Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 36 Elders Are Not Kind
Qiu Heng's words were like thunder, exploding above Qiu Xuan's head, making her mind go blank.

After a while, Qiu Xuan managed to regain her composure and asked with trembling lips, "Where did Sixth Sister get the news?"

Qiu Heng was relieved to see that Qiu Xuan's first reaction was not to question her: "I asked the Imperial Envoy Xue Han to investigate..."

Imperial City Division - Qiu Xuan's face turned even paler, and there was no hope anymore.

She sat there in a daze for a long time, then grabbed Qiu Heng's hand and asked, "Sixth sister, where is Mr. Zhao Si's cousin settled?"

Qiu Heng gave an address.

Qiu Xuan remembered it firmly and forced a smile at Qiu Heng: "Sixth sister, I can't greet you for the time being. I have to go to my mother's place."

"Second sister, go get busy."

After Qiu Heng left, Qiu Xuan hurried to the second wife, Lan.

Lan is looking through the account books.

The match looks good and my daughter's marriage will be decided soon. After that, it's time to prepare for the wedding, and there are many things to do.

Following the maid's announcement, Qiu Xuan walked in.

"Why is Xuan'er here?" Lan put down the account book and looked at her daughter with a smile.

"My daughter wants to talk to you alone."

Lan dismissed the maid.

"Mom!" Qiu Xuan pulled Lan's sleeve, tears falling down her face.

Lan was shocked: "What happened?"

She knew her daughter well. She was a very stable and reserved person and it was rare for her to be like this.

Likewise, Lan's heart was beating fast, and he had a premonition that this was no small matter.

"The fourth son of the Zhao family has a cousin who is pregnant. The wife of the Marquis of Xiping is anxious to find a wife for her son in order to separate the two..."

Lan was horrified when she heard this and asked in a deep voice, "Xuan'er, where did you get such a secret message?"

"Sixth sister told me."

Lan was shocked: "Sixth Miss?"

"Yes, my sixth sister asked Lord Xue from the Imperial City Department to investigate."

Lan was even more shocked: "Why did the Sixth Miss ask the Imperial City Bureau to investigate this? How is she so familiar with Master Xue from the Imperial City Bureau?"

"Mom, what's important now is not these, but my marriage with Mr. Zhao Si!" Qiu Xuan choked.

Lan raised her hand and stroked her forehead, calming down: "Yes, the important thing is this marriage."

The two people have already met each other, and the marriage, whether it is confirmed or rejected, is imminent.

"We still need to confirm whether this is true or not." Seeing Qiu Xuan's lips move slightly, Lan patted her hands, "It's not that mother doesn't trust your sixth sister, but the matter that the sixth lady asked the Imperial City Bureau to investigate can be told to you, and you can tell mother, but how can we tell your grandparents? That won't be good for your sixth sister either."

Qiu Xuan nodded.

"Where is the cousin of Mr. Zhao Si settled?"

"at……"

Lan asked all the questions that needed to be asked and immediately arranged for someone to investigate. Perhaps it was God's will that the news came out within a day.

"What a coincidence! I found the farm and saw the fourth young master Zhao passing by..."

After listening to the servant's report, Lan slammed the table and said, "This is too much!"

Lan sent her servants to find Master Qiu Er and explain the situation.

Master Qiu Er looked embarrassed: "It's indeed not good, but father is quite satisfied with this marriage." Lan sneered: "This is Xuan'er's lifelong event, Master dare not refuse, I will go and talk to him!"

In Qiansong Hall, the old lady was about to reply to the Marquis of Xiping's Mansion when she was confused by Lan's words.

Lan wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "My daughter-in-law only has Xuan'er, and suddenly such a high-class marriage came. The fourth master Zhao is also outstanding in every way. I always feel uneasy, so I arranged for people to inquire more. I didn't expect that the investigation would reveal such a dirty thing..."

The old lady's head was buzzing.

A good marriage suddenly goes bad?
"Fortunately, the marriage has not yet taken place, so Xuan'er won't be pushed into the fire pit."

The old lady frowned and said, "But the Lord has already said that it is time to make an agreement with the Marquis of Xiping's Mansion."

Lan gritted her teeth secretly, not daring to be disrespectful on the surface: "Master, you don't know what's going on here yet, please talk to Master -"

It was impossible for the old lady not to inform Earl Yongqing about such a big matter, so she quickly called Earl Yongqing back from outside.

After hearing this, Earl Yongqing glanced at Master Qiu and Lady Lan, his expression very calm: "It's just the impulse of young people. Once they get married and have a new wife, they will be more stable."

"Uncle, this is not just a momentary impulse. My cousin is already pregnant!" Lan never dared to speak loudly in front of her father-in-law, but she couldn't help it for the sake of her daughter.

Yongqing Bo disagreed: "What impact can a concubine who cannot see the light of day have? Besides, it is hard to say whether the baby can be born successfully. Did you postpone the marriage with Xiping Marquisate just because of this? Lan, I always thought you were clear-headed, but I didn't expect you to be so confused about your daughter's marriage. How many men from these wealthy families only keep their wives?"

"This is different from being a concubine. The affair before marriage caused the woman to get pregnant, and the lady of the house concealed the truth and deceived the marriage... If Xuan'er marries into such a family, it would be like entering a den of tigers and wolves..." Lan became more and more excited as she spoke.

Yongqing Bo was furious at his daughter-in-law's opposition and said, "Lan, are you going to disobey your parents-in-law?"

The old lady at the side glanced at Earl Yongqing and curled her lips slightly.

What do you mean by disobeying the parents-in-law? It's obvious that the only one who is disobeying is this old thing. She doesn't like this marriage now.

She hoped that her granddaughters would marry into wealthy families, not dire straits.

Lan knelt on the ground and said, "I dare not do that. I just ask you to understand my love for my daughter..."

"If you really care about your daughter, you should take a long-term view." Earl Yongqing glared at Master Qiu Er fiercely, "You just let your wife make trouble. Are you planning to change her?"

This is what it means to threaten to divorce your wife.

Lan's face turned pale as paper, and she risked her life: "Then divorce your daughter-in-law and let her take Xuan'er home!"

Qiu Xuan, who had been eavesdropping outside, stumbled in, knelt beside Lan and hugged her, raised her head and cried to Yong Qing Bo: "Grandfather, my granddaughter is willing to marry, my granddaughter is willing to marry!"

Yongqing Bo glanced at the mother and daughter hugging and crying, and said coldly to the old lady: "Reply to the Xiping Marquis' Mansion tomorrow and confirm the marriage!"

I really didn't expect that he was a good uncle, but a daughter-in-law dared to disobey him.

This comparison shows that the eldest daughter-in-law was indeed the right choice. When the eldest girl went on a hunger strike so severely, her mother did not act soft-heartedly.

Lan returned to her room, tears streaming down her face: "Xuan'er, it's my fault that I'm incompetent. I'm sorry for you..."

"No, it's my daughter who is too greedy..."

Master Qiu Er found it difficult to face such a wife and daughter, and went to the front yard silently.

The courtyard was quiet for a while, until the maid came in and reported: "Madam, the sixth girl is here."

Lan wiped her tears and pulled herself together: "Sixth Miss, please sit in the hall for a while."

After packing up, the mother and daughter went out to meet Qiu Heng.

"Second aunt, second sister." After waiting for a while, Qiu Heng greeted the two of them.

"What's the matter, Heng'er?"

Qiu Heng got straight to the point: "I heard that Grandfather insisted on arranging this marriage for Second Sister. I, your niece, have a way that may help Second Sister."

(End of this chapter)