After dressing as a substitute princess

In the afternoon, Chen Nuo went to restaurants and teahouses for a stroll, then returned to Qu Mansion.

Chen Nuo first went to Yanshou Hall to greet Mrs. Li, but learned that Mrs. Li had actually entered the palace.

Previously, the empress specially appointed a nanny to teach Qu Moting the rules in the Qu Mansion. It is said that she happened to return to the palace in the past two days to return to her command, otherwise Qu Moting's affairs would definitely not be hidden.

Seeing that Mrs. Li was not there, Chen Nuo turned to Jinyuan to look for Qu Moting, but he didn't let anyone know. He quietly walked into the room to surprise Qu Moting, but he heard the two girls talking.

Qiulan lowered her voice and said, "I heard that Qiuhui was killed by robbers. The robbers set fire to the whole yard. In the end, Qiuhui's body was gone."

Another girl named Qiu Xing also lowered her voice very low, and said, "Really? How did the young master escape?"

"The young master was rescued by the guards who rushed there. I also heard that the two young masters were almost captured by the robbers and returned as daughter-in-laws."

"No way……"

"Oh, Qiulan, Qiuxing, who did you listen to these things? This young master is really curious." Chen Nuo walked into the room with a gloomy face, staring at the two girls coldly.

Qiu Lan and Qiu Xing were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Young master, I know my mistake, please forgive me!"

"How dare you beg for mercy when you make false remarks about the master?" Chen Nuo narrowed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Tell me, who spread these rumors?"

Qiulan kowtowed and said: "Back to the young master, the servants heard what my natal sister-in-law said, and the sister-in-law also said that many vendors on the street are spreading the news..."

At this time, Qu Moting, who went to the study to look for books, also came back. Seeing the strange atmosphere in the room, he couldn't help asking: "Brother, what happened?"

Chen Nuo frowned and asked, "Xiao Ting, which girl is in charge of your yard now?"

"Oh, I let Qiuming take care of it, brother, why are these two girls kneeling?" Qu Moting put a few books on the table, then poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo took the white jade teacup, not in the mood to appreciate it, took a sip of the tea casually, and pointed to the two maids on the ground, "Let Qiuming sell them both away, and talk nonsense in private to ruin the young master's reputation, which has already been left behind." Incredible."

Qu Moting didn't ask any more questions, but asked Qiuming to come in and explain a few words, and Qiuming led the people to take the two girls away.

Only Chen Nuo and Qu Mo Ting were left in the room, and Chen Nuo had no scruples in speaking, so he cut to the chase and asked, "Xiao Ting, what do you plan to do in the future?"

"Brother, I... I dare not say." Qu Moting lowered his head, not daring to look at Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo was puzzled, "What do you mean you dare not say it? Is there anything you can't say to me?"

Qu Moting struggled for a while, then said softly: "Brother, I want to find that person..."

"Who are you looking for?" Chen Nuo didn't respond for a while.

Qu Moting's entire face turned red in an instant, he faltered for a long time before he could say a whole sentence, "Brother, that's the one who looks like the prince's brother..."

"Xiao Ting, I understand that you want revenge, but this matter has to be done slowly, let's solve the immediate problem first..."

"Brother, Ting'er is already his. If you can't marry him, then Ting'er can only become a monk and practice to atone for your sins." Qu Moting simply said what was in his heart, and waited anxiously for Chen Nuo's reaction .

Chen Nuo was dumbfounded at the time, stared at Qu Moting in astonishment, and confirmed again and again: "You said you want to marry that scumbag?"

"Brother, he doesn't look like a bad guy, and brother should have died from death."

"Hehe, if everyone thinks like you, then it's not a mess, Qu Moting, let's not mention that person's character, if he really cares about you, he will definitely come to you, but it's been so long He never showed up once, so it can be seen that he has no intentions for you, so don't think too much about it, just treat it as being bitten by a dog that night, and in the future you will definitely be able to marry a good man who loves you."

Chen Nuo said a lot of words, but Qu Moting suddenly cried, tears falling down like broken pearls, "Brother, Ting'er is already an unclean person..."

"Shut up, you didn't do anything wrong, don't look down on yourself."

Chen Nuo couldn't bear Qu Moting's self-blame. He was obviously the victim, so why should he suffer so much?

It was the first time that Chen Nuo was angry with Qu Moting, he returned to Chenyuan in a depressed mood, and went to bed early without eating a few mouthfuls of dinner.

In the middle of the night, Mother Su suddenly came to Chenyuan, saying that Mrs. Li wanted to see Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo was full of doubts, but she still got up to wash and tidy, and then went to Yanshou Hall with Madam Su.

"Grandma, you just came back from the palace, why don't you rest earlier?" Chen Nuo bowed to Li Shi, and tried to smile so that Li Shi could not see the depression in her heart.

Mrs. Li dismissed all the servants, and even Madam Su was sent to prepare supper. She took Chen Nuo's hand and asked him to sit beside her. Mrs. Li looked tired and sighed slightly: "Huai'er, enter the palace today. Grandma has already made it clear to the Queen that Ting'er will not marry the crown prince as a side concubine, and Grandma is planning to return to her hometown next month to worship her ancestors, so you and Ting'er will accompany Grandma back home."

"Okay, but grandma, where is our hometown?" Chen Nuo understood that Li Shi was doing it for Qu Mo Ting's benefit, but this is also good, taking Qu Mo Ting out for a walk to relax, maybe after a long time, he will forget that people.

Mrs. Li poked Chen Nuo's forehead with a smile, and scolded with a smile: "You child, it's been so long since you came back and you still don't know that the Qu family's ancestral home is in Xiangchuan Prefecture. Xiangchuan is mountainous and rainy all the year round. We can go all the way south by boat. Passed by a lot of beautiful places.”

"Great grandma, I can't wait to go to Xiangchuan. I've heard of that place. There are more beauties and more delicious food."

"You snack, hey, grandma is planning to find an ordinary family for Ting'er to marry in her hometown. If there is a destiny, Huai'er, how about you two staying in Xiangchuan with grandma in the future?" Lowering Chen Nuo's head, he asked gently.

Chen Nuo was dumbfounded, and asked anxiously: "Grandma, what about my marriage with the third prince?"

"Grandma slapped the queen on the sidelines. The queen said that His Majesty has no intention of granting a marriage recently. I am afraid that His Majesty is just perfunctory to the third prince and has no intention of actually granting a marriage."

Chen Nuo suddenly felt heavy in his heart, that's right, Li Ci was just one of the many children of Emperor Dazhao, before he returned from victory, why would Emperor Dazhao agree to his request?

"Grandma, I can't leave my adoptive father behind. They are also my family. Also, I want to stay in Zhaoye and wait for Li Ci to come back. No matter what, I don't want to break my promise to him."

Chen Nuo said solemnly that he promised to help Li Ci handle those businesses, and half of them belonged to him. How could he give up a good fortune for a marriage gift that has not yet been seen?

Li smiled helplessly: "You have more ideas than Ting'er, so let's send grandma and Ting'er back to their hometown, and you can come back after the ancestor worship is over."

"Well, don't worry, grandma, Huai'er will take good care of herself and her father."

"For you, grandma is very relieved."