"Hanyue, this is given to you by my mother. It is said to be extremely difficult to obtain. I think it is just so-so. The moon on it is not round enough to match you. Next time I will make a pair of hairpins for you myself, and I will definitely carve the moon on it to be rounder." Pei Luoan said disapprovingly while playing with a pair of rare hairpins in his hands, looking at Ji Hanyue with affectionate eyes.
What could be more precious than having the prince make it himself
This thought alone is touching.
"Hanyue, take a look at this pattern. What do you think? Do you like it?" Pei Luoan placed the drawing in front of Ji Hanyue with a gentle look on his face.
"When I am alone, I will make a hairpin according to this pattern. When you marry into the East Palace one day, I will wear it on your head with my own hands!" Pei Luoan's oath drew a beautiful blueprint for Ji Hanyue.
But what happened in the end? Blood paved the way for the beautiful memories in her memory, a bloody hell, surrounded by evil spirits.
He squinted his eyes, then opened them again, slowly exhaled the air he had slowly inhaled, and there was a bloody mess...
"This hairpin of Second Sister is quite unique." Qu Moying concealed the hostility in his eyes and smiled lightly.
Qu Caiyue's hand couldn't help but grab the hairpin in her hand. She always felt that Qu Moying's eyes behind the veil were examining the hairpin in her hand, and she felt inexplicably flustered.
"It's... it's nothing special, it's just... the prince gave it to me specially." Qu Caiyue stuttered for a moment, thinking that Qu Moying would not be able to verify such things, so she relaxed a little.
"What is the craftsmanship of His Royal Highness Prince Jing?" Qu Moying raised his head and his gaze fell on Qu Caiyue's face. He saw her eyes flicker.
“How could it be the craftsmanship of His Highness? How could His Highness make these for me… It’s just more unique and fits my name… His Highness specially rewarded me with this. It was because Third Sister saw this that she got angry and lost her mind and framed me.” Qu Caiyue lowered her head, her face filled with grief and indignation.
"She is a concubine, and I don't even have an official title now. It's just because I am at least a lady of the Qu Mansion that our prince looks up to me, and this has made Third Sister jealous. This time, I may not be able to escape, but no matter what, Fourth Sister, please help me take this hairpin away."
Qu Qiuyan continued, looking desperate and sad.
Qu Moying looked at her indifferently without saying anything. The room suddenly became quiet, with an eerie sense of tranquility.
Qu Moying didn't want to respond. She wanted to see how Qu Caiyue would continue. If she didn't know that the pattern on this hairpin was the same familiar pattern, she would probably believe that this full-moon hairpin was specially given to Qu Caiyue.
There is a "moon" in Qu Caiyue's name, and there is also a "moon" in Ji Hanyue's name.
But one is related to King Jing, and the other is related to the crown prince.
Who could have thought that the drawing drawn by the prince would fall into the hands of King Jing and Qu Caiyue? Given the relationship between Pei Luoan and Pei Yusheng, it would be impossible for Pei Yusheng to know about this drawing.
This was originally used to deceive Ji Hanyue. As for the follow-up, the person is dead, what is the point of having a follow-up!
Where did King Jing get it from? How did he make it into a hairpin and put it into Qu Caiyue's hands? Shouldn't Qu Caiyue not know about it? Otherwise, how could such a thing be in Qu Caiyue's hands, and it was also a metaphor for her.
Qu Moying didn't understand the reason, but he was very clear that it was definitely not Pei Luoan who took the initiative to give it to Pei Yusheng.
"Can you...can you help me take it out? If I can't escape this time...you can...bury it in my grave, so that I know...I...I am not someone who doesn't care about me. If I can escape, you...can give it back to me. I will never leave this hairpin to my third sister, even if I die."
Seeing that Qu Moying didn't say anything for a while, Qu Caiyan could only perform a monologue and continue the conversation.
All her previous actions were to pave the way for what was happening now. Of course, if she had really fainted in front of Qu Moying at that time, and let her take the responsibility of forcing King Jing's concubine to death, it would have been considered a success.
"Second sister, you want me to take this hairpin out of the house?" The eyes under the veil seemed to be smiling, and she looked at Qu Caiyue in front of her with sarcasm.
Originally, she thought that Qu Caiyue really hated Qu Qiuyan, but now it seems that it was just a play performed by the two of them. For this play, the two of them really worked hard.
"Fourth sister, please, this is my last wish. A person like Third sister will definitely not forgive me this time. This may be the last time I see you. If I have done anything wrong in the past, I hope Fourth sister will forgive me. I... I really hate myself for not seeing Qu Qiuyan's true face clearly at the beginning."
Qu Caiyue burst into tears and covered her face with her hands. Tears fell in strings and slipped through her fingers. She cried her heart out.
"Fourth sister, I hate... I really hate..." Qu Caiyue continued. She couldn't see Qu Moying and was afraid that Qu Moying still refused. She was just about to continue talking, making herself sound more pitiful and making herself hate Qu Qiuyan more.
A whisper came to my ear: "Yes!"
Interrupting all her subsequent conversations.
"Fourth... Fourth sister..." Qu Caiyue let go of her hand in astonishment, and looked at Qu Moying with tears on her face, "Fourth sister just now... Did you agree?"
"Yes!" Qu Moying said lightly.
Qu Caiyue was stunned at first, then surprised, not caring about the tears on her face, "Thank you, fourth sister, thank you, fourth sister, I... I was sorry for you in the past, I... I will... I will repay you in my next life even if I have to work like a cow or a horse... Really..."
Qu Caiyue was so excited that she was incoherent. Qu Moying just looked at her quietly, which made Qu Caiyue feel weak in her heart. Her voice unconsciously became lighter, and finally... they were left speechless.
The room became eerily quiet again.
"Second sister, can you now tell me in detail about what happened with third sister?" Qu Moying's voice sounded a little cold in the empty room.
"Okay, I tell you, Qu Qiuyan really went too far..." Qu Caiyue nodded repeatedly, wiped her tears with her hands, and told the whole story.
The cause of the incident was exactly the same as what she had just revealed in her words. The two people bumped into each other accidentally, and when Qu Qiuyan saw Qu Caiyue's hairpin, how could she, who was jealous by nature, allow such a thing to happen? Then they had a quarrel, and then Qu Qiuyan fell and fainted.
Before falling, he pushed Qu Caiyue into the lake.
When everyone rescued Qu Caiyue, they all said that Qu Qiuyan had fallen unconscious and something serious had happened.
What happened next was that someone came and threw a few of Qu Qiuyan's
Huan's clothes, and after she changed, she was locked up here, waiting for news from Qu Qiuyan.
Everyone said that Qu Qiuyan fell off the rockery, but in fact, she just tripped over the edge of the rockery, so what was the big deal
"Fourth sister, she must be pretending. She is deliberately tormenting me and wants to kill me. Even if I die, I will never let her get her wish." Qu Caiyue added at the end with gritted teeth.
"Second sister hates her?" Qu Moying listened to her calmly and asked again.
"Yes, I hate her. If there is a chance..." Qu Caiyue said hatefully, and this situation seemed even more real than before.
Qu Moying sneered. It looked like the two of them had joined forces to plot this. However, in Prince Jing's Mansion, two people were serving the same husband, which meant that it was impossible for them to get along peacefully. The only reason they could join forces now was that one side was too weak.
"If Second Sister escapes, she will be controlled by Third Sister in the future. She can make you live if she wants, or die if she wants. We are both the master of Prince Jing's Mansion and the daughter of Qu Mansion. There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, but in Prince Jing's Mansion, what you seek is favor, right? If Second Sister is favored by Prince Jing, is there anything she can't do?"
Qu Moying glanced at her and said.
Qu Caiyue's hand twitched, her face turned pale, and the corners of her lips trembled slightly.
"Second sister wants to be controlled by third sister forever. Even the children she will give birth to in the future will be trampled upon by third sister's children as inferiors. They will never be able to turn over a new leaf. They may even become... sacrifices. The royal family has always had the most sacrifices. If a mother does not plan for this, she will bring disaster to her descendants."
Qu Moying's voice was not loud, but every word was heart-piercing.
Such words were not something a girl like her should say, but she said them anyway, and she said them frankly. Entering Prince Jing's Mansion meant that she might be involved in future fights. The current fight between Prince Jing and the Crown Prince might also be a fight between these descendants in the future.
Thinking that her own children would one day become victims of Qu Qiuyan's children, Qu Caiyue's originally superficial hatred immediately became apparent. She bit her lips hard, and the color of the corners of her lips became even colder and whiter.
"Prince Jing's wife has not entered the palace yet. Whoever gives birth to a child first will not have a low position in the future. At this time, will the third sister let the second sister give birth before her?" Qu Moying continued.
These words were even more heartbreaking, and they also vaguely pointed out what Qu Caiyue feared the most. She had not yet gotten close to King Jing, so in theory she didn't have to worry about these things, but how could she not have ambitions? She just didn't have the opportunity. If she had the chance, she would definitely try to give birth to a child.
Whoever gives birth to children first represents infinite possibilities in the future.
How could Qu Caiyue not want to fight for it!
In a word, Qu Moying, the person Qu Caiyue originally cared about the most, became Qu Qiuyan in front of her.
"Fourth sister, since third sister entered the mansion, His Royal Highness Prince Jing has never come to see me again. I...what should I do?" Qu Caiyue concealed the fact that Pei Yusheng had never let her get close to him, and asked Qu Moying for advice.
Compared to Qu Qiuyan, Qu Moying now only has an old grudge against her, and the most important thing now is to be favored.
Qu Moying pointed to the hairpin placed aside. Qu Caiyue hurriedly took it and handed it to Qu Moying. Qu Moying took it and gently rolled it twice on his fingertips. Looking at the full moon on the hairpin, he chuckled and said, "Of course I have thought of a way. Third sister wants to dominate the Jingwang Mansion, but now is different from the past, isn't it?"