"I don't know! He just looks very familiar!" Qu Moying did not hide it from Yu Dong, and said thoughtfully, "I only took a glance and felt that he looked very familiar, but I couldn't remember who he was. He looked... very familiar."
Qu Moying didn’t know what kind of familiarity that was, it was very familiar anyway, but now when he thought about it, his mind went blank.
No specific names.
"Miss, could it be someone around the third lady?" Yu Dong reminded her.
All our family members are here, so they can't be our family members, so they could be the third lady's people. The people around the third lady deal with our family member the most in the mansion. Although they are not in the mansion now, it is possible to meet them.
"No!" Qu Moying shook his head. It was not Qingju, who was beside Qu Qiuyan, nor was it anyone else. Recently, his adoptive father had selected a few maids from Qu Qiuyan's previous courtyard and sent them over, fearing that Qu Qiuyan would be short of people to serve her.
"Is it from our house?" Yu Dong enlarged the scope again.
"Not really!" Qu Moying said affirmatively. After returning home, she had thought about it several times. She counted everyone in the mansion who was familiar to her, but there was no such person.
"Miss...are there any other places or familiar people there? For example, at the manor?" Yu Dong raised another new question.
Qu Moying's hand suddenly pressed on the corner of the table, horror rolled in her eyes, her cherry lips trembled, and the words "Ling'anbo Mansion" were pressed under her tongue.
She suddenly remembered who that woman was.
Is it one of my sister's maids? Someone beside my sister, one of the two maids who disappeared with my sister, had a sour look in his eyes and squeezed the handkerchief in his hand hard. My sister's person...
So, this matter has something to do with my sister? My heart trembled violently, and I covered my chest tightly, feeling happy and excited.
Is there going to be real news about my sister
From all indications, my sister is fine and still alive...
On the day of the prince's wedding, Qu Moying went to watch the ceremony with Qu Zhizhen. Originally, it was not her turn to go at this time, after all, the Qu family had no relatives with the royal family. But she was about to marry the King of England, and the King of England was the prince's elder, so she was included in the wedding invitation as it was a matter of a few days.
As it happened, she also wanted to go for something. Madam Liu was still a worry. Fortunately, there was a Hua in the Liu Mansion who could give her some advice...
Originally, the Ministry of Rites had prepared the ceremony for the Crown Prince to personally welcome him, but later it was announced that the Crown Prince could not personally welcome him, so all the ceremonies were simplified.
The Ministry of Rites sent a young and handsome official to replace Crown Prince Pei Luoan.
After the tall horse arrived at the Liu Mansion, the people in the Liu Mansion did not dare to make a fuss.
Madam Liu also showed up today, sitting in a wheelchair, looking very thin. Many ladies who knew her couldn't believe that this thin, almost mean-looking woman in front of them was the graceful and elegant Madam Liu of the past.
Madam Qi couldn't help herself and her eyes turned red on the spot.
Madam Liu held the hand of the maid beside her and was about to pay her respects to Madam Qi. Madam Qi hurriedly had someone hold her back. Even if she had any complaints, she still felt a little soft-hearted when she saw her in such a state.
However, when she thought of Xiao Yue again, she felt distressed and sad and regretful. If she had known the truth of the matter was like this, she would have been very good to Xiao Yue and protected her wholeheartedly. She would not have ended up like this with Qu Moying.
Thinking of this, looking at Madam Liu, his heart couldn't help but turn cold.
Regardless of whether Madam Liu did anything, at least in Xiaoyue's matter, Madam Liu looked
It definitely doesn't look clean.
Seeing that Madam Qi did not love her as much as she had imagined, Madam Liu had a gloomy look in her eyes, but in the end she said nothing. She just wiped her tears silently and did not bother Madam Qi anymore.
Madam Qi breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that Madam Liu would continue to interfere and make it difficult for her to explain to her husband. She came here today as an ordinary relative and friend, just to go through the motions and would leave soon.
The old Duke's intention was to have the Liu family slowly end this marriage, but the Madam really couldn't bear to part with Liu Jingyu...
When Liu Jingyu got on the phoenix carriage, Madam Liu cried so hard that she almost fainted. She held Liu Jingyu tightly and refused to let go. Finally, after being persuaded by Minister Liu and others, she let go of his hand. She watched Liu Jingyu go away with tears in her eyes. Madam Liu cried so hard that she actually fainted.
Minister Liu hurriedly had her sent back, saying that he was too weak to entertain guests.
Liu Jingyu was carried out by Minister Liu's eldest son, and then got on a sedan chair. After the sedan chair left the house, it did not go around half the city, but went straight to the Prince's Mansion.
The Crown Prince meant that there was no need to go through such a grand ceremony of having half the capital city, as they had already done when it came to the Crown Princess first, and now that it was a second marriage, there was no need for extra formalities.
When Liu Jingyu was getting on the sedan chair, he didn't know about this. He thought it was still some distance to go before he got to the destination. A grand wedding like this, especially the prince's wedding, would be a cause for universal celebration, so it had to be made public so that more people would know about it.
Sitting in the sedan chair, he looked solemn.
But she didn't expect that the time was much shorter than she expected. When she reached the door, she realized that there was no ritual of circumambulating the city.
The face under the red veil looked very ugly.
When they arrived at the gate of the Eastern Palace, the sedan chair entered. There were cheers from the sidelines, but that was all.
There were footsteps coming. Liu Jingyu bit her lip and lowered her head, unable to hide her excitement. The prince was finally here.
A matchmaker came over, lifted the sedan chair, and helped Liu Jingyu down. Liu Jingyu saw the soles of the feet of the person beside him, a pair of black-soled boots, and his face suddenly became ugly. He almost couldn't hold the apple in his hand. It shook a little, and he quickly clenched it.
If he were the prince, there would definitely be a hint of yellow or red on his boots.
We’ve already reached the door, why hasn’t the prince come out yet
"Where's the prince?"
"His Royal Highness is waiting inside."
"This isn't the first wedding, how could the prince welcome the bride in person? It's impossible for him to come to the door to welcome her now."...
Someone was talking nearby, and although it was a whisper, Liu Jingyu could hear it clearly. The tips of Liu Jingyu's fingers holding the apple almost pinched into the flesh.
The bridesmaid accompanied Liu Jingyu inside, saying flattering words all the way. The crowds watching the excitement on both sides would occasionally say "the former Crown Princess".
Along the way, Liu Jingyu originally thought that she would be surrounded by flowers, rising step by step, and being envied and jealous by all the women. However, now it is completely contrary to her previous idea.
Every step she took, the words she heard were like scraping at her heart, making her clearly realize that she was a concubine, different from the original Ji Hanyue, she could not compare to the original Ji Hanyue...
The feeling between his fingers was almost stiff, and his final steps were also wooden. He just followed the directions of the matchmaker. The original shyness and joy on his face turned into resentment, anger, and indescribable grievance and hatred.
Finally, we arrived at the wedding hall.
"Thank you." Pei Luoan's voice came from outside the veil. Liu Jingyu exhaled, and the expression on his face relaxed. A hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
Move, the prince is finally here.
"Your Highness, you are too polite." The young official from the Ministry of Rites took a step back, bowed deeply, and then stepped aside. His mission had been accomplished. The next step would be the wedding of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.
As soon as Pei Luoan came out, the gossip around him stopped immediately. When it reached Liu Jingyu's ears, it was no longer the previous words with some other meanings, but only voices of congratulations.
The Emperor and the Empress did not leave the palace. The Ministry of Rites had already planned the matter of the successor concubine. The last time the Crown Prince got married, the Emperor did not attend, it was the Empress who attended. There was no need for that this time. When they paid their respects, the couple just knelt down and saluted in the direction of the palace, as a gift to the Emperor and the Empress.
This etiquette cannot be said to be bad, but it cannot be said to be good either.
After that, the ceremony was over. The prince accompanied the new princess to the bridal chamber, leaving the guests to discuss the matter secretly.
Qu Moying stood among the female relatives. She had just followed Qu Zhizhen from Liu Mansion to the Prince's Mansion.
First, she was the daughter of my father's colleague, and then the future Princess of England. The order of these two cannot be mistaken...
By her side are Liu Lanxin, the future Princess Jing, who, like her, is now in an illegitimate position, and Princess Xiangrong.
It was quite a coincidence that I met Princess Xiangrong. Liu Lanxin came over before and the two of us stood together. Unexpectedly, I met Princess Xiangrong by chance.
Princess Xiangrong had a good impression of Qu Moying, so she deliberately left the other people she was with and stayed with Qu Moying and Liu Lanxin.
They were not in the front, but at a side door far to the back. Actually, they were inside. They could see people a little, but others generally could not see them.
There were people everywhere, and they couldn't see what they wanted to see. Given their status, it was not convenient for them to squeeze in.
"Is the ceremony over? Miss Qu Si and Miss Liu, would you like to go to the bridal chamber together?" Princess Xiangrong invited them.
Even though they were staying here through another side door, it was still inconvenient.
"Miss Qu Si, let's go in." Liu Lanxin looked at her with great interest.
Qu Moying nodded, and when she was leaving, she looked back and felt someone was spying on her. She turned back subconsciously and met a pair of surprised eyes.
A man who looked like an old man, should be an official, but it was unknown what position he held. He seemed very surprised to see them, and his last glance fell on Qu Moying. The strong feeling he had made him turn his head back.
After the two people's eyes met through the door, the old man was also startled, and his gaze fell on Qu Moying's face more and more scorchingly. This feeling was not good, as if he was studying her.
But this person didn't look frivolous. It seemed that he was really frightened by her. Qu Moying frowned, her long eyelashes fluttered twice. She once again confirmed that she didn't know this person, turned around and left with her maid. She didn't take this scene to heart.
Maybe someone outside saw it, so he just looked at her a few more times.
Their previous location was remote, and they didn't want to be seen. Neither she nor Liu Lanxin was suitable to show their faces outside, and it was inconvenient for them to be seen. If today was not the prince's wedding and they were specially invited, they should not have come out.
"This... is impossible, this... how is this possible?" The little old man - Master Yuan of the Imperial Observatory wiped his eyes and looked at the direction where Qu Moying left. He could hardly believe his eyes. He wiped his eyes again, wanting to see more clearly, but Qu Moying had already left with his people...