Qu Mingcheng brought his servant with him. The two of them did not carry lanterns and took a small path to Qu Xuexin's yard.
This path is a bit long, but one advantage is that it avoids the lady's yard.
When he arrived outside Qu Xuexin's quiet courtyard, he knocked gently on the door a few times. The old woman who was originally guarding the place had already gone back.
There was a light in the room. When they heard a knock on the door, Hongmei came out. After looking around and seeing that there was no one around, she opened the door and Qu Mingcheng walked in with the servant.
In the side room, at midnight, Qu Xuexin sat on the bed and looked at Qu Mingcheng excitedly. Before he sat down, she asked anxiously, "What happened?"
"Sister, don't worry, I have a clue!" Qu Mingcheng sat down and said in a low voice.
Qu Xuexin's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she no longer looked listless at all. This was more useful than eating dragon liver and phoenix gall.
"Really?" She said with a trembling voice. She was so anxious that she could hardly believe her ears.
"Don't worry, sister. It's true." Qu Mingcheng comforted her.
"Then... can you deliver this sachet to the prince?" Qu Xuexin took out a particularly beautifully embroidered sachet from under the pillow. The meaning of the sachet, which was embroidered with a pair of mandarin ducks, was self-evident. She blushed but still gave it to Qu Mingcheng.
"Sister, this may not work. I can't meet the prince. Besides, even if I meet him, I can't talk to him. It would be better if you have the chance to give it to the prince yourself in the future." Qu Mingcheng refused.
This reason was very sufficient. Qu Xuexin didn't think Qu Mingcheng had this ability. She just took it out in a hurry. After she finished speaking, she realized it was inappropriate.
What was the identity of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? How could Qu Mingcheng ever see him? He was a little confused for a moment, and slowly retracted his hand, his face as red as blood.
"Sister, you will always meet the prince in the future. After this time, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to send him off yourself. Why do you need me to go?" Qu Mingcheng said again.
"Hmm!" Qu Xuexin nodded, lowered her head shyly, and put the sachet carefully into her sleeve.
"Sister, if anything happens to you, you won't blame me, right?" Qu Mingcheng thought it would be better to put things in a more stable manner.
"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with you. As long as Qu Moying comes over, I will do as we agreed." When Qu Xuexin heard this, she didn't care about being shy and raised her head quickly.
The shyness in her eyes turned into hatred at this moment.
How could she not hate him? If it weren't for Qu Moying, she wouldn't have ended up like this. All of this was Qu Moying's fault.
"It's the best that you think this way, big sister!" Qu Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief and reiterated, "Then I won't come over in the next few days. Big sister knows the time, it will only take a few days."
It was not very convenient for him to come here. He seldom came to the West Mansion in the first place. Now he came here secretly to see Qu Xuexin. If his grandmother knew about it, it would not be good.
We still need to be more careful!
"Okay, don't worry, I know!" Qu Xuexin responded repeatedly. She also knew that it was not convenient for Qu Mingcheng to come over. Now that she had Qu Mingcheng's confirmation, she naturally didn't want him to come over and arouse suspicion.
Qu Mingcheng said that after this incident, his grandmother would not only not lock him up, but would also let him return home to recuperate. As for Qu Moying, who would pay attention to such a vicious person
Even if her grandmother didn't believe it, her mother, father, and second uncle would not forgive her.
If he pretends to be serious, Qu Moying will have no way to defend himself.
The best outcome would be to be sent back to the manor and have nothing to do with the Qu family from then on. As for sending her back, Qu Xuexin had already made up her mind that this time she would not let her live well in the manor.
Qu Moying must die. Only by death can she vent her anger!
The two of them felt relieved, and after discussing some details, Qu Mingcheng left. It was Hongmei who sent him to the door, looked around to see that there was no one, opened the door, and let Qu Mingcheng and his servant leave.
No one saw the whole process. This place was too quiet and the slightest movement would have aroused alarm.
He glanced at the night outside, with a sinister look in his eyes. This time, he didn't believe that Qu Moying could escape. The secret that his mother had someone pass on to him would be put to good use this time.
As for the final outcome, it has nothing to do with him. It was his grandmother's fault for caring so much about that bitch. It wasn't that he was unfilial, it was all his grandmother's own fault.
After looking around and seeing that there was no one around, Qu Mingcheng strode away. However, what Qu Mingcheng did not expect was that after he left, a dark shadow flashed past the tree at the gate of the courtyard...
Duke Qi was the last one to know what happened between the two young ladies of the Qu family in the palace. When he found out, Heqi's face turned pale and the chopsticks in his hand fell heavily, looking very ugly.
It was dinner time. The Duke of Qi had a late dinner and started to eat with his wife after the lights were turned on. When a maid came in to report something, she specifically mentioned that Qu Qiuyan had hurried into Prince Jing's mansion.
The Duke of Qi's wife was afraid that the Duke of Qi didn't understand, so she explained that something happened to the two young ladies of the Qu Mansion, and then she hurriedly sent one of them to Prince Jing's Mansion. At this point, the Duke of Qi became furious.
The wife of the Duke of Qi looked around, and the servants around her retreated one by one with good eyesight.
"Duke, what happened?" Lady Duke Qi said unhappily. How could she be happy when such troubles arose while they were just having a good meal
"How come I don't know these things?" the Duke of Qi asked angrily.
He hadn't paid attention to the affairs of the Qu Mansion before, and now people have been keeping an eye on them, but he only found out about it now.
"I knew about this, but I thought it had nothing to do with Fourth Miss Qu, so I didn't send anyone to report it to the Duke." Lady Qi comforted.
This was said politely, but the reality was that the wife of the Duke of Qi did not want the affairs of the Qu Mansion to be dragged into her own family. She was also somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that the Duke of Qi was particularly concerned about the affairs of the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion.
That is someone else's granddaughter. Not only does our family have a granddaughter, but we also have a well-behaved and lovely granddaughter-in-law. Why does our Duke care so much about someone else's granddaughter
She felt inexplicably unhappy, which was why the wife of the Duke of Qi stopped the servant who brought the news.
The Duke of Qi is no longer in charge of affairs and basically does not attend court. He is just idle and recuperating at home. If he does not ask and others do not take the initiative to tell him, he really does not know some of the things going on outside.
"You stopped him?" The Duke of Qi was not someone who could be easily fooled. He immediately understood the reason and glared at the wife of the Duke of Qi.
"I stopped him. This kind of thing is a trivial matter." Lady Qiguogong said angrily.
"Why did you stop him?" Duke Qi shouted angrily.
"My Lord, it's really not a big deal..." Lady Qi didn't understand how she had offended her Lord again.
"I don't want to hear about someone stopping me from sending messages anymore.
I will also deal with those who are useless." Duke Qi said sternly, disregarding his wife's face.
He was originally a military general, and now his face looked cold, which made people feel uneasy.
The wife of the Duke of Qi was startled, but then she became even more displeased. The fourth daughter of the Qu family was really unpleasant. Although she seemed sensible, if she was really sensible, how could she try to please the Duke so much
In order to gain the Duke's pity, the Duke didn't pay much attention to her mother when she first came to Beijing. Why did he become like this with her
This feeling is not good!
"Duke, let's have a good talk about Fourth Miss Qu's matter." Lady Qi also put down her chopsticks.
"What's there to talk about? If you dare to stop me from doing this again, don't blame me for taking it out on those servants!" Duke Qi said unhappily.
This means that if any servant is stopped by the wife of the Duke of Qi again in the future, he will punish her harshly. The wife of the Duke of Qi will then be humiliated, because after all, the Duke of Qi is still the most powerful person in the mansion.
"My Lord, why on earth?" Lady Qi's voice trembled as she pressed her hand against the corner of the table, gripping it tightly. "We have been married for so many years, and we have been through thick and thin together. But now that we are old, you...you treat me like this?"
The wife of the Duke of Qi felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke. Her eyes turned red and her voice was choked with sobs. Over the years, the Duke of Qi had always given her face. As long as it was her decision, he seldom objected. Even if he objected, he would say it very tactfully and would not do anything to embarrass the wife of the Duke of Qi.
But Duke Qi kept hiding the truth from the fourth young lady of the Qu family.
"Okay, do you want to eat or not?" Duke Qi frowned, looked at his old wife, and said unhappily.
"Why are you still eating? You are like this..." Lady Qiguogong burst into tears and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
There was a loud "bang" and the wife of the Duke of Qi looked up in surprise. She saw that the Duke of Qi had kicked the stool in front of him away and turned around to walk away.
“My Lord…My Lord…” Lady Qiguogong could hardly believe it. Her lips trembled twice before she uttered a word.
Outside the door, there was the personal maid of the wife of the Duke of Qi, who wanted to step forward to stop the Duke of Qi, but he glared at her fiercely. She shrank to one side in fear and dared not step forward to talk nonsense.
The Duke of Qi strode out. Behind him he heard his wife crying loudly, and he felt annoyed.
After leaving the courtyard, he stopped in his tracks when the cold wind blew. He was confused for a moment and looked around with inexplicable sadness in his eyes.
"Duke, your wife is so sad, you see..." Seeing that he suddenly stopped walking, the servant thought that he stopped because he heard the Duke's wife crying, so he hurriedly and carefully persuaded him.
"Let's go to the study!" the Duke of Qi said angrily. The crying sound of the Duke of Qi's wife came from behind his ears, drilling into his ears, making him even more irritated. He could hardly control his mood, and it felt like a light in his chest made him unable to breathe.
Why did it turn out like this
Why did things turn out like this
If so, did he regret it
In his life, he asked himself if he had ever owed anyone anything, not even his own wife, but he knew clearly that he had wronged two people, the only two people in the world, Xiao Yue and her daughter.
This is his fault, but he doesn't know how to pay it back...