"You are the maidservant of Madam Xiao from the second house of the Ling Anbo Mansion, right? I wonder if what happened today was Madam Xiao's idea... or someone else's? Do you want to harm me... or others?"
Qu Moying directly revealed the secret that the old woman had always wanted to hide.
“I… I’m not…” The old woman stuttered, not expecting to reveal her identity. Although she had seen this Fourth Miss Qu before, how could this Fourth Miss Qu remember an inattentive old woman.
"Yes, just go and ask Mrs. Xiao to come over!" Qu Moying said.
Yuchun responded and went to find someone.
"I'll send someone to look for him!" One of the ladies who came over first said with a smile and nodded at Qu Moying kindly.
Qu Moying stood up and bowed to the two ladies in front of her. Her attitude was gentle and soft, as if they were not the same person. "Greetings, Princess!"
There were two noble ladies, the first one was Princess Changyu. Qu Moying had met her several times before and was also quite familiar with Princess Xiangrong.
"Miss Qu Si, you're too polite!" Princess Changyu sat down with a smile and introduced a lady on the other side. She was not from the royal family, but a noble lady from Princess Changyu's husband's family. It was a rare trip for the two of them today, but they didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
Now that you've seen it, you've got to lend a hand.
"My maid just said that it was this woman who said there were interesting sights here, so we came here." Princess Changyu pointed at a maid beside her.
The maid stepped forward and said, "I was leading the way in front. We were originally going to go the other way, but this woman came out and said the view in front was better, so I led the princess there."
After the old woman was caught, the maid finally reacted.
He immediately reported the matter to Princess Changyu.
Qu Moying smiled. With the proof from Princess Changyu's people, Xiao could not escape this matter. She had originally been thinking about how she could have a relationship with Xiao again after he entered Qingyun Temple. Unexpectedly, he would be delivered to her doorstep.
Things are basically clear now. The second wife of the Ling'an Earl's Mansion plotted against the fourth Miss Qu. Those who reacted quickly understood Qu Moying's identity at this time. She is the future Princess of England. No wonder she behaved differently from ordinary people and was able to control a frivolous playboy. However, the fourth Miss Qu was still so calm and composed.
She is indeed the future Princess of England!
This skill is not something that ordinary people can match.
The commotion they made was so loud that the lady-in-waiting also got the news. She hurried over with Madam Han, and was also stunned when she saw the scene.
Yu Dong had already put Master Zhao down. Knowing that the lady in front of him was the eldest princess, Master Zhao dared not have any evil thoughts. He slumped on the ground, wiping away his tears, at least to make himself look less embarrassed.
The bunch of evil slaves, with their heads hung, listlessly went to help their master, but they did not dare to run away.
The identity of the future Princess of England was uncertain before, but now not only has it been confirmed, but there is also an additional eldest princess, which are all fatal people.
The Lady Dowager and Madam Han accompanied the eldest princess and another noble lady to sit on the stone bench beside the stone table and chat, while Qu Moying and Miss Han sat down in front of the fence and waited.
Maids and old women waited on both sides.
Upon hearing that Princess Changyu was also there, Xiao did not dare to pretend to be sick and not come, no matter how reluctant she was. She only blamed her mother-in-law for not living up to her expectations, but at this time she had to go out and explain a few words.
Xiao, come here
At that time, he was wearing a plain, light grey dress, his face was slightly pale, and he seemed to be in meditation to clear his mind and calm his spirit.
After entering, she bowed to the princess. Xiao was no stranger to Princess Changyu: "Hello, princess."
"Is this old woman yours?" Princess Changyu glanced at her and asked in a gentle voice. Since she had come forward, as an elder, she had to help Qu Moying deal with the matter.
"She is my woman, but she is a treacherous woman. She didn't do anything good before, so I drove her down the mountain." Xiao knew that her plan had failed before she came, so she said it naturally. Then, she was furious and scolded, "You evil woman, have you done something bad again? Didn't I tell you to go down the mountain? I don't want you to serve me here anymore?"
"Madam... I won't dare to do that again. I won't dare to do that again!" the old woman cried.
"I can't afford someone like you. When you go back, ask the Madam to sell you off. I just want to practice meditation here in peace and quiet for a while." Xiao sighed and said angrily.
“Madam…Madam…” the old woman continued to cry.
"Someone, take her away. No matter what she did, I will take the responsibility. After all, I am still her master." Xiao sighed again and took everything on herself. She looked very honest, as if she, the master, was implicated because of the bad behavior of the old woman.
Princess Changyu looked at Qu Moying. Xiao's words were very beautiful, although some parts were a bit stiff. But after all, Xiao's daughter was a concubine of the Eastern Palace, and Princess Changyu couldn't offend her too much.
"Mrs. Xiao... have always had ill will towards me, right?" Qu Moying smiled. Mrs. Xiao bumped into him herself, so don't blame her for falling out with him.
She said this extremely coldly and with anger. Princess Changyu was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Qu Moying to tear the faces of the two families right away. It became even more difficult to talk for a moment.
"Qu... Why did Fourth Miss Qu say that?" Xiao was stunned and panicked. She didn't expect Qu Moying to say such a thing in front of Princess Changyu. "Our two families were originally...relatives. Even if the servant did something wrong, Fourth Miss Qu shouldn't doubt my feelings."
"Intentions? Then Madam Xiao, tell me, why did your mother-in-law hurt me like this? Is this your intention, or is it your family's intention? As for the relationship, my uncle is gone, my cousins are gone, and the eldest branch of the family is almost dead. Madam Xiao, are you still talking to me about relatives now?"
Qu Moying asked with a stern look.
“This… this is all an accident…” When talking about this matter, although Xiao had an explanation, he still felt a little guilty for some reason.
"Accident? Madam Xiao, don't you think these accidents are too surprising? My aunt's family is all gone, and all the accidents happened at the same time. Even my cousin who should not have been in an accident had an accident. Madam Xiao, don't you think this accident shouldn't have happened?" Qu Moying said coldly.
This is Qingyun Temple, neither the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion nor the Eastern Palace. Some things should not be said in such places. Even if they are said, few people will hear them, and they may even be gagged.
It's different here. The previous commotion was quite loud and more and more people were alarmed. Although most of them were female relatives, on some matters, the female relatives' ideas were more in line with their own ideas, and the female relatives liked to spread such gossip even more.
She had been looking for an opportunity to raise her objection in front of everyone, and today was the best opportunity.
"Why don't I understand what Miss Qu Si is saying
We were also very sad when that happened. Who knew Yanyue was in poor health and had a sudden illness... We have always been..." In front of everyone, Xiao Shi could not say that Ji Yanyue eloped, so she could only say it vaguely.
"She was in poor health and had a sudden illness. Then she died when my cousin married into the East Palace. She didn't even have a funeral. The daughter of the Ling Anbo Mansion and the younger sister of the former Crown Princess died in such an unclear way, and she died on the occasion of the Crown Princess's wedding. Afterwards, Madam Xiao took the second house to seize the title of the first house and forced my uncle to recognize his stepson. All of this... was it all an accident?"
Qu Moying said sternly.
Xiao's face stiffened, her lips trembled twice, and she felt panic in her heart. She dared not think about or mention those things now. This was a nightmare weighing on her mind. She was afraid that one day the truth would be exposed. Now that everything was revealed, how could she not panic
Before coming, she thought that even if a woman was exposed, she would just give the woman to Qu Moying. Anyway, the woman's family was in her hands and they would not dare to disobey her orders.
But unexpectedly, Qu Moying completely skipped this section and brought up some things in the past. These things put together sounded weird no matter how you listened to them.
"The Ministry of Justice has also opened a case regarding Yan Yue's matter, but nothing has been found out so far." Xiao took a long breath and said hastily.
"The Ministry of Justice has opened a case, but I don't know why they haven't investigated it thoroughly. Doesn't my cousin's death deserve more severe punishment?" Qu Moying said aggressively.
"This... This is the Ministry of Justice's business, and it has nothing to do with... us!" Xiao stuttered as she finished her answer, feeling frightened.
"Is it okay? I just feel that the second house of the Ling Anbo Mansion doesn't seem to want me to ask too much about my cousin's affairs, so... did this old woman come to find me on purpose?" Qu Moying's voice slowed down, and his eyes fell on the old woman again, with a bit of light coldness on his face, "A little old woman beside Madam Xiao dared to devise such a brilliant plot to destroy my reputation, what if it was the master?"
The change of words happened too quickly, and there wasn't much cause and effect relationship originally, but after she said this, it seemed that there was a certain cause and effect.
Everyone present looked at each other, and thought that this must have been done by Madam Xiao. They thought the two families were relatives before, but after Qu Moying's discussion, they found that the eldest wife in the Ling'anbo Mansion had always been the relative, and now that the eldest wife was gone, all the benefits seemed to have fallen on the second wife.
Let's not talk about what Miss Qu Si said now, just talk about the concubine, didn't she enter the palace when the Crown Princess was seriously ill? Originally, Ling Anbo Mansion already had a Crown Princess, so even if the Crown Prince wanted to establish a concubine, it would be impossible for him to establish the daughter of Ling Anbo Mansion, which was in the same mansion, as a concubine, right
This is really... horrible.
There were many women present, including some country ladies, but they did not have as many concerns as the men, and did not think that anything serious would happen if they gossiped.
Some people were already whispering, "Did the second wife of Ling Anbo's mansion harm the first wife?"
"Did you harm Ling Anbo?"
"Could it be that even the Crown Princess is..." The woman who was speaking quickly covered her mouth halfway through the sentence. Even if she was ignorant, she knew that such things should not be said casually.
But everyone understood the meaning of these words, and some people were nodding silently with horror in their eyes.
Seeing this situation, Princess Changyu felt a headache. She stretched out her hand and pressed her forehead. Suddenly, she felt that she came at the wrong time. This matter... was not easy to handle now...