"We are sisters. Don't even mention it." Qu Qiuyan gave Qu Moying a smile, looking a bit complacent. She couldn't take anything from Qu Moying, but she could give her things as she wanted.
However, not every person deserved her gift!
The two young ladies said goodbye to each other friendly at the Old Lady's yard door and left the different directions.
Strolling to her yard, Qu Moying held the hairpin in front of her eyes and watched those pearls clattering each other. It was indeed an exquisite hairpin, unique enough for her to remember it till now.
She saw the same hairpins at the empress' place. There was a set of four hairpins sent to the empress as a tribute. That day, the empress invited her over to pick some accessories. When she got to the empress' place, Noble Consort He was there too. After the set of hairpins was presented to them, Noble Consort He's eyes lit up, and she asked the empress for the hairpins immediately, saying that it would be a nice gift for Lord Jing's future wife. Plus, the number four was a sign of good luck in their culture.
At that time, she noticed Noble Consort He picked County Lady Jingyu as her son's wife candidate. Hearing Noble Consort He's request, the empress looked a bit unwilling and even signaled her to ask for those hairpins too. She thought it was unnecessary to compete with Noble Consort He over some hairpins and ignored the empress' hint.
In the end, Noble Consort He got the hairpins while she was scolded by the empress in private.
The empress even asked her if she didn't want to bring good luck for her and the Crown Prince's marriage and blamed her for being useless.
Moreover, the empress didn't let her leave the royal palace until Pei Luo'an came to explain for her.
Now, everything had changed, but surprisingly, she saw the same hairpin again, giving her a complex feeling.
Two of the four hairpins were in Qu Qiuyan's hands. She claimed herself to be the future Madam Jing, but Lord Jing didn't seem willing to make their relationship public. Not to mention, his heart had been wavering between the Guardian General's daughter and County Lady Jingyu.
The more complicated the situation became, the more amusing it felt for Qu Moying.
"My lady..." Noticing Qu Moying fell into silence, Yu Dong looked at the distance and reminded her in a low voice. He sensed some noise and movement as he had better sight and hearing than ordinary maids.
Qu Moying shook her head quietly and didn't turn back to look at him.
Suddenly, an old maid rushed out behind a tree in front of them and bumped into Qu Moying rudely. As Qu Moying lost her balance and staggered back, Yu Chun and Yu Dong hurriedly went up to steady her.
"Hey, watch out! Didn't you see us here?" Yu Chun said in rage while holding Qu Moying's hand.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm really sorry!" The old maid kept apologizing with her head lowered.
After standing still, Qu Moying frowned, "Let's go!"
That hit was pretty hard just now, and her arm still hurt.
"Thank you, my lady. Thank you, my lady." The old maid turned around and ran away immediately.
Everything happened too fast. Before they realized it, the old maid had already disappeared.
"My lady, I couldn't even see her face," Yu Dong said in an annoyed voice, looking in the direction where the maid left. No matter how good his sight was, he couldn't see the person clearly since the old maid moved too fast and kept lowering her head during the whole time.
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Reborn to Be A Noble Wife
Historical FictionDie in Water and Revive in Fire Ji Hanyue was born of a general. On the evening when she married the Crown Prince, she was framed and pushed into a lake. Before she died, she was told that both her father and sister had been murdered. When she woke...
