"What on earth happened? How could he suddenly become so ill?" The lady asked, frowning, sitting on the chair in front of the bed.
"Grandma, it's no big deal. Just take good care of her." Qu Moying said softly, while asking Yuxiu to give the lady some appropriate snacks.
"You don't have to lie to me. Tell me what's going on. Are the three girls and Xie's... together?" The lady's face was full of disappointment and she sighed deeply.
Qu Moying paused and hesitated for a moment.
"Tell me, I can still bear it. Your father...he...is the one who never listens!" The lady's eyes were slightly red.
"Grandma." Qu Moying reached out and took the old lady's hand, comforting her, "Grandma, it's okay. It will pass."
"Will it pass?" The lady's hands were cold and thin.
"It will pass." Qu Moying said affirmatively, "Grandma should stay at my uncle's house in the East Mansion. My uncle's house is peaceful and there aren't so many things going on. Father... Father's place is still... not peaceful after all."
There were too many implications in these words. The lady was stunned for a moment, raised her head with a panicked look, opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but finally suppressed it and let out a long breath: "Your father asked you to take good care of you... It's not convenient for him to come to see you now, so don't go back... This time, this time..."
Looking at Qu Moying's clear eyes, the lady didn't say anything more. She squeezed Qu Moying's hand and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, Princess. I'm fine. I'm so old... I've experienced everything. How could I be confused by something like this?"
Things in the West Mansion are in a mess, and this mess has been going on for a long time, before Xie married in, or when Yu married in... or even earlier...
In the end, she didn't continue talking about what her second son asked her to do. She felt it was too fake and she couldn't say it out loud.
It has come to this, and the second son is still playing the emotional card. Is he going to let Ying die again because of him? As a father, he is really cruel. Even his own daughter has been forced to this extent.
The old lady had always observed her son's attitude towards her fourth granddaughter, and had always felt that this child had a miserable life. Her biological mother died early, and her biological father was such a cold-hearted person. It was really unfair for this child to be born in the Qu family. If she were born in another family, with her beauty and talent, who would not have held her in the palm of their hands and protected her tightly
After all, the Qu family still let down this child, so why bother playing the emotional card and expecting a future now
The old lady felt that it would be better if she didn't have a future, as her second son had disappointed her greatly.
If the father is not a father and the husband is not a husband, then the son will push his mother out to take the blame when the time is right. If it is beneficial to him, it should be possible.
Thinking about it this way, I feel more and more that I was wrong all these years. I thought that even if my second son had some bad qualities, they would not be too bad. Now that I think about it, it was really wishful thinking on my part.
In the second son's heart, there is probably no family affection, only interests.
"Fortunately, you married the King of England, and fortunately, you left the Qu Mansion... From now on, the affairs of the Qu Mansion have nothing to do with you. Even if something happens, if someone comes to the Qu Mansion, you can just send them away." The lady said with a pale face, her voice not loud but firm.
The second son asked him to come over to play the emotional card, but he himself was not convenient to come, so he asked himself
I came here not because I really couldn't bear to leave my daughter, but because I couldn't bear to leave the British Palace behind her.
Just for this reason, the lady felt deeply disappointed.
"I'm going back to my hometown these few days." The lady said again. She no longer had any thoughts about her second son. Whether it was good or bad, it was all his own fault. She, as a useless mother, had never made him really listen to her. Now when she thought about it, she felt more and more guilty towards Xiao Yue.
"Grandma... you are too old to travel far." Qu Moying said anxiously.
The lady shook her hand and smiled bitterly, "It's okay, I just want to go back to see your grandfather... to pay tribute to your grandfather. When I get older, I always think of some things in the past."
"Can't you worship in Beijing? Grandmother, can I find a place for you to practice in seclusion for a while?" Qu Moying saw that the old lady was already disheartened, otherwise she wouldn't have said such words. She immediately pulled the old lady's hand and said with a little girl's cuteness, "If grandma leaves, your granddaughter won't be able to find anyone to talk to her. Besides, my eldest brother is getting married soon, right?"
"Your eldest brother..." The lady thought of her eldest grandson's marriage and sighed again. Nothing went smoothly. "I don't know what he's making a fuss about."
After saying this, the lady shook her head and said, "Forget it. My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Even if I do more, I may not be able to get a good reputation."
"Grandma, don't be sad. Even if there is no one else, you still have me." Qu Moying shook the lady's hand again, "Grandma, don't leave. If you leave, I will... where will I find you in the future?"
Qu Moying's eyes became red as she spoke. The Madam was old. If she really went back to her hometown, they would never meet again. But her two sons were in the capital. What could an old woman like her do in the countryside do? Wouldn't it be too miserable
Qu Moying was unwilling to let the lady return home no matter what.
How can I possibly come back once I leave!
Looking at Qu Moying's appearance, the lady couldn't help but feel sad. She pushed Qu Moying's hand away, turned her head, and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief to wipe away the tears.
"Grandma, my eldest brother's marriage is coming soon. Even if you don't want to live with my father, you still have to keep an eye on him. If... at least there is some hope."
Qu Moying didn't say anything definite. She couldn't say for sure whether the old lady knew about some things, but she didn't want to see the old lady looking discouraged.
Compared to her adoptive father, the old lady is her relative, regardless of blood relationship. When she was still a child, the old lady had been secretly protecting her. Although she could not give her a rich life under Yu's command, she at least guaranteed peace in the place where she was.
Just because the lady didn't say anything doesn't mean Qu Moying doesn't know.
If the Madam had not been there, Yu would not have worried about anything. This little life should have been gone a long time ago. Even if there was the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion, there was still a layer of separation. Besides, her stepfather would only watch coldly, or even not watch at all, and would just take a look from a distance and leave.
At that time, Qu Moying could not bring any benefit to Qu Zhizhen, and might even bring him some harm, becoming a stumbling block on his way forward. Even if this stumbling block was small, it could be destroyed.
Reaching out to grab the lady's sleeve once again, Qu Moying's eyes were full of admiration, and her eyes were already filled with tears.
The clearness was tinged with mist, and it was extremely pitiful. "Grandma, if you return home, who can I tell if something happens in the future?"
These words made the lady's heart twitch violently, and her original intention was shaken.
Although the child in front of me is already the Princess of England, who knows what the future will be like. Will a man like the King of England really care about the fourth girl
What if he takes his anger out on the fourth girl because of his second son’s affairs
This child has had a miserable life since childhood. He originally thought that the clouds would finally clear and the moon would appear, but now he is left with such a biological father. If I go back too, this child will have no place to complain if he has any grievances in the future.
"Grandma, please don't go. Please stay. I will find a quiet place for you for some time. They won't disturb you." Qu Moying said sadly, tears slowly sliding down her cheeks, her voice choking unconsciously.
He tightly grasped the lady's sleeve and shook it.
The old lady was startled and overwhelmed with grief, "Good child, it's okay, we have grandma here, grandma will take care of everything!"
As he spoke, he hugged Qu Moying in his arms and patted her back gently. His heart had already relaxed and he was no longer as resolute as before. She couldn't just walk away and leave everything here. Otherwise, this matter might be out of control in the future. She still had a granddaughter and a grandson.
"Grandma, please don't leave! I'll help you find a place where you want to go for a period of time."
"I'm not leaving. I'll stay here for now... Qingyun Temple is nice, and there are female nuns here. I'll go to Qingyun Temple in a few days to pay homage to my grandfather." The lady sighed and finally nodded.
"Grandma, whenever you want to go, I will arrange it for you later." Qu Moying raised her head, wiped her tears, and joy appeared in her eyes.
"You don't have to help me arrange it, I can arrange it myself. During this period... I won't come over, and you don't have to rush to see me." The lady said kindly and touched Qu Moying's head. This child is so pitiful. It's better to have no father than to have one.
The King of England had just said that the two families were not allowed to have any contact, and the second son agreed. But after returning to the mansion, he came to find me and said that he wanted me to come and see Ying girl, but in fact... the second son didn't mean that at all. It was obvious that he was using me, an old woman, to connect the King of England's mansion to his own mansion.
This is also the reason why the lady decided to leave the capital again and again.
Not only did she fail to help her granddaughter, but she also caused her granddaughter to have to consider her and had to contact the Qu family. She couldn't get rid of this burden of her family.
But seeing her granddaughter like this, she couldn't bear to leave. She also felt that if her granddaughter was wronged in the future, she could still make the decision for her. She couldn't expect her second son to do anything for her granddaughter, so she didn't make too many calculations for her granddaughter. The name of filial piety was enough...
This time, the incident happened too suddenly, so suddenly that the lady could hardly believe it when she heard it.
Xie is not that brave, the brave one is always the second son...
"Grandma, I know. Don't worry. If you have any problems, please be sure to let someone know. No matter what, you are my grandmother." Qu Moying knew that the lady was sincere. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded in agreement.
Qingyun Temple, if grandma wants to go, it's fine, but someone has to protect her in secret...