Chapter 402 – Second Young Master Qu Made His Move
Chapter 402 Second Young Master Qu Made His Move
On the way back, Yu Dong met Second Young Master Qu, Qu Mingcheng!
Yu Dong’s head began to sweat as he walked. Seeing Qu Mingcheng coming over with a lad servant, he hurriedly bowed. “Greetings, Second Young Master!”
Qu Mingcheng had almost recovered from his injury. Seeing that Yu Dong bowed to him, he stopped and looked at Yu Dong’s sweaty face. He asked kindly, “Yu Dong, right? Where did you come back from? Why were you in such a hurry? Did something happen?”
Yu Dong answered respectfully, “Yes, I’m Yu Dong. Just now, Fourth Lady ordered me to return the book to Earl Ling’an’s Mansion!”
He lowered his head and kept looking at the ground. He was very well-behaved.
“That Buddhist scripture?” Qu Mingcheng asked. Obviously, he had already known about the dispute between his younger sister and Qu Moying.
Yu Dong answered, “Yes, Earl Ling’an’s Mansion’s Madam Duan said that she lent us the wrong one, so our Lady asked me to return it immediately.”
Qu Mingcheng smiled even more gently as he said, “It’s not urgent. I don’t think you have to go there on such a hot day.”
He looked like his father, Qu Zhizhen, who was quite handsome. Otherwise, Little Yue would not have been bewitched by his good looks and thought that he was a handsome and talented young master.
As a maid, it was really difficult for Yu Dong to answer these words, so he simply lowered his head and did not speak.
“I was originally going to see Moying, but I happened to meet you. So, I would like to ask you what exactly happened between Moying and Qiuyan. I heard it was about the Buddhist scripture the ex-Crown Princess used before.”
Qu Mingcheng continued to ask gently.
It seemed that Qu Qiuyan had already told on Qu Mingcheng just now, but Qu Mingcheng seemed to be fair because he wanted to hear Qu Moying’s account of the event.
Yu Dong was in charge of this matter, so he naturally knew about it. After hearing Qu Mingcheng’s question, he immediately told him everything in detail.
He told Qu Mingcheng that Third Lady accidentally broke the Buddhist scripture, and Fourth Lady was frightened and did not know how to deal with it. Later, Earl Ling’an’s Mansion’s Madam Duan had someone send another copy over and said that the previous Buddhist scripture was not the one that the ex-Crown Princess used. It was just an ordinary copy used by Madam Duan herself.
He said that it was lucky that the Buddhist scripture was used by Madam Duan. Otherwise, it would be a great disrespect to the ex-Crown Princess.
It was a long story, but Yu Dong retold it fluently and quickly because he had a glib tongue.
After knowing the whole story, Qu Mingcheng asked Yu Dong thoughtfully, “So, it’s lucky that the Buddhist scripture was used by Madam Duan herself. Otherwise, big trouble would have happened.”
His voice was as gentle as ever.
Yu Dong nodded. “Yes.”
Qu Mingcheng continued to ask, “Did Moying find her own Buddhist scriptures?”
“I don’t know. Not yet, I guess!” Yu Dong hesitated for a moment and answered. He had been running the errands outside just now. If he said he knew, it would sound unreal.
“Did Moying send someone to look for them?”
“Yes, Lady asked Granny Zhou to help her find them, but I don’t know if she has found them now.” Yu Dong answered honestly and shook his head.
Seeing Yu Dong’s reaction, Qu Mingcheng couldn’t help but laugh out loud. He looked at Yu Dong with appreciation as he said, “What an honest girl!”
Hearing his words, Yu Dong lowered his head shyly. He seemed to be blushing.
Seeing this, the lad servant behind Qu Mingcheng handed over a pouch to Yu Dong. “This is a reward from Second Young Master to you.”
Yu Dong hurriedly bowed. “Thank you, Second Young Master!”
Qu Mingcheng shook his hand, looked at Yu Dong again, and left with the lad servant.
Yu Dong raised his head with a frown. He felt disgusting. He was not a woman. He felt that Qu Mingcheng was really disgusting to be so gentle to a maid.
Besides, he was Qu Moying’s maid but not Qu Mingcheng’s maid.
With a mocking smile at the corners of his mouth, he turned around and headed to Qianyue House. As soon as he returned to Qianyue House, he reported to Qu Moying about everything. He passed on Madam Duan’s words and then talked about bumping into Qu Mingcheng.
“Take a look at what’s in the pouch.” Qu Moying’s expression became strange.
Yu Dong nodded and took out the pouch. He opened it and got annoyed as soon as he saw the item in the pouch. “Lady, it’s a pair of earrings!”
As a Master, Qu Mingcheng gave his younger sister’s private maid a pair of earrings, which was quite abnormal. Qu Moying sneered. As she expected, Qu Mingcheng had set his eyes on the people around her.
Fortunately, the one he tried to utilize was Yu Dong. Otherwise, it would be easy for him to have his way with this method. However, wasn’t it too despicable to use this method on a maid?
In addition to a pair of earrings, there was also a piece of check in the pouch.
Yu Dong held the check and shook it in the air. He laughed mockingly. “Lady, Second Young Master really thinks highly of me. He gives me a check of a hundred tales of silver, which is enough to buy a few maids like me.”
It was not expensive to buy maids from servant traders, and it was indeed enough to buy several maids with a hundred tales of silver, so Qu Mingcheng was quite generous.
Qu Moying asked with a smile, “If you were just an ordinary maid, what would you do?”
Yu Dong thought for a moment, and his hand clenching the check trembled. He sneered. “If I were a daring maid, I would accept it. After all, Qing Mei sent gifts on behalf of Second Young Master to me from time to time and implied that Second Young Master had feelings for me. However, I didn’t expect Second Young Master to come to me in person.”
Qu Moying nodded with a smile. “Maybe Second Young Master is getting anxious!”
If Qu Mingcheng was not anxious, he would not take up the matter personally.
Yu Dong continued to make an assumption, “If I am a coward, I will think of a way to return these things to Second Young Master because if I keep these things without telling you, I will get into trouble easily.”
Qu Moying pondered for a moment before asking. “If you accept his gifts but don’t go to him, what will he think?”
Yu Dong rolled his eyes and said, “If I accept his gifts but don’t do anything, Second Young Master will think that I have feelings for him. Even if I don’t have any feelings for him, he will try to make me fall for him.”
“Then just keep them for now!” Qu Moying blinked, and her eyes gleamed with a trace of enchanting light, “Let’s wait for them to come to you.”
Yu Dong understood. “Lady, I get it!”
They looked at each other and smiled. Everything was implied in silence.
As expected, at dusk, when Yu Dong came out of Qu Moying’s room, he saw a junior maid waving at him. Seeing that no one was around, Yu Dong walked over.
The junior maid pointed at the gate and said, “Sister Yu Dong, Third Lady’s maid, Sister Qing Mei, is here. She said that she has something important to discuss with you.”
Yu Dong nodded, looked at the junior maid thoughtfully, and walked out.
Behind the big tree outside the yard, Qing Mei was waiting there with a smile. When she saw Yu Dong coming out of the yard, she hurriedly came out from behind the tree and pointed at herself.
Yu Dong frowned and walked over.
“Sister Yu Dong.” Qing Mei smiled warmly as usual and bowed to Yu Dong. Then, she winked mischievously at Yu Dong. “Sister Yu Dong, congratulations!”
Yu Dong asked in surprise, “What for?”
“Sister Yu Dong, are you still hiding it from me?” Qing Mei stood up straight with a smile and carefully observed Yu Dong. Seeing that Yu Dong lowered his head, she guessed that Yu Dong was shy. She lowered her voice and said, “I heard that Second Young Master met you on the way and even rewarded you. You are so lucky. I heard that Second Young Master has always been generous, but he didn’t often reward others.”
Her words were implicative, which could make a normal maid blush.
“What nonsense are you spouting!” Yu Dong reached out to hit Qing Mei. Qing Mei smiled and dodged to the side to avoid Yu Dong’s hand.
“Sister Yu Dong, don’t forget me when you prosper in the future!”
“Don’t talk nonsense. If our Lady hears this, I will be in big trouble!” Yu Dong’s face darkened, and he said uneasily. He twisted the handkerchief in his hands, and it could be seen that he was very hesitant.
“What will happen? This is a good thing. Fourth Lady wants you to live a good life, doesn’t she? I think Fourth Lady is very good to you. Now that you have a way out, Fourth Lady will definitely agree. Even if you directly tell Fourth Lady about this matter, Fourth Lady will not be displeased. She will even send you directly to Second Young Master’s place.”
Qing Mei giggled.
Her words sounded to be reasonable, but she was clearly egging on Yu Dong and making a fool of Qu Moying. How could a lady give her personal maid to her brother? What would others think about this lady if they knew about this matter? They would definitely despise and disdain this lady for doing this!
“I… I don’t think it is a good idea!” Yu Dong shook his head. He didn’t look happy. Instead, he looked worried.
“Why not? What’s wrong with that?” Qing Mei said. She reached out to hold Yu Dong’s hand and shook it. She said warmly, “Sister Yu Dong, tell me what’s the problem. I will help you think of a way. Two heads are better than one. We can figure out the best way together!”
“No… nothing!” Yu Dong shook his head again. His movements were much slower, and he looked like he was hesitating.
“Sister Yu Dong, I have been in the mansion for so long. Since the first time I saw you, I felt like we are fated to be friends. Although I serve Third Lady and you serve Fourth Lady, our friendship is solid. If you have a better future, I will be really happy for you.”
Qing Mei said seriously and removed her hands from Yu Dong’s arm, “But you still refuse to treat me as your friend after such a long time. I’m really sad.”
Then, she turned around and was about to leave!
Yu Dong grabbed her and said anxiously, “I didn’t mean that!”
“Since you don’t mean that, why are you still hesitating? Is there anything you can’t tell me? Although Third Lady and Fourth Lady have some misunderstandings, they are still biological sisters. As their maids, we hope for them to be happy and harmonious. So, why can’t you tell me?”
Qing Mei had a glib tongue. Her words were flawless and considerate. If Yu Dong still hid things from her, he would appear to be too hypocritical!
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