"Master Xu escorted Miss Yu away?" The lady's face darkened and her eyes fell on Qu Moying who had changed his clothes beside her.
Seeing the bloody appearance when he entered the room just now, the lady was almost frightened to faint. Although she looked fine now, her face was still as pale as snow.
“Grandma, don’t be angry. It may be because Master Xu was more familiar with Miss Yu in the past. I don’t mind it, but the current situation…” Qu Moying hesitated here, raised his pale little face, and looked in the direction of the lady.
Her skin was fair but a bit pale, the corners of her lips were pale, and the long veil covered most of her face, making her look even more pitiful. The lady was both distressed and angry.
I used to think Xu Lipeng was a good person, but now I suddenly realized that I might have been wrong.
When his fiancée encountered such a big thing, Xu Lipeng did not go forward to comfort her or send her back, but instead sent Yu Qingmeng back. This really made people think too much, especially since Yu Qingmeng was Yu's niece and looked delicate in the past. The lady did not like her from the bottom of her heart.
"What else is going on right now?" The lady's heart was pounding and she had a bad feeling in her heart.
"Madam, when the carriage had an accident just now, Master Xu was the first to catch Miss Yu. The two of them... were together, and many people saw it. What should we do? When our young lady came back just now, Miss Yu was still holding Master Xu's hand. The two of them almost came arm in arm."
Seeing that her young lady was in trouble, Yuchun spoke quickly.
"What? There is actually such a thing." The lady's face turned blue with anger.
"Grandma, a lot of people saw it at that time." Qu Moying lowered his head and held the handkerchief in his hand. Although the expression on his face could not be seen clearly, it went without saying that he must have been aggrieved.
Her fiancé was flirting with another woman in front of her. Although there might be reasons for it, it was the fact after all.
"Someone, go and call Yu over!" The old lady was angry and annoyed. She didn't expect Xu Lipeng to be such a person. She had misjudged him in the past.
"Grandma, don't call Madam over yet. This can't be blamed on Madam." Qu Moying spoke up to stop her. It would be better if Yu Qingmeng told the story to Yu herself.
"Okay, let's not talk to her about this first." The lady said with a cold snort, "The Yongning Marquis' Mansion must give us an explanation for this matter, otherwise this matter will not be over."
"Grandma, now they are not the ones who need to give us an explanation. They need to give an explanation to the Yu Mansion. With so many people seeing this, the Yongning Marquis' Mansion will not fail to give the Yu Mansion face." Qu Moying said softly, his words calmly.
"It's just a small Yu family. Could it be that the Yongning Marquisate wants to marry her?" These words made the lady even more angry, and she slapped the table with her hand.
Yu's elder brother, Yu Qingmeng's father, is now a secretary in the Ministry of Works, and his rank is much lower than Qu Zhizhen.
"Grandmother, Miss Yu is also a daughter of an official family!" Qu Moying's eyes turned slightly, reminding the lady, "Even if you are not the principal wife, you can..."
"They dare!" the lady snorted coldly.
The old lady who had always had a good impression of Xu Lipeng was completely furious. She had taken her second son into the family because Yu was the daughter of a clean family, but she had never expected that Yu and her second son had been having an affair for a long time. Although the baby born after the marriage was a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, the old lady did not like them either.
Later, the daughter-in-law he liked died, and the legitimate daughter he raised was almost ruined. All this was caused by Yu.
The lady will not let such a tragedy happen again.
“Grandma, Miss Yu is Madam’s niece… Father would probably be very happy about it, if… if they really want to…” Qu Moying sighed softly, and although she was very tactful when talking about her own marriage, she did not show the shyness of a woman waiting to be married.
The lady was so distressed that she reached out to hold Qu Moying's hand and said softly, "Don't worry, Ying girl. If the Marquis of Yongning really did this, then this marriage won't happen. It's just hard for you. The marriage has been arranged for so many years, but it didn't happen. Your mother's love is in vain!"
Speaking of this, he thought of Qu Moying's biological mother, Xiao Yue, and was overwhelmed with grief for a moment. He reached out and took a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his eyes.
She truly loved Xiao Yue, but her son was not up to her expectations. Whenever she thought of this, the lady would get furious, secretly hating her son for being so short-sighted that he could not even tell who was good. Not only did he let Yu deceive his first wife, he also ignored the daughter born to his first wife.
"Grandmother, if Master Xu really likes Miss Yu, even if my mother knew about this in the afterlife, she would feel that this marriage is inappropriate and it's better to cancel it!" Qu Moying said. It was natural to bring up the matter of canceling the engagement at this time.
Of course, she didn't think that this marriage would be successfully resolved immediately. Xu Lipeng was obviously not someone who was easy to deal with.
Sure enough, after she had been chatting with the lady for a while, a maid came in and reported that Master Xu wanted to see her.
The lady was angry. She put down Qu Moying's hand, straightened her body, and said coldly: "Go, invite Master Xu in. I'll see what he has to say!"
Before this, the old lady was very optimistic about the marriage between the two families, but the conversation she had just had with Qu Moying made her feel unwilling to marry the Marquis of Yongning.
I have to say that Qu Moying made the lady think of the tragic past of Yu, Qu Yuanzhen and her biological mother, which was very heartbreaking.
This is the most heartbreaking thing that has ever happened to the lady in her life.
Qu Moying raised her eyes and looked quietly at Xu Lipeng, who had changed into a new navy blue brocade robe, with a gloomy look in her eyes.
Xu Lipeng stepped forward and bowed politely to the Madam, then turned to Qu Moying eagerly, his eyes full of concern: "How is the Fourth Miss? Is she injured? Is she frightened? I have asked the imperial physician to come over, would you like to take a look at her?"
Qu Moying sneered in his heart. This Master Xu was really good at acting. He was not so nervous when he left just now, but now he seemed to be extremely anxious in front of the lady.
The lady heard something different, looked at Qu Moying in confusion, then at Xu Lipeng, and was not in a hurry to speak for a while.
"Master Xu, has Miss Yu returned?" Qu Moying looked up and asked indifferently, but ignored what Xu Lipeng had said before.
"I don't know if Miss Yu went back on her own." Xu Lipeng said.
"Wasn't Miss Yu holding your hand just now? Why did she go back alone?" Qu Moying said softly, with some surprise.
"When our young lady left, Miss Yu was still holding the young master tightly." Yu Chun whispered softly at the right time. Her words were very soft, as if she was talking to herself, but it happened that it happened just when Qu Moying had just finished speaking. The room was quiet and everyone heard it clearly.
The lady's face became more and more
It became cold.
Xu Lipeng guessed that Qu Moying would be dissatisfied, but she couldn't say anything. As a lady from a noble family, she couldn't say that he could not have saved people at that time. But what she didn't expect was that Qu Moying didn't say anything, but the maid beside her had the courage to say it, and even said it in front of the lady. There was a flash of anger in her eyes. She was indeed a maid raised in a farm and had no upbringing.
What kind of girl, what kind of master, if he was not afraid of ruining his reputation, why would he put himself in such a difficult position
Xu Lipeng believed that he was not the kind of person who only looked at appearance. Even though he felt that Yu Qingmeng looked more to his liking and more gentle, he had never thought of rejecting the marriage proposal. But didn't Qu Moying know what was going on? Couldn't she take the initiative to cancel the engagement? Ask to leave
He is ugly, blind, and has no knowledge. He is really dislikeable.
"Master Xu, what is the meaning of what you did today?" The lady's face was as gloomy as water.
"Madam, this was an accident. It happened suddenly and Miss Yu bumped into me. If I didn't lend a hand, Miss Yu would have been injured and her life might even be in danger!" Xu Lipeng suppressed his impatience and explained gently.
The Yu family and the Qu family are relatives, and he felt that the lady would definitely understand his feelings at that time.
Originally, Xu Lipeng had guessed correctly. Even if the Madam disliked Yu Qingmeng, she would not let Xu Lipeng not save her. But after hearing what Qu Moying said just now, and thinking of the past troubles between Qu Moying's biological mother and Yu, the Madam's anger rose up, and she rebuked him unceremoniously: "If Master Xu wants to marry Miss Yu, our mansion will cancel the engagement without saying anything. Why bother to find other reasons? Master Xu, please go back. I will discuss this matter with your mother."
"Madam..." Xu Lipeng didn't expect the Madam to say that. His face changed slightly and he said hurriedly, "It was an accident at the time. No one wanted it to be like this."
He wants to break off the engagement, but it can't be his fault.
The lady snorted coldly, helped Wu Ma's hand to stand up, stopped looking at him, turned and went to the inner room, leaving Xu Lipeng outside.
Xu Lipeng was extremely embarrassed. In the past, when he went to the Qu Mansion, the lady always treated him with a smile. He had never been treated coldly like this. He calmed himself down and turned to look at Qu Moying. He realized clearly that Qu Moying was the only one who could help him out at the moment.
"Fourth Miss, you know the situation best. I can't help it. I hope you can explain it clearly to the Madam."
"Prince Xu, please go back first. My grandmother felt sorry for me when she saw me coming back covered in blood. Now is not a good time to talk." Qu Moying did not respond to Xu Lipeng's words. Her watery eyes turned behind her veil and she spoke to Xu Lipeng calmly.
Now that the matter of breaking off the engagement had begun, she had thought clearly about what to do next.
Ning Yonghou has not broken off the engagement for so many years, and has not been close to her, but he is still devoted to enjoying a good reputation in the capital. There must be a special reason. She is watching how the situation develops. At this point, Xu Lipeng no longer has the final say.
I vaguely feel that things are not that simple, but fortunately with today's accident, I can take the opportunity to stir up trouble and bring the matter of breaking off the engagement to the surface.
What the Yongning Marquis's Mansion is planning will soon be revealed. She has already laid the first step, and next, she has to deal with another line.
The last thing Prince Yun said had a deeper meaning...
After she mentioned Qinghe's matter to the Madam, she had to go out again...