After some torture, Qiu Qing finally told the truth.

After Qu Song and Xu's marriage, the second lady Duan found her in private, gave her medicinal powder, and let her eat Xu's tea and meals from time to time.

Qiu Qing didn't agree at first, but she couldn't stand the persuasion of the Duan family, saying that as long as the Xu family couldn't give birth to a child, one day, it would be Qiu Qing's turn to give birth to Qu Song's eldest son.

Qiu Qing couldn't help but be moved.

She is a maid in the room, often serving by Xu's side, and acting cautiously, she has been drugged repeatedly over the years, but no one has ever noticed it, because Xu has not been pregnant for several years, and she was actually harmed by Qiuqing.

When Meng learned the truth, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and immediately went to explain the reason to Mrs. Qu and asked Mrs. Qu to administer justice for her.

The Qu family's inner house has always been peaceful, and when this kind of ugly thing was revealed at first glance, Mrs. Qu was also very angry and personally interrogated the Duan family.

Seeing that the matter was revealed, Duan dared to admit it.

In order to take revenge on Mrs. Qu and Qu Hong.

A few years after Duan's marriage with Qu Xian, she was never pregnant, and she did not allow Qu Xian to take a concubine, Mrs. Qu and Qu Hong couldn't bear to see Qu Xian's knees empty, so they took Feng as a concubine, which was the mother of the third young master Qu Zhang, Aunt Feng.

Duan's grudge was precisely because of this, and he couldn't hurt Mrs. Qu, so he first coaxed Qiu Qing with words, and used tricks to cut off the incense of the long house, and now that Meng suddenly allowed Qiu Qing to give birth, she had another plan, thinking that Qu Song and Xu's husband and wife were in love, if Qiu Qing gave birth to the eldest son, the husband and wife would inevitably be separated, so that the long house could not be peaceful.

Meng Shi hated it very much, and immediately tore Duan Shi up.

Then Mrs. Qu was going to let Qu Xian take a break from Duan's family, but Qu Xian didn't care, but it was Qu Rong who came forward to ask for it, and said that he would voluntarily move out of Qu Mansion and live in another garden, so as to avoid another incident between the long house and the second room.

Old Madam Qu didn't want to see the Duan family again, so she agreed to let the second room move out.

*

The people in the second room finally moved out.

Lu Jiayue walked around the inner courtyard, and she also felt that her eyes were much quieter.

I was also secretly glad in my heart that it was an unintentional move, but I didn't expect such an unexpected gain.

The Meng family ordered someone to beat Qiuqing dozens of boards, summoned people's teeth, and sold it far away. However, after all, he had doubts, and after the incident, he came to ask Lu Jiayue how he learned about it.

Lu Jiayue only said that it was Yuping, the maid in the second room, who accidentally discovered that Qiuqing and the Duan family were in contact with each other, and their deeds were sneaky, because Yuping and Yuxiang were friends in private, so they told Yuxiang, and Lu Jiayue listened to what Yuxiang said, so she would pay attention to this matter.

Meng did not doubt him, so Lu Jiayue took this opportunity to intercede with Meng on behalf of Yuping, returned Yuping's deed of sale, and gave her two hundred taels of silver and a few pieces of jewelry as a dowry, and let Yuping go back to the countryside.

Before leaving, Yuping was grateful, and she had to kowtow to Lu Jiayue a few times before leaving.

Mrs. Qu was depressed for a few days because of this matter, and she didn't think about tea and dinner, and it was when she was puzzled, and suddenly remembered that Mrs. Ding invited her to come over for a gathering.

So he picked a sunny day, took Lu Jiayue in a carriage, and went to the Suiguo Mansion.

*

When I came to the Suiguo Mansion, I realized that this day was Ding Can's birthday.

Because it was an ordinary birthday, there was no big banquet in the Suiguo Mansion, only two guests, Mrs. Qu and Lu Jiayue.

Mrs. Ding has lived in the house most of the time, and rarely goes to Jingyue Nunnery, so Ding Can also lives in the house permanently, accompanying and taking care of Mrs. Ding.

Since Yungui came back, it has been nearly two months, and Ding Can and Lu Jiayue have never met.

Seeing her again on this day, Lu Jiayue couldn't help but think of the various scenes when she was in Yungui and on the way back to Beijing all the way north, facing Ding Can.

It's like a dream, so unreal.

As soon as Ding Can saw her, he smiled and touched her forehead.

It's like an elder who loves his junior, although he behaves closely, he has just the right amount of measure.

It still makes her feel at ease.

At noon, Lu Jiayue met Sui Guogong and Ding Miao for the first time.

He is a spirited, clear-faced old man, although he is close to his prime, he is in good shape and does not lose the style of a military general.

During the banquet, Mrs. Ding and Mrs. Qu laughed; "You know, outsiders say that Can'er doesn't look like the youngest son of me and his father, but like an eldest grandson!"

Only then did Lu Jiayue know that Mrs. Ding was born to Ding Can when she was in her forties, after her eldest daughter Queen Ding got married.

The middle-aged son naturally regards this little son as very delicate.

But after all, the Suiguo Mansion is a family of military generals, and no matter how delicate the youngest son is, he has to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he has not slackened at all.

It is rare for ordinary people to practice martial arts at Ding Can's age, not to mention that he is proficient in literature and ink, so good at both civil and military, I don't know how much unknown persistence and effort has been paid behind it.

Lu Jiayue held the bowl and slowly drank the lily and lotus seed porridge in the bowl, and a pair of eyes unconsciously turned to Ding Can opposite.

Ding Can was talking to Ding Rui beside him, still with warm and beautiful eyebrows, a faint smile on his lips, and he looked very relaxed and comfortable.

Looking at it, Lu Jiayue suddenly felt that Ding Can's appearance would make people look better the more they looked.

The eyebrows are slender and thick black, the eyes are clear and bright, the bridge of the nose is straight and straight, the tip of the nose is not wide or narrow, showing a bit of delicateness, the lips are red and the teeth are white, and the lips seem to be lightly rubbed with a layer of light red lipstick, which looks soft and moisturized.

For a moment, Lu Jiayue couldn't take her eyes off.

Ding Can seemed to feel her gaze, and his eyes rolled and he also looked at her.

The eyes are facing each other.

He smiled.

Lu Jiayue panicked, and choked on the porridge she drank in her mouth before she could swallow it.

I couldn't help but cover my mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief, and coughed, the more I coughed, the more panicked I became, but the more I couldn't stop coughing.

His face was already flushed.

The maids brought tea and water, and were busy stroking her back and rinsing her mouth.

A meal made Lu Jiayue very uncomfortable.

After dinner, Mrs. Ding went to find peace by herself, and all the ladies and relatives accompanied Mrs. Ding to gossip.

Ding Can also sat on the side.

As he spoke, he mentioned Ding Can's marriage.

I heard Mrs. Ding sigh to Mrs. Qu: "After this birthday, Can'er will be twenty-nine, and the major events of my life have not yet been settled, my heart... I don't know if I can still hold my little grandson in my lifetime? ”

When Mrs. Qu heard this, she smiled and said: "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, marriage is not in a hurry, when it is time to come, it will naturally come, it is useless for you to be in such a hurry--- the marriage of Uncle Xu is already in front of you." ”

Ding Can listened quietly, smiling silently.

Old Madam Ding seemed to be a little relieved, and after a few more jokes, her eyes fell on Lu Jiayue.

"The little girl is fifteen this year?"

Lu Jiayue hurriedly stood up and responded with a smile.

Mrs. Ding smiled at Mrs. Qu and said: "This little girl has been raised really well in your family, and her appearance has become more and more beautiful in the past two years, but unfortunately there is no such a clever little girl around me. ”

Old Madam Qu thought for a moment, and then smiled: "It's rare that you like this girl, why don't I give up my love, send her to live with you, accompany you every day, and let you be happy for a while, how about it?" ”

"Is that true? Then I won't be polite to you," Old Madam Ding beckoned to Lu Jiayue with a smile on her face, called her to her, and took her hands and sat down beside her, "Little girl, are you willing?" ”

Before Lu Jiayue could answer, Ding Can on the side frowned slightly, and called Mrs. Ding's mother, looking like she wanted to speak and stopped.

Mrs. Ding only pretended not to hear.

Suiguo Mansion is a strange place for Lu Jiayue, she was reluctant to come to live with Mrs. Ding, but she remembered the strange eyes in the Qu Mansion, and she agreed without thinking much about it for a while.

Mrs. Ding became more and more happy.

Old Madam Qu also smiled and groaned.

Only Ding Can was quite helpless about this.

But there was a faint inexplicable joy in my heart.

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