"Our prince's opinion mainly depends on your family's opinion." The old woman replied with a smile.
"Did your wife and the prince both say so?" Qu Moying asked again.
"Yes, before I came here, our prince had already mentioned this to his wife. In fact, he also wanted to see our wife, but our wife said that your family is the elder and your family has the final say on any matter." The old woman smiled and replied. The words were very appropriate.
The lady's face looked better and she nodded secretly. Miss Yue looked unreliable before, but now she looks good. At least she is much better than Miss Yan who deeply hates the Qu family. If she knows anything, she will send someone to discuss it first.
After thinking for a while, he had a plan in mind: "Go back and tell your wife that this matter should be kept simple! We will send a dowry here, just for the sake of ceremony, and trouble your prince to accept it, which can also be regarded as a legitimization for them. As for other formalities, forget it, after all, she is not the principal wife."
Qu Caiyue and Qu Qiuyan, no matter who they were, were sent away in a hurry. Qu Caiyue really didn't have any dowry, but Qu Qiuyan at least packed up some of her past.
"Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam." The maid was sent by Qu Caiyue, so she could tell that her wife was in great need of receiving two dowries. She thanked her repeatedly, "Then I will go back and tell our wife, and we will also have to discuss this with the prince."
The old woman acted as if Qu Caiyue was the official mistress of the mansion.
"Okay!" The lady nodded. After the old woman bowed respectfully, she put down the gift box and left excitedly.
"Ying, prepare a dowry for the third girl. Just some simple clothes and jewelry. The mansion originally made several sets of clothes every season. Send them to her according to the previous size. As for the jewelry, I'll ask my nanny to pack a few pieces. You put them together. Also pack a few of her old things and make a few bags."
The lady sighed and said, "I will also tell your aunt the same thing about your second sister. Both of them are now in the Prince Jing's Mansion. They are both daughters of the Qu family, so they should be treated according to the same standards. There is no difference between them!"
This statement is also meant to be a casual dismissal, just for the sake of formality.
Qu Qiuyan took away all the valuables that she could take with her. The only things she couldn't take with her were some large items in her house that couldn't be moved. If she picked out a few of them, she could indeed make up a few loads.
"Mother, there are a few pieces of brocade in the needlework room. Let's send them over as well." Qu Moying thought about it and added some more.
“It’s up to you. Anyway, she’s like this… If she gets better, maybe she can make our entire Qu Mansion…” The old lady didn’t say anything else here. She just felt depressed. Qu Qiuyan was once her beloved granddaughter, but the way she is now, it’s clear that she hates the Qu Mansion.
In this situation, no matter how well you do or how much you give as gifts, it will be useless. It may even make her worse and give her more capital to act like a witch.
Now just give face and that's enough.
Since it is the order from the palace, the Qu family must do it.
"Grandma, I think King Jing should also send some betrothal gifts. It may be similar to what we expected. We can have two identical ones and then add them in. It will look like more and more decent." Qu Moying suggested.
"Okay!" Madam nodded.
The head, did not have too many expectations for King Jing. If King Jing really valued the Qu Mansion, he would not have waited until now to deal with Qu Qiuyan's affairs. He did not do it before, but now he is doing it. It should not be delayed any longer. If Qu Qiuyan is demoted at this time, it may cause gossip. "If it is sent over, I will add it. If it is not sent over, Kong does not care."
Since the decision has been made, Qu Moying will act according to the rules. This matter must be done, but the two governments want to keep it simple. Now that Qu Caiyue is in charge, both sides are in agreement. No matter whether it is Qu Caiyue or Qu Qiuyan, since they are both daughters of the Qu family, they will naturally be treated equally.
As for who is older and who is younger after she gets married, that is not something the Qu family needs to consider.
The betrothal gifts from Prince Jing's Mansion were also delivered fairly quickly. It looked as if they had been prepared long ago. Several loads were sent over, one to the East Mansion and one to the West Mansion.
Afterwards, Qu Moying and Luo Shi each added some to the pile, added two more loads, put them together, and sent them to Prince Jing's mansion together, with people knocking on their chests all the way.
Many passers-by watched the excitement and followed along, only to find out that it was actually a happy event for Prince Jing and the Qu family.
The news came from nowhere, but it spread among the crowd, saying that two young ladies from the Qu family were married into the Prince Jing's palace, one as a concubine and the other as Madam Chongrong.
Which Qufu
They are the family that was previously said to favor their concubine and kill their wife. I heard that the concubine is Yu’s biological daughter.
The daughter of such a vicious woman was actually made a concubine of King Jing? It was really unfair.
Yes, let’s go and have a look…
There were many people watching the excitement, and they all had different opinions. The Yu family incident had just passed, and everyone in the capital knew about it. Now that Qu Qiuyan's incident had been added, who wouldn't want to take a closer look and say a few more words...
As everyone was discussing, several carriages left the capital. The large carriages had the logo of the Duke of Qi's Mansion on them. They were the carriages used by the Duke of Qi's wife to fulfill her vows. Today was the day the wife had set for the fulfillment of her vows.
Madam Qi went to Qingyun Temple to fulfill a vow. The carriage stopped in front of Qingyun Temple. A Taoist priest who was in charge of reception had been waiting in front of the door. When he saw the carriage from the Duke of Qi's Mansion, he hurried over to greet them.
"Meet the Madam."
The Taoist nun with a fairy-like appearance stepped forward and put her hands together in greeting.
"Are you ready?" Mrs. Qi asked with a smile.
"It has been prepared long ago. Please come in, Madam." The Taoist nun made way and said with a smile, "Everything has been arranged according to Madam's wishes."
"That's good!" Madam Qi walked in. After walking a few steps, she suddenly heard a woman's voice behind her, "Is it... Madam Qiguofu?"
Madam Qi stopped and turned to look.
A few people came over from the road diagonally opposite, the first of them was a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her thirties. She could vaguely see her pretty appearance when she was young. She turned out to be the wife of Marquis Yongning.
The handsome young man next to her is the son of Marquis Yongning.
"It's really Madam Qi. Do you recognize me?" The wife of Marquis Yongning took two steps forward and said in surprise, as if she was surprised to meet Madam Qi here.
The status of the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Qi was too high, and the Lady of the Marquis of Yongkong used to retreat to a separate place after being introduced. The two people had different statuses and seniorities, so they had only met each other.
"Madam Yongning." Madam Qi took a deep look at the Yongning Marquis's son and said politely.
A slight smile, with a hint of alienation.
Xu Lipeng stepped forward respectfully and saluted, then politely stepped aside.
Madam Qi followed him with a scrutinizing gaze. This man was the prince who had canceled Qu Moying's marriage proposal before. His reputation was as good as his reputation afterwards. She had heard people praising him repeatedly in the past, but she seldom heard anyone praising this prince afterwards.
A marriage that had been arranged for so long was finally called off, and part of the reason for this was certainly because of the second young lady of the Duan family, whom he had engaged later. He himself was not a legitimate woman to begin with, and had been having an affair with Yu's niece for a long time.
Thinking of Yu's niece, Madam Qi's face became even colder.
"I didn't expect that when I was fulfilling a vow, I would meet Madam Qi. Madam Qi, why did you come to Qingyun Temple today?" The wife of Marquis Yongning asked with a smile, as if she didn't notice Madam Qi's coldness.
"It's also to fulfill a vow." said Madam Qi.
"It's also a wish fulfillment, what a coincidence!" The wife of the Marquis of Yongning's eyes lit up, "I came here this time to fulfill the wish of the former second wife of the Qu Mansion. I had always felt that she was miserable, but I didn't expect her to be so pitiful. If I had known her situation at that time, I would have helped her no matter what, even if it was a divorce, at least she would have saved her life."
"Are you here to fulfill your vow because of Xiao Yue?" Madam Qi looked up and down at the wife of Marquis Yongning and asked thoughtfully.
"Ever since I heard about her story, I... I made a wish that if she made it public, I would definitely come to fulfill it." Lady Yongning Marquis wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. "When she first married into the capital, I felt that we were compatible. Although she didn't talk much, she was a good person with a gentle temperament. She didn't look like she had any problems. But I didn't expect that she was wronged and said nothing. That day, she pointed at the child in her belly and agreed to marry me. I didn't expect... I didn't expect that in the end, she would actually..."
When Lady Yongning Marquis said this, she turned her head to wipe her tears and actually choked up.
"It's all my fault. If I had been more persistent and not let Yu's words move me, I wouldn't have harmed Fourth Miss Qu and my son, and I wouldn't... I wouldn't have failed Xiao Yue's trust. I... I was wrong. I don't know how to tell her about this in the underworld. It's all my fault."
Madam Qi was stunned. These words sounded profound. Could it be different from what she heard
However, this could also be the words of entrustment from the Yongning Marquisate. The Duke does not have a good impression of the Yongning Marquisate, especially the current Yongning Marquis's son. The old Duke was so angry that he even wanted to beat him up!
"The beauty is gone, Madam Yongning, please don't be sad anymore. Some things are over and done with." Madam Qi comforted her insincerely.
He moved his feet and wanted to leave.
"What Madam Tai said is right. It's all my fault. Now I am even more obsessed. It's me who ruined my son and Fourth Miss Qu's life. I ruined both of them... Now..." Madam Yongning started crying again. "If I have a chance, if I have a chance, I will definitely make it up to Fourth Miss Qu and my son."
"Mother, please stop talking." Xu Lipeng took two steps forward, stretched out his hand to pull the sleeve of Madam Yongning, and gently stopped her, "It's all in the past, how can we..."
In a moment of panic, his voice was out of control, with a hoarse, sad and trembling tone.
A man sheds blood but not tears. But before she was heartbroken, Mrs. Qi stopped...