Qu Moying raised his eyes and looked at the two maids. These two maids had just been walking behind Liu Lanxin. They now stepped forward and bowed to Qu Moying.
"These two are my new maids. I brought a few maids with me when I arrived in the capital. There is no one else in the mansion now. My father is at the border and cannot leave. Even for my wedding, it is not convenient for him to come. At that time, there were only one or two old stewards and a few servants in the General's mansion. Now that I am getting married, I want to train a few people, but I don't know who to find."
"The only person I know well in the capital is Miss Qu Si. Could you please help me train two maids? They will be accompanying me as a dowry in the future. One is called Ninghong and the other is called Diecui. They are both newly bought and have clean backgrounds, but they are not very good at serving people."
Liu Lanxin pointed at the two maids and said, "Miss Qu Si got married earlier than me, so she must have been trained by someone. I don't ask them to know how to serve me, as long as they know some simple etiquette."
There are indeed no elderly people in the General's Mansion in the capital. If you look at it from this perspective, there is nothing wrong with what Liu Lanxin said. She is in the capital and has no elders around her to help with the training. Madam Qu will definitely send someone to train Qu Moying. Teaching one more or one less is actually nothing.
From now on, we will all be princesses, and we will see each other every day. Besides, this is not a difficult thing.
Qu Moying didn't believe that Concubine He hadn't thought of these things. Concubine He had been favored for so many years, and even allowed Prince Jing to threaten the position of the crown prince. With this ability, it was impossible for her not to consider these things.
If one wanted to discipline someone, wouldn't it be better to send someone from Concubine He's side to do it? Why would one need to let an outsider like oneself do it
"Grandmother is indeed helping me train people, but they are all ordinary maids. I already have three senior maids around me, and I don't plan to hire any more." Qu Moying pondered for a moment, did not refuse, and smiled.
"Originally, they were not head maids, but second-class maids. If they are good, they can fill the vacancies of head maids. If they are not, we will talk about it later. I don't know much about the situation in Prince Jing's Mansion. If I can train one more, I'll train one more." Liu Lanxin sighed, with a look of melancholy.
"When I came to Beijing, I never thought that I would marry into the Jingwang Mansion. My father couldn't have prepared for me long ago. I didn't think about these things at first, but that day... when Miss Qu Si encountered such an incident, I suddenly remembered that there were too few people around me who could be used. If it was me who was plotted against... maybe I wouldn't be as lucky as Miss Qu Si."
This is about the Liu Mansion.
Qu Moying blinked slightly and said, "Since Miss Liu feels that she can trust me, she will definitely ask my grandmother to help train me."
"Of course I believe in Fourth Miss Qu. I used to stay at home and rarely go out, but I'm afraid I won't be able to do that in the future. It's better to have more people to use. The earlier we can prepare, the better."
Liu Lanxin spoke very sincerely and openly.
Since Liu Lanxin had chosen her, Qu Moying no longer refused and accepted it with a smile. The two maids stood behind Yu Dong.
"There is one more thing... I don't know whether I should say it or not." Liu Lanxin hesitated for a moment, looking at Qu Moying as if she didn't know how to start the conversation.
Miss Liu had a lot of things to do today, one after another.
Qu Moying smiled calmly and waited for her to continue. Since she had already started talking, why would she have so much to say
Whether it is necessary to say it or not, it will definitely be said.
As expected, seeing Qu Moying looking at her calmly, Liu Lanxin coughed softly, "Fourth Miss Qu knows that I am going to marry Prince Jing. Prince Jing has two concubines in his mansion, both of whom are related to Fourth Miss Qu. What do you think, Fourth Miss Qu?"
This question is for Qu Qiuyan and Qu Caiyue!
“Miss Liu, my second and third sisters are now in Prince Jing’s Mansion. Grandmother has said before that the two of them… are no longer in Qu’s Mansion. When Miss Liu marries into Prince Jing’s Mansion in the future, she will do whatever she wants.” Qu Moying said with an elegant smile but a hint of disapproval, raising the corner of his eye.
Liu Lanxin said this to make friends with him, and also to express her willingness to work with him to deal with Qu Qiuyan. After all, there were rumors outside that Qu Qiuyan was the sweetheart of King Jing Pei Yusheng, and the woman he really wanted to marry.
Given his relationship with Qu Qiuyan, how could he not add insult to injury when the opportunity arose
"I came to Beijing a little earlier, but I also heard about Fourth Miss Qu's life story. To be honest, the two daughters of Prince Jing's Mansion are concubines, but they have always suppressed Fourth Miss Qu. I thought Fourth Miss Qu was resentful, but I didn't expect Fourth Miss Qu to be so magnanimous. Maybe I am too narrow-minded."
Liu Lanxin said with admiration on her face.
"Actually, it's not that magnanimous." Qu Moying shook his head and said softly.
"Isn't this magnanimous?" Liu Lanxin poked at Qu Moying's wound without showing any expression on her face, as if she really thought Qu Moying was magnanimous and decent.
"What happened to the third sister and the second sister has nothing to do with our Qu family from now on. The two sides will remain the same in the future. As for the rest, there is no need to say anything." Qu Moying said calmly, "The hatred between my mother and the Yu family has nothing to do with the third sister, but I don't have any feelings for the third sister, otherwise I will not be able to face my mother in the afterlife. Miss Liu, don't talk to me about the third sister in the future."
This was said very directly, almost telling Liu Lanxin not to mention Qu Qiuyan in the future, because there would be no sisterhood with her.
Of course, there is no hatred between the two of them, so don't involve her in anything.
In a nutshell, what happens to Qu Qiuyan has nothing to do with her, whether she is alive or dead, and she can get along with Liu Lanxin in any way in the future.
Liu Lanxin didn't expect Qu Moying to say this. It was completely beyond her imagination. Aren't the young ladies from noble families in Beijing the most hypocritical? Even if the two sisters wished each other dead, they still had to show sisterly love on the surface? At this time, there were no outsiders around, and she was close to Qu Moying. Shouldn't she be allowed to deal with Qu Qiuyan directly
How can she say that there is no hatred between the two of them, it is only because of their biological mothers, and there is no sisterhood between them. No matter what happens to Qu Qiuyan, it has nothing to do with her!
If it has nothing to do with Qu Moying, how can she continue to be involved with Qu Moying in the future
Although the topic could not be continued, Liu Lanxin was not discouraged and talked about other topics, and even suggested taking a look at the scenery in the village.
Qu Moying declined tactfully, saying that both of them were not feeling well.
In the end, Liu Lanxin did not force it, but only said that next time when both of them were in better health, they could go for a walk together and enjoy the scenery in the yard.
"Miss, what should we do with those two maids?" After Yu Dong lifted the curtain and came in, he put down the teacup in his hand, turned his head and pointed outside. The two maids from the Liu Mansion were waiting outside.
“
Send her back to the mansion to Yan Ma, and have her find a remote place for her to live in, and have someone train her a little bit." Qu Moying picked up the teacup, used the lid to skim off the foam, and said slowly, "Find a few ordinary maids to live with her, and train them together. Just tell grandma that a simple training will be enough, and there are people from the Liu Mansion here."
Qu Moying had no intention of hiding the fact that she was Liu Lanxin's man from the Madam.
Although the lady dowager is not in charge of things, she knows what is meant here. It would be unreasonable not to train the person since he has been sent here. So, she will just give him a simple training, which will be considered as not disappointing Liu Lanxin's trust.
Those who were being trained were just ordinary maids who had just been bought. Since they were ordinary maids, they were all given ordinary training. If one wanted to train them to be more to one's liking, that was not something the Qu family could do.
"Miss, will the Second Master also intervene?" Yu Dong reminded her.
"Yudong, don't talk nonsense. Why would the second master care about such things?" Yuchun said.
"How can it be impossible? I always feel that the Second Master likes to take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard." Yu Dong curled his lips. He really thought so.
He is a Shangshu Lord, and formerly was a Shilang Lord. But even if he is a Shilang Lord, it is very strange that he has turned the inner courtyard into such a state.
"Miss, what do you think we should do if the Second Master intervenes in Miss Liu's maid? The Third Miss is now the concubine of Prince Jing's Mansion." Yu Dong reminded Qu Moying meaningfully. It's not that he looked down on this Lord Qu, but it's just that this Lord Qu didn't care much about his own lady.
It’s different for Miss Qu San.
It seems like he doesn't care about her anymore, but does he really
"Let him be. If he wants to do anything, let him do it. It has nothing to do with me." Qu Moying smiled meaningfully.
Seeing his young lady narrowing her watery eyes, with a charming look and a bit of cunning, Yu Dong's eyes lit up. He knew that his young lady knew what was going on, and he felt relieved.
The matters of the two maids were arranged quickly. They were not kept in the farm that night but were sent directly back to the Qu Mansion, where the old lady took over. The old lady also arranged them in a more remote place according to Qu Moying's wishes.
For the next period of time, the manor was very peaceful, and Liu Lanxin did not come to disturb her again, and seemed to be concentrating on recuperating.
After Pei Yuanjun returned to Beijing, there had been no news. Qu Moying was still a little worried, but she did not send Yudong to inquire. She just waited quietly for news from Pei Yuanjun.
However, Qu Zhizhen could no longer sit still, and specially sent someone to ask Qu Moying, but Qu Moying knew nothing about anything. After that, he did not send anyone again. It seemed that he had given up the idea of getting information from Qu Moying.
As the days passed, the time for the Crown Prince's wedding was approaching. The most talked about thing in the capital now was the Crown Prince's wedding. Some things from long ago were now dug up again, and the most talked about thing in private was the comparison between the two Crown Princesses.
Of course, there is no need to talk about the previous Crown Princess. What will happen to the current Crown Princess? Will she also win the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
Many people were skeptical.
Of course, these were all private discussions, and no one dared to say anything bad about the successor Crown Princess in public, as that would be a capital crime.
On this day, a guest came to the manor which had been peaceful for a long time, which surprised Qu Moying.