"Princess... my daughter is a concubine of the Eastern Palace!" Xiao struggled and screamed.
The second branch of the Ling'anbo Mansion is really disappointing, and now it has not won the position of Ling'anbo's wife. Xiao is the queen of the inner court of Ling'anbo Mansion, but has no power outside. The only one she can talk about now is her daughter.
In the future, she will rely on the power of her daughter and grandson to enjoy wealth and glory, and make all the noble ladies crawl at her feet. She cannot be beaten, absolutely not.
"If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished the same as a commoner!" Princess Changyu said coldly.
“Princess…Princess…” Xiao’s screaming voice was blocked, and then she was dragged out of this place, farther away from the outside, turned out of the intersection, blocked her mouth, pressed down and beaten.
The board was picked up randomly in Qingyun Temple. There is nothing here, so we can only act simply.
The ten strokes were very quick, and after they were finished, the man was pushed away. The maidservant next to Xiao rushed over and burst into tears...
"Miss Qu Si, let's end the matter of the Xiao family here!" Princess Changyu turned to Qu Moying and asked gently.
"Thank you, Princess!" Qu Moying stood up and bowed deeply. She was not greedy. This was the best she could do at this moment.
Princess Changyu must have really come in by mistake. Of course, if it wasn't her, there could be other noble ladies. The old woman was standing at the intersection outside, and when she saw a noble lady coming, she led her in.
Fortunately, she brought in Princess Changyu. If her status was not high enough, she would not be able to help her much this time. Unlike Princess Changyu, she could not decisively punish Xiao.
The lady also stood up and bowed to express her gratitude, "Thank you, Princess!"
"You don't have to thank me, but the next thing... is not that easy to handle." Princess Changyu smiled, looked outside with a hint of purpose, and then gave the old lady a false support, "Madam Qu, you are too polite, please take a seat."
Madam Han and her daughter stood up in front of Qu Moying and the Madam Dowager, and then they stood up together.
They had no right to speak in such an occasion, so the two of them followed the actions of the lady and Qu Moying and bowed without saying a word.
"Let's just do what needs to be done from now on. The Xiao family has really gone too far!" The lady gritted her teeth and said hatefully.
She had seen everything that happened before, and it was clear that this Xiao was vicious and wanted to harm her own granddaughter.
"Now that things have come to this, if there is anything you need me to testify for you, just tell me." Princess Changyu stood up.
"Thank you, Princess." The lady bowed respectfully again.
Princess Changyu nodded and led her people out. The servants who beat the people with sticks had already returned, and no one cared about Xiao who had been beaten.
Without the imperial edict, she would be just an ordinary woman.
The only thing that is worrying is the concubine. After all, the concubine of the Eastern Palace is not an ordinary person. Her rank is naturally not as high as that of Princess Changyu. But what if the Eastern Palace succeeds to the throne in the future
Princess Changyu was no longer in the mood to travel around at this time, so she left Zhenyun Temple directly and got on her own carriage, which headed back to the city.
She now wanted to see the Empress, and report the whole story to the Empress, so that she would not be at a disadvantage if the concubine came to the palace to complain...
Princess Changyu had this concern, and so did the lady dowager, but since Mrs. Han and Miss Han were also there, she didn't want to say much. They all sat down in the pavilion again. It was still early, and going back early would make people think that they were not satisfied with the blind date.
After talking with Madam Han for a while, the lady felt that Madam Han was quite good and the marriage could not be cancelled.
Even if the marriage was arranged by Yu, and Yu's character was not good, it cannot be said that the person Yu chose was definitely not good. Qu Mingcheng was her own son, and she would always find a suitable person for him to marry into the family.
Thinking about it this way, the old lady felt more and more that her son's intention to cancel the engagement was inappropriate. She had to accept the marriage. The girl looked good and she couldn't go against her morals.
"Is this Madam Xiao the biological mother of the Eastern Palace concubine?" Madam Han looked at the direction Princess Changyu left, her face slightly pale. Anyone who saw such a thing would feel uneasy.
"She is Concubine Ji's biological mother." Madam Qu nodded with a serious face.
Mrs. Han hesitated for a moment, but still said, "This... will something happen?"
This is worrying about the Qu family.
"It's okay. We are in the right in this matter. Besides, Princess Changyu has a high status, so it makes sense to beat her." Madam Qu thought for a while and said.
“Will she be reported to the Queen Mother? After all, she is the Queen Mother’s biological daughter-in-law.” Madam Han was still worried.
"The Empress is fair and will not favor Concubine Tan Ji." The lady-in-waiting comforted her gently.
"That... that's the best!" Madam Han coughed softly, wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Madam, I still have some things to do in my house. I will come to visit you next time if I have the chance."
This means that she agrees with the matter between the two families. Next, let's see what the Qu family thinks.
The lady sighed, "Since there are still things to do in the mansion, let's go back first. Next time... I'll send a note over!"
Since they have decided not to cancel the marriage, they will definitely get along well from now on. Even though Mrs. Han is a little timid, but in this situation, at least she did not lose her composure, nor did she panic and be at a loss, and she was determined to draw a clear line between herself and her family, which is already very good.
The way my grandson saw Miss Han before, he must have been satisfied, and that's enough.
The Madam and Qu Moying walked forward to see Madam Han and her daughter off. The Madam did not return to the incense room, but sat down in front of the stone bench. "Ying girl, what do you think of Miss Han?"
"Miss Han's character... should be good!" Qu Moying commented and spoke.
"This marriage... still shouldn't be canceled. Even if it was done by Yu, she is no longer here after all." The lady said while looking at Qu Moying's face.
She was afraid that Qu Moying would strongly oppose it, and coupled with her second son's opinion, the marriage would not be possible.
"Grandma is right." Qu Moying raised his head and smiled slightly, "This kind of thing depends on the person. If you think the person is good, it can actually be a good marriage."
"Does Ying think it's good too?" The lady smiled.
Qu Moying nodded: "Miss Han seems to have good character, as for other aspects... I don't know, I just met her once, I don't know if I am sure."
She had been staying in the manor all the time and had only been back for a short time. She had not come into contact with many people, just a few. It was normal even if she had mistaken someone.
“I’ll ask someone to investigate further. There can’t be another…” The lady paused here and swallowed the word “Yu”.
She didn't want to say "Yu" too often, and her granddaughter probably wouldn't want to hear the word "Yu" too often either.
"Wait for your second brother to come back, and then we'll go back too. Xiao's matter...
You have to talk to your father first." The lady said again.
"Where did second brother go?" Qu Moying asked curiously. Qu Mingcheng has not returned since he left.
"It was said that your father asked him to go meet the abbot of Qingyun Temple, but we don't know if he could do so. He hasn't come back yet. Is the abbot of Qingyun Temple so easy to meet?" The old lady said dissatisfiedly. If her grandson had been here just now, perhaps this kind of thing would not have happened.
Although Xiao was hateful, the lady was also afraid that the follow-up of this incident would affect her granddaughter.
I didn't care too much before because I was angry, but now when I think about it, I still feel a little uneasy.
"What's the matter that father asked my second brother to meet the abbot of Qingyun Temple?" Qu Moying really didn't know about this matter and asked in surprise.
"You said you wanted the abbot of Qingyun Temple to tell your fortune or something. The abbot of Qingyun Temple is a very capable person, but not everyone can see him. Even people in the palace may not be able to let her tell your fortune." The lady sighed. She was the only one who knew about this. If she had known it earlier, she would have refused.
"Read my fortune?" Qu Moying was extremely surprised. "Why do you want to read my fortune?"
"From what your second brother said, your father is worried about your future, so he deliberately wanted to secretly read your fortune to see what it is like."
The lady said angrily, "You didn't tell me anything when you were in the mansion. If you had told me earlier, I would definitely not agree. The Imperial Observatory has already checked it, so there is no problem. I don't know what your father thinks."
Fortune telling? When did my adopted father care about me so much? But shouldn't I have told my fortune earlier? What kind of fortune is this at this time
What if it's approved? This marriage has never been decided by the Qu family.
"Madam, the second young master is back!" A maid came to report, followed by Qu Mingcheng. Seeing his frowned face, it didn't seem like there was any good news.
He stepped forward and bowed to the lady, who asked anxiously, "What happened?"
"I didn't see anyone!" Qu Mingcheng said with a wry smile, "My grandson has been waiting outside for a long time, but I didn't see the Qingyun Temple Master. I was afraid that my grandmother would be anxious, so I had to come back first."
"Mrs. Han and Miss Han have already gone home, let's go back too!" The old lady basically knew this was the result, so she stood up without asking any more questions. There might be more to come about the Xiao family's matter, so she had to hurry back home to discuss it with her second son...
"Young Master Zhao?" A voice was heard from a quiet room in Qingyun Temple.
"Yes, it was the young master surnamed Zhao who offended the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion. I heard that it was the second wife of the Ling Anbo Mansion who caused the trouble and was planning to set a trap to harm the fourth young lady of Qu."
The Taoist nun who reported it said in a low voice.
In front of her was a half-dropped gauze curtain, and she could vaguely see the figure of a woman behind it.
"Since you've been fooled by the Xiao family and have offended the fourth young lady of the Qu family, then it's not the case... There's no need to worry." The voice of the woman behind the gauze curtain was as steady as ever.
"So... what should we do now? Do we need to go for authentication again?" the Taoist nun asked anxiously.
"What does 'no need to worry' mean? Have you forgotten?" The voice inside the veil turned cold.
The nun lowered her head in a hurry, a trace of panic appeared on her pretty face, and she said hastily: "Yes... yes... I... I understand..."
"Go down!"
"Yes!" After hearing the voice inside ease up, the nun carefully retreated out, and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead...