"What's going on? How did the fourth young lady of the Qu family get here?" In the room, Xiao's face turned blue with anger. There was no outsider around at this time, so she slammed the table hard and shouted angrily.
Ji Yuanxing's face was not looking good either. The title was almost in his hands, but now he actually said this, and he said it in front of the elders and the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple. Even if the elders refused, Yue Wenhan would also submit a petition. Although Concubine Xiang did not have a high status, she was currently the concubine of the late Ling Anbo, and she was speaking to defend Ling Anbo's dignity.
It is conceivable that when this memorial was submitted to the court, it would cause an uproar.
"Mother, has Fourth Miss Qu known about Concubine Xiang's affairs for a long time?" Ji Yuanxing asked irritably.
"Impossible..." Xiao retorted subconsciously, but immediately hesitated, "It could be that when she came here yesterday, she took away Nanny Zhou from the main house. Aunt Xiang and Nanny Zhou were both maids that came with Yue's dowry. One accompanied her to our house and the other to Qu's house. They have been living together in our house for several years now, so they must have a good relationship."
"Mother, what should we do now?" Ji Yuanxing nodded and asked.
"You go find your sister first and tell her about this so that she can be prepared. Your sister will go and talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince herself." Xiao thought about it carefully and came up with an idea.
"Mother, are you just going to watch Yue Wenhan submit a memorial?" Ji Yuanxing got annoyed when he heard that Xiao was only concerned about Ji Youran's affairs.
"What can we do? Can you stop them? Only your father can stop them. If your father is useful, he won't be unable to keep an eye on one person." Xiao said unhappily.
Who in the Ji Mansion would stop Yue Wenhan now? It seems that no one is there. If his daughter were here, she might be able to stop him. But now his daughter is still guarding the prince's casket in the Eastern Palace and it is inconvenient for her to move around. At this time, she can only rely on herself. But there is no one who can do her best. Xiao is very angry.
Ji Xingyuan felt embarrassed by the question. How could he, a commoner without any official position, dare to stop Yue Wenhan? Even when he was far away from Yue Wenhan, he felt the imposing aura was intimidating and frightening.
"Okay, go tell your sister first. Maybe she has some idea." Mrs. Xiao was at a loss and could only comfort her son in this way.
Just when the fruit of victory is about to be within hands, another hand suddenly appears halfway and picks the fruit away. No one would be willing to accept this.
At present, things have not reached a final conclusion, and the final outcome is still feasible.
"Yes, mother, I'll leave now." Ji Yuanxing nodded, turned around anxiously to do his work, and just as he was about to leave, he saw his cousin Xiao Haitang standing opposite him. When she saw him come out, she hurried over with a concerned look on her face and asked, "Cousin, are you okay?"
"What can happen to me!" Ji Yuanxing said unhappily, turned around and continued to walk out. He was not in the mood to pay attention to Xiao Haitang at the moment.
After Xiao Haitang chased for a few steps, he failed to catch up and could only stop panting, his eyes reddened and he felt very aggrieved.
"Miss, don't be sad. My cousin didn't mean to ignore you. He really has something to do."
The maid who was following beside her hurriedly advised.
Xiao Haitang lowered his head and looked at the bamboo in front of him. After a long while, he said, "That Fourth Miss Qu really looks outstanding?"
"Miss, you are the best. Miss Qu Si has no talent or beauty. The whole capital knows it.
Besides, Miss Qu San also said before that Miss Qu Si dared to say and do anything just because Madam Qu Tai was backing her up, but in fact, she was still a worthless idiot. "
Seeing that she was still unhappy, the maid tried to persuade her again.
Xiao Haitang shook her head, stopped talking, and turned away. Would Qu Moying really marry her cousin? What should she do? What could she do? She must marry her cousin...
The carriage stopped at Qu Mansion. Madam Qu's face was not looking good. She now knew what had just happened in Ji Mansion. Looking at Qu Moying getting off the carriage at the back, Madam Qu sighed. She was really worried about her granddaughter and was about to call her.
"Mother, I have something to tell you." Luo spoke softly, and seeing her hesitation, it seemed like there was really something.
"You guys should go back and have some rest first!" The lady nodded and said to the granddaughters who got off the carriage.
Then she took Luo away first. She knew Luo's worries. Qu Xuexin's marriage was also a difficult matter. Seeing that Qu Xuexin was not young anymore, she couldn't find a suitable one yet, so her marriage was delayed.
In fact, both of the people in the East Mansion can get engaged, but now neither of them is engaged.
"Come with me." Qu Zhizhen also got off the carriage, glanced at Qu Moying and gave the order. Qu Moying was about to go back, but after hearing what he said, he could only turn around.
Watching the father and daughter leave one after another, Qu Qiuyan's eyes flickered slightly a few times, she quickened her pace, and turned away without paying attention to Qu Caiyue's greeting. She had to go back and tell her mother what happened today.
Yuchun had been sent back, and Qu Moying took Yudong and followed Qu Zhizhen into the study room alone.
Qu Zhizhen sat down on the seat, his eyes cast upon Qu Moying, examining him from head to toe for quite some time.
Qu Moying calmly stepped forward and saluted, then stood aside, waiting for Qu Zhizhen to speak.
"Ying girl, you have never had any contact with the Ji family, so why are you so close to Ling Anbo?" After a long while, Qu Zhizhen asked slowly.
"My cousin and I have been in contact with each other. My eyes were cured by my cousin. Later, my cousin also sent someone to teach me etiquette, manners, and some incidents in the capital." Qu Moying explained softly. His words were very calm, without a single ripple. He seemed very sincere and natural.
Everything has a reason. If she suddenly became outstanding without any help from anyone, it would definitely arouse suspicion. It would be best for her previous self to explain the reason.
Qu Zhizhen was silent for a moment, then looked at Qu Moying again, frowned, hesitated for a moment and asked: "Crown Princess... is there something you mean?"
Qu Moying's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood what he meant. He sneered in his heart, as expected, he puts "profit" first, and will not do anything without profit. This is true for himself, and he will treat everyone like this, even family ties will be seen as relationships of exploitation.
But this once again made Qu Moying have another question. Would such a Qu Zhizhen really do such a thing to his mother for Yu Shi, and completely ignore his mother, or not care about his mother's life or death at all, just because of Yu Shi, for Yu Shi's two children, or the so-called risking one's life for the beauty he loves
To her, it seemed that this was just an illusion.
There was no reason, no evidence, she just thought so.
"Father, I don't know what my cousin's intention is. Maybe she feels sorry for my loneliness, so she treats me like this!" Qu Moying answered without any mistakes.
"Has your cousin ever said anything... with ulterior motives?" Qu Zhizhen looked at his daughter standing below. Of the two daughters, this one was only a few months younger, but she looked as if she was a year younger, and her figure was really small.
As for her appearance? Others may not know, but Qu Zhizhen knows. He himself is handsome, and Yue is a beauty, so how could they give birth to a daughter without appearance? But from the vague appearance under the veil, he knows that his daughter is good-looking, but he is afraid that her eyes will become really ugly due to eye disease, ruining her whole face.
I was a little hesitant for a moment.
The study became quiet again, and for a moment there were a few strange things happening.
After a long while, Qu Zhizhen finally said, "Your cousin is devoted to you. Now that she is in trouble, you should also show your care. Why don't you continue to go to the Prince's Mansion to keep vigil for your cousin tomorrow?"
"Father, I just came back. If I go again, I'm afraid people will gossip about me." Qu Moying refused politely.
"The Crown Princess is so kind to you, why should you be afraid of gossip? It's okay, the Crown Princess has passed away, and this is all you can do for her." Qu Zhizhen sighed.
Qu Moying had already understood Qu Zhizhen's thoughts at this point, and sneered in her heart. This stepfather was indeed not a good person. He actually wanted her to enter the Eastern Palace under the name of guarding the coffin of the Crown Princess. Would she have to pretend to be sick and stay in the Eastern Palace forever? It would be best if she didn't return home like Ji Youran.
Another person who wanted to climb up the social ladder by using Ji Hanyue's name.
"The Crown Princess will have to keep vigil for a few more days. If you go, I'll have someone send you some daily necessities. After all, you're the one keeping vigil. The Crown Prince's Mansion is a mess right now, and we can't let you go and trouble others like this." Qu Zhizhen said again. The meaning of his words was very clear, that is, he wanted to pack up and send Qu Moying to the East Palace.
How could this father be so shameless!
"Father, when he came back that day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said something to me." Qu Moying suddenly said.
"What?" Qu Zhizhen asked after a moment of pause.
"The prince said that the Eastern Palace has been busy lately, and asked us not to go there unless there is anything else going on, so as to avoid causing another incident from that day and implicating the prince's concubine. His Royal Highness the prince is very angry." Qu Moying said respectfully.
This was about the time when Yu framed Qu Moying and implicated Ji Youran. At that time, Ji Youran's eyes were red and swollen, and she was too embarrassed to face others. The root cause of this matter was indeed the Qu Mansion. It was very likely that the prince said this, after all, Ji Youran was his concubine.
Does this mean that the Qu family should not get close to them? Thinking about it this way, the previous idea was wrong!
"Okay, go back first!" Qu Zhizhen was depressed and waved his hand. He immediately lost his mood and said unhappily, and then warned her, "You'd better not get involved in the affairs of the Ji Mansion. You are just a weak girl in the boudoir. Now you don't even have a marriage, which makes it even harder to say!"
"Yes, father!" Qu Moying nodded calmly, then stepped out, stood at the door, and smiled coldly at the door. Qu Zhizhen's mind was really straightforward. If you are useful, stay, if you are not useful, get out. The so-called family affection is as thin as water!
I raised my eyes and looked at a woman not far away. She looked familiar...