Trader Mo had a good reputation in this industry and was one of the best traders in the capital.
Therefore, she had better and more servants than the other traders. A lot of noble families liked to buy servants from her.
Hearing that the Qu’s family wanted to buy some servants, she brought one hundred maids and senior housemaids here at once.
Granny Wu brought her to Qianyue House.
Yu Dong put a large chair in the hall for Qu Moying to sit down. Then she started to pick the servants.
“Fourth Lady, I’ve brought these servants here as you required. There are fifty senior housemaids and fifty maids who all come from decent families.”
Trader Mo said with a grinning face. She was a tactful woman.
She always did business with prestigious families and knew a lot of details about these families. She had heard a lot of things about this Fourth Lady Qu, but none of the words about the latter soun
“What happened?” Old Lady Qu’s heart jolted. She thought that Yu had plotted something evil again. Then her face turned sullen at once.“Nothing, it’s just... Yesterday, I heard from a servant...” Qu Moying’s face suddenly turned red and she couldn’t continue the sentence.“You do the talking!” Old Lady Qu looked up at Yu Dong who was standing behind Qu Moying and said that coldly.“Old Lady, I... I did have... heard something. Lady... Lady Yu...” Yu Dong who had been called by Old Lady Qu knelt down in panic and faltered.“Be more specific.” Old Lady Qu said in a harsh voice.“Yes... Yes. I heard Lady Yu say... say that she was preg... pregnant... or... something... like... that. I don’t know whom the father is. I... I didn’t dare to get too close.” Yu Dong got more panicky as he heard Old Lady Qu talking so harshly. Luckily, he managed to finish the whole speech.Granny Wu realized what he meant a
As Qu Moying just sat down, she heard a maid reporting, “My lady, Young Master Xu wants to see you.”“Tell him to leave!” Qu Moying shook her head.After a moment of hesitation, the maid said, “My lady, Young Master Xu insisted on meeting you. He said if you didn’t agree to meet him, he would break in.”“Break in? You guys can’t even stop a man?” Qu Moying said coldly with a sullen face.The maid didn’t dare to say another word and left. However, after a while, there was a loud noise coming through from the outside.“My lady, Young Master Xu got in!” Yu Dong walked to the window and looked out with a sarcastic smile, “The maids and senior housemaids couldn’t stop him, or they just pretended to stop him.”“My lady, I’ll go.” Yu Chun stood up.“It’s fine. Go invite him in!” Qu Moying said with a cold face. Did Xu Lipeng think that she was afraid of him?The maids and senior h
The old stories about the Qu’s family had been dug out and spread in the capital, including the one that Qu Zhizhen had made his concubine a madam.Yu had done a great job as a madam for all these years. People all regarded her as a qualified madam. However, rumor had it that she had treated the former madam’s daughter badly and was even responsible for the latter’s blindness. What’s more, she had also directed her maid to frame this legal daughter of Vice Prime Minister Qu, trying to destroy Qu Moying’s reputation. After her plan had failed, she had sold the maid right away and told the trader to find a good family for that maid.It meant that she was supporting the maid who tried to hurt the lady.There's another rumor about Vice Prime Minister Qu’s ex-wife. It was said that she had been set up by Yu who had been a noble concubine. Yu had given birth to her children not long after she had married into that family, even earlier than the
Seeing the chaos inside the room, Yue Wenhan pulled a long face. He took a glance at the situation and immediately recognized the people here. He rushed to stand in front of Qu Moying, blocked Qu Zhizhen's hand that was about to fall on her face, and sneered, "Mr. Qu, why do you treat your ex-wife's daughter so harshly after you just came back? I wonder if it's because my family mistreated you when you stayed in the Yue's Mansion during your trip to the South."Qu Moying's mother Yue was born in a scholarly family in the South. The Yue’s Family was not powerful but had a decent reputation, respected by many civil officials.Yue Wenhan was a previous principal graduate of the Imperial Examination. With his family background and great competence, he had already become the vice minister of the Dali Temple, a level-four official, at a young age. His rank was still lower than Qu Zhizhen's, but he climbed up the ladder with his own abilities and had a promising f
"Since Mr. Yue is already here to discuss the matter, please take a seat first. I do want to hear your opinion on this," the Old Lady finally uttered something. She smiled at the young man as Granny Wu sent someone to serve him tea."Thank you, Mrs. Qu!" Yue Wenhan still had much respect for the Old Lady. Her words softened the stern look on his face, and he bowed to her politely, "I was too worried about my cousin. Please forgive me for my rudeness, Mrs. Qu!"The young man turned back to his usual gracious look, leaving a good impression on the Old Lady. She smiled back again, saying that he didn't need to worry about it.Everyone sat down on their seats in order. Yu Chun helped Yu Dong up, and both of them stood back behind Qu Moying.Yu still tried to say something, but then she noticed Yue Wenhan's cold gaze falling on her. She held Qu Qiuyan's hand and shook her head quietly, signaling her to stay silent.However,
"My lord, what about Qingmeng? What about Qingmeng now? If we break off the engagement, they will never allow Qingmeng to marry into the Xu’s Family. Marchioness Yongning won't agree." Tears flowed down Yu's cheeks. She stared at Qu Zhizhen with a pitiful look on her face, sobbing. If it were before, Qu Zhizhen would soon soften and agree to her request.However, he was still annoyed by Yue Wenhan since he made him lose face in public. At the same time, hearing Yu talking about Qingmeng this whole time instead of Qu Moying became even more irritating. He flew into a rage and reached out to push Yu away rudely.That was not what Yu expected. She stepped back and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Auntie Hai reacted quickly and stepped forward to keep her from falling."My lord..." Yu whined and pouted as her tears fell down."Stop, stop, stop! All you know is crying. Can you do something useful? Look at you, letting your own ni
"Ming Xian'er?""Right, her name's Ming Xian'er. The group she belongs to, the Xifu Opera Group, is quite difficult to book for private performances. Since the Crown Prince is fond of one male-role performer in that group, they usually stay at his mansion and rarely take performance invitations from outside. I didn't expect that they would agree to come this time. It's truly surprising..."The Old Lady was still talking. Since the matter about Qu Moying was settled, the Old Lady finally had some spare time to consider her birthday banquet. She was in a good mood and started to share this pleasant thing with her granddaughter.Qu Moying listened to the Old Lady's prattle smilingly. Gradually, the sound faded away as she lost in her own thoughts. This was not the first time she heard the name "Ming Xian'er," and she could even be considered acquaintance in her past life.Ming Xian'er was known as the star of the Xifu Opera Group, but
"Send her back to the Crown Prince. Tell him she's my gift!" Pei Yuanjun said lazily."Yes, my lord!" A guard came over and dragged the woman out."Thank you, my lord! Thank you!" The woman was staring at the air blankly before. Hearing Pei Yuanjun's words, a trace of shock flashed across her eyes, and then she felt overjoyed.She was not going to be killed!She not only survived but also was sent back to the Crown Prince. Didn't it mean that she became Lord Yun's gift for the Crown Prince?She used to be a music performer that served in the Crown Prince's Mansion. When she was there, she heard that the Crown Prince valued Lord Yun's opinions a lot. Now since she became a gift from the lord, the Crown Prince had to treat her well.Compared to Lord Yun, she preferred the Crown Prince much more...The room fell into silence after the woman was dragged out. Pei Yuanjun stood up and walked to the