"What? You want to push all the blame on Qu's house?" Duke Qi kicked the table in front of him away, his face livid.
The wife of the Duke of Qi was startled and her eyes turned red. In all these years, the Duke of Qi had never yelled at her like this. Although the Duke of Qi had a bad temper, it was only towards other people. The wife of the Duke of Qi had lived a good life for all these years. Except for the earliest concubine, there were no other concubines in the mansion.
She didn't expect that the Duke of Qi would yell at her like this.
"I...what can I do? Jingyu is going to marry into the East Palace soon, and she can't have any flaws at this time. And she told me about this. She really doesn't like this Third Miss Qu, so she wanted to see what she was up to. I didn't expect her to be so vicious. In fact, it's all because of this Third Miss Qu's bad character. I can't blame anyone else."
Lady Qiguogong said while wiping her tears.
"But you can't blame it all on the Qu family. This matter has nothing to do with Fourth Miss Qu, right? She is innocent. Why did you get involved? If you continue to involve her, won't you also bring up the fact that she broke off the engagement that year?"
The Duke of Qi shouted angrily.
"Miss Qu Si is a good person, as I have said before. But Miss Qu San's matter must be made clear, and Jing Yu must be cleared of all charges. If I have led Miss Qu Si astray, I will apologize to her later. In fact, this matter was originally caused by the two sisters. They did not solve their own problems in the mansion, but came to our mansion to fight, and also harmed Jing Yu."
The wife of the Duke of Qi said unhappily.
Although she felt that Qu Moying was a good match for her, it was just a good match. Compared with her favorite granddaughter, Qu Moying was still far inferior.
Even though Fourth Miss Qu was a little wronged, Lady Qiguogong didn't think it was a big deal.
His granddaughter is going to become the Crown Princess. In the future, whether he or his granddaughter will compensate this Fourth Miss Qu and find her a good marriage, it will only take a few words. Even if her reputation is a little damaged now, so what!
“You… hello…” The Duke of Qi was so angry that he was speechless and pointed at the wife of the Duke of Qi.
"My Lord, I know this is inappropriate, but what else can we do now? Miss Qu San must admit it even if she doesn't want to. Jingyu cannot have any stain on him." Lady Qi was still explaining.
Duke Qi could no longer listen to anything, his voice trembled, and he said with an unknown feeling: "Back then, your daughter snatched Xiao Yue's marriage, and now, your granddaughter wants to harm her daughter, don't you feel guilty?"
"My Lord, Xiao Yue and I do get along well, but no matter how good she is, she is still someone else's daughter. I can't just ignore my own flesh and blood and care about someone else's daughter, right? Besides, I don't know what happened back then. Didn't you listen to your daughter and ask for this marriage for her? Later I found out that it was the Jiangnan Yue family that was originally going to marry him."
The wife of the Duke of Qi said unconvinced.
She only found out about this matter later. In fact, she didn't want her daughter to marry a scholar who had just passed the exam and had no foundation. But by the time she found out, the marriage had already been granted. Even if she wanted to object, she couldn't. For this reason, the wife of the Duke of Qi was angry with her daughter for many years. Over the years, she would get angry whenever this matter was mentioned.
As for the marriage between the Liu family and the Jiangnan Yue family, she did not know about it until later. She was very angry with the Duke of Qi because of it. She felt that her daughter could have any man she wanted, so why should she ask him to do that
Are you going to snatch the person that the Jiangnan Yue family has their eyes on
Although the Jiangnan Yue family is a big family in Jiangnan, it lacks some foundation in the capital.
The Duke of Qi's face turned red after being refuted by his wife, but he could not utter a word. It was as if something was broken in his heart, and he felt mixed emotions.
This feeling of deep regret has come up from time to time over the years, but never as clear and regretful as it is this time.
He regretted it!
He really regretted it!
If everything started over again, would he still have the courage to do such a thing, would he still be able to conceal the truth? He didn't know, but he knew that even if there was such a thing, he would not be so decisive and resolute.
"We must not let down the daughter born to Yue this time." After a long while, the Duke of Qi said angrily.
"Then what should we do? Let your granddaughter go out to take the blame?" Lady Qi, the Duke of Qi, had him on the defensive. She didn't believe that the Duke would really be willing to do that.
Duke Qi now loves his granddaughter more than his daughter. No matter how you look at it, his granddaughter is better than her mother. Just look at the fact that she married the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. She is definitely not like his silly daughter who picked a scholar and married him. Although she thinks that Minister Liu is a good son-in-law now, she was not satisfied with him many years ago and always felt that her daughter had a problem with her vision.
It’s not like that with my granddaughter. You can tell at first glance that she’s different from my daughter.
"Then let her take the lead!" Duke Qi gritted his teeth.
"W-what? Lord Duke, are you out of your mind? Why...how can you say such a thing?" Lady Qi stood up in shock and stared at the Duke of Qi in amazement. Is this what the Duke would say
"Didn't you understand? If someone is bound to be hurt and have their reputation damaged in this matter, I don't want it to be the fourth young lady of the Qu family. Then it must be Jingyu!" Duke Qi suddenly calmed down and said sternly.
After saying that, he turned around and strode out. If this matter really needed someone to take responsibility, then let Liu Jingyu do it. This was what Liu Jingyu and her daughter owed to Yue's mother and daughter.
Whenever he thought of what happened back then, the Duke of Qi felt a burning pain in his heart. It hurt so much, it was like a heart-wrenching pain!
Innocent? The truly innocent ones were the mother and daughter of the Yue family, not the two in his own house. He had asked someone before and knew that Liu Jingyu had been to her study. In the Duke of Qi's mansion, there was a separate courtyard for her, and there was also her study. Who else could write a note here except her
Could it be that this is another thing that happened in the past
If he had known that Liu Borui and Jiangnan Yue were engaged, he would not have been soft-hearted even if his daughter fainted in front of him.
He was a military general and had never been soft-hearted. Only that time did he show mercy, but the final result was unbearable for him.
He closed his five senses and ignored the affairs of the Qu Mansion, but in the end, he let the mother and daughter end up like that. Thinking about it this time, the Duke of Qi was so angry that he wanted to stab himself with a sword.
What Liu Jingyu owed Qu Moying was not only Liu Jingyu, but also himself and the entire Duke Qi’s Mansion.
That child has the most power to say no to them.
After hearing the Duke of Qi's last words, Lady Qi was stunned and watched him leave in astonishment. Her legs went weak and she had to hold on to a chair to steady herself. She could hardly believe what she heard. Why did the Duke care so much about the fourth young lady of the Qu family
What kind of secret is there