Chunxiu is Miss Liu Lanxin's capable maid.
The maid, who was almost more beautiful than many young ladies from aristocratic families in the capital, was still very conspicuous standing in the crowd.
Especially since she squeezed in with quite a big movement, the person who was squeezed was very angry. He originally wanted to scold her, but when he saw clearly that she was such a beautiful woman, he stopped scolding her immediately and even deliberately moved aside to make room for her.
Chunxiu squeezed into the circle with a curious look on her face, facing Pei Yusheng, but Pei Yusheng was outside the circle.
Pei Yusheng's favorite is Liu Lanxin now, and the pair of hairpins will be given to Liu Lanxin in the future. If Liu Lanxin knew that he gave two of them to Qu Qiuyan, it would be bad.
"This pearl hairpin... looks familiar." Jingyu County Lord's eyes were also attracted by the hairpin. After taking a closer look, he whispered.
There was a hint of thoughtfulness in her eyes, and her beautiful eyes looked at Pei Yusheng on the side with an ambiguous meaning.
Pei Yusheng suddenly remembered that when his mother had taken a fancy to Lady Jingyu, she had also told her that she wanted to give her this set of pearl hairpins, which were all tributes. Maybe Lady Jingyu had heard about it a long time ago. Originally, the Crown Princess also liked it, but later her mother asked for it back.
"Fourth sister, this... wasn't this the hairpin I gave you before?" Qu Qiuyan reminded Qu Moying in a low voice, while reaching out and pressing the hairpin in her hair.
She thought Qu Moying would say that with her status, it was impossible for her to get tribute from the palace.
"Wasn't it another hairpin that Third Sister gave me? When did I see Third Sister giving me this hairpin? Why would Third Sister give me such a precious hairpin?" Qu Moying was waiting for her to say this. Originally, Qu Qiuyan didn't respond, so it was not convenient for her to bring the conversation directly to her.
"Fourth sister, what...what do you mean?" Qu Qiuyan was stunned for a moment, then asked with wide eyes, "When I gave it to you in grandma's yard before, the people around grandma were there too. Could it be fake?"
"Madame Wu is beside grandma, right behind us. Why don't we ask her to come over and talk?" Qu Moying said calmly. At that time, she deliberately blocked Madame Wu's sight. Madame Wu could only see Qu Qiuyan's movements but could not see which hairpin she was pulling.
"Then where is the hairpin I gave you?" Qu Qiuyan's face turned pale with anger. She never expected that Qu Moying would be waiting for her here, and even bite her back.
"Not long after my third sister and I left, the hairpin was bumped into by a maid and disappeared. At that time, she was in front of my eldest sister's courtyard gate. I saw my eldest sister's maid at the door. She must have heard it." Qu Moying continued.
Qu Xuexin is a thoughtful person. In this situation, such a person will say what he thinks and will never lie and get himself into trouble.
"Third sister just asked me why I didn't bring my hairpin, didn't I tell you that someone bumped into me and lost it? Third sister also said she was going to report to grandmother, how come you forgot?" Qu Moying's expression became calmer and calmer.
Qu Qiuyan then remembered that she had indeed said something similar just now, but at that time she was clearly talking about only the matter of this pearl hairpin. How come now it became like she deliberately gave away a hairpin, but not this pearl hairpin? This meaning sounded completely wrong.
It seems that I am the only one related to Gao An
And he is still calculating
It seemed like he was plotting against Qu Moying and wanted to drag Qu Moying to take the blame. He glanced at the faces of the onlookers and found that they were all looking at him with suspicion.
I felt anxious and annoyed at the same time.
“Fourth sister, this is clearly your business, why are you pushing it onto me? I gave you the hairpin with good intentions, and it would have been fine if you gave it to someone else, but now you’re actually tying this matter to me. You…how can you be so ungrateful?” Qu Qiuyan calmed herself down and reprimanded loudly.
"Third sister, what you said is really funny! Third sister, you were very indifferent to me in the past, but today you suddenly gave me such an expensive hairpin? It was clearly just an ordinary hairpin, and it disappeared in your hand after a while, and now there is no evidence! Now one of the hairpins on your head appears in the hands of another man, but he said that he gave it to me before. Third sister, I don't understand what this means, and where did your hairpin come from?"
Qu Moying's expression remained calm, but his words sounded aggressive.
"Third sister, why don't you first explain the origin of this hairpin, and then we can discuss who gave it to you."
"This hairpin is..." Qu Qiuyan was so angry that she was fuming. She had always been the one who wronged others, but now she was framed by a useless blind man. She was so angry that she couldn't help but say something.
"Miss Qu San, this hairpin was lost by me. I don't know when it came into your hands?" A cold voice suddenly came from outside the crowd, immediately interrupting Qu Qiuyan's words.
The crowd moved aside, and Pei Yusheng walked in slowly with his men. He had an unhappy look on his face and glared at Qu Qiuyan fiercely.
Qu Qiuyan was overjoyed to see Pei Yusheng. With Pei Yusheng around, there was no way Qu Moying could escape. She moved her feet and was about to step forward, but saw Pei Yusheng glaring at her fiercely. She stopped in a hurry, looking at Pei Yusheng with pitiful eyes, not even understanding the meaning of his words.
"Greetings, King Jing!" Qu Moying bowed with his sleeves clasped.
Qu Qiuyan finally reacted at this time and hurriedly saluted.
"Miss Qu San, this pair of hairpins is from my palace. My palace was robbed before, but I don't know where Miss Qu San bought them from?"
Pei Yusheng said.
He had to stand up. Whether it was because of Chunxiu or what Jingyu County Lady had said just now, he couldn't avoid it.
He glared at Qu Qiuyan fiercely, also because he was afraid that she would reveal that the hairpin was given by him.
"Where... where did I buy it?" Qu Qiuyan's mind was in a mess and she couldn't react for a moment. She could only repeat herself in a stammering voice.
"Yes, Miss Qu San, where did you buy this pair of hairpins? Please tell me, and I will definitely reward you handsomely afterwards." Pei Yusheng said with a serious face.
Qu Moying took a step back and gave them the place. This pair was truly a private transaction. The irony was that King Jing was not going to recognize him now.
"I... I... indeed bought it outside. I... met someone on the road. I thought it was pretty, so I bought it." Qu Qiuyan said with difficulty. She also reacted at this time. Although she was explaining, her eyes were red and she looked at Pei Yusheng aggrievedly.
Others might not know about the hairpin, but how could we two not know
"Okay, thank you Miss Qu San." Pei Yusheng bowed to her and glanced at Gao An who was standing on the side and became increasingly uneasy. "I just heard someone say
It belongs to Miss Qu Si, so I thought it was given by Miss Qu Si. Miss Qu Si clearly doesn't have such a hairpin, so how could it be his? You, a scholar, are also a person who can't judge people well, why don't you get out of here quickly. "
Pei Yusheng raised his robe sleeves and said coldly.
The cause of this incident was the man in front of him. Pei Yusheng inexplicably disliked this man. He didn't think that Qu Qiuyan had anything to do with this man, but he felt that Qu Qiuyan wanted to put the blame on Qu Moying, so she did this.
Qu Qiuyan didn't like Qu Moying, he had known about it for a long time. Of course, it had nothing to do with him, so he wouldn't care. Although Qu Qiuyan's behavior made him a little unhappy, Qu Qiuyan also repeatedly stated that her biological mother, Yu, was harmed by Qu Moying's biological mother, which was why she was married as a concubine. For so many years, her mother didn't dare to mention it, and she felt quite ashamed in front of a young lady from a noble family.
Now that things have come to this point, it goes without saying that it was Qu Qiuyan who was to blame.
Pei Yusheng felt inexplicably irritated, and he didn't like Qu Qiuyan as much as before.
Gao An regretted it deeply. He originally thought it was an insignificant thing, just giving a purse, and then letting someone find it. Then the servant would say a few ambiguous words and reveal the hairpin and the note. He didn't even have to say anything to anyone in person, and the matter would be over.
Not only did he not expect things to escalate to this point, but he also aroused the displeasure of King Jing. He was still going to take exams and become an official in the future, so how could he let King Jing have a prejudice against him
He had already made up his mind, so he turned around and bowed deeply to Qu Moying: "Fourth Miss Qu, I'm really sorry. When I stayed at the manor that day, I didn't actually see you. It was just that when the maid brought me the hairpin today, she said it was Fourth Miss Qu's. I was unhappy and deliberately said I had seen Fourth Miss. The maid said Fourth Miss was easy to recognize, she was the one wearing the long veil. Now that I know someone wants to settle a score with Fourth Miss, it's Gao's fault. Gao is here to apologize to Fourth Miss."
Gao An was quick to shift the blame and immediately took the matter off his shoulders.
When he met a young lady who didn't follow the rules of the boudoir, he said these words just to teach her a lesson. In addition to the note he wrote before, Gao An's character is still very likable.
In addition, his image was very deceptive, and many people nodded at once, thinking that he did nothing wrong, but was just misled.
Qu Moying is indeed easy to recognize. Among all the people here, she is the easiest to recognize. The long veil is almost the proof of her identity. Even if you don’t know her, you can find her immediately after describing her characteristics.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, I have made a mistake and should punish myself behind closed doors. Please forgive me." Gao An came quickly, saluted Prince Jing Pei Yusheng, and then walked out of the crowd. What happened next had nothing to do with him.
Pei Yusheng's gaze fell on Gao An, and there was some meaning in his eyes. The strong disgust just now was gone, and he even had some appreciation in his eyes.
Qu Moying saw everything and raised her delicate eyebrows slightly. This man was really cruel and ruthless. He pushed everything onto Qu Qiuyan and left decisively, leaving her no chance to even explain herself. She would have to ask someone to investigate this man when she returned.
"Don't go. Tell me clearly who gave you the hairpin." Qu Qiuyan was so angry that her face turned blue. She moved her feet and was about to chase after him.
Pei Yusheng stretched out his hand and held her back...