Chapter 245

Chapter 245 – Taking Advantage Of Her Worry

Chapter 245 Taking Advantage of Her Worry

The other scoundrels looked frivolous, but the one in the middle walked firmly, seemingly different from the other scoundrels.

Seeing such a strange person at this time, Yu Dong naturally had some doubts. After taking a few more glances at the person, Yu Dong already had an idea in his heart. He would send someone to check on these scoundrels later. If there was nothing wrong with them, that would be the best. But if they did harbor ill intent, he could make arrangements early.

As soon as Yu Dong brought the offerings into the yard, Qu Moying had tidied up. She held a sachet in her hand. Yu Dong did not see it clearly and thought it was the one made by Qu Moying. He asked, “Miss, is there anything wrong with this sachet?”

“Yes!” Qu Moying nodded. She put the sachet in front of her nose and sniffed. The smell of mugwort was very strong, almost pungent, but she could also smell another faint fragrance from the sachet. It was from a kind of rare herb, which was not from Central Plains. In the past, Granny Miao had taught her to recognize and crush this kind of herb and taught her to use it to make medicine.

Therefore, she could identify it even though its smell was faint.

“Miss, isn’t this sachet the one you made?” At this time, Yu Dong found something wrong with the sachet and asked in surprise.

“It’s the sachet from the offerings.” Yu Chun said.

Yu Dong immediately understood and said, “As expected, the old maid must have swapped the sachet. Miss, is there anything wrong with the sachet?”

Qu Moying put down the sachet and washed her hands in the basin that Yu Chun was holding for her. She took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped the water on her hands. “There is a rare herb mixed in the sachet, which could hardly be smelt when mixed with mugwort. It seemed to be harmless, but when it is burned, it will make people feel weak all over. In the worst case, it will make people unconscious, but others could not find out about it afterwards!”

If an aristocratic lady went weak all over outside, she would easily be in danger. If she was unconscious, others could do whatever they wanted to her. At the thought of this, Yu Chun shivered, and Yu Dong’s face darkened. They clearly knew what this sachet was used for.

“The Third Lady is really too vicious!” Yu Chun was furious.

Yu Dong looked at Qu Moying and asked angrily, “Miss, what should we do now?”

He firmly believed that Qu Moying would have a way. He had followed her for a period of time. Although she looked weak and was even a little weaker than ordinary ladies, she was firm, smart, and sensible. She was not the kind of noble miss who was spoiled, weak, and would be shocked by trifles.

Qu Moying looked at the sky and found that it was still early. Since the Ji Family’s people had not arrived yet, she would take the first step to avoid bumping into them. She had prepared other methods, but since this sachet was here, she could utilize it. Qu Qiuyan must have made her plan flawless, so she probably would not make Qu Moying unconscious. The amount of that rare herb in the sachet was small. It would probably only make her feel weak all over, which was the perfect result expected!

“I will go to see Grandmother first, and I will tell her that I am going to worship Mother.” Qu Moying said.

She asked the two maids to bring the offerings she had bought and the incenses and other things the mansion had prepared. Then, she headed towards the Old Lady’s yard.

She guessed that Qu Qiuyan should be there at this time.

When she arrived at the Old Lady’s place, she saw the Old Lady sitting in the room with an uneasy expression. Just as she had expected, Qu Qiuyan was sitting next. Her eyes were red, and it seemed that she had just cried.

This was very interesting. Previously, Qu Qiuyan had angered the Old Lady, but now, she was able to sit here and cry, and it seemed that she had said something to the Old Lady, which made the Old Lady depressed. It seemed that she had been well prepared, fearing that the Old Lady would go with Qu Moying to worship Yue, which would ruin her plan.

“Grandmother.” Qu Moying took two steps forward and bowed to the Old Lady.

Seeing the offerings in the hands of Yu Chun and Yu Dong, the Old Lady knew that Qu Moying was going to worship Yue, so she said apologetically to Qu Moying, “Ying, you go to worship your mother first. I still have some things to investigate here. I will go later.”

“Yes, Grandmother!” Qu Moying glanced at Qu Qiuyan calmly and saw that the latter had already lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression.

“Yan, do you want to go with Moying to worship your aunt?” The Old Lady hesitated for a moment and looked at Qu Qiuyan. She knew the relationship between her two granddaughters was not good, so she wanted to take this opportunity to make them reconcile. Although she didn’t expect the two of them to be like sisters, she hoped that they wouldn’t be so confrontational.

She thought what her son said was right. After all, Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan were sisters in the same mansion. Their relationship was strained now, and it was best if they reconciled as early as possible. If they wanted to repair their relationship one day after they got married, it would be hard.

The Old Lady did not want their relationship to be so strained. After all, Qu Moying had nobody to rely on. She might have to rely on her family after getting married. Mingcheng was Qu Qiuyan’s brother and would always stand on Qu Qiuyan’s side. For this, Old Lady Qu felt that it was necessary to persuade Qu Moying and Qu Qiuyan to be on good terms.

“Yes.” Qu Qiuyan stood up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looking obedient.

She was not as shrewish as yesterday. At the sight of Qu Qiuyan’s reaction, the Old Lady’s face eased. After saying a few more words, she let them leave.

Watching them leave, the Old Lady sighed heavily again. All of her granddaughters made her feel worried. Just now, when Qu Qiuyan mentioned Qu Caiyue, she felt as if her heart was pierced by a needle.

No matter how bad Qu Caiyue was, she was still her granddaughter. Thinking that Qu Caiyue might not even be alive, the Old Lady had no mood to worship Yue.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt regretful. She regretted not letting Qu Caiyue stay in the first place. Even if Qu Caiyue could only stay in Qu Mansion until today, it would be good. If Qu Caiyue was not in Lord Jing Mansion when the accident took place, she would be fine.

“Don’t be sad, Your Ladyship. It’s not settled yet. It was just a rumor which Third Lady heard. It can’t be true.” Granny Wu comforted the Old Lady from the side.

The Old Lady sighed heavily again and leaned back on the chair, blaming herself. “If I hadn’t let Luo send her away early, now…”

Knowing that Qu Caiyue ran from East Mansion to West Mansion and caused a scene, the Old Lady was so angry that she even scolded Luo.

“It’s not your fault, Your Ladyship. Lord Jing Mansion wanted us to send her over early.” Granny Wu comforted her again.

“I know, but she could stay in the mansion for a few more days if I insisted.” The Old Lady smiled bitterly.

Seeing how depressed she was, Granny Wu could only continue to comfort her, “Your Ladyship, it really isn’t your fault. Just now, Third Lady said that it’s her fault. If she didn’t quarrel with Second Lady, things wouldn’t have turned out like this.”

Just now, when Qu Qiuyan talked about yesterday’s matter, she blamed herself very much. At the same time, she told them what had happened yesterday. In her words, of course, it was Qu Caiyue who made trouble out of nothing. Qu Caiyue slandered her and asked her to beg Lord Jing to give her a title. Qu Qiuyan was so angry that she quarreled with her.

She didn’t expect Qu Caiyue to be so mad that she blamed everything on Qu Moying when she saw Qu Moying. That was also the reason why Qu Moying blamed Qu Qiuyan.

Qu Qiuyan kept blaming herself for losing her temper, saying that she knew Qu Caiyue must be on the verge of breaking down at that time, so Qu Caiyue was naturally talking nonsense. However, she did not comfort Qu Caiyue but even questioned her, causing Qu Caiyue to be even angrier. In the end, things turned out this way.

Qu Qiuyan admitted her mistake sincerely. Not only did she explain everything completely, but she also kept apologizing to show that she had realized her mistake. In the end, she even said that she would find a chance to explain it to Qu Moying.

The Old Lady and Granny Wu had similar thoughts. They didn’t really believe Qu Qiuyan. But thinking of Qu Moying’s situation, the Old Lady could only soften her attitude towards Qu Qiuyan.

In the end, Qu Qiuyan suggested that the Old Lady thought of a way to inquire about Qu Caiyue’s current situation, which was one of the reasons why the Old Lady was not in the mood to worship Yue.

The Old Lady thought she must find a way to ask about Qu Caiyue’s situation. Thinking of what happened to the ex-Crown Princess that day, the Old Lady could not be at ease.

It was said that the ex-Crown Princess died because she blocked a sword attack for the Crown Prince. She was seriously injured from the attack and died after a few months.

Would the same thing happen to Qu Caiyue? Thinking that her granddaughter, who was still pleasing her a few days ago, would probably die, the Old Lady was not in the mood to do any other things.

“Will something really happen to Caiyue?” The Old Lady cared for Qu Caiyue most at the moment.

“Don’t worry, Your Ladyship. Let’s wait and see. First Master and Second Master will definitely investigate it. If there is any news, they will send it over.” Granny Wu comforted the worried Old Lady.

“No, we have to get someone to follow up on the matter.” The Old Lady was still worried.

“Your Ladyship, the city gate is closed at this time. Even if you send someone back, it will be useless. It was not easy for Second Master to send out the young servant to deliver the message. I’m afraid he can’t go back now.” Granny Wu said.

“Then let him wait at the city gate. If the gate opens, he should go back to the mansion, ask about the matter, and report to me.” The Old Lady thought for a moment and said.

She wouldn’t feel at ease until this matter was settled.

She really didn’t like Qu Caiyue, but she could not ignore her at this time.

“Yes, I will arrange it now.” Granny Wu nodded and replied. She turned around and left. It was the only thing she could do now. Otherwise, the Old Lady would not be at ease. Ever since Qu Qiuyan came over to talk about this matter, the Old Lady’s mind had been filled with it.

The young servant was in the corridor. Granny Wu went over and said a few words. Then, the young servant nodded and hurried back. He planned to wait at the city gate. Once the city gate opened, he would go in to inquire about the situation.

Seeing the young servant leave, Granny Wu breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at the gate of the yard, only to find an old woman who was guarding the gate. She was a little confused. Did Qu Qiuyan really come here today for Qu Caiyue?

In the past, she had never seen Qu Qiuyan care about Qu Caiyue. The Old Lady might not have noticed it, but Granny Wu was a servant, so she had always seen Qu Caiyue following Qu Qiuyan and pleasing her. Qu Caiyue had been submissive to Qu Qiuyan, but Qu Qiuyan had never shown respect to Qu Caiyue.

But Qu Qiuyan seemed to care about Qu Caiyue a lot at this time.

Actually, Granny Wu didn’t believe Qu Qiuyan, but she could do nothing now. She only hoped that Qu Qiuyan would keep her word and not continue to fool the Old Lady.