After Mrs. Duan left, Qu Moying went to his father's yard first.
The housekeeper at the gate had heard what Madam Duan said, so she didn't stop her. She just pointed to a wing room and said, "The prince lives here now. The middle room was where the uncle used to live. Nothing has been moved. Would you like to go in and take a look, Miss?"
"No need!" Qu Moying shook her head and let the old woman do it herself. She walked to the door of the main house, her long eyelashes drooped down, and tears filled her eyes.
Yudong spread a mat in front of the door, Yuchun placed the incense burner in front of her and lit three incense sticks for her. Qu Moying took it and knelt down. She could no longer hold back her tears and they fell one by one. She did not wipe them away with her hands, but just silently watched everything inside the door, with pain in her eyes.
She was facing the door, not afraid of people seeing her despair and pain. She could not imagine, nor did she dare to imagine how her father died that day.
Pei Luoan... Pei Luoan, Ji Youran... Ji Youran!
The incense was inserted into the incense burner while Qu Moying knelt quietly. The tears in the corners of her eyes turned into a hint of red, and the red in her eyes was like blood flowing, with a hint of bloodthirsty cruelty, and then slowly disappeared from her eyes. When she raised her head again, her eyes were still as clear as water.
After the incense burned out, Qu Moying stood up with the help of Yu Dong's hand, and then went to the gate of Mrs. Bo's courtyard. It was much better than last time, and it could be seen that Mrs. Duan had someone take good care of her. Qu Moying also lit three incense sticks there to comfort Zai Tian's mother.
Along the way, Qu Moying came to his former residence, but was stopped as soon as he entered the door. It turned out to be a eunuch, and he was the eunuch beside Pei Luoan.
Qu Moying stopped.
"Who are you and why are you coming to the Crown Princess's former residence?" The eunuch looked at them arrogantly. He had never seen Qu Moying before and did not recognize her.
"Our young lady is from Minister Qu's residence. This time she is here to pay homage to the Crown Princess." Yu Dong took two steps forward and stood in front of Qu Moying.
The fourth daughter of the Qu family? The one who married the King of England
"Miss Qu Si, please wait a moment. Our prince is inside." The eunuch said hurriedly, not daring to be rude.
Qu Moying nodded, frowning slightly, very surprised. She really didn't expect Pei Luoan to be here. Ji Youran actually followed Pei Luoan here
It seems that even Mrs. Duan doesn’t know, otherwise she would not have reminded herself just now!
"Miss Qu Si, our prince invites you in." The eunuch went in quickly and came out immediately, respectfully leading her in.
Qu Moying nodded and took the two maids into the main room.
Everything in the main house looks exactly like the original, even some of the old aspects have been replaced with new ones, but retaining the same positions and patterns as the originals.
If she wasn't Ji Hanyue herself, she really wouldn't have noticed that many of the things here had actually been replaced.
Pei Luoan sat in front of the piano platform, which was the piano platform that Ji Hanyue liked to sit on in the past. There was also a guqin on the platform, which belonged to Ji Hanyue.
Qu Moying clearly remembered that when she was going to marry into the Eastern Palace, she took all the other guqins she liked with her, but kept the one she had been using.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" Retracting his gaze, Qu Moying stepped forward and saluted gracefully.
"Please take a seat, Miss Qu Si." Pei Luoan said without raising his head, his eyes fixed on the musical instrument in front of him. His eyes were gentle and affectionate, as if he was looking at the woman he cared about most.
Qu Moying was silent for a moment, then sat down, with mockery in his eyes. Pei Luoan was really pretending to be so good that even he himself believed it.
It was obvious that Ji Hanyue died as a result of his plot. Not only Ji Hanyue, but all the relatives that Ji Hanyue cared about the most were destroyed in his hands. Yet, he looked so affectionate, which was really ridiculous.
It’s a pity that the world was kept in the dark, and no one knew about the bloody scene that night at Ling Anbo’s mansion…
Pei Luoan said slowly: "Everything here is what Hanyue likes the most, and it is also what she has carefully arranged in the past. Although I have also arranged it for her in the palace, it is not this place after all. This is her favorite place, and it is the place she is likely to come, isn't it?"
After saying this, he smiled bitterly, "I'm going to get married soon. When I wake up in the middle of the night... I sometimes always think that she is still here... I think that she... she..."
Pei Luoan's eyes turned red when he said this. He quickly turned his head to wipe away the traces of tears from the corners of his eyes. He calmed down and then showed a calm and gentle look again: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed Miss Qu Si."
"Your Highness is a man of friendship and loyalty, how dare I?" Qu Moying said, hiding the sinister look in her eyes.
"In a few days, Fourth Miss Qu will be the Princess of England. Even I have to address Fourth Miss Qu as my elder. How dare I come here with so many people? Moreover, Fourth Miss Qu is Hanyue's cousin. If you knew that Fourth Miss Qu could marry Uncle Wang now, you would definitely be relieved in your grave."
Pei Luoan said again, his voice sounded extremely bewitching, and every few words could always bring him to Ji Hanyue, as if anything, any person, could make him think of Ji Hanyue, this affection was truly deep!
It seemed that only deep love could explain Pei Luoan's current behavior and actions. After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and gently stroked the strings twice, producing a slight vibrato. The sound of the zither was very good, and one could tell at a glance that the guqin was a rare and good one.
"Hanyue has always liked the guqin. When I find a few good guqins, I will burn them for her. Then, even in her grave, she can still play her favorite guqin." Pei Luoan talked a lot today, as if he had found someone who could talk to him more about Ji Hanyue, and said with a miserable smile.
Qu Moying couldn't bear it any longer, "Your Highness, there's no need for me to advise you!"
"Why?" Pei Luoan was stunned for a moment, then woke up from his deep affection for Ying, and looked up at Qu Moying.
"My cousin may have been reborn by now, so why would she stay in the underworld?" Qu Moying said seriously, "Even if this zither is burned, my cousin won't be able to use it. It has been so long, and my cousin has already walked through the underworld. She came cleanly, and she will leave cleanly, and she will definitely leave cleanly too."
"But... maybe she... is still..." Pei Luoan didn't know what to say for a moment, and opened his mouth blankly. Qu Moying's words made him at a loss for words.
"Your Highness, even if my cousin is still on the verge of death, it would be too late for you to burn her now. It would be a pity to waste several good guqins." Qu Moying said again, looking as if he was persuading Pei Luoan.
In her heart, she sneered. Anything related to Pei Luoan would taint her path of reincarnation...
"..." Pei Luoan looked at Qu Moying and frowned tightly. Even though he was very sad before, he was stunned for a moment.
"Your Highness, I am here today to pay my respects to my cousin, and then I will leave. My cousin is in the underworld, and it would be the best if she could receive my sincere condolences. If she can't, it doesn't matter. I just want to have peace of mind." Qu Moying
And then said.
"It's still the same here as when she was here." Pei Luoan finally found the words and said in a hoarse voice.
"Everything here is indeed the same as when my cousin was here, but it is still different. Some things are too new. Even if they look similar, they are still different." Qu Moying sighed softly, stood up and bowed to Pei Luoan to take her leave. "I will not disturb your highness. I still have to go to my cousin's yard and pay my respects to her."
"Didn't they say that the Third Miss might not be in any danger? Why do we need to offer sacrifices?" Pei Luoan raised his eyes to look at Qu Moying and asked meaningfully.
"There has been no news till now. There should be no way to survive." A trace of pain flashed across Qu Moying's eyes, but she suppressed it immediately. Under her right sleeve, she clenched her fist tightly, and her sharp nails pierced into the tender palm. The enemy was right in front of her, but she could not take revenge immediately. There was no greater pain than this!
She bowed to Pei Luoan again silently, maintaining her calmness and respect, and then turned and left at Pei Luoan's nod.
Watching her leave, Pei Luoan felt inexplicably uncomfortable. He was full of affection before coming here, but seeing everything here reminded him of Ji Hanyue, Ji Hanyue’s smile, Ji Hanyue’s anger, Ji Hanyue’s gentleness, Ji Hanyue’s heroism... every little bit was so beautiful that he could not forget it.
But after hearing Qu Moying's disappointing words, all the affectionate feelings suddenly became dull, as if everything was just an illusion.
Many things are old and I have replaced them with new ones, but they are no longer the same as they were before.
This feeling was very uncomfortable, but he didn't know where the discomfort was. Although the matter of Minister Liu was a face for Minister Liu's family, it was also a heavy slap in the face to Pei Luoan.
He made a fool of himself as the prince.
Neither Ji Youran nor Liu Jingyu seemed to have made him feel better, and he even felt that they were dragging him down. This made Pei Luoan miss Ji Hanyue more and more, so when Ji Youran returned home, he said he would come over to see her, and then they went to Ji Hanyue's yard.
As soon as he came in, he felt that all his troubles disappeared, and the only thing in his mind was Ji Hanyue's beautiful figure.
But this beauty has now been broken by Qu Moying. That indescribable and yet unable to let go feeling is very bad, as if something is stuck in the throat.
Pei Luoan clapped his hands hard on the piano, his face turned cold, and he stood up.
“Your Highness…” the eunuch hurried forward.
"Go back to the East Palace!" Pei Luoan strode forward.
"Your Highness, do you want to go and tell the Concubine?" The eunuch trotted out.
"No need, there's no need to tell her more about my affairs! Do I have to ask her for permission before I can leave?" Pei Luoan said irritably, his handsome brows tightly furrowed.
"Yes!" The eunuch dared not say more and responded quickly.
At the intersection of a small path, Qu Moying stood behind a few large trees that were as big as a hug, and looked at Pei Luoan with a cold gaze as he left in annoyance.
This is annoying, and it’s just the beginning.
Don't deliberately show your affection, don't dirty your own reincarnation path...
"Let's go to my cousin's place!" Taking a deep breath, Qu Moying went to the last stop of the day, which was also the most important stop. This was the important reason why she visited every courtyard to pay homage to the past.
Mrs. Duan said that my sister seemed to have some clues...