After being humiliated by Qu Moying, Yu did not return to her own courtyard, but went straight to her daughter Qu Qiuyan's Furong Pavilion.
"Mother, how is Qinghe?" Qu Qiuyan asked anxiously after bringing Yu into the house. She was not worried about Qinghe, but was afraid that the matter would involve her.
Qu Qiuyan has been very panicked since Qinghe was called away by the lady.
She was the one who did it, how could she not know? She originally thought that Qu Moying would definitely die when the fire started. She was a blind person, and no one around her was there. She couldn't open her eyes under the strong light, and she couldn't escape even if she wanted to. Afterwards, no one knew that she had someone do it, so they would definitely think that the blind person accidentally knocked over the oil lamp, and she couldn't blame anyone for her death.
"Qing He has been in trouble!" Yu sat down on the chair and scolded anxiously, "Why are you so careless? Didn't I tell you to be patient for a few more days and think more carefully before taking action? Now you are so impatient to take action, it is easy to cause trouble."
"Then... what should we do?" Qu Qiuyan panicked, her face turned pale, and she asked anxiously.
"What else can we do? We have to put Qing He to death to put an end to it all." Yu pressed her forehead with her hand, feeling a headache. "But now Qing He has fallen into the hands of the Madam, and she listened to that blind girl and wanted to sell her whole family out. This girl will be a disaster wherever she ends up in the future!"
Now that the person was in the hands of the lady, Yu did not dare to act rashly.
"Mother, I will take people to beat Qinghe to death right now, and say that it is revenge for that blind girl. Even if grandmother punishes me afterwards, it will be too late!" Qu Qiuyan's eyes turned, she raised her eyebrows and suggested.
"No!" Yu stretched out her hand to stop her. Qu Qiuyan had always been arrogant. In the past, she had beaten her servants to death in places where the lady couldn't see. But now the lady was staring at her closely, so it was not appropriate for her to move.
"Don't do it in the mansion. When Qinghe is sold, find someone to secretly buy it and then secretly deal with it!" Yu said, and then reminded Qu Qiuyan, "Don't do anything to that blind girl recently. Wait until this matter is settled before dealing with her. If your grandmother finds out, she will definitely not let us two have an easy time."
After saying this, Yu became more and more annoyed. She had been Qu Zhizhen's principal wife for so many years, but the old lady had never liked her, and even her daughter did not like the old lady's favor.
"Don't worry, mother. I won't act rashly!" Qu Qiuyan nodded, but after thinking about it, she felt uneasy again, "Will grandma ask me about Qinghe?"
"It should be possible." Yu was not sure either.
"If they ask, what should I say?" Qu Qiuyan was a little flustered. She was always a little afraid of the old lady.
meaning.
"Explain clearly that this matter has nothing to do with you. Tomorrow morning when you go to pay your respects to the Madam, you should take the initiative to plead guilty. You must not shirk responsibility. This matter is now a matter of a maid murdering other masters, and you, the master, are unaware of it. When the time comes, you will admit that you are guilty of not disciplining your children properly and not knowing how to judge people."
Yu taught.
"Why should I bear this crime?" Qu Qiuyan was unconvinced.
"Yan'er, now that you've said that, that blind girl can't say anything to you no matter how wronged she is, and she has to be tolerant and generous. You, as her elder sister, have said that. If she keeps bringing up this matter, it would seem petty and disregarding sisterly love. After all, you seem innocent in this matter too."
Yu explained earnestly.
"Will this really be okay?" Qu Qiuyan asked doubtfully.
"Of course it's okay. Come here, I'll tell you what you should say if your grandmother asks you about this." Yu waved to Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Qiuyan leaned over and nodded as she listened...
When the lady's people came to summon them, the mother and daughter had already discussed it. The opportunity was right, and the sooner they took the initiative to apologize, the better. So Yu hurried over with Qu Qiuyan.
"Yu, how do you manage the affairs of the mansion? If you can't do it, just don't do it in the future." As soon as she saw Yu, the lady cursed angrily.
"Mother, I just asked Miss Yan about the fire in the Fourth Miss's yard. She really didn't know anything about it and was very angry. Qinghe usually pretends to be a kind person, but who knew she was so vicious!" Yu thought it was still about what happened just now, so she hurriedly explained and winked at Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Qiuyan understood, took two steps forward, knelt down in front of the old lady, and squeezed out two tears: "Grandma, I really don't know about Qinghe's affairs!"
Then he turned to Qu Moying in a hypocritical manner and said, "Fourth sister, I didn't discipline Qinghe well. It's my fault. If you are angry, just come to me. This matter really has nothing to do with mother. It's my fault for not teaching the maid well. Fortunately, fourth sister is fine now, otherwise I will die with guilt."
Qu Qiuyan wiped her tears with a handkerchief as she spoke, expressing her deep remorse.
"Girl Ying, it's all your third sister's fault. She was careless." Yu echoed from the side, took two steps forward, took Qu Moying's hand affectionately, and pulled her in front of Qu Qiuyan, "Fourth Miss, it's all your third sister's fault. Even if you hit your sister today, it's what you deserve."
The two people sang in harmony, singing and composing together, retreating in order to advance!
"Since Madam thinks so,
I won't be polite." Qu Moying lowered his eyes to look at Qu Qiuyan, sneered, then shook off Yu's hand, raised his hand and slapped Qu Qiuyan's pretty face twice.
There were two "pa, pa" sounds, and everyone was stunned. No one expected that Qu Moying would really take action.
The long little finger slid across Qu Qiuyan's delicate little face, leaving two faint blood marks on her face.
"Qu Moying, you ugly and blind bitch, you actually dare to hit me? Don't you see who you are? You are a lowly bitch worse than a servant!" Qu Qiuyan could no longer maintain the delicate expression on her face. She had never thought that one day she would be beaten by Qu Moying, the person she despised the most. She pointed at Qu Moying out of control and cursed loudly.
"How dare you! Where did you learn such dirty words? Who taught you to say that? Yu, is this how you discipline her?" The old lady also reacted at this time. Seeing Qu Qiuyan's scolding so excessively, she became so angry that her face turned blue. She picked up the teacup at hand and smashed it hard at Qu Qiuyan's feet.
The teacup shattered at Qu Qiuyan's feet, and a few leaves splashed onto her dress. Looking at the gloomy face of the old lady, Qu Qiuyan dared not curse anymore. Her eyes were red with grievance, and she squeezed out a few more tears as she looked at the old lady, complaining, "Grandma, she hit me!"
With her face similar to Yu's, she looks extremely pitiful.
"If Third Sister feels that you were wronged by the two slaps, and Qing He happened to be alive, let's go to see the official together tomorrow. Someone is trying to murder me, and I will go to court as the victim!"
Qu Moying sneered, with a sinister look in his eyes.
She spared Qinghe's life in order to restrain Yu's mother and daughter at the appropriate time, and now is the perfect time!
"What are you talking about, Fourth Miss? We are sisters, why make such a fuss? Your Third Sister was indeed wrong to keep a maid with ulterior motives by her side, and she almost got into trouble. But sisters are sisters after all, and they are still young ladies in the boudoir. It's not good to make a big fuss. Mother, don't you think this is the truth!"
When she heard that they were going to court and Qinghe was going to be interrogated, Yu panicked and hurried over to smooth things over. At the same time, she turned her head and glared at Qu Qiuyan, signaling her not to act rashly.
Understanding Yu's hint, Qu Qiuyan gritted her teeth and had to swallow her anger. She reached out to touch her face and felt a burning pain. There were two faint bloodstains on the palms of her hands. She knew her face was cut. She wanted to pounce on Qu Moying and grab his face, but she had to swallow her anger. Her eyes were filled with resentment.
"Madam, there is a fire in the southeast direction. It's very big. I don't know which house the fire started in!" A maid ran in hurriedly and reported.