"Madam Liu and the wife of the Duke of Qi were not on good terms, so there was this fire. Then Madam Liu rescued the wife of the Duke of Qi? This is really surprising." Qu Moying said lightly. He was very indifferent to the forced explanation from the Duke of Qi's Mansion. He didn't want to talk too much and just stated a fact.
"That's what my aunt said." Qi Xiangyu took a deep breath, and finally said the most difficult and incredible words. She smiled awkwardly, "The accident that day with Fourth Miss Qu was not really... an accident. It was ultimately our responsibility. My aunt wanted me to come here specially to apologize to Fourth Miss Qu."
A lot of things have happened in the mansion recently. Although Qi Xiangyu doesn't know what they are, she always feels that the atmosphere is weird, especially the attitude towards her aunt.
In the past, whenever my aunt returned home, everyone would hold her in the palm of their hands. Even Liu Jingyu was a treasure in their hands, but they would throw her own granddaughter aside.
Now my aunt is so unwelcome that she can't even enter the door, and it's all because my uncle has a mistress outside.
Liu Jingyu was able to enter the house, but she went back feeling wronged again and again, and the mansion did not keep her.
Are these really because of the discord between my aunt and my great aunt, and even because my aunt wants to kill my great aunt
If this explanation is true, it is no wonder that my family would not care about my aunt's affairs.
But is it true
Qi Xiangyu couldn't tell whether she should believe it or not, but no matter whether she believed it or not, she had to let the fourth young lady of the Qu family understand her family's apology and intentions.
Thinking of this, Qi Xiangyu said with a serious face: "Miss Qu Si, Grandmother and Auntie can't come, I came here to apologize and to help."
"Help?" Qu Moying's long eyelashes fluttered twice and he looked at Qi Xiangyu.
"Yes, I am here to help." Qi Xiangyu nodded. "You are going to marry the King of England soon, and there are some embroidery pieces that may not be completed in time. Also, because you injured your hand in our house, my grandmother and aunt asked me to come here to help you embroider. I also brought four embroiderers with me this time."
"You want to help me embroider?" Qu Moying really didn't expect this, and a ripple appeared in her watery eyes.
"I came here today to keep four embroiderers. They are all very skilled and were hired by my grandmother at a high price. I heard that you have also hired many embroiderers. There are also experienced embroiderers in the palace, but time is tight and it may not be possible. In addition, your hand is injured again. There are some necessary items that cannot be completed in time. It would be good to have one more person."
Qi Xiangyu said sincerely.
Now the wedding date of the Crown Prince and the King of England is already being rumored. As for the timing, no one had expected it. People who know about it are talking about it, saying all kinds of things. No matter whether it is the Crown Prince or the King of England's wedding, they are both very rushed at this time, and it seems that normal etiquette is not being followed.
However, one is the Crown Princess and the other was decided by the King of England who has always been independent, so this can be explained.
The word "successor" makes people less optimistic about the future Crown Princess. The one in front is the one that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves, and the one behind is just there to block that position. It is really hard to say what will happen in the future.
On the contrary, everyone had many good things to say about Qu Moying's Princess of England.
It is unclear what His Royal Highness the King of England means, but at least the future Princess of England has a good horoscope and is extremely compatible with His Royal Highness the King of England. Although it has the meaning of "bringing happiness to the royal family", it is a great achievement to be able to bring happiness to the royal family. With this achievement, even if there are other people entering the King of England's palace in the future, this Princess of England, whose horoscope is a perfect match for the King of England, will not slip from the position of the principal wife.
One was because the second wife was not as good as the original wife, and the other was because it was brought forward to bring good luck to the King of England.
Different in nature.
"Ms. Qi, this is too troublesome. My hand injury is not too serious." Qu Moying shook his hand and refused with a smile.
"It's not a bother. I can come and help you myself. After the New Year, I will come and help you embroider. I can also keep an eye on things for you. I was taught by an embroiderer in Jiangnan, and my embroidery skills are pretty good." Qi Xiangyu finally stopped talking about the apology and looked more natural. She smiled.
"There are always so many things to do during the Chinese New Year." Qu Moying was still refusing.
"Not much. I didn't have much to do. I just had to meet some necessary relatives. In fact, I had free time all the time."
Qi Xiangyu shook her hand and said.
Seeing that she was determined to do so, Qu Moying stopped refusing and smiled slightly: "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Miss Qi."
"It's my duty. It's no big deal. The four embroiderers are in the yard. You can ask someone to make arrangements." Qi Xiangyu looked relaxed. Before she came, her grandmother had repeatedly reminded her that she must make Qu Moying accept the kindness of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. She also cried and said that the Duke of Qi's Mansion had let her down.
This once tyrannical grandmother had never felt so aggrieved in front of Qi Xiangyu.
This also made Qi Xiangyu, who had been worried just now, feel relieved now. At least she did not let the mansion down. Therefore, she felt a little closer to Qu Moying.
If the explanation given by my aunt is true, then our family really owes this Fourth Miss Qu.
"I brought a screen that I embroidered this time. Would you like to take a look at it?" Qi Xiangyu said again. It was a gift from the mansion just now. This was her own gift, and it was also her intention to make friends with Qu Moying.
The maid following behind her put a gift box in her hand on the table, took out a small table screen from it, and then opened it.
There are four pictures in total, representing scenes of spring, summer, autumn and winter. They are embroidered very beautifully, the colors are very distinctive, and each one has a different charm.
Qu Moying's embroidery skills are average, but her taste is still good, and she nodded repeatedly as she looked at the embroidery.
He stood up, walked around again, pointed at one spot in surprise and asked, "Is this... a bead?"
In a summer picture, there are dots of lotus flowers and fields of lotus leaves, but what Qu Moying finds most vivid is a tiny river clam at the bottom of the lotus leaf, especially because this clam actually spits out a small bead.
The originally still picture suddenly came to life because of this tiny river clam and the half-exposed beads.
The river clam is very small, and the bead is even smaller. If you don’t look closely, you might just think it’s a small bubble in the river water.
"Did you figure it out?" Qi Xiangyu also stood up and walked over and said happily. This was what she was most proud of. She originally thought that Qu Moying would not be able to see it at a glance, but she didn't expect that her eyes were so sharp. On the entire table screen, what she was most proud of was this small river clam and this half-exposed pearl.
"Miss Qi has a good idea." Qu Moying praised sincerely.
"That's nothing. It was originally... an idea I stole from someone else." Qi Xiangyu blushed and smiled. She spoke very naturally, "Of these four pictures, the one I like is the one of He Yang in summer, because of the little river clam and the little bead."
"In fact, this was not my own idea. I just thought of it when I saw a large embroidery piece at my grandmother's place. At that time, I was thinking about what kind of table screen would be better to embroider."
"Madam's idea?" Qu Moying asked casually. She was not very interested in Madam Qi, but the embroidery of the beads and clams was really beautiful. She couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"No, it seems to be a gift from someone else. I don't know. When I was helping my grandmother find something, I saw this embroidery. I looked at it a few more times and then I had a new idea. At that time, I saw that the embroidery on it was not a flower, but a big river clam. It was really strange."
Qi Xiangyu smiled.
There was only an embroidery of a large river clam. Even if he saw it, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Qu Moying smiled and sat back in the chair.
"That's really unexpected. I've never seen such an embroidery."
"I hadn't seen it either, so I looked at it for a while longer. The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. After I came back, I thought about it and decided to embroider a small one in the corner." Qi Xiangyu said proudly. Although this idea came from someone else, placing the river clam at the bottom of the lotus was also a new idea of hers.
The small decorations may seem inconspicuous, but if you see them, you will definitely feel that they are ingenious.
Qi Xiangyu's embroidery skills are very good. This table screen is embroidered vividly, especially the small details, which make it look even more vivid.
"Thank you, Miss Qi." Qu Moying thanked her sincerely. Seeing Qi Xiangyu's proud look, he knew that this was indeed her masterpiece.
Qu Moying understood very clearly that someone in the Duke of Qi's Mansion might have owed him something, but this person was definitely not Qi Xiangyu.
Qi Xiangyu doesn't owe me anything, and it's really good that she can show me such kindness.
"If you really like this embroidery of river clams, I will ask my grandmother if I can lend it to you to have a look. Maybe you can come up with some new ideas. The embroidery is really exquisite." Qi Xiangyu said enthusiastically.
"No need for that. Just look at Miss Qi's pictures. No need to trouble the Madam." Qu Moying refused with a smile.
Seeing her answer, Qi Xiangyu knew that she really didn't want to trouble her grandmother, so she didn't say anything more.
Qi Xiangyu always felt that she could only watch her grandmother from afar and could not get close to her. For all these years, her grandmother loved Liu Jingyu the most, not her.
My mother also told me not to rush forward without thinking, because Liu Jingyu and my grandmother were the real blood relatives, not me.
Qi Xiangyu didn't stay long. She made an appointment to come back to help after the New Year and then went back.
Qu Moying asked Nanny Miao to send the person to the gate, and only turned back after watching Qi Xiangyu's carriage leave.
Inside the room, Qu Moying looked at the screen thoughtfully, her eyes as deep as water, with a hint of confusion. Is the clam on the screen the picture she had heard of
I heard that this picture was embroidered by the people of the previous dynasty...