Sure enough, when Qu Zhizhen saw Nanny Yan following along, he was stunned for a moment and asked unhappily, "Why did Nanny Yan follow along? Shouldn't it be Nanny Zhou?"
"Father, Nanny Zhou fainted from crying earlier and is still lying in bed. It is inconvenient for her to go with me." Qu Moying explained.
Qu Zhizhen glanced at Nanny Yan, said "hmm" indifferently, and turned to walk towards the carriage on the side.
Two carriages drove out of Qu's house one after another and headed towards Xiao Yue's cemetery.
The Qu family of Qu Zhizhen is actually not the Qu family of the capital, but according to the above, they are considered within the five generations. After arriving in the capital, he became part of the Qu family of the capital. Moreover, because Qu Zhizhen's brothers are both officials, the Qu family of the capital is now basically headed by Qu Zhilin.
Xiao Yue was buried in the Qu family's land in the capital.
The Qu family's carriage was very plain today, with a few white ribbons hanging on the corners. It was obvious that the family was having a funeral, and it was quite eye-catching to see two carriages going out together.
Someone recognized the mark on the Qu Mansion's carriage and guessed that it was Xiao Yue's daughter going to pay homage to her biological mother, and they all sighed.
One of the two carriages was naturally Miss Qu Si, and the other one was probably the Madam, but that didn't seem to be the case. Someone saw a man's face appearing in the window, and that was Minister Qu.
After something like this happened, it was only appropriate to take the younger daughter to worship her biological mother.
Amid everyone's discussions, the carriage left the city and went to the Qu family's cemetery.
Xiao Yue's grave is not small, after all, she is Qu Zhizhen's legal wife. It's just that the location is a little off and it's covered with grass. You can tell at a glance that no one has cleaned it.
When Qu Moying was in the manor, he would come alone to worship during the Qingming Festival every year, and he would always avoid the Qu Mansion at this time.
Therefore, she knew that the people sent by the Qu Mansion were often just a formality. Most of the grass was cleared by her, but no one paid attention to it all the time, so the grass was still very long at this time.
There are people from the Qu family who take care of this place, but they never manage it. After all, everyone knows that the second wife of Qu is Yu, and everyone can see clearly what Yu's attitude is towards Xiao Yue.
Qu Moying knelt in front of the grave and burned paper. Qu Zhizhen also asked the servants he brought with him to clear the grass on it, and even pulled out a few of them himself, looking heavy and sad.
After everything was settled, Qu Zhizhen asked Yu Dong to help Qu Moying up. He put his hands behind his back and looked at the grave in front of him and said, "I want to divorce Yu. What do you think, Ying'er?"
He didn't look at Qu Moying, but these words were directed to Qu Moying.
Qu Moying also looked at the grave in front of him, "Everything is up to my father's instructions."
This was not surprising. For Qu Zhizhen, the Yu family would only drag down his reputation and would not bring him any benefit. Of course, he had not brought himself here with such a fuss just to say such a thing.
Sure enough, Qu Zhizhen didn't let Qu Moying wait too long for the next sentence: "Yu is divorced, so your third sister and second brother will have to be registered under different names. I want to register them under your mother's name, and your second brother can also preside over your mother's sacrifice in the future. Your second brother is my only son, and everything in the future will belong to your second brother. With your second brother offering sacrifices to your mother, your mother can live in peace in the underworld."
There are descendants who worship them and there are no descendants who worship them. People in the world think that even in the underworld, if no one worships them, they will become lonely ghosts, miserable.
It's so miserable.
Some people are even willing to sacrifice everything they have in their life for this illusory statement, just to avoid becoming a wandering ghost in the future.
With just this reason, Qu Zhizhen felt that even if Qu Moying felt uncomfortable, she would agree. After all, she would be a married daughter in the future and would not be able to preside over the sacrificial affairs of the Qu Mansion. Only Qu Mingcheng was the most legitimate one. Registering it under the name of Xiaoyue would benefit both Qu Mingcheng and Xiaoyue.
"Father, I don't agree!" Qu Moying turned to look at Qu Zhizhen and refused without any hesitation.
Under the veil, her eyes were dark and dark, evoking a hint of cold sarcasm.
Qu Zhizhen didn't expect Qu Moying to refuse without any hesitation. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, but he calmed down immediately, even with a bit of kindness. He turned around and faced Qu Moying, gently reprimanding him: "Child, why are you so ignorant? It's not good for your mother to have no children. I actually thought about it before, but Yu Shi... wouldn't let me."
Speaking of this, it seems that Qu Zhizhen has always been quite affectionate towards his mother.
Qu Moying sneered in his heart and shook his head: "Father, I believe that mother would not want to do this either. Mother died at the hands of the Yu family. Although this matter has nothing to do with my second brother and third sister directly, this matter... they are the two who benefit the most!"
In fact, it's not just that he benefited. Qu Qiuyan and Qu Mingcheng are not completely innocent. Since he returned to the Qu Mansion, first Qu Qiuyan and then Qu Mingcheng had repeatedly plotted against him.
Qu Moying believed that his mother would definitely not want such a "son"!
Let the enemy's son become your own legitimate son. Even if your mother has no son, it is impossible for her to take over Yu's son.
Qu Zhizhen had a good idea. As long as the child was registered under the mother's name, he would be the mother's legitimate son, and a legitimate son in a legitimate sense.
Qu Moying would not admit it no matter what!
"Ying girl, you have to consider your mother and don't be willful." Qu Zhizhen's face finally darkened.
"Father, in fact, it's not just this reason, there is another reason." Qu Moying was silent for a moment, not caring about Qu Zhizhen's cold face, "Madame Yan also told me about mother's matter in private before."
"What's the matter?" Qu Zhizhen didn't want Nanny Yan to get involved because Nanny Yan's identity was too complicated.
Hearing that she was mentioned, Nanny Yan came over and bowed to Qu Zhizhen, then expressed her opinion very directly: "Sir, this is inappropriate."
"Why is it inappropriate?" Qu Zhizhen asked in a deep voice.
Nanny Yan was not afraid of Qu Zhizhen's cold face. She raised her eyes and looked at Qu Zhizhen seriously: "My Lord, this is probably unreasonable."
"How is it unreasonable?" Qu Zhizhen was a little annoyed.
"My lord, the matter between Madam Qu Er and Yu Shi has now been reported to the Emperor. When I entered the palace, Concubine Qu had been asking about it. I heard that it was the Empress's intention. It is a fact that Yu Shi killed Madam Qu Er. Everyone in the palace feels sorry for the Fourth Young Lady."
Nanny Yan said calmly that since the incident with Concubine Li, Qu Moying had never been to the palace again, but Nanny Yan would still visit Concubine Qu.
Just yesterday, Nanny Yan was sent to the palace by Qu Moying. Yesterday, the case had not been finalized, but many people felt that Yu's story must be true, but it had not been finalized. The matter could still be reversed. Today,
The evidence has been confirmed.
"Yu killed Madam Qu Er just to make her children legitimate descendants. Although Yu is in trouble now, her two children are not only fine, but also more firmly established as legitimate descendants. Even if the fourth young lady doesn't say anything, it's probably hard to stop the gossip in the palace."
Nanny Yan did not mention the gossips of the people in the market, but only talked about the palace.
Many people in the palace have said this. Even if the emperor didn't care at first, he would eventually find out about it. Then the matter will fall on Qu Zhizhen, after all, it was Qu Zhizhen who proposed this.
Qu Zhizhen's heart sank and he found it difficult to answer for a moment.
In his heart, of course, he favored Qu Mingcheng. How could his only son become a bastard? But if the emperor knew that he had induced Qu Moying to agree to this, then all the things he had done before to clear himself of suspicion would be in vain.
This is actually not certain, but whenever he thought about the possibility, he became uneasy, his brows were tightly furrowed, and three vertical lines appeared between his eyebrows.
Seeing that he was silent, Nanny Yan knew something was going on, and continued, "Sir, no matter whether the Second Young Master and the Third Young Miss are illegitimate or not, they are all your children, and the Second Young Master is your only son. Everything in the future will naturally belong to the Second Young Master, and it has nothing to do with our young lady. It's just that now the Second Young Master is being registered under the name of the Second Madam. If the Fourth Young Lady doesn't want to say it, we don't know what people outside will say."
Since Qu Mingcheng is the only heir regardless of whether he is legitimate or illegitimate, even if there is an opportunity in the future, it is not certain that Qu Mingcheng cannot become a legitimate heir. There is a lot of room for maneuver here.
It is indeed not appropriate to force Qu Mingcheng to become a direct descendant at this time.
Not only the emperor was watching Yu's affairs, but also the empress in the palace. The emperor might not be aware of the incestuous relationship between women, but what about the empress? Or what about the ladies in the harem
If they were allowed to target the Qu Mansion because of this incident, there would be endless troubles!
Thinking of this, Qu Zhi was shocked and suddenly came to his senses. He couldn't let the Emperor and the Empress turn their attention to the Qu Mansion and himself, thus ruining their plans of so many years.
A little lack of patience will ruin great plans, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!
If all else fails, don't marry a wife and let Qu Mingcheng register his daughter under the name of your new wife.
"Is this not appropriate?" Qu Zhizhen already had a plan in mind, but his expression was still very unhappy. His eyes fell on Qu Moying with a bit of coercion.
He is the father and Qu Moying is the daughter. His little daughter actually dared to disobey her father's words. This matter has fundamentally made him very dissatisfied. Could it be that this daughter has no feelings for him
Although he did not keep her with him since she was a child, he did not let her starve. He sent her to the farm because of her health. From this point of view, Qu Zhizhen did not feel that he was mistreating his daughter.
"Father, I was stubborn just now. Everything is up to you!" Qu Moying lowered her head slightly and bowed sideways. Her thin body looked even thinner and weaker in the wind. The wind lifted her plain clothes and her veil, making her look delicate and frail. She must have said such words in anger just now!
After thinking about it this way, her mind became more relaxed, her face looked better, and she nodded: "Then divorce Yu, and register the two of them under the name of Aunt!"
The final word!