Chapter 15 Qu Lianxue
Countless people stayed awake that night in the Dingxiang Marquis' Mansion.
Those who were waiting to see Qu Ling make a fool of himself and were prepared to treat Qu Ling badly to please the Song family felt a pang of fear in their hearts.
The Marquis gave Nuanshanju to the eldest daughter to live in, and the lady lost her power to manage the household.
The mansion underwent earth-shaking changes overnight.
Qu Ling slept soundly and felt refreshed when he woke up.
"Miss, we should go and pay our respects to the old lady." Tingqin reminded.
Qu Ling nodded, put on her makeup, and left the yard.
"Big sister." Qu Lianxue was standing at the door of Nuanshanju.
"Mother is sick, and my second sister is sick too," she said cautiously, clutching her handkerchief nervously. "I want to go pay my respects to my grandmother. Can you take me with you, eldest sister?"
Her aunt had died a long time ago. She was said to be raised by the Song family, but in fact she moved out early and was raised by maids and old women.
Qu Ling looked at her like a frightened bird and didn't give her a good look. "Don't you know the way to Yunsong Hall?"
After saying that, he walked away.
A group of maids and old women followed behind Qu Ling. In contrast, Qu Lianxue was followed by only one maid, which looked very thin.
She bit her lower lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, and then trotted over to follow.
"Big sister, wait for me."
"Fourth Miss, please wait," Tingqin stopped Qu Lianxue, "You can go and pay your respects to the old lady by yourself. If you don't know the way, I will send someone to show you the way."
"I... I just want to go with my elder sister." Qu Lianxue felt uneasy.
"My daughter likes quietness." Tingqin said this, bowed, turned and left.
"Big sister is really a very defensive person." Qu Lianxue frowned in distress.
He sighed again, "After all, I've been away from home for too long. Without my family around, it's normal for me to be withdrawn."
She smiled and said to the maid beside her, "Go and find out what the elder sister likes. As her younger sister, I should pay more attention to her."
The maid nodded in agreement.
As soon as Qu Ling arrived at Yunsong Hall, he saw the second wife, Mrs. He, standing at the door, looking forward to it.
He didn't sleep all night.
He came before dawn with black eyes.
When he saw Qu Ling, he couldn't wait to ask, "What happened last night?"
Soon they said the old lady had been poisoned, and even the imperial physician was called in.
After a while, the old lady was fine again, but the marquis's wife was under house arrest.
The master of the second house was sent out to serve as an official, and only He stayed in the marquis's mansion with the children. She was one step behind others in getting news.
Seeing that Qu Ling didn't say anything, He became anxious and wanted to reach out to pull her.
Qu Ling dodged it directly and looked up at her.
This look was as cold as ice, and He subconsciously retracted her hand.
"If you want to know, go ask Grandma yourself. Why should I tell you?"
This was the first time He spoke to Qu Ling after she returned home.
Yesterday, the first and second wives gathered in the old lady's room, but this damn girl ran to the princess's mansion.
The old lady was furious.
He was happy to hear it.
But at dinner in the evening, the old lady's attitude changed drastically.
He was full of questions, but she didn't dare to speak carelessly.
"Don't blame me, big sister," He's daughter Qu Lianjia said apologetically, "My mother is impatient, she means no harm."
Qu Ling looked at Qu Lianjia with calm eyes.
Sometimes she felt that God loved to play tricks on people.
He had such an obedient and sensible daughter, but she harmed her daughter for the sake of her unpromising son.
"Third sister, there's no need to make excuses for your mother. You and I both know what kind of personality she has."
Qu Ling added, "In this Marquis' Mansion, the most important thing you should consider is yourself."
"Your mother still has her son to rely on, but you have no one to rely on."
He was so angry that her face turned red.
Just as she was about to speak, she saw the curtain being raised and a pretty maid came out, "Old Madam, please invite the ladies and the girls in."
"Cui Lu, where is Madam Qi?" He sensed something was wrong.
"She's dead." Qu Ling answered on behalf of Cui Lu.
What?
He was so frightened that she couldn't even walk.
She knew someone had died last night, but she didn't know it was Aunt Qi.
"Mom, don't ask anything and don't say anything in front of grandma." Qu Lianjia was still thinking about Qu Ling's words. When she heard that Aunt Qi had died, she was shocked and kept instructing her mother.
That person had been with my grandmother for most of her life, and he died just like that.
Things are about to change in the mansion.
After entering the house, the old lady was sitting there in high spirits. When she saw Qu Ling, a smile appeared on her face.
"Come here, Aling, come to grandma."
She is happy to see Qu Ling now.
Although it was dangerous last night, we won beautifully.
The Song family was extremely powerful, and the Song family had been rampant in the Marquis' Mansion for many years.
After this incident, her arrogance was finally extinguished.
The old lady hugged Qu Ling and asked, "Where is Lian Xue?"
Qu Lianzhi is sick, but isn’t Qu Lianxue fine?
"Grandma, please forgive me. I'm late."
The curtain was quickly lifted up and almost hit Qu Lianxue's hair when it fell.
She knelt down in front of the old lady, panting.
The old lady lectured with a stern face, "You are so flustered, you don't look like a girl from the Marquis' Mansion at all!"
"My granddaughter knows she is wrong." Qu Lianxue didn't dare to talk back, but her eyes were red.
"My granddaughter got up early and went to Nuanshanju. I wanted to come with my elder sister to pay my respects to Grandmother, but she wouldn't let me go. I was afraid of angering her, so... I waited until my elder sister was far away before I dared to move."
This statement seems to be a form of gossip.
"She's right. I didn't let her follow me." Qu Ling admitted it.
He thought she was sick.
The sisters are not getting along, isn't it obvious that they will be scolded by the old lady?
But He guessed wrong again.
The old lady said nonchalantly, "Get up and don't bother your elder sister in the future."
After a pause, he continued, "Your mother is ill, so you don't have to come to me to pay your respects. She raised you, so you should serve her well."
Qu Lianxue lowered her head and responded.
He never spoke again after that.
After greeting, the old lady only invited Qu Ling to have breakfast.
"We'll be going to Guoqing Temple in a few days. All the prominent ladies and girls in the capital will be there. You've been away from the capital for many years, so this is a good opportunity for you to get to know some people."
Qu Ling was grateful, "Thank you, Grandma."
In the following days, she chatted with the old lady every day, copied Buddhist scriptures, and lived a relaxed life.
Qu Lianxue went to Nuanshanju every day, never getting tired of it.
Tingqin couldn't stand it anymore, "What is she trying to do?"
"She wants her father to look at her more," Qu Ling said. "She is not Song's biological daughter, so she must find a way out for herself."
This is normal.
But if you ruin other people's paths for your own sake, that won't work.
"Guanqi, keep an eye on her, keep a closer eye on her."
Qu Lianxue is not that simple.
Not a good person either.
In her previous life, if she had not died at the hands of Qu Ling, she would have entered the Eastern Palace to serve the Crown Prince.
Qu Lianxue knelt in front of Song just as Qu Ling thought.
"Mother, she's adamant. I really can't get close to her."
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