Chapter 565 - Did the Girl Really Fall or Deliberately Fall? (1/2)
When Shao Yanru came back with the hamper, she did not disturb Shao Wanru. However, not long after she entered the courtyard, Yujie, who followed her back, did not disturb her either.
After gently closing the door of the courtyard, at the sight that the door of the main room was closed, Yujie entered Shao Wanru’s silence room.
“Miss, I saw Lord Qiu bring the hamper to the First Miss. At first, the First Miss acted properly, but later I found that the First Miss seemed to have feelings for Lord Qiu!” Yujie reported. Receiving Shao Wanru’s hint, she was not surprised at the sight of the two figures not far from the courtyard door.
She just hid herself and watched the whole thing.
At first, the First Miss acted as Yujie expected. However, later the First Miss seemed to be a little frivolous and gave such a charming smile to Lord Qiu.
Lord Qiu obviously had a crush on the First Miss, but it was impossible for the First Miss to marry him. In this case, the First Miss should stay away from him. Why did the First Miss’s behavior make Yujie feel that they seemed to be in love with each other?
Yujie had always been sharp-eyed. Even in the dim light at that time, she saw the excitement on Lord Qiu’s face when he saw the First Miss turn around and bow. His expression obviously showed that he was willing to do anything for the First Miss and gave Yujie an intuition that it was dangerous.
“Of course she doesn’t like Qiu Yu, but she can make use of him!” Shao Wanru said with a smile and looked up at the door. It was very quiet outside, and the other maids hadn’t come back.
“She intends to ask Lord Qiu for help?” Yujie asked bluntly.
“Most of the officials in the Yuhui Nunnery have been transferred to other places. Among those left here, Qiu Yu could be considered high positioned. If he can help her, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her. Even if something goes wrong, given Qiu Yu’s deep affection for her, he will not give away her name.”
Shao Wanru said casually.
“Miss, what should we do?” Yujie asked in panic. She grew up in the Jingxin Monastery, and the Abbess of the Jingxin Monastery often told her that a civilian was always no match for an official. If Qiu Yu became their enemy, they would get into big trouble.
“Don’t worry. Qiu Yu is not a fool and won’t take actions at will. What’s more, Shao Yanru won’t let him take actions at will. He will only take actions at a critical moment,” Shao Wanru said slowly. Shao Yanru obviously stayed on the mountain with malicious intentions and would definitely deal with her. She certainly would not await her doom.
She deliberately offered Qiu Yu an opportunity to meet Shao Yanru and become her pawn. If she didn’t know about it, Shao Yanru could make use of Qiu Yu and make a secret move indeed. But now that she knew about it, she could send someone to keep an eye on Shao Yanru and Qiu Yu so that she could make use of Shao Yanru’s secret move.
She would like to let Shao Yanru set the trap and see where the trap would lead.
Shuqi came back after a while with the help of Qing’er, and Yujie happened to meet them after cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks. It was said that Shuqi fell and sprained her ankle on her way back because it was too dark, so she came back late. Fortunately, Qing’er, who went to see if Qu Le had come back, encountered Shuqi and helped her back.
Qing’er came back to report to Shao Wanru after helping Shuqi to the main room.
“Miss, when I went out, I encountered Shuqi, who was coming back. I made her fall, and then I ‘accidentally’ met her after getting out of the nunnery to have a look and helped her back. Is it okay for me to come back at this moment?”
“It’s okay. Go to have dinner with Yujie. Qu Le won’t come back today!” Shao Wanru said with a smile.
Yujie and Qing’er left at her command. Shao Wanru got up to fetch Pushan Nun’s painting and began to examine it. She always didn’t think it an ordinary painting, but she couldn’t find anything wrong.
“Miss, I ran into an incident and felt strange about it. I want to tell you about it!” Yujie suddenly stopped at the door and said.
The fact that Qing’er made Shuqi fall reminded her of what had happened in the afternoon. A strange thought came across her mind. Could it be possible that the girl fell deliberately?
“What’s happened?” Shao Wanru sat down in front of the desk with the painting and asked.
Yujie returned to the room and said, “Miss, when I went out with Qu Le, we met a girl, who fell in front of us. She just came from the road, and we couldn’t see each other at that time. If I hadn’t pulled Qu Le aside, the girl would have bumped into us!”
Yujie said as she chose her words carefully. “Although the girl was dressed in fine clothes and seemed to come from an extraordinary family, she acted imperiously, seemed like a vulgar and ferocious girl and didn’t look like a Miss from an aristocratic family. But plenty of maids and old maids ran out later and attempted to seize us. It was so typical for an overbearing aristocratic family to do that!”
Yujie had lived on the mountain since she was a child, so she had experience more extensive than that of an ordinary maid. Thinking about it carefully, she immediately found some doubtful points and told Shao Wanru about them at the same time. She did not think much about it before, but the fact that Qing’er made Shuqi fall aroused her suspicion.
“Later I asked the nuns in the nunnery about it, but they all said that there was no such a Miss and they haven’t heard of such a thing. It seemed that this Miss was really magnanimous enough to let me and Qu Le off. However, based on her overbearing look and her servants chasing after Qu Le and me, I don’t think she’s such a magnanimous person!”