Qi Mingyue was so frightened that she fell to the ground.
She knelt down in fear and kowtowed to Qu Jingyun, "Auntie, Mingyue knows she was wrong, please forgive Mingyue."
"Oh?" Qu Jingyun asked with a smile, "Didn't you tell Yue'er that the Fifth Prince was fine? Why is it not working out for you now?"
Qi Mingyue's eyes darted around as she pondered how to answer.
Qu Jingyun wasn't in a hurry, leisurely sipping her tea while waiting for her to come up with an excuse.
A short while later, Qi Mingyue looked at her again.
“Aunt, the Fifth Prince is the person my sister likes, and she has even openly expressed her feelings to him. If I were to be with the Fifth Prince, it would probably break my sister’s heart.”
Listening to her well-reasoned explanation, Qu Jingyun laughed again.
"sad?"
“I think you’ve misunderstood. You’re just a concubine. A noble young lady like me, Yue’er, can only be the principal wife. Why should she be sad?” Qu Jingyun asked again.
After saying that, she stepped forward, grabbed Qi Mingyue's chin, and forced her to look into her eyes.
Noticing the fear in Qi Mingyue's eyes, she laughed.
She shook off Qi Mingyue.
"Qi Mingyue, I only let you into the General's Mansion because I saw how pitiful you were, a widow and her children. But not only do you not know how to be grateful, you also bully my children. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because I'm dead?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Mingyue trembled even more violently.
A short while later, Qi Mingyue raised her head.
She said aggrievedly, "Auntie, I didn't do this, it was my mother. My mother did all of this. I feel sorry for my sister too, but I really have no other choice."
"Really?" Qu Jingyun asked.
Qi Mingyue nodded with red eyes, "That's true. If Aunt doesn't believe me, you can ask the servants in the mansion."
"I will ask the servants in the manor myself, but let me ask you, what do you think of the Fifth Prince?" Qu Jingyun asked again.
When the topic returned to the Fifth Prince, Qi Mingyue became even more cautious.
After pondering for a while, Qi Mingyue spoke again: "The Fifth Prince is unruly and dissolute."
"Then what do you think of your sister?" Qu Jingyun asked again.
These words caused Qi Mingyue to break out in a cold sweat.
"Not saying anything again?" Qu Jingyun asked.
Qi Mingyue shivered and cautiously said, "Not a good match."
"Is that so?" Qu Jingyun's eyes instantly turned sharp, as if she wanted to kill Qi Mingyue with her gaze.
Qi Mingyue shuddered again.
She nodded cautiously, "That's right."
Upon seeing this, Qu Jingyun sighed again.
"You dare to discuss the royal family in private? It seems you have no respect for the royal family's reputation and no manners at all. Just stay here and I will tell the palace everything you said."
Upon hearing this, Qi Mingyue was instantly dumbfounded.
She looked at Qu Jingyun in disbelief, "Aunt, you forced me to say these things."
"Really?" She spread her hands innocently. "I was just asking you what you thought of the Fifth Prince. I didn't say anything else."
"you……"
Qi Mingyue suddenly panicked.
She thought Qu Jingyun was testing her true thoughts by asking her these questions, but she never expected it was to leave her with something to use against her.
She crawled on her knees to Qu Jingyun.
"Aunt, Mingyue really knows she was wrong. Please give Mingyue another chance."
Qu Jingyun kicked her away, followed by another cold laugh.
"When you were swaggering around in my mansion, did you ever think about giving Yue'er and Cong'er a chance? How much suffering did they endure because of you and your two children?"
Qi Mingyue lowered her head, not daring to say anything more.
Inside the house, Shen Yue peered cautiously through the doorway, observing the scene.
Thinking of something, Shen Yue turned back to look at Xiao Liu.
Seeing that she was looking at her, Xiao Liu immediately smiled and asked softly, "Miss, is there anything you need?"
Shen Yue glanced outside again.
She lowered her head and asked softly, "Sixth Steward, is Mother trying to avenge my brother and me?"
Xiao Liu nodded, then sighed.
"Miss, please don't blame the old lady. The old lady has already worried enough about the general and the general's mansion over the years. She brought Madam Qi into the mansion because she thought someone could help her manage the inner quarters. Who would have thought that Madam Qi would be such a vicious person?"
Originally, she had entrusted the management of the household to Yin Xue, but Yin Xue and Shen Song were deeply in love at the time and wanted to have a child. She didn't want Yin Xue to be too overworked, so she entrusted the management to Qi Yun'er to assist her. Unexpectedly...
Xiao Liu sighed, "The old lady is very kind."
Shen Yue looked towards the door again.
She also thought her mother was quite good.
Seeing that Shen Yue smiled, Xiao Liu pressed his advantage and handed her the jewelry that Qu Jingyun had prepared for Shen Yue.
"These are the jewelry that the old lady asked me to prepare for Miss. They are all the most fashionable jewelry right now. Moreover, the old lady also plans to take Miss to a banquet so that Miss can make some close friends."
Upon hearing that she was going out, Shen Yue hurriedly shoved the jewelry box into Xiao Liu's hands.
Shen Yue shook her head in a panic: "I can't go out. If I go out, people will laugh at me, and I'll lose face and upset my big brother."
Xiao Liu felt increasingly sorry for the child in front of her.
She's fifteen years old, yet she's so timid and lacks any of the poise and grace of a well-bred young lady.
Qi Mingyue, on the other hand, seems more like a young lady.
That was Qi Yun'er's goal, and she actually achieved it.
After tidying up Qi Mingyue, Qu Jingyun called Chen Yue out.
Shen Yue awkwardly walked up to Qu Jingyun.
"Mother."
She nodded slightly and then gave a wink to the nanny that Yin Xue had brought.
Several old women stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Shen Yue.
Startled, Shen Yue hurriedly hid behind Xiao Liu.
She looked at Qu Jingyun uneasily, her eyes reddening, and asked, "Mother, are you going to sell Yue'er?"
Qu Jingyun's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
She looked up and tried to hold back her tears.
She hugged him and stroked Shenyue's hair.
"My dear Yue'er, I have never thought of selling you. You are my precious treasure, priceless."
Shen Yue laughed again.
"If Mother won't sell me, then will she also not send me to the banquet to be laughed at by them?"
joke?
Qu Jingyun let out a cold laugh.
She patted Shen Yue on the shoulder and said seriously, "With your mother here, those beasts won't dare to laugh at you. Just wait, your mother will avenge you."
revenge?
Shen Yue's eyes were filled with confusion.
She didn't understand what the point of those banquets was, except for making herself a laughingstock.
Qu Jingyun then looked at the nanny and said politely, "I'll have to trouble you these next few days. My daughter has been misled and corrupted and doesn't know the rules. Please don't be too strict with her; just let her learn some basic manners."
"Yes," the nanny replied with a smile.
Then the old woman looked at Chen Yue.
She bowed respectfully to Shen Yue: "Miss Shen, you may call me Granny Gui. I will stay in the manor for the next few days to teach you manners."
Shen Yue's eyes reddened.
"Mother, can I not learn?"
Qu Jingyun immediately frowned. "No, otherwise we won't have anything to eat."
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