"Is the golden seal really not in your hands?" Qu Zhizhen looked at his daughter suspiciously.
Seeing her pale face, a little uneasy and awkward, and a pair of confused eyes, which didn't look fake, he frowned again and asked impatiently: "When will you bring it back?"
Normally, the queen and the seal should be returned a few days before the wedding.
"My daughter doesn't know either. That day, someone from the Ying Palace said..." Qu Moying looked a little uneasy and blinked, "If father is really in urgent need of it, why not go to... the Ying Palace and ask?"
Qu Zhizhen felt a headache and pressed his forehead with his hand: "What did the Ying Palace say before?"
"Saying that the golden seal is useful to His Majesty the King of England may be some meaning from the harem. My daughter didn't understand it, but if father says that it is really needed, just tell His Majesty the King of England and he may get it back." Qu Moying opened her eyes, still at a loss, as if she didn't know that this statement was putting the cart before the horse.
Originally, he wanted the golden seal because he didn't want Pei Yuanjun to know that it was Qu Zhizhen's idea. Now how dare Qu Zhizhen come to ask for the golden seal of Princess Ying!
Qu Zhizhen's face was a little stiff. He looked at Qu Moying darkly for a few times and saw that although she seemed a little uneasy and confused, she did not show any fear or other expressions.
"If your second brother had gone late, the dowry would have arrived in Beijing even later and would definitely not have been able to arrive in time for Prince Jing's wedding." Qu Zhizhen said.
This was not something she could say. Besides, she was also very curious. Even if the people of King Jing were implicated this time, they really had no manpower to use. They actually used people from the Qu Mansion. Didn't Miss Liu feel uncomfortable? After all, Qu Mingcheng was Qu Qiuyan's biological brother, and the brother of the twins!
What she was curious about now was, was this the intention of Prince Jing or the future Princess Jing
After the Princess of Jing came to the capital, she had been living a very stable life. Even though she was not engaged, she would be summoned by the harem from time to time. Both the Empress and Concubine He were very fond of Miss Liu, and Qu Moying felt that Miss Liu was quite strange.
This feeling has actually always existed. Before meeting Miss Liu, Qu Moying had pretended to be Miss Liu. If it was useless, why would Pei Yuanjun go to the trouble of doing such a thing? Later in the palace, Miss Liu seemed to be able to get along with everyone.
Liu Lanxin had an outstanding appearance, and she had a heroic air that was rare among the ladies in Beijing. Her eyes were extremely heroic and outstanding, completely different from Qu Moying's naturally gentle and charming eyes.
This kind of heroism makes people feel that the person in front of them does not have too many schemes, but is a person of temperament. If he likes something, he likes it, and if he doesn’t like something, he doesn’t like it.
But after seeing them a few times, Qu Moying would definitely not think so.
For a concubine like Princess Jing, her dowry actually had to be delivered by the brother of a concubine? Was it because the King of Jing had no one left, or because the general who supported the country had no one left? She had heard from her father that this general who supported the country... was very unusual.
Qu Moying's silence made Qu Zhizhen inexplicably annoyed. He raised his hand and said, "Go down first. I'll find you if there's anything else."
These words were full of impatience, no longer the loving look from before.
When he was useful, he was a loving father. When he was useless, he was like a fly, chasing people away. Qu Moying's eyes were filled with sarcasm. Fortunately, she had no expectations of this cheap father. Otherwise, how difficult it would be.
Pass!
"Father, I'm leaving now!" Qu Moying turned sideways and bowed.
"Wait a minute." Qu Zhizhen suddenly spoke up to stop him.
Qu Moying stopped, raised her long black eyelashes, and looked at Qu Zhizhen in surprise.
"Your second brother's matter has been settled first. As for His Royal Highness the King of England..." Qu Zhizhen stopped talking here. After all, he didn't dare to really go against Pei Yuanjun's wishes, nor did he dare to act on his own. He felt depressed and said, "Go down, and we'll discuss this matter later!"
"Yes, father!" Qu Moying retreated calmly and took Yu Dong back to Qianyueju.
When Nanny Zhou saw Qu Moying coming back, she followed him in.
"Miss, does the Second Master want you to do something again?" Nanny Zhou looked at Qu Moying's silent face and said uneasily.
Qu Moying took the tea that Yuchun brought over, took a sip, and nodded: "My father meant to let my second brother go to help Miss Liu to escort her dowry to Beijing, and when I get married, let my eldest brother carry me out."
"This... what does this mean? My own brother goes to help others protect the dowry, but puts his own sister's wedding behind his mind?" Nanny Zhou was very angry.
"I've never heard of such a thing. Isn't this obviously a lack of respect for the young lady and trampling on her dignity?" Yu Chun said angrily.
If Qu Moying had married an ordinary man, there would be nothing to say, after all, one party was King Jing. But Qu Moying married King Ying, King Jing's uncle. At this time, Qu Zhicheng was asked to leave Beijing. This seemed to be a deliberate attempt to hurt Qu Moying's face.
"I don't know what kind of person the Second Master is. He praised King Jing but stepped on the young lady's face. Is he doing it on purpose? Could it be that the Third Young Lady has thought of some evil girl again?"
Yu Dong said angrily. He was with Qu Moying at the time and saw Qu Zhizhen's expression more clearly: "Our young lady is the legitimate daughter of this mansion. Why doesn't the second master think more about the young lady?"
"That's father's only child." Qu Moying said indifferently, with a faint smile at the corner of his lips, carrying some cold contempt.
If you don't have expectations, you won't feel wronged.
"That's too much!" Yu Dong said angrily, "If the Second Young Master really leaves like this, how will people view our young lady in the future? If Princess Jing and our young lady meet in the future, she might even suppress us because of this incident."
"Since it's father's intention, I have nothing to say. Now it depends on what decision father makes." Qu Moying smiled slightly and said indifferently.
Nanny Zhou looked up at Qu Moying hesitantly, then lowered her head and unconsciously twirled the handkerchief in her hand. She hadn't asked any more questions since she asked the first question. She didn't know what to say at this moment, she was just filled with frustration. The young lady was really pitiful.
The Second Master is really not a good father!
"Even if it was the Second Master's intention, Miss should have stopped him. Miss, your status is different now. Even if you say you disagree, the Second Master can't force you to agree!" Yu Dong said unconvinced.
“That’s not necessarily true.” Qu Moying shook his hand, his eyes swept over Madam Zhou, and he looked at Madam Zhou’s stiff expression calmly, “Father…after all, only cares about me, nothing else. If I hadn’t lived in the manor that day, I don’t know how long I could have lived. I’m afraid that I would have died long ago!”
These words were spoken lightly, as if they were about someone else's business. Upon closer inspection, the grievance and sadness in these words were so deep that even Yudong couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
If the young lady was well at that time, Yu would never have let her go and would not have allowed her to live until now.
This eye disease was such a huge mistake for a child, but in the end it became the reason for her to save her life. It's really ironic.
Even though Qu Moying didn't say anything, everyone could understand the meaning of his words.
"Miss, I have something to say to you." Nanny Zhou blurted out, but as soon as she said this, her face turned pale. She opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
This meant that he had something special to say, and he didn't want the two maids to hear it. Yudong and Yuchun were both stunned and looked at Qu Moying.
Qu Moying waved his hand without any surprise. Although the two maids were suspicious, they still responded and retreated.
“Miss…Miss…” Seeing the two maids go down, Nanny Zhou became more and more hurried, stammering, and didn’t know what to say for a while.
She said that in the heat of the moment and regretted it afterwards.
I regret it now, but is it too late
That matter has always been on her mind. She would never tell it at first. This was what the lady had told her at the time. But after listening to what the young lady said, she felt that there were some things that the young lady should know. She was not the young lady, and the lady was not the young lady either. What the lady thought was good did not necessarily mean it was good for the young lady.
But Nanny Zhou also had her own considerations. She felt that it would be better for the young lady to know about this matter later. It would be best for her to marry into the King of England's palace, become the King of England's princess, and give birth to a little prince. Then she could tell the young lady secretly at that time, and there would be a better chance of success.
This is her biggest secret and the most unsettling part of her heart.
She doesn't know if what she is doing is right!
If it was before, she would definitely think that she was doing the right thing, but after being told by the young lady several times, she felt very uneasy.
She had always been paying attention to the affairs in the mansion. She originally thought that the second master would look up to the young lady even because she was the only legitimate daughter. Besides, the young lady was going to marry the King of England.
But now she discovered that the Second Master not only had no father-daughter affection for the Young Lady, but also tried to manipulate the Young Lady in every way, using the name of father to manipulate the Young Lady.
But now that both maids had gone down, Madam Zhou hesitated again. Would it really be good for the young lady if she told them now? If other people knew about it, would there be a bigger change? Would it affect the young lady's marriage? Would it...
Nanny Zhou was at a loss, looking at Qu Moying eagerly, and opened her mouth, not knowing where to start. She just felt that she was too excited just now, and she should think carefully before speaking.
"Madame Zhou, just say it if you want to. There are some things... even if you don't say it... I know something about it. But if you tell me, I will know it more clearly and can better judge what to do next. Anyway, no matter what, as long as I am still me, there are some things that cannot be changed." Qu Moying said slowly, not ignoring Madame Zhou's uneasiness, his watery eyes fell on Madame Zhou.
Silently increasing her pressure.
She knew that Nanny Zhou had a secret, a big secret about herself...