when he saw Yu Dong coming over.
Didn't they say that no one could come? Why did this maid come
Seeing that there was no one around Yu Dong, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that only a maid had come, and immediately went to greet her: "Where is your wife? Why hasn't she come yet? Our master has been waiting for a long time. Our master is in the restaurant opposite, please invite your wife out!"
He started complaining right away and seemed very polite.
"Our master has been here a long time ago and is just opposite. He has been waiting for you for a long time, but he didn't see your young master." Yu Dong pointed to the restaurant behind him.
"Your wife is here?" The servant was stunned for a moment and asked hurriedly.
"Of course he is here, and he has been here for a long time. It is our master who came, not Madam Duan." Yu Dong explained with a smile.
"Who is your master?" the servant asked.
"Your master will know when he sees it." Yu Dong walked back with a smile. After a few steps, he turned around and waved to the servant who was still standing there in a daze, "Come here quickly, or your master and our master will get anxious waiting later."
The servant chased after him, "Is your master the son of Ling Anbo?"
This is the only candidate he can think of now. Apart from this Prince Ling Anbo, there is no one else in the first house.
"You'll know when you see him. Which private room upstairs is your young master in?" Yu Dong smiled mysteriously and continued walking forward.
The servant had no choice but to follow.
After going upstairs, he pointed to his private room and said to Yu Dong: "Our master is inside, where is your master? Is it possible that only a girl like you came?"
"You go to the private room and wait first, our master will be here soon!" Yu Dong smiled slightly. This private room was really close, not far from the next door. It looked like it was only separated by two other private rooms. When he came up just now, there was no one in this room. He must have arrived after his young lady arrived.
I didn’t expect that someone from the other side would actually come!
"Okay, then hurry up, I'll go report to our master." The servant nodded and pushed the door into his own private room with a puzzled look on his face.
There was another servant in the private room. When he saw the servant come in, he asked, "What's wrong with that maid? Is Madam Duan from the Ling Anbo Mansion here?"
The windows of the private rooms here all face the street. Qu Moying can see it from the room, and they can also see the scene on the opposite side.
"They said their master has come, but it's not Madam Duan. I don't know who it is. They said he's right next to us and will be here soon." The servant took two steps forward and reported respectfully to the people in the room.
Sitting in front of the window was a tall young man with handsome eyebrows and eyes, but with a hint of coldness. He raised his handsome eyes, which were a little deeper than those of ordinary people. The lines on his face were also very clear. Compared with the young men in the capital, he had a more handsome look, but it was not very obvious.
"A female master, but not Mrs. Duan?" he asked in a deep voice.
"I think it should be a female master, but I don't know who she is. I think it might be the wife of the second room." The servant said smartly.
They were all people who came here with their own master, and they were very clear about what had happened this time. They had also investigated the affairs of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion clearly. After the incident, they immediately contacted the steward of the Ling'an Marquis's second wife, Mrs. Xiao, which led to the current situation.
"It shouldn't be the second lady." The young man shook his head and looked outside with a cold gaze, as if thinking about something.
The wife of the second room would not ask me out alone, let alone under such a name, which would not be good for either me or her.
In this matter, Mrs. Xiao must remain detached in order to resolve it.
"Excuse me, is there anyone inside?" There was a sudden knock on the door. The young man raised his eyes, looked at the door, and nodded to the servant.