When the door opened, a maid stood at the door with a smile: "Excuse me, are you the fourth young lady of Minister Qu's mansion?"
"That's right!" Yu Dong opened the door and looked at the maid who seemed familiar, and answered. This maid was the one who had caught her eye before.
Both of them were stunned for a moment.
"Our Lord of Jingyu County asked if he could come visit Fourth Miss Qu?" the maid said very politely.
Yu Dong turned around and pretended to report, then went to the door and replied: "Our young lady said that if County Lord Jingyu is free, please come over and have a chat."
"Yes!" The maid turned and left.
After a while, Liu Jingyu came in with a few maids, but there was another young lady next to them. She was timid when she entered the door and didn't dare to raise her head.
After the two sides exchanged greetings, Qu Moying's eyes fell on the young lady.
"This is my eldest sister." Liu Jingyu said with a smile.
This is the famous concubine. This is interesting. There is indeed some other meaning behind the gathering of the three of them today.
To use Liu Jingyu's previous explanation, she was jealous of Minister Liu's kindness to her mother and felt that she was Minister Liu's daughter, so she had resented herself since she was a child and therefore took some extreme actions. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, there is certainly no need for the two to become enemies.
Isn’t this current Miss Liu the person that Liu Jingyu “mistakenly thought” she was at the beginning
Why is it that when it comes to her, Liu Jingyu is so lenient to her. When he entered the room just now, he even called her specially. He was also very caring towards this Miss Liu in his actions, as if he was treating her sincerely!
"Please sit down!" Qu Moying glanced at him and said lightly.
Miss Liu sat down after Liu Jingyu sat down. After sitting down, she looked at Liu Jingyu nervously. Only when she saw her smiling and nodding kindly did she feel relieved.
With his hands on his knees and his eyes fixed on the blank space in front of him, he still felt nervous.
This was the first time she had followed Lady Jingyu out, and it was at her father's request, as they were here to help Master Gao take the exam.
Even though they lived in the same place, she had only met Lady Jingyu a few times and was quite afraid of her. She had been nervous all the way here, but she didn't expect that the lady was very nice to her and seemed kind when she spoke to her, which made her feel relieved.
Because of her brother's affairs, her aunt had no time to pay attention to her. She originally thought that once she entered the Liu Mansion, she would be a high and mighty lady. Besides, she also had a younger brother, who was her father's most beloved youngest son.
But when she arrived at the mansion, she found that the aristocratic families were beyond her control. The maids who raised her were so strict that she had no freedom at all. She wanted to find her aunt to cry and complain about her grievances, but her aunt could not control her at that time. As for her father, she ignored her.
The servants in the mansion looked at her with some mockery...
Liu Jingxiang immediately woke up from her dream of being a superior lady, and after sensing County Lady Jingyu's kindness, she followed her wholeheartedly.
"Miss Qu Si is here to send the two young masters of the Qu family off to take the exam?" Liu Jingyu asked with a smile.
The two young masters of the Qu family took the imperial examination together this year. Especially Qu Mingcheng, who was able to take the imperial examination at a young age, was considered one of the promising figures in the capital.
"That's right. Where is Lady Jingyu?" Qu Moying nodded and glanced at Liu Jingxiang on the side with a gloomy look in his eyes.
“My eldest sister just returned to Beijing, and this is her first time going out… My father was worried about her being alone outside, so he asked me to come and keep her company.
"Liu Jingyu glanced at Liu Jingxiang and explained with a smile.
"What's Miss Liu's reason?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows and asked with some surprise.
"My elder sister was engaged a long time ago. I accompanied her to this imperial examination to see her off!" Liu Jingyu explained.
Liu Jingxiang's face turned red, and she lowered her head even more. She only uttered a low "hmm" and a shy blush appeared on her face.
Ms. Gao is satisfied.
"Then I wish Miss Liu all her wishes come true!" Qu Moying replaced wine with tea, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Thank you, Miss Qu Si, and... I also hope that Miss Qu Si's brother can get into high school!" Liu Jingxiang responded hastily, reaching out to pick up the teacup at hand, and nervously drank half a cup of tea. Because she drank it in a hurry, she choked a little and quickly turned her head to cough.
It took her a long while to recover. She realized that she had lost her manners and became even more flustered: "Fourth Miss Qu... I... I am being rude!"
"It's okay!" Qu Moying waved his hand nonchalantly.
Liu Jingxiang's face became redder and redder. She stole a glance at Jingyu County Lady who was sitting next to her. Seeing that she had a friendly smile on her face and there was no trace of contempt or ridicule on her face, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"How is the preparation of Miss Qu Si's dowry going?" Liu Jingyu asked Qu Moying with a smile.
"Not bad!" Qu Moying nodded and leaned back. "How is the county lord's preparation?"
Both of them got married in a hurry. Qu Moying certainly didn't have her biological mother to help her, and Madam Liu had also encountered such a thing. Both the Qu and Liu families were in chaos, and neither of them could be better off.
But after all, Madam Liu had been preparing for Liu Jingyu for many years, so she was much more relaxed than Qu Moying.
"I'm almost ready. If Miss Qu Si needs anything, I can help her." Liu Jingyu looked like he was willing to help.
"Mine is fine too. The King of England sent an embroiderer from the palace and took me to the Great Compassion Temple to pay homage. As for the rest, I can do it by myself!"
Qu Moying said calmly.
"Dabei Temple?" Liu Jingyu's heart skipped a beat. "What are we going to worship at Dabei Temple?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince didn't bring Lady Jingyu with him? Didn't the Lady Jingyu know?" Qu Moying looked up and down at Liu Jingyu. Although his tone was as calm as ever, there was still a hint of emotion.
"Maybe the prince is busy lately!" Liu Jingyu stretched out his hand and rubbed his brow, smiling bitterly, "Even if it's me, there are so many things going on in the mansion recently, I may not be able to spare the time. Everyone has to be free!"
She didn't know what Qu Moying was talking about, but she understood a bit of what he meant.
"I heard that Prince Jing also took Miss Liu with him. Prince Jing has been busy with matters at the palace and the Spring Examination recently. He is really busy, so it was delayed until this late."
Qu Moying's gaze fell towards the window. Actually, he could not see anything outside the window. There was only a corner of the sky, but below the sky was the Imperial Examination Hall where the imperial examinations were held.
Liu Jingyu's heart was hit hard twice, and she felt inexplicably bad. She did not come here to cause trouble today, and now was not the time to cause trouble. She wanted to take advantage of the previous "misunderstanding" to temporarily make friends with Qu Moying, so that when she pushed Qu Moying into the mud in the future, no one would suspect her.
If you meet Qu Moying, then make friends with her. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be happy when he knows about it.
But I didn't think
I've heard such a big secret. According to Qu Moying, do all the royal children have to go to Dabei Temple to worship before getting married? King Jing was so busy that he could take Miss Liu there. Why didn't His Royal Highness take me there
She felt inexplicably panicked, even though she knew that at this point, the prince would definitely not marry her again!
But I still feel a little scared. Among all the three princesses who are married, I am the only one who doesn't know. It's not a good feeling that everyone knows and is hiding something from me, but I can't ask directly.
"I was going to go before... The prince also mentioned it, but I couldn't find a suitable time for the time being. Something has been happening in my house... It's not very convenient now." Liu Jingyu glanced at Liu Jingxiang who was sitting next to him, and sighed helplessly, with a rare hint of hesitation in his words.
"Is what happened to Minister Liu true?" Qu Moying glanced at Liu Jingxiang who was sitting next to him, and said meaningfully, "Does County Lord Jingyu no longer misunderstand me?"
"What are you misunderstanding now?" Liu Jingyu said with a bitter smile, his face gloomy, "Everything you say is fake... I have misunderstood for so many years, and everything I thought was fake... It's fine that I was deceived, but I also dragged Miss Qu Si into the water. It's really my fault!"
As he said this, he stood up and bowed deeply again.
Qu Moying stood up and turned sideways to return the greeting, and the two of them sat down again.
"Does Madam Liu still misunderstand me?" As soon as he sat down, Qu Moying went straight to the point and asked directly.
"My mother should understand now." Liu Jingyu said vaguely. She couldn't grasp what Qu Moying meant for a moment. She was also there when Qu Moying came over in a threatening manner before, but Qu Moying didn't say what he said specifically, and even her mother was unwilling to tell her more.
What the mother said sounded more like an excuse and was hard to believe!
"Madam Liu is deeply resentful of me!" Qu Moying said indifferently. She was not complaining, but just stating a fact. Since Liu Jingyu had blamed Madam Liu for the incident, she would take it as Madam Liu's fault. "I heard that my mother and Madam Liu were not close friends at the time, and they basically had no contact with each other."
If we just say it’s a “misunderstanding”, it doesn’t make sense.
Qu Moying knew the reason, but she was not sure whether Liu Jingyu knew it. As she spoke, her burning eyes fell on Liu Jingyu's face.
"Mother doesn't want to talk much, especially at this time. I'll ask her about what happened back then after some time." Liu Jingyu smiled bitterly, not wanting to talk about this topic anymore. He brought up another topic, "I heard that my cousin is helping Fourth Miss Qu embroider her dowry. My cousin's embroidery skills are excellent."
"Thank you, Miss Qi!" Qu Moying said lightly.
"When is Miss Qu going to the Qi Mansion? Would you like me to go with you to see your grandparents?" Liu Jingyu invited with a smile.
"County Lord Jingyu, please do as you please. I don't have much time recently." Qu Moying refused indifferently.
"Grandma is very willing to let the two of us go to see her together. I mentioned it before. It seems that I will disappoint grandma again!" Liu Jingyu sighed and said with great regret.
"The maternal grandparents' home of County Lord Jingyu... is a little strange!" Qu Moying frowned slightly, and glanced at Liu Jingyu thoughtfully.
This look made Liu Jingyu's heart skip a beat.
Actually... She also thinks so...