"Your mother's dowry?" Qu Qiuyan was stunned. Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Qu Xuexin beside her, only to see Qu Xuexin nodding at her.
"Yes, it is my mother's dowry." Qu Moying said flatly. The corners of her lips curled into a faintly mocking smile.
"You... you're talking nonsense. They belong to the mansion. They are father's shops." Qu Qiuyan shook her head in disbelief and said subconsciously.
Qu Moying still smiled and said, "They are my mother's property. How could they be the mansion's property? Grandmother has made it clear. Third Sister, please give the account books to me so that I could investigate them clearly in case the Ministry of Justice comes to us again and charges us with the crime of deception."
"What... what do you mean?" Qu Qiuyan's expression changed drastically. Why was this related to the Ministry of Justice?
"I heard that someone from Mrs. Yu's family is taking care of my
When the Old Lady arrived at Qu Zhizhen's study, Qu Zhizhen had already received the news. After he helped the Old Lady inside to sit down, he looked at Hai Lan, who had already knelt in front of him, and said with a gloomy face, "Tell me everything in detail."Aunty Hai Lan didn't dare to hold back anything, so she told him everything in detail, including Yu Qian asking an old maid to ask for her instruction."Mother, Yu's people did this themselves." Qu Zhizhen said with certainty after hearing Hai Lan's confession."I know, but this matter is related to our mansion. Think about it, others will wonder how Yu Qian had the guts to lie to the people of Duke Yu Mansion? He wouldn't dare unless he has someone backing him up." The Old Lady couldn't help but frown as she sighed."You can leave now." Qu Zhizhen ordered Aunty Hai Lan coldly.Aunty Hai Lan hurriedly retreated."Mother, even big families lik
"Is it related to Duke Yu Mansion?" Qu Moying also received the news at this time. She was surprised. She did not expect Yu Qian to have connections with someone in Duke Yu Mansion."Yes, I heard that it was a manager beside Duchess Yu." Granny Miao reported. She had just heard it from outside the mansion. Ever since Hai Lan had returned, no one in the mansion dared to gossip about this matter."Has Duchess Yu returned to the capital?" Qu Moying blinked her eyes and asked."I don't think so. I didn't hear about her. I only heard about the manager beside Duchess Yu. Master had just gone out. I heard that he went to Duke Yu Mansion." Granny Miao connected the things that she had heard before and said.Qu Zhizhen was out. He must have gone to explain to Duke Yu.Qu Moying didn't know much about the matter between Duchess Yu and Duke Yu in her previous life. She only knew that her father respected Duke Yu very much,
"Someone from the Qu Mansion cheated others and was caught by the Ministry of Justice. I don't know if it's true or not." Liu Jingyu smiled and answered casually."Someone from the Qu Mansion cheated others? Is that true?" A lady who had never heard of this before widened her eyes in disbelief."I know about this matter. I heard that a servant of Vice Minister Qu's Mansion cheated someone by selling their mansion's shop to the person without authorization. This matter is still under investigation." A lady with family members who worked in the Ministry of Justice heard about it, so she joined the topic."Why is the case handled by the Ministry of Justice? Is it that serious?" Another lady asked in confusion.Yamen would usually take care of such fraud cases, and the most serious ones would be handled by the governor of the capital. But the Ministry of Justice took care of the case this time. Was this case that serious?
They watched Qu Moying enter the shop. Judging by her appearance and bearing, they could tell who she was.Her eye disease was the most obvious sign.The crowd gathered outside and switched the topic to Qu Moying. As they were talking, they suddenly saw Granny Miao and Yu Dong coming out. After wiping the table at the door, they put some pastries on it.They also put some incense sticks and strings of paper money on the table. It seemed that they were going to worship heaven to dispel the bad luck. It was indeed an unlucky thing, and it was normal for the shop owner to do so. Many people would worship heaven after getting out of lawsuits. But the one who was involved in the lawsuit was a shop but not a human.It was normal to see such things in the capital.It was said that if one ate the pastries that were used to dispel the bad luck, one's bad luck would also be dispelled. Therefore, many people stopped and wa
"What nonsense are you talking about..." The manager was angry and annoyed at being scolded by so many people. However, he was unable to argue against so many people. He was so angry that he pushed the people again while shouting, "My master has a distinguished status. How can you lowly people judge her?"This time, Granny Miao was at the front of the crowd again. She fell badly. After she was pushed to the ground, she rolled her eyes up and fainted, foaming at her mouth. But coincidentally, when her feet reached out, she tripped over the manager, and the manager also fell to the ground with a plop.When Granny Miao fell over, everyone hurriedly reached out to help her, but when the manager fell, many people stepped back, not wanting to help him.He fell to the ground, his face turning green with pain. He held his waist with one hand and pointed at the people around him as he cursed, "How dare you make trouble here? I will ask Princess J
"Hey, what are you talking about? It's Madam Duan who invited our miss here. What do you mean by saying that Madam Duan is seriously ill and it's inconvenient for her to receive guests?" Standing at the gate, Yu Dong shouted. Seeing that this maid was so tough and that Qu Moying was invited by Madam Duan, the guard felt helpless. Although Xiao didn't allow Madam Duan to see guests, he couldn't refuse Qu Moying because she had already come to the gate and she was invited by Madam Duan.Although the first branch was weak, Young Master Ling'an was still around. It was hard to say what would happen in the future.After hesitating for a moment, the guard went in to report. Not long after, Madam Duan arrived at the door. Although she was Earl Ling'an's legitimate wife now, she remembered her identity as Yue's servant before. She was very respectful to Qu Moying, her little master."Greetings, Madam Duan." Qu Moying bowed to her.
It was a man's voice. It was not Qu Moying speaking.Xiao was stunned. When she turned around, she saw the maid at the door had lifted the curtain. Yue Wenhan was standing at the door in an official robe with a cold face.Xiao's lips trembled. She really did not expect that Old Lady Ji had already invited Yue Wenhan over."Greetings, cousin brother." Seeing Yue Wenhan come over, Qu Moying stood up and bowed with a smile."Cousin sister, you are too polite. Please sit down." When Yue Wenhan looked at Qu Moying, his expression softened, and he waved his hand.Qu Moying sat down on the side.Yue Wenhan went forward and bowed to Old Lady Ji.Old Lady Ji could be rude to Qu Moying, but she could not do the same to Yue Wenhan. She wanted to suppress Qu Moying because she felt that she could. However, Yue Wenhan was obviously not someone she could suppress. Therefore, her expression softened a
Besides not being inferior to others, she also made people feel that she was advancing toward her goal step by step.Hearing Yue Wenhan saying that he would support her without hesitation, Qu Moying was touched. She smiled gently, nodded heavily, and thanked Yue Wenhan again, "Thank you, cousin brother.""Yue is also my elder aunt. I should help her." Yue Wenhan said with deep meaning, "If anything happens in the future, don't forget me! Just wait and see!"After entering the mansion just now, Granny Miao told him what had happened on their way to Old Lady Ji's room. Old Lady Ji and Xiao knew nothing about it. They thought that Qu Moying had just seen something because she didn't mention what had happened.In fact, when Qu Moying first entered the mansion, she told Old Lady Ji about it. However, Old Lady Ji later forgot about it. She thought it was just a small matter, or perhaps Qu Moying had deliberately exaggerated it. Th