Reborn to Be A Noble Wife

Chapter 51: Ming Xian'er, the Star of the Xifu Opera Group

When Qu Moying went back to accompany the Old Lady, the Old Lady had known what happened. She held her granddaughter’s hand and let her sit down next to her.

Many people were staring at Qu Moying when she came up to the pavilion. The rumors about Young Master Yongning saving Second Lady Duan were spread out, and Madam Duan had already headed there. It seemed like the marriage arrangement between the Qu Family and the Marquis Yongning’s Family would be broken off.

Young Master Yongning did the right thing to rescue the young lady who fell into the lake, but now he had to marry her. With Second Lady Duan’s family background, she couldn’t possibly be a man’s concubine. Her mother, an arrogant and tough shrew, wouldn’t let it happen either.

It was not anyone’s fault but just the rules of society.

There was finally a conclusion to this famous engagement between Fourth Lady Qu and Young Master Yongning. Some people sighed, some people felt bad for Qu Moying, but most of them looked down on her. Among the three people involved, only her life would be ruined.

Her reputation was already bad before, and now the failure of her engagement added fuel to the fire. Who would marry her in the future? What a poor girl!

Some sharp-eyed people noticed Yu was gone too after someone came to talk to her. Before she left, she whispered something to the Old Lady, who looked displeased after hearing it.

Now the Old Lady held Qu Moying’s hand as if she was trying to comfort her, showing her intention clearly.

More and more people started to look at Qu Moying with sympathy. But sympathy was the only thing they felt since many of them didn’t approve of this engagement in the first place. They didn’t think Fourth Lady Qu, an ugly, blind girl who grew up in a village, deserved a good man like Young Master Yongning. Now, everything just went back to the position where it should be.

Under people’s complex gaze, Qu Moying sat next to her grandmother calmly as if nothing happened while the Old Lady was irritated. But it was not the time to tell people that the engagement was already broken off.

She suppressed her anger and asked Qu Moying, “Ying, when will your eyes fully recover?”

“Grandma, my eyes will recover soon. My eyes need some time to get used to all kinds of light. I still feel uncomfortable when the sunlight is too strong outside,” Qu Moying said softly.

“That’s good. That’s good.” The Old Lady nodded at her, then let out a quiet sigh, “He’s not a good match for you anyway. Your father was supposed to go to the Marquis Yongning’s Mansion and talk to them about it. What happened just now is a good coincidence for us.”

Around all the female guests eavesdropping on them, the Old Lady couldn’t directly talk about it. Still, she could imply it by saying other things.

The engagement was broken off because Xu Lipeng had an affair with Yu Qingmeng. The Qu Family didn’t tell any outsiders and let him find a proper reason to cover the scandal up out of courtesy. But now, they brought shame to her granddaughter and made everyone think Qu Moying was a poor, abandoned fiancee. How could the Old Lady not be angry?!

“Yes, Grandma!” Qu Moying lowered her head and squeezed the hanky in her hand.

“Since your eyes will recover soon, everything will be alright for you. Ying, I’m actually not worried about your future at all. You are not worse than anyone, no matter at temperament, appearance, manner, or competence. If I have to be picky, I’d say you like being alone too much and should mingle with people more. But as your grandmother, I very much enjoy your companionship, and I don’t want you to go back to that village again,” said the Old Lady.