"what's going on?"
"It seems to be a cousin of the Qu family. Miss Yu used her cousin Miss Qu San to frame Miss Qu Si."
"Isn't Miss Yu the niece of Madam Qu Er?"
"Yes, but even if she is a niece, so what? It sounds like this Miss Yu is following the Yongning Marquis's son."
"The prince of Yongning has just broken off the engagement with the Qu family. I heard that he is going to marry the daughter of the Guanglu Temple Minister. How come he is involved with this Miss Yu? And it seems that Miss Yu is going to be a concubine? The engagement has just been broken off, but Miss Yu can't wait to rush to be a concubine? She is willing to be a lowly person!"
"It's really disgusting that a good official's daughter is made a concubine."
Yu Qingmeng's entry into the Yongning Marquis' Mansion was done in secret, and not many people outside knew about it.
"I heard before that the Yongning Marquis took Miss Yu and Miss Qu Si to the street, and something happened to the carriage. The Yongkong Marquis ignored his fiancée and rushed to save Miss Yu. The two of them even hugged each other in the street. In the end, the Yongning Marquis did not send Miss Qu Si away, but instead had a fight with Miss Yu."
A passerby who saw the carriage accident said.
"It seems that these two people have been hooking up for a long time." People in the market don't have so many rules and speak bluntly. After speaking, they winked at the people next to them. The people next to them immediately understood what he meant and laughed.
"That means the Prince of Yongning has been dissatisfied with this marriage for a long time and has been trying to find a way to cancel the engagement. Wasn't the reason for cancelling the engagement before that he was said to have jumped into the lake to save a young lady and he had to marry her afterwards, so he broke off the engagement with the Qu family?" People have been talking about the cancellation of the engagement between Xu Lipeng and Qu Moying in recent days.
Before, everyone was suspicious of this young lady's character, saying that this young lady had a bad character and that she had set her eyes on the Yongning Marquis's son, so she came up with such a shameless and mean trick, causing the Yongning Marquis's Mansion to become estranged from the Qu Mansion, and they had to give her an explanation, so they canceled the marriage that had been arranged for more than ten years.
However, current events seem to prove that this is not the case. The Prince of Yongning is not as affectionate and trustworthy as outsiders imagine. Could it be that he had long looked down on Fourth Miss Qu and hooked up with Miss Yu in the Qu Mansion, and then schemed against the daughter of the Minister of Guanglu Temple? Now he has a beautiful wife and concubines, not only has he not suffered any loss, but he also has all the blessings of having two wives.
The most pitiful one is Miss Qu Si. Just now, everyone saw Miss Qu Si wearing a long veil, standing alone on the side, not saying a word, looking so pitiful.
Some things seem more and more similar the more you talk about them, and the more they seem the more you talk about them, until in the end it became that Yu Qingmeng was jealous of Qu Moying because she had already had an affair with Xu Lipeng, and that's why she used her cousin's hairpin to harm Fourth Miss Qu. This must have just happened, and Second Madam Qu was so angry that she fainted when she heard it.
The maid was careless and only took one and a half of the two pairs of hairpins. When Miss Yu came to the house and saw that the hairpin her cousin was wearing was given to Miss Qu Si, she sent someone to get the hairpin from Miss Qu Si and secretly set a trap to harm Miss Qu Si. Then, she was afraid that Miss Qu San would find out, so she went to Miss Qu San to check. She found that the hairpin that Miss Qu San gave to Miss Qu Si was a single one, so she secretly exchanged it for the other one of the pair from Miss Qu San.
Miss Qu San saw a purple pearl hairpin in the jewelry box and thought it was the one she had worn before. She put it on happily and went to worship the Buddha with Miss Qu Si. She discovered that Miss Qu Si was not wearing the purple pearl hairpin, and she had no idea that the hairpin she gave to Miss Qu Si was not the one she was wearing.
Finally, in the men's
In her purse, she found a pair of purple pearl hairpins that matched the one on her head. She immediately thought that this was the hairpin she gave to Miss Qu Si. That’s why Miss Qu San unconsciously said that she gave Miss Qu Si this hairpin…
The matter was so complicated that it was hard to understand for a while, so Yu sent a few maids to mingle with the crowd and explain the situation.
These old women were dressed in ordinary people's clothes and were all eloquent. They "explained" the whole story clearly in a few words. Everyone who heard it nodded, and they all felt that Miss Yu was extremely vicious. She had already snatched Miss Qu Si's marriage, but that was not enough. She even wanted to ruin Miss Qu Si's reputation and even her life.
As for the Prince of Yongning, he must not be as good as the legends say, otherwise why would he be with such a woman, and even cancel his engagement with Miss Qu Si for this woman.
Fourth Miss Qu is really pitiful. Not only is she blind, but she has even been rejected by her boyfriend. She looks even more pitiful now. Some people said that they saw Fourth Miss Qu trembling all over, so she must be sad and angry...
Amidst the various opinions, Yu Dong got a fruit plate from the carriage, walked up the steps and returned to the mansion. He was the young lady who deliberately found an excuse to enter the mansion late, with the purpose of seeing if there was anything else that Yu was up to. Sure enough, he saw a few old women mixed in the crowd, who tried very hard to explain the situation after their master entered the mansion.
She has good hearing and even better eyesight!
In order to protect her daughter, Yu would do anything. Of course, her niece is not as important as her biological daughter...
In the Madam's Kangmingzhai, Yu had already woken up and knelt there, crying, "Mother, I really didn't know that Qingmeng did this. I... I will definitely let my eldest brother teach Qingmeng a lesson and never let her do such a thing again. I have been nice to her for so many years, but she... she actually treated me like this."
Yu was crying so hard that she couldn't make a sound. Qu Qiuyan was also kneeling beside her. She didn't say a word, but just kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief. Her eyes were red and swollen.
“What a Yu… What a Yu Qingmeng…” The lady sneered and looked at Yu, her heart bursting with anger.
My nanny hurriedly reached out and pulled on the lady's sleeve, signaling her to calm down.
The lady pursed her lips to calm down her anger, and then asked again: "Did Yu Qingmeng really plan this?"
"Mother, this was really planned by Qingmeng. You see, this hairpin is still in the mansion, and the other one should still be in Qingmeng's hand. I will go to Qingmeng to get the other hairpin back." Yu was prepared. She said aggrievedly, and then kowtowed to the lady. "Mother, Qingmeng was wrong in this matter, but she has been raised by me for so long, I... I can't just watch her like this..."
"What do you want?" The lady's tone was cold.
"Madam, let's just leave it at that. Qingmeng has already suffered the consequences of her own actions. She is now a concubine of the Yongning Marquis's son, and an ordinary concubine at that. This is how her life will be. If she makes a bigger fuss and the Yongning Marquis's wife gets angry, she...she will have no chance of survival." Yu cried heartbrokenly, "Please, Madam, give her a chance to live."
"Give her a way out? When she wanted to harm Ying girl, why didn't she plan to give Ying girl a way out?" The lady snorted coldly and said sternly, "Asking a man to return Ying girl's hairpin and saying that Ying girl gave it to him, isn't this pushing Ying girl to death? She just broke off the engagement, and now... now..."
Madam
Having said that, I was so angry that I couldn't continue.
Qu Moying's engagement was broken off, and considering her situation, it was already difficult for her to find a husband. And if word got out that she had fallen in love with other men when she was at the manor, how would Qu Moying survive
A woman's reputation is as important as the sky, and breaking off an engagement has already caused her to lose her reputation. No matter whose reason it is, the woman who breaks off an engagement is the weaker party. If something like this happens again, the lady can be sure that her son will take action against Ying girl.
In other words, even if Erlang didn't do it, Yu would provoke him to do it. Having been the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Yu for so many years, how could the lady not know that Yu had an intolerant temper.
If Yu was really a good person, she wouldn't have needed my repeated hints or pretending not to understand. She just didn't want to take Ying back. This time, I had to give a death order before Yu finally gave in.
Just now outside the mansion, Yu's attitude towards Qu Moying was so affectionate that it made her feel sick, but she had to endure it. A harmonious family is the key to success. Yan girl was also led astray by Yu, and she was a good person at heart. Besides, it was hard to predict what Yan girl's future would be like, and she couldn't let Yan girl's reputation be damaged, which would not be good for the entire Qu family.
It was a blessing in disguise that the daughter of the Yu family came out to take the blame.
This was also why the lady wanted to stop it at the time, but she had no intention of taking action.
"Eldest girl, second girl, fourth girl, you are tired too, go back and have a rest first!" Some things were difficult to say in front of her granddaughters, so the lady waved her hand.
Qu Xuexin and the others understood what the old lady meant. They stood up and said goodbye together, then went out and returned to their respective courtyards.
Qu Moying's courtyard was relatively close. Qu Xuexin and Qu Caiyue were both in the east courtyard of the Qu Mansion, which was farther away, but their directions were the same at first.
"Fourth sister, are you okay?" After walking a few steps, Qu Xuexin's face turned pale and she said softly, "Don't be afraid. Grandmother loves you the most and will never let you suffer such a big loss."
"Thank you, big sister. I'm fine! Is your health improving?" Qu Moying raised his eyes and looked at Qu Xuexin. His eyes were indifferent under his veil, but his words were very gentle.
"What can happen to me? It's the same old illness as my grandmother. Who knows when it will flare up? I can't even get out of bed." Qu Xuexin sighed, "This is also my fault. If I was in good health at the time, I would definitely accompany my two sisters out. I would definitely be able to explain everything clearly at the time, and avoid a rift between the two sisters."
"Thank you for your kindness, sister." As they were talking, the three of them had already reached a fork in the road. From here, the two sides would separate.
"Is fourth sister really okay? Why don't I accompany you now? I'm in no hurry to go back anyway." Qu Xuexin said worriedly. She held the maid's hand and swayed slightly. It can be seen that her health is very poor and she is just holding on.
"Sister, please go back and rest first. I'm fine. Grandmother has already found out everything." Qu Moying shook his head and refused.
"Well, then, you should be careful. If you are unhappy, come find me and I will talk to you." Qu Xuexin was still a little worried and gave another earnest reminder.
Qu Moying thanked him softly, and Qu Xuexin took Qu Caiyue away. Qu Caiyue didn't say a word the whole time, and her expression was as pale as Qu Xuexin's. She was so quiet and didn't seem like her usual stern personality.
"Miss, the second young lady looks very scared." Yu Dong said puzzledly as he watched them leave.
Qu Moying curled the corners of his lips: "She is scared."