The next day, Qu Moying got up early, washed up, and went to pay his respects to the lady.
After hearing Qu Moying's purpose, the lady hesitated for a moment: "Would it be a bad idea to go to the Ling Anbo Mansion at this time? After all, it's the New Year."
Yesterday, Qu Moying had someone talk to the old lady about this matter, and the old lady agreed at the time. But after sleeping for a night, she felt that it was not so good. The New Year is a time of celebration, and worshiping at this time might cause displeasure in the Ling Anbo Mansion. She was afraid that her granddaughter would be hated and despised.
"Don't worry, grandma. Lord Ling'an will also hold his own memorial service today." Qu Moying said with a smile.
"Then go ahead, but be careful not to offend others." Hearing that the Ling Anbo Mansion had already made such preparations, the lady felt relieved and reminded gently.
"Don't worry, grandma. I know." Qu Moying nodded in response.
Since her granddaughter was so well-behaved and sensible, the old lady gave her a few special pointers, and Qu Moying nodded in agreement.
Seeing that it was getting late, Qu Moying got up with two maids and went to the Ling Anbo Mansion.
When the carriage arrived at the gate of Ling Anbo's mansion, a maid was already waiting there. After confirming that it was the carriage from the Qu Mansion, she led them to the parking lot at the side door.
When I got off the car and looked around, I saw several carriages. It seemed that the ladies within the five degrees of mourning who came today had already arrived.
At this time, of course, the person who should be paid respect to first is Madam Ji.
Following the maid, I saw that Madam Ji was already sitting high in the flower hall, accompanied by her two daughters-in-law on both sides. Next to Madam Duan and Xiao, there were six other women who seemed to be about the same age as them.
Qu Moying recognized them all. These people would appear from time to time in previous years. They were the ladies and wives who had a relatively good relationship with the Ling Anbo Mansion.
They are also the ones who are close to each other within the five generations of kinship.
Hearing that the fourth young lady of the Qu family was coming in, the ladies all looked over curiously. After seeing Qu Moying's appearance, they all showed astonishment on their faces. With such an appearance, she was indeed worthy of being the future Princess of England. Who would have thought that someone who was previously rumored to be ugly and had eye problems would have such a stunning appearance!
After being amazed, he carefully looked at the fourth young lady of the Qu family. The Qu family is currently in its heyday. Not to mention the fourth young lady of the Qu family who is about to become the Princess of England, just look at the Minister of Works who has just been promoted.
Speaking of the Minister of Works, we have to mention that the former Minister of Works, now Minister Liu, is now unlucky, which is a stark contrast to the Qu family. But no matter how unlucky he is, his daughter is still the future Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, while the one in his family is just a concubine.
From this point of view, the identity of this Miss Qu Si is truly extraordinary.
But what is she doing here today? No matter how powerful she is, she is just an outsider to the Ling Anbo Mansion today!
Qu Moying stepped forward gracefully and bowed to Madam Ji. "Greetings, Madam!"
"Thank you for being so polite, Mr. Qu Si. Please take a seat!" Madam Ji said politely with a smile on her face. There was no sign of displeasure in her behavior. Instead, she was smiling with a bit of guilt.
"Thank you, Madam!" Qu Moying sat down generously.
"Today was originally just a family memorial service, but remembering Fourth Miss Qu's affection for the eldest brother's family, I invited Fourth Miss Qu here. If there is anything wrong, please understand." Madam Ji sighed and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
I think of my eldest son again.
It's only because of my son's affairs that I feel so sad.
Several ladies of the Ji family understood, so the Fourth Miss Qu in front of them did not come on her own, but was invited by Madam Ji. She must have taken into consideration the relationship between this Fourth Miss Qu and their family. Although the eldest branch of the family is no longer there, if you really think about it, there is no relationship with this Fourth Miss Qu anymore.
But the Qu family is currently in its heyday, so Madam Ji's invitation is understandable!
If the marriage between the two families continues and they continue to interact, it will bring huge benefits to the Ji family.
Several ladies and wives nodded secretly, thinking that Mrs. Ji's move was really smart. It turned out that the old ones are the wisest.
They all secretly praised him in their hearts, while Xiao was really furious. She put her hand on her chest, her eyes were sinister, and she gnashed her teeth in hatred.
But I have to feel aggrieved.
Yesterday she sent someone to tell her daughter about this, but all she got in return was a few simple words from her daughter, telling her not to meddle in anything and repeatedly reminding her not to offend Qu Moying, especially at this time.
Afraid that Xiao didn't understand, Ji Youran implicitly stated that Qu Moying was Ji Hanyue's cousin, and they should treat Qu Moying the same way they treated Ji Hanyue in the past.
She said that she was now focused on preparing for pregnancy and absolutely did not want any more accidents to happen at this time.
Xiao naturally understood what her daughter meant, so she suppressed her anger and even took the initiative to persuade Madam Ji to say that Qu Moying's visit was an invitation from the Ji family.
Her daughter was right. At this moment, she had to lift the blind girl Qu Moying up. The higher she lifted her, the harder she would fall, just like Ji Hanyue, who would fall to death directly!
"Thank you, Madam. Can I go now?" Qu Moying asked softly, and sighed, "I have been living in the manor since I was a child, and I have never been to the Ji Mansion to pay homage. This time, I am also troubling Madam Ji. If I have been rude in any way, please forgive me, Madam Ji."
Seeing that Qu Moying was so polite, Madam Ji looked at her doubtfully. Could it be that this girl really wasn't here to cause trouble today
He had been picked on so many times that Mrs. Ji felt inexplicably uneasy whenever she saw Qu Moying.
"Mother, then I will take my sisters-in-law and my younger brother's wife with me?" Xiao stood up and said.
"You guys go ahead!" Madam Ji waved her hand. She really didn't want to see Qu Moying and thought the sooner she left, the better.
Several ladies stood up together to say goodbye. Qu Moying followed them and said goodbye to Madam Ji, then followed the crowd with two maids.
Incense had already been placed at the ancestral hall, and the servants had prepared everything, but they had not started cleaning it yet. In order to show their seriousness about this matter, they had to wait until the ladies of the household arrived before they could officially start cleaning it.
Xiao was unable to leave at this time, so the one who was helping to arrange everything was Xiao Haitang. Xiao Haitang had helped with arrangements in the past, and this time everything was arranged in an orderly manner.
After Qu Moying and others came over, they first lit three incense sticks with everyone else, and then sat aside and watched the servants take down the spirit tablets one by one, wipe them carefully, and then put them away carefully.
There are some offerings under each person’s spirit tablet, which were placed there in the past and have remained there until now.
Some are more, some are less, they are all the things that people liked or had to use when they were alive, or they may be the things they have been using all the time.
Small quantity, great value
Not necessarily, it just depends on the intention.
These things also need to be carefully wiped on the outside, but they are not opened for inspection.
Qu Moying sat next to Mrs. Duan, looking calmly at the scroll in front of his mother. The scroll was still there, and everything was arranged just as he remembered. There was a small red sandalwood box next to it, which represented the jewelry his mother used to use. He had put it there specially.
Everything looked the same as before, but she was the only one who knew that the painting was no longer the same. Even if there was something in the box, it was probably worthless, or maybe even empty.
When he looked down again, he saw his sister's tablet. His heart ached and he gritted his teeth secretly. His sister... might not be dead, she might still be alive.
As long as her sister is alive, she will find her sister no matter how difficult it is.
In this life, she would definitely protect her sister and would never let her suffer this disaster again. She only hoped that God would have mercy on her and allow her sister to escape death and have one last chance of survival.
He muttered silently in his heart and lowered his eyes slightly to hide the sadness in his eyes.
When he raised his head for the last time, he saw his father's spirit tablet. He only took a glance, but it was hard to hide the bitterness, and a trace of bloodthirsty hostility appeared in his eyes.
She didn't even dare to look at her father's spirit tablet and she had deliberately skipped it just now. As soon as she saw her father's spirit tablet, those painful memories would come back like thousands of arrows piercing her heart, hurting her to the bone.
Daddy...
I will definitely take revenge!
His eyes drooped again, his long eyelashes fluttered twice, hiding the bloodshot color in his eyes, then he took a deep breath and looked up again. His eyes were only slightly red and sour, and his expression had become natural.
This time, she was looking at Xiao Haitang. It was really ironic. At the beginning, Xiao Haitang followed Ji Youran wholeheartedly and deceived her a lot.
In the past, I felt sorry for her and even helped her a lot in secret, but it turned out that I was also helping a wolf.
But it’s funny to say that she still came to “support” Xiao Haitang today!
If she wanted to accomplish everything today without letting others suspect her, she would have to rely on Xiao Haitang, who had always been trusted by Xiao. They had been of the same mind in the past, but now she wanted to make Xiao unable to defend herself...
Xiao Haitang was very nervous. Her hands were sometimes relaxed and sometimes clenched. Her face looked stiff. Although she was smiling, it looked unnatural no matter how you looked at it. Her eyes would fall on the scroll painting from time to time, and then move to her aunt. She felt a little panicked.
But when he remembered what his eldest brother had asked the servant to tell him, he felt relieved. No matter what, his eldest brother, father and mother all supported him.
The eldest brother still had some conscience and knew his dilemma. Although he had asked the servant to take the jewelry and leave, he came over later and said that if he was interested, he would help him finalize the matter immediately. There were even other things about his parents...
Besides, my aunt will definitely compromise. I helped her a lot in the beginning!
So, nothing will happen to me today!
A maid's hand has reached out to Ji Yue's spirit tablet. She was Ji Hanyue's biological mother, the former Lady Ling Anbo.
I don’t know if it was because the old woman’s hand was too heavy, but when she put her hand on the spirit tablet, she somehow swept the scroll and the red sandalwood jewelry box in front of her. The two items fell down together, and everyone was so scared that they immediately stopped talking and looked at the fallen jewelry box and scroll in front of them in astonishment...