Reborn to Be A Noble Wife

Chapter 141: Bring Some Pastries to Visit Her

“The box?” Taken aback, Yu Chun denoted, “My lady, what’s wrong with the box? I specifically asked for it.”

“Where did you get it?” Qu Moying asked.

“I-I took it from outside, but I asked someone to do it. I couldn’t find a suitable box in here when I wanted to tidy up the things, so I asked an old maid at the embroidery workshop to fetch a box for me,” Yu Chun answered.

“Did you specifically ask for it? Did you tell them what you were going to use it for?” Qu Moying asked after a pause.

“I think so. When I asked someone to find a box, I told her to look for a slightly prettier one to keep your old things. When she brought it back, she told me that it was specially made by the embroidery workshop. It was pretty and well crafted but a little small, so I personally sent it back to the workshop to make it bigger.”

Yu Chun replied.

“When you did it, did you tell them about what you would keep in it and how you would place the items?” Qu Moying stepped forward and looked at the box. Although the box was not gorgeous, it was very exquisite. There were a few tiny compartments in the box that were made into small drawers using satin. It was adorable and fancy.

“Yes. In order to be more precise, I told them what I wanted to put here and there and how big I wanted the compartments to be. Then, the maid at the embroidery workshop also gave me some suggestions, which I felt were good ideas. Oh yes, I talked to one of the maids in the workshop. She was the one who gave me the suggestions, and she even told me… Oh right, my lady, I remember now!”

At this point, Yu Chun suddenly widened her eyes in shock and quavered anxiously, “She told me that when I put away the old stuff, it was best to put them in a well-ventilated place, by the window, for example. Otherwise, it might ruin the items, especially something like the sachet. Some incense might have been added into the sachet. If I kept the sachet in an enclosed place without dissipating the scent, it might go bad quickly.”

Qu Moying reached out to touch the box and then looked at the window. It was spring when the flowers bloomed and the air was refreshing. As long as it was not raining, the maids would keep the back window open.

“The embroidery workshop? Again?! Last time, it was the maid from the embroidery workshop who plotted against Miss with Second Madam!” It dawned upon Yu Dong. “They must have a motive behind the suggestion.”

Yu Dong was the first to realize what had happened. Following Qu Moying’s gaze, Yu Dong looked at the slightly ajar window and immediately understood. “My lady, someone must have come from the back and secretly took the sachet away. You hardly use the sachet, so we didn’t soon realize that it was gone.”

Qu Moying nodded. She wouldn’t have checked her items so thoroughly had she not met Qu Qiuyan’s wet nurse. Although now she knew Yu used the couple against her, she didn’t expect that Yu had already taken the evidence from her.

Needless to say, Granny Gu might have been kept in the dark since the beginning. There was something wrong with the sachet, but Qu Moying had never opened it when she took the sachet from Granny Gu, so she did not know what was inside.

Yu had never stopped trying to harm Qu Moying. Yu inflicted her eye disease when she was young. Later, the accident happened in the village. Had Qu Moying not been lucky, she would have died countless times. Then, the fire broke out in the mansion. It looked as if Qu Qiuyan did it, but actually, the real culprit was Yu.

Granny Gu’s sachet might have been a part of Yu’s plan before Qu Moying returned to the mansion.

Yu was like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, ready to eat her at any time.