"Is there someone behind Fourth Miss He? Then... why not dig him out?" Yu Dong was shocked.
"It can't be dug out. Even if it is dug out, it's probably someone else's calculation." Qu Moying said, "Miss He Si hates me so much, even more than before. If someone hasn't been whispering in her ear, then she must have heard some rumors about what happened back then. But rumors are just rumors. If Miss He Si is not stupid, she won't completely believe what others say."
Her words were very subtle, one sentence coming in and one sentence coming out.
"Miss, are you talking about a person she trusted who made her hate you more and more?" Yu Dong thought for a moment and guessed hesitantly.
"The last time I saw Fourth Miss He, she was not kind to me either. That was when the incident happened. Normally, she would be the most angry at that time and would do something rude. It's normal. Now that it's been so long, Third Master He has left Beijing, and almost no one mentions this matter anymore, how could Fourth Miss He set up such a big trap to plot against me?"
Qu Moying flicked his finger lightly on the book in front of him, "This doesn't make sense!"
"So... this matter must be related to the people in the He Mansion?" Yu Dong's eyes lit up.
Qu Moying shook the book in his hand and said, "No, no one can guarantee that this will succeed. Moreover, even if it succeeds, it may involve Fourth Miss He. Even if the He family is incompetent, they will not let Fourth Miss He rush to the front and affect King Jing's plan."
Even if he really fell into a trap and something happened, He Si, who was jumping up and down at the scene at the time, would definitely be blamed afterwards, and no matter how you look at it, He Si would not be able to get away with it.
If he had not fallen into the trap, and further investigation revealed that Fourth Miss He had gone there through Qi Xiangyu, who was her guide, and if she brought up the events of the past, he would also be embarrassed, and might even be disliked by Pei Yuanjun. If it were someone else, they might have swallowed their anger, but it was hard to say for Pei Yuanjun.
If this person is unwilling to marry, I am afraid that even the royal family can't do anything to him...
"So, this is also related to the Prince's Mansion, County Lord Jingyu?" Yudong suddenly understood.
"County Lady Jingyu must have known about it, and she was the driving force behind it. However, she was too clever. Fourth Miss He never knew until her death that she was the one pushing things behind the scenes." Qu Moying sneered. Although she was not the most clear about the entanglements here, she just needed to see who would be the winner in the end.
From a general perspective, the banquet doesn't have to be held, but now Liu Jingyu insists on holding it.
Judging from the results, at most this matter is just a reputation for her poor supervision, which is harmless.
"This matter is no longer what she expected! King Jing's people are not so easy to move. Even if there is no evidence, with Miss Liu's help, it will not be so easy for Jingyu County Lady to get away. What's more, there is... what happened last time." Qu Moying was wearing light clothes, and her face was elegant but a little lazy.
Two crimes were combined into one. Originally, two people were charged with one crime, but now one of them was sick. It was because of the other person that all the punishment fell on Liu Jingyu. Liu Jingyu thought he could escape it, but in fact he couldn't.
As expected, man proposes, God disposes. Liu Jingyu thought he was smart, but he didn't expect that his scheming might end up costing someone else's life...
"Miss, Miss Qi is here." As they were talking, Yuchun lifted the curtain and came in to report.
"Please let her in!" Qu Moying nodded and smiled.
Qi Xiangyu used to be smiling when she came here. Today, although she was still smiling, she was a little uneasy. After entering the room, she first looked at Qu Moying's face and found that her face was not bad, so she felt relieved.
Tone.
"Miss Qu Si, I really don't know what happened that day. If I had known that He Si had such thoughts, I would never have gotten close to her and given her the opportunity to plot against you." Qi Xiangyu said angrily. She had already thought through the whole cause and effect when she returned.
She didn't dare to take responsibility for this matter, so she reported it to her grandmother after returning. Madam Qi scolded her angrily. Today she came with gifts to apologize.
"Miss Qi, there is no need to be like this. I know you don't mean it." Qu Moying said generously, her soft eyebrows revealing a reassuring smile.
Qi Xiangyu's tense heart finally relaxed. She sat down on a chair beside her, let out a long sigh, and complained with emotion: "I knew you were a sensible person. Grandmother asked me to come here quickly, fearing that you would have another misunderstanding. I said that you are so smart that you would guess that He Si borrowed my power to harm you."
"Mrs. Qi?"
"Yes, it's my grandmother. This time she sent someone to send gifts, saying it was to express her apology. This apology is indeed necessary. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have let Fourth Miss He take advantage of you." Qi Xiangyu said guiltily.
"It has nothing to do with you. If you weren't too busy, you wouldn't have asked Fourth Miss He for help when she came to your house." Qu Moying smiled slightly.
Qi Xiangyu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, if my cousin hadn't thrown everything to me, and my grandmother had asked me to help my cousin with the banquet, I would have been so busy that I wouldn't have had the energy to do anything else. It was clearly something I couldn't do alone, but my cousin didn't even show any intention of helping me, leaving me to figure things out on my own. I could have asked other people for help."
She was forced into a situation with no other options at the time, as all the people around her had been sent out. It was then that Fourth Miss He took the initiative to ask for help, and she was grateful in her heart.
However, he did not expect that Miss He Si's target was actually Qu Moying. Now that he thought about it, this matter was really related to his cousin. If she hadn't forced him around, he would never have gotten together with Miss He Si, with whom he had an ordinary relationship.
After hearing what Qi Xiangyu said, Qu Moying understood more clearly.
Sure enough, for a promoter hiding behind the scenes, it is better to deduce the matter calmly so as not to attract attention.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Take a look at these. They are given to you by my grandmother as an apology." Qi Xiangyu said, clapping her hands. A maid she brought with her stepped forward and opened the brocade box in her hand.
It turned out to be a set of exquisite ruby jewelry. At just one glance, Qu Moying could tell that it was of extraordinary value.
He pushed his hand towards the brocade box and said sternly, "It wasn't your fault in the first place, so why should you ask your family to apologize? This is inappropriate."
"Grandmother said that no matter if it was me who allowed Fourth Miss He to take advantage of the situation or if this happened in Liu's mansion, it is inextricably linked to our family. I just hope you won't blame our family. If you have any complaints, you can sit down and talk about it. Don't damage the harmony between our two families."
Qi Xiangyu coughed softly and repeated her grandmother's original words.
After that, he said puzzledly: "Miss Qu Si, I always feel that you have a special relationship with our family. Grandmother and grandfather seem to be very optimistic about you."
There is another sentence that Qi Xiangyu didn't say. This kind of "looking favorably upon" is more like liking her. Is she liking her more than Liu Jingyu
Qi Xiangyu felt that she might have really misunderstood something.
Therefore, this was not only an apology on behalf of Qi Xiangyu, but also an apology on behalf of Liu Jingyu. Her beautiful eyes with a smile turned cold.
"This gift... I really can't accept it. Please tell your madam that I have given you this.
That's all. I will know the truth of the matter. There is always a perpetrator for every injustice and an owner for every debt. Whoever is at fault should take responsibility for it. It is not up to anyone to take responsibility for it."
"Miss Qu Si, you really have to accept this gift. If I take it back, my grandmother will definitely scold me." Qi Xiangyu saw that she was serious and knew that she really thought so. She looked distressed, "You should accept this jewelry. It was originally given to your cousin. What happened this time was her fault. It is right to compensate you. And I heard that there is a reason behind it."
"What's the reason?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows.
"I don't know if it's true or not. My mother just mentioned this when she came to see me. She said this set of ruby jewelry seemed to be... handed down from before..." Qi Xiangyu looked at Qu Moying and blinked, afraid that she didn't understand, "It might be related to the royal family."
"That princess's?" Qu Moying understood immediately and exchanged glances with her.
"Yes, my mother said...it might be that, not all of it was gone at that time. My grandfather had already stood up by then, and when they searched and confiscated it, it might not be so clear. Of course, it is also possible that, as my mother said, after confiscating a part of it, some more were given as rewards, so they must have been old things." Qi Xiangyu said vaguely.
What happened in the Duke of Qi's Mansion back then was not something that others could spread at will. Everyone tried to ignore it if possible, and no one wanted to bring up that past.
Qu Moying pondered for a moment, picked up a hairpin inside, and after a careful inspection, he found that there was indeed a mark hidden in the dark corner of the hairpin. The dark corner was originally concave, and that was where the mark was. If Qi Xiangyu hadn't specifically pointed it out, no one would have noticed it. The font was also extremely ancient.
Qu Moying recognized the character "Qin".
Princess Xian'an was the daughter of the King of Qin. When she married into the Duke of Qi's mansion, the entire court was shocked. It is said that the dowry at that time was indeed as long as ten miles of red makeup, and from a distance you could see the dowry team.
She picked up another pair of earrings, also in a hidden corner, with a very thin character, smaller than the hairpin, and still in the same ancient style.
Mrs. Qi actually wanted to give Liu Jingyu an old item from the Xian'an Princess. Is such a gift really appropriate? This is really interesting! What's even more interesting is that this thing was actually given to her. Was it really just an apology for Liu Jingyu
"I heard that these are treasures from that year. Many of them were copied in, but I don't know if this one is left over or was awarded later." Qi Xiangyu said again.
"It was awarded as a new prize." Qu Moying said affirmatively, turning the earrings in her hand.
"Why are you so sure?" Qi Xiangyu asked in surprise.
"You can take it out so openly, aren't you afraid that I will bring it into the royal family?" Qu Moying smiled and pointed around. Many of her things had to be packed up and sent to the British palace. Giving them to her would be almost the same as sending them to the British palace. Some things that violated taboos must not be given.
"That's good, that's good. I have been worried until now." Qi Xiangyu patted his chest and said.
"This is a gift from my grandmother, and it is related to the royal family. Now that you are going to marry into the royal family, it can be regarded as returning the property to its original owner. You should accept it, or I will be punished when I go back. My grandfather and grandmother's thoughts are hard to guess. If you return it like this, they will not agree, and then send it back again. It will be troublesome for you to go back and forth. When will you be able to return it?"
Qi Xiangyu advised again.
"You can accept it, but I have to trouble Miss Qi with one thing." Qu Moying pondered for a moment and had an idea in his mind.