"What?" The manager was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
"It's the maid you sent here last time, who you said would be very useful." Qu Mingcheng became even more unhappy when he didn't see his master. This matter has been going on until now, and he is neither a popular figure nor a popular person.
"Oh, okay, I understand!" The manager understood immediately.
Qu Mingcheng got back on his horse and left with the servant. Since the young lady was not there, he would be redundant here, and he was not willing to say anything more to a steward.
Qu Mingcheng met this young lady by chance. At first sight, he was attracted by her and thought she was very pleasing to his eye. After chatting with her for a few sentences, he felt that this young lady had good conversation skills, and her manners, words and actions were charming and charming. Although she was a woman, she had extraordinary knowledge.
Afterwards, I checked the identity of this young lady and found out that she was the daughter of a declining family. Although she was declining, her status was still extraordinary. There was an elder from another branch of her family who was an official and had a very good career. The courtyard where she lived now was also a separate courtyard, where she rested alone.
In fact, they also have a place to live in the capital, but after all, there is a difference between men and women, and it is not convenient for them to walk together. When they meet, they will choose to come here.
The saying "a beautiful lady is the ideal match for a gentleman" refers to this kind of situation.
Ever since he met Miss Xu Qinglu, Qu Mingcheng would come over whenever he was free and find various reasons to meet Miss Xu. With these reasons, he would also sit down and talk with Miss Xu.
Is this the capital city? There is no one else here, just the two of them, talking and laughing freely. Only the people around him and Miss Xu don’t say anything, so who would know!
The maid Qingmei is this lady. After hearing Qu Mingcheng say that her sister had no useful maids, she picked a smart maid nearby. It is said that she was also bought from a wealthy family in Beijing. She was training her and thought she was very good, so she gave her to Qu Mingcheng and repeatedly said that she was a useful maid.
This is also the reason why Qu Mingcheng wants to do his best to protect Qingmei.
It's not the face of a maid, but the face of this young lady.
But at this moment Qu Mingcheng had no choice. His father had intervened, and if he dared to intervene again, he would definitely be punished. He could only come here to pass on the message. As for whether he could rescue the person, Qu Mingcheng felt that he had done his best.
In fact, this maid is useless. If it weren't for her, it wouldn't have turned out like this. She embarrassed me and my sister. Now she's even estranged from me. Isn't she a smart maid who has been trained well? How can she still be called smart? Qu Mingcheng was actually a little annoyed.
I had been thinking of giving the person a good rest and then throwing him back, but I didn't expect my father to beat him right away.
The young steward watched Qu Mingcheng leave angrily, then turned around and said to a servant beside him, "Send a message to the master, saying that Qingmei is in trouble and is being sold."
"Yes!" The servant responded, pulled a horse, got on it, and followed Qu Mingcheng into the city...
"Qingmei was betrayed?" Qu Moying had just sat down when she received this report from Nanny Miao. Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, and her eyes were as calm as water.
This was something that was expected.
Even if Qu Qiuyan could tolerate this maid because of Qu Mingcheng, Qingju, who was beside Qu Qiuyan, could not tolerate her. Given the scene that day, a scapegoat had to be pushed out, and this person could only be someone close to Qu Qiuyan, otherwise he could not have entered Qu Qiuyan's room at that time.
If one of the two maids is not capable, the other one may be kicked out.
It is not surprising that a housekeeper was finally pushed forward. Qu Qiuyan has fewer people around her who can be used. Now is not the time for Yu, so it is not so easy to get a few people who can be used. Although the housekeeper is capable, Qu Qiuyan will definitely choose to protect Qingju rather than the maid who follows her closely.
But what does it matter? Qingju, who has been on the verge of death, will definitely resist, and Qingmei will definitely be sold out.
Qu Zhizhen would not allow such a
There was a maid around. Not to mention that Qu Mingcheng was unusually good to this maid, but this maid caused discord between the two siblings, and Qu Zhizhen could not tolerate her.
"Madam Miao, please spread the news about Qingmei. Just say that Qingmei might have been sold away by the Second Young Master!" Qu Moying pondered for a moment and already had an idea in mind.
It wasn't that she wanted to hold on to the matter of a maid, but she really felt that this line was very unusual and this childhood sweetheart was obviously out to deal with her.
There aren't actually many people who want to deal with me. Apart from those in Qu Mansion, the only one who hates me the most is the ambiguous Liu Jingyu.
"I thought so too, so I had already secretly passed on the news, saying only that I heard it from the East Palace. The East Palace then said it was from the West Palace. I was just an inquirer, and actually knew nothing." Nanny Miao said with a smile.
This means I completely understand the meaning of Qu Moying's words.
Qu Moying raised the corners of her lips slightly. This was just an idle move. She would not waste manpower to investigate the affairs of a maid. If Qu Qiuyan had any ideas, she could investigate it herself!
What is certain is that this must be a clue!
She was giving Qu Qiuyan a reminder...
"Madam Miao, what do you think of these medicinal herbs?" This matter was not worth worrying about now. Qu Moying stood up, holding up the hem of her skirt and pointed at the medicinal herbs purchased today on the table.
Madam Miao had seen it a long time ago. She took two steps forward, picked up a few and looked at them. She smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Sure enough, the young lady has to find them. Those two maids don't know how to find them. They are not looking well. The old slave is not comfortable using them, and the young lady is not at ease eating them. These are good, and they are well picked, but this Scutellaria baicalensis is not good..."
Nanny Miao suddenly pointed at the Scutellaria baicalensis that she had found and said, "Miss, this is a very important medicine. If it is not good, it will have a huge impact!"
She was the one who specifically reminded Qu Moying to pay special attention to this Scutellaria baicalensis.
"Madam Miao, there is no better one. I heard that all the good Scutellaria baicalensis has been brought into the palace. Concubine Qu is ill, and one of the main medicines is Scutellaria baicalensis. The emperor ordered people to search for all the aged Scutellaria baicalensis in the capital and bring it to the palace. This is the best Scutellaria baicalensis that Miss can find!"
"Main medicine?" Nanny Miao muttered, with a puzzled look on her face.
"Mammy, do you feel something is wrong?" Qu Moying noticed something unusual and asked in a soft and coquettish voice, tilting her head.
"It's not that there's anything particularly wrong, but there are some... Is the Concubine Dowager seriously ill?" Madam Miao frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Does the young lady want to go to the palace to visit the patient?"
The young lady always has her own ideas, and this matter was not originally her concern, but Nanny Miao still asked about it this time.
"That's what I thought, so I wanted to ask Nanny Yan if it's appropriate." Qu Moying said. While he was speaking, Yuchun had already led Nanny Yan in.
Nanny Yan stepped forward and bowed to Qu Moying. Her eyes flashed across the table full of medicinal herbs with a bit of surprise. She didn't know that Nanny Miao was well versed in pharmacology.
"Madam Yan, Concubine Qu is ill and I heard that her condition is very serious. Should I go to visit her? Is there anything we need to avoid?" Qu Moying asked. Things in the palace cannot be judged by common sense. It is better to be cautious.
"Is the Concubine Dowager seriously ill?" Nanny Yan was also surprised. "The Concubine Dowager has always been in good health. Although she is old, she has never had any serious illness. At most, she just coughed once or twice."
"Is Concubine Qu in such good health?" Qu Moying was also surprised this time. She saw that Concubine Qu was almost the same age as the Madam Dowager, but the Madam Dowager was in very poor health. She was most likely to get sick when the seasons changed, and she had to pay special attention during those days.
The lady had a cough for a few days a few days ago, and then she got better after taking some medicine. But she is still being nursed back to health. They say that she is old and cannot tolerate any neglect.
"The Queen Mother is in really good health. It seems that her family was originally a military family.
When she was in the boudoir, she would wield swords and knives. After entering the palace, although she no longer wields these skills, her health is better than that of other concubines. When the Queen Mother was around, she repeatedly praised the Queen Mother's health and always said that she envied her good health. "
Nanny Yan explained, and then praised again with certainty.
"I have been serving the Concubine Dowager for quite some time. The Concubine Dowager is in really good health."
"The emperor ordered people to collect the main medicine all over the capital. As long as they were of a certain age, they were sent to the palace." Qu Moying thought about it carefully and said with a serious face.
"Could it be that the Dowager Concubine is really so seriously ill?" Nanny Yan started to panic. Although she was now officially following Qu Moying, she and Dowager Concubine Qu were still master and servant after all. In fact, a large part of the reason she followed Qu Moying was also Dowager Concubine Qu's idea, otherwise she would not have been allowed to stay in the Qu Mansion.
"It seems so. I was just thinking that such a big fuss must be caused by Concubine Qu being seriously ill. Could it be true..." Nanny Miao didn't dare to say anything else, but everyone in the room understood the meaning of this sentence.
Nanny Yan's face turned pale with anxiety.
Qu Moying pursed her lips slightly, her long eyelashes drooped, casting uneven shadows on her snow-white skin. After a long while, she said, "Whatever we guess now is false. The most important thing is to go into the palace and investigate."
Especially those words said by King Pei Qingmin of Wei, were they really just spoken casually, or did they have some deeper meaning
In Qu Moying's opinion, there is a deeper meaning behind this, but this King of Wei is an idle king, the kind who doesn't care about anything. Not only is he an idle king, but he is also sick and idle. Even if he doesn't intend to be idle, his body is really weak. It is estimated that even if Qu Moying goes forward and pushes, he can push this prince down.
Although Qu Moying had never taken the pulse of the King of Wei, he knew from his complexion and behavior that he was not pretending and was truly ill and in great distress.
A King of Wei like that wouldn't have any other intentions, right? So was his words just casual? It was hard to tell for the moment.
"Miss, I want to follow you into the palace." Nanny Yan volunteered. She was really worried about Concubine Qu and wanted to go to the palace to see the Concubine.
“Miss, I will go too!” Nanny Miao thought for a moment and said in a low voice. She wanted to see what disease Concubine Qu had that made her condition so serious all of a sudden.
Qu Moying looked at the two of them, knowing that they both had some ideas, and wanted to verify them. She glanced at Yu Dong behind her and made a decision: "Madame Yan, go to the palace first, and I will take Yu Dong with me. Madame Miao, you should stay here. I'm afraid I can't bring you into the palace."
Her current status meant that she could not bring many people into the palace, at most this one person. Moreover, young ladies from aristocratic families usually brought maids with them when they entered the palace, and basically did not bring a housekeeper. It would be a bit inappropriate for Nanny Miao to go with them.
As for Nanny Yan, since she was originally a member of the palace, she can go first.
She entered the palace one step ahead of me, and I can enter the palace myself when the time comes. Anyway, I have submitted a note to enter the palace this time, so I don’t need Nanny Yan to lead the way.
In this way, even if he brought two people into the palace, it would not be blamed on him.
Nanny Yan nodded. This was the best way. Although they looked like one person, they were actually two people. They used their identities to take advantage of a loophole.
"Miss, please take a look at Concubine Qu's condition, especially..." Nanny Miao couldn't go, so she sighed helplessly. At this point, she frowned and said, "Maybe I am overthinking it, but please take a good look at Concubine Qu's face and ask the imperial physician about Concubine Qu's condition."
Qu Moying nodded. Even if Nanny Miao didn't say so, she had to understand what Nanny Miao meant. Nanny Miao suspected that Madam Qu was seriously ill and there was something wrong, so she wanted to go and see it in person. But she couldn't bring Nanny Miao into the palace.
The last time I went to see Concubine Qu, she was fine, looked energetic and in good health. Is the emperor suddenly anxiously searching the whole city for good medicine