A carriage drove out from the back door of Fengyangbo's mansion.
After leaving Fengyangbo's mansion, they went out of the city and finally stopped outside a courtyard outside the city.
Two maids jumped off the carriage, one on the left and one on the right, and supported the last delicate woman who got off the carriage into the house.
After sitting down inside and drinking a few sips of tea, I heard someone outside announce, "Second Master Qu wants to see you."
"Please come in." The woman said happily.
Qu Mingcheng walked in from outside. Seeing the delicate woman in the middle, he couldn't help but smile and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, don't worry, Second Young Master." The woman said in a soft voice, her face slightly red.
She was beautiful, with a pair of particularly outstanding eyes. When she looked at people, her eyes were as clear as water and full of affection. She seemed to be a few years older than Qu Mingcheng. Her clothes were not gorgeous, just a simple light-colored dress, which made her look even more fragile, delicate and soft.
Xu Qinglu was from a family of officials in the past. She was the eldest daughter and the one the family had high hopes for. Unfortunately, the family fell into decline and their branch was no longer viable. From then on, she became very close to the Fengyang Marquis's mansion because she was related to the Marquis's wife and was the daughter of the Marquis's sister. Therefore, she was very much loved by the Marquis's wife.
Although there are still members of the Xu family who are in officialdom, they are ultimately not as powerful as the Fengyang Marquis' Mansion. Therefore, Miss Xu Qinglu lives in the Fengyang Marquis' Mansion most of the time and is addressed as the cousin of the Fengyang Marquis' Mansion.
It's just that she is in poor health and gets sick from time to time. Although she has been in the mansion of Marquis Fengyang, she does not see guests most of the time. When she occasionally travels, she follows Miss Yan Yujiao, Marquis Fengyang.
"I brought some medicinal herbs with me this time. You can use them first. If it still doesn't work, I'll find a better medicine." Qu Mingcheng looked at Xu Qinglu gently, with pity in his eyes. He stretched out his hand to take Xu Qinglu's pulse.
Xu Qinglu blushed, but did not refuse. She lowered her head and let Qu Mingcheng hold her wrist.
Qu Mingcheng didn't know much, and couldn't draw any conclusions from the pulse. He just felt that the beauty was as soft as jade, and couldn't help but touch her twice more, which made Xu Qinglu blush and said in a delicate voice, "Second Young Master!"
"I'll just take your pulse." Qu Mingcheng said, and he felt that the woman in front of him was more gentle and lovely.
Compared to his mother and his sister, of course Qu Moying is even more incomparable. The Miss Xu in front of him is the type he really likes. She is not unreasonable, nor will she be willful, and she will not do things carelessly. Since the two of them met, he didn't have this intention at first, but then Miss Xu slowly walked into his heart.
Compared to the sisters in her own house, Miss Xu in front of her is good-looking, but she is inferior. Her appearance cannot compare with theirs, but her personality is gentle and pleasant, and she cares about her wholeheartedly. She is always by her side to comfort her tenderly. Just for this reason, other women, including her mother and sister, cannot do it.
Such a gentle and kind woman is only his own, and just for this reason, Qu Mingcheng wants to marry her wholeheartedly.
Besides, the situation in the Han Mansion is not good after all.
My mother is no longer with us, but her reputation and the Yu family's reputation have been ruined. If I had more contact with her, it would really hinder my career, and my teacher would not agree with it either.
Although Xu Qinglu's family background is not prominent,
This is good. No one will say that I canceled the marriage with the Han family for power. In fact, Xu Qinglu has good resources. Lady Fengyang Bo treats her as her own daughter. The teacher also said that if she feels that Xu Qinglu's status is not good enough, she can adopt her as her goddaughter.
Just based on these two hidden benefits, Qu Mingcheng felt that it was feasible and very much to his liking.
The process of adopting a goddaughter is already underway. The teacher also said that Xu Qinglu is a good person, gentle and generous, behaves properly, and has the demeanor of a great person. Even though her health is not good, it will not be a big deal if she is taken care of.
The more he looked at her, the more docile she seemed to him. In the past, he had only experienced severity or scheming from Yu. Even though she was his biological mother, Qu Mingcheng did not like her.
But the woman in front of him was different. She was gentle and tolerant, as if she understood everything he did. The two years older woman not only did not bother Qu Mingcheng, but made him happy instead. He got a different kind of gentleness and tolerance from Xu Qinglu.
This feeling was something he had never experienced before.
The tender hand in his hand struggled for a few times, and finally slipped out of his hand. Xu Qinglu was full of shame and asked, "How is my... body?"
"It's nothing serious, just take good care of yourself." Qu Mingcheng said vaguely. Anyway, he didn't find out anything, he was just being intimate by listening to the pulse.
A hint of spring appeared on her face.
"I'm always prone to illness... I'm not feeling well." Xu Qinglu lowered his head, feeling very aggrieved.
"It's okay, just take good care of yourself in the future, it's not a big deal. Don't worry, I'm not your ex... I'm the one who likes you, and I won't dislike you because of your health problem." Qu Mingcheng comforted her hurriedly. Xu Qinglu had been engaged before, and it was said that the engagement was called off because of her poor health.
Thinking of this, Qu Mingcheng felt that she was more worthy of pity.
"Thank you... If it weren't for you... I would have been... gone long ago." Xu Qinglu smiled bitterly, raised her eyes and fell on Qu Mingcheng, with tenderness, "It's just... now that we are like this, have we hurt Miss Han? Will she... will she hate me?"
As he spoke, the handkerchief in his hand twisted in a tangled way, and he looked very uneasy.
Seeing that she didn't even care about herself for others, Qu Mingcheng felt very distressed and said hurriedly: "If something happens to her, it can't be me or someone else. The two families were not suitable to begin with. Forcing them together will not be good for everyone. If it wasn't mother's decision, the marriage should not have been decided in the first place."
This puts all the marriage matters on Yu's shoulders.
"But I... always feel sorry... for Miss Han." Xu Qinglu looked more and more guilty.
"How can you be blamed for this? Even if you weren't there, I would never have married her. The two of you are really incompatible. Forcing you together will not be good for anyone." Qu Mingcheng felt that Xu Qinglu was too kind and shook his head.
"Then does this matter... affect you? If it does, then forget it. I... I am nothing. I was born with a miserable fate. If I can die like this because of you, I will be happy in my heart. It doesn't need to last forever."
Xu Qinglu started crying, tears falling down in strings.
I lowered my head and couldn't wipe it clean no matter how hard I tried with the handkerchief.
Qu Mingcheng was so distressed that he could not care about anything else. He stood up and walked over to her, hugged her in his arms, patted her back and comforted her, "It's okay, it won't affect me, don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."
He would be fine, but the ones in trouble were Qu Moying and the one from the Han Mansion. That one was really not to his liking. He had wanted to force her at first, but then he thought about it and decided to give up. He couldn't bear to part with the lovely girl in front of him.
Think about it again, the woman is dead, it's good for me. I heard that she is very ill now. From the last news, it seems that she won't live long.
That's good, because the news sent by Qu Moying killed her. Even if Qu Moying is the Princess of England, so what? With such a reputation, she could force others to break off an engagement, or even kill someone. Even if she is the Princess of England, she would be reprimanded, and she could even send concubines to the Prince of England's palace...
This matter has brought me a lot of benefits.
Although the lovely girl in front of him didn't say much, Qu Mingcheng felt that he could still understand some things.
He hugged the woman tightly, the fragrance filled his nose, his heart softened, and he felt inexplicably moved. He lowered his head and raised Xu Qinglu's face, and felt that the woman in his arms was shy and cute...
Killing multiple birds with one stone, why not…
"My lady, that young lady is the niece of Marquis Fengyang's wife. She was born to her sister on her mother's side. Her family fell into decline, and Marquis Fengyang took pity on her and raised her by her side since she was a child. However, her health was not good, and she seldom traveled. But when she traveled, she always followed Marquis Fengyang's wife."
An Dong was reporting the news he had obtained.
Qu Moying raised her eyebrows. She knew in her previous life that Marquis Fengyang's wife had a sickly niece who she raised since childhood, but she had never seen her. She also didn't know her last name or surname. She just thought she was a pitiful woman, but she didn't expect that she was actually such a powerful one.
"In the past, she always traveled with Miss Yan?" After thinking about it, Qu Moying replied with this point of attention.
"Yes, that's all, but Miss Xu seldom travels, maybe only a few times a year, so she rarely meets people. Also because of this incident, her marriage has not been settled yet. Even with the guarantee of Lady Fengyang, her marriage is still not settled." An Dong said.
"Has Madam Fengyang ever thought of marrying her beloved niece?" Yu Xiu couldn't help asking, "Since she loves her wholeheartedly, shouldn't she marry her and take care of her? Fengyang Marquis's mansion has two legitimate sons."
"No matter how much she feels sorry for her, she won't marry her to her own son. Her health is so poor. Unless Lady Fengyang is stupid, she won't let her be her daughter-in-law." An Dong said. In his opinion, it was right for Lady Fengyang not to marry this woman as her daughter-in-law. Besides, Lady Fengyang would not look down on this family background.
Treating a niece is different from treating a daughter-in-law.
"The Queen asked me to investigate Qingmei's affairs before. It was she who introduced her here. I think Miss Xu might not be as simple as she looks." An Dong said again.
This matter is also related to Qingmei's affairs. It was found that Qingmei's affairs were related to the Crown Princess, which means that the relationship between Miss Xu and Liu Jingyu is also unusual.
After many twists and turns, this matter actually came back to Liu Jingyu of the East Palace...
This makes one think more...