Hearing Qu Moying's question, Yuchun answered first.
"Miss, I initially thought that the Minister seemed to have always been in love with... Madam Liu. He had agreed to the marriage reluctantly before, because it was an appointed marriage and he could not resist it. But for so many years, he had always been thinking about Madam Liu, and that was why he had a bad relationship with Madam Liu. But later he felt that something was not right..."
When Yuchun first heard this, she felt a little sad. She thought that Minister Liu was a truly affectionate man. She thought that her wife and Minister Liu were a perfect match made in heaven, but fate was just playing tricks on them. But then Minister Liu's words were repeatedly interrupted by her lady. After thinking about what she had said carefully, she inexplicably felt sick and fake.
Qu Moying nodded and looked at Yu Dong.
"Miss, I think this matter is not simple." Yu Dong thought more deeply and did not have so many girlish feelings. He was not a girl to begin with.
"What's so difficult about it?" Qu Moying asked, lowering his eyes.
Yuchun also came over eagerly to listen.
"Minister Liu seems to be an affectionate person, but I feel that when he was ordered to marry the eldest daughter of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, he should not have revealed the slightest that he had a verbal engagement with the Yue family before!" Yu Dong explained calmly. This was different from what Qu Moying had thought before.
"From this we can see that Minister Liu is a man who is greedy for wealth and fame. In order to curry favor with the Duke of Qi at that time, he might have secretly given up the marriage in Jiangnan and didn't even mention it once." Yu Dong continued.
"No, how did Madam Liu know that Minister Liu was engaged to Madam Liu?" Yu Chun shook her head in confusion and objected, "Besides, since he sincerely wanted to marry Madam Liu, why did he and Madam Liu become a couple of enemies? Shouldn't he stick to Madam Liu?"
If they can take good care of Madam Liu, they can also take good care of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Yuchun thinks there is no contradiction here, so why should they live as a couple of resentment
"I don't quite understand this, but after our Madam married into the capital, she had no contact with Lord Minister Liu. They never spoke to each other, and they had never even met. How Madam Liu and Lord Minister Liu lived had nothing to do with our Madam. Moreover, when Madam got into trouble later, Lord Minister Liu never offered a helping hand. His so-called deep affection is even more fake."
Yudong continued his analysis, skipping the part he didn't understand.
"But his affection is fake, so why did he say that to the young lady?" Yu Chun felt confused. He looked at Yu Dong, then at his young lady, with a look of confusion on his face.
Isn't this matter coming back to the same dead end
"Miss, where do you think the problem lies?" Yu Dong also felt that there was a problem here, but couldn't find the reason, so he could only ask Qu Moying for help.
"What if Minister Liu is not in love with my mother at all, and what if Madam Liu is not in love with him at all?" Qu Moying blinked and suddenly laughed.
Everything is based on this assumption, but what if there are no these two assumptions
Yu Dong's eyes lit up, and she said repeatedly, "Miss, you are right. I have always felt that Madam Liu really wanted to marry Minister Liu. But if Madam Liu is just trying to snatch him away, and is just targeting Madam, then she really doesn't have much affection for Minister Liu, and may even be annoyed with him because of some things. Then it is inevitable that they will become a couple of grudges."
Qu Moying had also guessed about these things. The reason was that Madam Liu was targeting
Mother, I don’t really want to marry Minister Liu.
It was just her guess before, and after a quick check, she found no results, so she didn't send anyone to keep an eye on it. But now it seems more likely to be true.
"Mrs. Liu's status is not ordinary. With her status, she looks down on Minister Liu. Everyone speculates that the so-called resentful couple is because Minister Liu is affectionate, but in fact it is Mrs. Liu's disdain. Then for some other reasons, the couple turned against each other, but they maintained a good illusion in front of others. This is what Mrs. Liu needs, and it is also what Minister Liu needs."
Qu Moying said with a normal expression.
Everyone would think that Minister Liu did not like Madam Liu. Generally speaking, those who were not doing well were often because of men, but no one thought about Madam Liu.
There was a hint of sinisterness in his eyes under his long eyelashes. When talking with Madam Liu today, he could also sense Madam Liu's pride, that kind of confident pride.
She had that kind of arrogance in her bones. Even though she was very anxious after he revealed her identity, she didn't panic because she knew she had no evidence.
She is of the royal blood of the King of Qin, and later became the most favored eldest daughter of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. She originally married down from Shangshu Liu with the intention of targeting my mother, taking away everything from her, and forcing her into a dead end. As for Shangshu Liu, he was just a match made in heaven, not that important, and no one would care about him.
"Miss, what should we do now?" Yu Dong thought about it carefully and asked anxiously. This Minister Liu seemed to be a good person before, but why did he feel something was wrong now? "Should we send someone to keep an eye on him?"
"Not yet, there's no rush!" Qu Moying shook her head. She didn't care whether Minister Liu called her over today to express his deep love for her mother or to show others his deep love for her mother, anyway, Minister Liu would not dare to talk to her about her mother again in the future.
I have already warned this Minister Liu that unless he is stupid, he will not act like this to provoke me.
My mother is no longer with us. If he really dares to defame her reputation, I am not afraid to make what happened public. Then it would be the Liu family's shame.
The letter written by the so-called mother to Jiangnan has explained everything. It was all verified by Qu Moying herself. Minister Liu should also be skeptical, but she is sure that he dare not gamble.
I checked before, but didn't find anything. I don't have much manpower now, but I can transplant flowers and trees...
The carriage left Liu's house and did not go back to Qu's house directly. When leaving the house, she also told Qu Zhizhen that she would go to see the jewelry she had made before. The jewelry with patterns she had made had been sampled, and she was going to go out to see them.
When they arrived at Yuejin Pavilion, the carriage stopped and Qu Moying got off the carriage wearing a veiled hat. When Manager Zhang heard that Qu Moying was coming, he hurriedly welcomed him to the account office.
After serving the tea, he asked the waiter to bring over the few ornaments that had been made earlier.
Qu Moying looked at them one by one and was very satisfied. Although Yuejinge's jewelry production was not the largest in Beijing, its products were always exquisite.
When she was Ji Hanyue, she also liked to draw some styles and have them made in the store.
Because she made it herself and the craftsmanship was excellent, it was loved by many young ladies and ladies and she received a lot of praise for it.
After that, Ji Youran took control of the company for a while. Ji Youran also wanted to draw some patterns, but she was not good at it and often imitated others. For a while, Yue Jinge's reputation declined a lot.
, and then another accident occurred. After Qu Moying took over again, Yuejinge's business got back on track.
"This... what's wrong?" Qu Moying picked up a pair of bracelets, took a look and asked. This was a pair of pink jade bracelets, which looked clear with a hint of pink, very beautiful.
"No?" Shopkeeper Zhang looked at the pair of bracelets in surprise. At first glance, there was nothing wrong with them.
"What's wrong here?" Qu Moying reached out and pressed a spot on the jade bracelet where three green jade leaves were inlaid, making the pink jade bracelet even more exquisite and beautiful.
"Let me take a look." Shopkeeper Zhang said. Qu Moying nodded and put down the bracelet.
After taking it, Shopkeeper Zhang looked at it carefully for a few times, and his face changed immediately: "Here... there is a piece broken here?"
It was a broken piece, a very simple piece, but because it was broken, it looked like there were a few more scratches on the veins. If you didn't look carefully, you would really think it was the original design.
Only those with experience know that this is actually the mark of accidental breakage, but it is not completely broken. If you wear it like this, it may really fall apart with a slight touch. It is completely different from the veins designed on the jade leaf before.
Who broke the blade and sent it to me? If something like this breaks when it is inlaid, it can be replaced. Why did they send it to me
"Miss... this... this might have been accidentally broken when it was delivered, and no one noticed." Shopkeeper Zhang laughed dryly. It shouldn't have been broken when it was made, otherwise it would have been replaced.
"It was just broken?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows and said without comment.
"This... this might be the case!" Shopkeeper Zhang's forehead was covered with sweat. He was just guessing in his mind. When he heard Qu Moying's question, he couldn't answer it and could only force himself to give such an explanation.
"If I don't come today, what will happen to the bracelet?" Qu Moying asked with a smile, without a trace of blame in her expression. Shopkeeper Zhang was relieved and said hurriedly, "If the young lady doesn't have time to come out today, I will send someone to deliver it to Qu's house in a few days. Only after the young lady has personally seen it can I make the jewelry next time."
This is custom-made by the lady herself, so there is no room for carelessness. Naturally, I have to look at the samples before I can really start working.
"The bracelet has become like this. Although it is not completely broken, it is already very easy to break. If it is sent to Qu Mansion, the leaf should be obviously broken."
Qu Moying said with a normal expression.
"Yes... it's broken!" Shopkeeper Zhang said with a shudder.
"Will the shopkeeper find out?" Qu Moying smiled slightly, sat up straight and asked curiously. She didn't want to punish Shopkeeper Zhang, as she always knew how attentive he was.
"I will find it." Shopkeeper Zhang said hastily, "If I have to send it, my subordinates will deliver it personally, and I will certainly open it and read it before presenting it."
Shopkeeper Zhang has always been a very careful and cautious person. This kind of jade product is easy to break, so he opened it first to check it for peace of mind.
"What would you do if you found that the bracelet inside was broken?" Qu Moying continued to ask with a smile.
Shopkeeper Zhang glanced at her uneasily and said cautiously, "If I find that it is broken before presenting it to the young lady, I will take the bracelet off and repair it before giving it to her next time."
"Repair?" Qu Moying raised her eyebrows, sounding a bit surprised. She really didn't know about this.