"Miss, the second lady has indeed sent some freshly made pastries." When Nanny Miao came in to report, Qu Moying was embroidering a sachet. Her embroidery was average and not very good, but it was obvious that she put a lot of effort into it.
Putting down the sachet in his hand, he thought for a moment, and then a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips, very faint and cold: "Not much, right?"
"It's indeed not much, just a few pieces. Later, a maid went out and said she was going to the street to buy some candied fruits for the second lady to take for medicine." Nanny Miao reported again, and she admired the young lady even more. She could even think of such small things. She was really smart!
Qu Moying nodded. Although this was just a casual move, it would still be a small help if it was put to use.
Some things may seem like just a small knot, but at a critical moment, they may be evidence of a comeback. She is now looking forward to how Qu Qiuyan will perform in this matter...
When the sky was still just a faint hint of light, there were only a few early risers on the road, walking in a hurry. A middle-aged couple had arrived at the gate of Qu's mansion. After looking around, the two of them shrank back and went back to an early-opened dim sum shop on the street opposite Qu's mansion.
There were already customers in the shop, eating buns in groups of three or four.
The couple came in, looking timid, and it was obvious that they were not from the city.
"Dear guests, what would you like to order?" The people in the shop were not snobbish. The sturdy old woman who came up to say hello asked with a smile.
"Just... just two steamed buns!" The middle-aged man looked at the buns in the steamer, swallowed his saliva, and asked for two steamed buns.
"Okay!" the old woman answered and went over to get two steamed buns.
The middle-aged man took out a copper coin from his arms and handed it to the old woman.
The old woman took it with a smile and went to greet other guests. There were not many guests at that time, so it was not very busy.
The couple sat down and started to eat a steamed bun each. After a few bites, the middle-aged woman suddenly lowered her head and wiped her tears.
The middle-aged man also sighed, put down the steamed bun in his hand, and comforted the woman, "Don't cry, there's no use crying anymore, at least... at least she still misses you!"
“What are you thinking about? It’s been so many years. I told her that she is our daughter, but you… you don’t think she will recognize us. Until now… now… I… I feel guilty!” The middle-aged woman cried and complained.
There were so many implications in these words that even those who were having breakfast nearby and had nothing to do could hear it clearly, and some of them couldn't help but turn their eyes over.
“Look, they’ve got some newly-made pastries brought to us. It shows they know about it. They’ve always brought us some of the pastries they had…” The middle-aged man took out a greasy small package from his arms, opened it and saw a few exquisite pastries. Such pastries were definitely not made in ordinary shops. They looked more like the pastries from wealthy families.
Both delicate and delicious.
But such exquisite pastries are not eaten at the moment, and instead bland steamed buns are used. This makes people not only surprised, but also a little confused. There is something mysterious about this matter.
"Who wants her cakes? I... I just want my family to be reunited. I don't want any wealth. It's enough for my family to live together happily in harmony." The middle-aged woman pushed the cakes away with her hand and continued to wipe her tears.
"What happened to your child?" someone with a curious mind asked.
sentence.
"Our daughter...she...she doesn't recognize us." Upon hearing this question from a passerby, the middle-aged woman burst into tears and couldn't hold back for a moment.
"Don't cry, don't talk nonsense, our daughter...she won't disown us, she has her own reasons." After persuading her, the middle-aged man turned around and secretly wiped away his tears.
It makes people feel sympathy when watching it.
"Why doesn't your daughter recognize you? Is it because you...are not living a good life?" Someone looked at the couple and saw that they were poor. Although their clothes were clean, they had several patches on them and their hands showed signs of labor.
"She...she only wants to be a lady and doesn't want to go back with us...she..." the middle-aged woman responded while crying, but was interrupted by the middle-aged man.
"Don't talk nonsense and cause trouble for your daughter."
The middle-aged woman immediately shut up and no matter how others asked, she said nothing more. She just kept looking towards the Qu Mansion opposite, as if she was worried about something.
There were so many implications in the couple's words that aroused everyone's curiosity.
Originally, everyone thought it was just a maid from a wealthy family who refused to recognize her biological parents. But many people heard the word "Miss" just now. Could it be that it was not a maid but a Miss
Seeing the couple looking at the door opposite from time to time, I had more guesses.
Many people were talking about it, and some people came up to chat with them for various reasons, trying to ask something, but the couple kept their mouths tightly shut, their eyes were red, and tears fell from time to time, but no one could get out of them.
"Which lady in the Qu family is your daughter?" Finally, a smart and thin middle-aged man came forward and asked with a smile. This time the question was asked in a different way. The couple was stunned for a moment. The middle-aged woman looked up at the passers-by, shook her head, and still said nothing.
"Is it Miss Qu?"
"No!" The middle-aged woman shook her head.
"Miss Qu Er?"
"Of course not." The middle-aged woman shook her head again.
"Miss Qu San?"
"No, no!" The middle-aged woman panicked and raised her eyes and shook her hands.
"That's Miss Qu Si!" the person on the other side said with certainty.
As soon as she finished speaking, the middle-aged woman stood up suddenly in shock, her face changed drastically, she reached out and pulled the middle-aged man up, and walked towards the gate of Qu's mansion in a panic, not daring to stay here any longer.
Fourth Miss Qu? The one who was said to be talentless, ugly, and had an eye disease, and whose engagement was recently rejected? In the past, many people in the capital had only heard of the first few points about this Fourth Miss Qu, but recently, many things about the Fourth Miss Qu have been dug up.
The rumor that the marriage was called off and that she was framed by Madam Qu Er is still rife.
Speaking of this Fourth Miss Qu, everyone now feels pity for her. When talking about the former Marquis Yongning's son who had a very good reputation, many people despise him. As for Second Madam Qu, even more people think that such a vicious woman is too abominable, as she cannot even tolerate a poor girl born to her ex-wife.
But what is the situation now? Miss Qu Si is not the biological daughter of Minister Qu? Is she the daughter of the poor couple just now
As everyone looked at each other, they immediately felt that this was a shocking piece of news. Some passers-by who had nothing to do decided not to leave and simply sat in the snack shop to watch the excitement. It was still early and the gate of Qu's house was not open yet. Everyone sat here and talked about it.
Those who were busy left in a hurry, but more and more people who had nothing to do were waiting to see the excitement in Qu's mansion.
Miss Qu Si is a fake!
It turns out that Fourth Miss Qu is not Minister Qu’s biological daughter.
Miss Qu Si has a pair of parents who don't look that good...
In just a short while, a lot of words had been heard, but everyone consciously avoided going to the door of Qu's house and just watched the excitement from afar.
Finally, daybreak came and the gate of Qu's mansion opened. The servant guarding the gate saw the couple huddled at the door, and immediately stepped forward to ask a few questions, then turned around and ran inside.
Everyone waited for a while before seeing a servant who looked like a manager coming out. After looking at the middle-aged couple at the door, he nodded and called them in, and then the door of Qu Mansion was closed again.
"It really went in. It really went in."
"It looks like it's real, otherwise I wouldn't have the courage to enter Qu's house."
"This Fourth Miss Qu is actually a fake. Could she be the wife of the former Minister..."
"It doesn't seem like it. It sounds like their child was taken away from them, and their parents found him many years later."…
People in the shop were talking about all sorts of things, but they all had one thing in common: they were just here to watch the fun...
People outside were watching the fun. Qu Moying was paying her respects to the old lady. Qu Qiuyan actually arrived earlier than her.
Just after the ceremony, a maid suddenly came in in a panic, "Madam, the second master wants to invite the fourth young lady over."
"At this time?" The lady was also stunned. Qu Zhizhen had not attended court in the past few days and stayed in the mansion every day.
"Yes, right now, the Second Master has a very urgent matter." said the old woman.
The lady frowned: "What's the matter?"
"I don't know either. The Second Master gave the order." The old woman lowered her head.
"Grandma, I'll go with my fourth sister to take a look." Qu Qiuyan volunteered.
Qu Moying's watery eyes turned and she understood. A hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes. It seemed that Qu Qiuyan came so early today just to be there in person. No wonder she got up so early today.
Yu and Qu Qiuyan are really anxious, and they are about to start acting!
"Grandma, maybe father suddenly thought of something important and wanted me to go over and ask." Qu Moying said softly.
Seeing that both of them said so, even though the lady was full of doubts, she had no choice but to let Qu Moying go. It just so happened that Qu Qiuyan wanted to accompany Qu Moying, so she let them go together.
In the study, Qu Zhizhen looked fiercely at the couple who were kneeling in front of him and crying. His eyes fell on the pile of little things in front of them and he was furious.
"Is this the evidence you are talking about?"
"Yes, these are our evidence, sir. The fourth young lady is really our daughter. We just want to take her away. We are old, and she is our only daughter. Now we have to return home. We are worried about leaving her here. We don't want anything but her."
The middle-aged woman kowtowed several times to Qu Zhizhen above and cried.
The middle-aged man also kowtowed a few times. He looked a little dull and just cried along with the middle-aged woman.
The veins on Qu Zhizhen's forehead bulged, and he slammed the table so hard that the pens, inkstones, and paper on the table bounced up, "You are talking nonsense!"