Chapter 240

Chapter 240 – Angry Qu Qiuyan

Chapter 240 Angry Qu Qiuyan

In the end, Qu Qiuyan still couldn’t escape the punishment. At the very least, she really had gotten into a fight with Qu Caiyue.

This time, the Old Lady was angry. She severely reprimanded Qu Qiuyan and warned her that if she did such a bad thing again, she would punish her according to the family rules.

After going to Dabei Temple and acquiring the Buddhist scripture tomorrow, Qu Qiuyan would have to copy it a hundred times though she would not be grounded.

These words were said in front of Furong House’s servants. This time, Qu Qiuyan was severely humiliated.

She had freshened up again, but her face was red with anger. Although she lowered her head and accepted the Old Lady’s instructions obediently, it could be seen that she was secretly gritting her teeth.

Qu Moying stood quietly by the Old Lady’s side. She looked coldly at Qu Qiuyan. Then, she glanced at the servants in the yard. They were Qu Qiuyan’s servants, and they almost filled the yard. They outnumbered Qu Moying’s servants by more than half, which showed how powerful Qu Qiuyan was in the mansion.

Her gaze fell on an old maid in the crowd. This old maid was so strange that Qu Moying noticed her.

When she entered the door, she clearly remembered that the old maid was pulling Qu Qiuyan and seemed to be saying something to her. However, when the Old Lady entered the door, the old maid hid to the side. Her movements were not conspicuous, and she was not eye-catching among a group of old maids. However, the other old maids apparently overreacted. They all stepped back as if they were very afraid of her.

Now, the old maid was pushed to the front of the crowd, which was the subconscious action of the others. It could be seen that the old maid had some power among the other servants. She had even been standing next to the chief maid just now, but then, she quietly squeezed into the crowd and even squeezed to the back of the crowd.

Was she the suspicious Granny Qing? Qu Moying looked carefully at her through the eye veil. She had heard about Granny Qing from several of her trusted aides, but she had never seen her before. It was said that she was valued by Qu Qiuyan, although she was not a chief maid.

The day before Qu Moying encountered the assassination, Granny Qing left the mansion. The others around Qu Qiuyan didn’t go out, so if Qu Qiuyan was the one who plotted the assassination of Qu Moying, Granny Qing must be the one who ran the errand for her.

Granny Qing had just been in the mansion for a short time, but she was trusted by Qu Qiuyan. It was definitely not simple.

Therefore, this old maid was very suspicious.

Qu Moying looked away and took a look at Yu Dong, who was standing aside. Then, she looked at the old maid again. Yu Dong sensitively followed her gaze, and he saw the old maid. He immediately understood what Qu Moying meant and nodded quietly, indicating that this old maid was the one.

Qu Moying had asked Yu Dong to investigate Granny Qing in the mansion, so he knew about her.

“Ying, let’s go back.” The Old Lady stood up and said with a tired expression. She was old and weak. Being angry just now exhausted her, so she felt quite weak now.

Granny Wu hurriedly reached out to support her.

“Grandmother, please go back first. I have something to ask Third Sister.” Qu Moying said softly.

The Old Lady looked at Qu Moying with concern. Feeling her gaze, Qu Moying quickly comforted her, “Grandmother, I just want to ask about Second Sister. I sent a maid to give Second Sister gifts, but she beat my maid and then came to Third Sister’s place to make a scene. I wonder if there is any reason behind this.”

Qu Moying said frankly. She couldn’t hide the fact that she sent Yu Dong over.

Seeing her natural and gentle expression, the Old Lady thought for a moment and finally agreed. She glanced at Qu Qiuyan, who was standing to the side, and her face darkened. “You, tell your sister what happened between you and Caiyue honestly.”

The Old Lady thought that Qu Moying could not get over it easily. She could not find out for the time being whether Qu Qiuyan and Qu Caiyue had ganged up to frame Qu Moying, so she could not force Qu Moying to leave now.

The Old Lady was obviously partial to Qu Moying. Qu Qiuyan was angry and resentful, but she had to lower her head and say, “Yes, Grandmother!”

The Old Lady gently reminded Qu Moying a few more times before leaving with her people.

Qu Qiuyan slowly raised her head and looked at the servants in the yard. Then, she turned around and walked towards the main room, followed by Qu Moying.

Qing Ju waved her hand, and the servants immediately scattered. However, Yu Dong noticed that Granny Qing had been watching the main room. She did not turn around to leave like the other servants but slowly stepped back.

When she realized that Yu Dong was looking at her, she immediately turned and left.

She was very suspicious!

The two of them returned to the room and sat down on two sides. A maid served them tea. The two of them took a sip but did not say anything.

At this time, Qu Qiuyan did not know what to say to Qu Moying. The room was weirdly quiet.

“Fourth Sister, what’s the matter?” After a long while, Qu Qiuyan asked.

“Third Sister, don’t you know?” Qu Moying asked in reply.

“I don’t understand what you mean.” Qu Qiuyan became even more displeased.

Qu Moying sneered. “Qu Qiuyan, is there anything unclear between you and me?”

“What do you mean?” Qu Qiuyan was shocked.

“Do you really think no one knows that you and Qu Caiyue plotted against me?” Qu Moying’s smile deepened. “You reap what you sow. I wonder if Lord Jing would still give you a high status or not.”

The fact was that Lord Jing would not marry Qu Qiuyan.

Qu Qiuyan felt like her wound was pried open. She looked up and glared at Qu Moying, unable to control the hatred in her heart.

“Qu Moying, are you feeling great?”

“No. I am just stating the fact. What a pity! Lord Jing probably never thought of marrying you, yet you still dream about it.” Qu Moying knew what to say to make Qu Qiuyan go nuts. She just needed to rub salt into Qu Qiuyan’s wound.

“Qu Moying, you bitch…”

“Third Sister, are you panicking? But it is useless to panic. You won’t end up well, and neither will your mother.” Qu Moying said leisurely. She gracefully picked up the teacup in front of her, slowly took a sip, and then put it down, smiling sweetly.

“Are you angry? But what’s the use of being angry? I am the wife-born daughter, and I am the legitimate one. As for you, you have a bad background. You were born by a concubine. Even though you get a wife-born title now, it is a fake one. The royal family pays the most attention to this, so how can he marry you? Third Sister, don’t be deceived.”

Qu Moying stood up and said in a more sarcastic and sharp tone, breaking all of Qu Qiuyan’s delusions.

In fact, Qu Qiuyan felt inferior deep down in her heart. She felt that she was not worthy of Lord Jing. But later, she became arrogant and felt that Lord Jing had a deep affection for her, so nothing would matter. However, what happened to Qu Caiyue made her realize these things again. Now, Qu Moying directly shattered all her disguise.

Qu Qiuyan suddenly stood up and shouted angrily, “Qu Moying.”

Seeing her so angry, Qu Moying became more relaxed. She raised her hand slightly and shook it gently. Then, she said gently, “Third Sister, I’m here. What can I do for you? It seems that you are going to lose your temper. If so, Grandmother definitely wouldn’t let you off. Just now, she reprimanded you in front of the servants. If the same thing happened again, she might punish you in front of the servants! ”

“I heard that the sticks that are used to enforce our family rules are quite thick. I wonder how long you can endure.” Qu Moying added with a smile.

These words brought up some of Qu Qiuyan’s bitter memories. She had never been punished according to the family rules before, but Yu had. She forgot what Yu had done wrong back then, but she could remember Yu being scolded and beaten by the Old Lady according to the family rules. In the end, Yu was carried back unconscious. Qu Qiuyan was so scared that she cried and made a fuss. From then on, she no longer dared to contradict the Old Lady.

Thinking about it, Qu Qiuyan was still terrified.

The anger that grew in her head immediately receded. Her fingers trembled with anger and she forcefully suppressed her anger. At this time, she could not afford to quarrel with Qu Moying or anger the Old Lady. Even if her father protected her, she could not do that.

“Qu Moying, are you here to pick a fight?”

“Pick a fight? How can I? I just think that you and Second Sister are really interesting. You two have only yourself to blame. People reap what they sow. Those who do evils will be punished sooner or later. Third Sister, you are going to Dabei Temple tomorrow. You must be careful.” Qu Moying said with a smile.

“Be careful of what?” Qu Qiuyan’s heart skipped a beat.

“Think before you act because the heavens are watching.” Qu Moying said indifferently, turned around, and left with her people.

Qu Qiuyan gnashed her teeth in hatred, but she couldn’t do anything to Qu Moying.

That was what Qu Moying wanted.

An old maid quietly entered the main room. It was Granny Qing.

“Miss.”

“Granny Qing, what’s your plan?” She couldn’t wait any longer. Her uncle would take care of the assassination, and her uncle had told her that everything would be alright.

“I can make some incense, but it might not be useful…” Granny Qing said hesitantly.

“Was it used in the palace?” Qu Qiuyan said hatefully.

“It was used in the palace before, but… it might not be useful. The Fourth Lady doesn’t look easy to deal with.” Granny Qing said.

“How hard can it be? She is blind. She could only rely on Grandmother. Grandmother actually takes a bitch like her as a treasure.” Qu Qiuyan snorted. After hearing Qu Moying’s words just now, she couldn’t get rid of her anger. She even felt that as long as she saw Qu Moying’s face, she would think of these grievances again.

“Yes, I will go and prepare it. I might have to leave the mansion once.” Granny Qing nodded.

“Go!” Qu Qiuyan said. She was still in charge of the mansion’s affairs, so it was not a big deal for her to allow a servant to leave the mansion.

“I will take my leave.” Granny Qing said and retreated. When she reached the door, she frowned and turned to leave.

Now that things had turned out this way, Qu Qiuyan’s value was much lower. Granny Qing thought she had to report the situation to her Master…