Chapter 324 – He Will Bring Fortune To The Emperor
Chapter 324 He Will Bring Fortune to the Emperor
“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!”
Qu Moying asked slowly and sincerely, “I’m not sure what will happen to me in the future. Granny Yan, are you sure you want to follow me?”
“Yes. I know. My decision to follow you is not made on impulse but after careful and long consideration.” After a moment of silence, Granny Yan said slowly, which showed that she had thought it through. “Fourth Lady, you will come into contact with the royal family in the future. I might know more about some matters regarding the royal family than you.”
Compared with the others in the mansion, Granny Yan had the absolute advantage in this aspect.
Neither Granny Miao nor Yu Dong had ever been in touch with the things in the palace. Although Yu Dong had seen some things when he followed Pei Yuanjun, he just saw the superficial side, and he indeed knew less than Granny Yan, who had once lived in the palace. From this point of view, Qu Moying indeed needed Granny Yan to be by her side.
A smile appeared on Qu Moying’s face. “Granny Yan, what do you think I should do?”
She didn’t refuse Granny Yan, which meant she accepted her.
Granny Yan breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that Qu Moying would not accept her. It seemed that this was a good start.
“Fourth Lady, you don’t need to do anything right now. Just take care of your own matters. As for what to do in the future, you will have to wait for Lord Yun to make a decision.”
Granny Yan had just returned from the Old Lady’s place. Although the Old Lady did not say it explicitly, Granny Yan understood the meaning behind her words. She came to Qu Mansion because of the same thing, but the thing had not been made clear at that time, and Qu Mansion did not seem to take it seriously.
Granny Yan naturally pretended not to be in the know.
But now it seemed that Lord Yun had sent a message that attracted the Old Lady’s attention.
Since Lord Yun had already made clear his opinion, it was settled. Granny Yan had never doubted his decision. This was also the most important reason why she expressed her loyalty to Qu Moying.
She had been hesitating before!
“Not doing anything?” Qu Moying was deep in thought.
Granny Yan nodded and reiterated, “Yes, you just do nothing for the time being.”
Qu Moying said meaningfully, “But if I don’t do anything, others will do something, right?”
Granny Yan reached out to touch her temple and said with a smile, “Of course not. But in the current situation, there are many things you can’t do, so please wait before making a move.”
Qu Moying asked, “About the mansion?”
Granny Yan shook her head. “About the palace!”
“Is it the royal palace or Eastern Palace?” Qu Moying’s eyes slightly raised, revealing a bit of indifference, but in fact, she could not ask further, or she would cross the line.
Granny Yan lowered her head and said, “It’s up to you. I heard that the Crown Prince found Princess Ji quite annoying recently.”
She had seen everything that had happened recently. Qu Moying seemed to be at odds with Princess Ji.
In Granny Yan’s understanding, Qu Moying was defending Ji Hanyue and Earl Ling’an’s Mansion’s first branch. They were indeed quite pitiful.
As the ex-Crown Princess’ cousin sister, what Qu Moying had done was not enough to deal with Princess Ji.
However, there was indeed something she could leverage.
Granny Yan’s words were quite clear. It could be seen that although she had not interfered in anything during this period of time and had not deliberately spied on Qu Moying, she could still guess something.
But actually, Qu Moying let her know it on purpose.
However, there would not be many people who could guess it and be sure of it.
After all, Qu Moying’s current identity was far inferior to Ji Youran. Even if she had a problem with Ji Youran because of Ji Hanyue, no one would think that she wanted to deal with Ji Youran.
It was too bold!
Apparently, Granny Yan had guessed it, and she even said it out calmly.
It satisfied Qu Moying very much.
Qu Moying gave Yu Dong a look. Yu Dong understood her meaning and went forward to help Granny Yan up with a smile.
Granny Yan stood up and bowed respectfully to Qu Moying.
Qu Moying said politely, “Granny Yan, I’ll have to trouble you in the future. If there is anything in the palace, please help me keep an eye on it.”
It meant that she had accepted Granny Yan as her trusted servant!
“I will do my best!” Granny Yan heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she looked up at Qu Moying and said seriously, “Dowager Consort Qu sent me to Qu Mansion because of Lord Yun. Lord Yun agreed to let you enter his mansion because of the matter between you and Eastern Palace.”
Granny Yan no longer hid anything since she had recognized Qu Moying as her master.
“I knew this from Consort Xiang. Consort Xiang hinted at Dowager Consort Qu with some words, which was why Dowager Consort Qu made the subsequent arrangement for you.”
“Consort Xiang has always been close to the Empress!”
After listening to Granny Yan’s words, Qu Moying fell into silence. She had guessed something, and she had also known something, but only after hearing Granny Yan’s words did she know about the entire situation clearly.
Sure enough, it was all because of Pei Yuanjun.
“Why does the Empress care so much about Lord Yun’s marriage?” Although she knew something, she still asked this question she had been curious about.
Lord Yun was only a cousin of the Emperor. The Emperor did not even care about his own son, but why did he care so much about a cousin?
“Lord Yun is the most valued official of His Majesty. I heard that Lord Yun’s birthdate characters are extremely auspicious. A fortune-teller said that Lord Yun will bring fortune to the Emperor when he was still a kid. His Majesty was excited when he heard that, and he took Lord Yun to the palace to raise him. So far, there is still a yard for Lord Yun in the palace. If Lord Yun has something urgent to do in the palace, he will stay there.”
Granny Yan said.
She had been in the palace for thirty years and had seen and known many things.
“He could bring fortune to His Majesty?” This was the first time Qu Moying had heard such a thing. She was stunned for a moment.
Granny Yan said again, “Yes, he could bring fortune to His Majesty!”
Hearing this, Qu Moying somewhat understood the Emperor’s favor towards Pei Yuanjun. He regarded Pei Yuanjun as a mascot. Thinking of Pei Yuanjun’s gloomy look and the fact that the Emperor took him as a mascot, Qu Moying couldn’t help but smile. It was really interesting.
Pei Yuanjun didn’t look like a mascot. But since everyone said so, the Emperor believed it.
“Lord Yun has not been married for so many years, which makes His Majesty very anxious. The key was that Lord Yun had never agreed to be with anyone before. His Majesty asked the Empress to send palace maids to him. But even though these palace maids survived, they were thrown back into the inner yard, frightened. Some noble ladies’ pictures had also been sent to Lord Yun, but he had never given a response!”
Granny Yan explained.
Qu Moying rolled her eyes and finally understood why the Emperor would make such a big fuss as soon as Pei Yuanjun agreed to be with her. It seemed that it was because he had never agreed to be with anyone for so many years.
It made sense.
However, she felt that it was not that simple. Fortunately, she still had much time to find out about it.
After a few more words with Granny Yan, Qu Moying did not ask any more questions. She told Granny Yan to leave and rest first. In the future, Granny Yan would be responsible for the things related to the palace. Qu Moying also informed her trusted maids about this.
“What? Qu Moying deliberately bumped into your carriage?” Madam Li slapped the table and shouted. She was furious.
“Mother!” Yan Yujiao cried bitterly and threw herself into Li’s arms.
She had told Li what had happened. Hearing that her daughter’s carriage bumped into Qu Moying’s carriage and that Qu Moying was fine whereas her daughter was injured, Li was already furious.
“Let’s go and see her together. I will help you vent your anger.” Li suddenly stood up. She could not swallow her anger. She thought Qu Moying was just a Vice Minister’s daughter, and she was blind, but she plotted against Yan Yujiao because of the proposed marriage before.
Although she did know something about Third Young Master He before, she did not expect that things would turn out like this. Moreover, Qu Mansion agreed to take a look at him at that time. Although she was the one who introduced Third Young Master He to them, they didn’t have to agree. Now that something had happened, they put all the blame on her, and they even plotted against her daughter.
Since Qu Mansion did such a thing, she dared to expose the previous matter.
She was not afraid of them!
Seeing that Li was about to leave, Yan Yujiao grabbed her and said anxiously, “Mother, please wait a moment. I have not finished. Please listen first.”
“What else? How dared she bully us? She is just a daughter of a Vice Minister. Does she really want to marry a prince or a lord? It was already lucky for her that Third Young Master He was willing to marry her!” Li said contemptuously. “Let’s go. Don’t be afraid. I’ll help you vent your spleen.”
If she failed to vent her spleen, she would spread the news that Qu Mansion had discussed marriage with He Mansion before.
She had to make Qu Moying kneel down and apologize to her daughter in a formal manner.
“Mother…” Yan Yujiao still wanted to say something, but Li pulled her by the hand and walked out.
Li said confidently, “Yujiao, what are you afraid of? I am with you! I won’t let you suffer a loss. I will let Qu Moying kneel and apologize to you. Otherwise, I will ruin her reputation!”
“So, mother, you knew there was something wrong with Third Young Master He, but you still introduced him to Fourth Lady Qu?” An angry voice came from the door, and the door was pushed open!
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