Chapter 574 - Quarrel, the Secret over 10 Years Ago (1/2)

In Luo Bin’s study, a celadon cup was thrown in front of Madam Qu. Luo Mingzhu, who was hiding outside, was so frightened that she trembled. Her father was really annoyed.

“Tell me, what do you want to do?” Luo Bin was so angry that the blue veins on his forehead bulged. He glared at Madam Qu. It could be said as the matter that Yun Ya wanted to marry into Fu General Manor as a concubine or the matter that might make them get into trouble and cause the whole family to be completely destroyed. Luo Bin was usually in charge of this kind of thing. How could he not know about it?

It was difficult to guess the Emperor’s intentions. He had not known for many years whether the Emperor knew about it or not, but this matter could not be made public no matter what. Once it was made public, Fu General Manor would definitely be known as the remnants of King Jin’s faction. This was a grave crime that even the Emperor would not be able to spare them even if he wanted to.

The Emperor had to show his att.i.tude to the other officials and posed an explanation. Even though it was the former Emperor who had caused blood to flow like river, he was still the former Emperor, Emperor Zongwen’s father. The son should not blame his father. Did he want to reverse the verdict? As such, the matter regarding King Jin had to die down slowly and could not be brought up again.

However, something like this had happened in Fu General Manor today. How could Luo Bin not be mad? He had just drunk a little last night and fallen asleep. Then he went to court early in the morning. Not after he came back, Mo Xuetong and her daughter returned to the manor, and the servants of King Xuan’s Manor told him to squeeze the truth out of Yun Ya’s two servants as quickly as possible.

At that time, he felt that something was wrong. Fortunately, Luo Bin had always believed in Mo Xuetong’s intelligence, so he did not hesitate at all and immediately sent someone to capture Yun Ya’s wet nurse and maid and interrogate them. He flew into a rage after the interrogation. This matter had something to do with his wife, and it almost turned out to be true because of her.

When Madam Qu heard the confession of the two servants, she was so shocked that she almost fainted. At this time, she also knew that there was something wrong, so she didn’t dare to say anything more. She held the handkerchief in her hand and murmured, “Old Sir, I… I didn’t know it would be like this! Ya’er… Ya’er has always been very obedient. How could she do such a thing!”

She had always been weak in front of Luo Bin. She could only explain in a low voice with a flush on her face.

“You don’t know?” Luo Bin said with a cold snort. He looked at Madam Qu in front of him, and his eyes were full of disappointment. “You made such trouble when you didn’t know. Will you make more trouble if you know?! You might as well stop making trouble. Won’t your sister come soon? You can leave with her and her daughter. Anyway, it is your niece that you love most. You are willing to do anything for her.”

Luo Bin’s words were extremely serious. Madam Qu raised her head with grievance and shock and asked in surprise, “What, what do you mean?”

“What do I mean? That’s what I meant! Don’t tell me that you don’t understand!” Luo Bin stood up, shook his sleeve and left angrily. Even though he had not been very satisfied with her for so many years, he could not say that he was not very satisfied with her. He had only taken a wife and asked her to have children in his family. He did not dare to ask for too much.

Madam Qu was shocked at first, then sad, and finally angry. Her face turned pale and then livid and her tears fell down. Ever since she came to the manor, Luo Bin had always respected her. He had never shouted at her. Was it because this matter had something to do with that woman? A wave of anger rose in her heart. When Luo Bin walked past her, she suddenly tugged on his sleeve and cried out loud uncontrollably.

“Are you still thinking about her, aren’t you? Aren’t you?”

“I don’t understand what you are talking about!” The veins on Luo Bin’s forehead popped and he tugged at his sleeve. However, Madam Qu was holding it on tightly this time around. She had almost used all her strength and Luo Bin could not pull it away.

“You don’t understand? You could understand all of her words, but can’t understand mine. Everything she said is right, and everything I do is wrong. You used to listen to her words. Marrying me was just to decorate. Initially, I thought that how I, the daughter of a little official, could marry into your family. I even happily imagined the days ahead, but it was all about her. It was all about her…”

Madam Qu almost choked with sobs and gritted her teeth in anger. She almost went mad. She tugged on Luo Bin’s sleeve tightly as tears flowed down her face. She cried her heart out. “Tell me, in your heart, what am I, your wife who keeps your house and gives birth to your daughter? Do you really think I am your wife?”

“What does this have to do with her?” Luo Bin suddenly calmed down. He looked at Madam Qu coldly and asked without emotion.

“How can it have nothing to do with her? How can it have nothing to do with her… It’s ridiculous. Who would have thought that the first miss of Fu General Manor is not the legitimate daughter of Fu General Manor? Who would have thought that the brother would have a different feeling for his adopted sister? But what happened to her? She died early. It can be seen that heaven is watching. She should have died.”

Luo Bin was so ruthless and even cold that Madam Qu’s face twisted and she spoke without thinking. She hated the woman who had grown up in love. That woman was so beautiful and gentle. Her gaze made one want to dote on her. And her second brother really kept her in his heart all the time.

How could Madam Qu, who had always been proud and arrogant, bear it? Even if the woman had pa.s.sed away now, he still had her in his heart. Every year, on the day when she died, he would always drink alone in the study and get drunk… Others said that he was very kind to her. Even if she had only given birth to a daughter, he did not allow a concubine to give birth to a son. But no one knew that it was not because of her, but that woman! The feeling that could not get love had been tormenting Madam Qu for over 10 years.

The torture made her almost numb, almost think that she really didn’t care! However, when the wound was mentioned again, she realized that it wasn’t because it had gone, but because she had been purposely ignoring it. The injury had always been there, and it was getting deeper and deeper…

“So, you wanted Yun Ya to marry into Fu General Manor and deliberately ignored her personal problems. You didn’t even care about the interactions between her and the people around and the men outside!” Luo Bin paused and asked with a sneer, as if he didn’t see Madam Qu’s twisted face because she was on the verge of collapse.

This explained Yun Ya’s matter. Madam Qu had been in charge of Fu General Manor’s backyard, and the masters of Fu General Manor were relatively simple. It was impossible that Madam Qu didn’t know about Yun Ya’s matter at all. Moreover, she was her niece, who she cared most about. How could she not investigate where the old maidservant around her had been going and who she met?