Qu Moying found an excuse to go to Yuejin Pavilion a few days later. Everything in Yuejin Pavilion was just starting, so naturally she had to go out more often. When she went out, she only wore an ordinary veil hat. Even if others saw her, they would not be able to recognize her as the fourth Miss Qu with eye disease at a glance.
Nanny Miao had received a message before, from Master Ji Luoxuan, who had treated her eye disease before. This man was also elusive. He said that he was going to travel and has not been seen since then. However, he did send a message asking Qu Moying to take off the veil as much as possible and relax.
If you must tie it up, don't tie it too tightly. Now is the final stage of recovery, and you can even go out without wearing an eye veil. You just need to be a little careful and avoid looking at strong light.
This was the doctor that Ji Hanyue specially invited for Qu Moying, and he indeed cured Qu Moying's eye disease!
To Qu Moying, this man who was both a father and a brother had always taken good care of her. At that time, there were very few people who truly cared about her, and he was one of them.
After listening to him, Qu Moying wore a veil hat when she went out.
After the old lady gave her a few instructions, she let her go. Compared to Qu Qiuyan, the old lady was most relieved about Qu Moying now. She was even more relieved than Qu Mingcheng. This also made the old lady sigh again and again, it would be great if Ying girl was a boy!
The streets were bustling with people. Qu Moying got off the carriage not far from his home and walked around casually, accompanied by two maids, Yuchun and Yudong.
Along the way, I didn't hear any rumors about my life experience. This speed is really good!
Qu Zhizhen didn't have that much power, and it seemed that Minister Liu also took action. Qu Moying had heard before that her adoptive father had visited Yu's maternal home, the Yu Mansion. Later, she heard from the servants in the mansion that Yu's maternal brother had committed some crime in the Ministry of Works and was beaten up, and it was Qu Zhizhen who gave the order himself.
The servants in the mansion all praised their master behind his back for his selflessness, but Qu Moying knew that this was Qu Zhizhen's anger towards the clan.
Yu's family basically relied on Qu Zhizhen to get by, and now they dare to help Yu talk nonsense behind her back. It's normal for Qu Zhizhen not to be angry and find an excuse to beat them up.
Along the way, we didn't go directly to Qujinge, but went to a courtyard.
The yard is not big, winding around the alley. It was rented temporarily by Yudong, and the owner of the pastry shop has been staying here for the past few days.
After Qu Moying entered the room, he sat down in the middle of the main room without taking off his veil.
Yudong went to the next room and brought someone over. It was a thin middle-aged man who looked very panicked. After entering the room, his eyes were very active. He kept glancing at the people in the room, as if he was guessing the identity of the people in the room.
Yu Dong kicked him on the leg: "Why don't you kneel down?"
The middle-aged man staggered a few steps and knelt down. He didn't dare to stand up again. He saluted repeatedly to Qu Moying above him: "Miss, I am the shopkeeper. Whatever you want to ask, I will tell you everything I know. But please let me go back. I have elderly and young people at home, and a lot of people are waiting for my money to support them!"
As the middle-aged man spoke, he wiped away his tears, and it looked as if it was real.
"Old people above you? Young people below you? Are you talking about the concubines in the seventh and eighth rooms in your mansion?" Qu Moying said calmly.
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It was said before that this guy was very tight-lipped and had to be beaten. Qu Moying didn't let him do it directly. She still needed him as the shopkeeper and couldn't leave any traces and let others find out.
I might as well come and take a look myself.
“No… No, I really have my mother here, and I have a few children… Those concubines are nothing, but they have made my children suffer.” The middle-aged man wiped his tears, looking very honest and trustworthy.
"Tell me, what do you have in your hand that made the second young master of the Qu family so concerned about it and come to my house specially?" Qu Moying ignored his crying and shouting and went straight to the point.
"Miss, I don't know what you are talking about. Has Mr. Qu come to see me? I don't know. I haven't seen Mr. Qu either!"
The middle-aged man started to complain again.
This was indeed the truth. He really hadn't seen it because he was inexplicably locked up by Master Zhao at that time.
Talking about this matter, the middle-aged shopkeeper really couldn't figure it out. That Young Master Zhao appeared inexplicably, and as soon as he appeared, he was locked up and interrogated. Later, he found out that this man was the new boss. The shopkeeper originally wanted to curry favor with him, but he didn't expect that he hadn't seen this Young Master Zhao since then.
Then Yu Dong appeared and asked him about Yu's affairs. He dared not tell anyone about these things and kept them tightly in his stomach.
Finally, there is this young lady. Until now, he still doesn’t know who this young lady is. If it weren’t for the incident with Master Zhao, he could think that this young lady should be the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion, who is not in the same camp as the Madam. But now he can’t be sure, because he heard that Master Zhao also has a younger sister, Miss Zhao.
This was his conclusion from the few words he heard while he was lying on the door while being locked up.
What does this newly arrived Miss Zhao want to do? What does it have to do with the lady? The middle-aged shopkeeper's eyes turned around, trying hard to sort out the clues from this, find out the identity of the lady in front of him, and then think of a way to deal with it!
"You won't cry until you see the coffin." Yu Dong stepped forward, took out an account book from his arms, and threw it in front of him with force. It hit him right in front of him, and he was so scared that he knelt down.
"Take a look for yourself!" Yu Dong said coldly. This was what he had checked according to the young lady's instructions.
The middle-aged shopkeeper looked around in panic. At the Qu Moying who was sitting there with an extraordinary demeanor, he looked at Yu Dong who had a somewhat cold and murderous look on his face. He always felt that what he saw before him were not an ordinary master and servant. No matter how he looked at this maid, she didn't look like an ordinary maid. Was she a maid with such a fierce aura
He reached out his hand to take the account book with trembling hands, and read through it three lines at a glance. By the time he finished reading, he was trembling all over. Every entry on the book was very clear, marking his purchase of houses and land, and his marriages and concubines. These things even went back to more than ten years ago, when he had achieved nothing and was not yet the owner of a pastry shop.
He was promoted when Yu was in charge of the shop, or it could be said that Yu was indebted to him. He was originally a rogue in the capital. He had a fight with someone and ran into Yu's carriage. He was stabbed at that time. If Yu had not sent someone to take him to the nearest clinic and paid for his medical expenses, he would have died at that time.
From this point of view, this person can be considered a desperado.
Then, he surprised everyone by transforming from a scoundrel into a well-behaved bakery owner who was very good at dealing with people.
He originally had some shameful background, and sometimes he could get things done faster and better than others, which made him very popular with Yu. In addition, he was also loyal to Yu and was highly valued by her.
This account book starts with his previous deeds and the various people he interacted with, then goes on to record his encounter with Mr. Yu, and then his rise to fame and status and how he was valued by Mr. Yu. Everything was written down in it one by one. It can be said that even he himself did not expect it to be so clear, and he had forgotten many things.
And every little bit here is as if watching him move forward.
Sweat immediately began to form on his forehead.
Those long forgotten past events made his face turn pale with shock, and his fingers trembled and spasmed.
"Miss...Miss..." he stammered.
"You are just the owner of a pastry shop, but you became rich after you followed Yu. More than ten years ago, when Yu was the owner of the shop, you suddenly bought a house and married a beautiful wife. In the same year, you took in two concubines. Because the house you bought is big, you don't worry about not having enough space to live in. Where did you get so much money? Even if I gave you the whole pastry shop, it wouldn't be enough!"
Qu Moying said coldly, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a chill.
The time of his rise to wealth was very coincidental. It was the time when my mother left the Qu Mansion and went to the nunnery. After my mother had difficulty giving birth to me, she died in the nunnery. Then this man became the manager of the Yu family and was in charge of this bakery shop.
"What did Yu ask you to do? Is it related to Minister Qu's ex-wife?" Qu Moying continued in a cold voice.
“Miss… I don’t understand what you are saying?” The middle-aged shopkeeper was still being stubborn.
"It's clearly written in this account book. If this account book is sent to the government office, I believe the people there will be able to check it more clearly." Qu Moying narrowed his eyes and said.
“Miss, I… I haven’t broken any law, and I haven’t done anything against the law. Even if you want to send me to the government, you have to have a reason!” The middle-aged shopkeeper was still struggling.
"The fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion would be happy to go to the government to sue you if she sees this account book." Qu Moying said leisurely.
These words made the middle-aged shopkeeper's heart tremble violently. He raised his eyes and looked up. So, the young lady in front of him was not the fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion
Thinking of this, I breathed a sigh of relief. It had to be Miss Qu Si, as long as it wasn't her!
"Miss, even if I got some money, it was because Madam Yu felt sorry for me that she asked someone to give me more. I am extremely grateful to Madam Yu. From then on, I have been wholeheartedly managing the store for Madam Yu. I have been very loyal to Madam Yu for so many years and have never made any mistakes. Even when I was in the government office, I still said the same thing. It has nothing to do with Miss Qu Si!"
The middle-aged shopkeeper explained.
"Is it really okay? It seems I have to ask you to Miss Qu Si. After all, I have just arrived in the capital and don't understand many things. But I can tell from your expression that there is something wrong. In that case, let Miss Qu Si take care of it!" Qu Moying stood up and straightened his sleeves slightly, as if he was about to walk out and didn't want to say anything more.
"Ms. Zhao, please stay!" Seeing that she was really going to leave, the middle-aged shopkeeper panicked and said in a hurry.
What he feared most was that Miss Qu Si would find out. As for Miss Zhao who had just arrived in the capital, he was not that panicked!