"Miss, Madam Yu seems to have obtained some evidence, so she deliberately banged her head against the wall and went to find the second master." Yu Dong came in to report. He went late and the information he got was not detailed.
There was a light on in the room. Qu Moying was reading a book and had not yet gone to bed. When she heard Yu Dong come in, she raised her watery eyes, which were elegant and peaceful, matching the light, but also giving people a sense of an unfathomable dark color.
"Do you know what the evidence is?"
“I don’t know, but maybe we’ll know when the Second Master comes. Madam Yu wants to show it to the Second Master and say...say the young lady…” Yu Dong said this and glanced at Qu Moying, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
What Yu said just now was too true. He is still somewhat affected and doesn’t know whether it is true or not.
"What do you say about me?" Qu Moying said indifferently, picked up the small pair of scissors at hand and cut the slightly popped lamp flowers.
The movements are graceful and natural, without any rush.
Seeing Qu Moying so calm, Yu Dong's heart also calmed down. At that moment just now, he was really a little panicked. This matter was too beyond his imagination.
"Miss, from what Madam Yu said, it seems that you were very familiar with Minister Liu back then, and Madam Yu has evidence that Minister Liu and you met in person back then, and she also said that the day Miss was born was about the same time they met, so it seems that Miss is Minister Liu's... daughter."
Yudong sorted out his feelings and blurted out everything that had been pent up in his stomach.
"Minister Liu?" Qu Moying raised her eyebrows. Today was the first time she met Minister Liu. This Minister Liu was indeed somewhat curious about her. He looked at her several times with a gentle expression, but that was all. He did not show any other excitement or other emotions. Therefore, Yu's so-called evidence was actually impossible.
If her life experience was really related to Minister Liu, this person would not seem to be confused. But looking at Liu Jingyu's behavior today, she knew that she had received his guidance. Under such circumstances, she was able to keep Liu Jingyu's dignity and insist that it was a misunderstanding. Even her apology could be seen as an attempt to settle the matter peacefully.
This Minister Liu is no simple person.
Come to think of it, someone like Qu Zhizhen is only slightly suppressed by this Minister Liu, which shows how powerful he is.
Being able to become one of the six ministers at such a young age means more than just having a strong backer.
If such a person really had something going on with his mother, he would not be so inactive.
Of course, Qu Moying didn't have a good impression of Qu Zhizhen, his adopted father. In fact, if he could not recognize Qu Zhizhen as his adopted father, Qu Moying would be very happy.
But this is impossible!
"Yudong, go and listen again. Listen to how my father solved this problem." Qu Moying put down the scissors, walked to the window, opened the window, looked at the night scene outside, and said calmly.
She was not panicking at all about Yu's evidence. When Liu Jingyu left a maid in the room today, she knew something was wrong. Now it seemed that this so-called evidence was also given to Qu Qiuyan by Liu Jingyu. Then she wanted to see what this evidence could prove, and also see Qu Zhizhen's reaction...
Qu Zhizhen was indeed handling official business. When he heard that Yu had hit a wall, he was actually unwilling to come over. To him, Yu was just a dead person, and he was not at all bothered by it.
But after thinking about it, Qu Zhizhen took two servants with him.
Light up and take a look.
After all, the son and daughter are still there, especially the daughter has been betrothed to Prince Jing as a concubine. Prince Jing's idea is to set up a few tables and bring her into Prince Jing's palace during the New Year.
She was not the principal wife, nor was she a concubine. It was just a matter of hosting a few banquets to show respect. This matter was considered a success, taking advantage of the New Year atmosphere. Although the banquet was not big enough, inviting some members of the royal family could be considered as giving respect to Qu Qiuyan. Of course, Yu could not really die at this time.
If this ruins King Jing's mood, he will be angry.
The courtyard door was wide open. Qu Zhizhen frowned and went in. As soon as he got inside, he saw Hailan rushing out. As soon as she saw Qu Zhizhen, she burst into tears: "Second Master, please come and take a look. The Second Madam... she is so upset... that she hit her head against the wall..."
As he said this, he began to sob.
Qu Zhizhen coldly rebuked: "Shut up."
I walked in with the servant, and as soon as I entered the door, I smelled a musty and decadent air, as well as a smell of blood, which made it even more gloomy and made me feel uncomfortable and want to vomit.
Qu Zhizhen was not as delicate as Qu Qiuyan. He walked into the main room and saw Yu leaning on the bed. The disgust in his eyes was the same as Qu Qiuyan's.
Yu's head was bandaged up. At this time, she was half leaning on the bed weakly, looking like a skeleton. When she heard someone coming in, she opened her eyes slightly. The figure swaying in front of her turned out to be Qu Zhizhen. She was immediately overjoyed. She reached out and pressed the hole in the bed, and shouted in surprise: "Second Master."
Qu Zhizhen's face was gloomy. He waved his hand and the old woman retreated.
Hai Lan had also come in at this time. She looked at Yu lying on the bed and Qu Zhizhen who had a gloomy and angry face. In the end, she didn't dare to stay any longer and left.
However, Qu Zhizhen's two servants did not leave, but still stood behind Qu Zhizhen, just lowered their heads, looking very well-behaved.
"Second Master!" Yu said again in a sad voice.
"What's the matter with you? What are you making a fuss about? Do you want to prevent Yan'er from getting married? Are you not satisfied with the position of concubine?" Qu Zhizhen sneered and looked at Yu with unfriendly eyes.
Yu looked up blankly. She didn't understand what Qu Zhizhen meant. "What...what concubine? Who...who...is the concubine?"
"Who else could it be besides Yan'er? His Highness Prince Jing wants Yan'er to move into Prince Jing's mansion during the Chinese New Year. Right now, there's no official mistress in Prince Jing's mansion. If Yan'er moves in, she'll be the official mistress." Qu Zhizhen said impatiently, "You're making a fuss now because you don't intend to let Yan'er marry into the mansion."
"Yan'er is going to enter Prince Jing's mansion? Is... is she the principal wife, not the concubine?" Yu didn't understand. After a moment of silence, she suddenly realized that she was the principal wife. She was overjoyed, and her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.
In the past, Yu was also a beautiful woman with a naturally pleasing smile. But in this situation, under the dim light, Qu Zhizhen felt that Yu in front of him looked more like an evil spirit. He frowned in disgust and disliked Yu even more.
"Don't worry about it. I will handle it myself. Just tell me what the fuss is about." Since Yu didn't know about it, it must not be because of it, Qu Zhizhen asked, changing the subject.
"Yan'er..." Yu still couldn't recover from her ecstasy for a while.
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave. Don't cause Yan'er any other trouble now." Qu Zhizhen turned around and was about to leave.
"Second Master
Wait a minute, let me show you something. You will no longer think I am talking nonsense after you see it, right?" Yu reached out from under the pillow and took out a piece of paper. She smiled and handed it to Qu Zhizhen.
This was said very abruptly, and Qu Zhizhen didn't understand what she meant for a moment, but he still ordered the servant to go forward and take the note.
Qu Zhizhen didn't take it either. He signaled the servant to open the note. After taking a look at it, his face changed immediately.
"Second Master, I said at the beginning that Lord Liu seemed to like to inquire too much about the affairs of our mansion. He would occasionally come to our mansion with you to sit down. But in fact, there was no relationship between the two mansions before. It is said that once Lord Liu met Yue in the backyard, and the two of them stood together and talked. You didn't believe what I said at the time, but now it is true!"
Yu smiled proudly, this matter had happened a long time ago.
At that time, Yu had just entered the mansion. She deliberately tricked Yue over there, and then she met Lord Liu who came to find Qu Zhizhen. After the two met face to face, she brought a few servants to see the scene and also saw the conversation between the two. Then she went back and told Qu Zhizhen the story with exaggeration.
Not only did she not hear it, but Qu Zhizhen also scolded her once, telling her not to talk nonsense next time. So many servants saw it, so why did he say she was talking nonsense? The more Yu thought about it, the more dissatisfied she became, and she even mocked Yue in her words.
Yue had a good temper and didn't say anything, but somehow Qu Zhizhen found out about it later. Qu Zhizhen called her over, scolded her, and got angry. From then on, Yu didn't dare to bring up the matter again.
"Second Master, look, I was right, wasn't I? There is something wrong between the two of them. Look at the date above. Second Master, do you remember that at that time, she was not pregnant with the Fourth Young Lady yet, but a month later, she was found to be pregnant. How could it be such a coincidence that Second Master didn't realize it!"
Seeing that Qu Zhizhen was speechless for a moment, Yu became more and more proud. Her thin eyebrows and eyes were all raised, revealing a strange and sinister look, but she herself did not realize it.
"What do you want to say?" Qu Zhizhen finally raised his head and looked at Yu. His expression was cold but calm.
Seeing him so calm, Yu was stunned for a moment, but then she gritted her teeth and said hatefully: "Second Master, don't you understand? That girl is not yours, it's Yue's..."
"Shut up!" Qu Zhizhen picked up a cup on the table and smashed it hard at Yu.
Yu subconsciously leaned to the side, and the cup fell onto the quilt in front of her, then slowly rolled down, hit the ground, and broke into several pieces.
Yu's eyes widened in shock, and she looked at Qu Zhizhen in disbelief, her voice trembling: "Second Master... You... You..."
"Ying'er is my child, I know it very well. There is no need to bring such unfounded things in the future. Yu, you'd better stay here, so as not to bring trouble to your children." Qu Zhizhen smiled coldly, snatched the note from the servant's hand, tore it into pieces in a few seconds, then turned around and strode away.
Yu's sad and desperate cry came from behind: "Qu Zhizhen, are you still thinking about her? Is she the one in your heart? Yue and I... Yue and I..."
The following sound was sobbing and unable to be uttered, as if someone covered his mouth.
"Keep an eye on the madam, if she talks nonsense!" Qu Zhizhen's voice came from the door, with a hint of coldness and hostility.
Behind the darkened window, Yu Dong carefully huddled up, not daring to reveal even a trace of...