"What do you mean?" asked Concubine Qu.
"You suddenly felt unwell after eating the long fragrant rice dumplings. This was an accident! But now the emperor is suspicious about the box. People have been in trouble one after another because of the box. If you get into trouble again, the emperor will investigate vigorously if there is even the slightest suspicion. And you don't have the box now. You don't know what's in the box. You have nothing to do with this matter."
Qu Moying analyzed in a low voice.
Concubine Qu nodded repeatedly.
Without the source of the disaster, not only would it be of no benefit to harm myself, but it would also bring disaster upon myself. Besides, this matter has already attracted the attention of the emperor. Even if someone wants to deal with me, the gain will outweigh the loss. It is better to keep doing nothing.
"What Her Majesty the Concubine needs to do now is to take good care of her health!" Qu Moying said.
Concubine Qu thought about it for a while and nodded: "I know... Now that I am recovering from my illness, at least no one will do anything behind my back."
"Yes, the Queen Dowager herself was a little too worried before." Qu Moying smiled slightly.
Concubine Qu sighed, reached out and held Qu Moying's tender little hand, and sighed: "Ying girl, it's all your fault this time!"
"As long as Her Majesty the Concubine can relax, this disease is actually not that serious. It's just some food accumulation that is deliberately indigestible. It's impossible to really put anything in it." Qu Moying raised her watery eyes and smiled.
At this moment, Concubine Qu felt relaxed all over, not only physically but also mentally. After thinking carefully about Qu Moying's words, she knew that this was indeed the truth.
As a concubine dowager, I am no trouble to anyone in the palace. As long as I don't get involved in anything, no matter who is in power in the future, they will support me and give me a good reputation. Why must they kill me
"The box..."
"Madam Concubine, that box has nothing to do with you. You should take good care of yourself now, and then..." Qu Moying's watery eyes turned around the inner hall, "After something like this happened, Madam Concubine must clean up the people here!"
Things seem to happen without cause, but actually they do have a cause. To be able to achieve this, it must not only be the work of outsiders, but there must be someone in the palace who is the hidden hand of others.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that Han Yu, who is the most capable person to stop the Queen Dowager, is not here.
Concubine Qu had been in the harem for so many years, so she naturally understood the meaning of this. She nodded with a serious expression, knowing that she was really careless this time.
She knew what to do next. After so many years in the harem, she wasn't completely useless...
After leaving the palace, he got on a carriage. The carriage did not go directly back to Qu Mansion, but went to Yuejin Pavilion.
After getting off the carriage in front of Yuejin Pavilion, Qu Moying entered the gate of Yuejin Pavilion and then went to the shopkeeper's house.
Shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly asked the waiter to bring tea.
"How's the jewelry from last time?" Qu Moying asked as he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"It's the same. This is what they said they saw." Shopkeeper Zhang knew that she was asking about the appearance of a set of jewelry that had been sent over before. "I saw more than one, but I don't know who they were. The lady was wearing a veil on her head, so her face couldn't be seen. She was wearing a large cloak and only stretched out one hand. The bracelet on her hand looked like this."
"Really?" Qu Moying clasped his hands together.
, the voice trembled unconsciously.
"It's true, miss. The guys are all in this business and are particularly attentive to jewelry. They looked at this special bracelet a few more times. The guys next to them did the same. They also looked at the jewelry that Miss Four brought over and thought it should be a set."
Shopkeeper Zhang said.
People in every industry always pay special attention to the affairs of their own industry, especially some unique ones, which always attract their attention.
"What kind of person is that?" Qu Moying tried hard to make herself look calm and not agitated.
In fact, her heart was already in turmoil, and she could hardly control herself. She could only pinch her palms tightly.
The sharp pain allowed her to remain somewhat conscious, allowing her to look calm while talking to Shopkeeper Zhang!
Is it my sister? Is my sister not dead
Until now, her sister Ji Yanyue has not been seen alive or dead. She had always thought that Ji Yanyue was dead and thrown into a mass grave by Ji Youran. Even the bracelet on her hand was snatched from her by Ji Youran.
But what if... what if... Ji Youran lied again
Didn’t my father’s death prove that Ji Youran lied
She didn't care whether Ji Youran lied because she wanted to attack her, but at this moment, she hoped that this was true, that Ji Youran really lied, and her sister Yan Yue was still alive.
"It's a young-sounding lady, and there are two maids serving her, who are extremely respectful to her." Shopkeeper Zhang looked at her boss in surprise. She had asked this question before, but after thinking about it, she thought she might want to confirm it again, so she described the person again.
Maybe this person is very important to my lady!
"This young lady probably came here to look around and bought one or two pieces. I asked someone to check before, and they are all high-quality and expensive." Shopkeeper Zhang thought for a while and added a little more information, "I think this lady must be a daughter of a wealthy family. The clothes she wears are not ordinary. The maids are also respectful and call her Miss."
Shopkeeper Zhang didn't see the person, but he felt that his young lady was so concerned, so he went to ask the two shop assistants who saw her. After asking again and again, he came to the conclusion that the young lady was living a good life and should have a good family background.
"Could it be that he has just arrived in the capital?" Qu Moying slowly relaxed and asked cautiously. She knew that people like Manager Zhang had seen more and discovered more than herself. Sometimes he should be able to answer some of the questions that she could not figure out.
"I don't think so. The two maids' accents, like the young lady's, are all from the capital. The two maids don't look like they haven't seen the world. The young lady knows that there are some really good items in our shop, which can be considered the treasures of the town, but they just took a quick look. Neither the maids nor the young lady seemed to care much. The clerk said that the bracelet is obviously a fine product at first glance, and is no less than the best things in our shop."
Shopkeeper Zhang thought for a moment and replied.
"One?" Qu Moying's heart skipped a beat and he asked subconsciously.
"Yes, there was one. I only saw one. The lady only stretched out one hand and picked up the item she liked and looked at it. It was the same every time she looked at it. One of the guys wanted to see if the pair of bracelets were opposite to each other.
They are a pair." Shopkeeper Zhang nodded.
"Opposite" is a pair, which means the two bracelets are left and right, and "same" is a pair, which means the two bracelets are exactly the same.
Most bracelets do not have left and right distinctions, but some special ones do. If worn incorrectly, they will look quite strange.
"How long have you been in the store?" Qu Moying asked in a hoarse voice.
"I'm not sure about that... The clerk looked at her a few more times out of curiosity, and then went to the other side. I don't know when he came in or when he left." Shopkeeper Zhang shook his head. He mentioned this matter and this lady when he was talking about some special bracelets that day, and he didn't expect that it would attract the attention of his own lady.
I even went to get a similar set of jewelry.
Although Shopkeeper Zhang didn't know what his young lady meant, he knew it must be a very important matter since she looked so nervous. So he was particularly careful when asking.
Qu Moying was silent for a moment, and then said: "Next time if you see this lady, be sure to keep her for a while and report to me immediately."
If it happens once, there will definitely be a second time. Next time, she will definitely come over to see for herself whether it is her sister.
If she really is my sister, that would be great!
If it was really my sister, then someone must have saved her. Could it be that the rumors from Ling'an Mansion were not groundless, and my sister really got some news and left with someone
If you put it that way, it seems to make sense!
Is it Daddy? Was it Daddy who arranged this? He crumpled the handkerchief in his hand, feeling lost and terrified. He always hoped it was true, but was afraid it would be too much of a blow.
Once again, I felt despair.
She slowly put her hand on her throat, calming the panic and heat in her heart. She couldn't think too much now, or she would have too much hope, and in the end...
I closed my eyes for a moment, and when I opened them again, I was already feeling a suppressed calm...
"Do you have any jewelry? I just happened to take them back."
"There are a few pieces, but not a complete set yet!" Shopkeeper Zhang said in embarrassment.
"Why is it so slow? Wouldn't it be fast if you hadn't told me before?" Yu Dong asked in surprise. This is what Shopkeeper Zhang had told him when he came here before. Now several days have passed, and he still says the same thing. Is there no progress
"Originally it would have been fine at this time, but the lady said before that it wasn't urgent and asked us to focus on the important customers first. It just so happened that there was a big deal, and I thought that although it was valuable, it wasn't much, so I did it first, which delayed the lady's work."
Shopkeeper Zhang explained hurriedly, wiping the cold sweat from his head.
This was really beyond his expectations. There wasn't much left in the young lady's set. After a few days of polishing, she could have a complete set. But at this moment, he happened to receive a very urgent business order. The quantity was not large, but it was urgent and the value was high. Shopkeeper Zhang thought it wouldn't take long, so he called that side first.
I didn't expect that I had to spend so much time on the drawings, and it would take even more time to make them. They asked me to make one piece at a time, and if it wasn't good, they would modify it again. It was an annoying buyer. Shopkeeper Zhang regretted it a lot at this time. If he had known this, he might as well have made it for his own lady first.
"Who else is so anxious?" Qu Moying asked casually, not really in a hurry.