Chapter 302 – Stupid Mrs. He
Chapter 302 Stupid Mrs. He
“No need. I just want to take a walk!” The emperor shook his head but did not move. He still looked at the couple who were standing with their hands clasped. He remembered seeing such a scene before.
But it was so long ago that he couldn’t recall the scene clearly, and neither would he dare to recall it.
Right in front of his eyes, there were also flowers, trees, and people standing under the tree who craved nothing but only enjoyed the moment. What he saw now was like a copy of his memory. But the fact was that things were different, and the one in his memory had passed away.
He couldn’t help but wonder whether things would be different if he had been more resolute at that time. Would he still regret it for the rest of his life?
His heart ached, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Li Quan did not dare to speak. He just lowered his head and stole a glance at the emperor’s expression from time to time. He had served the emperor for a long time, and he knew the emperor best. He knew what the emperor was thinking now. He sighed in his heart. Even the paramount emperor had a regret in his heart.
And it was a regret that could not be made up for!
“Let’s go!” Under the tree, Pei Yuanjun loosened his grip and turned around to walk back.
Qu Moying moved her stiffened fingers. Only then did she feel that her fingers belonged to her again. She took a deep breath and suppressed the strange feelings in her heart. Then, she turned around and left with Pei Yuanjun.
She did not look around on her way because there were many people in the palace. Moreover, Pei Yuanjun brought her here. She believed that Pei Yuanjun brought her here not just to admire the flowers.
It was weird for Pei Yuanjun to admire the flowers. Since he was not such a romantic person, how could he want to admire the flowers?
But since Pei Yuanjun did not say anything, Qu Moying would not ask him.
After the two of them took a few steps, Pei Yuanjun turned around and waved at Qu Moying, lazily dismissing her. “You go back now!”
Qu Moying bowed sideways, turned around, and left with Yu Dong.
Looking at the receding figure of Qu Moying, Pei Yuanjun gradually restrained the laziness on his face. He lowered his unfathomable eyes, and his aura became a bit terrifying….
“What? He was taken away by Lord Yun’s people?” Looking at Mrs. He who was crying on the ground, Noble Consort He in the high seat frowned. She didn’t expect this. The governor of the capital should be in charge of this matter. She remembered her son talking about this when he entered the palace.
She had planned to discuss the issue after a period of time. She had to find a way to solve it. But to her surprise, He Dayu was put into West Prison, a terrible place.
“Your Grace, I beg you to save Dayu. He… is just too young and immature. Those maids took the initiative to seduce him. It is not only his fault. It is obvious that those people wanted to blackmail us. That’s why the thing turned out like this.” Mrs. He said angrily as she wiped her tears.
Noble Consort He snorted in displeasure. She didn’t like Mrs. He, who was her sister-in-law. She thought, “How could she still say such words now? Didn’t she know that she would make others angrier?”
She had thought that her nephew was a nice person, but now it seemed that she had misjudged him.
“Sister-in-law, I will let Lord Jing have a try.” Noble Consort He couldn’t promise her. She could only let Lord Jing have a try first. She was in the harem, so she could not go to Lord Yun herself. Moreover, she knew well that it would probably be useless even if she went to Lord Yun.
The emperor trusted Lord Yun very much, and he had said many times that Lord Yun was capable. He said that Lord Yun was good, and he would be relieved to let him take charge of the state affairs in the future.
The problem was that the more the emperor trusted Lord Yun, the more worried the people in the harem were.
“Your Grace, Dayu’s father has already gone to Lord Jing, but I’m afraid that Lord Jing will not be able to deal with Lord Yun. Lord Yun is Lord Jing’s Uncle, and he has the advantage of seniority.”
Mrs. He continued crying.
Noble Consort He was unhappy to hear this as if her son was useless. It was clearly Lord Yun’s fault for being too domineering.
However, she could not say this in front of Mrs. He, whom she thought was a useless person and became her sister-in-law only because her elder brother’s ex-wife died.
If Mrs. He hadn’t given birth to an outstanding son, she would not have become a legitimate wife.
Noble Consort He didn’t want to talk to such a person who might drag her into the mire, so she waved her hand and said impatiently, “Since Lord Jing already knows, you should go back and wait for the news.”
She had to summon her son in later. It would be better to let her son handle the affair.
Hearing Noble Consort He’s words, Mrs. He did not dare to cry anymore. She hurriedly wiped her tears with a handkerchief and suddenly thought of Qu Moying. She hurriedly said, “Your Grace, when I entered the palace just now, I saw Fourth Lady Qu, whom Dayu has proposed to. When she saw me, she didn’t even bow to me. She was so impolite.”
Noble Consort He did not realize who it was and asked, “Who is she?”
Mrs. He answered indignantly, “She is the Fourth Lady of Vice Minister Qu’s Mansion. She was on a blind date with Dayu before. It was almost settled but not yet announced. Now that Dayu has been sued, she must stand with him. No matter what happens to Dayu in the future, she should still be Dayu’s wife.”
Mrs. He was so worked up that she directly claimed Qu Moying was Third Young Master He’s fiancee.
Noble Consort He’s face darkened. “Who took the initiative to propose the marriage? Qu Mansion or your mansion?”
“It was Madam Li who suggested it. I thought that Dayu should marry a gentle woman, so I agreed. I asked Madam Li to propose it to Qu Mansion. After that, they even took a look at each other. They didn’t have any objections, so it was originally settled, but Lord Jing said that it was not a good idea and wanted to marry First Lady Qu to Dayu.”
Mrs. He explained.
It seemed that Mrs. He had long known He Dayu’s evil behaviors, so she did not dare to let him marry a wife with a powerful background. Noble Consort He frowned even more, and her face darkened. Her son was at a critical moment, but her parents’ family was dragging him down. Moreover, this matter seemed to have caused quite a scene in the capital.
Noble Consort He asked coldly, “Sister-in-law, since you know what Dayu has done, why didn’t you stop him?”
Mrs. He choked and realized she had spilled the beans, so she hurriedly said, “Your Grace, you’ve really wronged me. How could I not stop him? But it’s useless. He promised me repeatedly that he would never do such a thing again, but he still… I can’t keep staring at what happened in his room. It was also his ex-wife’s fault. Why didn’t she tell me about it?”
Mrs. He felt wronged and pushed the blame onto her daughter-in-law who was already dead.
Noble Consort He couldn’t help but feel annoyed because not only Mrs. He couldn’t help, but she was also dragging Lord Jing down. But no matter what, He Mansion was her parents’ family, and she couldn’t ignore them.
Noble Consort He ordered, “Since the marriage between He Mansion and Qu Mansion has not been settled, forget it. Don’t mention it again. Never.”
Mrs. He was unconvinced. “Why… why? Why can’t I mention it? It’s almost settled. If something bad happens to Dayu, she will have to live in widowhood.”
Noble Consort He’s face darkened. “Don’t talk about this again in the future.”
Although Mrs. He was still angry, she had no choice but to agree. “Yes, Your Grace. I will listen to you.”
Even if she couldn’t say it in public, she could say it in private!
Although the marriage was not settled, she still thought she could talk about it.
Seeing the anger on Mrs. He’s face, Noble Consort He sneered, “Sister-in-law, if you really want Dayu to die in West Prison, just gossip about it.”
West Prison was under Pei Yuanjun’s control.
Noble Consort He naturally knew some of the rumors from before, and even the empress had deliberately interfered.
Mrs. He asked in surprise, “Is… is West Prison under Vice Minister Qu’s control?”
Noble Consort He didn’t want to talk to her anymore. She pressed her forehead and waved her hand. A palace servant standing at the side walked up to Mrs. He with a smile and said, “Her Grace has known about your matter. She is tired. Madam, please go back and wait for news!”
“Okay! Thank you, Your Grace. Thank you, Your Grace!” Mrs. He was extremely excited. Since Noble Consort He had already agreed, she immediately felt relieved.
Following the palace servant, Mrs. He left Noble Consort He’s palace. She got on the carriage again and headed towards the palace gate. When she reached the palace gate, she smiled at the two eunuchs guarding the harem gate and asked, “Has Fourth Lady Qu left?”
The private maid who followed her sensibly walked up to the two eunuchs and gave each of them a pouch.
The two eunuchs took the pouch and pinched it. Then, they smiled and put the pouch into their pockets. One of them pointed to the outside and said, “Fourth Lady Qu has just left. She’s right in front.”
They looked out and indeed saw a few people walking along the palace path, but it was difficult to distinguish who they were from afar.
Mrs. He said happily, “Thank you very much.”
She hurried forward, and her maid hurriedly followed.
When they finally reached the outer palace gate, Qu Moying held Yu Dong’s hand and was about to get on the carriage.
“Fourth Lady Qu!” Hearing someone calling her, Qu Moying looked up and saw Mrs. He was coming over. She could tell that Mrs. He was trying to catch up with her. Mrs. He was walking in a hurry. She was still a distance away from Qu Moying, but she was already calling her, which was completely out of place.
“Let’s go!” Qu Moying got on the carriage with Yu Dong’s help. Granny Yan got on the carriage next, and Yu Dong was the last to get on the carriage. After they all got on the carriage, the carriage driver skillfully turned the horse around, waved the horsewhip, and drove the carriage away.
Qu Moying knew Mrs. He must be up to no good. Moreover, they were in front of the palace gate. How could they make trouble here?
Mrs. He, who had just come over, had her face covered in dust that was raised by Qu Moying’s carriage.
“She is indeed a blind woman. Who would marry such a blind woman?” Mrs. He cursed angrily, but there was nothing she could do. She could only get on her own carriage and return to her mansion.
If nothing happened to her son this time, she would let Qu Moying off the hook. But if something happened to her son, she must let this cheap girl suffer.
Mrs. He got on the carriage. As the carriage passed by a large mansion gate, Mrs. He, who was looking out of the window, suddenly asked the carriage driver to stop. She looked at the mansion outside and said, “Go to the Liu Family!”
Her carriage stopped opposite Minister Liu’s House.
Mrs. He had been able to marry into He Mansion mostly because of Mrs. Liu. The two of them were distant relatives.
