Chapter 611: A little bit thoughtful, but not much
Tang Ning looked at her shocked expression and said, "There must be something fishy about her marriage in Lingnan. Madam Fu was deceived by her before, and she has probably sent someone to investigate. And you may not know about the previous incident with the Chai family."
Qian Qiyue opened her mouth and said, "But Fu Laiqing and the others saw it with their own eyes..."
"Sometimes what you see with your own eyes may not be true, and what you hear with your own ears may be the product of premeditated calculations by someone with ulterior motives. You know how Madam Fu is. Even if the proposed marriage wasn't with a member of the Fu family, given her thoroughness, prudence, and clear distinction between good and evil, wouldn't she have carefully inquired about the personalities of those within the Chai family before discussing the marriage?"
Tang Ning looked at Qian Qiyue. "Even if Madam Fu didn't get the details, and the Chai family is quite cunning and trying to cover up the truth, then considering the situation of the Fu and Cao families, the Chai family marrying Fu Jinrou is already marrying up. If they really had such ulterior motives, why would they insult Fu Jinrou in public and even involve the Fu and Cao families?"
"Sister Ayue, you've been in the capital for many years and have interacted with many girls from various families. Have you ever heard the rumors that the girls from the Chai family are domineering and vulgar?"
"On the other hand, Fu Jinrou, I've only met her twice, and she already harbors ill will towards me. I don't know where this ill will comes from, but she's definitely not as kind as she appears."
Xue Ru sat beside Tang Ning. Seeing Qian Qiyue's face turning pale and blue, she said obediently, "Sister Yue, there are coincidences in this world, but if they happen so often, it's definitely not an accident."
"The last time Fu Jinrou was bullied, she happened to be seen by Master Fu and his men. Not only did they pity her, but it also made Madam Fu feel guilty. Later, she deliberately approached Brother Xiao, who was already engaged, and was full of malice towards the Fu cousin. This time, she met Sanlang He and acted intimately with him."
"While we shouldn't assume malicious intent, we should always be on guard. Sister Ayue is quite familiar with her. Just think carefully. Has she become acquainted with many young men in just a few months in Beijing, and are they all from well-off families? Furthermore, are there any girls from ordinary or noble families among the women she's associated with?"
Qian Qiyue frowned at first, and after a moment her expression grew colder.
She was a playful person by nature, and because of the Qian family, she would attend most of the banquets in Beijing. Although she did not have many close friends, she had a lot of friends who she admired. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that Fu Jinrou could be seen at more than half of the banquets in the past three or four months.
At the beginning, Qian Qiyue and Fu Jinrou got to know each other because of Fu Laiqing. In addition, Mrs. Fu had protected her and Tang Ning in the past, so she also took care of Fu Jinrou a little.
When Fu Jinrou first came to Beijing, Qian Qiyue always took her to banquets and introduced many girls from Beijing to her. But at subsequent banquets, the only ones who were seen talking to Fu Jinrou were those from the best families. The young men from those families had met Fu Jinrou more or less because of the girls in their mansions.
Qian Qiyue remembered that the last time Mu Yuanbo's mansion held a banquet, she accidentally saw Fu Jinrou.
At that time, Fu Laiqing, Qi Cheng from the General's Mansion, the young master from the Marquis of Lecheng's Mansion, and the second grandson of the Shangshu Ling's family were joking in the waterside pavilion in the backyard of the Bo's Mansion. There were also five or six unfamiliar young men around. Fu Jinrou, who had always been gentle, shy and timid, came out of the waterside pavilion with a red face.
Qian Qiyue asked casually, and she said that it was Old Madam Fu who asked her to go find Fu Laiqing for something.
Qian Qiyue didn't think much about it at the time, but now she thinks that when the Bo's Mansion held a banquet, male and female guests were almost never in the same hall. Although the guests were playing in the two or three courtyards in front and back, most of them would consciously separate men and women and play by themselves from a distance, and would hardly get together.
Madam Fu was such a stickler for rules, so why couldn't she ask a servant to pass on the message? But she let a young woman break into the crowd of male guests to look for Fu Laiqing?
Qian Qiyue's face turned even paler.
Tang Ning saw that she looked unhappy and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qian Qiyue gritted her teeth and said, "There were several times when Fu Jinrou came to my house and she used some excuse to talk to my eldest brother. She also asked me a lot about my eldest brother and his family."
Tang Ning: "You said everything?"
Qian Qiyue: “…”
Tang Ning: "How much did you say?"
Qian Qiyue: “…”
Tang Ning and Xue Ru were both silent. They had thought Qian Qiyue was a little cunning just now, but now it seemed that she was not very cunning. With her temper, she might reveal all her secrets to them.
Tang Ning was somewhat helpless: "Talk less, watch more, and be more careful in the future."
Qian Qiyue's face darkened. She quickly stood up, pulled the car curtain, and said, "Stop the car."
Tang Ning pressed her down: "What are you doing?"
"I'll go find her!"
Seeing Qian Qiyue's eyes wide open with an angry look on her face, Tang Ning pulled her back.
He first ordered the carriage to continue moving forward, then turned to the extremely angry Qian Qiyue and said:
"Although Fu Jinrou's behavior is questionable, she hasn't openly offended you. Even if she has asked about your brother's affairs, or even made some sarcastic remarks, she appears to be a considerate person. What are you planning to do by going to her like this? Are you going to scold her or give her a few lashes?"
Seeing Qian Qiyue's indignation, Tang Ning said softly:
"If you really hit her, not only will your brother suffer, but even your father will have to pay the price. She's innocent and weak, and people will pity her. On the contrary, you will definitely be branded as arrogant and domineering. Do you really want to be a stepping stone for her fame like Miss Chai?"
"Besides, she's still a daughter of the Fu family, Fu Laiqing's cousin. Unless she's done something that's exposed, if you hit her, you're slapping the Fu family in the face. Where will the relationship between the Fu and Qian families stand then?"
Qian Qiyue was furious: "So that's it? I helped her out of good intentions and sympathized with her situation, but she actually stepped on me to do those dirty things."
"And the girl from the Chai family..."
She grew angrier as she spoke. "She's told me about this several times, and she cries every time. I really thought the Chai family's daughter had bullied her, and I tried every means to help her. But she, on the other hand, seems to despise the Chai family's low status, and has her eyes fixed on men of higher status. She even set her sights on my eldest brother."
“She still dares to have ill intentions towards you and hook up with Xiao Yan and He Sanlang, I!!”
Qian Qiyue was furious as she spoke, and she wished she could whip Fu Jinrou's face.
When Tang Ning pulled Qian Qiyue's arm, she could feel her trembling with anger. She knew that Qian Qiyue was a person with a clear distinction between love and hate, and she could not stand those dirty things, not to mention that Fu Jinrou blatantly took advantage of her kindness and "friendship".
Tang Ning gently stroked her back: "Don't be angry, don't be angry. I'm not telling you this to make you go cause trouble for her."
"Fu Jinrou's ambitions are high, but her methods are clumsy and she's not very shrewd. She provoked me the moment we met, and even approached He Sanlang in front of Sister Zhou. With such an irresistible personality, how many fools in those high-ranking families in the capital could be deceived by her?"
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