There are eternal lamps lit in the main hall, dedicated to the Three Pure Ones.
Amid the smoke, Xiao Yue's name was written on the spirit tablet, and the wife of Marquis Yongning fell to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
Madam Qi had finished the worship and asked her maid to help the wife of Marquis Yongning to get up.
Xu Lipeng was also kneeling, with his head lowered so that she couldn't see the expression on his face, but she could sense the deep sadness in him.
He was such a grown man, kneeling straight, not saying a word, but he was even more uncomfortable than the wife of Marquis Yongning who was crying and unable to get up.
Madam Qi sighed and asked the maid to help the wife of Marquis Yongning to sit down.
"Please stand up, Prince, and sit down to talk."
Xu Lipeng stood up as he was told. When he looked up at Madam Qi, his eyes were red. He pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but he couldn't. He could only bow to Madam Qi.
Madam Qi arranged for them both to sit down and had tea brought to them. When they reached the intersection, hearing Xu Lipeng say that, Madam Qi's heart softened a little and she said that she was also here to fulfill a vow for Xiao Yue, so Xu Lipeng and his mother followed her.
Madam Qi had made preparations early on, but the wife of Marquis Yongning was not so thorough. Qingyun Temple gave her a small hall, which was incomparable to the one Madam Qi has now.
The two decided to fulfill their vow together!
"Tell me, what happened back then?" Madam Qi slowly put down the teacup and asked.
"Madam, the original incident was caused by Yu, and I was indeed wrong. It's just that Peng'er was waiting for Fourth Miss Qu wholeheartedly and wanted to marry Fourth Miss Qu wholeheartedly, but I let him down. Not only did I let Fourth Miss Qu down, I also let Second Madam Qu down."
As Lady Yongning Marquis's tears were about to fall, she hastily wiped them away with a handkerchief.
Then she recounted the whole story in detail. Of course, this so-called original story was also deliberately beautified by her.
The cause of the incident was naturally that the Yongning Marquis's Mansion was wholeheartedly keeping its original promise. When the two families got married, Xu Lipeng would go to the Qu Mansion during the holidays. He should have gone to the manor, but they were unmarried men and women after all, which was not in accordance with the rules. Miss Qu Fourth did not want to see anyone at that time, let alone accept gifts, so the gift was sent to the Qu Mansion and to Yu's hands.
Unexpectedly, Yu took a fancy to Xu Lipeng and secretly asked her niece to seduce Xu Lipeng, so that they met by chance again and again.
Xu Lipeng didn't care at that time, nor did he think too much about it. He just felt that Yu's niece didn't seem very good, so he would always avoid her if possible.
Seeing Xu Lipeng's evasive attitude, Yu and Yu Qingmeng not only did not avoid him, but went even further and actually plotted against Xu Lipeng. Once after Xu Lipeng drank too much in Qu's house, Yu Qingmeng stayed behind under the pretext of taking care of the drunk Xu Lipeng, although nothing actually happened that night, Xu Lipeng just slept after getting drunk.
Because of this, Yu Qingmeng blamed Xu Lipeng. After that, when Fourth Miss Qu returned home, this man was even more shameless and became even worse. Later, Yu Shi came forward and repeatedly asked Yu Qingmeng to enter the Yongning Marquis Mansion, saying that Fourth Miss Qu had also agreed. She also said that Fourth Miss Qu had a weak personality, and the Qu family was afraid that Fourth Miss Qu would not be able to adapt to the Yongning Marquis Mansion in the future, so they wanted Yu Qingmeng to take care of her.
The person sent by Yu described the situation vividly, and the wife of Marquis Yongning was fooled into thinking it was true, so she agreed.
Unexpectedly, things changed again. First, Miss Duan fell into the water, and then Yu Qing dreamed of becoming the main wife.
Lady Ning Hou was also angry at the time. She felt that even marrying the second Miss Duan was better than marrying Yu Qingmeng. In addition, the Duan family also seemed to be forcing her, so she broke off the engagement with the Qu family and married the Duan family instead.
"I thought... I thought that Peng'er and Miss Qu Si had never met before. This so-called friendship was just the friendship between me and Madam Qu Er. At that time, under that situation... Yu Shi repeatedly persuaded us to marry Yu Qingmeng. When we were angry, we... married into the Duan family."
The wife of Marquis Yongning regretted deeply and cried inconsolably.
Madam Qi frowned and said nothing. If this was really the case, then the two of them were really destined to be together. One could only sigh that they had no fate. No wonder the Prince of Yongning was so sad.
"Since you're married to the Duan family...just have a good marriage." Madam Qi said.
"I... thought so too, but he is a stubborn person... He said that since he is going to marry the Qu family in this life and the one he is destined to marry is the fourth daughter of the Qu family, he must marry the fourth daughter of the Qu family. As long as the fourth daughter of the Qu family does not marry, he will not marry." The wife of the Marquis of Yongning angrily patted the arm of her son who was sitting next to her.
He used a lot of force and the hits were so loud that it hurt just to hear.
Xu Lipeng didn't say a word, just lowered his head and allowed himself to be beaten and scolded.
It was heartbreaking to see any excuse for such a situation. Madam Qi was a person of strong character, and she couldn't help but say that it was fate.
The Prince of Yongning clearly has feelings for Qu Moying, and it is not as the wife of Yongning Marquis said, that there is not much friendship between them and they have never met before.
He raised his dim eyes and looked at the Prince of Yongning. He had a handsome appearance. The rumors were indeed not credible. The Prince of Yongning who was said to be affectionate and righteous was actually a man who abandoned the alliance and had a secret pregnancy with another woman.
"Since this is the case... then your family should marry the second Miss Duan." Madam Qi added. She had naturally heard of the second Miss of the Duan Mansion. She was really not that good. Compared with other young ladies from noble families in the capital, she was really inferior in every way.
"I thought so too. It's all my fault. I believed what Yu said and thought it was for the best. I didn't expect that it would make them both so miserable. If Fourth Miss Qu doesn't marry well in the future, it will be all my fault. How... How am I going to see her mother in the future? I've been unable to sleep at night lately, always thinking about whether I can make amends."
The wife of Marquis Yongning is an excellent singer and composer.
"Remedy?" Mrs. Qi's heart moved.
"Of course I have to remedy the situation, otherwise I will ruin the lives of my two children." Lady Yongning Marquis said as a matter of course.
"Two children?" Mrs. Qi repeated.
"Of course it's the two children. They were originally an engaged couple and were both in love. Now they are being separated. This will ruin their lives. One has never married, and the other has never married. I...what should I do now!" Madam Yongning Marquis cried anxiously again.
"Miss Qu Si still has this idea?" Madam Qi asked more carefully.
"Of course, otherwise why hasn't the Qu family found a good marriage for Miss Qu Si until now? I heard someone say before that someone asked someone to marry her, and her family was not bad, but the Qu family rejected her directly. It was said that it was Miss Qu's idea."
The wife of Marquis Yongning became more and more sad and murmured.
"Miss Qu Si still wants to marry the prince?" Madam Qi asked, frowning. In her opinion, she would not be able to have a private relationship with her ex-fiancé.
If you still have contact with her, then that would be a bit unfaithful to your husband.
"Miss Qu Si is naturally a well-behaved person. How could she say that? Just looking at her behavior and the behavior of the Qu family, I'm afraid that she will really ruin her life. This man in my family... is also an infatuated man. If Miss Qu Si doesn't marry, he will definitely not marry. Even if he has to live alone for the rest of his life, he will do this."
When Lady Yongning Hou spoke of her hatred, she raised her head and hit her son twice.
Xu Lipeng still sat there motionless, as if he was just a puppet, with all his backbone and spirit gone.
At this moment, even Madam Qi felt sad. Originally, she didn't want to pay attention to this matter, but now she thought it would be a good idea to help.
The Duke has always taken care of the fourth young lady of the Qu family. For her sake and her biological mother's sake, he has to intervene. He can't let her regret it for the rest of her life.
Even for the sake of my eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother, I should do so!
Moreover, it is not appropriate to let the old Duke know about this kind of thing. If any trouble arises again, it is better to solve it myself.
"Mrs. Qu's innocence has been cleared, and a grand funeral will be held in the time. I'll go and take a look after I find out everything, and you can come over too. If the two of them are really interested, I'll lend a hand and resolve the Duan Mansion's affairs as well." Madam Qi said.
Seeing that she was willing to lend a helping hand, Lady Yongning Marquis was overjoyed. She pulled Xu Lipeng up and thanked her together.
After hearing what Madam Qi said, Xu Lipeng seemed to be in much better spirits than before. Although Madam Qi didn't say anything, he couldn't hide the gratitude in his eyes. He looked like a man of affection and righteousness. Madam Qi nodded secretly.
I didn't expect that Xiao Yue, whose own marriage was not good, could find such a good marriage for her daughter. She was quite smart.
He couldn't help but look at Xu Lipeng with higher regard.
The two discussed some small details, trying their best to get the Qu family to agree to let them rekindle their relationship.
After everything was discussed, the wife of Marquis Yongning took Xu Lipeng to leave, and the lady-in-waiting beckoned a maid to escort them out.
The mother and son walked out together and arrived at the carriage of Yongning Marquis' Mansion. The two got on the carriage one after another. All the servants were in the carriage at the back, leaving only the mother and son in the carriage at the front.
The carriage turned and headed down the mountain.
"Mother, is it okay?" Now that there was no one outside in the car, Xu Lipeng no longer had the pain on his face. He asked with a frown, his face darkening.
"Of course it is possible. With Madam Qi coming forward, the Qu family will definitely agree. Not to mention Madam Qi's current status, her status as the grandmother of the future Crown Princess is enough to make the Qu family agree."
The wife of the Marquis of Yongning said indifferently, with a hint of pride on her face.
In order to get information about the time when Madam Qi went to Qingyun Temple and her behavior, she had to put in a lot of effort to get in touch with Madam Liu, and heard it from her casual words.
Although the process was a bit difficult, the result was effective, so that's good. The maid in Qu's mansion is now obviously much better than the one in Duan's mansion.
In comparison, marrying the one from Qu Mansion is much more advantageous.
As long as the two families re-arrange the marriage, the previous things can be ignored, Peng'er's reputation can be restored, and all the blame can be put on Yu Qingmeng and the Yu family.
Her son's career is now cut short because of this marriage that she had always disliked...