The greetings between Prince Jing's Mansion and the Qu Mansion were very sloppy.
On one hand, some betrothal gifts were sent over, and on the other hand, some dowry was returned. Walking along the street, many idle people followed to watch the excitement and learned that such a thing had happened.
There was no further developments, and the two families didn’t even sit down to have a meal.
Only the servants in Prince Jing's Mansion knew that the one who was in power in the inner court of Prince Jing's Mansion was Madam Qu, not the former concubine Qu. Prince Jing not only changed the court where Madam Qu lived, but also put concubine Qu under house arrest. He had been staying at Madam Qu's place for the past few days because Madam Qu and concubine Qu had a dispute.
At first, no one saw Madam Qu. She was just a little concubine at that time. Even when she entered Prince Jing's Mansion, she was not taken seriously by His Highness. Who would have thought that one day she would climb over Concubine Qu and suppress her? Now even the Qu Mansion didn't say anything about this matter, which means that Concubine Qu's family was also displeased with her previous behavior.
The affairs of Prince Jing's Mansion had nothing much to do with Qu Moying, but Qu Caiyue specially gave her a gift. After Qu Moying asked the lady's opinion, she also returned a gift.
The weather was getting colder, so the lady asked Qu Moying to have breakfast before coming to pay her respects, to avoid getting hungry and hurting her body. She also asked her not to come without ordering breakfast in the morning.
An unexpected news came from Nanny Gu who stayed in the manor.
"Doctor Ji is coming back?" Yu Chun asked the little maid sent by Nanny Gu in surprise. This was one of the two little maids bought by Qu Moying and sent to the farm to serve Nanny Gu.
"Sister Yuchun, yes, he said he would be back soon." The little maid said happily, and then took out a letter from her bosom and gave it to Yuchun, "This is a letter from Doctor Ji, addressed to the fourth young lady."
"Well, wait for me. I'll give the letter to the young lady first, and you can bring some things to Nanny Gu later. Don't leave yet." Yuchun took the letter and said.
Ask someone to take the little maid to a side room to rest.
He lifted the curtain and entered the room. After paying his respects, he handed the letter to Qu Moying: "Fourth Miss, this is a letter from Doctor Ji."
Qu Moying put down the pen in his hand, reached out to take the letter, opened it, took out the bag and started reading. After he finished reading, a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"Miss, are you talking about whether your eye disease is completely healed?" Yu Chun asked anxiously.
Qu Moying nodded with a smile: "Basically, there is nothing serious."
"Then Miss, can you take off your veil?" Yuchun asked again.
Qu Moying smiled sweetly and nodded slightly: "No need to bring it."
Yu Chun stamped her feet in joy: "That's great, let those people see that the young lady is not without talent or beauty. The accusations of vulgar appearance are just slanders against the young lady by others."
Yu Chun felt very angry when she thought about how her young lady was spread like this, despite the fact that she had just returned home. Although it was not the first time for her to do so, there were still many rumors circulating in private. Everyone had different opinions, but putting all of them together, few people believed that her young lady was more beautiful than the third young lady.
They say that even if the young lady is good-looking, she is just good-looking at best. Could she be prettier than the third young lady
Of course, no one dared to say these words in front of Yuchun now, but many people said them in private. Yuchun had run into servants who were secretly saying such things more than once. Even after severely reprimanding them, there were still people who said them secretly, which made Yuchun very angry, but she didn't know how to stop it.
Now it's good, once the lady takes off her veil, those
Shut up people!
"It's not bad to have no talent or looks." Qu Moying said indifferently, reaching out to pick up a veil beside her, "At least it can make people feel less taboo."
"What's taboo? The lady looks like this already, why should there be any taboo?" Yu Chun asked in confusion.
Qu Moying smiled slightly but did not answer. Her eyes fell on her veil, and her eyes were cold. At that time, she was reborn in Qu Moying's body and found that Qu Moying's appearance was stunning. At this time, she was unwilling to appear in front of everyone with such an appearance.
The person she wanted to deal with was Crown Prince Pei Luoan, so it would be best for her to hide in the dark. However, her appearance meant that she could not hide in the dark. Her excessive appearance could bring disaster when she was unable to protect herself.
Eye veils are great in that situation!
"Miss, you don't need to wear a veil from now on, right?" Yu Chun couldn't help but ask again when she saw that she remained silent.
"Let's wait until after the New Year!" Qu Moying said.
"Why after the New Year?" Yuchun asked puzzledly.
"After the Chinese New Year, it's spring, the weather is warmer, and things are almost done." Qu Moying said lightly, hinting at something, and then asked, "Send some of the New Year's goods prepared for Madam Gu first."
Although there is still some time before the Chinese New Year, Qu Moying has already prepared New Year's goods for Nanny Gu. Nanny Gu happened to send someone over, so Qu Moying brought some over first, in case Nanny Gu had nothing good to eat at the farm.
When she first moved to the manor, she was well aware of the scarcity of things there. Nanny Gu was old and had always lived in the manor, so she was not willing to move in with her. Qu Moying could only go along with her, but from time to time she would send Nanny Gu some food and supplies under various pretexts.
After Yuchun agreed, she went downstairs to make arrangements. This was also the reason why she left the little maid behind.
When she was leaving the house, she saw Nanny Yan coming in. She stopped and bowed sideways: "This servant greets Nanny Yan."
Nanny Yan went to the palace to visit Concubine Qu early this morning and has just returned.
"Is the young lady in there?" Nanny Yan stopped and pointed to the main room.
"Inside, it's empty right now." Yuchun replied with a smile.
Nanny Yan got ready and walked into the room.
"How is Concubine Qu in good health?" Qu Moying asked with a smile when she saw Nanny Yan coming in.
Nanny Yan stepped forward and bowed, then replied, "Don't worry, young lady. The Queen Mother has been in good health recently, and nothing is wrong."
"That's good!" Qu Moying nodded, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
She could still sense Concubine Qu's kindness towards her. Although the cause might not have been Concubine Qu's original intention, they got along relatively well after that.
"The Queen Mother asked me to ask you if I can go to the palace to see her these days. Every time I go to the palace, the Queen Mother would pull me aside to ask about the young lady, and find out everything about her, for she is afraid that the young lady will suffer any harm." Nanny Yan reported.
Qu Moying's heart moved: "Did you tell me about the Jingwang Mansion?"
"The old servant said that the Dowager Consort meant that although it was against the rules for the Third Miss to enter the Jingwang Mansion, it was promised before. If she didn't get a rank, it would be a loss for the royal family. The Empress has cleared the names of the women in the Jingwang Mansion this time, which is also a face-saving thing for everyone. A concubine is really nothing."
This means to comfort Qu Moying and not to panic. Qu Qiuyan's concubine is
It was given for the sake of the royal family's reputation, and it was the Queen Mother who intervened.
Everyone knows that the Queen Mother and Prince Jing are not on good terms with each other.
Even if she takes action, it doesn't necessarily mean she will help King Jing.
Although she didn't say much, Qu Moying understood the meaning of her words and smiled slightly, "How about going to see the Concubine Dowager in a couple of days? I wanted to go there originally, but my grandmother wouldn't allow it."
After what happened before, Qu Zhizhen specifically warned Qu Moying not to go into the palace to see Concubine Qu again. She naturally agreed to Qu Zhizhen's request at that time, so she couldn't go back on her word now.
"Don't worry, Miss. The Concubine Dowager will find a way." Nanny Yan understood what she meant. She came today mainly to ask the young lady's opinion. As long as the young lady had this intention, everything else would be easy.
If the young lady didn't take the initiative to enter the palace, the dowager concubine would take the initiative to come and summon her. Could the Qu family still resist? The dowager concubine really liked the young lady. Of course, Nanny Yan liked the close relationship between the two masters. The dowager concubine had no juniors, and the young lady was the only junior that the dowager concubine admired and liked, so she should be closer to her.
"Miss, do you know the daughter of General Fuguo?" Nanny Yan suddenly asked again.
Liu Lanxin, the daughter of General Fuguo
"I've heard of it." Qu Moying blinked.
"This Miss Liu also has an eye disease, and she also wears an eye veil. From a distance, she looks a bit like you." Nanny Yan said in amazement, "Today, when I was leaving the palace, I happened to see this Miss Liu coming in. From a distance, I thought it was you, but when I got closer, I realized it wasn't you. After asking, I found out that she was the daughter of the general who assists the country."
Nanny Yan really thought it was it and was shocked. She rushed forward to take a look, only to find that it was different.
"What's the difference?" Qu Moying asked. She had played Miss Liu before, but had never seen her in real life, so she became curious.
"Miss Liu is taller than the young lady. Although she looks very weak, she is much better than the young lady... She is very beautiful and should be no worse than the third young lady. Her appearance and manners are also very decent. You can tell at a glance that she is not a young lady that can be raised by an ordinary noble family..." Nanny Yan thought while describing, and her words were not fast.
Wearing a veil makes people feel inexplicably weak. This young lady looks like this, and this Miss Liu looks like this too. At first glance, they also look extremely weak and thin.
But Nanny Yan still noticed some differences. Qu Moying's fragility was almost in her bones, and her frame was much thinner than that of Miss Liu. Although she had grown a lot recently, she was still not as tall as Miss Liu.
There is also the lip color. The corners of my daughter's lips are very light, and you can tell at a glance that she may have some congenital deficiencies. She was either born prematurely or had a disease in the womb, and her health will definitely not be good.
Miss Liu has a nice lip color, although it is because she has put on lipstick, but she can't wear heavy makeup on a daily basis, especially when she is going to the palace to meet the Empress or other ladies. Too heavy makeup will give people an aggressive feeling, and no one would do such a thing.
Just apply a little bit and you will look more energetic. It all depends on your own complexion as a base. In this way, your lip color should be naturally darker.
"This old servant feels that Miss Liu's veil does not look like an ordinary veil." At the end of the summary, Nanny Yan added this sentence.
"Why?" Qu Moying became interested and raised her beautiful eyes to look at Nanny Yan. Nanny Yan had the most say in this matter...