Chapter 263 – Threats From Second Young Master Qu
Chapter 263 Threats from Second Young Master Qu
Qu Qiuyan flung her sleeve and pouted. “I’m not going. You go yourself. I’ll go back first.”
Seeing her expression, Qu Mingcheng knew that he could not force her. He could only let go of her hand and gently comforted her, “You go back first. I will come to see you later.”
“Then I’ll leave first.” Qu Qiuyan said.
Qu Mingcheng nodded and watched Qu Qiuyan leave before entering the room.
After spitting a mouthful of blood, Yu lay on the bed, exhausted. She saw stars, and she was gasping with her eyes closed like a defeated cock.
“Second Young Master has come!” Hai Lan’s excited voice rang in her ears.
Lying on the bed, Yu hurriedly opened her eyes and asked eagerly, “Is Mingcheng here? Where is Mingcheng?”
“Mother, I am here.” Qu Mingcheng walked to the side of the bed and sat down on a chair. He grabbed Yu’s hand and asked, “Mother, are you feeling better?”
Holding Qu Mingcheng’s hand, Yu felt that she had come back to life. She looked at her son and burst into tears. “Mingcheng, that blind girl harmed me. She went to your father to slander me, and she wanted to harm me with a prescription, but your father did not listen to me, and he even pushed me. He… he did not want this child.”
Speaking of the lost child, Yu was so distressed that she could hardly breathe. Although she framed Qu Moying with the baby she was carrying, the baby was alright. However, Qu Zhizhen caused her to miscarry. As long as she thought of this, there was a surge of hatred in her heart. The doctor had told her just now that she would never be pregnant again.
“Mother, what do you mean?” Qu Mingcheng frowned, and his face darkened.
Yu told him everything in detail. Of course, she did not say anything that was against herself. She only said that Qu Moying spoke ill about her so that Qu Zhizhen treated her badly because of the false accusation of Qu Moying. That was why she lost her child. In the end, Yu cried bitterly.
“Mingcheng, I only have you now… Your… Your father doesn’t want my child. Your father made me lose my child.”
Qu Mingcheng did not expect there were so many twists and turns. He immediately frowned, “Mother, if she really harmed you like this, I will not spare her.”
“It’s true. If you don’t believe me, go ask your younger sister. Your younger sister has also been harmed by this blind girl. This blind girl is a disaster. Think about it. She has been in the mansion for only a short time, but she has caused me to be like this. I’m afraid your younger sister is also in a difficult situation. She had just quarreled with me here, but… But what can I do? I can’t even protect myself now, and I don’t know if I can survive… ”
Speaking of this, Yu started to cry again.
Qu Mingcheng frowned, a fierce look flashing through his eyes. After a long while, he comforted Yu and said, “Mother, don’t be sad. You still have me and my younger sister. In the future, even if father doesn’t protect you, I will protect you. I will go and see my younger sister later.”
“Good boy.” Yu cried even more sadly. She pulled her son’s clothes and cried out all the grievances she had suffered from Qu Zhizhen. “Your father is cruel. I treated him so well, but he treated me like this… He thought I didn’t know his secret.”
Yu gritted her teeth.
“Mother, please don’t say that. Father has also been deceived. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have treated you like this.” Qu Mingcheng’s expression turned serious.
“I know, I… I’m just angry…” Yu cried.
“Well, mother, have a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow.” Seeing that Yu was crying so sadly, Qu Mingcheng comforted her again and looked at Hai Lan beside him.
Hai Lan understood and walked forward to comfort Yu. Finally, they made Yu sleep. Although she fell asleep, she sobbed from time to time in her dream. It could be seen that she was really sad.
Seeing Yu like this, Qu Mingcheng stood up and warned, “Take good care of my mother. I will go and see my sister first.”
“Take care, Second Young Master!” Hai Lan wiped her tears sadly and lowered her head to send him off…
“Second Brother is here?” Qu Moying asked in surprise.
“Yes, Miss, Second Young Master said that he wanted to see you.” Yu Dong said.
“Invite Second Brother in!” Qu Moying said. Although she was a little surprised that he came so soon, it was not that unexpected.
Yu Chun stepped forward and helped her tie the eye veil again.
Yu Dong nodded. Soon, he led Qu Mingcheng in.
“Second Brother.” Qu Moying stood up and bowed.
Qu Mingcheng bowed back with a smile. They sat down on both sides of the table, and the maid served them tea.
Qu Mingcheng took a sip of tea, put it down, and asked slowly. “Moying, I heard that you have just returned from Dabei Temple. Is everything going well?”
“Not bad.” Qu Moying answered vaguely.
“I heard from Granny Wu that you and Qiuyan had a dispute in Dabei Temple again. I am here to apologize to you for Qiuyan. Although Qiuyan is a little narrow-minded and scheming, she really won’t harm anyone. Father has found out about the scoundrels who caused trouble. They may be related to some mansion.”
Qu Mingcheng looked at Qu Moying calmly and uttered those words.
“Which mansion?” Qu Moying asked.
“I… I’m afraid I can’t tell you now. But please rest assured, Moying. Father and I will definitely not let the person behind the scene get away with it. Since the person wants to deal with our mansion, he must have left some evidence. Our mansion has never been an easy target, no matter who the other party is.” Qu Mingcheng said coldly.
Qu Mingcheng looked at Qu Moying and said, his tone becoming a little colder.
Qu Moying looked at him with a smile as if she did not understand the meaning of his words. She even bowed sideways after he finished speaking, “Thank you, Second Brother.”
“Moying, you and Qiuyan don’t get along well with each other. You two always have some small conflicts, and that’s the reason why others could sow dissension between you two. Since you two are sisters, how can you be like this? No matter which of you gets married first in the future, you two should be harmonious and help each other.”
Qu Mingcheng said.
Qu Moying frowned and looked at Qu Mingcheng. The corners of her lips curved slightly. She thought Qu Mingcheng’s words “small conflicts” were ridiculous. The so-called “small conflicts” almost killed her. She couldn’t imagine what if “small conflicts” turned into “big conflicts”.
She could see that although Qu Mingcheng was polite, he looked at her with a bit of scrutiny and pride, and he even looked domineering.
Qu Moying stopped smiling and said coldly. “Second Brother, this is not a small conflict.”
“Qiuyan grew up in the capital. She has been a famous noble lady in the capital since she was a child. Lord Jing thinks highly of her. She might have a promising future. As for you, you grew up in a village outside the city. Although you are good, you are not famous. Perhaps you will need Qiuyan’s help in the future, so you’d better get along well with her.”
What Qu Mingcheng had just said in the beginning could be considered nice words, but now the threat in his words was obvious.
He almost pointed out that Qu Qiuyan would be Lord Jing’s woman in the future, whereas Qu Moying was nothing and did not have a good reputation because of the previous scandals. Even Marquis Yongning’s Mansion canceled the marriage with her. Her future was really unclear.
Qu Moying sneered in her heart. “Sure enough, Qu Mingcheng came to speak up for Yu and Qu Qiuyan.”
Previously, when Yu and Qu Qiuyan wanted to harm her, Qu Mingcheng did not stand up and say a word for her. He did not ask Qu Qiuyan to be kind to her for the sake of sisterhood. But now, he said such words for Qu Qiuyan.
Qu Mingcheng was indeed studying at East Mansion and rarely returned to West Mansion. But no matter what, West Mansion was his home. She believed he must have known something. Just from the way Qu Mingcheng looked at her in the past, she knew that he did not take her seriously and he did not care about her.
After all, Yu and Qu Qiuyan were his true family members. As for the others, he did not care at all.
But now, he couldn’t sit still anymore.
Since she understood what Qu Mingcheng meant, Qu Moying did not beat around the bush and said with a smile, “Second Brother, I don’t care what will happen to me in the future. Anyway, I have managed to live my life alone. I heard that something happened to Mrs. Yu this time, and there are even rumors that it was my fault. Second Brother, are you here for this matter?”
Qu Mingcheng forcefully put down the teacup in his hand, and the smile on his face slowly faded. His gaze turned cold as he stared at Qu Moying and slowly said, “Then, let me ask you, is this matter related to you?”
“Second Brother, if I say I have nothing to do with it, will you believe me?” Qu Moying said, not yielding at all.
Qu Mingcheng’s eyes fell on her face. Qu Moying’s expression could not be seen clearly because her eyes were covered by the eye veil, but her words made him unhappy. He had never looked at her seriously in the past. He had never taken her seriously at all. She was just a daughter abandoned by Qu Zhizhen and she had an insignificant role in the mansion.
Whether she came back or not, it had nothing to do with him.
But right now, he felt like being provoked by her. He was West Mansion’s only successor, and he was good at studying. His father and uncle had always praised him. When Lord Jing came to the mansion, he would sometimes invite him to have a talk. He was outstanding among his peers, but now he was provoked by someone he had never taken seriously.
“You are my sister, of course I believe you.” Qu Mingcheng said.
Sister? Qu Qiuyan had only one sister!
Qu Moying looked at Qu Mingcheng and said without any hesitation, “Since you believe in me, let me make it clear: mother’s accident has nothing to do with me.”
Yu brought it all on herself. Qu Moying only added fuel to fire by making Yu appear to be overdoing and sensational, and the rest was Yu’s own doing.
“Moying, if so, that’s good. Then I am relieved. As for Qiuyan, I still think you two should try to get along well with each other, so that outsiders cannot plot against us. You two should try to be nice to each other.” Qu Mingcheng stood up and said coldly.
He naturally did not believe Qu Moying.
Qu Moying knew that he didn’t believe her. She smiled and stood up, bowing to Qu Mingcheng. “Goodbye, Second Brother!”
It didn’t matter whether Qu Mingcheng believed it or not. Judging from Qu Mingcheng’s attitude, Qu Moying knew that this matter wouldn’t be resolved peacefully.
