Chapter 263 The Fourth Prince's downfall, a series of misfortunes
Several ladies were talking in the inner room, while Tang Ning was outside greeting Fu Laiqing, Qian Qiyue and others. Also present was Zhou Yuchang, the second wife of Marquis Wenxin.
Madam Zhou Er and Qian Qiyue have completely different personalities, and neither of them looks like they come from a military family.
She spoke softly and had a gentle personality. She walked in a long Xiang bamboo skirt with a graceful figure. The hairpin on her head swayed slightly, but hardly moved at all. Even when she was ordering tea or pouring water, the tassels fell steadily on the side of her fair and pretty face. She looked more like the daughter of a civil official than Qian Qiyue.
"I've heard Ah Yue mention the County Lady many times, and I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but I just never had the chance." Zhou Yuchang spoke softly, "After meeting her today, the County Lady is indeed as Ah Yue said, extremely beautiful, and makes people feel close to her just by looking at her."
"Sister Ayue only knows how to say sweet words to make people happy."
Tang Ning smiled and said, "Sister Zhou, please don't call me the County Lady. You can call me Tang Ning or Aning just like Sister A Yue. I didn't have many friends in the past, so it's rare that I get along well with Sister Zhou. If you have time, just come over."
Zhou Yuchang was a little embarrassed: "I come here often, Aning, don't be disgusted. To be honest, I have been thinking about the books here for a long time, but I didn't dare to come to borrow them rashly because we were not familiar with each other before."
Tang Ning smiled immediately when he saw her blushing cheeks. This girl from the Marquis Wenxin's Mansion was actually a reserved person, and she made her purpose so clear, which made people feel favorable towards her.
She deliberately joked, "Sister Zhou, don't be polite. Haven't you seen Sister Ayue coming over every now and then to eat and drink for free? I don't mind it at all, let alone just reading..."
Qian Qiyue turned around and reached out to pinch her cheek: "Well, Xiao Haitang, how dare you make up stories about me!"
Tang Ning dodged with a smile: "No, it's Aunt Zhang who is talking about you."
Aunt Zhang is the cook of the Tang Mansion. She is an excellent cook, especially meat, which she can always prepare in different ways. Qian Qiyue has a strong taste and likes to eat meat, so she is always very satisfied every time she comes.
Seeing that she was making fun of herself, Qian Qiyue rushed over without giving up: "You are just making fun of me."
Tang Ning giggled when she tickled him, and quickly raised his hand to fight back, and the two of them burst into laughter.
Qian Qiyue often rode horses and whipped them, and she had also learned some kung fu, so she was quite strong. Tang Ning couldn't beat her, and she laughed so hard that she couldn't breathe, so she quickly begged for mercy and retreated.
Qian Qiyue tried to make a fuss and tried to grab her, but when she stood up, she hooked onto the table leg and staggered and fell onto the table in front of her.
"careful."
Fu Laiqing, who was sitting opposite, saw someone rushing towards him and subconsciously wanted to reach out to help, but when he saw Qian Qiyue's face, he quickly withdrew his hand and stepped back.
Qian Qiyue's hand, which she had originally intended to grab for support, missed and she fell on the table with a thud.
"What are you doing?!" Qian Qiyue looked up and glared. Seeing Fu Laiqing's hands retracted, she supported herself on the table and shouted angrily, "Fu Laiqing, am I a ghost? Why are you hiding?!"
Fu Laiqing shrank his neck in fear: "I didn't see it, it was an accident..."
"Bah!"
Qian Qiyue spat in his face. She had clearly seen this man surnamed Fu reach out his hand when he saw someone fall, but he retracted his hand when he saw her. She angrily glared at him and said, "Do you think I'm blind?!"
"This...men and women shouldn't touch each other..."
Qian Qiyue stared at him expressionlessly, "Keep making it up!"
“…”
Fu Laiqing was embarrassed and couldn't continue speaking because of her stare.
He really didn't mean it. He was just the last person who "accidentally" touched Miss Qian and was almost torn off the roof of his house by her three brothers and father. He had witnessed Miss Qian's superb acting skills with his own eyes, and saw how she fooled her father and brothers and almost ruined the Lu family.
It was really just a conditioned reflex. When he came to his senses, Miss Qian had already fallen.
Seeing Fu Laiqing looking at her with a timid look, full of help, Tang Ning hurriedly pulled Qian Qiyue and said, "Sister Yue, did you bump into anything?"
Qian Qiyue glared at Fu Laiqing fiercely, then turned around, rubbed her arm and said, "It's okay, it's just that this Fu guy is an eyesore."
Fu Laiqing: "..."
“There are so many girls in the Fu family, why did Madam Fu bring him here without bringing him along?”
"...I just dropped grandma off on the way..."
"I wasn't talking to you!"
Qian Qiyue had a stern face and looked ferocious.
Fu Laiqing: "..."
Feeling wronged, but dare not speak out.
Seeing the Fu family's young master almost cowering in anger, Madam Zhou Er suppressed her laughter and went forward to comfort Qian Qiyue. After coaxing her to sit down with a snort, she said, "Okay, Fu's young master didn't mean it. By the way, do you know about the Fourth Prince's downfall?"
Qian Qiyue was indeed distracted, while Tang Ning was surprised: "The Fourth Prince was defeated? When did it happen?"
"Mr. Fu should have known about this yesterday," said Mrs. Zhou Er.
Seeing Tang Ning looking at him with almond-shaped eyes, Fu Laiqing shifted uncomfortably before saying, "Yesterday, the young princess of Prince Ji's Mansion came to see her. The old princess Ji held a polo match at the Western Suburbs Horse Farm and invited many people from the capital. The Fourth Prince's wife has a good relationship with the young princess of Prince Ji's Mansion, so the Fourth Prince accompanied her."
"The Second Prince was there at the time. For some reason, the Fourth Prince got into an argument with him, and they both went on stage. The Fourth Prince got startled and fell off his horse. Fortunately, the people nearby reacted quickly and dragged him out in time, otherwise, something serious would have happened." He paused and said, "Master Xiao Qian was there too."
Tang Ning looked at Qian Qiyue: "Is it your brother?"
Qian Qiyue curled her lips: "Yes, it's Big Brother."
Qian Qingran was sent out to other places at an early age and did not spend much time in Beijing. He had previously returned to Beijing to report on his work and was now assigned to the Ministry of Works. He looked gentle and refined, and no one had expected that he was also very good at horseback riding.
It is said that if he had not helped the Fourth Prince and given others a chance to save him, the Fourth Prince would have been killed under the horses' hooves.
Qian Qiyue didn't like the Lu family, including the Queen and the Fourth Prince, but she also understood the situation yesterday. If the Fourth Prince really died on the racecourse, her brother and everyone present would probably be implicated.
Qian Qiyue muttered, "I heard from my eldest brother that although the Fourth Prince was rescued, he was dragged from his horse for a long distance, suffering injuries to his face and body. After this incident, the people at Prince Ji's Mansion were in a panic. They quickly broke up the polo match and sent the Fourth Prince back to the capital to find an imperial physician. People from Prince Ji's Mansion came to our house early this morning to express their gratitude."
Princess Wenqing of Prince Ji's Mansion used to be arrogant and looked down on everyone, but this morning when she pulled her aside, she was so affectionate, calling her sister A Yue all the time, and even asked about her elder brother in some subtle ways. Her eagerness made her hair stand on end.
The princess was extremely willful. She had once beaten someone to death while competing for a husband. But after she got the man, she felt bad about it and forced the marriage to end.
Mrs. Qian saw that the people from Prince Ji's Mansion seemed to be targeting her son, and she didn't want to greet them at all, so she made an excuse to go to Jiyun Lane and took Qian Qiyue out of the mansion.
Fu Laiqing was shocked when he heard Qian Qiyue's words: "Could it be that the young princess of Prince Ji's mansion has fallen in love with Master Qian?"
Qian Qiyue quickly said "Pooh, pooh, pooh" and glared at me, "Don't bring bad luck to me!"
As for Princess Wenqing, she doesn't want her to be her sister-in-law. Her elder brother will be so frustrated!
"But the Fourth Prince has been very unlucky these past few days. He fell and smashed his head in his own palace, and not long after that, he was thrown from his horse again. I heard that things are not going well with the Empress in the palace either."
"Just the other day, a maid died in Fengxi Palace. It was said that she stole something from the Queen and committed suicide. However, news came out from the palace that the maid was hanged on the beam in front of the Queen's bedroom."
Mrs. Zhou Er was a little shocked when she heard this: "Who did it?"
Qian Qiyue said, "I don't know. I just heard that a new group of palace servants were replaced in Fengxi Palace, and two eunuchs were beaten to death." She turned her head and said, "Tang Ning, did Governor Xiao tell you about this?"
Xiao Yan should know more about what's going on in the palace than they do.
Tang Ning shook his head: "Brother mentioned it briefly, but didn't elaborate."
The few people didn't think much about it after hearing it. After all, it was such a bloody thing, and Tang Ning was just a little girl, so it was normal that Xiao Yan didn't say much to her.
Qian Qiyue leaned on the table and muttered, "The Queen and the Fourth Prince are both unlucky. Who knows, they might have provoked some nasty creature. Forget it, let's not talk about them. There's no bad luck."
Fu Laiqing rolled his eyes and looked at Tang Ning.
The Queen and her son had been in trouble since the Fourth Prince investigated the Lu family. The fact that these things happened one after another couldn't be a coincidence. Uncle always said Tang Ning was smart and clever, so she wouldn't have failed to see that...
"Fu Laiqing, what are you looking at Tang Ning doing?"
Fu Laiqing quickly looked away: "Nothing."
Qian Qiyue snorted and glared at him: "I'm warning you, don't have any bad thoughts!"
Fu Laiqing: "..."
The spark of admiration in his heart had not even started to rise before it was extinguished by Tang Ning herself. How could he have any evil thoughts left?
"Miss Qian, I really didn't mean it just now." Fu Laiqing begged for mercy.
Qian Qiyue: "Do you think I believe you?"
Fu Laiqing: "..."
Seeing Qian Qiyue holding Tang Ning's arm and whispering to her, glancing at him from time to time, Fu Laiqing couldn't help but sigh deeply and look downcast.
Wronged.
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