Reborn to Be A Noble Wife

Chapter 92: A Funeral or a Performance?

The carriages stopped far away from the Eastern Palace’s gate.

Qu Moying lifted the curtain and looked into the distance. Carriages decorated with white ribbons crowded the whole area, making the space look pure and solemn, like a white ocean. People were all here for the Crown Princess’s funeral. The Qu’s carriages were still very far from the Eastern Palace, showing how many visitors there were today.

Quietly, Qu Moying curled her lips into a sarcastic smile. These people coming and going all wore a sad look on their faces, but she didn’t even know them before. They all gathered here today only to help Pei Luo’an finish his loving-husband performance.

The carriages crawled forward slowly, almost like walking. It seemed that there would be still a long time before they arrived at the Eastern Palace.

“Are these carriages from Vice Minister Qu’s family?” someone suddenly asked outside.

The Old Lady froze for a second and patted Qu Moying gently to let her sit up. Then Granny Wu lifted the curtain, “Yes. It’s the Old Lady, madams, and ladies from the Qu Family.”

Standing outside was an old maid who should be in charge of receiving important guests. She curtsied to the Old Lady in the carriage politely and said, “Since Fourth Lady Qu is the Crown Princess’s cousin, please follow me this way.”

The maid was pointing at the side door of the Eastern Palace, a passway particularly opened for the royal family members. It was pretty shocking that the Qu Family shared the same privilege with the royals today. Some families that didn’t know the relationship between Ji Hanyue and Qu Moying even started to ask around about the reason.

“Thank you, Granny,” the Old Lady said politely.

Granny Wu got out, followed the old maid from the Eastern Palace, and led the carriages toward the side door.

Meanwhile, people waiting in the carriages behind them started to talk about gossips.

Many things had happened to the Qu Family recently, for example, the canceled engagement between Fourth Lady Qu and Young Master Yongning. It was said that Young Master Yongning rescued Second Lady Duan, who fell into the lake accidentally on the Old Lady’s banquet. Because of this, Young Master Yongning was forced to marry Second Lady Duan and break off the engagement with Fourth Lady Qu, which made poor, blind Fourth Lady Qu’s life even more miserable.

However, it seemed not Young Master Yongning’s fault either since the Marquis Yongning’s Family had kept their promise and maintained the engagement for years. Moreover, everyone knew that Second Lady Duan didn’t have a good reputation. It was said that after being rescued that day, Second Lady Duan couldn’t take her eyes off Young Master Yongning. Afterward, she hurriedly forced Young Master Yongning to break off his engagement and marry her. No matter how people looked at the situation, she seemed to be the most suspicious one.

But new rumors spread out yesterday that after breaking off his engagement, Young Master Yongning immediately married a concubine, who was Second Madam Qu’s niece. They said she hooked up with Young Master Yongning long ago and even tried to frame poor Fourth Lady Qu in the Dabei Temple out of jealousy.

If the rumors were true, Young Master Yongning might be a sophisticated person, not as righteous as he looked.

Since the incident in the Dabei Temple happened yesterday, not many people knew about it, and the rumors were just spread in a small range. However, many carriages were stuck in the middle of the road right now. Seeing the Qu’s carriages go to the side door because of Fourth Lady Qu, people’s curiosity arose. Suddenly, everyone started to talk about gossips related to Fourth Lady Qu.