"Your Highness Prince Wei, Miss Zhu, I'm really sorry, I have to leave first because of an emergency at home!" Qu Moying stood up and said gracefully.
"Since Miss Qu Si has an urgent matter, please do as you please!" Pei Qingmin said lightly.
Qu Moying bowed to him and left with his men.
"Cousin, why don't you keep Fourth Miss Qu to talk for a while? I think Fourth Miss Qu is a good person. It's too much for people outside to spread such rumors about her." Zhu Yan'er did not stand up, but spoke in a tender voice to defend Qu Moying, her pretty face full of indignation.
"Rumors are just rumors, and they are certainly not credible!" Pei Qingmin sat down leisurely.
"Cousin, you also think that Miss Qu Si is pretty, right?" After sitting down, Zhu Yan'er rolled her eyes, tugged at Pei Qingmin's sleeve, and said regretfully, "It would have been great if Miss Qu Si could have taken off her veil just now, so that you could have seen what Miss Qu Si really looks like! Maybe she's a stunning beauty."
Pei Qingmin frowned, his face darkened slightly: "Yan'er, you... went a little too far today!"
“Cousin, I… I’m just curious…” Zhu Yan’er was startled, then lowered her head, and then pinched her handkerchief with her hand, with a bit of grievance on her face, “I’m sorry, cousin, I… I’m really just curious, my aunt said… my aunt said…”
"Mother was just joking. Pei Qingmin interrupted Zhu Yan'er, with a hint of anger on his pale face, "Yan'er, you are not a child anymore, don't always believe everything you hear."
"Cousin!" Zhu Yan'er's eyes turned red after being scolded, "I... I won't do it again in the future, cousin, please... please forgive me, this time was also an accident, I just happened to meet... If I hadn't met, I... I wouldn't have taken the initiative to find Miss Qu Si, cousin, you know I'm timid."
Seeing her talking like this, Pei Qingmin stopped talking. This matter was indeed caused by Zhu Yaner's misunderstanding. It was not a big deal. There were many people in the capital who were curious about Qu Moying's appearance under the veil, but Pei Qingmin didn't like this feeling. No matter what the words were, the so-called misunderstanding, he would listen deliberately.
At that time, when her mother was talking to her, she deliberately avoided her, but she could hear it.
It was originally a joke from my mother, saying that she was too sick and frail. In the whole capital, the only one who was good-looking was the one from Qu Mansion, who was also frail. Maybe he would be a better match for me.
My mother was worried about my marriage and allowed me to choose my principal wife, but I did not agree, so my mother said this in a bad mood. My mother and I naturally knew what Qu Moying's current status was.
I just didn’t expect that my cousin would dare to eavesdrop!
This thought was very strange and made him very unhappy. It also made Pei Qingmin realize that he had been too gentle to his cousin in the past, so that she dared to eavesdrop on the conversation between his mother and himself.
A cousin is a cousin, there is no doubt about that. She knows her own body well. Her poor health does not necessarily mean she is suitable for marriage. But if she wants to get married, he actually has someone he likes, but he has not found her for so many years...
"Miss, what is this Miss Zhu doing? She looks very strange!" After sitting down in the carriage, Nanny Miao asked in surprise. She just saw clearly that this Miss Zhu would feel aggrieved if something went wrong. Her own lady hasn't said anything yet, but this Miss Zhu already felt aggrieved. It seemed that she was always feeling aggrieved and deserved pity.
Looks tiring
No way!
"Don't worry about her. She has little to do with us. We may not meet her next time." Qu Moying shook his head indifferently. "After returning to the mansion, Miao Ma will go to the East Mansion to inquire, and Yu Dong will ask about the second brother in the West Mansion. Even if it's not the previous one, it may be the later one."
"I understand!"
"I understand!"
Yu Dong and Miao Ma both understood what Qu Moying meant and nodded.
The carriage went all the way back to Qu's Mansion. After Qu Moying got off the carriage, he went to see the old lady first and told her about the matter of Yuejinge. Although the matter had been resolved, he still had to tell the old lady about it so that she would also know about it.
Sure enough, after listening to Qu Moying's story, the lady frowned. Since it was related to the affairs of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, she dared not deal with it carelessly.
"The maid named Xiefeng just let the person go like that? Didn't she say anything else?"
"Don't worry, grandma. She didn't say anything. It looks like this maid acted on her own. Don't worry, grandma." Qu Moying comforted the lady.
"How can a maid be so bold as to be the head of the Prince's Mansion?" The lady said to herself, puzzled.
Qu Moying didn't need to answer this, but she answered anyway: "Maybe this maid is someone close to the Crown Prince. Of course, she could also be a confidant of Concubine Ji, or someone close to the Crown Princess before."
"That's true!" The lady nodded after thinking about it, but she was still a little worried. "Ying girl, if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, don't be anxious. As long as you are sure that the person is okay, you can slowly ask for it! Even if someone in the Prince's Mansion is just a maid, you can't underestimate her!"
Qu Moying nodded submissively: "Don't worry, grandma, I will be careful!"
Seeing that she was very gentle and obedient, the lady felt relieved and gave her a few more instructions.
"Madam, the eldest lady is not feeling well." A maid came in hurriedly and said.
"Have you called a doctor?" The lady sat up straight and asked anxiously.
"I have already called a doctor." said the old woman.
"After that, we'll have someone treat him properly." The lady sighed.
The old woman responded and went down.
"Grandma, my eldest sister has been in poor health?" Qu Moying asked after hearing some unexpected words.
"She is not feeling well. She has been like this for a while, on and off, and she is not getting better. We have to call a doctor from time to time. She was not in such a bad health when she was in the East Palace. Could it be that she really cannot practice in seclusion here?" The lady said helplessly.
Wu Ma Ma went behind her and gently massaged the acupuncture points on her forehead. She bowed her head and advised, "Madam, this matter has nothing to do with you. The eldest lady is just depressed. It will get better slowly."
The lady closed her eyes and was speechless for a moment.
"Sister, are you depressed and fall ill from time to time?" Qu Moying asked.
"That's right, she...ah..." The old lady didn't know how to tell her granddaughter about this for a moment, and slowly opened her eyes, "Okay, you go and rest first, I'll keep an eye on your eldest sister."
"Grandma, why don't I go and see my eldest sister?" Qu Moying suggested.
"You're going?" The lady hesitated.
"Grandma, it's been so long since the incident happened. If my elder sister could have figured it out, she would have figured it out long ago. It shouldn't be a problem now."
Qu Moying comforted the lady gently, "Besides, only grandma sent someone to visit her. Big sister might think that the whole mansion has abandoned her."
The lady didn't want Qu Moying to go at first, but after hearing what Qu Moying said, she thought about it and agreed. However, she was still a little worried, so she gave him a few more instructions: "If your eldest sister's attitude is still not good, you should come back immediately. You don't need to say anything more to her. It's been so long, and if she still doesn't understand the meaning of this, it's useless."
"Grandma, I know, don't worry." Qu Moying agreed with a smile.
"If she asks when she can go out, you just need to tell her to take good care of herself and she doesn't need to worry about other things." The lady said again.
This implies that Qu Xuexin will be released, but there is also a warning from the Madam.
"Yes, grandma!" Qu Moying agreed one by one, and then took Yu Dong to the quiet yard at the back.
This courtyard is right behind the Madam's courtyard. It is a secluded place, but because it is close to the Madam's, no one dares to treat Qu Xuexin badly. In fact, it is a very good place to cultivate the mind and cultivate the character.
There was a maid guarding the door. When she saw Qu Moying coming, she hurried in to report. After a while, Bai Mei, who was beside Qu Xuexin, came out to greet him.
"Fourth Miss, our young lady asks you to go back! She is not feeling well and cannot see guests."
"It's okay, I just came to see your young lady's condition." Qu Moying said gently.
"I'm afraid that won't work. Our young lady is sick in bed and can't get up for the time being." Bai Mei refused in a low voice.
"I'll just take a look. It's better to have an appointment early when the doctor comes." Qu Moying said indifferently and walked in. Bai Mei wanted to reach out to stop her, but Yu Dong had already stepped forward and pulled her aside.
Qu Moying walked in. There was a Buddha statue in the main room. There was smoke rising from the air, but no one was there.
There were voices coming from the right wing, probably someone was talking. That was Qu Xuexin's room.
First entering the Buddha statue in the middle, Yu Dong handed three incense sticks to Qu Moying. Qu Moying took them, bowed to the Buddha statue in the middle, then stepped forward to light them, and then inserted them into the incense burner. There were not many incense sticks in the incense burner, but now there were also three incense sticks, which seemed to be more than half burned. After Qu Moying's three incense sticks were inserted, the incense in the entire incense burner immediately doubled, and it looked quite crowded.
"Miss Fourth, our young lady invites you in!" Bai Mei went straight to the side room after entering the room just now, and now she came out again to invite her in.
Qu Moying turned around and followed her to the side room. Qu Xuexin was leaning on the couch in the side room. She looked listless, with a pale face as if she was sick, and a wet bandage for reducing fever was tied on her forehead.
Seeing Qu Moying coming in, he coughed twice before saying weakly, "Fourth sister, please take a seat. Everything here is simple, I hope you won't mind!"
After saying that, he turned his head and coughed twice.
Another maid, Hongmei, came over and brought a chair to the bed. Qu Moying sat down in front of the bed, looked at Qu Xuexin's face, smiled and comforted her: "Sister, you are too polite. The doctor will be here soon. Your illness will be fine!"
Although her face was pale, her spirit was the main reason. She looked listless. According to the report from the old woman before, Qu Xuexin seemed to be suffering from a mental illness.
As the saying goes, heart disease needs heart medicine, but I don’t know what this heart medicine is…