Chapter 318 – Two Carriages Collided
Chapter 318 Two Carriages Collided
Madam Duan uttered those words after a short hesitation.
Qu Moying suddenly sat up straight and asked anxiously, “What did you find?”
“Third Lady seemed to have left on her own initiative with her maid on the night that the ex-Crown Princess entered Eastern Palace, and several servants saw it. They said in vivid detail, and it sounded to be true.” Madam Duan frowned. She did not believe that Third Lady Ji would elope with someone.
Third Lady Ji was still a child!
She rarely went out. Every time she went out, she would follow Second Lady Ji. She depended on Second Lady Ji very much. How could she elope with someone?
Qu Moying asked thoughtfully, “Madam, are you sure?”
“I am basically sure. Some of Madam’s maids and old maids also witnessed it. Some of them said that they tried to stop Third Lady but failed. Third Lady said that she had something to do, and then she left the mansion from the back door. At that time…” Madam Duan paused.
Qu Moying’s heart skipped a beat. “Was there anything wrong?”
Madam Duan said, “At that time, someone went to find Master, but nobody was allowed to enter his room. Some guards were guarding the door and there was the sound of fighting in the room.”
Qu Moying pressed her hand heavily on the corner of the table, letting the sharp corner of the table pierce into her tender palm. Her heart ached badly. It must be Pei Luo’an who sent someone to catch her father at that time!
She had never expected that Earl Ling’an’s Mansion would turn into a sea of blood after she left the mansion in a red bridal sedan. Her family’s blood was flowing there. Ji Youran’s words echoed in her ears. She had dreamt of it many times, which caused her to wake up in the middle of the night and be unable to fall asleep again all night.
She felt so painful every time she thought of it as if her heart was torn into pieces.
The smile on her lips became bloodthirsty and cold. One day, she would let them pay back everything.
“What else did you find?” Qu Moying asked calmly as if she was an ignorant outsider. Under the eye veil, her eyes seemed to be filled with blood.
“I didn’t find anything else. The old maid who went to report was later taken away by Second Madam’s people. Later, Second Madam sent people to chase after Third Lady, but Third Lady disappeared without a trace. When the mansion was in a mess, the news came that there were assassins in Crown Prince’s Mansion and that Second Lady was seriously injured and unconscious after blocking a sword attack for the Crown Prince. Everyone in the mansion was in a daze. How could they bother to care about Third Lady?”
Madam Duan sighed.
Such a thing happened as soon as Ji Hanyue entered Eastern Palace. It was a big matter for the entire Ji Family. It was said that Ji Yongming and Ji Yong’an both went to Crown Prince’s Mansion.
Qu Moying tried to force a smile, but she couldn’t. Her fingers trembled slightly. At that time, her father should have been brought to Eastern Palace. According to Ji Youran, her father died before her, but now there was no need to verify it.
She only needed to know who the enemy was.
Qu Moying took a deep breath to get rid of the bloody taste in her throat and asked, “Did anyone investigate Third Cousin Sister after that?”
“After that, there was chaos for several days. Eldest Master was sick and was said to be unconscious. After that, Crown Prince’s Mansion sent someone to invite First Lady to enter Crown Prince’s Mansion with the title of Side Princess to take care of Second Lady. There was no ceremony because the time was urgent. But First Lady entered Eastern Palace with the title of Side Princess because it was good for both Second Lady and Earl Ling’an’s Mansion, and the Old Lady immediately agreed.”
It took Madam Duan quite some efforts to collect these messages, and some of them were from Ji Yuanhai, who went out to the outer yard to inquire about the event.
Madam Duan was very satisfied with Ji Yuanhai. Knowing that Ji Yuanhai wholeheartedly wanted to find Third Lady Ji, she was particularly gratified.
She and Ji Yuanhai were the only people in the mansion who really cared about Third Lady Ji.
Madam Duan said bluntly, “Some of the information was found out by me in the inner yard, and some was found out by Young Master Ji in the outer yard.”
Qu Moying nodded. She knew that her younger sister had a good relationship with Ji Yuanhai. She was grateful that Ji Yuanhai was still looking for her younger sister at this time. Qu Moying thought to herself, “It is right to let him be the legitimate heir. Father could rest assured in the underworld. But I have to avenge father. Only after that could father start his next life without worry.”
“What did the governor of the capital say?” Qu Moying asked again. Now that this matter had fallen into the charge of the governor of the capital, it could be considered a registered case. It was impossible for them not to investigate it for such a long time.
“Governor of the capital sent people to investigate, but what they found was almost the same as what we have found. Although they didn’t know why Third Lady left or whether she eloped with someone, they seem to think that Third Lady eloped with someone.” Madam Duan became angry. In her opinion, it was impossible for Third Lady to do such a thing.
She was furious to hear the conclusions made by the governor of the capital’s people. However, there was nothing she could do. After all, the first branch was weak. With the Old Lady and Xiao in charge of the mansion, there was little she could do although she wanted to fight back. Only when Ji Yuanhai grew up would she be able to truly stand up against those people.
“Since the governor of the capital has taken over the case, they have to investigate it thoroughly. Madam, you can send people to ask them from time to time. We have to see her no matter whether she is dead or alive. She is Earl Ling’an’s Mansion’s Third Lady and the ex-Crown Princess’ younger sister. She couldn’t disappear without reason. Even for the sake of the ex-Crown Princess, she has to be found.”
Qu Moying said coldly to Madam Duan.
Madam Duan understood what Qu Moying meant. Her eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly. “Yes, I get it! I get it!”
Since it was something related to the ex-Crown Princess, it was not a small matter. Therefore, there was no need to mention that Third Lady Ji was from Earl Ling’an’s Mansion. The governor of the capital’s people would not dare to be negligent if they knew it was about the ex-Crown Princess’ sister.
At this point, Qu Moying thought it was about time and directly said the purpose of her visit.
Hearing that Qu Moying wanted to jointly hold the opening event and set up a stage with her shop and that she wanted to give some performances and prizes to the audience, Madam Duan nodded repeatedly. She had helped Ji Hanyue’s mother to manage the accounts before, and she also knew some business means, so she gave a few reasonable suggestions. After discussing the issue for a moment, they thought it was almost done.
Since the discussion was done, Qu Moying stood up. It was Aunt Yang and Yue’s Gold Pavilion’s shopkeeper’s responsibility to implement the plan. Qu Moying and Madam Duan were the bosses. Although they had made the plan, the details still needed to be further worked through, and it was naturally the two shopkeepers’ duty.
Madam Duan instructed an old maid to inform Yue’s Gold Pavilion’s shopkeeper.
At this time, Qu Moying took her leave.
Madam Duan personally sent Qu Moying to the door. After watching Qu Moying leave, she slowly turned around. “Perhaps it is because she is Second Lady’s cousin sister. I actually saw Second Lady in her just now.” Thinking of this, Madam Duan felt sad, and her eyes turned red.
“If Second Lady were still alive, there wouldn’t be such a thing, and Earl Ling’an’s Mansion wouldn’t have been landed in this situation.”
Madam Duan walked back to her yard sadly. Qu Moying got on the carriage, and the carriage drove towards the tea house where she had agreed to meet with Qu Xuexin before.
When the carriage turned to an intersection, a carriage suddenly came over from the opposite at high speed. Both carriages were turning at the same time, and it was hard for both of them to avoid the other. Just like that, the two carriages collided. In the carriage, Qu Moying’s head bumped the carriage with a loud noise.
Yu Dong reacted quickly and hurriedly pulled Qu Moying back. Thanks to him, Qu Moying only hit the carriage once. Then, the carriage drove to an unknown place jerkily. It seemed that it might turn over at any time.
Yu Dong reacted quickly and threw the curtain to Qu Moying. Qu Moying also reacted quickly. She grabbed the curtain and stabilized her body.
She was much weaker than in her previous life, but she still got her instincts. She grabbed the curtain quickly.
Yu Dong was originally afraid that Qu Moying couldn’t catch the curtain, but when he saw that Qu Moying had grabbed it, he heaved a sigh of relief.
The carriage finally stopped in the crowd’s exclamations. The frightened horse had one of its legs cut off by someone with a sword, and the crowd who saw it immediately exclaimed loudly.
In the carriage, Qu Moying and Yu Dong almost rolled out together. Fortunately, both of them were holding the curtains tightly so that they were not thrown out. The carriage finally stopped. Yu Dong first lifted the curtain and then reached out to help Qu Moying quickly get down the carriage, which was now unstable.
The horse that ran the carriage had its leg cut off. In front of the carriage was a handsome young man dressed in a brocade robe embroidered with bamboo. There was a sword in his hand, and the tip of the sword was dripping with blood. It was obvious that he was the one who cut off the horse’s leg. There were a few lad servants following behind him. It seemed that he was from either a rich or a powerful family.
On the other side of the carriage, there was another carriage that looked intact from the outside. It should be the carriage that collided with Qu Moying’s carriage. The carriage was leaning against the wall, and a woman’s anxious voice came from it, “Lady, Lady, wake up, wake up!”
It seemed that the young lady in the carriage must have been knocked unconscious.
Both parties suffered, and the road was blocked. Many passers-by saw the dangerous scene just now and still felt scared. Something terrible nearly happened to these two carriages.
Qu Moying’s carriage could not dodge the other carriage in time, and the two carriages collided. The horse that pulled Qu Moying’s carriage was frightened, and it ran towards the other carriage, hitting it aside. Fortunately, this young master drew his sword and cut off the horse’s leg. Otherwise, it was hard to say where the horse would keep running and how many people would get injured or even die.
If the horse kept running forward, the weak young lady in the other carriage would probably die.
Seeing that the weak Qu Moying held her maid’s hand and walked down the carriage safely, the onlookers couldn’t help but sigh that she was quite lucky because she was actually safe and sound after such an accident.
“Go and see if anything is wrong with the young lady in that carriage.” The young man said to a lad servant behind him.
The lad servant hurriedly nodded and went to the other carriage. He asked the people in the carriage, “How is the situation of the young lady inside? Can she come out?”
“Our young lady was knocked out…” A maid cried in the carriage.
The lad servant asked, “Can you help her down? There should be a clinic not far ahead. You can bring her to have a check-up.”
Seeing that the young lady’s eyes moved, the maid hurriedly said in surprise, “Okay, I’ll bring our young lady out immediately!”
