"Wait a little longer." Qu Moying said lightly.
"Why should we wait any longer? Now that the young lady is the housekeeper, can she ask someone to check the lady's dowry?" Nanny Zhou asked puzzledly.
"There's no rush." Qu Moying still shook his head, he already had an idea in his mind.
Yu was locked up, no matter what Qu Zhizhen's purpose was, at least one thing was certain, Yu's hands could not reach too far for the time being.
The management of the mansion had fallen into Qu Qiuyan's hands before, and Qu Qiuyan must have intervened in this matter. At this moment, I have divided her power to be the head of the family, and Qu Qiuyan will not be happy.
After repeated attempts to plot against her failed, Qu Qiuyan could no longer endure it, even if she could. She always felt that things were not so simple around Qu Qiuyan.
Some things are vague and too strange. When the situation is unclear, just wait and see.
Qu Zhizhen's idea is good for himself, but it is not good news for Qu Qiuyan...
The second daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites made a scene in Qu Mansion about the concubine of the son of the Marquis of Yongning who pushed her and caused her to slip, and she did so in a way that no one could have imagined.
No one expected that the wife of the Minister of Rites would bring people to the door.
The victim didn't say anything. Instead, the person who pushed the victim and caused the miscarriage rushed to the door with reason. This was something that no one had ever seen before.
The commotion caused quite a stir for a while, and many people went to the front of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion to watch the excitement. It was heard that Mrs. Duan, who was causing the trouble, was right in front of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, but she had no intention of going in.
There were three layers of people inside and outside the gate of Yongning Marquis, all trying to find out what was going on.
It doesn't look like the Duan family is being rude, but rather like the victims are coming to visit.
Those who arrived earlier had already heard the general outline of the matter. They said that the concubine was restless and deliberately pretended to be pregnant in order to harm the second Miss Duan who had not yet married into the family. This led to the "miscarriage".
It turned out that all of this was directed by the concubine named Yu herself.
This time, Madam Duan also invited an imperial physician, asking him to diagnose whether the concubine had really miscarried or not.
She was making a fuss at the door and refused to go in. Madam Duan thought that was reasonable and did not want to go in and settle the matter privately. She wanted the Yongning Marquis's mansion to bring out the concubine named Yu and have the imperial physician examine her on the spot.
When Xu Lipeng heard that Mrs. Duan had come to make a scene, he hurried out and wanted to invite Mrs. Duan in to talk. He was also very embarrassed that such a thing had happened.
Yu Qingmeng’s matter was actually not difficult to investigate. The doctor was only slightly frightened and immediately told everything.
Aunt Yu asked this doctor to go to the Qu Mansion to treat Qu's second wife, Yu, and she deliberately kept him there. After the incident happened, it was this doctor who said that Yu Qingmeng had suffered a miscarriage. It can be said that all of this was directed and acted by Yu Qingmeng herself.
Ever since he found out the truth about this matter, Xu Lipeng has never set foot in Yu Qingmeng's yard again.
I didn't expect that this matter has not been settled yet, and now it has even reached the front door.
"Madam Duan, if you have anything to say, why don't you go in and talk first? It will be embarrassing for everyone if we make such a fuss." The wife of Marquis Yongning also arrived at the door and came to persuade Madam Duan in person.
"Madam Hou, when that concubine wanted to marry into the family, she said that she had been recognized before and had agreed to marry into the family first, so we didn't care. It was your prince who saved my daughter, so my daughter suffered a little, and letting a concubine marry into the family is nothing.
But why would a concubine's eldest son come out? And now they say this is fake, and that concubine wants to use this to frame my daughter. Yongning Marquis's Mansion is also a place with rules. I want to ask the Marquis's wife what to do now?"
Mrs. Duan said confidently.
She was a second wife, not a lady from a wealthy family, but the daughter of a minor official donated by a wealthy businessman. There were some things that others were embarrassed to say, but she had no taboos about it.
The wife of Marquis Yongning was both angry and annoyed. She really wanted to turn around and go in a huff, but her sleeve was still being pulled by Madam Duan, so she couldn't leave.
He could only hold back his anger and say, "We have to find out what happened first, and I will definitely give you an explanation."
"Madam Hou, did you know that this concubine is pregnant?" Madam Duan was unwilling to give up. Xu Lipeng had found out, and so had she.
After hearing that her daughter was assassinated, Madam Duan had no intention of letting Yu Qingmeng marry into the family. No matter what, she could not keep such a restless concubine.
Moreover, this concubine is a daughter of an official family, so it is even more impossible to keep her.
Let’s not look at Mrs. Yu back then. The current Madam Qu entered the family in this way and eventually replaced the original wife. Would she treat the daughter of the original wife so harshly
It is probably not convenient to kill her directly, otherwise Miss Qu Si would not be alive today.
"I... I really don't know about this." Madam Yongning could only grit her teeth and shake her head to deny it.
It is indeed dishonorable to have a son born out of wedlock. At first, people thought about giving birth to him first before dealing with the issue. Anyway, the marriage between Xu Lipeng and Duan Jinxiang was caused by Xu Lipeng saving Duan Jinxiang. In this matter, the Yongning Marquis' Mansion is good, and the Duan Mansion is suspicious. Based on this point, it is possible that the Duan Mansion could be suppressed to the end and have to recognize the son out of wedlock.
"Does that mean that Aunt Yu is really pretending? Madam Hou, I have brought the imperial physician with me this time. He will know the truth of the case with just one check." Madam Duan pointed to an imperial physician behind her and said.
He looked very justified. How could Lady Yongning Marquis not understand at this point? No wonder her son was not sad but angry after Yu Qingmeng had a miscarriage, and never entered Yu Qingmeng's yard since then.
But it turns out that there is such a fact.
The wife of Marquis Yongning was so angry that she felt dizzy. She wanted to call Yu Qingmeng over and slap her twice. It was Yu Qingmeng who ruined the marriage with the Qu family in the first place, and now she had brought out another evil concubine like this.
"Mother..." Xu Lipeng came out and saw this scene. Seeing Madam Duan tightly holding his mother's sleeve, his mother was embarrassed and awkward. She was furious and walked over to Madam Duan and bowed: "Meet Madam Duan, Second Madam."
Madam Duan saw Xu Lipeng coming out, so she couldn't do anything too much. She quickly let go of his hand, returned the greeting and said, "Master Xu."
"Madam Duan, our family will give your family an explanation on this matter. Please come into the house and talk to them. It will be embarrassing for everyone if we make a scene right in front of our door." Xu Lipeng raised his eyes and said with a slightly cold expression.
He had never liked Duan Jinxiang, and now he was even more disgusted with her, not only Duan Jinxiang, but also her biological mother who came from the market.
He was from a noble family in Yun, and even though he had fallen into poverty, he had always been particular about etiquette and manners since he was a child. He had never seen a woman like this before, who was like a shrew and actually started a scene in front of his own door, letting passers-by watch the fun and making his mother so embarrassed.
The wife of the Yongning Marquis took the opportunity to step aside and straightened her sleeves in anger.
son.
"Then let's go in and discuss the matter of this concubine. You, the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, cannot shield this vicious woman." Madam Duan did not want to really ruin the relationship between the two families. Seeing that Xu Lipeng had already come forward, she decided to stop while she was ahead. She nodded and spoke loudly.
The truth of the matter has already been made public. From now on, no one will believe this concubine even if she makes trouble by saying that her daughter hit her in the belly.
Xu Lipeng held his breath and let Madam Duan and her daughter go inside. The wife of Marquis Yongning had already entered the mansion first.
After letting the person in, he ordered the servants to close the door tightly before turning around and walking inside.
"Prince." A delicate voice came from the roadside.
Xu Lipeng raised his eyes coldly and looked at Duan Jinxiang who was standing by the road waiting for him, and said indifferently: "What's the matter?"
Madam Duan and the wife of Marquis Yongning had already gone forward, leaving Duan Jinxiang alone with a maid waiting for Xu Lipeng to come. It was obvious that the two ladies had left them behind on purpose.
"Mother was very angry when she found out about Aunt Yu's scheme against me, which is why things turned out like this. I hope the prince will forgive me." Duan Jinxiang pretended to wipe the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said in a soft voice.
Unfortunately, she looked average and very much like her biological mother who had just thrown a tantrum, so Xu Lipeng felt disgusted when he looked at her.
"It's okay, let's go!" Xu Lipeng strode past her.
"Prince, I'll show you the way. The marquis' wife took her mother that way just now." Duan Jinxiang pointed in a direction and said attentively.
But she saw that Xu Lipeng had already passed by with such great speed that she could not catch up with him for a while. She could only stomp her feet hard in anger.
The people from the Duan Mansion left not long after. After they left, Yu Qingmeng was tied to a soft bridge and left the Yongning Marquis Mansion through the back door. This was one of Madam Duan's requirements. This concubine with the surname Yu could not be kept, otherwise they would report the matter to the government.
Although this matter was a small matter, it caused great damage to the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion. The Marquis's wife agreed to the request to sell Yu Qingmeng.
But in fact, she was not really bought off. After all, Yu Qingmeng was not an ordinary concubine. She was sent back to the Yu Mansion in a sedan chair and allowed to deal with it on her own. From then on, she was not allowed to come to the Yongning Marquis Mansion again and had nothing to do with it. She was also not allowed to appear in public, otherwise she would be treated as a runaway concubine.
It wasn't long since Yu Qingmeng entered the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. She was so contented when she first entered, but now she is in such a state of disgrace. Not only has her reputation been ruined, but she has had to hide behind others and cannot see anyone from now on.
This incident caused quite a stir. Madam Duan really wanted to make a big deal out of it and have the Yongning Marquis' Mansion get rid of this harmful concubine. As a result, everyone in the capital knew about it all of a sudden. When people talked about this incident, they all felt that the Yongning Marquis' Mansion was a joke. Some things could not be hidden. The Yongning Marquis's son and Yu Qingmeng had been entangled with each other as early as when they were in the Qu Mansion, and this matter also spread.
All kinds of mocking and ridiculing voices made Xu Lipeng unable to leave the house for a while. What made him even more annoyed was that the next official position he had been planning to apply for was cancelled again. It was said that it was related to the Duke of Qi. Xu Lipeng was angry and resentful, but he didn't know how he had offended the Duke of Qi.
While the Yongning Marquis' Mansion was in chaos, the Qu Mansion was relatively peaceful.
Yu Qingmeng's matter involved the Yu family of the Qu Mansion, but at this time, the Yu family had been locked up and could not cause any trouble. However, one thing caught Qu Moying's attention. She received a note from the Duke of Qi's Mansion...