If I had known this earlier, I would have kept Yue's daughter by my side and trained her well. She might be of great use now.
Qu Qiuyan left crying.
The lady looked at everything in front of her with a very gloomy expression. She really didn't know what to say about her son. At this time, he was still only concerned about Prince Jing's affairs, which really made her feel cold!
“Second brother, it seems that you have already made up your mind about Yan’s matter… I don’t want to say anything more, but at least I want to take a closer look at Ying’s marriage.” said the old lady.
"Mother... Ying girl is very smart and has such a beautiful appearance..." Qu Zhizhen said reluctantly.
"Second brother, I have the final say on Ying's marriage." The old lady said impatiently, "For so many years, you haven't raised her. You just took on the title of her biological father. Do you want her to do anything now? She has an eye disease. How many people in this world can truly tolerate her?"
"Mother, I will treat her well in the future." Qu Zhizhen said seriously.
This made the old lady even more disappointed. She had watched this son grow up, so how could he ever be sincere? The old lady felt that she could not see through him. She reached out and took out a stick from her bosom. It was something that Wu Ma had asked for on her behalf when she went on a trip with Qu Moying.
"Second brother, are you hiding something from me?"
He reached out and handed over the fortune stick in his hand. When he saw the words "Pomegranate seeds hugged together" on it, Qu Zhizhen's face became embarrassed.
"I thought there was no happy event in the mansion, and Luo's family hasn't said anything recently. But I heard from my nanny that Yu's family has been asking for a lot of things recently, and you were also involved. I originally thought that you were just soft-hearted, but when I saw this fortune stick, I remembered these things."
The lady said slowly, her eyes falling on Qu Zhizhen's face, examining him.
If you don't think about some things, you naturally won't find anything, but if you think about it carefully, you will find many clues. The lady is no longer in charge of things, but the nanny beside her is still helping Qu Qiuyan take care of some affairs, and some details are very clear when she answers.
The lady-in-waiting understood very well that Yu was pregnant again.
"Mother, Yu is in poor health now, and I dare not tell you, for fear that you would want her so much but end up losing her." Qu Zhizhen said awkwardly.
This kind of thing really couldn't be told early, because they were afraid that the child would not be kept, so they had to wait a few months to announce it. But the lady-in-waiting was not an outsider, so it was a bit unreasonable for Qu Zhizhen to say nothing. It even seemed like he was afraid that the lady-in-waiting would deal with Yu.
The lady was upset. The second son's thoughts were becoming more and more difficult to guess. Was she even on guard? This made her feel more and more that she had to take Qu Moying's marriage into her own hands, otherwise, as a father, she didn't know how to buy her own daughter.
The lady was so disappointed with her second son that she didn't want to say anything more.
"Yu used so many strong and dangerous drugs before. Do you think the child can still be saved?" The lady's voice turned cold.
"Mother... Yu said there shouldn't be any problem. She said it's fine, as long as we are careful... it will be fine." Qu Zhizhen hesitated when he said this.
He had the same worry before, but when he saw that Yu looked well and in high spirits, he didn't think it was a big deal. But now that he was asked this by the lady, he became worried again.
"Mother, is it really going to happen?" Qu Zhizhen said unwillingly. He had too few sons and really wanted to have another one.
One more.
"A child like this will be a moron even if it is born. Do you really like it?" The lady sighed. In fact, she was more anxious about this matter than her son. However, Yu had been in the Qu Mansion for so many years, and except for the initial pair of twins, she had never given birth to another child. One of the concubines did get pregnant, but she accidentally miscarried and could not keep the baby.
Thinking of this, the lady always suspected that it was Yu who did it.
"Mother, what should we do?" Qu Zhizhen was undecided at this time and looked at the lady.
"Since you are bound to lose this child, you should make plans early. After discussing it with Yu, get rid of this child." The lady sighed again, feeling heavy-hearted.
If possible, she also wanted to keep the child, even if the child was born to Yu, after all, this child was the flesh and blood of her second son.
"Mother, I understand." Qu Zhizhen nodded.
"After all, she is pregnant... Be more tactful when talking about it..." The lady softened her heart again and whispered.
As long as Yu behaved herself, she didn't mind making her life in prison easier, as long as she didn't come out and make trouble.
"Mother, I know what to say." Qu Zhizhen had already made up his mind, so he naturally did not hesitate any longer and nodded. Originally, when he cared about this child, he would naturally ask people to take care of Yu more. But now he felt that this child must be useless, so he did not take it so seriously.
Now I should focus on my two daughters.
"Mother, Yan is indeed a bad girl. She learned this from her mother and will never amount to anything great. But after all, we have a relationship with King Jing. We can't keep her locked up like this forever. Let's teach her a lesson this time and release her after some time!" Qu Zhizhen pleaded for his daughter.
"I can't take care of her affairs, and it might be too much. You still think I'm annoying, so let me take care of Ying's affairs. I have already found a marriage for Ying, so you don't have to worry about it." The lady said unhappily.
"Mother, what you said is true. I am of course at ease if you take care of it, and I would never say anything. As for Ying girl, I heard that someone has taken a fancy to Ying girl..." Qu Zhizhen said hesitantly.
The lady waved her hand unhappily: "Don't talk about this kind of thing. You are just a minister. Do you want to marry both of your daughters to the royal family? What do you want to do? Aren't you afraid that the emperor will be suspicious of you?"
After hearing this, Qu Zhizhen's face darkened. If he thought about it, it was indeed the case.
He only has two daughters. It is a foregone conclusion that the eldest daughter will enter the Jingwang Mansion, but what about the younger daughter? Besides, that person is not something he can calculate, and he doesn't know whether it is true or false.
"Second brother, I just ask for Ying's right to marry. Is it possible that you can't do it?" Seeing that he had been hesitating and not saying anything, the lady's face immediately darkened.
"Mother, I dare not. You should make the decision." Qu Zhizhen retreated.
"Okay, I will find a suitable family for Ying in a few days. As for Yan, if you don't teach her well, I'm afraid that even if she enters Prince Jing's mansion in the future, she may not know what her fate will be. Look at Yu's condition, she just brought it upon herself." The lady dowager warned.
These words touched Qu Zhizhen's heart, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was indeed true.
After leaving the lady's place, Qu Zhizhen went to the East Palace to see his son. Compared to his daughter, his son was the one he loved and valued the most.
Although he was born to Yu, he moved to Dongfu to study when he was a little older, and his relationship with Yu was not very good.
The fact that his son was not hot or cold also made Qu Zhizhen feel relieved. His son was also very competitive. Although he was young, he was very talented and was the pride of Qu Zhizhen. For this reason, he secretly placed several people around his son to help him with his work and take care of all his affairs.
"Went to the East Palace?" Qu Moying raised his eyebrows.
Madam Miao nodded, "Yes, I watched the Second Master go to the East Palace and he didn't come back until about half an hour later."
She was the person that Qu Moying specially left at the side door connecting the two mansions, keeping an eye on the things happening between the two mansions. She happened to see Qu Zhizhen passing by. Qu Zhizhen had not been to the East Mansion in the past few days, so it was a bit strange that he went directly to the East Mansion after leaving the lady's house today.
After the incident between Qu Caiyue and Qu Qiuyan, both brothers were not very happy. The two brothers, who had not had a quarrel in all these years, tried to avoid each other as much as possible in the past two days to avoid getting angry when they met.
"Miss, I don't think the second master is going to see the eldest master." said Nanny Miao.
"Why do you think so?" Qu Moying asked with a smile.
"For the matter of the Third Miss, the Madam must have reprimanded the Second Master. The Second Master was in a bad mood and went to the East Palace afterwards. After returning, he seemed to be in a much better mood. This matter had nothing to do with the First Master of the East Palace. The First Master was also in a bad mood. If the two of them bumped into each other, it would be even worse."
"So, the person I'm going to meet is probably..." Qu Moying narrowed her eyes slightly, "The Second Young Master?"
"Yes, it must be the second young master. The second young master is the one the second master likes the most in the mansion." Nanny Miao said with certainty.
Qu Moying nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that it should be the case. Why would this stepfather go to see Qu Mingcheng at this time
What did Qu Mingcheng say to make him so happy? Or was Qu Mingcheng planning to intervene
She has never looked down on her second brother.
“Madame Miao, go and keep watch and see if the Second Young Master will come over soon.” Qu Moying ordered. Madame Miao nodded and retreated with understanding.
If so, it means that the second young master may intervene! I have to be vigilant.
When she reached the door, she met Nanny Yan who came out of the side room. After the two of them looked at each other, Nanny Miao smiled slightly, turned sideways and bowed.
Strictly speaking, even Qu Moying would have to bow to Nanny Yan when meeting her. She neither said she was leaving nor not leaving. She just stayed in Qianyueju, and it seemed like she had some other mission. Nanny Miao and the others couldn't explain her reasons, but they also knew that they couldn't ask unless she told them.
Nanny Yan glanced at Nanny Miao without saying anything. She turned around and went back to the house, seeming to be uninterested in anything.
Qu Moying got up early in the morning and was tired at this time. He went into the inner room and took a nap for a while, then sent Nanny Zhou out to inquire about the news of the Ji Mansion.
When Nanny Zhou came back in the afternoon, she heard that after Madam Ji returned home, she wanted to promote Concubine Xiang to a co-wife. She even ignored her second son's objection and had invited the elders of the clan to go to the Ji Mansion tomorrow to hold a formal ceremony for Concubine Xiang. As for Madam Xiao of the second room, she might not have received the news at this time and had been taking care of Concubine Ji in the Prince's Mansion.
I heard that Concubine Ji was really injured!
This result was what Qu Moying had expected. Xiao was also too busy to do anything else. After thinking for a while, she walked to the window, picked up a pen, and wrote a letter. She had to add fuel to the fire. With Mrs. Ji's temper, she might lose her temper in a few seconds and let someone ruin this matter...
Planning before taking action is the most important part...