The Empress was scolded, but she only learned from the Emperor's words that someone wanted to assassinate Lord Yun. She did not know who the assassin was, but she was sure that her people did not make a move this time. It must be done by Noble Consort He and Lord Jing.
Noble Consort He also didn't look well. As an imperial concubine and also the Emperor's favored imperial concubine, she had never been questioned like this. She was angry. Seeing the Empress staring at her, she suppressed her anger and forced a smile. She asked gently, "Your Majesty, what exactly happened? I came late, so I didn't understand."
She meant that the Empress had been reprimanded for a longer time than her. The Empress' expression became even gloomier. She sneered, "Since you did not hear clearly, let me tell you. Someone tried to murder Lord Yun. I heard that it is related to the palace. His Majesty reprimanded me for not managing the inner palace well so that someone in th
"Mother, is there anything else?" Seeing the Empress' expression, Pei Luo'an asked uneasily."Actually, it's nothing..." The Empress thought for a moment and decided not to say it. "That's it. I am just unlucky today. How is your marriage? Do you like Liu Jingyu? She has Duke Qi's Mansion as her support, and she is the most beloved junior of Duke Qi. Minister Liu is also young and promising. He might be able to join the imperial cabinet soon. It's good for you to marry her."Marrying Liu Jingyu would have a lot of benefits, no less than marrying the Guardian General's daughter."Mother, there is no rush." Pei Luo'an frowned and said weakly, "I want to be in mourning for the ex-Crown Princess for a while longer.""It's urgent! You are the Crown Prince of the country. Previously, you delayed your marriage because of Ji Hanyue. Now, you don't have a son or a daughter. If Lord Jing gets married before you and has a child, you wi
Yu Dong came in in a hurry and wiped his sweat. "Miss, Noble Consort He has an oral instruction.""About Qu Caiyue?" Qu Moying was not surprised."Yes, it's about Second Lady. I heard that East Mansion's people are packing up and preparing to send Second Lady to Lord Jing Mansion immediately." Yu Dong nodded. He did not have a good impression of Qu Caiyue at all.Qu Caiyue had helped Qu Qiuyan to frame Qu Moying more than once. She was mean and vicious. Now that she had ended up in such a situation, it was really delightful."Without a title?" Yu Chun noticed something and asked with her eyes wide open."Yes, without a title. She said it would be decided in the future. After Lord Jing marries his Princess Consort, the Princess Consort will give Qu Caiyue a title. She won't be waiting for too long." Yu Dong smiled."This... this is too much." Yu Chun said.These words sounded nice, makin
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Seeing that Qu Caiyue was about to fall, the two old maids didn't dare to exert any more strength and hurriedly let go.Since Qu Moying's maid was here, they knew they'd better not go too far. The two old maids knew they couldn't bear the consequences if the Old Lady knew about this. Qu Caiyue was, in any case, a Master in the mansion.Qu Caiyue staggered to her feet and stared at Yu Dong viciously. But the next moment, her eyes shined."I saw the two of you hit Second Lady. Second Lady has already been in such a miserable state, yet you still bully her like this.""We didn't. You were mistaken." The two old maids glared at Yu Dong. "Didn't you just say that Second Lady was crazy and was about to kill you?""I just sent gifts to Second Lady on behalf of our miss. Second Lady hit me without saying anything. I thought Second Lady was crazy, but even so, I didn't do anything to Sec
"Grandmother, help me. I don't want to go to Lord Jing Mansion. It's all Qu Qiuyan's idea. It has nothing to do with me. She wanted to plot against Moying and let me do it, but I ended up like this. Grandmother, help me." With disheveled hair and a dirty face, Qu Caiyue looked like a lunatic. After being pulled away, she moved a few steps on her knees and was about to reach the front of the Old Lady.Qu Moying stepped forward and stopped her.Seeing that it was Qu Moying, Qu Caiyue shivered and did not dare to rush over again."What nonsense are you talking about? Qu Caiyue, you are doomed, but I am not. Don't slander me!" Qu Qiuyan cursed angrily. She had come to her senses, but she also looked like a lunatic. Her hair was messy, and a few strands of hair had been torn off. She stared at Qu Caiyue and wanted to bite her to death."Grandmother, it really has nothing to do with me. It really is Qu Qiuyan's fault. It's her..."
In the end, Qu Qiuyan still couldn't escape the punishment. At the very least, she really had gotten into a fight with Qu Caiyue.This time, the Old Lady was angry. She severely reprimanded Qu Qiuyan and warned her that if she did such a bad thing again, she would punish her according to the family rules.After going to Dabei Temple and acquiring the Buddhist scripture tomorrow, Qu Qiuyan would have to copy it a hundred times though she would not be grounded.These words were said in front of Furong House's servants. This time, Qu Qiuyan was severely humiliated.She had freshened up again, but her face was red with anger. Although she lowered her head and accepted the Old Lady's instructions obediently, it could be seen that she was secretly gritting her teeth.Qu Moying stood quietly by the Old Lady's side. She looked coldly at Qu Qiuyan. Then, she glanced at the servants in the yard. They were Qu Qiuyan's serv
"Hai Lan, am I really not doing well?" After the doctor left, Yu asked Hai Lan, who was standing on the side, from behind the gauze curtain.This was already the fourth doctor she had sent for, but every doctor's words were the same. Yu was very anxious. She had gained some weight in the past few days. Her figure was almost the same as before, but she looked a little gloomy."Madam, if you take good care of yourself, you might be able to give birth to the baby." Hai Lan didn't dare to answer too straightforwardly, so she phrased her words cautiously. She went up to lift the gauze curtain. Yu was sitting on the bed and stroking her belly.Yu was pregnant. She found it after coming back from Crown Prince's Mansion, but at that time, she had already taken a lot of powerful medicines because her body was too weak. Only after consuming all those medicines did she survive.Yu's face was gloomy, covering her belly with her hands, n
When Qu Moying first met Liu Jingyu, she saw Liu Jingyu's unfriendly gaze from afar. Liu Jingyu set her up in Duke Qi's Mansion last time, and the incident fully reflected her malice.Several things happened to Qu Moying in Duke Qi's Mansion: her clothes were wet by a maid. When she was going to change her clothes in the yard, the Eldest Young Master of Duke Qi's Mansion came over with a group of young masters. Then, Yan Yujiao, who later left with Liu Jingyu who appeared at the scene "by accident", suddenly got angry with her.The last thing was done by Qu Qiuyan. She must have planned it long ago. Duchess Qi investigated the affair, but she found nothing. If Liu Jingyu had also intervened, it would make sense. After all, she was Duchess Qi's most beloved granddaughter. In Duke Qi's Mansion, she was more like a master than Qi Xiangyu.Thinking of Liu Jingyu, Qu Moying felt a heavy blow in her heart. She didn't remember seeing Liu Jingyu
Granny Qing did take action at night. She walked very carefully and stopped at a turn to look behind every time. It was very quiet, and there was no one behind her. She walked around for a long time before walking to where sacrificial offerings were placed. Some offerings were placed there, but not many.There were two sets of incense sticks and candles, some serving pastries, some rough straw paper, and a few ordinary offerings.Since they were going to Dabei Temple, it was only natural for them to prepare the offerings to worship Yue.The Old Lady was an elder, so she didn't need to prepare much. Other than the incenses, there were only two ordinary sachets. Inside was the mugwort. It was just right to burn them together with the straw paper.Noble families in the capital would prepare sachets if they were to worship deceased women.A few sachets were enough. With sachets, it could show that the one being wors