Reborn to Be A Noble Wife - Chapter 343

Chapter 343 He Couldn’t Tell Right from Wrong

Sure enough, a piece of bad news was sent over.

“Fourth Lady, Her Ladyship invites you over.” Granny Wu came in a hurry with the news and the Old Lady’s words.

Qu Moying was not surprised. She nodded and followed Granny Wu.

She knew what happened yesterday would definitely involve her. The matter of falling into the water ought to be taken as the prelude to this matter. If Ji Youran wanted to dig into it, Qu Xuexin could not hide the matter that she had tried to hide.

In the Old Lady’s room, Qu Xuexin was crying so much that she could barely speak.

Not only Qu Xuexin but Xiao Hanyuan was also there. His eyes fell on Qu Xuexin with pity.

Qu Moying was speechless at Xiao Hanyuan, who could not tell right from wrong. He judged her just based on Qu Xuexin’s one-sided words. He hated her, and she could tell.

She herself had a lot of things to do, and all of them were vital. She would not care about an insignificant cousin who hated her.

Sure enough, the moment she entered the door, Xiao Hanyuan’s gaze fell on her with strong disgust again.

Qu Moying was speechless at him. He treated her badly as if he had a deep grudge against her.

In her previous life, she had mistakenly believed in those relatives, which was why she had fallen into such a state and implicated those closest to her. But now, she was much more detached.

She stepped forward and bowed to the Old Lady. “Grandmother.”

The Old Lady waved her head, indicating for her to get up, and then asked, “Tell me, how did your Eldest Sister fall into the water last night? Your Eldest Sister and cousin brother mean that it was because of you.”

Qu Moying stood up straight and asked unhurriedly, “Grandmother, why is this related to me? What did Eldest Sister and cousin brother say?”

She had to know what they said in order to better deal with them.

“Xuexin said that Young Master Wang was the one who saved you before. She said that she got on the boat in order to find out the identity of that person. After that, she wanted to help you get on the flower terrace, and she was knocked into the water by a boat…” The Old Lady wanted to say something but hesitated. She thought for a while and said slowly, “I heard that the person in that boat is Lord Yun, right?”

Last night, Qu Moying was sent back by Lord Yun, and the Old Lady knew about it.

Qu Moying sneered in her heart. Combined with the fact that Pei Yuanjun sent her back to the mansion, it really sounded like a trap which she set up on purpose.

“Grandmother, Young Master Wang was indeed the one who saved me that day. When I met him, we were squeezed by the crowd to the side of the lake. However, Young Master Wang did not look like a good person, and I did not want to board his boat. But Eldest Sister insisted on getting on his boat. Later, I got off the boat myself. Eldest Sister was at the bow of the boat and almost stepped over the gangplank I was walking on.”

Qu Moying organized her thoughts and said indifferently.

After that, she looked at Qu Xuexin, whose eyes were red and swollen. “Eldest Sister, was the situation the same as what I said? At that time, there were many people on the flower terrace. They should have witnessed it. Grandmother, if you don’t believe it, you can ask someone to inquire about it.”

“Fourth Cousin Sister, what you said is so unreasonable. It was so chaotic at that time. Who could see clearly what happened? Moreover, Eldest Cousin Sister has fallen into the water. Fourth Cousin Sister, don’t you think your words are too indifferent?”

Xiao Hanyuan interrupted angrily.

He almost pointed at Qu Moying and said that she wanted to frame Qu Xuexin.

Qu Xuexin, who was kneeling on the ground, cried again. She reached out to touch her face and tears fell down, which made her look very pitiful. She was too aggrieved to speak, which increased Xiao Hanyuan’s anger.

He glared at Qu Moying in anger and disdain.

“Cousin Xiao, what do you want to say? Just say it. There are no outsiders but only Grandmother and Eldest Sister here.” Qu Moying looked at Xiao Hanyuan calmly.

“Yesterday, you spent your time with the man in the big boat, so you naturally did not know what had happened. Of course, you didn’t know that Eldest Cousin Sister and I had been driven off the boat. I wonder what you did with that man. Your sister was driven off the boat, but you did not even care about that.”

Xiao Hanyuan blurted out these rude words angrily.

Qu Moying narrowed her eyes and asked, “Cousin Xiao, what do you want to say?”

“Don’t… Don’t you know what you have done?” Xiao Hanyuan was so angry with Qu Moying’s calm attitude that he almost couldn’t control himself. It took him a long time to suppress the words he wanted to say.

Qu Xuexin tugged his sleeve and said, “Cousin Xiao, don’t blame Fourth Sister. She must be ignorant of what happened at that time. If she had known, she would not have watched me being driven out of the boat and stayed alone.”

She said that Qu Moying stayed in the boat alone, which indicated that Qu Moying was with a man at that time. Her words confirmed that Qu Moying did not care about her and did not follow the rules for unmarried women.

The Old Lady frowned. She knew that Qu Moying was sent back by Lord Yun Mansion’s carriage. Did that boat belong to Lord Yun?

She raised her head to look at Qu Moying, only to see Qu Moying nod silently, and she knew that her guess was correct.

It seemed that this was the truth. Even if Lord Yun really bumped into the front boat and knocked Qu Xuexin off the boat, he would not bother to care about her. The reason why he agreed to let Qu Xuexin and the others temporarily board his boat must be Qu Moying.

The Old Lady didn’t think that Lord Yun really cared about Qu Moying, but he just didn’t want others to talk about her.

How could a person like Lord Yun care about the reputation of an unmarried lady? He wouldn’t care although he knocked Qu Xuexin into the water. Qu Xuexin could not blame anyone for being driven off the boat. If she provoked Lord Yun, he might even throw her into the river.

Thinking of this, the Old Lady knew what to do. She looked at Xiao Hanyuan with a bit of disappointment. Originally, she had a good impression of him, but it turned out that he couldn’t tell right from wrong. A person like him would be easily fooled even if he passed the exam and became an official in the future.

The Old Lady took a deep breath and looked at Qu Xuexin. “Xuexin, tell me, did you fall into the water because of Moying? Did Moying ignore you after that?”

“Grandmother…” Qu Moying was here, and Qu Xuexin did not know how to answer the Old Lady. She cried sadly again.

Xiao Hanyuan stood up again. “Grandaunt, I know about this whole issue. You can ask me.”

Qu Moying ignored them. She turned around and sat down on a chair. Then, she looked up at them and mocked them in her heart.

Xiao Hanyuan really cared about Qu Xuexin, but the latter only used him as a tool. How could Qu Xuexin take a fancy to Xiao Hanyuan, who had not yet become an official? She was just using Xiao Hanyuan’s good impression of her to seek benefits for herself.

It was ridiculous that Xiao Hanyuan, who was a well-learned scholar, fell into Qu Xuexin’s trap without knowing it.

Xiao Hanyuan interrupted so frequently that the Old Lady was angry and scolded him coldly, “Hanyuan, don’t interrupt. I know whom to ask.”

Seeing that the Old Lady was angry, Xiao Hanyuan did not dare to speak anymore. Although he was somewhat unconvinced, he shut his mouth and glared at Qu Moying.

The Old Lady said coldly, “Xuexin, tell me everything!”

If possible, Qu Xuexin was not willing to confront Qu Moying directly. She reached out to wipe away her tears, but she had to say it. She told the whole story without making any distortion. Anyway, she didn’t say anything to blame Qu Moying just now.

Of course, she defended herself. She said she boarded Young Master Wang’s boat because of Qu Moying. Later, when Qu Moying wanted to go ashore, she wanted to help. But then she was knocked off the boat and became dizzy. After she was rescued, she got on a boat. However, she did not see the owner of the boat, and she changed into ordinary clothes on that boat.

Because she changed into ordinary clothes, the servants of Eastern Palace didn’t recognize her as a lady of Qu Mansion and directly slapped her.

Qu Xuexin slowly told the whole story. She seemed to be impartial, but there were many hidden meanings in her words.

The Old Lady fell silent. Lord Yun, who mustn’t be mentioned, was involved in this matter. He had made it clear to her that Qu Moying would definitely enter Lord Yun Mansion. Even if he met Qu Moying in private, who in the capital dared to gossip about them? Who could intervene in it?

However, his relationship with Qu Moying had not been officially announced yet. Even if the Old Lady knew about it, she could not say it.

They were not outsiders, so it was alright to tell them. However, Xiao Hanyuan seemed to be muddle-headed, and Qu Xuexin seemed to have ulterior motives. Thinking of this, the Old Lady did not explain anything to them.

She looked at Qu Xuexin and sighed in her heart. She used to think that Qu Xuexin was decent and elegant and that she was the most outstanding one among her granddaughters that were brought up in the mansion. But it seemed that it was not the case. Qu Xuexin clearly had ulterior motives, and she had been pretending in the past.

The Old Lady thought it was not a big deal if Qu Xuexin had other motives as long as she didn’t frame others. But what was the case now?

The Old Lady was not stupid. She had seen many vicious fights in the backyard, which were even more terrible than fights between men. Was Qu Xuexin doing the same thing?

She thought of how attentive Qu Xuexin was and how often she greeted her, and she was really disappointed.

“Tell me about how you bumped into the Crown Prince’s Mansion’s Side Princess.” The Old Lady did not want to ask about the previous matter anymore. If Qu Xuexin didn’t repeatedly mention Qu Moying, the Old Lady would not even want to call Qu Moying over.

“Grandaunt, the previous matter has not been resolved yet!” Seeing that the Old Lady had actually let Qu Moying off, Xiao Hanyuan could not help but jump out again.

Qu Moying sneered and lowered her head to look at the handkerchief in her hand, waiting for the Old Lady to speak.

“Hanyuan, this has nothing to do with you. You can go back to study!” Sure enough, the Old Lady impatiently ordered him to leave.