"Greetings to the Queen." Qu Moying entered the hall and knelt down in front of the Queen.
The Queen looked at her for a long time before she asked, "Tell me what happened?"
Qu Moying did not hesitate and also told the whole story, and also the words left by Princess Changyu, saying that he would testify for her.
After that, there was silence in the hall for a long time. The air became much more dull, and then the cold voice of the Queen was heard: "Fourth Miss Qu, you are a lady of the Qu Mansion, and you have little relationship with the Ling'an Marquis Mansion. Even if you were relatives before, you should not interfere in the affairs of the Ling'an Marquis Mansion."
"Your Majesty, I did not interfere." Qu Moying said.
"If you didn't interfere in the affairs of the Ling Anbo Mansion, how could there be such a thing today?" The Queen said in a cold voice, and it was obvious that she was very unhappy. "Originally, the matter between the two of you was not a big deal, but now it concerns the dignity of the royal family. It is a loss of face for the royal family, so I have to intervene."
This means that the cause of this incident was her. It was because she interfered too much in the internal affairs of the Ling Anbo Mansion that the maids around Xiao became resentful and did this.
Are you going to put all the blame on yourself
This is not reconciliation, this is a high-profile way of venting Ji Youran's anger!
Qu Moying sneered in his heart and glanced at Ji Youran who was sitting next to him. Although she was wiping her tears, she showed a smug smile when she glanced at him.
The corners of her eyes drooped slightly, and she said calmly, "Your Majesty, I have not interfered in the affairs of the Ling Anbo Mansion."
"You still say no, Concubine Ji, tell me what you think!" The Queen leaned back and looked at Ji Youran.
Ji Youran stood up after receiving the order, wiped her tears with an angry look and said, "Fourth Miss Qu, I don't know why you are so hostile to our family. You have repeatedly instigated our affairs and made our family restless. Now something like this has happened. Mother is wrong, but isn't Fourth Miss Qu right?"
"Because of my cousin's matter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been telling me to treat you well, saying that you are extremely pitiful and that you don't have many relatives to take care of you. In the past, the former Crown Princess took care of you, but now that the former Crown Princess is gone, he asked me to take care of you more. So I deliberately got close to Fourth Miss Qu, but I don't know what I did wrong. Fourth Miss Qu didn't like me and not only did I not say anything, she also deliberately made trouble in our house, again and again."
"Miss Qu Si, tell me, what exactly do you want to do? Let's talk about it in front of the Queen now!"
Ji Youran spoke with confidence, as if she had really been wronged. Her pair of red and swollen eyes glared at Qu Moying. As she spoke, tears began to fall again and she hurriedly wiped them away with a handkerchief.
"Miss Qu Si, what on earth are you going to do?" The Queen Mother said coldly, "Do you think that the Ling Anbo Mansion is not chaotic enough, or is there another reason?"
As the Queen spoke, she stared at Qu Moying closely, paying attention to every change on her face.
If Qu Moying really knew something, she would definitely not keep her, even if she would offend the King of England because of this matter.
“Empress, I don’t like Concubine.” Qu Moying said frankly, looking up at Ji Youran without hiding her dislike. “But I didn’t do anything wrong before. I just don’t want my uncle’s family to lose their incense, and I don’t want my uncle and aunt to be worshipped by no one in the future.”
Her frank words stunned the Queen. She turned around and looked at the red-faced
Ji Youran looked at Qu Moying, who was kneeling there with a calm expression, and asked, "Why don't you like the Concubine?"
"I feel that the Concubine is a little unreal. When she talks to me about my cousin, she always avoids the topic. I have been to the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion and paid homage to my uncle before. But what did I see in the Ling'an Marquis' Mansion? I only saw that the entire Ling'an Marquis' Mansion was negligent in the funeral of my uncle. The only one who really cried in front of the coffin was the current prince. I... I am very sad..."
Qu Moying's eyes became red. That scene still appeared in her dreams from time to time. Every time she did so, she would wake up crying, her eyelashes fluttering and falling, hiding the hostility in her eyes.
The bloodshot in her eyes, with a hint of bloodthirstiness, represents all the resentment from her previous life. If she doesn't avenge herself, her resentment will never go away!
She took a deep breath, and blood slowly flowed through her cold heart, reminding her once again that she was reborn. She was now a living person, not Ji Hanyue who died in the cold lake.
"Your Highness, I am not looking for trouble because of this. I am just paying more attention to the eldest wife in the Ling Anbo Mansion. My uncle has been loyal to the country all his life. Is it possible that he will be so lonely after his death, without even an heir? Will there be no one to worship him in the future?"
The Empress was not sure what to say. Ling Anbo had worked hard and made great contributions, and the Emperor agreed to have an heir after his death. If this was unreasonable, did it mean that the Emperor was also being unreasonable and deliberately causing trouble
"My Queen, I don't know where I went wrong, and I don't know why the concubine's mother hates me so much and would plot against me. Please tell me where I went wrong!"
Qu Moying said again.
The Queen Mother frowned and looked at Ji Youran. She didn't know how to respond to this and just threw it directly to Ji Youran, as it was she who had caused the incident in the first place.
Judging from the look of things, Qu Moying didn't seem to know anything, which meant that it was the Ji Mansion and the second mansion that had caused this trouble due to their own unwise actions.
"Concubine Ji, is what Miss Qu Si said true?"
"Empress, Miss Qu Si only said one side of the story. She didn't see the facts clearly, but spoke subjectively. The so-called neglect is also her family's opinion. Based on her family's opinion, she has always looked down on my family. Now she is using this as an excuse to push the matter onto my biological mother. Please, Empress, make the decision for me."
Ji Youran also knelt down, tears streaming down her face, looking extremely aggrieved.
"Please make the fair judgment, Your Majesty." Qu Moying's expression remained calm and he looked very generous, although his face was as pale as snow, and it was obvious that he was in poor health but was holding on.
"Empress, please punish Miss Qu Si and give me justice." Ji Youran was filled with grief and indignation, and also shouted loudly.
The Empress did not speak. She looked at the two of them in turn and said, "Each of you has your own reasons. You are both right and wrong. I have heard from Princess Changyu before. What the Princess meant is that you two are both right and wrong. It is wrong for Fourth Miss Qu to interfere in the affairs of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion. As for Xiao... the people around her dared to plot against Fourth Miss Qu, so Xiao cannot escape the blame. Concubine Ji overheard and came to complain to me, so she is also wrong. Come, help Concubine Ji and Fourth Miss Qu to kneel outside as punishment!"
The Emperor didn't care about the topic of Ji Youran. She only cared that the affairs of Ling Anbo's Mansion should not be investigated too much. Since Qu Moying didn't seem to know anything and was only targeting Ji Youran, it was not a big deal for her.
Qu Moying is the future Queen of England. When the Queen thought of the unlucky King of England, she felt that she could not punish Qu Moying too harshly, otherwise the King of England would not be able to accept it.
It was Ji Youran and Ji Youran's family who were useless, and actually made Qu Moying dislike and doubt them.
Since Qu Moying doesn't know, the Emperor and His Majesty will certainly not fight to the death, but they can't let Qu Moying get the benefit for nothing. They also have to let people know that if anyone wants to get entangled in the affairs of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, they will be severely punished, even the future Princess of England.
Punishing Qu Moying is also meant to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
As for punishing Ji Youran, he also had to let people see that he was selfless, so that even if the emperor asked about it, he would have a "clear conscience".
The punishment of kneeling is just right. It is not too severe, but it can allow more people to see and be alerted.
"Empress!" Ji Youran became anxious when she heard the punishment of kneeling. She subconsciously covered her belly. She was still in the pregnancy preparation period and could not afford any damage at this time. Her voice changed with anxiety.
Qu Moying glanced at her sideways, his eyes full of understanding.
"Go down!" The queen ignored her and just waved her sleeves. The queen felt that it would be beneficial to her son if she could use Ji Youran to punish Qu Moying and let other people interfere less in the affairs of Ling Anbo's Mansion in the future.
With Ji Youran around, no one can say that they are biased. Anyway, they all dislike Ji Youran.
Two palace maids came over, forced their smiles and stretched out their voices, asking the two of them to kneel outside.
Qu Moying didn't hesitate. He stood up with the help of the palace maid and turned to go out.
“Empress…” Ji Youran wanted to beg for mercy, but was glared at coldly by the Empress. She could not continue speaking. She could only cry with tears in her eyes, helping herself to stand up with the help of a palace maid, feeling secretly resentful.
She had not expected this result. Shouldn't the Queen be desperate to get rid of Qu Moying? Even if she wasn't going to get rid of her, Qu Moying couldn't have spared a beating. Why did he force her to kneel down as punishment
But she had to kneel now. Her eyes fell on Qu Moying's back with hatred. She wished she could cut Qu Moying into pieces. Her child, her child must not be ruined by such a bitch Qu Moying.
She gritted her teeth and knelt down. After a while, she felt a little uncomfortable and then fainted. She thought she must be pregnant at this time, but it was not detected yet.
I feel completely different these days.
This time, it must have been!
With this child, and using Ji Hanyue, even if Liu Jingyu entered the mansion, what would happen? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely be reluctant to give up the child in his belly.
With a plan in mind, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief and followed Qu Moying towards the Danque outside the main hall.
The two of them knelt down together, side by side. Ji Youran came late, and deliberately moved closer to Qu Moying, then knelt down, with her knees touching the hem of Qu Moying's skirt. Then she took another step forward, pressed down the hem of Qu Moying's skirt, and knelt beside her.
Shoulder to shoulder!
Seeing that the two of them had knelt, the two palace maids went back to report. The maids they brought with them could no longer stand, so they knelt as well. However, they were not allowed to get close, so they just knelt aside and accompanied them from a distance...
"Miss Fourth Miss Qu, are you satisfied now?" Ji Youran asked in a low voice with a sneer, and glanced at Qu Moying's face. There was no one around at the moment, so she was not afraid of being heard, and there was no need to put on any gesture. Whenever she thought of Qu Moying saying in front of the Queen that she didn't like her, she wanted to slap Qu Moying hard in the face and smash this bitch's mouth.
How dare she, how could she say such a thing, who does she think she is...