"Fourth Miss, Miss Qu Luqin is here!" Qu Moying had just finished washing up when the maid came in to report. Her adoptive father had told her about this before, so she was not surprised. She ordered, "Please let her in!"
She had not expected to see Qu Luqin before at the old lady's house. However, ever since she entered the old lady's house, Qu Luqin had been very well-behaved. She lowered her head and sat at the last seat, not moving at all.
The maid left and brought Qu Luqin in after a while.
Compared with the last time, although Qu Luqin still looked timid this time, she had a little more composure and was no longer following Qu Hongqin step by step. Of course, Qu Hongqin was not here either.
To put it simply, Qu Luqin now looks more normal, like a young lady, although she still lacks confidence and most of the time she looks at people with her eyes downcast.
After entering the room, she bowed to Qu Moying and said, "Fourth Miss!"
"You're too polite, cousin Luqin!" Qu Moying said with a smile, "Can we go over now?"
"Sure, my grandmother has made all the arrangements. She asked me to come and invite the fourth young lady over." Qu Luqin said in a low voice, her eyes quickly scanning Qu Moying's clothes. Even though they were just simple casual clothes, one could still taste some luxury. Qu Moying was indeed rich. It was said that the dowry left by her mother was quite a lot, and now there was even a betrothal gift from the King of England's Palace.
It's both envy and self-hurt.
Her eyes followed Yuchun and she saw Yuchun take a jewelry box from the dressing table. A pair of jade bracelets appeared at Qu Moying's hands. After putting them on, her jade-like skin seemed even whiter.
There were actually quite a few jewelries like this on the table. Qu Luqin's eyes brightened a lot, but she bit her lip and reluctantly suppressed the desire in her heart.
Qu Moying ignored her expression and waited until Yuchun tidied her clothes before following Qu Luqin into the living room.
Waiting in the living room were the second and third old ladies. The old masters of these two families were brothers and had the same father and mother, so their relationship was closer than that of the other families.
Seeing Qu Moying coming in, someone came over and opened the curtain.
There were three chairs sitting upright in the living room. The middle one was empty, and the second and third old ladies were sitting on the left and right.
Qu Moying walked forward, greeted the guests, and sat down aside.
"Two aunts, where is my grandmother?" She looked around. Originally, Qu Zhizhen said that her grandmother and several old ladies had something to talk to her about, but now there were only two old ladies, but no grandmother.
"Your father has something to do, so please ask your grandmother to come over and ask her to help persuade your second brother. She will be here soon." The second old lady said with a smile, and her eyes swept over the granddaughter who followed in, and she frowned.
But he turned his gaze away and asked someone to bring tea to Qu Moying, then asked with a concerned smile: "The marriage is just around the corner. How are the preparations in the mansion? Is there anything missing or something that cannot be prepared in a short time? You are marrying His Royal Highness the King of England, so you can't be disrespectful and make a fool of yourself!"
This was said very sincerely, and was said on behalf of the Qu family, so it was said very appropriately.
"Everything is almost ready." Qu Moying said softly.
"Almost done, but still lacking a little. I heard that you are still missing something on your embroidery. The eldest lady of Duke Qi's Mansion has been helping you. Do you still need some help? How about letting Luqin help you?"
The old lady recommended her granddaughter.
"Actually, I have a few maids in my house. You can ask them to help you. After all, you are sisters from the same family. You were not very close to begin with, and now you haven't been close for long." When the third old lady heard this, she also came up with an idea and promoted her granddaughters.
"Thank you, my two great aunts. It's almost done now. It's in the final stages. If someone else comes in at this time, I'm afraid it will disrupt all the previous ideas."
Qu Moying declined with a smile.
She was not willing to get close to Qu Luqin or the other sisters in the Qu family. When she met them before, many people talked about her.
Although they didn't say anything about her in front of her, Qu Moying also disliked this kind of behavior of secretly talking about her.
Being rudely rejected, the two old ladies looked unhappy. They snorted in their hearts but did not show it on their faces.
"Ying girl, do you understand what your father meant by this message?"
"This is why I asked you to come here. Do you understand?" The two old ladies concealed the displeasure on their faces and asked with a smile, as if they had no grudges against what had just happened.
"What about my second brother's marriage?" Qu Moying was silent for a moment and asked softly.
"Yes, it is your second brother's marriage. This marriage is very inappropriate, and it was arranged by Yu. Your father doesn't like it either!" said the second old lady.
"What Yu arranged cannot be good. Your father is afraid that your second brother will not only fail to be a help to you in the future, but will also be a drag on you. I don't know what Yu said to that family at the beginning." The third old lady also said.
"Your second brother is old enough for him to get married early. Besides, the two families only had a verbal agreement at that time, and it was Yu who made the agreement. It's really nothing." The second old lady said again.
"You will marry into the British palace and become the British princess, but compared with the other princesses, your roots are still a little shallow. In the future, when your brothers from your natal family are more successful, you can stand up straight in the British palace, and you don't have to look at other people's faces when doing things. For a woman, the most important thing is to rely on your natal family." The third old lady said again.
The two of them spoke passionately, one after another.
Although Qu Moying had already prepared herself mentally and knew that this time they came because of Qu Minghui's cancellation of the engagement, she did not expect that the two old ladies would take it so seriously.
However, the last time I was "quietly" listening to them talking, I could tell that these old ladies were not willing to acknowledge this marriage.
Now that this marriage was arranged by Yu, and she wanted to pull me on her side, why did I reject the marriage
Qu Moying didn't want to interfere in Qu Mingcheng's affairs. When Qu Zhizhen sent someone over, he only said that someone would take her to see her grandmother in a while to talk about this matter and let her give her opinion. After all, there were only a few masters in the West Mansion now.
We are all family members. Even though an unmarried girl should not get involved in such topics, because there are too few people in the family, she has to join in the discussion.
Therefore, there is a reason why she is here now!
But what a coincidence, grandma is gone again!
"Shouldn't this matter... be decided by grandma and father?" Qu Moying spoke slowly when the two old ladies paused.
"This matter was originally supposed to be decided by your grandmother and father, but your father felt that he should withdraw, and your grandmother was soft-hearted. They both said that they could ask your opinion.
Although she is still a daughter of the Qu family, she will soon be the Princess of England and will have the final say in this matter."
The second old lady was good at speaking. After the conversation, she not only explained the cause of the matter clearly, but also secretly praised Qu Moying.
Qu Moying had a grudge against Yu, so she must not like the engagement left by Yu.
"But this marriage... it's my parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, so it's not my turn to have a say, and... was it really just a verbal statement at the time?" Qu Moying looked a little hesitant.
"It's true. It was just a verbal statement. Yu had a good relationship with her sister-in-law, so they arranged the marriage for their children. In addition to this, there was also a jade pendant. However, Cheng'er lost the jade pendant. On the way back from the imperial examination, someone actually stole it, and it has not been found yet."
The second old lady said.
"I heard that many people saw this. Just as he was leaving, the man bumped into him and knocked your second brother to the ground." The Third Old Lady said, "Now, your grandmother and father each have their own opinions on this matter. Neither can convince the other, so they finally agreed to let you make the decision. Your second brother is the person involved. He means to listen to Yu's words. Your father is very dissatisfied, so don't accept his attitude!"
The Third Old Lady sighed and continued, "After all, your second brother is Yu's biological son. He always thinks of Yu when there is something going on. But in fact, others can see more clearly what kind of person Yu is. Everyone knows what kind of person Yu is. The marriage she arranged must have been chosen by her. In fact... it's not so good after all!"
"The Qu family doesn't want to have another woman like Yu marry into the family. Not only will the family be in turmoil, but someone might even die." The second old lady also sighed.
So, this is Qu Mingcheng’s attitude.
If Qu Moying disliked Shi, he would definitely agree to cancel the marriage.
"Is the engaged woman related to the Yu family?" Seeing them all saying so, Qu Moying asked curiously. She didn't care at first, but since they all said so, this attitude really made her suspicious.
Qu Moying didn't think that these two old ladies were really kind-hearted and really wanted to help the Qu family and stand on her side.
"Yes, she is related to the Yu family. From a distance, they are relatives." The second old lady said, "The woman's surname is not Yu, but she is from the family of the eldest sister-in-law of the Yu family. She is also related to the young lady Yu who was raised in the Qu Mansion. She can be considered the cousin of that young lady Yu."
The so-called Miss Yu is Yu Qingmeng.
Yu Qingmeng's cousin is going to marry into the Qu family. This news is definitely not good for Qu Moying. With Qu Moying's character and hatred for the Yu family, he has to say at this time: "Agree to cancel the marriage!"
This was the attitude she should have, and it was also the reason why she could say it.
Yu killed her biological mother, so as a daughter, she had to stand on her biological mother's side. Now that Yi was dead, she should oppose everything she did before.
Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, her smile was a little distant, and Qu Moying finally spoke under the expectations of the two old ladies.
"Since this matter was decided long ago, we can't break our promise. It's better to keep our promise."
This was an answer the two old ladies had never expected, so after hearing Qu Moying's words, the room suddenly became quiet, which was very strange...