Sheng Chong Concubine

Chapter 13
Qiu Mingzhu's eyes lit up, but she hesitated.

"Since the abbot gave it to his grandmother, how could his granddaughter..."

The old matriarch said indifferently: "It's for you, just continue." She was still smiling, but there was no doubt in her eyes.

Bestowed by the elders, don't dare to resign!

Qiu Mingzhu raised her eyebrows and said respectfully: "Yes, granddaughter thanks grandma for her kindness."

Nanny Han had already brought the Diamond Sutra and handed it to Qiu Mingzhu, who thanked Qiu Mingzhu again happily.

The third lady just wanted to flatter her, but when she saw the mockery in the eyes of the second lady, her face became a little embarrassed.The lady's complexion was not very good, Qiu Minglan stared at the Buddhist scriptures in Qiu Mingzhu's hand, secretly gritted her teeth.Qiu Mingyu disdains it, it's just a Buddhist scripture, she doesn't care about it.The other people at the dinner table had different expressions.

At this time, Qiu Minglan let out a seemingly unintentional click.

"Hey, why haven't Fifth Sister and Fifth Brother arrived yet? Didn't Mother send her maid to invite them just now? How could it be..." She secretly looked at the old matriarch's face, and lowered her head wisely.For a family dinner, Qiu Mingyue was late, and asked a table of elders to wait, which was extremely rude.Although the old lady didn't show it on the surface, she was definitely unhappy in her heart.

The old lady was indeed a little hesitant, but when she thought of Shen Roujia, she sighed unconsciously.Back then, she was the one who broke her promise, and finally she was ashamed of the Shen family.

After a while, a maid's singing came from the door.

"Fifth Miss and Fifth Young Master are here."

Qiu Mingyue met Qiu Mingrui on the way, and deliberately dragged him to delay the time before coming to the hall.Looking up, I saw a group of Yingying and Yanyan, all of whom were women.Everyone looked at her with different eyes, some were gloating, some were mocking, some were disdainful, some were contempt... There was only one person with gentle eyes.It was a young girl of the same age as her. Her appearance could not be called gorgeous, but she could only be called delicate, but she had an elegant temperament, just like a daisy in full bloom, so faint, but the warm fragrance penetrated into the heart.Today she is wearing a gown with light yellow embroidered white magnolia, a light yellow girdle, and only a few plain red hairpins on her head. She is plain and peaceful, but it makes people look very comfortable.

She had some impressions of this woman, Qiu Mingzhu, the daughter of the second wife's aunt, ranked fourth in Qiu's family.

She walked in slowly, saluting the elders neither humble nor overbearing.

"The bright moon is late, please forgive me, grandma."

Seeing her humble and sincere attitude, the old matriarch softened her face a lot, and just about to get the siblings to get up, she heard the eldest lady say something strange.

"Finally woke up?"

Qiu Mingyue looked puzzled, "What did mother say?"

The eldest lady sneered, "I asked the servant girl to call you just now. I didn't want your maidservant from Xueyue Pavilion to be so arrogant, saying that our lady is still taking a nap, so no one else should disturb her?" Her eyes showed a look of sarcasm, "No way. I thought, you are very delicate, could it be that in Yangzhou, Aunt Shen treated you harshly? It’s just that after a day’s ride in the carriage, she was so tired that she slept all afternoon, so she asked the old lady to wait.” Lin’s words were exhausted. Mean, his eyebrows and eyes are even more arrogant and cruel, with unceremonious irony.

The hall immediately fell into silence, and the old lady's gentle face sank again.

Qiu Mingyue was flustered, and immediately knelt on the ground, weeping softly: "Mother, forgive me, Mingyue really doesn't know..." She raised her head again, glaring at Lu Yuan who was kneeling beside her.

"You have always served me by my side, why didn't you tell me when my mother sent someone to come?"

Lu Yuan's face turned pale with fright, and she defended anxiously: "Miss forgive me, miss forgive me, this servant did not do it on purpose. In fact, miss is born weak and has never walked such a long distance. The servant is worried that miss will not be able to stand , I thought about telling Ms. Yu when she woke up. But when she just came to the capital, she didn’t clear up the salutes, so the servants were busy arranging the outfit for her. Later...then they forgot.” When she spoke, her voice became louder at the end. Getting smaller and smaller, obviously guilty.

"You—" Qiu Mingyue trembled with anger, turned her head and kowtowed violently to the old lady.

"Grandmother, the granddaughters are not strict. I thought that they have been with my granddaughter since they were young, so they are always tolerant. It is thanks to them for taking care of their granddaughter and mother these years. But I don't think they are so proud of their favor. Actually... please ask grandma to punish you."

Next to her, Lu Yuan looked at Qiu Mingyue with a resentful expression on her face.When the old matriarch heard her talking about Shen's, she felt more and more guilty. She thought that the three of them, mother and son, had not been easy these years, and this time it was just that the servant girl was a little arrogant. No wonder it was Qiu Mingyue's fault, so she said kindly, "Fifth girl, Get up, don't kneel down, the ground is cold, be careful to hurt your knees."

Qiu Mingyue raised her head, her misty eyes were still filled with tears that were about to fall, which made the old lady feel even more distressed when she saw it, and immediately asked Nanny Han to help her up.

The Da Furen was so angry that she tightened the handkerchief in her hand, inadvertently caught a glimpse of Lu Yuan's miserable expression.She thought about it, and said: "Mother, Mingyue's temperament is indeed a little weaker, but this girl dares not to take her master seriously, it is indeed hateful."

Lu Yuan's face was pale, with frightened eyes, she looked at Qiu Mingyue for help.Qiu Mingyue couldn't bear it, but turned her head away.

"What mother said is true." She lowered her eyes and said in a low voice: "But for the sake of her faithfulness in serving her daughter for many years, I ask mother to give me a lighter punishment."

The eldest lady looked at her with a half-smile, but a vicious look flashed in her eyes.

"The Qiu family is a century-old family with a strict family style, and absolutely cannot tolerate such a maid who despises the master."

Qiu Mingyue's body trembled, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Then... let's beat Wu Banzi and demote him to the laundry room." She said and cast a glance at Lu Yuan, and then turned her face away cruelly.

The eldest lady looked at her in surprise, but looked at the old lady without saying a word.The old matriarch took a deep look at Qiu Mingyue before nodding.

"Drag it out."

Lu Yuan paled in shock, tugging on Qiu Mingyue's skirt and begging.

"Miss, please forgive me. Please don't go to the laundry room, please forgive me. The servant has been with the lady since she was a child. If there is no credit, there will be hard work. Miss, how can you..."

"Shut up." Qiu Mingyue was so angry that her fingers trembled, and she slapped Lu Yuan on the face.

"I didn't know that you are so frivolous. Dare to claim credit and be proud? It seems that I have indeed indulged you too much."

The old lady waved her hand, and immediately two women dragged Lu Yuan out.Lu Yuan was escorted by two women, but she stopped making trouble, her eyes were only gloomy.Qiu Minglan raised her head, just in time to catch the flash of hatred in Lu Yuan's eyes.The corner of her mouth curled up, and a smile flashed across her eyes.

The Da Furen was the happiest one, she couldn't deal with Qiu Mingyue, and it would be good to let her servant girl go.Everyone in the hall had their own thoughts, but they all looked at Qiu Mingyue with sympathy and sighs.A weak-tempered concubine who was sent away by the mistress as a personal servant girl on the first day she returned home, in this mansion with a deep courtyard, how difficult is it going to be if there is no one caring around her in the future?Even the second wife, who has always been aloof, felt a little sympathy for Qiu Mingyue at this moment.

(End of this chapter)