Resourceful beauty

Chapter 25
In the afternoon, Mrs. Qiu was invited to come.

In the Yixin Palace, seeing King Qi and Su Yuan sitting side by side in the first place, with calm expressions on their faces, Third Mrs. Qiu immediately suppressed the joy on her face. She knew that the Qiu family was thinking about this door I'm afraid the marriage will fail.

She dared to speak with a spear and stick in front of Su Yuan, but she didn't dare to do the same in front of King Qi. When Mrs. Qiu bowed down again, her tone became much more respectful.

After shouting and giving the seat, the two people in the first place remained silent, and the hall became more quiet and dignified. Mrs. Qiu's heart jumped up suddenly, and she was very angry with the soldier who led the army to kill the enemy on the battlefield. King Qi, who had fought before, was even more frightened.

"I don't know if the concubine summoned me, what orders do you have?"

Third Mrs. Qiu looked at Su Yuan cautiously and asked.

Su Yuan just smiled and said nothing, while King Qi asked, "I learned from the concubine that Mrs. Qiu San came to the house the day before yesterday to protect the young girl's matchmaker. Is there such a thing?"

Knowing that this is King Qi Xingshi's questioning, Mrs. Qiu's heart groaned again and again.

It is said that Fang Ruyu was thrown out of the conversation by Qiu Mingna under the eyes of everyone, but they only thought that Prince Qi's mansion is now in power, but they all forgot that His Highness King Qi is not a vegetarian, he has really killed people yes.

Feeling timid in her heart, Mrs. Qiu said softly with an apologetic smile: "Your Highness is just joking. How can I be a concubine? How can I be qualified to be a matchmaker for a young lady in the Palace? It's just that I'm just running errands to pass on a message. "

"Oh? Running errands for whom? What did you say?"

King Qi asked again.

Glancing at Su Yuan, she saw her looking at her nose, nose, nose and heart, as if she had nothing to do with her. Mrs. Qiu had no choice but to repeat what she said that day, but this time, But he said it very politely, as if what Qiu Mansion is doing now is for the sake of Fang Ruyu's reputation.

King Qi rubbed the teacup in his hand, with a smile on his face, "I don't know when this king and Prime Minister Qiu are so close, and my daughter's Qingyu should bother him to worry about it."

"This... isn't it because of the night of the Lantern Festival, our Ninth Young Master and the lady of the palace had some misunderstandings..."

Third Mrs. Qiu said in a low voice.

King Qi's smile made Mrs. Qiu even more frightened, "Misunderstanding? It turns out that Prime Minister Qiu is sensible, and he also knows that this is a misunderstanding. In this way, the king can rest assured."

His attitude was suddenly a little more friendly, and King Qi turned his head to Mrs. Qiu with a full smile and said, "That night, there were so many people with mixed eyes, and the fact that it was nothing, was passed on like this. I am in the Northwest Camp, but it is true I didn’t know it at all. When I came back today, I found out that it was a misunderstanding. It was not the lady of Prince Qi’s mansion who tripped over that young master of your mansion, but the servant girl next to the fifth lady of the manor’s mansion. I fell to the ground, talking nonsense, it was those shameless villains who made up the little girl, I think, Qiu Xiang is a sensible person, and he wouldn't be so indiscriminate."

In a few words, Fang Ruyu was replaced by Fang Ruhui's servant girl. King Qi continued: "Rumors only stop with wise men. The fact that the palace has not stepped forward to stop the rumors from outside also means this. Therefore, please convey this king's attitude to Qiu." As for the maid who was tripped by the young master of your mansion, she twisted her foot and is resting in her own room. If the Qiu manor wants to ask this maid to serve her in the past, when her foot injury recovers, your mansion will send a woman to pick her up. That's right. If the matchmaker is going to marry, the king and the princess are happy to prepare a dowry and send her off."

"What should I do? Madam went back and told Xiang Xiang that she knew about it. After all, it is a matter of children's marriage. You should make a good calculation."

King Qi said with a final word.

Mrs. Qiu could swallow an egg with her mouth open, and she didn't recover for a long time.

The rumors outside said that they were rumors, but people on the street said that they had a nose and eyes, as if they had seen it with their own eyes, but these few words of King Qi confirmed that those words were all rumors, and even made the heroine I changed it.

Well, let her go back, how can I do business?

Mrs. Qiu's heart felt cold for a while.

At that time, I still thought it was a good thing, thinking how I could get a generous thank-you gift after the matter was completed, and the Wangfu had to give a red envelope, which was good. The sister-in-law was not sure how to blame herself, and the uncle certainly didn't have a good face.

This is really Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, he is not a human being inside and out.

"But, but what happened that night is well known, and the second lady's reputation may have been affected."

Mrs. Qiu San said unwillingly.

"My Yu'er grew up in Jiangbei. After returning to the capital, she was not acclimatized and had been suffering from illness. After the prince went to the Northwest Camp on the eighth day of the lunar new year, I sent my mother-in-law to send Yu'er to the suburbs of Beijing. I have rested in the village, and I haven't come back yet. I don't know who saw it, but it was my Yu'er who tripped the young master of the Qiu Mansion that night?"

Su Yuan said slowly.

Seeing that His Royal Highness Qi Wang and Qi Wang Concubine were going to turn the matter upside down, Mrs. Qiu couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart.

But even if Prince Qi's mansion lost power, it was not something she, a woman without orders, could question and offend. Mrs. Qiu gave a wry smile, and said nothing more.

But Su Yuan didn't give up, and added pretending to be angry, "Please also ask the third lady to go back and tell Qiu Xiang and Mrs. Qiu that those who gossip will be tied up and sent to the palace as soon as possible. I want to see, what are they doing?" Only one eye can see that my Yu'er made a fool of herself in public?"

The matter has come to this point, if I say more, I am afraid that even I will be hated by Qi Wang and his wife, Mrs. Qiu did not dare to say any more, she hurriedly responded and brought the words to her, stood up and saluted, and hurried out of the palace.

Within an hour, Qiu Zongde and his wife in the Qiu Mansion knew the attitude of Prince Qi's Mansion towards this marriage.

"Okay, I got it, let's let this matter go. Please trouble my brothers and sisters..."

After speaking to Mrs. Qiu, Qiu Zongde picked up the tea bowl in front of him.

Without being complained, the stone in Mrs. Qiu's heart fell to the ground immediately, and she didn't dare to stay for a long time, and left the main room because there were still things in the house.

Seeing her going away, Qiu Zongde put the tea bowl in his hand heavily on the table, and said angrily: "A phoenix with hair is not as good as a chicken. King Qi thought he was the former general king, the mighty one in the capital." Prince Qi?"

At the side, Mrs. Qiu saw that her master was angry, and hurriedly persuaded him softly: "He has lost power, but he is still a member of the royal family. If the master sees you outside, you must respect these people."

As she said that, Mrs. Qiu sighed with self-pity and said: "It's just a blame, Ming'er is not a normal child. If it is true, this marriage may still be possible, but Ming'er is absolutely impossible. This matter, The master has to think of a way to suppress the rumors outside as soon as possible, otherwise, if Prince Qi is offended, if he goes to the Holy Majesty and the Queen Mother to sue, we will be at a disadvantage in the end, and we will not be able to win..."

King Qi could tell black and white that the person who was thrown down by Qiu Ming was not Fang Ruyu, but Qiu's mansion could not. Qiu Ming likes to wander around the city with his servants when he has nothing to do. It is clear how many strands of hair grow on the head, which cannot be fooled.

Even though Qiu Zhiming's intelligence is like a child's, but in the end it was he who tripped someone up, and if the matter got serious, the Qiu family would not be able to take it into account anyway.

Qiu Zongde waved his hand impatiently, indicating that he knew, sat for a while, then got up and went to the study.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, after that day, although there were still people in the capital talking about the night of the Lantern Festival happily, they were no longer as loud as before.

After all, of the two parties involved, one is from the palace of the prince and the other is from the palace of the prime minister.

But now there is no movement between the two families. It is clear that if you don't take this matter to heart, it is not a big deal. If you talk about it, it will appear that you are meddlesome.

Within a few days, the rumors gradually subsided.

On the day when King Qi returned to the palace from the Northwest Camp, several carriages bearing the logo of King Qi's Mansion galloped into the city outside the city gate.

People with good intentions went to watch the excitement, and saw the carriage driving straight in through the gate with the threshold unloaded, and beside it, there was a woman muttering "be careful, miss". Presumably, it was the second young lady who had gone out of the city to rest.

Although it was a bluff, it still saved Fang Ruyu's face. When Su Yuan saw her daughter again, the mother and daughter wept with joy.

In Shu Yuxuan, Fang Ruxuan and Ding Xiang were playing chess, while Su Ye was sitting on the pedals and embroidering flowers, and from time to time she poked her head to give Ding Xiang advice.

It has been several days since Ding Xiang came back, and she has done everything that Fang Ruxuan told her. Now, all she has to do is count the days and wait for the things to be done.

"Miss, are you not worried at all?"

Ding Xiang asked Fang Ruxuan curiously.

Ding Xiang had been careful since the day she left the house, and then found the people following her, and successfully got rid of them, but now her young lady knew who was staring at her, but she didn't see any reaction after a few days , Ding Xiang really couldn't figure it out.

Fang Ruxuan smiled and ate a few of Dingxiang's white porridge, and said leisurely when she was angry: "She was just deceived by me, so I just want to know what I am worried about and what I want to do." , since you found out and didn't let them know what we want to do, it's better to let them go around in circles, so it's so cloudy, it's more mysterious for your lady, isn't it?"

Su Ye pursed her lips and chuckled, lowered her head and continued to embroider.

Ding Xiang laughed: My lady is only 13 years old after the new year, but she looks like a 30-[-] year old.

But looking up, the girl's eyes are bright and kind, and she is smiling sweetly. She is clearly a delicate girl. How can she look like someone who said such words?
Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Ding Xiang focused on the chess game in front of her.

After a while, there were steady footsteps in the yard, and then the servant girl bowed down and said, "I have seen the young master." Fang Ruxuan beamed with joy, threw the chess piece in her hand back into the box, and ran out joyfully.

(End of this chapter)