Chapter 119: Fighting Poison with Poison
Qu Yu and He had a fierce quarrel.
He didn't expect that his wife would ask him to give up the official position he had obtained and continue to be sent away.
"Are you having a strange man behind my back?" Qu Yu got so excited that he slapped He.
He was extremely angry, "You slandered Bai Shuang and can't stand me being nice to her."
He's hair was disheveled as she was still making her final struggle. "Everything I said is true. You are connected with the Song family and have earned the eldest princess's hatred. How could Qu Ling let you go?"
"What do you know?" Qu Yu kicked over the low table beside him. "When is it Qu Ling's turn to interfere in the affairs of the imperial court? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child who can be fooled?"
He burst into tears, "But have you ever taken advantage of her?"
She was desperate. "You caused trouble for her once, but ended up with the death of your most trusted steward. Can't you see through her tricks?"
When Qu Yu mentioned this matter, he became even more angry and embarrassed.
"You jealous, vicious woman," he kept scolding He. "I think you have ulterior motives and are determined to disrupt the peace of our family."
Qu Yu turned away, leaving He lying on the ground crying.
After an unknown amount of time, a pair of hands gently rested on her shoulders.
"Mom," Qu Lianjia said with tears in his eyes, "your hand is bleeding."
He quickly wiped her tears, not wanting her daughter to see her embarrassment, "It's okay."
Qu Lianjia carefully wiped the blood off his mother's hands with a handkerchief and whispered, "My brother hit the maid again today because she accidentally knocked over his inkstone."
She bit her lip and said, "He's just like his father, he hits people at every turn."
"Shut up," He pushed her daughter away. "Who taught you to talk like that?"
"That's your brother, your future support."
Qu Lianjia's eyes were filled with grievance, "But mother, if you don't discipline him, he will cause great trouble."
"He's a boy, so it's normal for him to be stronger. Besides, is beating a maid worth bringing up?" He said with a sullen face, "He didn't hit you."
"he....."
"Okay," He interrupted her. Seeing her daughter was about to cry, she softened her voice, "You are the eldest sister, you have to protect your younger brother, understand?"
Qu Lianjia could only nod.
But she didn't understand.
They are all her mother's children, so why should she give in?
When my aunt was alive, she never asked my second sister to give in to my two younger brothers.
As for his elder sister, Qu Lianjia only had admiration in his heart.
I wish she could be as good as her big sister.
After her daughter left, He sat in front of the mirror and looked at the disheveled woman in the mirror.
Where is the dignity of the second wife of the Marquis' Mansion?
Anger gradually grew in her eyes.
At the same time, Qu Yu angrily broke into the side courtyard where Bai Shuang lived.
Before the gatekeeper could announce anything, he kicked her away.
Bai Shuang was embroidering. Seeing Qu Yu rush in, she quickly stood up to greet him, "Master."
A slap interrupted her words.
Bai Shuang was hit and his head turned away.
She didn't cry or make a fuss, but just knelt down and bowed, "I don't know what I did wrong to make the master so angry?"
A poor village girl has come this far.
Besides beauty, there is also patience.
Qu Yu has a manic personality, but he always pretends to be humble and gentleman in front of outsiders.
But in private, he is worse than an animal.
Especially in bed, Baishuang's back began to ache again.
Seeing her so docile, Qu Yu's anger subsided a little, but he still asked harshly, "Do you want to harm me?"
Bai Shuang's eyes were filled with shock and grievance, "Did Madam say that?"
She smiled bitterly, "Madam really hates me to the core."
Tears soon followed, "As a concubine, my life and death, honor and disgrace all depend on you, Master. How dare I have even the slightest disloyalty?"
Qu Yu looked down at the woman who depended on him, and the doubts in his heart gradually dissipated.
Yes, Bai Shuang has no one to rely on and is nothing without him. How dare you harm him?
He was still suspicious, "If you go to see Qu Ling, you will be conspiring with her to kill me, right?"
"No," Bai Shuang sobbed, "Master, think about it. What is the princess's status? How could she conspire with me? Besides, even if the princess wanted to do something harmful like this, she wouldn't say it out loud."
Qu Yu's suspicions finally dissipated.
"Get up," he reached out to help Bai Shuang up and stroked her swollen cheek, "Did it hurt?"
Bai Shuang snuggled into his arms and said softly, "As long as Master believes in me, the pain is worth it."
That night, Qu Yu stayed at Bai Shuang's place, being extremely tender and affectionate.
In the following days, he became even more disrespectful to He.
They even held a banquet to thank Qu Lianting as a teacher.
Let He, the stepmother, come and pour wine for Bai Shuang to express her gratitude and humiliate her in public.
He was extremely obedient and had no complaints.
About half a month later, Nuanshanju received a piece of news.
"Princess, the second lady bought a girl for the second master. I heard she is only sixteen years old and very pretty." Guanqi reported.
Qu Ling became interested, "He dares to take a concubine while he's still in mourning?"
"How dare I," Guan Qi said, his eyebrows flying with joy. "I only told others that I bought her to serve the Second Madam, but after that maid entered the mansion, the Second Master has been sleeping in the Second Madam's yard every night."
Qu Ling paused while drawing her eyebrows, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips. "Qu Yu has no doubts?"
"Not only did he not doubt it, he was even complacent about it." Guan Qi looked at him with disdain.
"He thought it was a tactic of the Second Madam and Bai Shuang competing for favor, and the Second Madam was trying to please him."
Qu Ling, "Go check the maid's background."
Three days later, Guanqi brought new news, "Her name is Yun'er. She was sold to the capital because her family fell into poverty. After being passed around several times, she was bought by the He family. She has a clean background and nothing unusual."
Qu Ling's eyes narrowed, "He is trying to fight poison with poison."
"How come this servant doesn't understand what the princess is saying?"
Qu Ling, "Just wait, the Marquis' Mansion will be holding another funeral soon."
After Na Yun'er entered the mansion, Qu Yu rarely went to Bai Shuang's place and stayed in He's room every day.
Bai Shuang asked for a meeting several times, but was turned away each time.
He lived a secluded life and rarely left the house.
Qu Ling was waiting for good news from Qu Yu, but unexpectedly, he got good news from Qu Heng first.
"Princess, the eldest son is dying, and the marquis has passed away. Should we go and see him too?" Tingqin came in.
It was already late at night. Qu Ling opened his eyes and sighed slowly.
All the lights in Nuanshanju are on.
"Why don't you just wait until the princess is dead before you go," Nanny Li said, feeling sorry for the sleepy Qu Ling. "You're not an imperial physician, so it's useless for you to go."
The Marquis' Mansion seemed to be fighting a war with ghosts all day long.
"No problem," Qu Ling stood up with Tingqin's help, "I have to go take a look."
Look at how those who humiliated her in every way were killed by her.
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