"Granny Yan, what do you mean?" Qu Moying lowered her head to look at Granny Yan. She was not surprised at all, and her eyes were cold. She was so calm that she didn't look like a lady less than fifteen years old.
Even a palace concubine would panic if she was greeted by Granny Yan in such a grand and serious manner, who used to be the Empress Dowager's palace maid.
Granny Yan raised her head and said, "Fourth Lady, I'm willing to pledge my loyalty to you."
Her tone was very decisive. She had thought about it for a long time and hesitated for a long time. Now that she was saying it, she no longer hesitated.
It was Dowager Consort Qu's as well as her own idea to stay in Qu Mansion.
Qu Moying narrowed her eyes and tapped the qin music score on the table with her fingers. She asked, "Granny Yan, do you know what your words mean?"
Granny Yan looked up at Qu Moying and said word by word, "I know!"
Yan Yu stood at the door with burning anger in his eyes.Li was shocked, but when she saw that it was her son, she became angry. "How could you say that? I am your mother!""I didn't do anything because you are my mother." Yan Yu said angrily. Then, he looked at his slightly trembling sister with disappointment, "I thought you were innocent, but now it seems you are just the same. What did Fourth Lady Qu do wrong? Why did the two of you scheme against her again and again?"Yan Yujiao's face turned red, and tears of grievance were about to fall. "Mother, look at Second Brother!""Yan Yu, you're well-educated. How could you contradict your mother and your sister for a woman?" Li was furious."Mother!" Yan Yu suddenly calmed down with a layer of malice in his eyes. He solemnly cupped his hands towards Li and said, "Mother, I will say it again. There is nothing between Fourth Lady Qu and me. It was just your wild gu
After taking over Third Young Master He's case, West Prison soon investigated the case thoroughly. It turned out that Third Young Master He did have something to do with his ex-wife's death. As for the few young and beautiful maids in He Mansion, they were thrown into the mass grave after their deaths.After the truth was found out, the case was transferred to the Ministry of Justice.With the evidence that West Prison had gathered, the Ministry of Justice quickly decided to exile Third Young Master He to the border.The few maids had sold themselves as slaves to He Mansion. Third Young Master He's ex-wife's family agreed to give in and would not make a further appeal. This matter stirred a storm in the beginning, but it ended in a low-key way.However, this was already the best result. After all, Lord Jing and Noble Consort He were still around. If Third Young Master He was really sentenced to death, Lord Jing and Noble Con
"He Mansion has sent people here to deliver the betrothal gifts?" The Old Lady pressed her hand against the corner of the table and almost fainted.Luo immediately answered without thinking, "Yes, they came to send the betrothal gifts to Xuexin. At that time, the one to whom they wanted to propose marriage was Moying. Why did it become Xuexin now? Mother, go and explain to He Mansion's people that the betrothal gifts should be sent to Moying. They are mistaken!"Third Young Master He was now a disaster. No lady would be willing to marry him. He tortured not only his maids but also his newly married wife to death.The Old Lady's face darkened, and she angrily scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about!""Mother, I am not talking nonsense. This marriage was for Moying back then, wasn't it?" Luo argued. She placed a great hope in her daughter, and she definitely would not be willing to let her daughter marry Third Young Mast
Qu Moying left after chatting with Qu Xuexin for a while.Qu Xuexin's eyes became gloomy immediately after Qu Moying left, and she looked at the door resentfully.Seeing that Qu Xuexin was in a daze, Hong Mei called out in a low voice, "Lady!"Qu Xuexin gritted her teeth and almost tore the handkerchief in her hand. "Don't blame me. You made me do this!"Qu Moying was the one who was supposed to marry Third Young Master He. But when He Mansion came to Qu Mansion and claimed to deliver betrothal gifts to Qu Xuexin, no one spoke up for her, and only her mother shed tears for her.Rage bubbled in Qu Xuexin's mind, "Why should I sacrifice my reputation for Qu Moying?""I've suffered a lot to secure a marriage. After the previous engagement was canceled, I hadn't found a suitable person for a long time, and my marriage was therefore postponed. Mother picked up some candidates for me. Some of them liked m
They joined the crowd and walked ahead slowly in the crowd.The shops on the streets tried all sorts of means to attract customers. There were many lanterns with different riddles hanging at the shops' doors for people to solve. These shops also prepared many low-cost but exquisite gifts, which were exactly the type of gifts ladies liked.Upon seeing so many beautiful lanterns and exquisite small gifts, the ladies couldn't help but stop to take a look. At this time, those young masters who accompanied them would try to solve the riddles and win presents for the ladies to please them.Qu Moying and the others walked from one street to another bigger street. On one side of this street were the shops that had been operating for decades. They were rich and had prepared better things, which attracted more people. On the other side, there was a river by the fence, which was a tributary of the moat and was not narrow.There were bo
Young Master Wang did not answer directly. Instead, he turned around and asked Qu Moying and the others, "Ladies, what do you think?"Although he was asking the three of them, his eyes only fell on Qu Moying. He looked really affectionate. However, Qu Moying had lived for two lives, and she had seen such affectionate gazes from Pei Luo'an many times in her previous life. If not so, adding up with the fact that Young Master Wang had saved her once, she would definitely have feelings for Young Master Wang.But the current scene was more like a joke for Qu Moying.She even made a comparison in her heart. Compared with Pei Luo'an, Young Master Wang was putting on too much of a show. He saved Qu Moying without asking for her reciprocation, which was really easy to win the favor of an unmarried lady like her. They probably think that Qu Moying, who had only seen a few men in so many years, would definitely fall in love with him now.
Qu Qiuyan stood behind them. When she saw the interaction between Qu Xuexin and Qu Moying, she knew that there was something going on. Although she was the first to come to the gangplank, she stood a little further away from them.The boat was hit hard. She grabbed the pillar next to her and stabilized herself. It was nothing serious, but she was so scared that her face turned pale, and she fell to the ground."Someone fell into the water!""Help!"Seeing such a situation, people on the flower terrace shouted. Someone jumped into the water to save the three people who fell into the water.As soon as Qu Xuexin fell into the water, she was so frightened that she screamed with her hands waving, but she immediately drank a few mouthfuls of water.Someone came over to pull her by the hand. She subconsciously tightened her grip and hugged the person tightly. At this moment, she only wanted to live!
This person grabbed Young Master Wang's hand and said intimately, "Man, your clothes are wet. Go change first. Let's go. I'll bring you over to change!"As he spoke, he pulled Young Master Wang over.Young Master Wang wanted to say something, but he felt something sharp pricking at his waist. He didn't dare to struggle and obediently followed him.Everyone's attention was on the leaving boat. No one paid attention to the insignificant Young Master Wang, so they didn't notice that he was missing.At this time, Young Master Wang's lad servant was still waiting for Young Master Wang on the boat. He didn't notice that Young Master Wang, who planned to turn around the flower terrace, had disappeared!Ji Hai walked out of the cabin with a smile and bowed deeply to Qu Moying. "Fourth Lady Qu, our master invites you in."Qu Moying nodded. She ignored Xiao Hanyuan, turned around, and followed Ji Hai inside.