At night, Qu Xuexin and Hongmei, as the letter said, followed a maid and quietly left the house and went to the back door.
The old woman at the backyard door let the person out without saying a word. There was an ordinary carriage parked outside the door, exactly the same as what Qu Moying said in the letter.
Qu Xue Xin almost climbed onto the carriage with her hands and feet, she was extremely excited, a cold smile appeared on her pale face. As long as she returned to the Qu Mansion and rested for a few days, she would go directly to the East Palace to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and expose Ji Youran's evil deeds to the public, letting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know that Ji Youran was a vicious woman and was not worthy of being a concubine at all.
Hongmei also climbed up shiveringly.
The curtain fell, and the carriage turned a corner and headed out into the night.
The two old women who were left behind looked at each other, smiled, and went back to report to Ji Youran.
Ji Youran felt very comfortable under the lamp. He reached out to trim the lamp flowers and then went to sleep. He believed that there should be news tomorrow about what happened tonight.
After the car overturned, Qu Xuexin broke her arms or legs, or even her face, which was much better than losing her life.
This bitch, in order to climb into the prince's bed, even dared to plot against herself. She should have expected this outcome.
Do you really think that anyone can climb onto the prince’s bed if they want
Don't even consider whether you have this blessing...
Early the next morning, after Ji Youran had washed up, she saw Xie Feng running in hurriedly. She was lucky that nothing happened to her.
"My Lady Concubine, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent someone here."
"Please come in." Ji Youran said calmly. If she had known there would be news today, looking at the sky, it was still early.
A maid from the palace came in with two maids. Seeing Ji Youran with a veil on her face, she stepped forward and bowed: "This servant greets the Concubine."
"What's the matter, Your Highness?" Ji Youran smiled softly. She recognized that this was Pei Luoan's confidant, who was sent by the Queen Mother to serve the Prince before she and Ji Hanyue entered the East Palace.
"Please kneel down and accept the punishment, Concubine!" the nanny said loudly.
Ji Youran was stunned, and looked up at the nanny in astonishment, her voice changed: "You...what did you say?"
"His Royal Highness, let the Concubine take the punishment!" The nanny continued to speak loudly. A servant behind her came forward and handed her a ruler. After she took it, she raised her eyes and looked at Ji Youran, "Your Highness, please!"
"I... I don't know what I did?" Ji Youran's face turned pale.
"Your Highness, please kneel down first!" the nanny said in a cold voice, unmoved.
She now represents Crown Prince Pei Luoan.
Ji Youran felt aggrieved and angry, but she had to get down on her knees and stare at the nanny. Since entering the Eastern Palace, she has been the only female master there and has never been so embarrassed.
"Qu was just a concubine, but concubine Ji couldn't tolerate her and caused her to break her leg. Her crime is serious and she should be punished by ten strokes with a ruler." The nanny said sternly.
"It's unfair. I... I didn't know about this." Ji Youran was frightened and quickly protested, "What happened to Miss Qu? I... How could I not know? Isn't she fine in the manor? Her leg is not broken."
She would never admit to this matter no matter what. Anyway, all the things pointed to the Qu family and had nothing to do with her.
"You'd better save this for later when you tell the Crown Prince!" The nanny said coldly and impartially. She took two steps forward and raised the ruler in her hand. "Please raise your hand, Concubine."
Ji Youran didn't dare to not get up. He felt resentful, angry and aggrieved, but he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
The prince is not here, so she has no excuse.
He raised his hand and the ruler fell down, one after another. After a few hits, Ji Youran's face changed drastically due to the pain and his whole body trembled, but he had to endure it.
After the ten beatings, Ji Youran was covered in cold sweat and trembling all over. He could no longer speak.
Several maids around her screamed and rushed to help her.
“Mammy… can you tell me… what happened?” Ji Youran clenched her teeth and tried hard not to faint. Her vest was soaked with sweat and her hands were so swollen that she couldn't lift them up.
"The Concubine plotted against Qu, causing her to almost die in a car accident. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got the news early, otherwise it would not just be a problem of a broken leg. The Concubine had better take care of herself. Although Qu is nothing, she is now a member of the Eastern Palace." The nanny glanced at her coldly and handed the ruler in her hand to the old woman behind her.
He turned around and left with the two maids.
Ji Youran couldn't hold on any longer, her eyes rolled back and she fainted, causing all the maids and servants to scream...
"Miss, how do you know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be able to see that the letter you wrote is different from the letter forged by Concubine Ji?" Yu Dong followed Qu Moying, took a few quick steps, and asked curiously.
Just now news came from outside that the eldest lady has entered the Prince's Mansion, but her leg is broken. I heard that it was because of carelessness when the car overturned.
When the people from the Prince's Mansion arrived, it was too late.
Of course, Yu Dong didn't believe that it was too late. The news had obviously reached the Prince's Mansion a long time ago. If the Prince wanted to save her, how could he not save her? It was obvious that the Prince hated the eldest lady and broke her legs on purpose. As long as she was alive, she might still be useful.
The eldest daughter wanted to step on her own daughter to get to the top, but now she has ended up like this. Yudong just feels relieved and doesn't feel sorry for her at all.
“There are so many talented people in the Crown Prince’s Mansion. It shouldn’t be difficult to tell a forged letter apart. My handwriting is slightly distorted. Ji Youran was… in a hurry to leave. How could she be good at this? At most, I can write it myself and distort it a little bit. With just a quick glance, she will be able to tell it apart.”
Pei Luoan himself is a good hand at distinguishing handwriting.
Qu Moying narrowed his eyes and looked at the treetops.
There are also plum blossoms in the Qu Mansion, but only a few scattered ones, and they are not well maintained. The one in front of Qu Moying is considered the best one, but it is still not comparable to the ones in the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
"Miss, what you said makes sense. I didn't expect this, but why did Concubine Ji want to frame you?" Yu Dong clapped her hands. After figuring out the previous questions, she had new doubts.
"You're just venting your anger on me! Concubine Ji got smallpox and she thinks it's because of me and my elder sister. She wants to deal with my elder sister and me as well."
Qu Moying curled the corners of his lips, his smile as cold as the weather outside.
Ji Youran's personality is such that she is the only one who can harm others, and never allow others to harm her. Qu Xuexin harmed her and implicated her, so how could she bear this anger? She would definitely find ways to get revenge.
While plotting against Qu Xue Xin, he also plotted against himself, killing two birds with one stone is Ji Youran’s favorite thing to do.
"Miss, will the Prince's Mansion find us here?" Yu Dong was a little worried.
"No, I have already explained the situation when I sent it over. I did this because I wanted to save my elder sister, but I was powerless, so I could only send the message to the prince. As for whether the prince would save her or not, that is up to me.
How to save them is not our business." Qu Moying reached out and picked a plum blossom, broke it off, and said slowly.
"These things are all about the Prince's Mansion. I am already very good at delivering a message. There have been many letters of help from my elder sister in the mansion. My aunt is now in a state of mental confusion. I am also in a panic here. I sent someone to deliver a letter. For a weak woman in the boudoir, this is already the limit of what I can do. Could it be possible that I can bribe the maids in the Prince's manor?"
Ji Youran had never expected that she would go directly to the Eastern Palace and report the previous events, along with the letter received by the Luo family and the letter she received, to Pei Luoan.
Pei Luoan appears to be gentle and affectionate, but he is actually very suspicious and will definitely check things out.
Ji Youran's actions, which she thought no one knew about, were all seen by Pei Luoan. Even if Pei Luoan didn't care about Qu Xuexin, he would not let Ji Youran kill her.
After all, Qu Xuexin still has one use, and that is after she is named the Princess of England...
"Fourth Miss, the Madam asks you to come over!" A maid turned hurriedly from behind and saw Qu Moying and said hastily.
"What does the Madam want to talk to the Fourth Miss about?" Yu Dong turned around and asked.
"Someone has come from the Prince of England's palace. Madam, please go and take a look!" said the old woman.
"Go tell grandma that I'll be back soon." Qu Moying saw another plum blossom and said as he went to pick it.
She had originally come out to pick a few plum blossoms to put in the bouquet, and happened to be taking them to the lady's place later.
The old woman responded and left. Qu Moying walked around the plum tree again and picked a few more branches. Seeing that Yu Dong had a lot of plum branches in his hand, he left.
The maid lifted the curtain, and when Qu Moying entered, she saw a maid sitting on the small table in front of the Madam. When she saw Qu Moying coming in, she stood up and saluted: "This servant greets the Fourth Young Lady."
"This is the manager of the sewing room in the British palace. His Majesty the King of England moved her here." The lady said with a smile, looking in good spirits.
Qu Moying asked Yu Dong to put the flowers on the table. After greeting the lady, he sat down and asked, "Why did the King of England send you here?"
She also discovered that there were a few capable-looking women in their thirties behind the old woman. There were four of them in a row, and it seemed like they came prepared.
"The prince asked us to come and make clothes for the fourth young lady, saying that you are about to reach the age of marriage, and the clothes cannot be taken lightly." The old woman said with a smile.
"We will also make it for you in our mansion. I've been preparing it these days. The King of England wants him to prepare a set for you as well." The lady also laughed. She had always been worried that someone like the King of England would not care about his granddaughter, and was afraid that she would marry into the King of England's mansion without strong support from her own family.
After all, no matter how you look at it, the King of England doesn't really care about his little granddaughter.
Being able to achieve this step now is of course the best. Even if it is done for others to see, it can also increase the dignity of the granddaughter and prevent people from looking down on her. Besides, the lady felt that since the King of England could think of the coming-of-age clothes, he must not be completely indifferent to his granddaughter.
Thinking of this, she would rather the King of England prepare a set of clothes for his granddaughter.
There are usually three sets of clothes for a girl of marriageable age. The lady-in-waiting's idea was to have the most formal dress made for her on the one made by the King of England.
This idea was fully supported by the maids in the Prince of England's palace, who repeatedly said that this was what their prince meant.
Everyone was in agreement and naturally very happy.
One set in the Prince's Palace and two sets in the Qu Palace.
This is what everyone discussed, but something unexpected happened...