Qu Mingcheng was dragged directly to the yard of the study. He was pressed on a flat stool and the guards began to beat him.
Gritting his teeth, Qu Mingcheng tried to hold back his scream, but in the end, he failed. When the stick beat him again, he screamed continuously. His face was pale, and his forehead was sweating heavily.
Qu Mingcheng had never suffered any hardship since he was a child. He had always been the apple of his family's eye, and he had never been beaten up like this. After being beaten ten times, he was already unable to hold on.
Qu Mingcheng stopped screaming. He was gasping for breath, but he could no longer make a sound.
Several people suddenly came into the yard, and one of them was the Old Lady. Seeing Qu Mingcheng being beaten, she rushed over and hugged him, her eyes turning red.
Qu Qiuyan was already crying. She squatted down and pulled Qu Mingcheng's sleeve. She had just found out tha
As soon as Qu Xuexin entered, she asked, "Moying, I heard that Mingcheng was beaten up. Did something happen?""Eldest Sister, how did you know that?" Qu Moying asked in reply.East Mansion was not very near to West Mansion, but Qu Xuexin came so quickly.Qu Xuexin said gently, "I happened to come here for something. I heard from an old maid here. I wanted to ask Grandmother, but I was afraid that she would be annoyed, so I came to ask you."Her eyes fell on the qin placed in front of the window. She couldn't help but stand up and walk over. She asked in surprise, "Moying, where did you get this qin? It looks special."The qin was placed on the table by the window. It was not put into the qin cover yet. The qin cover was placed aside. Its color was light, but its peony embroidery was exquisite.The phoenix and the peony in the embroidery set off each other.Qu Moying said with a smile,
Qu Moying soon came out in a light lotus color dress with a light green belt. The dress fluttered slightly in the breeze, making her look like a fairy. The eye veil even added a different charm to her.Seeing how beautiful she was, Qu Xuexin felt uncomfortable. A trace of jealousy flashed in her eyes. She slowly lowered her head to regain her calm.She was the most ordinary looking one among the other ladies in the mansion. Now, even a woman with an eye veil looked delicate and beautiful, and she felt really uncomfortable about it.Fortunately, her emotions had always been stable. She soon calmed down and returned to normal.They went to Qu Mingcheng's yard together.Qu Mingcheng had his own yard in West Mansion. Although he lived in East Mansion most of the time, his yard in West Mansion was also clean and tidy, and his study was also in West Mansion.His yard was close to the flower gate but outsi
Xiao Hanyuan felt that Qu Xuexin was the best among the four young ladies of Qu Mansion. Although she was not as beautiful as Qu Qiuyan, her manner was decent and elegant. However, the one his parents chose for him was Qu Moying. Qu Moying's eye disease hadn't recovered yet. Besides, he thought she was too frivolous.She had already known about the marriage proposal between him and her, but she still went on a blind date. Wasn't it because she looked down upon his family and was attracted by He Mansion's wealth? Moreover, He Mansion was related to Lord Jing.Even if such a woman was gorgeous, Xiao Hanyuan did not like her.When he heard from the servants that she went on a blind date, he didn't believe it at first. He specially went to have a look, and he found that the servants were right. Qu Moying did go on a blind date.Now that something had happened to Third Young Master He, his proposed marriage with Qu Moying might s
Qu Xuexin spent another two hours doing embroidery in Qu Moying's place. Only after East Mansion sent someone over to ask her back did she leave.After Qu Xuexin left with all the things she had brought over, Qu Moying put down the embroidery frame in her hand, and she looked at Qu Xuexin through the window."Lady, please rest your eyes!" Yu Chun stepped forward to help her remove the eye veil.Qu Moying leaned back and closed her eyes. Yu Chun gently rubbed the corners of her eyes to help her relax her eyes. Qu Moying had been embroidering for a long time just now. Once she was taking a rest, she did feel uncomfortable in her eyes.After coming in and cleaning up the tea set, Yu Dong served Qu Moying a new cup of tea. "Lady, what are First Lady and Young Master Xiao trying to do?""They asked me to go out on the Qixi Festival!" Qu Moying said indifferently. She did not know what exactly they were going to do, b
Putting down the chess piece in his hand, the emperor asked with a darkened face, "You want to marry Qu Mansion's lady as your Princess Consort?"Li Quan carefully lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor's angry face.Pei Yuanjun stretched out his hand and said indifferently, "Your Majesty, I don't like any other women. How am I supposed to marry them?"Li Quan stole a glance at him, speechless. Only Lord Yun dared to speak to the emperor like this. The others, including the Crown Prince, did not even dare to breathe heavily when the emperor was angry."That won't do. Your Princess Consort must have a noble status." The emperor didn't agree.Pei Yuanjun also put down the chess piece in his hand, gracefully picked up the tea beside him, took a sip, and asked with a calm smile, "But how can I find a woman of noble status that I like? If I can't meet such a woman, I won't have a Princess Consort all my
Qu Xuexin asked with a smile, "Moying, it just so happens that I don't have anything else to do. Can I go out with you to take a look?"Qu Moying hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does Auntie know?""Don't worry. I've told my mother that I might take a walk with you. I haven't taken you for a walk yet after you returned to the capital because I couldn't find the right time. Since you are going out, let me go with you." Qu Xuexin was in high spirits. She pointed the embroidery frame and the needle box in the maid's hand and said, "Moying, I'll put my sewing box in your place.""Alright!" Qu Moying readily agreed.Qu Xuexin's maid, Hong Mei, followed Yu Dong into the room. After putting down the things in her hands, she followed Yu Dong out.The carriage had been waiting at the door for a long time. Qu Xuexin and Qu Moying got on the carriage together. The carriage was not small, so it was enough for the two maid
In addition to these two sets of clothes, the other small embroidery items were also excellent. They were embroidered in ways different from those in the capital. Thanks to the characteristics of the South, they were especially delicate and attractive compared with the embroidery items in the capital.Qu Moying pointed at a purple peony embroidery piece and said, "Give this away as the top prize."Aunt Yang said reluctantly, "Fourth Lady, such a beautiful embroidery item can be regarded as the most precious goods in ordinary stores!"Unlike the normal peony embroidery works, this peony embroidery was big and the embroidered peony was the famous purple peony, which was far more beautiful and outstanding than ordinary ones.Such a big piece of embroidery works could be made into a set of table screens.Qu Moying pondered for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter. We need to have a good start. Since the prize is a
Hearing that Qu Moying had come, Madam Duan immediately sent an old maid by her side out to welcome Qu Moying. She had established herself in Earl Ling'an's Mansion. Although she was not as powerful as the second branch's Xiao, she was no longer a mere concubine who was at the mercy of others. After all, her position had changed.She was now the legitimate wife of the first branch, and the first branch had a legitimate heir, Ji Yuanhai. Moreover, the first branch had properties and businesses such as the dowry shops that once belonged to the ex-Crown Princess. In the past few days, they had been receiving the ex-Crown Princess' dowry shops from Crown Prince's Mansion. If all the ex-Crown Princess' belongings were returned, the first branch would definitely become wealthier than the second branch.Originally, Earl Ling'an's Mansion's second branch was far inferior to the first branch, and it was actually dependent on the first branch. However, the fir