"Moying, let me take a look!" Qu Qiuyan could not help but speak again.
It was hard for Qu Qiuyan to hide the excitement in her eyes. As long as she could prove that Qu Moying was not Father's daughter, everything next would go smoothly, and Mother could be proved innocent from Qu Moying's "accusation".
In this case, Qu Qiuyan could blame everything that happened at Crown Princess' funeral on Qu Moying, claiming that everything was plotted by Qu Moying and that Qu Moying framed her and Mother up. Qu Moying did this because she found out that Mother suspected her of not being Father's biological daughter, so she set up such a trap and then claimed that Mother was to blame.
With this story, Mother and herself would be off the hook.
"Take a look? Why? Do you think that I, a dignified lady in Vice Minister's Mansion, should reveal my body for you to check based on some hearsay?"
Qu Moying sneered, and her snow-white
Qu Zhizhen had been inside the inner room for a while, but he had not come out. The people in the inner room spoke very softly. Those who were outside could only hear faint voices, but they couldn't hear what the people inside were saying. Both the couple and Qu Qiuyan were on pins and needles now.Qu Qiuyan crumpled the handkerchief in her hand into a ball. She released the handkerchief a little, and then wrung it again. She was restless.After a long time, they heard a voice coming out from the inner room. Qu Zhizhen walked out first with anger. He sat behind the desk and glared coldly and sharply at the couple kneeling below.His glare frightened Li and Liu Shan so much that they lowered their heads and did not dare to look up."Guards, take them down. Flog them twenty times as the punishment for falsely claiming the official's daughter as theirs, and then send them to the court," Qu Zhizhen shouted harshly.
"Granny Zhou, did Mother leave these for me?" Qu Moying suddenly stood up and looked at the small package in front of her in shock.There were two reasons why she took Granny Zhou with her. Firstly, Granny Zhou led a difficult life in Earl Ling'an's Mansion. Secondly, Granny Zhou was Second Madam Qu's dowry maid, so Granny Zhou had a good understanding of what happened to Mother.When she came back, Granny Zhou did tell her some things about the past. Back then, Yu gave birth prematurely and blamed it on Mother. After a big quarrel, Qu Zhizhen reprimanded Mother and asked her to go to the convent for a period of time. Though Mother was pregnant at that time, she had no choice but to leave.Because of this, Mother was heartbroken. The sorrow affected her health and led to her premature childbirth. Then, Mother died in difficult labor. Old Lady only managed to see Mother one last time when she rushed over, while the so-called Father did no
They were both blood jade bracelets with tear-shaped green gem pendants. The bracelet holder of Second Madam Qu's bracelets was the design of a pair of peach blossoms with multi-layer petals. Meanwhile, the bracelet holder of Yue's bracelets was a pair of five-petal, single-layer peach blossoms.Although it was multi-layered, there were not so many petals. There were only three extra petals. Granny Zhou clearly knew this feature as she had seen it before. She would have missed it had she not looked it closer."I have never seen the pair of bracelets Mother left." Qu Moying shook her head, not remembering such bracelets in her memory. Needless to say, they must be in Yu's hands now."My lady, the bracelets were the dowry that Old Lady Yue gave to Madam. Back then, it was stated that the bracelets would only be passed on to daughters and not sons. When they had a daughter, the bracelets would be passed on to her. When they had a son, the b
Granny Wu brought an old maid into the room. From the looks of it, the old maid did not come from an ordinary family. She followed the rules after stepping into the room. She first bowed to Qu Moying, then took out a letter from her pocket with a smile. With her head low, she respectfully handed it over. "Fourth Lady Qu, this is a letter from our Princess Ji.""A letter? What's the matter?" When Yu Chun went to receive it, Qu Moying raised her eyebrows and asked."I do not know, Fourth Lady Qu. Please read the letter first." The old maid said with a smile. Her words and actions were very appropriate.Not saying anything else, Qu Moying took the letter from Yu Chun and read it quickly. When she finished reading it, she paused for a moment and then turned to Granny Wu. "Granny Wu, do you know that my mother's pair of bracelets, which was a part of her dowry, was specially sent here by my maternal grandmother?""What bracelets?
After searching through Yu's place, Granny Wu came to Qu Qiuyan's Furong House."Granny Wu, what's the matter?" Qu Qiuyan, who was sitting in front of the dressing table, stood up in surprise and looked at Granny Wu and the several rough servants behind her."Greetings, Third Lady." Granny Wu stepped forward and bowed. Third Lady was not like Yu. Yu's current situation was not good, but it did not mean that Third Lady's situation was bad as well.Granny Wu was someone by the Old Lady's side. Of course, she knew that there was a relationship between Qu Qiuyan and Lord Jing. No one was sure what would happen in the future."Granny Wu, you are too polite. Do you come here because something happened to Grandmother?" Qu Qiuyan asked softly, her face full of surprise."The Old Lady lost a pair of bracelets. I went to Madam's place just now. Madam said that the bracelets might be with you, Third Lady, so she asked me t
Early the next morning, Qu Moying got up. After saying goodbye to the Old Lady, she got into the carriage alone and went to the Crown Prince's Mansion. Today was the day of Ji Hanyue's funeral. Those who went there were people close to her in the past. In Qu Mansion, Qu Moying was the only one who had such qualifications. As for the others, they could only set up an altar by the road.It was still early when she arrived at the Crown Prince's Mansion, but there was an old maid already waiting. She led Qu Mansion's carriage into the Crown Prince's Mansion's door and stopped in the parking lot.Qu Moying got off the carriage, and the old maid went forward to salute."Fourth Lady Qu, please follow me."Qu Moying nodded and brought Yu Dong along to follow behind the old maid. When they arrived at the flower hall, they found that there was no one else there.The flower hall was not big, and it did not look like a plac
Inside the mourning hall, the Crown Prince, Pei Luo'an, was crying on a large chair. He looked haggard, and his face was obviously sickly. His eyes were red and swollen, and his gaze, all this while, was on the coffin in the middle. His reluctance to part with his love was obvious.Beside him were Second Prince, Lord Jing—Pei Yusheng, Third Prince, Lord Wei—Pei Qingmin, and Fourth Prince, Lord Yan—Pei Yanxun.Lord Wei was not in good health. Even though he was an adult, when other Princes were attending hearings, he only occasionally went there, and from time to time, he would get seriously ill. The Emperor only turned a blind eye to his condition. Lord Wei's birth mother was Consort Zhu, and she was not very favored in the palace. In addition, Lord Wei was not in good health, so it was unlikely that he had a chance to fight for power.Since there was no possibility of fighting for power, the Crown Prince had always been concerned about
In the end, Crown Prince did not send Crown Princess' coffin to the outside of the city. Just as he arrived at the entrance of the mansion, he fainted and was sent back inside. Following him was the sick and weak Lord Wei.Lord Jing and Lord Yan were the two people in charge of sending the Crown Princess' coffin to the grave today. The two of them followed behind the funeral queue and slowly walked out of the city.Along the way, the entire street was filled with cries and white banners. The people on both sides knelt on the ground and welcomed Crown Princess' coffin from a distance.The snow-colored pieces of paper danced all over the sky, displaying a different kind of sorrow in the breeze.From the mansions in the capital that were qualified to attend this funeral, people lined up on both sides to the city gate, and when the coffin came, the crying shook the city.After Crown Princess' wedding, it was her fun