Chapter 203

Chapter 203 Borrowing Flower Hairpins

“I am really impressed by your family love!” Pei Yuanjun smiled lightly and narrowed his eyes. He looked at the young girl in front of him calmly. “You are a grateful person. What a coincidence. I have shown you a lot of kindness. It should be a foregone conclusion that you will marry into my mansion. Well, be careful when you enter the palace.”

So, he came today to especially warn her about this?

Qu Moying’s eyes moved slightly, and she nodded calmly. “I will, my Lord.”

“The Empress has always wanted to send women to my mansion, but I have been rejecting her. Now that I have given in a little because of you, she’ll naturally think that there is a breakthrough.”

Pei Yuanjun said lazily, and a coldness flashed in his charming eyes.

“What do you want me to do, my Lord?” Qu Moying understood the meaning of his words, and she asked.

“You don’t have to do anything. Just be careful. I don’t like my people being schemed against by others.” Pei Yuanjun sat up, picked up the tea on the table on the bed, and took a sip. Then, he put it down with a calm expression and turned to look at Qu Moying’s stiff little face.

Qu Moying pursed her lips and looked back at Pei Yuanjun. He had already stood up and walked to the window. He looked back at her, saying meaningfully, “Take care of yourself!”

He propped his hands on the window sill and left.

Qu Moying silently watched him leave. She stood up and walked to the window. She closed the window and leaned her back against the window. Then, she slowly sat down.

Her eyes were slightly lowered, and her long eyelashes fluttered down like a pair of tired butterfly wings.

Some things became clear because of Pei Yuanjun’s words. Dowager Consort Qu from the palace probably wasn’t looking for her. It was because of Pei Yuanjun that someone in the palace reached out to Qu Mansion. That was why Dowager Consort Qu now wanted to meet the granddaughters of Qu Mansion. Therefore, the most important person was still Lord Yun.

There were faint sweat stains on her back. Facing the treacherous Lord Yun, no one would feel no pressure, especially when bearing the secrets related to her previous life. She could not tell this secret to him, nor could she let others know. She could only suppress it in her heart. However, some of her recent actions could be hidden from others but not from Pei Yuanjun.

She had to find a reason to explain herself.

Otherwise, why would she, a young lady of Qu Mansion, so actively interfere with the Ji Family’s matter and wholeheartedly investigate the Ji Family’s incidents?

She lowered her head and buried her head in her knees. In the silent night, she could clearly hear her own overly-intense heartbeat.

Pei Yuanjun’s words were not just to remind her. There was also a faint sense of threat, or it could also be considered a reminder to her, so that she would not interfere too much with the matters of the Crown Prince’s Mansion and Earl Ling’an’s Mansion.

Fortunately, the most important thing for Earl Ling’an’s Mansion now had been resolved. What she needed to do next was not directly interfere with the Ji Family’s matter. All she needed to do was to join hands with Concubine Xiang and Ji Yuanhai. Ji Yuanhai that child seemed to be smart, and he had a lot of feelings for Ji Yanyue in the past, and this was enough.

She bit her lips, and the corners of her lips turned pale and painful. This also made her clearly realize that she was now Qu Moying, no longer the Crown Princess Ji Hanyue of her previous life.

Yes, she came back, stepping on the traces of her previous life, walking up from the sea of blood step by step.

This time, she was even weaker, and she needed to be more careful…

As for the matter of Lord Yun mentioning her marrying into his mansion, Qu Moying did not take it to heart. What would happen in this life was not decided yet. For someone who did not even have a future, talking about how the future was a fantasy.

Under the long eyelashes, her eyes were dark, and the hands on her knees did not move. It was as if she had been sitting there for a long time and was planning to sit there forever…

After a long time, the light from the window flickered, and it could be seen that she stood up again. Then, her figure moved forward. The light went out, and it became dark.

Behind the high eaves, four guards hid in the darkness, staring at the tall figure standing at the corner of the eaves. Their master had been standing there in the wind for a long time. Nobody knew what he was looking at. It was clear that he had just come out of that room.

He looked a little hesitant!

The guards were very confused about their Lord’s behavior. When would Lord Yun do such a thing?

He didn’t sleep in the middle of the night and he actually went into the bedroom of a young lady. If the Emperor knew about this, he would be very happy.

The Emperor was always anxious to see Lord Yun getting married. These guards who had been secretly guarding him couldn’t know better.

Every time Lord Yun entered the palace, the Emperor would mention it to him, but his suggestion would be rejected by Lord Yun. So what did the current situation mean? Was Lord Yun really treating Fourth Lady Qu differently?

In the end, Qu Caiyue came over as expected. After Qu Moying rested for a bit in the afternoon, she got up and saw Yu Dong walking up to her. “My lady, Second Lady is here.”

“Let her in!” Qu Moying said indifferently. She casually took a hairpin from the dressing table and handed it to Yu Chun who was behind her. Yu Chun took it and inserted it into Qu Moying’s hair. She checked and felt that something was missing. Then, she started picking other jewelry in the jewelry box on the table.

The eye veil had already been tied up. Yu Chun only needed to pick some simple jewelry.

“Moying.” Qu Caiyue walked in.

“Please take a seat.” Qu Moying glanced at the obviously uneasy Qu Caiyue.

“Moying, I really didn’t do it on purpose yesterday.” Qu Caiyue didn’t sit down. She looked at Qu Moying, and her expression became more and more uneasy. She seemed to be a little flustered.

“Second Sister, must you go to the palace?” Qu Moying looked up at her.

“Moying, this is my only chance. You… You may look down on me, but… but I have to do this.” Qu Caiyue’s eyes turned red, and she lowered her head.

“Second Sister, I don’t want to interfere in your affairs. I am only the fourth-ranked Fourth Lady. What you do with Eldest Sister is only between the two of you. Now that you are allowed to enter the palace, it is not due to my intention either. It is due to your own ability and charm. I can’t tell anything, and there is no need to talk to me.”

Qu Moying bluntly spoke her mind. Yu Dong inserted another hairpin for her. This one was very short and very simple. However, it looked good overall.

“I know.” Qu Caiyue lowered her head and pinched the handkerchief in her hand a few times. Then, she looked up again. “Moying, I came here to thank you. After all, Granny Yan is under you.”

“Second Sister, you are wrong. Granny Yan is sent from the palace. It was also her who asked Third Sister to go to Grandmother and talk about all this. If you want to thank someone, then thank Third Sister.”

Qu Moying said. Her burning gaze landed on Qu Caiyue’s face. Even though her eyes were bound by an eye veil, one could faintly feel her displeasure.

She was not willing to take credit for this matter!

“Moying, we are a family. No matter what, I am still grateful to you. If not for you, maybe Dowager Consort Qu would never have thought of us.” Qu Caiyue lowered her head and explained. The handkerchief in her hand was crumpled into a ball and was stretched. It could be seen that she was very troubled.

“Is there anything else that you’ve come here for, Second Sister?” Seeing that she kept going around this topic, Qu Moying stopped beating around the bush and stood up, “If you have nothing else to do, I’m going out to see Grandmother.”

This was an order for Qu Caiyue to leave.

“Moying, we are about to enter the palace. I-I don’t really have any accessories. Can you lend me a few flower hairpins?”

To noble ladies, flower hairpins were not worth much, but they were more exquisite. Moreover, Qu Moying did have a few flower hairpins with her.

These were the ones that Qu Qiuyan had given to her in Dabei Temple. Qu Moying specially used a box to store these flower hairpins.

“Second Sister, you want to borrow flower hairpins from me?” Qu Moying asked without changing her expression.

This was not a big deal to begin with. Qu Caiyue came to live in West Mansion because she had thrown herself into the river. At that time, it was impossible for her to bring any clothes and accessories. Now, she only wore an ordinary hairpin on her head. It was completely different from her previous appearance. It was fine to keep this appearance on normal days, but if she were to enter the palace looking like this, it would indeed be too plain.

“Yes, can you lend me a few flower hairpins? When we come back from the palace. I… I will return them to you immediately. I originally wanted to go back and get my own, but I’m afraid that Madam would not be happy.”

Qu Caiyue said, looking very wronged.

Her current situation was indeed not very good, so it was reasonable to do this.

“I went to Qiuyan to borrow an earring. I’d like to borrow a few flower hairpins from you too,” Qu Caiyue said.

“Yu Dong, go and get those flower hairpins.” Qu Moying nodded and ordered.

“Yes!” Yu Dong turned around and entered the inner room. A short while later, she took a box of flower hairpins from inside. Qu Moying pushed the flower hairpins in front of Qu Caiyue. “Second Sister, these flower hairpins were given to me by Third Sister. In fact, it would be better for you to borrow some from Third Sister. She might have more styles with her.”

“Thank you. These are enough. Thank you, Moying.” Qu Caiyue bowed to Qu Moying and reached out to grab a flower hairpin, thanking her repeatedly.

“Moying, I won’t disturb you then.” With the item in hand, Qu Caiyue didn’t stay any longer. She restrained her previous cautiousness and revealed a smile.

Qu Moying didn’t ask her to stay. She nodded.

Watching Qu Caiyue leave, Yu Dong subconsciously looked out the window. “My lady, why did Second Lady borrow these flower hairpins?”

No matter how she looked at it, Second Lady did not seem to be pitiful to this extent where she needed to borrow jewelry to enter the palace. Even if she really did not have any, could she not just tell the Old Lady about it?

“She likes these flower hairpins.” Qu Moying said meaningfully, the corners of her lips silently curving.

The first step was to ask her to let her enter the palace.

The second step was to borrow a few problematic flower hairpins from her.

Within all this, Lord Jing and Lord Wei were also involved. The situation currently was becoming more and more mysterious. Fortunately, she was not worried that the matter would implicate her.

She had done the things that needed to be done. What would happen next would depend on how those people went about it. Right now, she seemed to be in an extremely dangerous situation herself. Pei Yuanjun had pushed all the thing onto her. He had practically treated her as a shield with the way he pushed her in front of the royal family.

At this time, no matter whether she avoided it or not, she could not escape. Thus, she might as well not avoid it. She would first follow Qu Caiyue’s intention…