They were standing a little far away and couldn't hear what everyone was saying in the fire scene, but there was a guard who understood spoken language. If Qu Moying was here, she would be shocked to find that this guard actually repeated what they said word for word.
Looking at the scene in front of him, the man's thin lips curled up silently: "The blind daughter born to Qu Zhizhen's ex-wife? Cowardly, lonely and gloomy?"
This was the rumor that the guard had just mentioned to him. The rumor was indeed unbelievable. The kick just now was so clean and sharp, it was very amazing. He just stopped to watch the fun after seeing that kick.
"Master, are we going to the Prince's Mansion now?" The guard reminded in a low voice. They were originally going to the Prince's Mansion to watch the fun. The Prince's Mansion was about to become popular!
"No hurry!" The man's eyes flashed, and he looked at Qu Moying's back with a smile, and said slowly, "Let's wait and see!"
Staying here to watch this Fourth Miss Qu who was totally different from the rumors was much more interesting than going to the Prince's Mansion to watch the fun. He was just looking for such a blind girl who was agile and nimble. Of course, she couldn't be completely blind, but half-blind would be good...
The person who came in was Yu, a woman in her thirties with a beautiful appearance. Even though she was old now, one could still vaguely see the charm of her youth.
Seeing her come in, Nanny Wang became even more confident, howling loudly and complaining: "Second Madam, I followed your instructions and came to see what was on fire and to help put it out. I didn't expect that when the Fourth Miss saw me, she not only slapped me twice, but also kicked me."
Nanny Wang pointed at her face and then at the hem of her clothes.
There was a red and swollen patch on his chubby white face, and there was a clear footprint on the hem of his clothes. These were all solid evidence.
"Fourth Miss, why are you so angry with a servant? If you have any grievances, just tell me. Don't make things like this. It's not nice for others to see!" Yu seemed not to notice the grievance on Nanny Wang's face. Instead, she walked to Qu Moying and comforted her softly.
This Yu was indeed powerful. With just these two sentences, she seemed to be defending Qu Moying, but invisibly she confirmed the accusation that she was making trouble.
"Madam, are you planning to let this evil slave go?" Qu Moying asked, calmly bringing the topic back to the topic, "Madam, you don't believe what I say, but you believe what this evil slave says?"
This made Yu very unhappy, but she couldn't scold Qu Moying in front of so many people, and she still had to play the role of a mother well.
"Since this servant has made the Fourth Young Lady angry, drag him away and give him five lashes with the cane so that he will remember this lesson." Yu said lightly.
Two maids came out from behind her, took Nanny Wang and were about to leave.
The five mild hits were just a token of respect, to give Qu Moying some face.
Nanny Wang understood
She pretended to shout out her grievances: "Fourth Miss, I don't know how I have offended you to make you so angry. Please give me an explanation."
She looked like she was being wronged when she was yelling so loudly. The five strokes of the cane bestowed by Yu also showed that Nanny Wang had done nothing wrong, and it was Qu Moying who deliberately caused trouble, and Yu was just giving Qu Moying face.
"Madam, don't you think five strokes of the cane are too few?" Looking at Yu and Wang Ma who were pretending to be righteous, Qu Moying sneered and said.
Yu was stunned for a moment, her face turned a little stiff. She was in charge of the affairs of the backyard and was Qu Moying's elder. She felt a little embarrassed when Qu Moying repeatedly disobeyed her.
"What does Fourth Miss mean?" The smile on her face also turned cold.
"Madam, do you want to keep such an evil slave? Could it be that what the evil slave said just now was what Madam meant?" Qu Moying asked back.
In the past, Qu Moying was too stupid and too timid. She suffered a lot of anger after returning home for a few days, but she did not dare to complain to the lady. But now she is different. She just wants to make a big deal out of it and see how Yu will deal with it.
Yu was sure that she would not go to the lady dowager to complain, so she bullied her like this. Even the fire today was set on purpose, and she wanted to take her life.
If she died, all would be over!
Yu was startled, her eyes turned to Qu Moying's face, and her brows frowned. It was this blind man, no doubt. How dare this blind man contradict her like this today? Could it be that this girl deliberately acted gloomy and silent a while ago to let her down her guard
"What did this old woman say that the Fourth Miss didn't like? Don't blame me, Fourth Miss. I'm just afraid that you will be too harsh on the servants and things will get ugly." Yu said with a displeasure in her eyes and a cold face.
There was a hint of threat in these words.
"Fourth Miss, I really don't know what I said to offend you and make you hate me so much. I hope you can explain it clearly so that I can understand the situation." The old woman started crying out again.
"Second Madam, you come in and defend a maid without saying anything. Don't you think it's embarrassing? If Second Madam defends this maid, then you should talk to Grandmother!" Qu Moying said coldly, not giving in. "A maid keeps saying she's blind. Second Madam, I don't know what the rules are. Can I teach such a wicked slave a lesson?"
"Miss Fourth has wronged me. I didn't do that!" Nanny Wang cried and denied it. Anyway, when they came just now, the few people she brought were the first to come, and no one else would have heard it.
"Someone came to put out the fire at the back door just now, earlier than you. It just so happened that I called him over to be a witness to see if you said such a thing." Qu Moying said calmly.
Someone had already come to the back door.
Madam’s people
Nanny Wang was stunned, her eyes wandering, and she subconsciously looked towards the back door.
At this time, more people came, and Nanny Wang couldn't tell which ones came first. Seeing Qu Moying was so calm, she thought someone really heard it, and immediately panicked. Her big eyes bulged and she quickly changed her words, "Fourth Miss, the blind man I just mentioned was not you, but a man in my village. Fourth Miss, you heard it wrong!"
This statement is obviously a confession.
"How are you going to punish the Second Madam? Are you going to find out who told her to say that in front of me?" Qu Moying turned her eyes under her veil to Yu. "That day, my grandmother deliberately kept the Second Madam and asked her to punish the servants in the mansion. Didn't the Second Madam take it to heart?"
The lady did say so that day. In order to avoid embarrassing Qu Moying, she deliberately drove all the servants out of the house and only kept a few people who were given orders by the master.
By this time, Yu had already realized that she had fallen into Qu Moying's trap. Regardless of whether Nanny Wang was referring to Qu Moying or not, saying the word "blind man" in front of Qu Moying had violated the lady's taboo.
"The Second Madam usually manages the affairs of the mansion. I wonder what crime this evil servant should be punished for deliberately saying such hurtful words in front of the sick master?"
"Twenty strokes of the cane!" Yu had no choice but to swallow her anger. If this matter was brought up in front of the old lady, not only would she have nothing to say, she would also lose face.
"Second Madam, do you still want to keep such a servant and let her violate the verbal taboo again next time?" Qu Moying asked lightly.
"Twenty more slaps!" Yu gritted her teeth and gave in again.
"I originally thought that only twenty strokes of the cane would be enough, but I didn't expect that the Madam is so strict in managing the household, and she would even require twenty strokes of the cane. Since it is the Madam's intention, why don't you drag the man down! Execute the Madam's punishment!" Qu Moying raised his chin and gave the order lightly.
She is a good person after all, as she has to punish the person who hit her herself!
Such a fearless look almost made Yu explode with rage. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand hard and waved her hands with all her might. Two maids came up and dragged Nanny Wang, who had collapsed to the ground out of fear, away like a dead dog.
In this confrontation, Yu suffered a great loss. She was furious. She rolled her eyes, looked at the fire that had been put out, and tried to find fault with it with a fake smile: "Fourth Miss, what's the matter with this fire? Could it be that Fourth Miss doesn't like this yard?"
"Madam, please bring Qinghe, the maidservant beside Third Sister, here. She was the one who set the fire!" Qu Moying said affirmatively. Calculating the time, even if the Madam came late, it would be about time now.
She doesn't have evidence now, but Qinghe must have it. Those people always take advantage of her because she is blind and doesn't care about details!
Yu's face changed drastically...