Reborn to Be A Noble Wife

Chapter 41: A Tiny Spark Can Start a Great Fire

Seeing the chaos inside the room, Yue Wenhan pulled a long face. He took a glance at the situation and immediately recognized the people here. He rushed to stand in front of Qu Moying, blocked Qu Zhizhen’s hand that was about to fall on her face, and sneered, “Mr. Qu, why do you treat your ex-wife’s daughter so harshly after you just came back? I wonder if it’s because my family mistreated you when you stayed in the Yue’s Mansion during your trip to the South.”

Qu Moying’s mother Yue was born in a scholarly family in the South. The Yue’s Family was not powerful but had a decent reputation, respected by many civil officials.

Yue Wenhan was a previous principal graduate of the Imperial Examination. With his family background and great competence, he had already become the vice minister of the Dali Temple, a level-four official, at a young age. His rank was still lower than Qu Zhizhen’s, but he climbed up the ladder with his own abilities and had a promising future. No one dared to underestimate him.

Yue Wenhan was the nephew of Yue, which meant Qu Moying and him were cousins.

During Qu Zhizhen’s trip to the South, he stayed at the Yue’s Mansion. Yue Wenhan knew his private and official agenda, which even made Qu Zhizhen suspect that the Yue’s Family sent people to stalk him. Of course, he didn’t dare to investigate such a sensitive matter.

As the emperor thought highly of this young vice minister of the Dali Temple, Qu Zhizhen was not sure if this was an order from the emperor himself.

Moreover, the emperor himself suggested Qu Zhizhen stay at the Yue’s Mansion, leaving him no choice. Otherwise, he would rather stay at an inn.

It had been a long time since Yue passed away. He almost forgot about his ex-wife. Seeing her family would only make him recall the shame he bore because of her death. This was the memory he felt unwilling to think of, and he didn’t want to meet people related to her either.

“You stayed at the Yue’s Mansion before?” Yu pulled a long face and asked her husband immediately after hearing Yue Wenhan’s words. She didn’t know this young man since they never met before.

Same as her husband, she didn’t like mentioning things about this ex-wife, Yue, and prohibited any talks about her in the mansion.

Qu Zhizhen ignored Yu’s questioning, took back his hand, and pretended to dust himself off with a casual look on his face. “Mr. Yue, what brings you here?”

“If I were not here, I’m afraid your slap would be already on your poor ex-wife’s daughter,” Yue Wenhan said sharply with a cold look on his face.

Yu Dong was still sobbing on the ground, covering his face. Qu Moying was quiet aside, with her head lowered. Yue Wenhan had never met her before. Right now, he could only see the veil covering her eyes, but he knew that this girl was his cousin.

After moving to the capital, he once tried to visit Qu Moying, who was staying in the village at that time. But she refused his request to meet, saying it was inappropriate to meet a man in private. They lost in touch after that. But even so, Yue Wenhan dropped his work at hand and rushed over after receiving a letter from her.

“It must be a misunderstanding, Mr. Yue. I was just punishing a misbehaved servant,” Qu Zhizhen cleared his throat and said awkwardly. Then he pointed at another room, “Is there anything you want to talk about with me, Mr. Yue? Shall we have the conversation in my study?”

He just arrived home from a long trip a few hours ago. The unexpected visit from the vice minister of the Dali Temple unsettled him.

“There’s no need. I just want to ask you why you treat your ex-wife’s daughter this way. Mr. Qu, if you are not willing to raise my cousin, I’m sure my family can give her a good life,” Yue Wenhan said in a stern voice. He didn’t move an inch, with his hands behind his back.