“I… I didn’t…” Yu was repeatedly questioned by Qu Moying. Every time she spoke, she was blocked by Qu Moying. She felt very aggrieved. She was already weak to begin with, and her throat felt sweet due to anger. She covered her chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Hailan rushed over in panic and screamed, "Madam!"
"What's going on?" Qu Zhizhen's voice suddenly came from the door. Qu Moying took a step back and bowed deeply to Qu Zhizhen who walked in.
"Father!"
"Why are you here?" Qu Zhizhen glanced at Qu Moying and said lightly.
"I'm here to see the Second Madam." Qu Moying said. She had never called Yu Shi her mother, always the Second Madam. However, neither the Grand Madam, Qu Zhizhen, nor even Yu Shi had raised any doubts.
"Second Master, the fourth lady made the mistress faint because of anger." As soon as she saw Qu Zhizhen, Hai Lan immediately came up to complain with tears in her eyes. Yu on the bed tilted her head and simply fainted.
She had just used a lot of strength, vomited blood, and felt dizzy. If she pretended to faint at this time, no one would be able to tell.
"Father, I just want to ask the Second Madam something." Qu Moying lowered his head and said lightly.
Qu Zhizhen didn't say anything. His eyes fell coldly on Qu Moying with a bit of scrutiny. Although Qu Moying lowered her head, she could sense the scrutiny and sneered in her heart. She just heard Qu Zhizhen's breathing suddenly become deeper at the door. That was when she asked the last question, not when Yu vomited blood.
This cheap father didn't care about Shi as much as he thought.
This was a confirmation that surprised her a little.
"You came to see her, how come you made her so angry?" Qu Zhizhen said coldly.
"Father, I just want to know the truth!" Qu Moying raised her little face, her complexion slightly pale, but she still said stubbornly.
Qu Zhizhen was silent for a while, and then he waved his hand impatiently and said, "I already know about this. Go back. You don't have to come here if you have nothing to do in the future."
“Father, but this matter…” Qu Moying bit her lip, looking somewhat unhappy. This matter had become such a mess that everyone outside knew about it, but inside the mansion, no one had said anything since Qu Moying came back, or Qu Zhizhen had not expressed his opinion either.
It was as if Yu was really just an accident.
"I already know about this. You can go back first!" Seeing that she was still not leaving, Qu Zhizhen shouted with an unhappy face.
This time, Qu Moying kept her mouth shut and said nothing. After bowing to Qu Zhizhen, she lowered her head and turned to leave. Even though she lowered her head, Qu Zhizhen still saw the aggrieved expression that flashed across her face. He was silent for a moment and watched Qu Moying leave.
Yudong casually put the food basket in his hand at the door of Danglu and turned around to chase after him.
"Second Master... I really didn't frame her." Yu woke up on the bed at the right time, looked at Shang who was silently looking at Qu Moying's back, and said with red eyes.
"Yu, now you are still trying to make excuses about being poor. If it weren't for the sake of our two children, would I still tolerate you?" Qu Zhizhen turned his head coldly, his eyes fixed on Yu's thin, old face.
"Second Master, I really... I swear to God, I really didn't do that to the clothes, it was... it was Qu Moying herself, she must have wanted to harm me, that's why this happened!" Yu cried loudly, stretching out her hand and swiping in the air twice, as if trying to grab Qu Zhizhen's sleeve, but the two of them were a little far away, and her hand fell weakly.
"Stupid!" Qu Zhizhen said angrily, and took two steps further away from Yu. He scolded with a cold face, "It's okay if you are stupid, but don't let Yan'er and Cheng'er get involved."
“Second Master… I…” Yu wanted to explain something, but Qu Zhizhen couldn’t listen any more, so he turned around and left.
"Second Master, dinner is ready. Please have dinner before leaving." Hai Lan said hurriedly when she saw Qu Zhizhen was about to leave. This was originally the reason for inviting Qu Zhizhen. Of course, in addition to this reason, she also specifically mentioned that Fourth Miss Qu was going to the yard to meet the Second Madam.
When Qu Moying sent the maid to get the snacks, she asked for some freshly made snacks, which took quite some time. Yu had already received the news.
"You're full of anger, what's the use!" Qu Zhizhen said angrily, and seeing the food basket that Qu Moying put at the door, he kicked it, and the cakes in the basket were kicked over, and the plates and snacks inside were broken all over the floor, making a crisp breaking sound, which scared Yu so much that she shivered and pulled Hailan's sleeve tightly.
Some debris also splashed on Qu Zhizhen's shoes. He kicked them in disgust and turned around and walked away.
He pretended not to hear Yu's crying and shouting behind him.
Yu cried miserably, pulling Hailan's sleeve and sobbing. She had just vomited blood and there was blood at the corner of her mouth.
"Second Madam, don't cry first. It's okay. You are still the second madam of the Qu family. Nothing will happen to you." Hai Lan had to comfort Yu.
“No… he… he suspected me… he actually suspected me. I have been devoted to him for so many years, but he… in his heart…” Yu cried so hard that she couldn’t breathe. She held Hailan’s hand and tried to speak while crying.
Hai Lan's face changed drastically. She reached out and covered Yu's mouth with her hand. She lowered her voice and said tremblingly, "Madam, please stop talking!"
Yu seemed to have recovered her breath at this time. She nodded vigorously, stopped talking, and just kept crying.
Hailan put down her hand and whispered to Yu, and after a while, Yu finally stopped crying. She took Hailan's handkerchief and wiped away her tears. She leaned weakly on the thick cushion, hatred flashing in her eyes: "Hailan, I can't just let it go. A little bitch actually tricked me. I... I..."
Others may not know, but Yu herself is the clearest. She definitely did not tamper with Qu Moying's clothes, and this was not the reaction she had. But in the end it was her own daughter who had this reaction. Although the matter was suppressed because of her daughter's original relationship with King Jing.
But who knows if it will be dug up again one day.
After this incident, Yan'er said that King Jing was very angry, and also hinted that the princess he was going to marry should not only have a high status, but also have a noble character, and should not allow other people in the royal family to gossip about her.
Yu and Qu Qiuyan both felt that status was not a big problem, as there had been princes' wives of low status in the past, and Qu Zhizhen was now a minister, not an important official, but still a high-ranking official. But his so-called noble character, and the fact that he did not allow other members of the royal family to gossip about him, was referring to this incident.
When the incident happened, not only the Crown Prince and King Jing were present, but also Princess Changyu and her family.
Thinking that her daughter might miss out on the position of Princess Jing, and that all her plans for so many years had gone to waste because of Qu Moying, Yu wanted to tear Qu Moying's face apart. She also repeatedly hated herself for being soft-hearted. Over the years, she had not taken action many times. After letting Qu Moying escape with his life, she did not take action again.
Yu still thought she was kind, but she never thought that the reason why she didn't do more to Qu Moying was because
For fear that the lady would find out, and later because he was afraid that Ji Hanyue from the Ling'anbo Mansion would find out something, he didn't dare to kill Qu Moying openly, so he could only do it secretly. Every time something happened, he hurriedly hid behind the scenes and didn't dare to take action again in a short period of time.
Later, because Ji Hanyue sent a doctor to check Qu Moying's eyes, he never did anything rash again.
"Madam, please don't be angry. It's not worth it. Think about it. Miss Three should be ready soon. You should be nicer to Miss Four at this time. Didn't I tell you before that you should not get angry no matter what Miss Four says? Speak nicely and don't let Miss Four lead you in."
Hailan advised and used a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of Yu's mouth.
"I... I was so mad at this bitch..." Yu gritted her teeth. She knew it when Hailan sent someone to invite Qu Zhizhen. She originally planned to say a few words to vent her anger when Qu Zhizhen was not here. She didn't expect Qu Moying to take the lead in the conversation. She couldn't control what to say next for a while.
"Madam, let's not talk about this for now. You have already arranged everything that happens next." Hai Lan said.
Yu nodded, a sinister expression on her face, and nodded vigorously: "If this bitch is not the fourth lady of the Qu family, and is not the daughter of that bitch, then what is she!"
"It's best that Madam thinks this way. Anyway, it's just about the things that happened in the past few days. Since the fourth young lady is fake, then naturally everything is fake. Madam's framing of her can't be true. Madam's injustice can be cleared." Hai Lan responded to her, "Fortunately, Madam had a plan when the fourth young lady entered the mansion."
When Qu Moying was about to return home, Yu had already made plans, thinking that if the first plan failed, there would be another plan.
"This is the only way for now. If I were still in good health, I would definitely go by myself, but now... Yan'er, I'm really worried." Yu said weakly, closing her eyes.
"Madam, don't worry. Miss Third can do it. When Miss Third came here before, didn't you tell her very clearly? Even if this fails, it can't be blamed on Miss Third, right?"
“This is the only way we can do now! I’m just worried that Yan’er… is young and inexperienced, so the evidence isn’t enough. It would be better if there was more!” Yu nodded weakly.
The room fell silent. Hailan looked at the broken cakes, stood up and walked to the door of the inner room, thinking of asking someone to clean it up.
But when he walked to the pastries, he stopped, frowned, and his eyes fell on the pastries. He paused, then lowered his head to look at the pastries, as if thinking about something.
"Hai Lan, what's the matter?" Yu, who was lying on the bed, heard that Hai Lan had been silent, so she opened her eyes slightly and said in a low voice.
Hailan stood up and walked to Yu's side: "Madam, look at this cake..."
"What's wrong with the pastries? Throw them away. Who wants this cheap girl's pastries?" Yu slapped the bed board angrily.
"Madam, these cakes are all newly made. They don't look like they are already in the mansion..." Hai Lan said.
"So what? Where did this cheap girl find new pastries? But even if she did, I won't use them. Throw them away." Yu patted the bed again. She didn't understand why her confidante Hai Lan was so stupid today. Would she dare to eat the things sent by Qu Moying
"Madam, these cakes look like new cakes from the kitchen. I have never seen them before. They may be useful." Hai Lan whispered, leaning close to Yu's ear. Yu was surprised at first, and then nodded repeatedly...