Chapter 370 The Second Princess Was Deceived

Lu Qi told Qu Zhishuang everything she had done.

Yang couldn't believe her ears. How could her eldest daughter do such a heinous thing?

"Second Princess, please stop joking with me." She was unwilling to believe the facts and forced a bitter smile.

But there was a tremor in the voice.

"I'm not kidding you. This is the news sent back by the secret guards. If I didn't feel sorry for your daughter, I wouldn't have meddled in her business." Lu Qi's face was cold and his tone was very firm.

Yang's eyes were filled with trance.

"Go, go and find the young lady!" She steadied her shaking body. Although the shock and heartache in her heart surged like a violent storm, she still tried her best to remain calm.

Seeing that the mother and daughter were about to confront each other, Lu Qi left first.

At a time like this, it would be inconvenient for her, an outsider, to be around.

It was very lively outside, with the sound of stringed instruments filling her ears, but Yang could hear nothing. Her ears were buzzing and her whole body was cold.

"Mother, my fourth cousin is worshiping heaven and earth. What are you doing here in the pavilion? Let's go back and sit down." Qu Zhishuang didn't know that the truth had been exposed, and she supported her mother affectionately.

"Is Nian'er imprisoned in the Marquis' Mansion by you and the Prince?" Yang suddenly spoke.

Qu Zhishuang's face changed and she subconsciously let go of her mother's hand.

"Mom, I don't understand what you are saying."

Seeing her evasive gaze, Yang knew at once that she was lying.

She raised her right hand and slapped her daughter hard.

A crisp sound echoed in the air. Qu Zhishuang was caught off guard and staggered backwards. Five distinct fingerprints immediately appeared on her face.

"Tell me, was Nian'er imprisoned in the Marquis' Mansion by you and the Prince?" Yang looked at her eldest daughter with gritted teeth.

The two maids trembled and quickly stepped back, not daring to listen any further.

"Mother, who was it that gossiped in your ears? I can't forgive her. Nian'er is my biological sister, how could I hurt her?" Qu Zhishuang covered her face, still refusing to admit what she had done.

"Then let me ask you, will you never be able to get pregnant again?" Yang stared at her, his eyes full of disappointment and resentment.

Because he was too angry, his teeth started to chatter, making a clicking sound unconsciously.

"How did you know?" Qu Zhishuang's face turned pale.

"Let me ask you again, has the prince been thinking about Nian'er for a long time?" Yang asked again, this time with even more resentment in her tone.

Qu Zhishuang didn't dare to look her mother in the eye and lowered her head in panic.

At this point, even if Yang was unwilling to believe it, she knew that what the second princess said was the truth.

Hot tears welled up on her face and she raised her hand and slapped her eldest daughter again.

"You idiot, Nian'er is your biological sister! She is only sixteen years old and not married yet, how can you treat her like this!"

"Can you blame me? I just want to be the wife of the prince of Marquis Wen's mansion." Qu Zhishuang burst into tears.

She knelt on the ground, crying and defending herself.

"I should have given birth to a legitimate son, but those lowly concubines made it so that I could never have children again."

"How dare I raise those bastards' children."

"But Nian'er is different. She is my biological sister. The child she gave birth to is no different from the one I gave birth to. I will definitely treat her as my own child."

"You are confused." Yang scolded sharply.

"Even if you don't have a child, the Changping Marquis's Mansion wouldn't dare to divorce you. The Qu family is now thriving, and they wouldn't dare to break off relations with the Qu family easily."

"But haven't we separated? What good can it do even if the eldest wife is very successful?" Qu Zhishuang retorted while crying.

"Besides, the prince has been thinking about Nian'er for a long time. If I don't agree, he will find a way to get Nian'er."

"I just went with the flow and let the prince owe me a favor."

"If you want to blame someone, blame her for being so pretty that she seduced the prince."

When Yang heard the ridiculous words coming out of her daughter's mouth, it was like being struck by lightning. A chill instantly penetrated her heart and made her whole body shake.

She choked up, breathed rapidly, and trembled, "How could you do this?"

"Mother, what has happened cannot be changed. If you take Nian'er back now, she will not be able to marry again." Qu Zhishuang knelt on the ground, moved a few steps, and crawled in front of Yang.

She tugged at her mother's skirt and begged, "Mother, can you just pretend you don't know about this? When Nian'er gives birth to my child, the prince will probably get tired of her and won't bother her anymore."

"When the time comes, I will send her back and tell her that she has been in the temple to pray for her grandfather for the past two years. I will give her some makeup and compensate her."

"Mother, you love me the most, please fulfill my wish."

Yang's mind was in a mess, she was in a daze and didn't know what to say.

"Mother, if you tell this to others, besides hurting Nian'er, my position as the Crown Prince's wife will also be in jeopardy. We will both be hurt. Do you think this is a good idea?" Qu Zhishuang said as she kowtowed to her.

A gust of cold wind blew and Yang shivered, then she came to her senses.

She looked at her eldest daughter, who was bleeding from kowtow, and closed her eyes in despair.

The eldest daughter is right.

If this matter were to be made public and offend the Marquis's Mansion, their Second Branch would not gain any benefit at all, and Nian'er would also be ruined when she returns. It would be better to just let it go.

Let the Marquis' Mansion owe them a favor.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Qu Zhishuang knew that her words had moved her.

She continued, "Mother, I will take good care of Nian'er. As long as she behaves well and doesn't go hungry all day and hurt the prince, he will treat her well. When she gives birth to a child, I will definitely give her a lot of money to buy makeup and let her marry into a good family."

"Nian'er, my poor Nian'er." Yang covered her face and cried silently.

"Mother, I am sorry to Nian'er. I deserve to die. I will spend my whole life to make up for Nian'er." Qu Zhishuang stood up and hugged her mother.

Both mother and daughter shed tears.

At this time, a maid ran over from outside.

"Second Madam, Auntie, First Madam, please take a seat."

"Let Madam wait for a moment, we will go back now." Yang wiped her tears quickly and asked Qu Zhishuang to put on makeup to cover the redness and swelling on her forehead.

She asked her maid to inform Lu Qi that she had sent someone to pick up Qu Zhinian, and hoped that the second princess would not make the matter public so as not to ruin Qu Zhinian's future life.

Lu Qi didn't hear Lu Li's thoughts, and believed it to be true, so he didn't bother with the matter any further.

It was not until Qu Fufeng and the bride entered the bridal chamber and the two returned to the palace that Lu Li used the melon-eating system to see that Yang and Qu Zhishuang had reached an agreement to sacrifice Qu Zhinian, and she became furious.

[These two bad guys are really mother and daughter! ]

【They actually deceived the Second Princess. 】

[They didn't send anyone to pick up Miss Qu from the Third Family.]

Only then did Lu Qi realize that she had been deceived by Mrs. Qu!