Chapter 311: Master Qu has a mistress
The maid rested her head on the ground: "Madam, I am hesitant because I am not sure. Why don't we quietly take people to Tingtai Lane to have a look. That place is not big, it is easy to find someone."
Zhen's chest rose and fell violently, and it took a long time to calm down. Her eyes were almost emitting fire: "Go, go now, even if you have to carry me, you have to carry me over. I want to see what kind of person Qu Pengfei has kept from me for the past few years?"
She married into the Qu family and had no feelings for Qu Pengfei. It was just a marriage between families to help each other.
But even though there was no love, she always kept her duties, gave birth to children for the Qu family, managed the family affairs, and never did anything to disgrace the family.
Qu Pengfei also treated her with respect, gave her the rights and face of a wife, and never favored any concubine. The concubines under him did not dare to disrespect her, so she lived a happy life.
Now someone told her that she had been deceived for so many years. It was not that Qu Pengfei did not favor concubines, but that he kept the most favored one outside.
He was reluctant to let the concubine enter the mansion to suffer, so he kept her outside as the wife!
No wonder...
No wonder Qu Pengfei fainted early this morning and was carried back, but she could not see anyone when she came back. It turned out that she went to another home.
Jiang Xinyue deliberately bumped into Zhen at the gate of the palace. The servants dared not collide with the imperial concubine's sedan chair, so they could only evade it urgently. However, the carriage was bumped several times by the protruding stones, breaking the axle.
Zhen's knee was already injured, and she was very anxious when she got off the carriage. She was even more annoyed when she had to kowtow to Jiang Xinyue.
"Madam Qu, is there something urgent?"
Jiang Xinyue signaled the person carrying the sedan chair to let her down: "It's my fault that your carriage broke down. If you have something urgent, you might as well take my sedan chair. I'll let them take you there. Madam, you have a knee injury, please don't let it get worse because of me, otherwise it will be my fault."
She said it sincerely and took the initiative to get up from the sedan chair. Zhen was in a hurry to catch the adulterer, so she didn't think so much. After thanking him, she got on the sedan chair.
However, when the concubines traveled on sedan chairs, they were always accompanied by eunuchs and palace maids. Shuangjiang and Xiaoxiangzi, who were supposed to command these eunuchs carrying sedan chairs, also followed them out.
Shuangjiang kept talking all the way: "Madam Qu, have you also heard about the eldest master of the Qu family in Tingtai Lane? In fact, our queen also heard about it. She didn't want to laugh at you. She came here today to remind you, but you were in a hurry. Our queen guessed it, and was afraid that you would be bullied if you went quietly, so she deliberately waited here, wanting the servants to protect you a little."
The servants brought out from the Qu family were basically still surnamed Qu. When the master and mistress fought, they would probably help the master in the end.
Now it's different. Those who carry the sedan chair are all the people of the imperial concubine. Even the palace maids and eunuchs who are used by her are here. If there is a commotion, Qu Pengfei has to think twice.
"Our queen is very grateful to Madam Qu for seeing that our third young lady of the Jiang family was wrong that day, but she didn't tell anyone. That's why when she heard about what happened to the eldest master, she wanted to go to Tingtai Lane to arrest him. But she was afraid that the matter would get out of hand and the madam would be sad if she knew about it."
"Our queen also said that the Zhen family is also a well-known family in Chenzhou, not much worse than the Qu family. If the eldest master behaves inappropriately, the madam doesn't have to compromise or argue with him. Think about how to control the eldest master and let old lady Qu come forward to rescue Sanlang." Zhen's
mind was in a mess at the moment, but Shuangjiang's words were still drilling into her ears word by word: "Actually, it's all the fault of the eldest master of the Pei family. If he hadn't wanted to plot against the girl of our Jiang family, the emperor wouldn't have done anything wrong. He would not accompany our queen to look for someone. As a result, our third lady was not there, and your Sanlang suffered. Our queen wanted to say a few fair words for Sanlang yesterday, but the officials of the Pei family accused our queen of interfering in the harem, which frightened her so much that she dared not say anything more. "
It turned out that the Royal Concubine had helped her. The Pei family was too much. Just because their Qu family had a Defei and the third prince in the palace, they wanted to put her son to death?
It's easy to guess which prince the Pei family wanted to push to the throne.
The third prince has Defei as his mother and Chengguogong as his grandfather. The Qu family is also the third prince's backer. His status is unquestionable, and there is no need for the Pei family to interfere.
The fourth prince is a remnant of the previous dynasty, and it is fundamentally impossible for him to ascend to the throne.
The Sixth Prince also has the Imperial Consort, a mother who is deeply loved by the Emperor. It is only a matter of time before the Jiang family becomes an aristocratic family.
Only the Fifth Prince...
The Fifth Prince has a tragic fate. His biological mother was killed and only the son was left. He was finally raised under the name of the Empress, but the Empress also died. In the end, he was sent to the Imperial Mausoleum to guard the tomb.
If the Pei family wants to support the prince to ascend to the throne, the Fifth Prince, who has no foundation and no favor, is the best choice.
Then he will kill the Third Prince!
What's the point of messing with her son?
While thinking about it, Tingtai Lane has already arrived.
Qu Pengfei originally decided to keep his concubine here because it was hidden enough and the staff was simple. Since they were all not short of money, the house occupied a large area and there were only four or five families living there.
This made it easy for Zhen to find out. She only asked one household and the householder pointed out that the household at the end of the road was the Qu residence.
Zhen did not knock on the door, but walked down with the help of the maid and waited at the corner.
After a while, the door of the Qu residence opened, and two children aged eight or nine ran out. They were two boys.
"Mom, hurry up. Dad said that the wonton shop that just opened in the city is delicious. If you go too late, there will be no seats!"
"Brother, you are really greedy. Mom, please walk slower. You still have a sister in your belly!"
A woman in apricot clothes came out of the door. The woman had eyebrows like distant black ink, a slightly curled nose, and a pair of lips of the right size smiling, which made her affectionate eyes look more gentle and watery.
She was very pretty, with a scholarly air, like a girl from the south of the Yangtze River. She gently stroked her bulging belly, looked at the two children, and smiled so beautifully.
"Madam, look!"
Qu Pengfei was the last to come out.
He walked out quickly, holding the woman's hand: "Madam, wait for me."
Several people from the surrounding households came out and greeted their family with a smile: "Mr. Qu has taken the lady and the young master out to eat delicious food again! Can you bring us a portion? I'll pay."
The two children in front replied: "I'll help you bring it to Xiao sister."
Zhen couldn't hold back any more, tears welled up in her eyes. She ignored the pain in her knees, staggered out, and asked loudly: "She is your wife, then what am I?"