The carriage stopped at the Ling Anbo Mansion, and someone went in to report to Madam Ji.
When Mrs. Ji heard that the British princess was coming to visit, although she was not happy, she could no longer refuse to see her as she had done in the past. This person's current status made her unable to refuse.
Princess of England? How did this person become the Princess of England
The more Madam Ji thought about it, the more regretful she became. The angrier she became, and her heart ached. If her second granddaughter was still alive, and she would still be the Crown Princess, and her cousin would be the Princess of England, then the Ling Anbo Mansion would have been even more prosperous, and it would never have fallen into its current situation. Madam Ji once again felt the desolation of her own mansion.
On the one hand, he sent someone to invite the Princess of England, and on the other hand, he sent someone to invite Mrs. Duan.
She herself didn't want to deal with the Princess of England, so she let Duan deal with it. Anyway, as long as she borrowed her courtyard, it wouldn't be considered as mistreating the Princess of England.
Qu Moying came in with Yuxiu and Liu Lanxin's maid Haiqing. Liu Lanxin had told her before that her maid would come with them.
Following the maid into the courtyard, Madam Duan had already come to the gate to greet her. Seeing Qu Moying, she hurriedly saluted and said, "Greetings, Princess Ying."
"Mrs. Duan, you're too polite!" Qu Moying gave her a fake support.
Mrs. Duan stood up and looked at Qu Moying with a smile, her eyes slightly red. Thinking of her second young lady, she couldn't help feeling sad.
She turned her head to hide the tears in her eyes, then walked into the main room towards Qu Moying.
In the main room, Madam Ji stood up tremblingly, as if she was about to get up.
Qu Moying took two quick steps and said hurriedly, "Madam, please take a seat. How can I ask you to stand up when a young man comes here?"
"The Princess of England is of noble status, and I cannot treat her badly." Madam Ji was still pretending to stand up.
"The Madam is my cousin's grandmother, and she is my elder. How could I let Madam Ji greet me when I come?" Qu Moying smiled, reached out to support Madam Ji, helped her sit down again, and then sat down aside.
Her current identity is the Princess of England, a noble status, so Madam Ji should pay respect to her. Qu Moying behaved very kindly, which finally made Madam Ji feel a little better. She no longer looked at Qu Moying with the same disgust as before.
Her status was different now. She was no longer the Fourth Miss Qu, so Madam Ji did not dare to ask for more.
Mrs. Ji was already very satisfied that Qu Moying was still concerned about Ji Hanyue.
If it was the Qu Moying of the past, Madam Ji would have been dissatisfied no matter how she looked at her. She felt that a little maid had come to her house to take charge, and she didn't know how much weight she had.
But now she didn't dare to look at Qu Moying underestimated. Her attitude improved a little. Madam Ji felt very pleased, after all, the girl in front of her was the princess of the King of England.
Seeing that they all sat down, Mrs. Duan also sat down on the other side of Qu Moying.
"Is there anything the Princess of England has to offer in our house?" Madam Ji put down the teacup in her hand and smiled politely, this time more polite than any other time.
Just because of the change in Qu Moying's identity, even if Madam Ji wanted to take advantage of her seniority, she would have to think carefully at this time.
"It's nothing. I'm just going on a trip for Miss Liu." Qu Moying also put down the teacup in his hand and nodded to Hai Qing beside him, motioning her to come out.
Hai Qing was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect the Princess of England to be so direct. Although her young lady had given some instructions, she didn't expect that she would be the one to take the lead in talking about this matter.
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Since her young mistress was not at home, Hai Qing had no choice but to come out and bow to Madam Ji: "This servant greets Madam."
"Which family's maid are you from?" Madam Ji looked the maid up and down, a hint of displeasure showing on her face. Which family's young lady is so ignorant of the rules? She couldn't say anything to Qu Moying now, so who is this Miss Liu from nowhere
"My master is Miss Liu from the General Fuguo's mansion." Haiqing explained.
Madam Ji's face became even uglier. Her two granddaughters both entered the Eastern Palace, which was naturally incompatible with Prince Jing's Mansion. What did Miss Liu, who was about to become Prince Jing's Consort, want to do
Before he could say anything, Madam Ji was already displeased, her face darkened, and she said indifferently: "Your Fuguo General's Mansion and our Ling'an Earl's Mansion have not had any dealings in the past, but I don't know why your master wants to send you here. What is it?"
“This… your servant…” Hai Qing didn’t expect Madam Ji to speak like this. She felt extremely disgusted and her face turned red for a moment. She didn’t know how to continue. She turned her gaze to Qu Moying on the side, hoping that Qu Moying would say something nice to her and take over the conversation.
Qu Moying and Madam Duan were talking. No one knew what they were talking about. They just smiled and turned their gaze to the maid, but had no intention of responding. It seemed that they pushed all the blame on this maid from the Liu Mansion.
"The Fuguo General's Mansion and Ling'anbo's Mansion used to have some exchanges when I was here, but we haven't had any since then. I wonder what your young lady wants to tell me?" Mrs. Ji asked again.
This means that there is no relationship between the General Fuguo's Mansion and the Ling'anbo Mansion now. When his eldest son passed away, the General Fuguo's Mansion did not send anyone over.
"Haiqing, tell me what your young lady means!" Qu Moying spoke leisurely, which helped Haiqing out of the embarrassment.
"Our young lady wants to borrow the dowry list of the former Crown Princess... to take a look." Hai Qing had to say it out loud. It was so inappropriate for a maid like her to say this. Even if Liu Lanxin really wanted to see Ji Hanyue's dowry list, she would have to go there in person.
Liu Lanxin asked Qu Moying for this matter, thinking that Qu Moying would be able to say it. Given Qu Moying's current identity and status, and her relationship with the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, it would be okay for her to say it, even if it was a little uncomfortable.
But Haiqing had to speak now, as Princess Ying clearly wanted her to speak.
"What does Miss Liu mean?" Mrs. Ji was furious. She slammed the table hard and her face turned cold.
Hai Qing panicked and hurriedly explained: "Madam Ji, our young lady asked the Princess of England to help ask."
This forced the topic onto Qu Moying. The young lady said that this matter had to be accomplished with the help of the Princess of England. She was just a maid and only needed to play a supporting role at the appropriate time.
"Then why are you here? Are you sent to keep an eye on the Princess of England?" Madam Ji sneered and asked back rudely.
She had to suppress her temper and smiled at Qu Moying, but she was in no mood to be nice to a maid from the General's Mansion. She was just a maid, and a maid from the General's Mansion at that. Even if she was Prince Jing's wife, so what? Prince Jing and the Crown Prince had never gotten along, and Madam Ji was well aware of that.
"Madam, I dare not." Hai Qing said hurriedly.
"If you don't dare, why don't you step back?" Mrs. Ji said sternly.
Hai Qing had no choice but to retreat, with red eyes, and stood beside Qu Moying.
There was anger in her grievance. When she was at the border, she was a personal maid, and even ordinary ladies could not compare to her. Everyone who saw her had to greet her with a smile. When would she be belittled like this
I already felt resentment towards Madam Ji in my heart.
"Madam Ji, Miss Liu did say that before." Qu Moying smiled and finally opened her mouth to explain. She glanced at Hai Qing who was standing aside with his head down and looking resentful, and greeted him with a smile without saying a word.
The words were particularly gentle, completely different from when she came here before.
If it weren't for what happened in the past, Madam Ji would almost think that the Princess of England in front of her had always been kind to her family.
"Why did Miss Liu suddenly think of borrowing the dowry list of the late Crown Princess? Could it be that there is something in it that Miss Liu cares about, so much so that she even specially asked the Princess of England to come over?" Madam Ji was still very angry, and when she saw that Qu Moying's words were calm, she suppressed her temper, but still brought out some information.
"That... I don't know either. Maybe Miss Liu wants to prepare something similar to the Crown Princess's dowry." Qu Moying said lightly.
"The Crown Princess is the Crown Princess, and Princess Jing is Princess Jing, how can they be the same?" Madam Ji glanced at the maid Hai Qing with disdain and said meaningfully.
Haiqing's clenched fingers were almost broken, and he felt deeply despised.
I must tell the young lady about this when I get back. The Ling'an Earl's Mansion is self-righteous and looks down on the young lady. Do they really think that the current Ling'an Earl's Mansion is the same as the original Ling'an Earl's Mansion
It's just a poor family.
Although Hai Qing didn't dare to say this openly, she kept it all in her heart. After returning, she would definitely tell the young lady about what happened today.
"If Madam Ji can lend it to Miss Liu, please lend it to her. After all, Miss Liu is married into the royal family." Qu Moying was in a rare good temper today. He didn't get angry yet and continued to persuade with a smile.
"Madam, Miss Liu has rarely spoken. Look at this matter..." Madam Duan looked at the maid named Haiqing and advised softly, and then said with some hints, "Miss Liu will marry the King of Jing in the future. So, she is indeed marrying into the royal family."
Thinking that her granddaughter was marrying into the Eastern Palace, which was much higher than Prince Jing, and now she was being forced to marry by a maid who had not yet married into Prince Jing's mansion, Madam Ji felt depressed. If her eldest son and second granddaughter were still here, how could this girl surnamed Liu dare to force her way to the door.
It's just that he is taking advantage of the fact that his family has no good support now.
My eldest son was not only a first-rank general, but also Ling Anbo. How could this auxiliary general be comparable to him? But now...
"Who Miss Liu is going to marry has nothing to do with our family. If Miss Liu really wants to see it, she can borrow the dowry list of the third lady of the Qu family. They are all people who are marrying into Prince Jing's Mansion, so there must be something in common." Madam Ji said unhappily.
Although Qu Qiuyan entered Prince Jing's mansion, she was only a concubine. It was not known whether she had a dowry or not. Where did the dowry list come from? These words clearly looked down on Liu Lanxin, comparing her to a concubine of the same type as Qu Qiuyan.
Hai Qing's face turned red and then pale with anger. This was a subtle mockery that her master could only be compared to a concubine.
Waves of ridicule surged up, and how could this proud maid endure it? She was Liu Lanxin's personal maid, but she was different from other maids, and her duty was to protect...