Qu Moying responded calmly, and for questions he couldn't answer, he answered according to his own wishes.
Originally, she had heard most of the information about Xiao Yue family from other people, and in some aspects her knowledge was even worse than Qi Xiangyu's.
Qi Xiangyu saw that she really couldn't get any more answers, so she stopped asking. She actually had a good feeling towards Qu Moying, but she couldn't go against her grandmother's wishes.
Compared to Liu Jingyu, she, the granddaughter, had no confidence and face in front of the wife of Duke Qi. If she did well, she would only get a compliment. If she did not do well, she would probably be blamed again.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Qi Xiangyu asked with a smile, "Miss Qu Si, how about we go out for dinner? The weather is nice today, so we can go shopping while we're at it."
She would rather stroll around than find out any news.
"Okay!" Qu Moying nodded and agreed. The two of them washed and combed their hair with the help of the maid. While washing and combing their hair, Qu Moying sent someone to tell the lady. The lady agreed and only told her to be careful.
After the two of them finished packing, they left the Qu Mansion together. Qi Xiangyu had a carriage coming over and originally invited Qu Moying to get in her carriage, but Qu Moying thought about it and decided to call a carriage from her own mansion. This would make it convenient for the two of them to go back later, and Qi Xiangyu wouldn't have to send her back to the mansion then.
Seeing that she was so persistent, Qi Xiangyu had no choice but to obey her. The two of them each called a carriage and went to the street together.
They stopped at a restaurant. Coincidentally, it was the same place where Qu Moying met Pei Qingmin last time.
"This place is very nice. I heard about it from my eldest brother." Qi Xiangyu also got off the carriage, pointed at the restaurant in front of her and said with a smile.
Qu Moying nodded and followed her in.
The room they originally wanted was on the third floor, but that was sold out. But there happened to be one vacant room on the second floor, so Qi Xiangyu agreed immediately.
Given their identities, it would be inappropriate for them to eat outside.
After the two men went in, the waiter served them tea, and the two men took their maid to order the dishes that their young lady liked.
Qu Moying poured himself a cup of tea and also poured one for Qi Xiangyu.
Qi Xiangyu took a sip and her eyes lit up. She said repeatedly, "It's really good. I thought the tea in this kind of place must be not very good. I didn't expect the tea here to be so good."
Qu Moying also picked up the teacup and took a sip, then nodded. It was indeed good. That was what she felt when she came here last time.
"I know this place. I heard about it from my eldest brother. He said the food here is very good, and there are several famous dishes. We must order them. It's a rare opportunity to come here." Qi Xiangyu smiled and took a few more sips before putting down the teacup.
"Does Young Master Qi come here often?" Qu Moying asked casually.
"My eldest brother doesn't come here often, but when my second brother was here, he often brought my cousin here. Now he's not in the capital..." Qi Xiangyu paused here, then said, "My second brother is the most protective of my cousin. He will stand by my cousin no matter what."
When they were young, even if the two of them quarreled, the second brother would force her to apologize to Liu Jingyu in the end. Whenever Qi Xiangyu thought of this, she would feel bad.
She was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi, and the only legitimate daughter. Even though this legitimate daughter was only on her grandfather's side and her father was a concubine's son, it was destined that she would not be liked by her grandmother. But at the very least, she was also surnamed Qi and a granddaughter.
Although she is not a granddaughter, she is always the one being stepped on in front of her grandmother and her second brother.
Others only said that Liu Jingyu was gentle and decent, but Qi Xiangyu was the only one who really disliked Liu Jingyu, but she could do nothing about it!
"Your second brother?" Qu Moying asked with a smile, his expression indifferent.
"Yes, my second brother likes my cousin the most, but unfortunately..." Qi Xiangyu's words were a bit sarcastic, but Qu Moying still understood it. It seemed that the prince had a dream while the goddess had no intention of pursuing her.
"Okay, let's not talk about him. Anyway, eldest brother said that the food here is really good, so let's try it today. It was not convenient for me to leave the house in the past, and even if I wanted to go out, my grandmother would not allow me. Now that she has finally let me out, I have to have fun." Qi Xiangyu said excitedly, sticking her head out of the window.
There is a street outside. Although the view from the second floor is not as good as that from the third floor, it is not close either. You can see people coming and going on the street below. It is quite lively.
Qi Xiangyu had also been living in seclusion for a long time. The wife of Duke Qi was extremely particular about rules, and she was not as favored as Liu Jingyu. She seldom had the opportunity to go out on the street in the past. But at this moment, she was watching with great interest and liked it very much. From time to time, she would tell Qu Moying about what she saw below.
After hearing what she said, Qu Moying became interested. She asked Yu Dong to open the curtains on her side a little and look down.
The street here is not small, with shops on both sides. From time to time, you can see a carriage stopping and young ladies or young men walking out of it. There are also small vendors carrying baskets on the street calling out for goods. In particular, the shop opposite their window is actually a women's jewelry store.
The store is not big, and it only has one storefront, but there are quite a lot of people coming and going, and not all of them are ladies in fancy clothes. There are also some ordinary women. It should be because the things in this jewelry store are not expensive, so women of different levels come in. It looks quite nice.
Compared to Yuejinge, this one is too small, but judging from the looks of it, it has quite a few customers.
"Miss Qu Si, let's go down and take a look later." Qi Xiangyu pointed down and said with interest.
Qu Moying nodded. Since she was out, she was not in a hurry to go back. It would be best to visit Yuejin Pavilion and Yueyi Pavilion later when she had time.
The food was very tasty and both of them were very satisfied with it. After the meal, they rested for a while and then left the restaurant contentedly and went straight to the jewelry store across the street.
As soon as I entered the store, I realized that the jewelry sold here were indeed not the kind that were particularly expensive. Some of them were not even made of gold or silver. However, they were exquisite and I heard that they were imported products.
In fact, some of these imported products are from Southeast Asia, while others are not.
The materials used are not particularly good, but they look new and unique. Of course, there are expensive and cheap ones, which are very suitable for women of different levels.
In fact, it is not just ornaments, there are also some small pendants, or those used to decorate the room, as well as small strings of pearls, pearl earrings and the like, all of which are very pleasing to girls. The pearl flower strings are also in a different style and are not the same as the ornaments in Beijing.
Although the store is not very big, there are quite a few people inside and it seems that the business is pretty good.
Qu Moying originally just wanted to take a look casually, but unexpectedly he became really interested. He and Qi Xiangyu looked at a lot of things and bought several pieces.
Suddenly she stopped and looked towards the door. There seemed to be a familiar figure passing by.