Reborn to Be A Noble Wife

Chapter 115: The Marriage Proposal From the Ji Family

"Nothing wrong. It's just...the earl is heavily sick right now. He usually doesn't see guests." The smile on the chief maid's face became even more awkward.

"But I'm not an ordinary guest. He's my uncle, and our families are related. Shouldn't I visit a sick elder in the family?" Qu Moying asked back.

It was natural for a youngster to visit a sick elder unless the two families didn't want to keep in touch.

A second ago, the chief maid said the two families should get closer to each other. But right now, she said Qu Moying was just a guest. Her words were clearly inconsistent, obviously rejecting Qu Moying. Shocked by the maid's rude behavior, everyone looked at her with confusion.

"Emm, I mean the earl is too weak to see people. He doesn't have the energy to meet guests now." The maid's explanation was unconvincing.

Sitting in the center, the Old Lady frowned and suggested, "How about I let Ying's father go visit the earl?"

It was indeed a bit inappropriate for Qu Moying to visit them alone since she was still an unmarried lady. But Qu Zhizhen's identity would make a lot of sense. Even though the earl was lying in bed, he could still go meet him.

"I...I think this is a bit inappropriate. The Second Madam doesn't allow anyone to disturb the earl. Madam, if you really want Fourth Lady Qu's father to visit the earl, I need to go back and report it to the Second Madam first." Tiny beads of sweat started to show up on the chief maid's forehead. The conversation went totally different from Second Madam Ji's prediction.

Everything had become wrong since Fourth Lady Qu asked to visit the earl.

"Madam, since I've sent the gifts here, let me report back to the Second Madam first. Please take your time to consider the thing I mentioned before. The Ji Family proposed it with sincerity." The chief maid from the Ji Family didn't dare to stay any longer. She excused herself to leave after curtsying to Old Lady Qu and Qu Moying.

The Old Lady looked at her in confusion and nodded.

Old Lady Qu's permission was a big relief for the chief maid. In a rush, she left with the people she brought here.

Watching the group from the Ji Family leaving, the Old Lady twisted her brows into a frown. The chief maid's reaction was far away from her expectation. Did they have any other intention?

Noticing the expression on the Old Lady's face, Qu Moying guessed there was something she didn't know about. She walked up, reached out to hold the Old Lady's hand, and asked, "Grandmother, did she say something else before I came?"

Old Lady Qu remained silent as her gaze fell on Qu Moying's face. After a while, she waved her hand and dismissed all the other servants in the room, only letting Granny Wu and Yu Chun stay inside.

"Ying, the Ji Family proposed a marriage," the Old Lady sighed with no trace of delight on her face. "I thought they came with sincerity, but it doesn't seem to be like that now. Clearly, they don't want to get close to us, but why did they propose marriage to you? What's their intention?"

If the chief maid didn't reject Qu Moying's request, the Old Lady thought this marriage would be surprisingly good for Qu Moying.

Although it was not Qu Moying's fault that her engagement with the Marquis Yongning's Family was broken off, people would still speak ill of her. Plus, Qu Moying's own condition was not good enough, which made the Old Lady even more worried. She had already planned to sacrifice her own ego to take Qu Moying out more and give her chances to meet people.