"We are sisters. Don't even mention it." Qu Qiuyan gave Qu Moying a smile, looking a bit complacent. She couldn't take anything from Qu Moying, but she could give her things as she wanted.
However, not every person deserved her gift!
The two young ladies said goodbye to each other friendly at the Old Lady's yard door and left the different directions.
Strolling to her yard, Qu Moying held the hairpin in front of her eyes and watched those pearls clattering each other. It was indeed an exquisite hairpin, unique enough for her to remember it till now.
She saw the same hairpins at the empress' place. There was a set of four hairpins sent to the empress as a tribute. That day, the empress invited her over to pick some accessories. When she got to the empress' place, Noble Consort He was there too. After the set of hairpins was presented to them, Noble Consort He's eyes lit up, and she asked the empress for the hairpins immediate
"Don't worry. It's me bothering Third Sister anyway. I have been pretty weak too, and luckily, I feel fine during this trip.""Don't even mention it, Fourth Lady. The Third Lady is your older sister, and of course, she will take care of you.""Alright, then please tell the Third Lady that we will meet her fifteen minutes later under the tree outside of the Old Lady's yard," responded Yu Chun.Without saying anything else, the two maids curtsied to each other and left. Yu Chun did everything as Qu Moying told her and returned inside.The other maid quickly returned to Qu Qiuyan's yard. After seeing Qu Qiuyan, she curtsied to her and reported, "My lady, the First Lady said she feels unwell and can't go with you this time. Fourth Lady said she will meet you fifteen minutes later under the tree outside of the Old Lady's yard.""Qu Xuexin refused to go with us again? She is getting more and more smart," Qu Qiuyan sne
End in the water, start in the fire!It sounded exactly like her rebirth!As the queue slowly moved forward, Qu Moying clenched the divination stick hard and tried to suppress her unsettled feeling. She always felt like she had been pushing forward by the hand of fate, and somehow, she could feel it more in this kind of place."Ouch! Why did you bump into me?!" A loud sound came from the front.Qu Moying raised her somewhat pale face and looked towards it.It was a young servant and an old woman, who looked unfriendly, bumping into each other."Hey, watch your mouth! You bumped into me, and you blame it on me?! Are you blind?" The old woman was irritated immediately, talking aggressively."You did it! You did it on purpose." The young servant was only eleven or twelve years, wearing clothes made of coarse cloth, which meant his master's family was not a wealthy one. At this moment, he s
"It's a hairpin.""Huh, a golden hairpin decorated with purple pearls.""I've never seen purple pearls before. I wonder how much do they cost.""It must belong to a rich family.""Judging by the clothes the boy wears, his young master must be pretty poor. He shouldn't afford such a valuable thing. Wait, what's this? A note?"Someone noticed a note dropped from the wallet and hurriedly picked it up before anyone else."I have to return these beautiful pearls with tears in my eyes. I wish I had met you before getting married." The one who picked the note up was not illiterate, and he read the words on it out loud.Although some people couldn't comprehend the first sentence, the second one was straightforward enough to understand.It meant a lady was interested in a man and gave him her hairpin as a gift. But the man returned it to her, saying he had already married and didn't
It was Liu Lanxin's private maid, Chun Xiu.This maid was even more beautiful than many noble ladies in the capital, and it was hard not to notice her in the crowd.She was trying pretty hard to squeeze in, which irritated the people around her. Those angry people were all about to scold her. But they fell into silence and even made some space for her after seeing her gorgeous face.Chun Xiu moved into the crowd with a curious face, standing towards Pei Yusheng, who was outside of the circle.In fact, Liu Lanxin was the most suitable wife candidate in Pei Yusheng's heart, and he planned to give the other two hairpins to her. If her maid told her that he gave two of the hairpins to Qu Qiuyan, it would totally ruin his big plan.County Lady Jingyu noticed the hairpin in Qu Moying's hand and took a careful look at it. Then she said in a low voice, "That pearl hairpin...looks quite familiar."She turned
"Third Lady Qu, there might be a misunderstanding. Maybe someone is trying to use this hairpin to set up your family. You can ask your father to check on it. There have to be some clues that he can find out. You and your sister are just two ladies, and it will be inconvenient for you to make an investigation," said Pei Yusheng.His words acted as an excuse for Qu Qiuyan, implying that someone wanted to frame Qu Zhizhen by ruining his daughter's name. Qu Qiuyan was also a victim and had nothing to do with it.Qu Moying raised her brow and stepped back quietly, leaving the space to Qu Qiuyan and Pei Yusheng.Chun Xiu arrived pretty late and didn't see the whole process. Frowning, she looked at the two people in the center and whispered to an old woman next to her, "What happened? Why does Lord Jing spend so much effort defending Third Lady Qu?"At the same time, Qu Qiuyan took out her hanky to wipe her tears, feeling wronged.
No one expected Yu to hit the maid at the mansion's gate, making a big scene here. Noticing the noise, a few passers-by stopped walking and looked in their direction curiously.It was not strange that a wealthy family punished their maids, but usually, they all chose to do it inside their mansions. No one would want to make a big scene outside and shame the family name.Standing at the gate, the Old Lady was trembling in rage. Before she was about to walk down, Granny Wu hesitantly whispered something in her ear, making her stop and stare at Yu and others with a stern look."You low-life girl, don't you know which hairpin the Third Lady usually wears?" Yu pointed at Qing Ju and asked furiously."Second Madam...I..." Startled by the sudden slap on her face, Qing Ju didn't know what to say. She covered her aching face and started to sob."Are you in charge of managing all the Third Lady's hairpins?" Yu's finger wa
"What just happened?""Something about Lady Yu, a lady related to the Qu Family. It seems that she used her cousin, Third Lady Qu, to frame Fourth Lady Qu.""Isn't Lady Yu Second Madam Qu's niece?""Yeah, but it doesn't matter now. I heard Lady Yu married Young Master Yongning.""But Young Master Yongning just broke off the engagement with the Qu Family. It's said that he is going to marry Second Lady Duan. Why is he involved with Lady Yu now? Lady Yu must've married him as a concubine! She literally couldn't wait a single second to be his concubine after his engagement was canceled. So shameless!""I can't believe a noble lady like her lowered herself to marry someone as a concubine. It's disgusting."Yu Qingmeng moved into the Marquis Yongning's Mansion secretly, so not many outsiders knew about it."I heard Young Master Yongning took Lady Yu and Fourth Lady Qu to go shopping one day,
"What is she frightened about?" Yu Dong asked out loud subconsciously. After finishing his words, he realized it immediately as his eyes opened wide. "Is the Second Lady afraid that Second Madam will sacrifice her to protect the Third Lady too?"Qu Caiyue always fawned on Qu Qiuyan, doing whatever she was asked to do. Sometimes, she would even do things on her own to flatter Qu Qiuyan."As she should be. Compared to her, Yu Qingmeng was much closer to Yu as her niece. Before, Yu Qingmeng had a higher status in the Qu Family and was more favored by Yu. Yet, Yu was even willing to sacrifice her own niece, let alone Qu Caiyue," Qu Moying said in a flat tone."My lady, that was obviously a trap set by the Third Lady and Lady Yu together. Does the Old Lady really believe what the Second Madam said?" Yu Chun was concerned about another thing and said aggrievedly."Of course, the Old Lady believes it," said Qu Moying coldly.