"Don't worry, Miss. We have almost finished the investigation. Eunuch Ji Hai said he will bring it over in the next two days for you to take a look." Yu Dong replied with a smile.
"How did he know about this?" Qu Moying asked after a moment of silence.
"Miss, don't worry. It's not very convenient for us to investigate this matter, but it is very convenient for Eunuch Ji Hai to investigate. Eunuch Ji Hai said that it's just a piece of cake and not a big deal." Yu Dong explained. He knew that his young lady didn't want to trouble the prince too much, but he and Eunuch Ji Hai didn't think this matter was troublesome.
"In the future... try to investigate on your own. The prince has a lot of things to do, so it's inconvenient to trouble his staff." Qu Moying instructed Yu Dong.
"Don't worry, Miss. I understand." Yudong responded with a smile.
"Miss, what should we do then?" Nanny Miao continued to ask, she was talking about the two women entering the mansion.
"This matter has nothing to do with us. Grandmother and father can arrange it however they want. Try not to get involved in such matters." Qu Moying said after a moment's hesitation. It was obvious that there would be follow-up to this matter, so she naturally would not get involved.
"Yes, Miss!" Nanny Miao also nodded in response. Just as she was about to leave, she was stopped by Qu Moying.
"Miss, is there anything else?" Seeing that Qu Moying seemed to be hesitant to speak, Nanny Miao could not help but ask first. When her young lady was on the farm before, she seemed to be aloof, but after returning to the mansion, she became more and more self-reliant. Nanny Miao was very happy and became more and more convinced of the young lady.
Her life was originally saved by the young lady, so she should devote herself wholeheartedly to the young lady.
In the past, the young lady was always quick and efficient when giving orders, but today was a little abnormal, so Nanny Miao couldn't help but ask a question first.
“Madam Miao, do you think there are people from Northern Xinjiang in our house?” Qu Moying frowned.
Aunt Miao was surprised: "Did the young lady find anyone from Northern Frontier in the mansion?"
Since leaving Northern Frontier, Aunt Miao has never returned for so many years. Thinking back on the past now, she can’t explain how she feels, but she still misses some people and some things.
"I haven't noticed it, but I always feel that some things recently... are related to Northern Xinjiang." Qu Moying pursed her lips lightly and said with some confusion.
"Miss, are you talking about the things that caused the Madam to feel unwell, as well as what you saw before in the Duke of Qi's mansion, and what you saw at the place of Concubine Qu?" Nanny Miao asked tentatively. Qu Moying had told Nanny Miao privately about all the abnormalities that she had encountered before.
"Yes, I always feel that there are people from Northern Xinjiang." Qu Moying nodded.
The Northern Frontier is far away from the capital, and logically there shouldn't be such a close connection. However, behind many things, there seems to be such a meaning, and she can't help but think about it.
"Miss, maybe he is not from Northern Frontier, but from the capital. He has people from Northern Frontier around him, which caused so many problems. But it may be a coincidence. I have been in Beijing for so many years, but I have never found anyone from Northern Frontier. Now that I am here, everything is similar to that in the capital, so it is difficult to find anything."
Nanny Miao thought for a moment and said.
Although the Northern Frontier is involved in all these things, the Northern Frontier is so big that it is very likely that some people came to the Central Plains, just like her, who was saved by the young lady by chance, so it is normal for some other people to come too.
Although the Northern Frontier is far away, there are still many people who may come here. However, everyone looks the same. If we don’t talk about the Northern Frontier, there are really different people.
It is unclear which ones were originally from northern Xinjiang.
After hearing what Nanny Miao said, Qu Moying nodded and rubbed her brows with her hand. There have been a lot of things going on recently, and this idea of hers was a sudden thought. It should be something that they all encountered.
The lady's health recovered relatively quickly. After taking the right pills, she felt much better. She even called Qu Moying over to ask about things.
She was not feeling well when what happened yesterday, and had no idea about what happened later, but she had no objection to Qu Zhizhen letting Qu Mingcheng study outside.
No matter how you look at it, Qu Mingcheng is involved in Luo's affairs. Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, Qu Mingcheng cannot escape the responsibility, and it would be better for him to move out.
This is the only grandson of the Xi Mansion. The lady of the house also hopes that he will study hard and not spend his time on unnecessary things.
Yu has always been a source of trouble. There is no benefit for anyone to get close to her!
Over the next few days, the entire Qu Mansion fell silent. The incident that day seemed to have been suppressed without causing any big stir. Only Qu Moying knew that Luo hardly came over during these days. He only met her once when he went to pay his respects to the lady-in-waiting. Her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.
As for going to visit Qu Xuexin, he never mentioned it again, nor did he ask anyone to send things to Qu Xuexin.
Qi Xiangyu came to the house.
Qu Moying came to greet them at the gate of the courtyard, and the two of them walked into the house hand in hand.
It was the first time that Qi Xiangyu came to Qu Moying's yard. She looked at the layout of her room and the piano platform placed on the side, and praised it repeatedly. She said that after returning home, she would also set up a piano platform there so that she could play directly when she wanted to, instead of placing it directly on the desk.
He even sat over and played it a little, and nodded repeatedly.
"It's actually the Feng Yu Qin?" Qi Xiangyu couldn't let it go again. The last time she saw it, it was also Qu Moying's. She didn't expect that the ancient guqin inherited by her family would end up in someone else's hands. It was really surprising, but there were some things she didn't dare to ask too much. She just liked it very much.
"Yes, it's the Feng Yuqin. Miss Qi seems to be very concerned about the Feng Yuqin?" Qu Moying smiled and asked the maid to bring tea and snacks. She sat in front of the piano on a small table beside the piano. If she didn't play, she could lean there and eat some snacks. She was quite comfortable.
The design of this place was originally based on comfort, and it is the place that underwent the biggest changes after Qu Moying moved in.
When it comes to playing the piano, Qu Moying has always demanded comfort. This was her habit from her previous life, and some small details were designed to be the same as in her previous life.
It is also very convenient to use.
"This Feng Yuqin actually has a very close connection with our family." Qi Xiangyu sighed.
"Miss Qi, can you tell me about it?" Qu Moying asked curiously.
"Come to think of it, this Feng Yu guqin originally belonged to our house. It was sent to the Yue family in Jiangnan by my grandfather as a gift. Unexpectedly, this gift ended up in the hands of the fourth Miss Qu." Qi Xiangyu sighed. This time she did not hide anything and spoke very naturally. After she finished speaking, she looked at Qu Moying's face.
It wasn't a surprise to find her.
"In fact, I heard about it from my grandfather, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, when I saw Miss Qi looked strange, I asked someone to check it out."
Qu Moying said calmly, in fact, this matter is not difficult to investigate, just ask a little bit, the only inconvenience is that this place is far from Jiangnan.
When you ask about some things, you may not be able to explain them clearly, or there may be other hidden secrets.
But now it seems that Miss Qu Si already knows.
"Miss Qu Si, do you know why your grandfather gave the zither to your mother instead of the Crown Princess's mother?" Qi Xiangyu asked casually, pretending to be indifferent.
Qu Moying's eyes darkened a little, and then he said lightly, "Maybe it's because mother likes it?"
Although she said this uncertainly, she was actually the one who knew this matter best. No matter whether it was Xiao Yue or Dayue, in her memory, they were both her mothers. It's just that everything about Xiao Yue was just rumors. It was a fact that Qu Moying's biological mother died when she was born.
Many things were found out later, but they were not actually that accurate.
Qi Xiangyu came at the right time. Judging from Qi Xiangyu's appearance, she came with the intention of finding out something. She originally wanted to test Qi Xiangyu's attitude, but now she had the chance to do so.
"My grandfather told me that when your mother came to Beijing, the Yue family in Jiangnan sent her a dowry. They must have loved your mother very much!" Qi Xiangyu asked with a smile, picking up the teacup beside her and taking a sip.
"Maybe!" Qu Moying said this very slowly, and then he sighed softly, "After all, it's too far away. No matter what, it's always worse than being with your loved ones."
Qi Xiangyu's heart skipped a beat and she put down the teacup in her hand. "Miss Qu Si, what you said is not right. In fact, when Madam Qu Er married into the capital, Madam Ling Anbo had already come to the capital. So the two sisters can have someone to take care of them, right? It doesn't count as leaving their family."
Qu Moying smiled bitterly and said, "After my mother came to Beijing, she was indeed protected by my aunt. But my aunt had just come to Beijing and had not yet established herself. She could not take care of my mother, which led to the following incidents."
As Qu Moying spoke, he lowered his head, and it was obvious that he was in a bad mood.
Qi Xiangyu could only comfort her a few more times, and then seeing a faint smile on her lips, she continued, "When Madam Qu came to Beijing, my grandmother was very happy, but later the two families gradually visited less and less. Madam Qu was also an introvert, and she never came after being invited several times, so when something happened later, my grandmother was unable to help her."
So, it was the wife of Duke Qi who asked Qi Xiangyu to come here today
Qu Moying was not surprised by this. Qi Xiangyu's words and actions just now all seemed to be questioning. If she was sent by Duke Qi, she would not be like this.
Qu Moying was very sure that the Duke of Qi knew a secret about her mother, but the Duke's wife seemed to be unaware of this secret. It was heard that the Duke of Qi was very trustworthy to the Duke's wife, and the backyard of the Duke's mansion was also very clean. The Duke's wife was also the envy of the ladies in the capital.
She is both dignified and noble, and she also pleases her husband. Few ladies can compare to her.
But right now, the two of them are not on good terms with each other, or what others see is just the surface. It is clear that the Duke of Qi is hiding something from his wife, and his wife is trying hard to investigate this secret.
There was a deep look in her eyes beneath her veil. This matter had nothing to do with her originally, but now it concerned her mother, so she had to ask.
Sure enough, in the following questions, Qi Xiangyu tried her best to lean on her mother, and from time to time she asked about some of her mother's past, some of the Yue family's past, and the rumors about her mother, and all the emphasis was placed on these...