Chapter 47 Cover-up
When Qu Ling stepped into Yunsong Hall, the old lady had already woken up.
It was originally just an act.
He was leaning on the pillow and drinking some medicine to clear the qi and blood.
The smell of medicine in the house makes people feel a little nauseous.
"grandmother."
Qu Lingfu bowed, and the bright red dress on her body was particularly eye-catching in the room.
The old lady narrowed her eyes, her eyelids twitching because of the bright color.
She suppressed her discomfort and beckoned, "Come here, Aling, sit next to grandma."
She reached out and patted the edge of the bed. "Sit closer. Grandma wants to tell you something."
Qu Ling sat down obediently, took the medicine from the maid, and fed it to the old lady himself.
The old lady already knew everything Qu Xi said.
She also breathed a sigh of relief.
The son has always been reluctant to marry Qu Ling to the Duke of Su's Mansion, always thinking that there is a better place for her to go.
But the old lady didn't think so.
It was mentioned several times, but was always covered up by Qu Xie's Tai Chi practice.
Fortunately, he still felt sorry for his sister, and saved her in this situation.
"Your aunt had no other choice," the old lady sighed. "She had a hard time and had to return to her parents' home for help. That's why she had to use your mother's dowry."
She grabbed Qu Ling's hand with surprising strength, "Now that your father has promised you to A Xuan, we're a family from now on. We should work together."
"You helped her through her hard times, and she'll always remember your kindness. When you marry into her family, you'll only enjoy happiness."
Qu Ling lowered his eyes and suddenly smiled, "Grandma loves me. I know in my heart that using some dowry is nothing. Why did you make it like this?"
She raised her eyes, her eyes sparkling with tears. "It's just that Madam is very resourceful. She actually got someone from the Dongyang Marquis's Mansion to make such a scene in public."
He put all the blame on the Song family without making any effort.
"Father had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure, betrothing me to my cousin and promising to return my dowry to me. He also asked the princess to come to the engagement banquet in three days to confirm with me."
The old lady's face froze.
"Oh, if grandma had told me first, I would have stopped my father from saying such things," Qu Ling said with a look of sadness. "My cousin already has a lover, and he even gave the birthday gift that my aunt prepared for me to someone else. Am I not ruining his marriage?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The old lady was stunned. "Ah Xuan is the most polite person. How could this happen?"
Qu Ling's eyes were red at the right moment. "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."
She said bluntly, "Aunt's glass flower hairpin is exquisite and unique. It is now on Qu Lianzhi's body."
The old lady's breathing suddenly became rapid. After a long while, she managed to calm down and quickly comforted Qu Ling, "Don't worry, A Xuan will only marry you. No one will take your place."
Qu Ling gave a bitter laugh. "My cousin and I never had any friendship, but now we're together. After a long time, we'll just be a couple of grudges. Grandmother, what exactly happened in the Duke's Mansion?"
The old lady immediately became alert and said in a faint voice, "There are some things that you children are not allowed to know."
"But I don't know. How can I hide it from the Princess?" Qu Ling was troubled. "If it was really to save his life, even if he embezzled the dowry, it would be a good deed."
She really wanted to know what happened in the Duke Su's Mansion?
The eldest princess hasn't found anything in the past few days.
"A Ling, you are a girl from the Marquis's Mansion. Marrying into the Duke's Mansion is a good match. Your aunt is a good person, and A Xuan is a good child. You have fallen into a lucky nest, but you must not be instigated by others and become estranged from your family." The old lady made up her mind not to tell her, and her expression was still a little unhappy.
Qu Ling did not ask any further questions. Instead, he smiled and said, "If it's inconvenient for Grandma to tell me, then forget it. We are family after all. I'm sure my mother won't mind."
She suddenly mentioned Xu Zhaoyue, and the old lady felt a chill on her back.
"Today is the anniversary of my mother's death. I don't know if her spirit will come to see me now that I'm back."
There was a hint of longing in Qu Ling's voice, and he even asked the old lady, "Do you still remember what my mother looks like?"
The old lady was horrified and pushed her hand away. "Don't talk nonsense. You've attracted unclean things. You'll suffer the consequences."
She couldn't help shaking.
"Grandma, can you help me get back the hairpin that my cousin gave to Qu Lianzhi?" Qu Ling changed the subject.
The old lady had refused to tell her about the Duke's Mansion before, so it was difficult for her to refuse her this time.
"I'll have someone get it back."
She instructed the maid, "Tell her that the wife of Duke Su lost a valuable hairpin in the mansion. Someone saw that someone close to the second young lady picked it up. Ask the second young lady to return it."
The old lady gave Qu Lianzhi some respect.
Not long after, the maid came back with the hairpin and Qu Lianzhi's words.
"The second young lady said that the maid had just picked it up and handed it to her. She wanted to bring it over when she came to pay her respects to the old lady, but she didn't expect the old lady to send someone to get it."
Both sides spoke beautifully.
It was as if this hairpin was really lost by Qu Mingyue and picked up by someone.
Qu Ling took the hairpin and left.
The old lady lay back on the bed and took two deep breaths, but she still felt chilly all over.
"Someone, help me to the Buddhist temple."
She was feeling uneasy and wanted to burn some incense.
Cuilu finally came back. Seeing her stand up, she immediately went to support her, but the old lady pushed her away, "You still remember to come back?"
"Please forgive me, old lady." Cui Lu felt aggrieved.
"I know what you're thinking, but when you were young, the Song family was jealous, but ultimately, love is fleeting. I've considered you, but if you don't want to marry a servant, that's up to you," the old lady warned. "You're old now, so don't harbor those unrealistic fantasies. Not to mention the Marquis isn't interested in you, you've already aged and lost your looks."
Her words were merciless, and every word was like a heavy hammer hitting Cuilu's heart.
Cuilu did not show any expression on her face and listened to the old lady's teachings respectfully.
She helped the old lady to the Buddhist temple, and suddenly saw a few Buddhist beads rolling on the ground and scattered at the doorstep.
For some unknown reason, she did not alert the old lady.
The old lady stepped over the threshold and stepped on one of the Buddhist beads.
Cuilu subconsciously let go of the strength in her hands and did not support the old lady.
"Crack" was the sound of bones breaking.
The old lady slipped forward and leaned backward. In order to prevent her back from hitting the threshold, she could only make a sharp turn with her feet and fell to the ground.
"Old Madam—" the maids and servants of Yunsong Hall exclaimed.
"Help me to burn incense!" The old lady was almost fainting from the pain. She felt that everything was strange today and insisted on burning incense.
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