Seeing that the lady was pale and her body was shaky, Qu Moying and Wu Ma hurried forward, patting her on the back and calling out to her anxiously.
It took a lot of effort for the lady to recover.
“He… he is… he… he…” The lady was almost speechless, tears streaming down her face.
In the past, her son would say some things that made her angry, but this was the first time that he said such harsh words in front of her granddaughter. The lady was heartbroken.
"Grandma, don't be angry. Father...maybe he's just being upset." Qu Moying advised.
“He…his temper is just like this. You can’t talk about anything he does. If you talk about it, he’ll get angry. It’s been so many years…he…he has never changed…” The lady wiped her tears and said, feeling angry and annoyed.
"Madam, the Second Master's temper... has not changed for a day or two, so don't be angry. If you are really annoyed, just go and live in the East Courtyard." Wu Ma also advised.
My nanny saw clearly that the eldest master was honest, and although the eldest lady was incompetent and a little weak, she still respected the dowager.
The Second Master has always been autocratic and dictatorial, and even if the Lady Dowager wanted to persuade him, she couldn't. Otherwise, he wouldn't have caused the trouble of marrying a wife in the first place.
My nanny sincerely thinks that it would be better for the lady to live in the East Palace and live with the eldest master of the East Palace.
"Grandmother... If father really treated you like this, you should really live with your aunt in the East Mansion. At least your aunt has always been filial to you, and Miss Xie..." Qu Moying realized that he had said something wrong and quickly stopped talking.
The lady heard something and grabbed Qu Moying's hand: "Did something happen to Xie Lian?"
Qu Moying reached out and patted the lady's hand, smiling at her reassuringly: "Don't worry, grandma, nothing has happened. Miss Xie has been doing needlework in the sewing room of my house recently."
"Why does she keep coming here? She is a woman waiting to be married, shouldn't she be in the Zhu Mansion?" The more the lady listened, the more puzzled she found it. Whose bride would specially go to someone else's house at this time, and to the Prince of Ying's house? It sounded so unreliable.
Xie Lian was the one she had chosen in the beginning, and he was also the one she had chosen for her youngest son. He seemed to be a good person at the beginning. Could it be that... what she saw was not necessarily true
What should she do? She wanted to marry a virtuous wife for her son, and she couldn't have another troublemaker like Yu.
Feeling anxious, he pulled Qu Moying's hand.
"Grandmother... it's not a big deal. When she came here before, she said that the boots she made for my father were not suitable, so she went to the Jing Palace to ask for help from her two sisters, and then went to the Ying Palace. I saw that the material she brought was not good, so I asked the sewing room in the palace to make her a new batch of material to make clothes, boots and other necessities."
Qu Moying said vaguely.
"Our princess also gave Miss Xie a lot of dowry." Yu Chun couldn't help but mutter in a low voice. She was very dissatisfied with this matter and her lips were pouted.
The lady felt a suffocating feeling in her chest, "She...how could she do this!"
Even though Qu Moying's words were vague, how could the lady not understand the meaning of these words? Not to mention the matter of making boots, even if she didn't quite understand it, she would have looked for someone from the Zhu Mansion. Why didn't the people from the Zhu Mansion care too much, but let her own granddaughter take care of it? Besides, even if it was just making boots, couldn't she come back after she was done
How come there are still clothes making, other things, and even stickers
To supplement the dowry.
In the past, Xie Lian was a good person, and the lady really thought she had found a good wife for her son. But now she realizes that she didn't understand Xie Lian at all.
How could she do such a shameless thing
She goes to the sewing room of the British palace every day. It is obvious that she treats that place as her own. She takes whatever she likes and makes whatever she likes.
As for the dowry, it is even more so. She is the elder when she marries in. How can she let a junior supplement her dowry, and take it without any guilt
I'm afraid marrying a daughter-in-law like this is not a good one.
What will happen in the future? The old lady's eyes went dark, her hands loosened, and she almost fell. Qu Moying hurriedly supported her: "Grandma, these are all trivial matters, you don't have to worry about it."
"This is not a small matter, this... this person clearly has a bad character!" The lady murmured to herself, feeling that she was blind. How could she think that this woman was a good person? Could such a greedy woman really take care of her own inner courtyard
"Tell your father to take the person away... This marriage must be cancelled." The lady muttered to herself.
When Aunt Wu heard this, she panicked: "The Madam is getting married soon, how can we cancel this?"
“Why not… We can’t afford to marry a girl like this…” The old lady said breathlessly while holding Qu Moying’s hand. It was because of the Yu family that their family had become like this. Now with the addition of Xie Lian, how… how are they going to live in the future
"Madam, it was Concubine Zhu Jing who approved this matter." My nanny said hurriedly when she saw that the Madam was determined to do it.
In a word, when I mentioned the Madam, I felt as if cold water was poured on my head, and my whole body was cold. Concubine Zhu Jing? Yes, Concubine Zhu Jing agreed to this matter, and she could not withdraw just because she wanted to.
"Grandma, even if it's not Concubine Zhu Jing, there is still father's intention." Qu Moying said, holding the lady's cold fingers.
"Your father?" The lady didn't understand. She turned her eyes around blankly and looked at Qu Moying.
"Grandma, although it was you who proposed this marriage, it must have been agreed by my father, right?" Qu Moying reminded her softly. She had to say this. Some things are better to suffer a short pain than a long one. She had come here today on purpose.
There are some things that you don’t know until you point them out, as if there is a veil covering your eyes.
But after someone pointed it out to me, everything became clear.
The lady's eyes suddenly widened, and she pressed her hands on the table with trembling hands. She looked at Qu Moying in disbelief, and then looked at my nanny beside her.
This person has been with her since she got married, and she is the only one in this mansion who dares to speak to her.
Aunt Wu shook her head bitterly and lowered her head, feeling extremely ashamed. Like the Madam, she was also awakened by these words. Originally... she really didn't think in that direction.
Given the Second Master's personality, how could he agree to the Lady Dowager's arrangement of a marriage for him if he was not satisfied with it? He was like this when he was young, and now that he is older, it is even more impossible for him to agree with the Lady Dowager's opinion, unless he is satisfied with the marriage and agrees with it.
So, the Second Master had already taken a liking to Miss Xie when she was in the mansion.
Or it could be said that it was not necessarily the second master who chose her, but that both of them were attracted to her.
My nanny knew what kind of person the second master was. Even if he was only marrying a second wife, he would never be interested in an orphan.
Girl, the lady-in-waiting thought that a virtuous wife should be married, but the second master had a different opinion on this. Therefore, this "orphan girl" was kept a secret from everyone in the mansion.
But this marriage is imminent and must take place, and it cannot be postponed.
"Grandma, if you are angry, just go and live at your uncle's house." Qu Moying comforted the old lady softly, fearing that she was really angry. Old people could not stand so many things, but she had to say these words. If she didn't say it now, the grandmother's situation would be even more difficult in the future.
"Madam... why don't you really go live with the master of the East Palace?" Wu Ma said. After what she had just said, she was full of opinions about Qu Zhizhen.
If this really goes against the rules of women's conduct, it might not be appropriate for this future second wife to do so.
Thinking about how the Madam was wholeheartedly devoted to the Second Master, yet the Second Master still did these things to irritate the Madam, my nanny felt very upset.
"At this moment... I'm afraid it's not appropriate." The old lady finally recovered. Qu Zhizhen had pissed her off many times in the past, and now when he thought about it, he felt heartbroken.
My son never tells me anything and keeps me in the dark. Not only does he push me ahead when it comes to things he clearly wants to do, but I'm afraid he doesn't have much filial piety towards me.
When I think of the sad things, my eyes become tearful.
But he was her son after all, and the lady didn't want to embarrass Qu Zhizhen.
"Let's wait until he gets married. After that, I will go and live with the eldest brother. At least things will be more comfortable there." The lady said sadly.
Out of sight, out of mind. Xie Lian is not a good person, and her son is not an easy person to deal with. It is hard to say who has misled whom. The Madam feels that she is old and does not want to accompany them anymore. Let them do whatever they want. Anyway, the people who stay in this mansion will be those she doesn't like.
I have seen too much and I can't help but say it. Even if I try to hold it back, my heart aches.
"It's best that grandma thinks this way. My uncle has always been filial, and my aunt is gentle, but she doesn't have any bad intentions. Grandma will definitely be more satisfied if she can live there." Qu Moying looked at my grandma, "But I'll have to trouble my grandma to let her know about this as soon as possible, so as to avoid being too hasty."
"Haste" is a euphemism. I'm afraid that will make Qu Zhizhen furious. It's better to reveal the matter first. The lady just doesn't want to live with her second son, and she won't really stop associating with him from now on.
And there is another point. Given her status as a lady dowager, even if she wanted to live in the East Palace, she would have to be invited by her uncle and aunt in the East Palace first to avoid losing face.
Wu Ma also understood what this meant. She nodded and looked at Qu Moying gratefully: "Thank you, Princess, for your reminder."
There are not many things that can be thought of. The fact that the Princess of England brought this up shows that she really cares about the Dowager. She is not like the Second Master, who is not close to the Dowager as a mother, but also takes advantage of her motherly love and sets a trap for her.
Such behavior is really infuriating.
Of course, compared to her anger towards Qu Zhizhen, Wu Ma was even more angry at Xie Lian. When she was in the mansion, the lady took care of her wholeheartedly, and seeing that she was pitiful, she gave her all the good things. She never expected that in the end, she would let such a shameless woman enter the West Mansion.
She even kicked the Madam out in the end. This woman is so hateful. If she has the chance, she will definitely help the Madam vent her anger...