Chapter 190

Chapter 190 A Farce: Second Madam Duan Making a Scene at the Door

“Let’s wait a little longer,” Qu Moying said indifferently.

“My lady, why should we wait a little longer? Since you are already handling the family affairs, can’t we send someone to investigate Madam’s dowry?” Granny Zhou asked in confusion.

“There’s no hurry.” Qu Moying shook her head, already having an idea in her heart.

Yu was grounded. No matter what Qu Zhizhen’s goal was, there was at least one thing that she was sure of—Yu’s power will not extend too far for now.

The affairs in the mansion had fallen into Qu Qiuyan’s hands before. This time, Qu Qiuyan must have also interfered in this matter. At this time, Qu Moying could be considered to have gained half of Qu Qiuyan’s power to handle the family affairs. Qu Qiuyan was not going to be happy about this.

After scheming against her again and again, no matter how much Qu Qiuyan could endure, Qu Moying was afraid that Qu Qiuyan would not be able to endure it now. Qu Moying kept feeling that someone around Qu Qiuyan was not so simple.

Some things were looming and too strange. When the situation was unclear, she would wait and see.

Qu Zhizhen’s idea was good for her, but for Qu Qiuyan, it was not good news…

The news of Imperial Banquet Minister’s Second Lady pushing Young Master Yongning’s concubine in Qu Mansion and causing her miscarriage had spread. The way in which the news was spread was out of everyone’s expectation.

No one expected that the wife of Imperial Banquet Minister would bring people to make a scene at the door herself.

The victim did not say anything, but instead, the one who got physical and caused a miscarriage actually made a scene at the door. This was something that no one had ever seen before.

For a time, the commotion was very sensational. Many people went to the front of Marquis Yongning’s Mansion to watch the show. They heard that the troublemaker Madam Duan was at Marquis Yongning’s Mansion’s door and did not intend to enter.

The huge crowd surrounding Marquis Yongning’s Mansion’s entrance were all inquiring about what was going on.

It did not seem like Duan Mansion was being rude, but rather like complaining about being a victim.

The people who came earlier had already heard the gist of what had happened. It was said that the concubine was restless and deliberately pretended to be pregnant to frame Second Lady Duan, the wife who had not married into the mansion. Only then did the “miscarriage” occur.

All of this was actually schemed and played out by that concubine surnamed Yu.

This time, Madam Duan also invited an Imperial Doctor to see if this concubine had really had a miscarriage.

Second Madam Duan felt that it was justified to not go in because she did not want to settle it privately. She wanted Marquis Yongning’s Mansion to bring this concubine surnamed Yu out and let the Imperial Doctor verify it on the spot.

When Xu Lipeng heard that Madam Duan had come to the door, he hurriedly came out and wanted to invite Madam Duan in to talk. It was very embarrassing for him to have such a thing happen.

The matter of Yu Qingmeng was not difficult to investigate. The doctor was only intimidated a little and immediately spilled everything.

Concubine Yu had asked this doctor to go to Qu Mansion to treat Second Madam Qu, Yu. The doctor purposely stayed there. After the incident, it was also this doctor who claimed that Yu Qingmeng had a miscarriage. It could be said that all of this was scripted and acted out by Yu Qingmeng herself alone.

After investigating this matter, Xu Lipeng did not step into Yu Qingmeng’s yard again.

Unexpectedly, this matter had not been settled yet, and now Madam Duan was actually at the door, making a scene.

“Madam Duan, if you have a grudge, shall we go in first and have a talk? It’s bad for both of us to make a fuss like this.” Marchioness Yongning also went to the door and personally came to persuade Madam Duan.

“Marchioness Yongning, when that concubine wanted to marry into your mansion, it’s said that she had been recognized way before and you had agreed to let her marry into the mansion first, so we didn’t care much. Originally, it was also your son who saved my daughter. My daughter was willing to take such a small loss. It was nothing to let Young Master Xu marry a concubine, but why was the eldest son born of a concubine? Moreover, it was said that this matter was fake and it was that concubine who wanted to use this matter to frame my daughter. Marquis Yongning’s Mansion is a place with rules. I’d like to ask, Marchioness Yongning, what are you going to do now?”

Madam Duan said confidently.

She was the second wife, not born a noble lady. She was just a daughter of a rich businessman who had donated some money to get a low-rank official. Others may be too embarrassed to say some things, but she dared to say those things directly.

Marchioness Yongning was angry and annoyed. She really wanted to turn back inside in a fit of anger, but her sleeves were still being pulled by Madam Duan. She could not leave even though she wanted to.

She could only hold back her anger and say, “We have to find out the truth first. We will definitely give your mansion an explanation.”

“Marchioness Yongning, did you know that Concubine Yu was pregnant?” Madam Duan refused to give up just like that. Now that Xu Lipeng found out the truth, so did she.

After hearing that her daughter was plotted against, Madam Duan did not intend to let Yu Qingmeng go. No matter what, she could not keep such a licentious concubine.

Moreover, this concubine was a lady of an official, so it was even more inappropriate to keep her.

Back then, Yu, namely the current Second Madam Qu, had entered the mansion in this way. In the end, she had even replaced the position of the first wife and had treated the daughter of the first wife so badly.

It was probably not convenient for Yu to kill her directly, otherwise, this Fourth Lady Qu would not have lived to this moment.

“I… I really did not know about this.” Marchioness Yongning could only grit her teeth and shake her head.

Having the eldest son born of a concubine was indeed disgraceful. In the beginning, they had planned to see how it went after Concubine Yu gave birth. Anyway, the marriage between Xu Lipeng and Duan Jinxiang was caused by Xu Lipeng saving Duan Jinxiang. In this matter, Marquis Yongning’s Mansion was the party to be praised, and Duan Mansion was the suspicious one. It was possible for Marquis Yongning’s Mansion to keep pressing Duan Mansion until the latter recognized the eldest son born of a concubine.

“Does that mean that Concubine Yu is really faking it? Marchioness Yongning, I brought an Imperial Doctor this time. The Imperial Doctor will know if it is true or false after checking on her.” Second Madam Duan pointed to an Imperial Doctor behind her and said. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

She seemed to be very arrogant and confident. At this time, how could Marchioness Yongning not understand? No wonder after Yu Qingmeng had the miscarriage, her son was not sad but angry. And after that, her son had not entered Yu Qingmeng’s yard again.

It turned out that there was such a truth.

Marchioness Yongning was so angry that she felt dizzy. She wanted to call Yu Qingmeng over and slap her hard. The marriage with Qu Mansion was ruined by Yu Qingmeng. Now, she caused another trouble again.

“Mother…” Xu Lipeng came out and saw this scene. He saw Madam Duan holding his mother’s sleeve tightly. His mother was in an awkward state and embarrassed. Instantly, he got angry. He walked over to Madam Duan and bowed. “Greetings, Second Madam Duan.”

When Madam Duan saw Xu Lipeng come out, she could not go too far. She hurriedly let go of her hand and returned a bow, saying, “Young Master Xu.”

“Madam Duan, our mansion will give you an explanation for this matter. Please come into the mansion to talk about it. If you’re making a scene here, it will embarrass everyone.” Xu Lipeng looked up and said, his face slightly cold.

He had never taken a fancy to Duan Jinxiang, and now he was even more disgusted. He detested not only Duan Jinxiang, but also Duan Jinxiang’s birth mother, who grew up in a marketplace.

He was from a noble family. Even though his family had declined, he had always paid attention to etiquette and manners since he was a child. He had never seen such a woman before. She was actually like a shrew. She actually made a scene at his door, and even caused a crowd to gather to watch the show, making his mother so embarrassed.

Marchioness Yongning took the opportunity to retreat to the side and angrily straightened her sleeves.

“Let’s go in and discuss the matter of Concubine Yu. But you, Marquis Yongning’s Mansion, can’t shield this vicious woman.” To be honest, Madam Duan did not want the relationship between the two families to be strained. Seeing that Xu Lipeng had already come out, she stopped and nodded, raising her voice.

The truth of the matter was spread out. In the future, no one would believe that this concubine if she made trouble again saying that Madam Duan’s daughter had bumped into her stomach.

Xu Lipeng suppressed his anger and invited Madam Duan and her daughter inside. Marchioness Yongning had already entered the mansion before them.

After he asked them in, he ordered the servants to close the door tightly before turning around and walking in.

“Young Master.” A delicate voice came from the side of the road.

Xu Lipeng coldly raised his eyes to look at Duan Jinxiang, who was waiting for him by the side of the road. He said indifferently, “What is it?”

Madam Duan had followed Marchioness Yongning and was up in front. Only Duan Jinxiang and her maid were waiting for Xu Lipeng to come over. It was clear that the two madams deliberately left Duan Jinxiang behind.

“Concubine Yu schemed against me like this. Mother is especially angry now that she found out. I hope that you will forgive me.” Duan Jinxiang pretended to wipe the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said in a delicate voice.

However, her appearance was ordinary, and she looked very much like her mother who had just made a scene. Xu Lipeng only felt disgusted when he saw her.

“It’s fine. Let’s go!” Xu Lipeng strode past her.

“Young Master, I’ll show you the way. Just now, Marchioness Yongning took Mother there.” Duan Jinxiang pointed in a direction and said politely.

However, she saw that Xu Lipeng had already gone there first. And he walked fast with big strides, so she could not catch up for a while. She could only stamp her feet with great anger.

Duan Mansion’s people left not long after. When they left, Yu Qingmeng was tied to a soft sedan chair and left Marquis Yongning’s Mansion from the back door. This was one of Madam Duan’s requirements. Concubine Yu could not be allowed to stay. Otherwise, they would even report this matter to Yamen.

Although this kind of thing was a small matter, it was great damage to the reputation of Marquis Yongning’s Mansion. Marchioness Yongning agreed to the request to kick out Yu Qingmeng.

But in fact, it was not really that bad. Yu Qingmeng was not an ordinary concubine. A small sedan was used to send her back to Yu Mansion, and Yu Mansion would deal with the rest of the matter themselves. They should not go to Marquis Yongning’s Mansion again in the future. They had nothing to do with Marquis Yongning’s Mansion anymore. Moreover, she could not appear in front of others. Otherwise, she would be dealt with as a runaway concubine.

It was not long after Yu Qingmeng married into Marquis Yongning’s Mansion. She was very proud when she first went in. Now, she was in an awkward state and lost her reputation. Moreover, she had to hide and could not appear in front of others.

This case was not small. At that time, Madam Duan really wanted to spread this matter as far as possible to make Marquis Yongning’s Mansion kick out the evil Concubine Yu. Because of this, the entire capital knew about it. When it came to this matter, everyone thought that Marquis Yongning’s Mansion was a joke. There were some things that could not be hidden. The hearsay about Young Master Yongning and Yu Qingmeng flirting with each other when they were in Qu Mansion had also spread out.

All kinds of mocking and sneering voices made Xu Lipeng unable to leave the house for a while. What made him even more annoyed was that the official position he had been scheming for was taken away again. It was said that it was related to Duke Qi. Xu Lipeng was enraged and hateful, but he did not know when he had offended Duke Qi.

While Marquis Yongning’s Mansion was in a mess, Qu Mansion was peaceful.

The matter of Yu Qingmeng implicated Qu Mansion’s Yu, but at this time, Yu had already been locked up, so she couldn’t do anything. However, one matter attracted Qu Moying’s attention. She received Duke Qi’s Mansion’s invitation…