Qu Moying lowered his head and curled the corners of his lips silently. Qu Qiuyan was really good at pretending.
Qu Qiuyan didn't get a response from Qu Moying. She secretly hated Qu Moying for not being polite, but she didn't show it on her face: "Grandmother... that Second Young Master Yan... Second Young Master Yan..."
"What's wrong with him?" The old lady became angry when she mentioned Yan Yu and slammed the table hard. Yan Yu was now a thorn in the old lady's heart.
"He is still in Dabei Temple. I am afraid of him... I am afraid that he will offend Fourth Sister... That would be bad." Qu Qiuyan looked worried.
These words were heartbreaking, almost as if they meant that there must be something going on between Qu Moying and Yan Yu. Qu Moying raised his head, his eyes cold and gloomy: "Why didn't Third Sister tell you that Second Young Master Yan would offend you?"
"There's nothing going on between me and Second Young Master Yan, I..." Qu Qiuyan retorted subconsciously. After she finished speaking, she felt something was wrong. She looked up and saw the gloomy face of the lady, and she couldn't continue.
Although she wanted to quietly bring Qu Moying and Yan Yu together and create an established fact in the old lady's mind, she was also unwilling to let the old lady detect her thoughts.
She has already given enough hints to Yu Qingmeng. Given Yu Qingmeng's character, this time she will definitely be ruthless.
"Since there is nothing going on between Third Sister and Second Young Master Yan, what did Third Sister mean by what she said just now?" Qu Moying looked at Qu Qiuyan coldly.
"What does Yan girl mean?" After hearing Qu Moying's words, the lady also asked.
"Grandma, I'm sorry, I... I misunderstood, I thought... I thought..." Qu Qiuyan stood up and bowed deeply to the old lady, and then apologized to Qu Moying, "Fourth sister, I was wrong just now. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here, so no bad words will be spread."
This meant that she was unintentional and was not outside. Her watery eyes flickered slightly. Apart from the fact that Qu Qiuyan had a stun move before and after her rebirth, the current Qu Qiuyan has always been difficult to deal with.
At that time, she probably thought that she was very weak and that she could just send a maid to take her life. There was no need for her to spend too much time thinking about it. The Qu Qiuyan at this moment was the real Qu Qiuyan.
But what is Qu Qiuyan doing here right now
With Qu Caiyue and Yu Qingmeng doing things for her in front, is it still necessary for her to do it herself
Sure enough, the lady's expression became better and she nodded: "Second Young Master Yan has nothing to do with you guys. Even if you meet him on the road, just avoid him. There are no brothers to support you. The most you can do is to salute him from a distance!"
The lady admonished.
"Yes, grandma, I know. I will definitely protect my fourth sister. There is one thing I need to report to you." Qu Qiuyan said with a smile.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Seeing that she was quite obedient, the lady softened her voice.
"My cousin is here. She came with the prince of Yongning. She is now in the temple. If she meets... Fourth Sister, it will not be good." Qu Qiuyan glanced at Qu Moying and said meaningfully.
Qu Moying, who had just been broken off from engagement, was always seen as weak by others. What's more, her ex-fiancé came to her with his beautiful concubine, which made her feel uncomfortable no matter how she heard it.
Although the old lady knew that the cancellation of the engagement with the Yongning Marquis's Mansion was inevitable, she did not expect it to happen at her own birthday party. Her birthday party, which was supposed to be a good one, became the reason for her granddaughter to cancel the engagement. The more she heard about it, the more she disliked Xu Lipeng from the bottom of her heart.
"Just avoid them when you see them."
"But my cousin..." Qu Qiuyan said hesitantly, lowering her head and twisting the handkerchief in her hand. No matter what Yu Qingmeng did, she was still her cousin, and she had been raised in the Qu Mansion. Her relationship with her was much closer than that with Qu Moying.
"Grandma, if you see Miss Yu, please let Third Sister go. I will stay away." Qu Moying sneered in his heart but did not show it on his face. He said softly.
Qu Qiuyan was very cunning. Did she want to exclude herself? This way, even if something happened to her, it wouldn't be her fault. After all, she was Yu Qingmeng's cousin. She would always catch up with him when she saw him.
She gave her a chance, and of course the chance was more for herself. If Qu Qiuyan had always behaved herself, it would have been difficult for her to deal with her...
"If you want to talk to her, go ahead. I'll let your eldest sister accompany Ying." The lady was also displeased. She didn't like Qu Qiuyan getting too close to the people in the Yu Mansion.
I always feel that there is no good person in the Yu family. If Qu Qiuyan hangs out with Yu's family, she will be led astray.
But after all, they are two relatives, and it is not something that can be severed just like that. At least the relationship needs to be manageable on the surface.
"Big sister will go too?" Qu Qiuyan's eyes turned slightly. She took this task just to take Qu Moying to a specific place, and then leave without leaving a trace. It would be a troublesome thing for her to follow Qu Xuexin now.
"Yes, let your elder sister go to accompany them. If you have something to do, you don't have to go." The lady said unhappily.
"Grandma, I'm fine. How could I be in trouble? I'm just afraid of running into my cousin. What if she insists on talking to me and ignores my fourth sister? Now is the perfect time. Even if I run into my cousin, I still have my eldest sister. This is my fourth sister's first time at the Great Compassion Temple. If something happens to her like last time, it will be bad."
Qu Qiuyan was very good at talking. With just a few words, she softened the old lady's expression.
Seeing that she was speaking reasonably, the lady waved her hand and said, "Okay, let's go after lunch. Let's go have lunch first, and then you can make an appointment and go back later."
Lunch was delivered to each of their respective courtyards. It was already late and the Madam was still taking medicine, so her lunch was lighter than theirs. She was afraid that they would not be used to it, so she did not let them stay here with her.
"Grandma, let's go back first." Qu Qiuyan said.
Qu Moying also stood up and said goodbye to the lady, and then the two of them walked out of the lady's room one after the other.
"Fourth sister, does Gong Hua like it?" Qu Qiuyan stopped with a smile and waited for Qu Moying, and the two walked side by side.
"Thank you for the palace flowers, Third Sister." Qu Moying said calmly.
"These are all new items from the palace, not worth much. If Fourth Sister likes them, wear them. In the past, Fourth Sister always wore them plainly. Maybe it was nothing when she was in the manor before. Now that Fourth Sister has returned to the mansion, we can't let people look down on our Minister's Mansion, not to mention that Fourth Sister's engagement was just broken off, so we can't let people look down on her."
Qu Qiuyan said earnestly.
These words were said with great affection. If Qu Moying did not know Qu Qiuyan's character clearly, he would have been misled by her and actually thought that she was a good person.
The things that happened in the past could be regarded as a misunderstanding. After all, no one could say that it was Qu Qiuyan who was responsible for Qinghe’s matter. It could also be Yu’s, right
That’s how the lady understood it.
The watery eyes under the veil raised and fell on the song
Qiuyan's lips curled up silently: "Thank you for your kindness, Third Sister."
"What good intentions? If you're fine, I'll be fine too. After all, we're sisters. We're closer sisters than the eldest sister and the second sister. I can't wish for the fourth sister to be bad. It won't do me any good."
Qu Qiuyan said hypocritically.
This sounds more sensible!
The deep sisterly love was played sincerely by Qu Qiuyan.
"Thank you, third sister." Qu Moying said softly again, with the corners of her lips slightly raised, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
"How about wearing it later? I'll wear the same one so that we sisters can look like a pair of sisters." Qu Qiuyan was in high spirits.
"This is Dabei Temple. It's not a good idea to be so bright and colorful." Qu Moying said after a moment of hesitation.
"Oh, look at me, I was so happy that I forgot about this. If someone saw us, they would inevitably say that we sisters are frivolous. Besides, we have to go to worship the Buddha, so we can't do this. I am speechless." Qu Qiuyan patted her forehead lightly, as if something suddenly dawned on her.
She knew clearly that such bright palace flowers could not be worn outside the Great Compassion Temple, but she still brought it up. Qu Moying could not guess the intention behind this and just waited for her next words.
Sure enough, Qu Qiuyan reached out and plucked a pearl hairpin from her head, and handed it to Qu Moying, "Fourth sister, I am speechless, so this hairpin is for you to apologize. It's a pearl hairpin, not luxurious, nor bright, but it looks very nice in Dabei Temple. The pearls on it were specially found by my father, and although they are not the biggest, they are round, and there are twelve of them."
Qu Qiuyan shook the hairpin in her hand, and the pearls hanging on the hairpin flashed a few gorgeous shadows in the sunlight. They were purple beads, and each one was unique in size. They were indeed rare, but not particularly expensive. They were very suitable for the identity of a young lady from the Minister's Mansion who was going to pay homage.
Compared with the pearl hairpin on Qu Moying's head, it exudes a more delicate and beautiful beauty that makes people's heart beat.
It is also a pearl hairpin, but the one on Qu Moying's head only has a relatively large pearl at the end of the hairpin, and nothing else. The workmanship is also much rougher than this one.
Qu Qiuyan has always dressed more exquisitely than Qu Moying. Even now in the Great Compassion Temple, she has three hairpins on her head. Each hairpin is elegant and exudes a sense of purity. Even though she has too many hairpins, it does not look gaudy.
"My father made a pair for me, and I will wear the other one later. Now I'd like to give this one to my fourth sister. I hope she won't dislike it." Qu Qiuyan said with a smile, and pushed the hairpin in her hand in front of Qu Moying, looking magnanimous and friendly.
Having said that, not accepting the call would seem ungenerous and unfriendly. This was still the Madam's courtyard. My nanny was standing in the corridor with a smile on her face, seeing them off. The courtyard was not big, and everyone's actions could be seen clearly.
The words were perfect, but the meaning was heartbreaking.
The same father was very caring towards Qu Qiuyan, but to Qu Moying he was like a stranger, not even a stranger.
She glanced at Qu Qiuyan coldly, then moved to the side, blocking the sight of Aunt Wu in the corridor, and took it with her hand, "Thank you, Third Sister."
There was a hint of cold sarcasm in his eyes. A pair of two, or a set of four? The hairpins in front of him were really of great origin!
Through this hairpin, one can guess a little bit about Qu Qiuyan's plan...