In the study, Qin Huaiyong's cup hit Di's feet. Di took two steps back in fright and bumped into the coffee table next to her.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Qin Huaiyong looked at Di with a gloomy face, his eyes stern and evil.
Di was startled, knowing that Qin Huaiyong was really angry, so she hurriedly pretended to be confused and defended: "General, I don't know what you said?"
"Why didn't I know that you and your cousin have the same taste? When did you actually share the dishes that your cousin likes to eat!" Qin Huaiyong said sternly, with a coldness before the storm in his voice.
"I... General, I... I actually just wanted to taste the food that my cousin ate that day, so I casually said it to the people in the kitchen. After that, I took a few bites of the food that was delivered from the kitchen, and I didn't think it was good. , so I didn’t care, but I didn’t expect that the people in the kitchen would actually take advantage of the situation and take away most of my cousin’s food!”
Although Di was panicked, she knew what the problem was, so she immediately thought of a countermeasure and said hurriedly.
If you want to investigate the matter in the kitchen, you can still find out. Many people saw Di taking away a large portion of the dishes that day, so they couldn't hide it even if they wanted to.
"You like your cousin's food, so you want to share it?" Qin Huaiyong sneered.
"If the general doesn't believe it, you can ask. That day, it happened that the general and the prefect Qi went to discuss Yuru's marriage. I didn't know how the general discussed it, and I didn't have the appetite to eat. After I went to see my mother, I came back to have a meal. It was still my mother. A woman next to me mentioned that my cousin’s food tasted good, so I came up with this idea. Could it be that the general thought that I wanted to eat my cousin’s food?”
Di felt aggrieved and her eyes were red.
At that time, she was extra cautious and specifically asked a woman next to the old lady to mention the matter casually, and when she mentioned it, she also specifically mentioned it next to the old lady's confidant, Grandma Duan.
Because Qin Huaiyong had a good relationship with the prefect of Qi, they were very speculative every time they drank together, and almost every time they came back drunk. On that day, Di family specially sent Qin Huaiyong out to discuss the marriage with the prefect of Qi.
"How could it be such a coincidence? You happened to share your cousin's food, and Qionghua used her own portion, and then she was so hungry?" Qin Huaiyong couldn't believe Di's explanation, but his voice softened.
"General, how could I know such a thing... You know, my cousin has never been very close to me, and she would not tell me anything in the past. Although I desperately want to be friends with my cousin, my cousin has always been... I was cold and indifferent, what was she thinking, I really don’t know, Qionghua is her maid, what does that mean?”
Di Shi cried aggrievedly and covered her face with a handkerchief, feeling very sad. The meaning behind her words was not very pleasant. It meant that there was something wrong with Qionghua's words.
Qin Huaiyong's face was still gloomy. Shui Ruolan and Di's personalities were not harmonious, and they were indifferent to each other on weekdays. He knew this. Di's words were true, but he still couldn't understand the annoyance in his heart. A knot was tightly tied between the eyebrows.
Of course, he didn't know that what he saw was what Di Shi deliberately let him see. His so-called knowledge was only one-sided. He thought that Di Shi was sincerely good to Shui Ruolan, but in fact, in his opinion Wherever she went, Di always ignored Shui Ruolan and even made taunts and attacks on her.
"Whether it was your intention or not, at least it was because of you that such a mistake occurred. Since the mistake was caused by ourselves and it was us who were wrong, we naturally cannot treat our cousin badly." Qin Huaiyong was silent this time. After a while, he said slowly.
"General..." Di was startled and couldn't bear to cry anymore. She raised her head in astonishment and screamed in astonishment.
"What? Isn't it supposed to be like this? Things have happened, and we have to shoulder this responsibility." Qin Huaiyong sat down and said decisively. Originally, he didn't know Shui Ruolan's thoughts, but he saw her entering the house immediately. He didn't dare to say anything else. Since his cousin didn't care about him, of course he couldn't let his cousin down.
"But... but this is a misunderstanding, and my cousin also blamed herself for entering the family temple, which means..." Upon hearing that Qin Huaiyong really meant this, Mrs. Di became anxious and did not bother to wipe away the tears she pretended to cry. He hurriedly stopped him and said, "If the general wants to compensate her, then just do as she wants. If it embarrasses her, it will be even harder to deal with it then!"
These words were extremely beautiful. They were completely considered from Shui Ruolan's perspective, and they were even more reasonable.
If it were the previous Qin Huaiyong, he would definitely be moved by her words. This is why Qin Huaiyong has not dared to take action for so many days, but Qin Wanru's words just now dispelled his worries.
"Since I'm sorry to her first, I, a grown man, must make up for it. I'll go find my mother to discuss the matter soon!" Qin Huaiyong shook his hand and was silent for a long time before speaking decisively.
"But... but what should I do?" Di didn't expect that things would suddenly change, and she immediately said aggrievedly, "I... I couldn't change her mind at the moment, I still wanted to treat her as my cousin... I, I felt uncomfortable! "
Di Shi shed tears as she spoke. This time, she was not pretending, but mostly out of urgency. If there was really nothing between Shui Ruolan and Qin Huaiyong, Di Shi wouldn't really care, but if there was nothing between Shui Ruolan and Qin Huaiyong, There was a lot of friendship at first, but then something big went wrong.
"You suddenly took away a large portion of my cousin's dishes that day, and then Qionghua had diarrhea after eating vegetables. It couldn't be such a coincidence, right?" Qin Huaiyong said coldly. Since he had doubts in his heart, he would immediately lead him in that direction. And the more I thought about it, the more I doubted it. It was such a coincidence that these things came together.
Although Qin Huaiyong didn't know the real situation in the inner courtyard, he couldn't see through someone like Di who was plotting in the backyard for a while, but it didn't mean that he couldn't see the strange situation inside. At this time, he hadn't seen Di for a long time. I agreed, but felt a little bored in my heart.
"But this matter... is really just a coincidence. If the general doesn't believe it, you can go to the kitchen and ask questions, or you can ask the people around mother!" Di covered her face and cried again, with an extremely pitiful look on her face.
"You go down first, this matter is settled." Qin Huaiyong waved his hand and said displeasedly, and then added, "Stop making those coincidences, there are not so many coincidences in this world! If you If you don’t have the energy to take care of Yuru’s affairs well, let others take care of this family matter for you!”
This sentence was almost a warning to Di.
When Mrs. Di heard this, she was furious and wanted to speak back. Just as she was about to open her mouth, her sleeves were pulled silently a few times. When she turned around, she saw that it was her mother-in-law, Aunt Zhou.
Aunt Zhou made a gesture to her and pointed at the door, indicating that she should go out at this time.
Seeing Qin Huaiyong's look, Mrs. Di also knew that it was useless to say anything at this time, so she could only grit her teeth secretly, bowed to Qin Huaiyong humiliatedly, and then left while wiping her tears.
Seeing Di's departure, Qin Huaiyong raised his eyes again, stretched out his hand to rub his brows, his eyes fell on the plate of snacks on the table, and he said nothing for a long time.
After coming out of Qin Huaiyong's study, Di took Nanny Zhou to a quiet corner, stopped, and spat hard, with a face full of jealousy: "That bitch actually had an affair with the general. If I had known it then, I won’t give them such a chance!”
"Madam, don't be anxious. Isn't this matter not done yet?" Aunt Zhou comforted her.
"It depends on what the general wants, but I wish it would happen right away. I have already helped her to this point before she even enters the door. If she enters the door, there will be no way for us two mothers to survive!" Di said bitterly through gritted teeth, holding her hand in her hand. Her veil was about to be crushed by her. How could she be willing to bring herself such a big opponent with a small calculation
I thought that due to Shui Ruolan's character, if something like this happened, she would be so ashamed and angry that she would have no shame to see anyone, so she would hide by herself.
"Madam, don't worry. Even if the general wants to, this matter can't be done for a while. The marriage of the former eldest lady has just come to an end. Now everyone is talking about the rights and wrongs between our house and the Qi Prefect. At this time, the general and I You will definitely not let the general accept your cousin at the pass!"
Aunt Zhou pointed in the direction of the family temple with her eyes shining brightly, prompting Di.
This situation is at the forefront. If it is rumored that Qin Huaiyong has taken his cousin as a concubine, it will be both good and bad, and it may even affect Qin Huaiyong's career.
These words reminded Ms. Di, who nodded gloomily and took her widowed cousin as a concubine. If word of this got out, it would indeed be very unpleasant. Qin Huaiyong has always cherished his reputation, let alone Now people are moving around in the capital, and when they want to be transferred back to the capital, they can't be careless.
"But... she will let her in after all!" Di thought about it but still was not willing to give in.
"Madam, in fact, it is not the general who has the final say whether to enter or not. If something happens to my cousin in the past few days, even if the general wants to, it will not happen!" Aunt Zhou reminded her, "Miss Qi Don't you want to come over to play? Keep her for a few more days, and Magistrate Qi will come to pick her up. No matter if it's Magistrate Qi or the eldest son of Qi, we'll make plans later!"
"No, it will make the general suspicious!" Di refused flatly. Qin Huaiyong had already warned her just now.
"Madam, don't worry, even if this is a coincidence, it's not your coincidence. The general won't be able to find you by then. Is it possible that he can still cause trouble in the Qi family? The matter of the eldest lady is not in our family. You feel guilty!" Grandma Zhou pointed in the direction of the family temple.
After saying this, Mrs. Di was silent for a while, and after thinking about it, her eyes showed a bit of sinisterness: "Okay! When that girl gets into trouble, won't someone from their Qi family solve it? Then let that girl and that bitch get into trouble together. !”
After hearing what she said, Grandma Zhou immediately understood what she meant and hurriedly clapped her hands in praise.