"I only have one maid with me today, I'm afraid it may be inconvenient." Qu Moying looked at Yu Dong in embarrassment. Liu Lanxin brought many maids with her, but she only brought one.
The person in front of him was the daughter of the general who assisted the country. Qu Moying didn't think he should stay here alone without any guard.
Liu Lanxin looked at Yu Dong behind Qu Moying, and seemed to have just reacted. She hurriedly shook her hand and said apologetically: "This... is my fault. I didn't notice that this is indeed a bit inconvenient. I made a slip of the tongue. Please forgive me, Miss Qu Si."
"Miss Liu, you are too polite. If..." Qu Moying hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to make amends. Both parties were very polite when they met, and Liu Lanxin's matter was not a big deal. "If Miss Liu really wants to meet County Lord Jingyu, why don't I go with Miss Liu on the day of the banquet?"
"This... isn't good. There isn't even a post." Liu Lanxin said.
"Then...how about I send someone to ask for a note from Jingyu County Lord after I return home?" Qu Moying took the opportunity to change the topic.
Liu Lanxin didn't expect Qu Moying to change direction directly. She was just being polite.
"That's fine, but this matter is a bit urgent." Liu Lanxin lowered her head, with a somewhat heroic look in her eyes, looking more and more sincere.
"Since it's so urgent..." Qu Moying was silent for a moment, and Liu Lanxin raised her head, "Since it's so urgent, I'll go back now and send a maid to Liu Mansion to upload the message!"
Qu Moying spoke calmly.
"Well... okay, thank you for troubling Miss Qu Si." Liu Lanxin said with a smile.
"You're welcome!" Qu Moying stood up, "Miss Liu, I'll go back home now."
"Thank you, Fourth Miss Qu!" Liu Lanxin also stood up and said gently.
Qu Moying didn't let her see him off. He took Yu Dong back to the private room they had been in before. After asking the waiter to pay for the tea, he left with everyone.
Watching Qu Moying and his men leave, Liu Lanxin sat down again, looking thoughtfully in the direction where Qu Moying disappeared from the door, the smile on her face slowly fading away.
"Miss, has Miss Qu Si discovered anything?" A relatively sturdy maid standing behind Liu Lanxin asked. This was her personal maid Hai Hua, who was very skilled and was assigned to protect Liu Lanxin.
Liu Lanxin shook her head and said nothing. Her brows gradually furrowed. "I... can't see through her!"
"Miss, she is just a girl raised on a farm. She has not been taught by anyone since she was a child. I heard that her health is also very poor. She has had eye problems since she was a child. It is lucky that she can live to this day. There is no depth. She is just a lucky person. I didn't expect such a short-lived person to have such a good fate. It is really ridiculous."
Haihua said sarcastically.
"What good fate? If it was really good, how could I end up like this? I was almost killed by a little Yu. I really thought I had a good fate. It's just a rumor. Miss, don't take the rumors too seriously. I think some people just want to say that."
Liu Lanxin's other maid, Hai Qing, curled her lips and was quite disapproving.
Both of them are senior maids following Liu Lanxin. Liu Lanxin brought them with her to Beijing this time. This pair of maids look down on Qu Moying.
The ladies are not ordinary ladies, and they are certainly not ordinary maids. Looking at Miss Qu Si's appearance, she is a woman who will not live long.
I don't know why the lady cares about what she does.
"Miss, His Royal Highness the King of England is just using her as a shield. You also know that His Royal Highness the King of England is most reluctant to get married. This time he must have been forced into a situation, which is why she got into trouble. But seeing that she has no one to rely on, even if she dies, no one will come to cause trouble. Who really cares about her?"
The two maids knew their young lady's worries, and they were talking to each other, all with sarcastic analysis, trampling Qu Moying into the dirt.
Liu Lanxin then smiled and let out a long breath: "Okay, let's not talk about her anymore. After all, she is going to marry the King of England, so she will always be useful. You two are not allowed to keep making excuses. If others hear it, they will think I didn't teach you well!"
"Miss, you are kind-hearted. Only someone like you would protect Miss Qu Si. Look who in the capital takes her seriously. She married His Royal Highness the King of England without considering whether she is worthy or not!"
Sea Flower Road.
"Miss, will it be helpful to ask Miss Qu Si to introduce you this time?" Hai Qing suppressed the sarcasm on his face and asked about the business.
"Let's just wait and see. We'll have to deal with them eventually... Something's happened to everyone over there... It's really hard to deal with!" Liu Lanxin frowned and said uneasily, not as happy as she was when the two maids slandered Qu Moying just now.
Speaking of this, she was also helpless. She didn't know what was going on with her father. Why did he send several people to follow her to the capital? She wouldn't be in any danger in the capital, but it seemed as if someone in the capital was framing her.
This time, the capital city was investigating the imperial examination case very strictly, and every household was checked. Some fake household registrations were found out, and my father's people panicked again and wanted to leave.
They were all soldiers on the border and could not leave without orders. If they came here secretly and were found out, even their father would be in trouble.
But unfortunately, all these people met with accidents, and that night my father's people said they were going to leave.
Just now, her father's people came to tell her about this matter. Liu Lanxin was very worried. She had to ignore these things because her father was not in Beijing. The fraud case had been investigated clearly, but the Ministry of Justice was still investigating every household, and those people had to be sent away.
She looked down upon the young ladies from the aristocratic families in the capital, but given the current situation, she had no choice but to come. If she were alone, she would be easily exposed.
With Qu Moying and Liu Jingyu involved, even if someone finds out, it won't involve just him. With all three of them present, no one would even dare to investigate.
She had been thinking of a reason to find Qu Moying. After all, she and Qu Moying knew each other before. However, she had never had a formal meeting with Liu Jingyu. She had only seen him from afar in the palace. It would not be appropriate to visit him rashly.
Unexpectedly, I had such good luck. Just as I was thinking about it, the maid came in and reported that she saw Qu Moying sending someone off, so the maid went to invite Qu Moying over.
It was just a little different from what she had imagined. Originally, she would prefer Qu Moying to send a maid to go with her maid now. If people saw the two maids going to the door of Liu Mansion together, Liu Jingyu would think that Qu Moying had a good relationship with him. Unexpectedly, Qu Moying refused.
"Miss, don't worry, things will eventually pass. The general is worried that you will be bullied in the capital, so he sent people here secretly." Hai Qing advised her when he saw that she was frowning.
Liu Lanxin said helplessly: "This is the only way now, we have to take it one step at a time."
She went out today to find out the situation.
It was decided that no matter whether that group of people could leave Beijing or not, someone would pass on the news to me, and this private room was also booked early.
She is now an unmarried young lady, living in a mansion. Normally, even women would not visit the mansion. It would be easier for a man to be discovered if he came, even if he came secretly.
She also had to think of a way to get Qu Moying and Liu Jingyu to help her get the people out of the city. If they stayed in Beijing, she was afraid that other problems would arise.
My father really... worries too much, so much so that I am worried now. In fact, there was really nothing to worry about. What were those soldiers doing in the capital
Liu Lanxin was very worried.
In the carriage, Qu Moying was also in deep thought, playing with the handkerchief in her hand unconsciously, as if she was thinking about something. Liu Lanxin was different today. She was vaguely more friendly to Qu Moying, as if they were really close friends who had not seen each other for many years. But in fact, she had always had a hidden hostility towards Qu Moying.
Although she suppressed it and it was not very obvious, Qu Moying was naturally sensitive. Moreover, when such a big incident happened in the palace, Miss Liu also lost control and her hostility was even more obvious.
"Miss, do you want another maid?" Yu Dong knew that she was thinking about Miss Liu, so he asked this question out of the blue.
"You want another maid?" Qu Moying raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Who?"
"Chunxiu, do you still remember?" Yudong said.
Qu Moying nodded. This maid was pretty and smart, and could handle unexpected situations. When she pretended to be Liu Lanxin before, she was almost discovered by Pei Yusheng. Fortunately, this maid reacted quickly.
"She is now in the Liu Mansion, working as an ordinary maid." Yu Dong said.
"Why did she go to Liu's house?" Qu Moying asked in surprise. Chunxiu was Pei Yuanjun's person, and she had known for a long time that such a person would actually be by Liu Lanxin's side. "Does she need to keep an eye on Miss Liu?"
Qu Moying thought for a moment and asked.
"No, Chunxiu was prepared by the master for the young lady, but she had already shown her face before, so she couldn't be sent directly to the young lady, so she was placed in the Fuguo General's Mansion first. Miss Liu has her own capable maids, all of whom were brought from the border. Chunxiu is also beautiful, so the two maids excluded her, so they made her an inconspicuous maid, and specially sent her to the corners."
Yudong explained.
"Eunuch Ji Hai told me about this a long time ago, but Miss and Miss Liu have never had any relationship, so it is not convenient to ask for someone. I think Miss Liu wants to befriend Miss on purpose today, so it's perfect. Miss can ask Chunxiu to come over. She is just a maid who does rough work, and Miss Liu will agree."
A maid who was prepared for him long ago? Qu Moying felt warm in her heart and bit her lip.
"Miss, please bring Chunxiu with you next time you go!" Yudong suggested.
Qu Moying shook his head: "No hurry, I will find a suitable opportunity."
Liu Lanxin is not an ordinary person. There are even some unexpected people around her, and she is involved in some unknown things. Suddenly, I remembered the people she met before I met Liu Lanxin in a bookstore. Among them was the person who bumped into Liu Lanxin today.
Could it be that Liu Lanxin met those people before him that day
If it was Chunxiu's matter, she had to be more careful so as not to arouse suspicion. Liu Lanxin had a hidden agenda in looking for her this time. Similarly, she also had a hidden agenda in doing this...