"Aunt, can I say a few words to you?" In the corridor, Qi Xiu Nan saw Madam Liu coming out of the Madam Dowager's room and waiting there.
"Is there something wrong?" Mrs. Liu's face did not look good.
"There is something." Qi Xiu Nan whispered, "Aunt, can you walk with me?"
Madam Liu nodded and took her nephew to the side path: "What's the matter, just tell me!"
"Aunt, is it really related to the second wife of the Qu Mansion?" Qi Xiu Nan asked directly without beating around the bush. There were so many rumors outside, how could he not have heard them even if he had just returned to the capital.
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Liu's face darkened.
"Aunt, I'm just speaking the truth. I want to ask if these things are true. Why do people outside say so?" Qi Xiu Nan continued to ask. In the past few days, he saw indescribable expressions on the faces of his old friends, especially a few times when they vaguely mentioned these things.
Qi Xiu Nan couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.
“Back then, I did fall in love with your uncle at first sight, and I may have done some things... but that’s all. If I knew this was related to the Jiangnan Yue family, I would definitely not let your grandfather ask for a marriage.” Madam Liu showed a trace of bitterness on her face and forced a smile.
This is a bit embarrassing, especially when talking to one's juniors.
Does this mean that what happened next has nothing to do with my aunt? Qi Xiunan breathed a sigh of relief. He said that his gentle and dignified aunt would never do such a vicious thing. Even if people outside were spreading it, it was false. At most, it was just a young and ignorant girl who fell in love with a good man.
It turned out that Yu from the Qu Mansion was a person harboring evil intentions. She even tricked her own aunt before she died.
"Aunt, I know you must be wronged. Even if people outside are talking about you, I still believe you." Qi Xiu Nan said seriously.
"People are saying things about me outside?" Madam Liu curled her lips, as if she wanted to laugh, but she could only smile bitterly: "Are they saying that I'm vicious, that I can't tolerate Xiaoyue, that I bewitched Yu and harmed Xiaoyue? If I could regret anything, I would only regret not meeting your uncle back then, so there wouldn't be such harmful rumors."
"Aunt..." Qi Xiu Nan wanted to comfort her, but she shook her head: "I was wrong back then. I actually... stole the marriage of Madam Qu Er. When I chose your uncle, I heard that he might be planning to marry someone else, so I asked your grandfather to ask for the marriage. But I really didn't harm Madam Qu Er. It's just that when I saw Madam Qu Er later, I felt very uncomfortable and didn't know how to face her."
This statement did not shirk responsibility, it even pulled all the initial mistakes onto himself, indicating that he was really wrong!
Because they were wrong, they didn't know how to face it, so there were rumors outside that the two of them had different personalities. In this situation, how could the two of them get along
Qi Xiu Nan thought of the rumors outside, saying that when his aunt was getting along with Madam Qu Er in private, there were even voices of scolding. So, could it be said the other way around, that Madam Qu Er might have scolded his aunt and hated her, and later drifted away from the Qiguo Mansion, so that when she got into trouble later, his grandfather was unable to react and was unable to help her.
All of this was caused by Mrs. Qu Er herself. What does it have to do with my aunt? Even though my aunt was
That’s not right, but you can’t put the blame for the death of Madam Qu on your aunt.
After all, my aunt was still young at that time. The most outrageous thing a girl of that age could do was to steal a husband.
If my uncle really had a special liking for Madam Qu Er, he could have disobeyed the order. His agreement would have meant his tacit consent. So why is he blaming everything on my aunt now
"Aunt, I believe you!" Qi Xiu Nan felt that this was understandable.
"It's great that you think so, but the rumors outside..." Madam Liu said bitterly, her eyes slightly red.
"The rumors outside are just rumors outside. Yu and her eldest brother are both dead. It seems that someone deliberately dug up what happened back then. Aunt, this has nothing to do with you!" Qi Xiu Nan advised.
Madam Liu nodded and sighed heavily: "Why did mother go to the Qu Mansion today? Why did she come back fainted again? Even if I feel guilty about what happened in the past, that is my business. I can go and atone for my sins to the fourth lady Qu. How can I let mother go?"
"Aunt, the people in the Qu Mansion are ungrateful. None of you need to go." Qi Xiu Nan said angrily, thinking of his grandfather's words.
"This... what happened again?" Madam Liu didn't know the details of the matter. She had several trusted confidants in the Duke of Qi's Mansion, but they were all sent away after the matter was discovered. For a while, she didn't dare to use other people to inquire.
It was just right that Qi Xiu Nan bumped into her. She had originally wanted to go find Qi Xiu Nan to ask him something. Compared to her eldest nephew, this second nephew seemed more aggressive.
People who practice martial arts tend to have a hot temper.
"I don't know what grandpa and grandma were thinking. They actually wanted to recognize Madam Qu Er as their goddaughter and asked us to bring her spirit tablet over to worship. They also wanted to let Miss Qu Si bring it over once, but they were rejected again. They probably said something unpleasant, which made grandma faint."
Qi Xiu Nan said angrily that he hated the fourth young lady of the Qu family so much that if his grandmother had not warned him again and again, he would have wanted to go directly to the house and ask the fourth young lady Qu how she had the confidence to torment her grandmother.
She had good intentions, but was taken for granted. She was just like her biological mother, blaming others when things went wrong. She never considered that she had never intended to get close to the Duke of Qi's Mansion in the first place.
The Duke of Qi's Mansion really doesn't owe them mother and daughter anything. It's just that they don't want to be close to it. If anything happens in the future, they shouldn't rely on it, and they can't blame it.
"What? This... you want to bring Madam Qu's spirit tablet... here to worship?" Madam Liu's hands and feet were cold, and she tried her best to hide her anger.
What did the father and mother mean by this? Why did they bring Xiao Yue's spirit tablet here and adopt her as their goddaughter? What about her daughter
How does this make people see themselves
Is this really going to be announced to the world? No, she absolutely won't allow it. Her identity is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi's mansion. As long as she still needs this identity, she will not allow the Duke of Qi's mansion to have another daughter, even if she is dead!
No one can doubt her identity!
Otherwise it would put her in danger. She had to eliminate this terrible idea of the Duke of Qi's Mansion and absolutely could not let Qu Moying have too much contact with the Duke of Qi's Mansion, at least not before things were completely successful. As for the future, she really didn't care about the identity of the Duke of Qi's Mansion's legitimate daughter.
She has a better identity. She is of royal blood, the most noble blood, which cannot be compared with the blood of a minister.
If it weren't for the failure of that year, her current identity would not only be the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi, but also more than just the wife of a minister. If it weren't for her uncle who passed on the news early on, she would still be kept in the dark.
But, at this moment, no, she wants this identity!
"Grandfather and grandmother think so, but it doesn't seem to be going well. This Fourth Miss Qu doesn't even think highly of our family!" Qi Xiu Nan said sarcastically.
"Aunt was wrong about Xiao Yue's incident back then. Even if anyone needs to atone, it should be done by you yourself. The Duke of Qi's Mansion does not need to feel guilty about it, and your grandmother should not be made so angry. Xiu Nan, can you do your aunt a favor?" Madam Liu made a quick decision in her mind.
Before, she always believed that her influence could resolve the matter, but now she found that Madam Qi and the old Duke had already developed a grudge against her.
She needed to find a helper, and Qi Xiu Nan in front of her was just the right person.
Compared to himself, Qi Xiu Nan's words are much more useful to the Duke of Qi's Mansion now.
"Aunt, you say!" Qi Xiu Nan nodded decisively. With the situation in the mansion, he didn't want to have anything to do with the fourth Miss Qu from the Qu Mansion.
No matter what kind of relationship my grandfather had with the Yue family in Jiangnan, it’s better to break it off now, so that everyone won’t be embarrassed later...
"The second young master of the Qi family?" Qu Moying put down the embroidery in her hand, fluttered her long eyelashes twice, raised her head, and asked in surprise.
This second young master of the Qi family had never had any contact with her.
"He said he came here because of the lady of the Duke of Qi's mansion." Yu Chun reported.
Qu Moying frowned. She really didn't want to have anything to do with the Duke of Qi's Mansion. She came here again and again. Now that her mother was gone, she had nothing to do with the Duke of Qi's Mansion anymore.
"It's not good to say that Madam Qi is not very nice, but she is still thinking about Fourth Miss Qu." Yu Chun said after a moment's hesitation.
"Okay, let's go outside to meet the Second Young Master Qi." Qu Moying finally nodded and stood up. This was the inner courtyard, and the Second Young Master Qi was an unfamiliar outsider, so it would be better to go to the outer courtyard to meet him.
But it seems that this second son of Qi has bad intentions...
In the flower hall outside, Qi Xiu Nan put down the teacup in his hand unhappily. He had already drunk several cups and was getting a little annoyed from waiting. He became more and more displeased with the behavior of Miss Qu Si.
It is said that she was raised in the manor since she was a child and suffered from the bullying of the Yu family. No matter how you look at it, this Fourth Miss Qu is not a good person. Maybe it is because this Fourth Miss Qu has a bad character to begin with, and she was evenly matched with the two members of the Yu family, and was locked up in the manor after being defeated.
Rumors are never credible!
My aunt is the victim of the rumor. This fourth Miss Qu may be the spreader of the rumor. She is a spreader with ulterior motives. She is really annoying. How can she be as gentle and lovely as my cousin...
If it weren't for his aunt's instructions, he wouldn't be willing to come here this time, nor would he be willing to wait here for this arrogant Fourth Miss Qu. She was just going to marry the King of England. Even if his cousin was going to marry the Crown Prince, she wouldn't be arrogant or excessive at all...