"I'm not going. My brother can go. I'm going back first." Qu Qiuyan shook her sleeves capriciously and pouted.
Seeing her expression, Qu Mingcheng knew that he couldn't force her, so he could only let go and gently comfort her, "Go back first, I'll come to see you later."
"Then I'll go first." Qu Qiuyan said.
Qu Mingcheng nodded and watched Qu Qiuyan leave before entering the house.
After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Yu in the inner room lay on the bed dying. Not only was her whole body weak, but she also had stars in front of her eyes. She closed her eyes and gasped, like a defeated rooster.
"The second young master is here!" Hai Lan's excited voice was heard in my ears.
Yu on the bed hurriedly opened her eyes and asked eagerly, "Is Mingcheng here? Where is Mingcheng?"
"Mother, I'm here." Qu Mingcheng walked to the bedside and sat down on a chair, holding Yu's hand. "Is mother feeling better?"
Yu's cold hand held her son's hand, and she felt like she was alive again. She looked at her son and burst into tears: "Mingcheng, it was that blind girl who hurt me. She went to your father to slander me and tried to hurt me with a prescription. But your father not only didn't listen to me, he also hit me. He... He didn't want this child."
Yu was so distressed that she could hardly breathe when she said this. Her child was originally fine after framing Qu Moying once. But it was Qu Zhizhen who killed her child. Whenever she thought of this, she felt hatred in her heart. She would never be able to have a child in this life. The doctor had just told her this clearly.
"Mother, what do you mean?" Qu Mingcheng frowned and looked gloomy.
Yu then recounted the whole story in detail. Of course, she did not say anything that was unfavorable to her. She only said that it was Qu Moying who wanted to harm her, and it was Qu Moying who spread rumors that led to Qu Zhizhen treating her like this and killing her child. At the end, Yu cried her heart out.
"Mingcheng, I only have you now... You... your father doesn't want my child. This child is... lost because of your father."
Qu Mingcheng didn't expect there were so many twists and turns here, and he frowned, "Mother, if she really hurt you like this, I will never forgive her."
"It's true. If you don't believe me, go ask your sister. Your sister has also been badly hurt by this blind girl. This blind girl is a disaster. Just think about it, she has been in the mansion for such a short time, but she has hurt mother like this. Your sister is probably not doing well either. She was just throwing a tantrum here, but... but what can I do? I am already in this state, I can't protect myself, and I don't know if I can survive..."
When Yu said this, she started to cry again.
Qu Mingcheng frowned, a hint of sternness flashed in his eyes, and after a long while he comforted Yu and said, "Mother, don't be sad, you still have me and my sister. Even if father doesn't protect you in the future, I will protect you. I will go see my sister later."
"Good boy." Yu cried even more sadly, pulling her son's clothes, crying out all the grievances she had suffered from Qu Zhizhen, "Your father is a cruel man. I treated him like this, but he treated me like this... He thought I didn't know his secret."
Yu gritted her teeth when she said this.
"Mother, please don't say such things. Father has also been deceived, otherwise he would not treat you like this." Qu Mingcheng's face straightened.
"I know, I... I'm just angry..." Yu
She said while crying.
"Okay, mother, you take good care of yourself, I will come to see you tomorrow." Seeing Yu crying so sadly, Qu Mingcheng advised again and looked at Hai Lan on the side.
Hailan understood and hurried forward to help persuade her. She finally persuaded Yu to lie down again in a daze. Even after she fell asleep, she would cry once or twice from time to time in a half-asleep state, which showed that she was really sad.
Seeing Yu like this, Qu Mingcheng stood up and said, "Take good care of mother. I'll go see my sister first."
"Goodbye, Second Young Master!" Hai Lan wiped her tears with sorrow and bowed her head to see him off...
"Second brother is here?" Qu Moying asked in surprise.
"Yes, the second young master said he wanted to meet the fourth young lady." Yu Dong said.
"Please come in and sit down, second brother!" Qu Moying said. Although some surprises came so quickly, there were not too many surprises.
Yuchun stepped forward and put her veil back on.
Yudong nodded, and soon led Qu Mingcheng in.
"Second brother." Qu Moying stood up and bowed.
Qu Mingcheng also returned the greeting with a smile. The brother and sister sat down on both sides of the table and the maid served them tea.
"I heard that fourth sister came back from Dabei Temple. Was everything going well?" Qu Mingcheng took a sip of tea, put it down, and asked slowly.
"It went fairly smoothly." Qu Moying answered vaguely.
"I heard from my nanny that the fourth sister and the third sister had another dispute in the Great Compassion Temple. I am here to pay my respects to the fourth sister on behalf of the third sister. Although the third sister is a little narrow-minded and has some small thoughts, she really won't harm anyone. The rogue father who was sent down the mountain before has been investigated and may be related to other mansions."
Qu Mingcheng looked at Qu Moying calmly.
Qu Moying's mind moved, "Which mansion?"
"This... I'm afraid it's inconvenient to tell Fourth Sister first, but please rest assured, Fourth Sister, father and I will definitely not let this person who secretly does bad things escape. If you want to deal with our Qu Mansion, you must leave something behind." Qu Mingcheng said coldly, "Our Qu Mansion has never been so easy to calculate, no matter who it is."
These words sounded a bit colder than before, and Qu Mingcheng looked at Qu Moying.
Qu Moying looked at him with a smile, as if she didn't understand what he meant. She even turned sideways and bowed after he finished speaking: "Thank you, second brother."
"Fourth sister, you and third sister don't get along, and you always have small conflicts. That's why others took the opportunity to come in. Since you are two sisters, how can you be like this? No matter which of you gets married in the future, you must get along and help each other."
Qu Mingcheng said.
Qu Moying frowned and looked at Qu Mingcheng, with the corners of her lips curled up slightly. "Small conflict?" How dare you say that. This kind of small conflict is aimed at taking someone's life, but who knows what this big conflict will be like
She could see that although Qu Mingcheng spoke politely and behaved appropriately, there was a certain scrutiny and pride in his eyes when he looked at her, even a kind of condescending arrogance.
"Second brother, this is not a small conflict." Qu Moying's smile turned cold and he said lightly.
"My third sister grew up in the capital. She has been a famous lady from an aristocratic family. His Royal Highness Prince Jing also praised her a lot. It is hard to say how she will be in the future. As for my fourth sister, she grew up in a farm outside the city. Although she is very good, she is not well-known. Maybe there will be a place for my third sister in the future. It is always better to be on good terms with her."
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Ming Cheng said, if his words before were still kind, now the threat in his words is obvious.
It was almost as if he was saying directly that Qu Qiuyan would be King Jing's person in the future, and she, Qu Moying, was nothing. Not to mention her lack of fame, even the reputation she had spread before was not good at all. Now even the marriage proposal from the Yongning Marquis' Mansion has been cancelled. It is hard to say what will happen in the future.
Qu Moying sneered in his heart, as expected, Qu Mingcheng came for Yu and Qu Qiuyan.
When Yu and Qu Qiuyan wanted to harm me before, I didn't stand up to say a word for me, and I didn't say anything about sisters helping each other. But now at this moment, I stand up and say such words.
Qu Mingcheng was indeed studying in the East Palace and seldom returned to the West Palace, but the West Palace was his home after all. She didn't believe that he really knew nothing. Just from the indifferent look in her eyes that this second brother had given her before, she knew that he didn't take her seriously at all. Whether she lived or died, it certainly had nothing to do with him.
After all, Yu and Qu Qiuyan are his real relatives, and the life and death of others has nothing to do with him.
But now you can't sit still anymore
"Second brother, it doesn't matter what happens to me in the future. I've been living like this for all these years. But I heard that Madam Yu got into trouble this time. There are even rumors that I was the one who caused it. Are you here for this matter, second brother?" Since he understood what Qu Mingcheng meant, Qu Moying no longer beat around the bush and spoke directly with a smile.
Qu Mingcheng put down the teacup in his hand heavily, the smile on his face slowly faded, his eyes turned cold, staring at Qu Moying and slowly said: "Then, let me ask Fourth Sister, does this have anything to do with you?"
"If I tell my second brother that it's okay, will he believe me?" Qu Moying said without giving in.
Qu Mingcheng's eyes fell on her face. He couldn't see Qu Moying's expression clearly under the thin veil, but these words made him unhappy. He had never looked at this sister straight in the eye before and never took her seriously. She was just a daughter abandoned by her father. It was difficult for her to have a place in this mansion.
Whether she comes back or not, it has nothing to do with him.
But now, he felt like he was being provoked. He was the only heir of the West Mansion and was very talented in studying. His father and uncle had always praised him highly, and even King Jing would invite him to talk when he visited the mansion several times. Even among his peers, he was someone to be proud of. But now he was being provoked by someone he had never taken seriously
"You are my sister, so of course I believe you." Qu Mingcheng said.
Sister? Qu Mingcheng has only had one sister.
"Since second brother believes me, I will tell him clearly that mother's affairs have nothing to do with me." Qu Moying looked at Qu Mingcheng without any hesitation.
What happened to Yu was entirely her own fault, and I just made it seem like the force with which she framed herself was a little "harsh" and a little fake. The rest was really done by Yu herself.
"It's good that Fourth Sister thinks this way. Then I feel relieved. As for Third Sister, the same thing applies. If the two sisters get along well, they can avoid being plotted against by people outside the mansion. They should always be in harmony." Qu Mingcheng stood up and said with a cold look.
Of course he didn't believe it.
Qu Moying also knew that he didn't believe it, so he smiled and stood up and bowed to Qu Mingcheng: "Farewell, second brother!"
What does it matter whether you believe it or not? Just looking at Qu Mingcheng's attitude, you can tell that this matter will not end well...