Feeling as if someone was watching, Qu Moying looked up into the distance subconsciously. By the window, County Lady Jingyu withdrew her gaze. She pulled up her sleeves, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip gracefully before putting the teacup down.
"The Empress said that there will be a palace banquet in a few days. Are you going?" Chen Hailan had already recovered from her reverie, so she asked in a low voice. The two of them had always been close. That was why they were having tea leisurely as they were not in a hurry to return to the mansion.
Chen Hailan heard that the Imperial Noble Consort had taken a liking to County Lady Jingyu and seemed to want to betroth County Lady Jingyu to Lord Jing.
"We'll see when the time comes!" County Lady Jingyu frowned.
"Why? Is there something wrong?" Chen Hailan inquired.
In response, County Lady Jingyu shook her head. The worry on her face faded slightly as she
"Third Lady heard that Fourth Lady sprained her ankle, so Third Lady asked me to bring a chair over. Third Lady said that it was better for Fourth Lady not to move now."The leading maid came forward and said with a smile.Behind her, two maids and two old maids were carrying a wheelchair.The wheelchair was neither too big nor too small. It was also very delicate. It was obvious that it was carefully made. It seemed to be tailor-made for Qu Moying, but it was impossible.How could a chair be made so soon right after she hurt her ankle?"Put it there and come in!" Yu Dong looked at the chair with disinterest and said to the leading maid.The leading maid nodded, turned around, and waved her hand, indicating for the maids behind her to put the chair down, and then followed Yu Dong into the room.Seeing Qu Moying sitting above, she smiled and stepped forward to greet Qu Moying, "Greetings
Qingyun Temple was actually not very big, but it had a good reputation, especially among the aristocratic families.Qingyun Temple had only been built for a few decades. Originally, it was just a small Taoist temple, but then it suddenly expanded because of its previous executive, who was also an infanta of the royal family.Speaking of this infanta, in fact, it was not out of her own will to become a nun. Because of the rebellion 30 years ago, this infanta was forced to become a nun. Originally, she should have been sentenced to death, but Empress Dowager at that time protected her and said that she was extremely innocent and knew nothing, and that she had always been kept in the palace.Therefore, this infanta, who was not yet of marriageable age, was forced to go to the temple to cultivate.Empress Dowager was very good to her. She specially renovated this small temple again. Although it was small, there were all kinds of
Qu Moying did not leave the mourning hall. After Yu Dong changed the eye veil for her, she knelt on the side, picked up the paper money in front of the mourning hall, and put it into the fire basin.Before the coffin was moved to the graveyard, there was no one else in the mourning hall except for Concubine Xiang. She did not even see the two brothers of the Ji Family that day. She did not know where they went.Both of them were actually nowhere to be seen.The reason why Ji Yuanxing was not here must be that Ji Youran was here. Maybe they were discussing something. This was the first time that Ji Youran had returned to the mansion in the past few days. Xiao would definitely discuss something at this time. The most important thing was finding an heir to her father. If they turned this proposal down at this time, there might be unforeseen events in the future. In the end, this matter would be dragged on and be left unsettled.
No one had expected that a concubine would be so determined. When everyone saw her fiercely rush towards the coffin, they knew that she would lose her life.It seemed there would be blood at the funeral!A figure flashed out from the side and quickly blocked in front of Concubine Xiang. Both of them retreated a few steps and heavily crashed into the coffin behind them. The coffin made a few heavy sounds, and both of them fell to the ground."Yu Dong!" Qu Moying exclaimed and took two steps forward. Unfortunately, it was inconvenient for her to walk. She did not know where to step on, and she missed her step and stumbled forward.Ji Hai, who was standing at the side, reached out to pull her. Yu Dong, who fell to the ground, could not care about himself. He hurriedly held Qu Moying's legs, so that she would not fall on the spot."Fourth Lady Qu, please be careful." Ji Hai said in a low voice.Qu Moyin
The crowd witnessed the letter being taken out from the place where Earl Ling'an kept his private letters.In an inconspicuous spot below the desk, a small box popped out. Ji Youran almost fainted. There was a secret mechanism for letter collection, which she did not know about.Not only did she not know, but even the Crown Prince had not found it. Would there be anything shocking inside? Ji Youran was flustered. Things had already come to this point. Even though she was the Crown Prince's Princess Ji, she could not stop it. She could only glance at the door from time to time, waiting for the Crown Prince to appear.She had asked a maid to secretly invite Crown Prince over, but he had not come yet. She wondered if he had been held up by something.If it was delayed any further, it would be too late!What she was most afraid of now was not the "will" that Concubine Xiang had mentioned. She was afraid that somethi
"Old Lady, I heard that Uncle wants to have an heir. I wonder if you have any recommendations." Qu Moying smiled and looked at Old Lady Ji in front of her. Her smile was a bit cold. Under her eye veil, she was now Qu Moying, but even so, she still felt a dull pain in her heart.The Old Lady Ji in front of her looked not much different from before. The Grandmother, who sent her off to the bridal sedan chair that day, who repeatedly exhorted her, did not change that much. However, this, for Qu Moying, was a distance of life and death.When they met again, things were different, and they were no longer the same as before.The family affection between them had long been gone, and when they met again, their relationship was full of wounds and was broken."Fourth Lady Qu, this is a private matter of our mansion, so there is no need for you to worry about it." Old Lady Ji frowned unhappily, feeling that Fourth Lady Qu was getting m
Lord Yun was going to look into this? Was this something that could be looked into? Just now, Old Lady Ji had already panicked because of Qu Moying's words. Hearing that Concubine Xiang still insisted on getting to the bottom of this, Old Lady Ji was suddenly enraged. She slammed the table and angrily rebuked, "Is this something that a concubine like you should meddle in? You keep talking about the matter of an heir. Who do you think you are?"Concubine Xiang had already left her life and death out of consideration. Hearing Old Lady Ji reprimand her like this, she raised her head to look at the Old Lady and said, "Old Lady, this is not something I want. It's Earl Ling'an's last wish. Moreover, it will be reported to the Emperor."The Old Lady's brows furrowed tightly. She wished she could have slapped Concubine Xiang. She was extremely annoyed. Picking up the teacup on the table, she took a sip and put the cup back down. Then, she calmed herself down
The matter at Qu Mansion had caused quite a lot of trouble recently. Everyone knew that the Second Madam, the one who got appointed later on, was a bad person. Now, it seemed that she was also greedy for Second Madam Qu's dowry.Come to think of it, this matter was normal. She had murdered her husband's ex-wife's daughter. How could she not covet the ex-wife's dowry? If the daughter died, wouldn't all the dowry fall into her hands instead?"Old Lady Ji, we will just sort it out quickly. Concubine Xiang will come back soon." Qu Moying said with a smile.Old Lady Ji went silent for a moment. She looked at Concubine Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground. This matter was considered to have come to an end here. It was actually no big deal whether Concubine Xiang stayed here or not.As long as her entire family admitted that what Concubine Xiang said was true and what her eldest son wrote was true, Lord Yun could not interfere. Si