"Did you go to the Jingzhao Yin's yamen?" Qu Zhizhen suddenly put down the case file in his hand and asked sternly.
"That's exactly what the people in the government said." The servant reported with gritted teeth.
"What did he do wrong?" These words were almost bitten out from between Qu Zhizhen's teeth. Even though his son was much less capable than before and not the genius he had imagined, he would not have done anything wrong. He even caused trouble in the government office. Qu Zhizhen had never been so embarrassed before.
"I heard it was because of the marriage. It seemed that... our second young master murdered Miss Han." The servant stammered. He didn't understand it, but the person sent by Jingzhao Yin to inform them said so. The servant didn't understand what it meant.
"Murder?" Qu Zhizhen's face darkened. He knew that the two families were about to cancel the engagement. At this time, it was impossible for them to murder Miss Han.
To be honest, the Qu family was a little bit at fault in this matter. Even though it was Yu's idea in the first place, both families agreed to it after all. If they want to cancel the engagement now, it will make people feel that the Qu family looks down on the Han family and deliberately wants to cancel the engagement. This is also the reason why Qu Zhizhen agreed to ask the Imperial Observatory to match the horoscopes again.
If there was nothing wrong, he would not be willing to cancel the engagement.
Right now his career is on the rise, so it would be better if such a thing didn't happen.
"It must be a mistake. Send someone to investigate again." Qu Zhizhen calmed down and said that as long as his son was not stupid, he would not do such a thing at this time.
"Yes, I'll arrange it." The servant retreated.
After sitting in the study for a while, Qu Zhizhen took people to the backyard. He had to tell the lady-in-waiting about this matter to prevent her from being frightened after knowing it.
When the lady heard that Qu Zhizhen was coming at this time, she knew something was wrong.
After letting him in, he ordered the servants to serve tea and sent everyone else out.
"Did something happen?" The lady asked after the servants had left.
"Mother, something happened to Mingcheng and he was reported to the government office." Qu Zhizhen was silent for a moment and then chose his words.
"What happened? Why did it even reach the government office?" The lady was shocked and asked anxiously.
Being taken to the yamen is the most taboo thing for an elderly person like the lady.
"I don't know what it is. My son has already sent people to inquire. From what Jingzhao Yin conveyed before, it seems that it is because of the cancellation of the engagement with the Han family." Qu Zhizhen rubbed his brows and said.
He didn't have to worry about this son before, and he felt at ease leaving him in the East Palace. But now, he is becoming more and more troublesome and more and more biased. It seems that his personality has also changed. He is no longer the son he was proud of in his mind.
I really regret letting Yu into my family. It has brought bad consequences to my offspring.
"Han Mansion?" The lady's hands trembled, and she asked anxiously, "Isn't the marriage between the two families going to be cancelled? Even if we did something inappropriate in this matter, there is no need to report Mingcheng to the Jingzhao Yin. And why did the Jingzhao Yin accept this matter? Is this... something that needs to be reported to the government?"
The old lady was concerned about this matter. Qu Mingcheng had asked her about the news from Prince Ying's Palace before. The old lady thought that if there was still no news from Qu Moying, she would send someone to urge him.
Unexpectedly, things haven't been rushed yet.
The matter was brought to the government office again, and the lady felt inexplicably panicked.
"Mother, I don't know now. There must be something else, otherwise Jingzhao Yin would not have taken over this matter. I'm worried that mother will be affected if she knows about this. I'm telling you first so that you can have some idea in your mind." Qu Zhizhen rubbed his eyebrows again, feeling annoyed.
"I understand. I'm fine. Just ask someone to find out more about this matter." The lady nodded. "Since they have passed on the news, do you want to go and take a look yourself?"
"Mother, I have sent someone. Someone will come and deliver the message directly. I want to go and check it out myself now." Qu Zhizhen also understood that since Jingzhao Yin sent someone to inform him privately, it must be a reminder for him to go and check it out first.
How did this matter turn out like this
After Qu Zhizhen comforted the lady, he got up and went out.
The lady frowned as she watched her son leave. She sat alone in the room for a long time, waiting anxiously for news from outside.
It's a good marriage, even if it's called off, there's no point in sending it to the government office! The lady really couldn't understand why this matter had turned out like this...
Before Qu Zhizhen came back, the person who had inquired about the news had already returned, and the content of the report shocked the lady so much that she could hardly sit still.
"Mingcheng and a young lady named Xu have an ambiguous relationship?" The lady muttered to herself after listening to the servant's report.
"That's what they said. I heard that there were a lot of people who saw it. Everyone crowded into the clinic to watch the excitement. They happened to see the second young master and Miss Xu... together. Many people also heard the second young master say that he wanted to break off the engagement with Miss Han in order to be with Miss Xu."
the servant repeated.
"People in the government office also said that Miss Han sued the Second Young Master. In order to be with Miss Xu, he tried to cancel the marriage and put all the responsibility on Miss Han. The Second Young Master also sent people to the Han Mansion from time to time to hint that Miss Han had a bad fate. Miss Han fell ill because of this and vomited blood a few days ago. If she hadn't asked the imperial physician in the palace to see her, I'm afraid she really wouldn't survive."
The servant said again.
The old lady was unaware of all these things. When she heard them, she felt a black screen in front of her eyes and her hands on the corner of the table went limp.
The maid next to her reacted quickly and helped her up, thus preventing her from falling.
"Who... who is that Miss Xu?" It took the lady a long time to find her voice and asked in a trembling voice.
"I heard it's related to the Fengyang Marquis's Mansion. I just saw someone around the Second Master, who said that Fengyang Marquis has already arrived, as well as the Master of the Han Mansion. Jingzhao Yin wanted everyone to sit down and talk. Miss Han said this was a murder, but it's actually not that serious."
The servant was also afraid that something might have really happened to the lady, so he hurriedly explained.
The lady felt a tightness in her chest, so she pressed it hard. After a long while, she asked again, "This Miss Xu and Mingcheng have had a relationship for a long time? Not only did she want to ruin the previous marriage, but she also wanted to anger Miss Han to death, so... is this Miss Han's murder theory?"
"That should be the reason. I can't explain it in detail. We will have to wait until the second master returns home to understand." The servant saw that the lady was in a bad condition and answered more cautiously.
Seeing that she could not get much out of the question, the lady pressed
He pressed his chest, then waved his hand and the servant retreated.
"Madam, please don't worry. This may be a misunderstanding. How could the Second Young Master, who is such a kind person, do such a thing?"
"Madam, this must be a misunderstanding. Even if the Second Young Master wanted to cancel the engagement, he would not want to kill anyone. Forcing Miss Han to death would not be good for the Second Young Master either."…
Several old women around him all gave advice.
The lady had a splitting headache, and felt pain all over her body, a stuffy chest, and could not even sit still. After holding on for a while, she leaned back and passed out...
When I woke up again, the room was very quiet, as if no one was in the house.
"Shui" Madam murmured to herself, seeming to be awake but not fully awake.
"Grandma, have some water." Someone lifted her head up and she heard a familiar, soft voice in her ears, which made the old lady's brows relax a little. A teacup was brought to her and she opened her mouth and took a few sips.
After drinking the warm tea, the anxiety in his heart was slightly relieved, and he became more awake. He slowly opened his eyes and saw Qu Moying's charming and beautiful face. His nose suddenly felt sore. He stretched out his trembling hand and grabbed Qu Moying's wrist: "Princess..."
"Grandma, are you feeling well? Is anything wrong?" Qu Moying asked with concern.
Yuxiu took the teacup from her hand and stood quietly aside.
"I'm fine, you... why are you here?" The lady became more sober, looked around, and found that this was her inner room.
Qu Moying helped the lady sit up a little, then reached out and got her a cushion so that she could lean on it more comfortably. Then he smiled and replied, "I haven't seen grandma for a while, and I wanted to come and see her."
"You... know about that?" the lady said angrily.
"Grandma, this matter will be handled by our father. You are old, so don't be frightened." Qu Moying comforted the lady.
“But…but…but how could this happen? What happened to you back then…I…I already thought it was too much, but now…the Han family…how could he treat the Han family like this?” Lady Tai’s tears fell, and she was disillusioned with Qu Mingcheng.
When Qu Moying's affair happened, Xu Lipeng and Yu Qingmeng were together. At that time, the lady felt that Xu Lipeng had bad character and was not a good match, so she agreed to Qu Moying's wish and canceled the marriage.
But now the situation has been reversed, and it is his own side that is at fault. Not only has his grandson become the kind of person he despises the most, but he has also done something even more excessive, even trying to kill Miss Han. Since this matter has been brought to the government office and the Jingzhao Yin has taken over the case, it can be seen that this matter is true.
The lady prided herself on having been a good person all her life, but she never expected that her grandson would be such a person. This was unbearable for her.
"Princess, tell me... Was there any accident when I asked you to ask the Imperial Observatory for help?" The lady took Qu Moying's hand, calmed herself down, and asked.
Everything aroused her suspicion, and the lady immediately thought of this one.
“Grandmother… this matter is indeed a little suspicious. The reason I didn’t ask anyone to reply to you directly before was to investigate this matter… This matter… does have some small doubts…” Qu Moying knew that the old lady was anxious at this time, so he comforted her with a few words, looked at her expression, and then dared to continue.