Chapter 239

Chapter 239 – Did You Really Frame Your Sister?

Chapter 239 Did You Really Frame Your Sister?

“Grandmother, help me. I don’t want to go to Lord Jing Mansion. It’s all Qu Qiuyan’s idea. It has nothing to do with me. She wanted to plot against Moying and let me do it, but I ended up like this. Grandmother, help me.” With disheveled hair and a dirty face, Qu Caiyue looked like a lunatic. After being pulled away, she moved a few steps on her knees and was about to reach the front of the Old Lady.

Qu Moying stepped forward and stopped her.

Seeing that it was Qu Moying, Qu Caiyue shivered and did not dare to rush over again.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Qu Caiyue, you are doomed, but I am not. Don’t slander me!” Qu Qiuyan cursed angrily. She had come to her senses, but she also looked like a lunatic. Her hair was messy, and a few strands of hair had been torn off. She stared at Qu Caiyue and wanted to bite her to death.

“Grandmother, it really has nothing to do with me. It really is Qu Qiuyan’s fault. It’s her…”

Qu Caiyue still wanted to argue, but the Old Lady waved her hand.

“Stop it. Your mother is the one who decides your matters. I am old and can’t interfere with your matters anymore. After you enter Lord Jing Mansion, you don’t have to come back.”

Two old maids came over to pull Qu Caiyue out.

“Grandmother, Grandmother…” Qu Caiyue was shocked and wanted to say something, but an old maid took out a handkerchief and stuffed it into her mouth before pulling her out.

Qu Caiyue’s personal maid had arrived at this time. She cried beside Qu Caiyue, but she did not dare to say anything, nor did she dare to go forward to pull Qu Caiyue.

They headed towards East Mansion.

At this time, East Mansion’s Luo had also heard about the farce. She was almost driven mad. When she asked about it, she was informed that it happened when Qu Moying’s maid went to Qu Caiyue. But after further questioning, she found that the maid was not the one to be blamed because it was Qu Caiyue who beat this maid and then ran to West Mansion to make trouble. The maid was only there to send Qu Caiyue gifts.

After finding out the whole story, Luo was furious. Qu Moying sent Qu Caiyue gifts with good intentions, but Qu Caiyue did not appreciate her kindness and deliberately caused this accident. Then, she went to Qu Qiuyan’s place to make trouble, which made the Old Lady blame her. The Old Lady asked the servants to pull her directly to East Mansion, which humiliated the entire East Mansion.

Luo had been angry with Qu Caiyue, a concubine-born daughter, and now she was even angrier. She was not afraid that Qu Zhilin would blame her when he came back. She directly asked someone to wash Qu Caiyue up, tied her, and threw her into a sedan. Qu Caiyue’s young maid took a small package and followed the sedan, crying. Just like that, Qu Caiyue was carried by the sedan into Lord Jing Mansion.

Qu Caiyue would then be left alone in the corner of Lord Jing Mansion. From today on, she was just one of those insignificant concubines without a title, no longer the daughter of an Imperial Censor.

“Qiuyan, did you really frame your sister?” Inside Furong House, the Old Lady asked the others to leave and then angrily asked Qu Qiuyan, who was sitting on the ground in a sorry state.

“Grandmother, I didn’t. It is Second Sister. She is crazy, but I don’t know why. She just came here and framed me. I actually don’t know anything. The day when we entered the palace, Second Sister was the one who was with Moying. What does it have to do with me?” Qu Qiuyan explained while crying. She had already become sensible again.

She would never admit her involvement in this matter.

The Old Lady looked at her coldly.

Qu Moying did not say a word. She looked calm, and she did not have any reaction upon hearing Qu Qiuyan’s explanation. She just looked up at the Old Lady and slowly lowered her head, looking a little dejected.

Anyone who encountered such a thing would feel very uncomfortable. It was unclear whether Qu Qiuyan really ganged up with Qu Caiyue against Qu Moying, but it could be told from Qu Caiyue’s words just now that Qu Caiyue must have made a move, so Qu Qiuyan was definitely not innocent. As for Qu Moying, she was exactly an innocent victim.

At this time, Qu Moying did not make a fuss. She just looked sad. Looking at her, the Old Lady felt more and more distressed. She thought that Qu Moying was a sensible kid. Qu Moying did not complain tearfully because of this thing, but she endured it just to ensure a peaceful life. The Old Lady couldn’t help but pity her.

“Grandmother, I really… really don’t know anything. Just now, I was sitting in the room, and Second Sister suddenly rushed in and wanted to hit me. I was so angry that I fought with her.” Seeing that the Old Lady was silent, Qu Qiuyan became flustered.

“Qiuyan, did you really not plot against your sister?” The Old Lady’s gaze fell on Qu Qiuyan once again.

“Grandmother, I really didn’t. I didn’t work with Second Sister to set Moying up in the palace. If I lie, I will die a miserable death!” Afraid that the Old Lady didn’t believe her, Qu Qiuyan swore. She moved forward, crying. “Grandmother, I really don’t know anything. I don’t understand why Second Sister would come to my place and make such a scene.”

“I’ve been very sad these few days, but… but I can’t do anything about it. Grandmother… What should I do now? Second Sister is in such a state, and what can I do? I… I really can’t live on.” Qu Qiuyan no longer explained. Instead, she began to cry.

When she thought of this matter, she was indeed aggrieved, so she couldn’t stop crying for a moment, which made her look full of sincerity and grievance.

Seeing Qu Qiuyan diverted the topic to her own sufferings, Qu Moying slightly pursed her lips, her eyes filled with ridicule. Qu Qiuyan had reaped what she had sown, and she deserved it.

Others might not be clear about the relationship between Qu Qiuyan and Lord Jing, but how could the Old Lady be unclear? Now that Qu Caiyue had been sent to Lord Jing Mansion, how should Qu Qiuyan deal with the situation? The Old Lady blamed Yu in her heart. It was Yu’s fault to let Qu Qiuyan and Lord Jing fall in love with each other, and now Qu Mansion was in a very difficult situation.

Qu Caiyue had entered Lord Jing Mansion, but what about Qu Qiuyan? The Old Lady had been so worried about this matter these past few days that her mouth had started to blister. Hearing Qu Qiuyan’s words, she became more and more resentful. She slapped hard on the armrest of the chair twice, feeling depressed.

“Grandmother, just wait for my father to come back and deal with it. But now… what should we do? Second Sister had made a scene just now, and the whole mansion should have known about it.” Qu Moying calmly quipped.

Just now, Qu Caiyue ran all the way from East Mansion to West Mansion, and many servants had seen her. Later, Qu Caiyue and Qu Qiuyan fought. The maids who tried to stop the fight all saw what they did and heard what they said clearly.

“Tell the maids here not to talk nonsense.” The Old Lady collected herself and nodded. At this time, she had to deal with this matter first.

Some old maids went out to warn Furong House’s servants.

Hearing Qu Moying talk about the subject again, Qu Qiuyan hurriedly said, “Grandmother…”

Qu Moying calmly interrupted her. “Grandmother, you are not in good health. Please go back and rest. Don’t be so worried about Second Sister and Third Sister. Father will make a decision after he comes back.”

“Your father…” Speaking of her second son, the Old Lady recalled that this son was partial to Yu and Yu’s daughter. The Old Lady couldn’t help but pity Qu Moying, not wanting her to be wronged again. She looked at Qu Qiuyan, who was in a sorry state, and her face darkened. “Take Third Lady to the Buddha Hall. Lock her there and let her copy the scriptures!”

The Old Lady didn’t tell how long Qu Qiuyan needed to stay in the Buddha Hall, which meant Qu Qiuyan had to keep copying scriptures until she received further instructions.

How could Qu Qiuyan be willing to do that? She anxiously shouted, “Grandmother, I have sworn just now that I really did not harm Moying. It was Second Sister who harmed her, and she slandered me. Please think about it. How could I send someone to Lord Jing Mansion…”

Speaking of this, Qu Qiuyan felt wronged and cried even more sadly.

The Old Lady frowned. What Qu Qiuyan had said made sense. According to Qu Qiuyan’s personality, it was indeed impossible for her to send Qu Moying to Lord Jing Mansion. Had Qu Caiyue really done it alone and put the blame on Qu Qiuyan?

The Old Lady was suspicious. She looked at Qu Qiuyan carefully, trying to see through her. However, Qu Qiuyan only looked much aggrieved. She looked at the Old Lady pitifully with tears in her eyes. She looked weak and pitiful, making people feel that she would not have such malicious thoughts.

For a moment, the Old Lady could not make up her mind and kept silent.

“Grandmother, Third Sister still has to take care of the mansion’s affairs. It is not appropriate for her to stay in the Buddha Hall all the time. Why not let her go to Dabei Temple to acquire a good Buddhist scripture to dispel the demon inside her heart?” Qu Moying suggested from the side.

Hearing Qu Moying’s words, the Old Lady nodded her head repeatedly. Recently, Qu Mansion had been very chaotic and a lot of weird things occurred. The Old Lady also wanted to go to Dabei Temple to worship Buddha, thinking that she might be able to get rid of her bad luck. She had been thinking about it in her heart, but she was not in a hurry. Now, she felt that it was indeed a good way to get rid of her bad luck.

The Old Lady was now exhausted, and she wanted an answer from the Buddha. The small Buddha Hall in the backyard of the mansion could not meet her needs now.

Qu Moying knew that the Old Lady believed in Buddhism. Recently, the Old Lady had been to the Buddha Hall frequently. She would go there whenever she was free. It could be seen that the Old Lady was very upset, but there was nothing she could do, and she could only pray to Buddha.

Now that Qu Moying brought it up, the Old Lady would definitely agree. It could also be considered as pleading for Qu Qiuyan, so Qu Qiuyan would not have any objections.

The date of Qu Moying and Concubine Xiang’s appointment was approaching. Qu Moying had been thinking about how to bring it up, but now it was just the right time.

As for dealing with Qu Qiuyan, Qu Moying was not in a hurry. Since Qu Qiuyan wanted to enter Lord Jing Mansion, she would help her. However, it was not up to Qu Qiuyan to decide how to enter Lord Jing Mansion in the end.

She was not in a hurry now…

Hearing that she only needed to acquire a Buddhist scripture from Dabei Temple instead of being locked in the small Buddha Hall, Qu Qiuyan nodded repeatedly and sobbed, “Grandmother, Moying is right. Let’s do as she said. Second Sister’s inexplicable behaviors and recent events in the mansion made me think that something might have haunted our mansion. I think we should pray to Buddha.”

Qu Qiuyan also knew that the Old Lady believed in Buddhism very much, so the Old Lady would not refuse this kind of proposal. She hurriedly said something the Old Lady liked to hear.

Hearing Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan’s persuasion, the Old Lady became more and more moved. She looked at Qu Qiuyan, who was kneeling on the ground and then looked at Qu Moying next to her. She held Qu Moying in her arms and patted her thin shoulder lovingly, “Ying, I will listen to you. Don’t be afraid. With me here, everything will be fine. I will support you.”

“Grandmother, I know. I heard that Dabei Temple’s preaching is not bad. We can go there to listen to sutras and pray to Buddha. We can also draw a fortune stick there.” Qu Moying said softly.

She had only said it casually, but when she finished speaking, she thought drawing a fortune stick was a good idea…