Concubine Qu is sick again. This is the news brought by Nanny Yan.
Only then did Qu Moying want to come and see Concubine Qu.
When Pei Yuanjun sent her to the palace gate of Concubine Qu, he left with his men and did not go with her to see Concubine Qu.
A eunuch was left to serve Qu Moying.
When Qu Moying entered, he was invited to Concubine Qu's bedroom.
"Is the Concubine Dowager feeling better?" Qu Moying stepped forward to pay his respects, then stood up and asked with concern.
Concubine Qu was sitting on the bed, leaning back. She looked to be in good spirits, not as bad as Qu Moying had imagined.
When he saw Qu Moying come in, he asked her to excuse herself and then let her sit on the stool beside the bed.
"I heard that something happened when you were a 15-year-old?" Concubine Qu leaned against the bed, looked at Qu Moying's face, and asked with concern.
Today was also the first time she saw Qu Moying's appearance. She was also amazed by her appearance, but at her age, she was not so concerned about her appearance.
After being amazed, he asked about things outside the palace as usual.
This matter suddenly popped up. There were quite a lot of guests at the time, and it later spread to the palace. It seemed like it was quite a big deal. I didn't expect that even Concubine Qu, who lived in such a remote place, knew about it.
"I don't know what happened. Maybe... it was just an accident." Qu Moying said softly. There are some things that even Concubine Qu cannot say.
"What's going on with the Duke of Qi's Mansion?" Concubine Qu thought for a moment and asked again. The Duke of Qi's Mansion in this matter made people feel that the Qu Mansion was too kind to it.
"It should be because of my mother!" Qu Moying said vaguely.
"Haven't your mother and Minister Liu's wife always been at odds with each other?" Concubine Dowager Liu asked in confusion.
"The Concubine Dowager knows that my mother is not on good terms with Madam Liu?" Qu Moying asked in surprise, his heart suddenly moved.
"Once in the palace... I went to enjoy the flowers. In a relatively remote place, I happened to hear someone talking. I was a little far away, so I couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, but I could tell that both of them spoke in a bad tone..."
Concubine Qu said as she recalled.
Concubine Qu arrived first and sat there quietly, asking the palace maid who followed her to fetch some tea and snacks. Unexpectedly, just as the palace maid left, she heard someone coming over, followed by low voices talking. Two people were talking back and forth, and seemed to be very unhappy.
It was even more inconvenient for Concubine Qu to go out at this time, so she simply waited inside. After the people outside left, her maid came back and told her that she had just met the second lady of the Qu Mansion and the lady of the Liu Mansion.
That day happened to be the day when the Empress summoned the ladies of the palace to come to the audience, and many ladies came to the palace.
The reason why the palace maid recognized these two people was because she happened to have been there to watch the fun before. She had just seen the second Madam Qu, who was very beautiful. After taking a few more glances, she found out that the Madam of the Liu Mansion was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi, and the palace maid had seen her before.
"Did they quarrel at that time?" A hint of coldness flashed in Qu Moying's eyes.
"They must have quarreled. Even if they didn't quarrel, the two of them didn't get along well. Minister Liu's wife is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Since the Duke of Qi's Mansion attaches so much importance to your mother, why would they let the two of them confront each other in the first place?" Concubine Qu said puzzledly.
"When did that happen?" Qu Moying's hand, which was holding the handkerchief, ached.
"It wasn't long, just your mother
It was not long after she got married!" Concubine Qu thought for a while. It had been so long that she couldn't remember the exact time. She only felt that when she first heard the name of Mrs. Qu, she was stunned for a moment and asked a few more questions on purpose.
I just found out about this person, it seems I have never heard of him before.
"Since your mother has a bad relationship with the eldest daughter of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, how could the Duke of Qi's wife care about her so much? And the old Duke of Qi's Mansion, from what you said, even if she is his biological daughter, she would be no more than this." Concubine Qu smiled and said casually.
Biological daughter? Qu Moying curled his lips in sarcasm.
No wonder my mother later drifted away from the Duke of Qi's Mansion. With Madam Liu around, even if my mother wanted to get close to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, she might even be ridiculed for currying favor with the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
There were some things she hadn't figured out at first. She thought that since the Yue family in Jiangnan had such a good relationship with the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and her mother had such a story, when she married into the capital, how could the Yue family not tell her mother how close they were to the Duke of Qi's Mansion? But later she heard that her mother was gradually drifting away from the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
This is also one of the reasons why the Duke of Qi’s Mansion knew nothing about what happened to my mother in the end.
If it weren't for special reasons, how could my mother not be close to the Duke of Qi's Mansion if Madam Liu rejected her and even spoke ill of her
Qu Moying had never heard of this matter, but she believed that this Madam Liu Shangshu might have targeted her mother more than once.
But no one has ever talked about this matter, which shows how secretive it was. Everyone in the capital talks about Madam Liu, and she has always been gentle and dignified, and she treats people very properly. Even though her status is not ordinary, she is not overbearing.
But what is the truth? It's really embarrassing.
He took a deep breath, swallowed the depression in his heart, and raised his head again, with a faint smile: "Maybe Madam Liu and mother didn't get along well. I only heard that mother and Duke Qi's Mansion were getting along well, but I haven't heard about the relationship between mother and Madam Liu!"
"It's all in the past. Even if there were any disagreements, they are in the past. I just didn't expect that the Duke of Qi's Mansion would do this for your mother." Concubine Qu nodded and sighed.
Qu Moying's watery eyes flashed, and her long eyelashes fluttered, hiding all her emotions: "I heard that my grandfather saved the old Duke's life!"
There are various opinions about who saved whom. Some say it was Old Master Yue who saved the old duke, and some say it was the old duke who saved Old Master Yue. Especially since there have been repeated reports recently that Duke Qi's Mansion was paying attention to Qu Moying, these rumors have been pushed to the forefront, and there are all kinds of stories.
In the end, everyone reached a consensus that the old men of the two families were friends for life and death.
Only Qu Moying knew clearly that the old Duke must have saved the old man of the Jiangnan Yue family, otherwise he would not dare to help him do such a thing.
"But now there is a problem with the Huasheng sent by Duke Qi's Mansion, and County Lady Jingyu has the dark-patterned phoenix robe in your mansion. I'm afraid that from now on... Duke Qi's Mansion and your mansion will no longer be close." Concubine Qu reminded Qu Moying quietly, "Even if Madam Liu doesn't care about you, County Lady Jingyu will definitely remember this experience. She is the future Crown Princess."
No matter how you look at it, Qu Moying is the one who suffered the most in this matter.
"My Lady Dowager, I know." Qu Moying replied softly.
Of course, the Crown Princess's intentions are endless. If she offends Liu Jingyu, she will not let her off easily when she becomes the Queen.
Qu Moying, and then there is the relationship between the King of England and the Prince. Concubine Qu is really worried about Qu Moying.
It is really hard to predict what the scene will be like a hundred years after the emperor passes away.
"Did His Royal Highness the King of England send you here just now?" Seeing her gentle and well-behaved appearance, Concubine Qu couldn't help asking.
A palace servant had already reported the scene they had just seen.
"Yes, I went to Concubine He with His Royal Highness the King of England before. This matter will be handled by Concubine He." Qu Moying nodded.
“Jingyu County Lady will definitely be blamed for this matter, but the problem won’t be serious, and you are even more innocent. It’s actually very obvious that Jingyu County Lady will not do such a stupid thing, unless she is crazy. And your coming-of-age ceremony was also ruined. After all, you are not blessed enough.” Concubine Qu sighed, and was quite concerned about the disruption of Qu Moying’s coming-of-age ceremony.
"Your Highness, the coming-of-age ceremony has been completed. It's not a big deal!" Qu Moying said with a smile. She really didn't care that much about the coming-of-age ceremony.
The real coming-of-age ceremony was the moment when Pei Yuanjun inserted the hairpin for her. As for the grand coming-of-age ceremony outside, it was all done for show.
Wasn't Ji Hanyue's coming-of-age ceremony in the previous life grand? Pei Luoan helped her to arrange it. At that time, everyone said that she was blessed with great fortune. There were only a few princesses in history who could make the prince so concerned. Moreover, the prince was so affectionate and waited for her all the time.
After all, they are all just floating clouds, just for show.
She was able to do this at her own coming-of-age ceremony because deep down she didn't take it seriously at all.
But she thought so, while other people didn't. Everyone felt that the coming-of-age ceremony was the most important moment for a woman and it was impossible for her to ruin it. This also made people unable to see Qu Moying's little movements to a certain extent.
Qu Moying guessed what these people were thinking before he took action.
"It's best that you think this way. As long as the King of England treats you well, it's fine. At worst... it would be better for the two of you to be a pair of idle clan relatives, like the old Prince of Yun, traveling around the world and seeing all kinds of beautiful scenery." Concubine Qu comforted Qu Moying.
Concubine Qu was sincerely trying to persuade Qu Moying for her sake.
Qu Moying nodded with a smile. No matter what Concubine Qu said, she responded with a smile, which made Concubine Qu feel relieved. After talking to Qu Moying for a few more words, she let her go back.
After something like this happened, the palace was not at peace, and the King of England was not here now. Concubine Qu was afraid that Qu Moying would suffer.
Qu Moying did not force Concubine Qu to stay. He felt Concubine Qu's pulse and felt that there was no big problem, just a common cold and indigestion. He gave a few instructions to the palace servant beside him, then said goodbye to Concubine Qu and left.
The eunuch led the way in front, leading her to where she had parked the car before. This time they did not take the same route as before when leaving the palace. Concubine Qu had prepared a sedan chair.
Qu Moying was not in a hurry to leave the palace, so he simply left the palace sedan chair and followed the eunuchs, enjoying the scenery along the way.
This route was not the central palace road, but the scenery was equally outstanding. There were several scenic spots that Qu Moying had heard of but had never seen, and they were also along this route, which allowed Qu Moying to enjoy them all. Except that it was not the spring season when flowers were in full bloom, which was a bit of a pity, everything else was good.
"Miss Qu Si, please walk slowly!" Not long after she started walking, a voice suddenly came from behind her. Qu Moying stopped in surprise, narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked back...