Yudong went to Minister Liu's residence on Qu Moying's orders.
A maid led her in to meet Liu Jingyu. Coincidentally, Qi Xiangyu was also there and had not left yet.
The two cousins were sitting together. Qi Xiangyu looked very bored. When she saw Yudong come in, she smiled at her and sat aside to listen to them talking.
Yudong stepped forward to greet him.
"What's the matter with you young lady?" Liu Jingyu asked.
"Our young lady met Miss Liu from the General's Mansion before. She said that she wanted to ask County Lady Jingyu for help with something, but it was inconvenient for her to come to her house suddenly, so she asked if she could send a note to Miss Liu." Yu Dong completely stood on Qu Moying's side. She only talked about what happened and did not say how close she was with Miss Liu.
"Miss Liu, do you want a note?" Liu Jingyu was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look at the maid behind her. She remembered that Liu Xinlan also had a note. Both of them would marry into the royal family in the future, so it could be said that they would see each other every day. Even though she knew that Liu Lanxin might not come, she still had to send the note.
In order to avoid being caught in a conversation in the future, the relationship between the Crown Prince's Mansion and the Prince Jing's Mansion was already tense. Besides, she had a history with Pei Yusheng before, and she didn't want people to think that she and Pei Yusheng had any feelings for each other, so she deliberately created a barrier with the future Princess Jing.
The trusted maid nodded to her silently, indicating that the note would definitely be delivered.
Liu Jingyu turned around and narrowed his eyes slightly. Did Liu Lanxin really not receive the post, or did she say that on purpose? But this matter was indisputable, so he nodded and said, "I originally wanted to invite Miss Liu, and I sent out some before. Maybe Miss Liu's post hasn't been sent yet!"
"Thank you, County Lord." Yudong thanked him.
"When did you meet Miss Liu?" Qi Xiangyu became interested. She had been with Qu Moying before and had never seen the rather low-key Miss Liu.
"Just when Miss Qi was leaving, our lady sent Miss Qi to the stairs, and then Miss Liu's maid came over to invite our lady over." Yu Dong said.
"That's because I saw your young lady. If I had known earlier, I would have left later. I heard that the daughter of this general who assists the country is very beautiful, completely different from the ordinary young ladies from aristocratic families." Qi Xiangyu smiled and felt that she left a little hastily. It was not a big deal to come to her cousin's place, but her grandmother was worried and asked her to come early.
"Cousin, have you met Miss Liu?" Qi Xiangyu turned to Liu Jingyu.
"I've seen her, but never talked to her." Liu Jingyu said lightly. He didn't really want to talk about this topic. Although Liu Lanxin was low-key, Liu Jingyu also deliberately didn't visit her. After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and motioned Yudong to go down.
Yudong retreated.
"I heard that Miss Liu has a heroic look and a beautiful face. She is said to be the most beautiful woman in the border. I wonder what she looks like." Qi Xiangyu asked curiously. She was originally bored and felt that it would be better to listen to such gossip than to listen to Liu Jingyu's serious talk about what the banquet needed.
"The most beautiful woman?" Liu Jingyu really didn't know.
"Yes, she is said to be the most beautiful woman on the border. Of course, some people also say that no young lady from aristocratic family in the capital can compare to her. After all, she is the daughter of a great general. Her behavior is different from that of ordinary girls. She exudes a bit of heroism. I wonder if she is somewhat similar to the Crown Princess back then."
Qi Xiangyu raised her eyebrows and mentioned Ji Hanyue.
Liu Jingyu looked at Qi Xiangyu with disgust. Ji Hanyue was also someone she didn't want to mention.
, what's the point of talking to a dead woman.
"Cousin, the former Crown Princess is no longer with us. It's better for us to say less." She deliberately emphasized the word "former" to remind Qi Xiangyu that she was the Crown Princess, and the one who was dead was not the Crown Princess.
"Cousin, I heard that the Crown Prince is still obsessed with the former Crown Princess and has deep feelings for her." Qi Xiangyu said this deliberately. Even though Liu Jingyu didn't want to say it, she had to say it.
“Don’t people outside say that all this is just the prince’s appearance?” Liu Jingyu’s face turned cold and she was equally impolite. There was no one else around and the relationship between the cousins had never been very good.
"Is it really fake?" Qi Xiangyu took a breath and said in surprise.
Liu Jingyu exhaled forcefully and suppressed the anger in her heart: "Cousin, what's the point of saying all this? Good or bad, it's all the Crown Prince's own opinion. He just misses an old person. Miss Ji didn't leave anything behind, so what's the point of missing her!"
As he spoke, he unconsciously sounded a bit frivolous.
The one who laughs last is herself, she is the real Crown Princess. Ji Hanyue is nothing to her. When she enters the Eastern Palace one day, she will wipe out all traces of Ji Hanyue bit by bit. There could be no traces left of Ji Hanyue's incident on the night she entered the Eastern Palace. It is nothing but self-deception by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Of course, Liu Jingyu would not say this in front of Qi Xiangyu. She knew the relationship between the two cousins. She also knew that Qi Xiangyu came here reluctantly today. It must be her grandmother's wish that Qi Xiangyu came here, otherwise she would not sit here so comfortably.
"Cousin, how are grandma and grandpa doing? Are they feeling better? I have some good medicinal herbs here. You can take them back to grandma later so that these two old people can take good care of their bodies." Putting aside this annoying topic, Liu Jingyu's voice softened a little.
"Thank you, cousin. However, we have a lot of medicinal herbs in the mansion, so please don't worry about it. My aunt is not in good health and needs better medicinal herbs. You should think about my aunt first." Qi Xiangyu declined. She was unwilling to help Liu Jingyu please his grandmother.
When Liu Jingyu was in favor before, she was bullied a lot, and often even sitting on the side and listening was considered wrong.
"What would your cousin like to eat for lunch?" Liu Jingyu asked nonchalantly.
"I can't eat right now, so there's no need for lunch." Qi Xiangyu made an excuse. The lunch was arranged by her grandmother, and she would rather eat outside with Qu Moying and enjoy the scenery.
"Cousin, lunch is ready. Mother knew you were coming early and wanted you to come over and have lunch together." Liu Jingyu couldn't let her go back like that, so he said with a smile.
My mother said that we should maintain a close relationship with the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Even if the people from the Duke of Qi's Mansion don't come, we have to find a way to get them to come. We have to let everyone know that there is no estrangement between our family and the Duke of Qi's Mansion. The reason why we haven't been there recently is because my mother is injured and has difficulty moving, not for any other reason.
The Duke of Qi's Mansion can only be your background. When you need it, it must protect you and fight for you.
"I'll have lunch with my aunt?" Qi Xiangyu was stunned. She pointed in the direction of Madam Liu and said unceremoniously, "Isn't my aunt being taken care of by my uncle? He told her to rest in the house and not to come out?"
"My father is indeed
"I'm sorry to bother you today. My mother has been missing her grandmother. I can talk to her about the Duke of Qi's mansion."
Qi Xiangyu gritted her teeth and stood up. She saw that Madam Liu was a little scared. Even though this aunt was her, she was not close to her and she always looked down on her family. Even her father was weak in front of this aunt, let alone herself. If possible, she would rather not have any chance to meet this aunt.
She could reject Liu Jingyu, but she couldn't reject Madam Liu.
If I had known she would have found an excuse not to come today, but I didn't expect that she couldn't leave after coming...
Liu Jingyu's note was delivered to Liu's house, and the maid who delivered the letter met the legendary Miss Liu who was very low-key.
After Miss Liu asked about the details of the banquet, she specially wrote a letter and asked her maid to take it to Liu Jingyu, expressing her gratitude for sending the letter.
After receiving the reward and taking the letter, the maid returned to Liu Mansion and presented the letter to Liu Jingyu.
Qi Xiangyu had already gone back. Liu Jingyu took the letter and opened it. After reading it, his face darkened.
"My Lady, is there anything important that Miss Liu wants to tell you?" A capable-looking old woman behind her asked in a low voice.
"It's not a big deal. He just wants to invite me and Miss Qu Si to go to the Dabei Temple outside the city to worship Buddha." Liu Jingyu said.
In fact, she didn't want to go at all. The previous banquet could be said to have been arranged long ago, and the prince didn't say anything. Now she had to go to worship Buddha, which seemed like she had too much to do.
Among the three, she is the one who is going to get married soon, Qu Moying will be married a little later, and Liu Lanxin will be married for a while longer. In terms of the status of the one who gets married, she is the most honorable. If anything happens, others will only think that she is the leader, which makes people feel not so good.
"When?" The old woman didn't expect that Miss Liu would come for such a thing.
"Tomorrow!" Liu Jingyu frowned tightly.
"What does the county lady think?" asked the old woman.
"What do you think, Nanny Yan?" Liu Jingyu asked. This Nanny Yan was a new confidant and was more useful than the previous ones.
"The daughter of the auxiliary general usually doesn't interact with others, but she is the future Princess Jing, and the county lady will definitely have contact with her. If she can win her favor before getting married, it may be more beneficial to the county lady. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew about this, he would be satisfied."
Nanny Yan said meaningfully, "Besides, this time we have Fourth Miss Qu as well. She is the future Princess of Ying. It is a good thing for the county lady to be on good terms with her. Although the concubine of King Jing is Fourth Miss Qu's sister, I heard that the relationship between the two is not good. It is possible that she will stand on your side because of this."
Liu Jingyu understood what was said and nodded slowly. Qu Moying was also going, just two days later than him. If he said that he was about to get married, then so would Qu Moying. He could use Qu Moying as a shield, since her seniority would be higher than his in the future.
"Okay, let's go together tomorrow." Liu Jingyu nodded and went to the desk to write a reply.
At the same time, Qu Moying's reply was also delivered to Liu Lanxin's desk, and the result was exactly the opposite of what Liu Jingyu gave...