"Second cousin!" Xiao Hanyuan said dejectedly.
It was Qu Zhicheng who came over with a servant. His condition was much better than before and he would occasionally get up and walk around.
"What's wrong with my cousin?" Qu Mingcheng came over and asked with a smile.
"I'm fine. My second cousin isn't well yet, so he still needs to rest well." Xiao Hanyuan forced a smile.
"Was it my eldest sister who just passed by? Was she coming back from my fourth sister's place?" Qu Mingcheng smiled slightly, as if he knew nothing, and only glanced in the direction where Qu Xuexin went.
"I don't know where she came back from." Xiao Hanyuan shook his head with a wry smile. He felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart and didn't understand why Qu Xuexin seemed to have changed all of a sudden.
"Do you think your elder sister has changed?" Qu Mingcheng asked.
This question hit the mark on Xiao Hanyuan's mind. He nodded and sighed, "It's a very strange feeling. My cousin... seems like a completely different person."
"Maybe it's because she came back from fourth sister's place." Qu Mingcheng looked at the place where Qu Xuexin had come from before.
Xiao Hanyuan heard the other meaning in Qu Mingcheng's words and pulled him back: "Second cousin, do you know something? Could it be that something happened? Didn't they say that the concubine of the Crown Prince's Mansion has already settled the matter?"
He was relieved when he heard that everything was fine.
"It looks like everything is fine..." Qu Mingcheng's smile was a little forced. He supported the servant and was silent for a while. He pointed to a pavilion nearby and said, "Cousin Xiao, let's go over there and talk."
"Okay!" Seeing that he couldn't hold on, Xiao Hanyuan nodded and reached out to help the servant to support him.
The three of them sat down near the pavilion's fence.
As soon as he sat down, Xiao Hanyuan couldn't wait to ask, "Second cousin, is there something else behind this? Could it be that the people in the Prince's Mansion also acted out of their own accord?"
"It's not that I go back on my word, it's just that the concubine in the East Palace has a special relationship with my fourth sister." Qu Ming said meaningfully.
Xiao Hanyuan was stunned for a moment. He really didn't know about this matter: "What's the relationship?"
"The Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace is the cousin of my fourth sister, but the current concubine is actually the cousin of the original Crown Princess. She entered the Eastern Palace to take care of the seriously ill Crown Princess. It can be seen that the relationship between the two is not ordinary. When this concubine sees my fourth sister, she still affectionately calls her cousin."
Qu Mingcheng recounted the relationship between Qu Moying and Ji Youran.
"Since Concubine Ji has such a good relationship with the Qu family, why does she want to make things difficult for my cousin? She was originally a careless person, so why did she make things like this?" Xiao Hanyuan thought about it carefully and asked in confusion.
Since the relationship between the two is so close, why make such a big fuss? Although the matter was stuck, Xiao Hanwu also understood that such a thing would inevitably spread out, and if it got out, it would be very detrimental to Qu Xuexin's reputation. In addition, Qu Xuexin fell into the water last night and was rescued by a man.
Originally, this matter was very disadvantageous to Qu Xuexin, and now it was like adding fuel to the fire. Her identity as a concubine in the Prince's Mansion meant that her every move would be watched by many people, and Qu Xuexin's embarrassment would also be seen and known by more people.
"So, I just asked you if the eldest sister came back from the fourth sister's place." Qu Mingcheng did not answer, but just curled his lips, very
It is a helpless way.
"Is it because of my fourth cousin?" Xiao Hanyuan's face changed.
"I'm not sure about that. I just think that if something unexpected happened, it would most likely be my fourth sister. Of course, I could be wrong. After all, I didn't see the situation with my own eyes. I heard about what happened later. It's better for me than my cousin Xiao to see it with his own eyes."
Qu Mingcheng's words were flawless, but full of other meanings.
Xiao Hanyuan tasted it carefully, his eyes twitching, "Did my fourth cousin do it on purpose?"
"That shouldn't be the case!" Qu Mingcheng waved his hand. "Okay, cousin Xiao, maybe what we guessed is not true. The fourth sister has always been very good to the eldest sister. The relationship between the two is the closest among the sisters. There is no point in us guessing like this."
As if to dispel Xiao Hanyuan's suspicion, Qu Mingcheng said hurriedly.
But these words always sounded insincere, especially when Xiao Hanyuan thought of the day when Qu Xuexin and Qu Moying got along. The so-called good relationship was not there, and he always felt that there seemed to be some hostility between the two.
After thinking about it this way, he immediately understood. He stood up abruptly, his face turned blue with anger, and turned to leave.
"Cousin Xiao, what are you doing?" Qu Mingcheng grabbed his sleeve.
"I'll go find my fourth cousin and ask her about this." Xiao Hanyuan said angrily, "She clearly wants to deal with my eldest cousin on purpose."
"Cousin Xiao, are you mistaken? What we just guessed is just speculation, without any evidence. And even if Fourth Sister has a grudge, it is impossible..."
Having said this, Qu Mingcheng realized that he had said something wrong and quickly stopped talking.
"Second cousin, what do you mean?" Xiao Hanyuan grabbed Qu Mingcheng's hand and asked anxiously. He heard many other meanings from Qu Mingcheng's words.
Qu Mingcheng also knew that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly shook his hand: "Cousin Xiao, I don't know, I don't know anything, I just know that it's not good for you to be so close to my eldest sister right now."
After saying that, he stood up with the help of the servant's hand, and actually pushed Xiao Hanyuan's hand away, trying to leave in a panic.
How could Xiao Hanyuan let him go at this time? He left halfway through saying this. He felt very uncomfortable. He tightly grabbed Qu Mingcheng's sleeve, and the veins on his forehead bulged: "Second cousin, if you still think of me as your cousin, you should make it clear. What do you mean I can't get close to the eldest lady? Why doesn't she let me get close?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Hanyuan stood there in a daze, staring at Qu Mingcheng. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
He suddenly knew why!
Seeing him like this, Qu Mingcheng knew that he understood. He immediately snatched his sleeve from his relaxed hand, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Cousin Xiao, this is actually a confusing account. Who asked you to be close to my eldest cousin? If you say it, it's also Cousin Xiao's fault. Originally, the two families..."
At this point, Qu Mingcheng sighed again, and patted Xiao Hanyuan on the shoulder: "Cousin Xiao, take care of yourself! This marriage was decided by my grandmother."
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Xiao Hanyuan standing there alone, his face looking increasingly uglier.
It turned out that Qu Xuexin's current bad situation was all because of herself. Even the eldest cousin's fall into the water yesterday might have been related to the fourth cousin. After all, the fourth cousin was on that boat, and when she was on the boat, the people on the boat
They were kicked off the boat. If they hadn't been kicked off the boat, there would have been no follow-up to this matter.
There is no longer any impulse for me to follow Concubine Ji like my eldest cousin.
Therefore, the root of this matter is myself. I have let my cousin down.
Xiao Hanyuan's face turned pale at first, then filled with shame and regret.
He didn't want to marry Qu Moying and had never thought about marrying Qu Moying, but seeing the fickle nature of this fourth cousin, he didn't like her.
Not to mention the blind date with Mr. He San before, just the fact that she, a woman, was alone with the boat owner last night was something he could not accept.
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. Xiao Hanyuan couldn't control his anger and turned around and went to Qianyueju.
When he arrived at the door of Qianyueju, he went straight in. When a maid saw him, she hurried forward to pay her respects.
"Where is your fourth young lady?" Xiao Hanyuan still had some rationality and stopped.
"Please wait a moment, my dear cousin. I will go and report right away." The old woman said cleverly.
Xiao Hanyuan stopped and nodded.
The old woman went in to report, and Yu Dong came out a moment later. Seeing Xiao Hanyuan standing in the yard with a grudge, as if he was ready to accuse someone, Yu Dong was furious.
I don't know why this Mr. Xiao came. The eldest lady just left, and now this cousin is here. It really can't be quiet.
"Hello, cousin." Yu Dong stepped forward and bowed.
"Where is your young lady? I want to meet her." Xiao Hanyuan said self-righteously.
"I'm so sorry, our young lady is not feeling well and is resting. She can't see anyone right now." Yudong replied with a smile.
Xiao Hanyuan's face immediately darkened: "Didn't you just meet my cousin? Why do you feel guilty when I come here and don't dare to see me?"
"What do you mean, cousin? Our young lady didn't see the eldest lady just now." Yu Dong raised his head and the smile on his face slowly faded.
"Will anyone believe this? My cousin has become so aggrieved, and it's all your young lady's fault. I'm here to say that it's impossible for me and your young lady to be together, so let her give up on this idea." When Xiao Hanyuan heard Yu Dong's words, he thought she was trying to cover up something, so he said coldly.
The noise he made was quite loud, and he was standing at the gate of the courtyard, so even the old women and maids passing by outside were startled.
They all knew this Mr. Xiao, but what did he mean by what he said now
Could it be that the fourth young lady is going to marry this Mr. Xiao
Seeing that he was shouting loudly without caring about the reputation of his young lady, Yu Dong also became annoyed. He stopped being polite and put his hands on his waist. He looked Xiao Hanyuan up and down and said coldly, "Cousin, what do you mean by this? What is the relationship between our young lady and you? We have only met a few times in normal days, so how can you have such unfounded thoughts?"
If this wasn't the Qu Mansion, he was just a maid in the Qu Mansion. Yu Dong wanted to take over. How could such a person who didn't know when to advance or retreat come from? He wanted to ruin the young lady's reputation!
These words were spoken very bluntly, and were said by a maid, which was almost like slapping Xiao Hanyuan twice. Xiao Hanyuan felt ashamed and angry, his face turned red and his neck became thick. He stared at Yu Dong coldly and was about to make trouble uncontrollably.
But another maidservant beside Qu Moying hurried out, walked up to him, and bowed to him: "Cousin, our young lady invites you in!"