The second and third wives looked at each other, and neither of them paid any attention to Madam Li. They picked up their skirts and ran out quickly to greet their mother-in-law.
The mother-in-law was clearly fine, but Madam Li deliberately made the matter sound so serious. When the mother-in-law came back, they would definitely have a good talk with her about this matter.
The two ran out, but did not see Aunt Zheng. They could not help but be stunned for a moment, looking at the unfamiliar maid beside Princess Mingchang, without reacting.
The middle-aged maid nodded indifferently to the second and third wives and greeted them politely.
Master Li had just dismounted, and seeing this, he introduced the second and third wives calmly, "This is Madam Qi from the palace, who was specially given to mother by the emperor to take care of her."
The second and third wives were a little confused. Princess Mingchang had been using Aunt Zheng for decades. It was impossible for ordinary people to change their capable assistants casually, let alone the eldest princess. The emperor gave a nanny to the eldest princess. This was weird no matter how you looked at it.
With this surprise, when they went to see Princess Mingchang again, they saw that her face was blue and purple, even her lips were black, and her whole face showed fatigue and anger.
Whenever the mother-in-law was unhappy, she would reveal this gloomy expression. The second and third wives felt a pang in their hearts, glanced at Master Li, and the words of complaint that were on the tip of their tongue could no longer be uttered. They hurriedly bowed and followed them into the mansion.
Master Li ignored them and walked ahead, whispering something to Madam Qi from time to time. Madam Qi nodded and smiled as she listened, without any impatience on her face. When they entered Princess Mingchang's courtyard, Madam Li came up to greet them, and she smiled and returned the greeting, turning aside: "How can this be allowed? Madam Li will soon be the Marquis's wife, a first-rank imperial decree, how can she bow to this slave?"
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The second and third wives were even more confused, but they saw Princess Mingchang suddenly become excited and struggled violently on the Changchun bench.
But she didn't say anything.
After saying this with a smile, Madam Qi looked at Princess Mingchang and whispered, "Your Highness's fortune is yet to come. Now that you have many children and grandchildren, it is time for you to be an old lady and enjoy your life. From now on, you will change your family and the young people will support the family business. You don't have to work so hard anymore."
Master Li stood by with his head lowered quietly, not looking into Princess Mingchang's eyes.
The Second and Third Madams were completely shocked and had no idea what Nanny Qi meant.
What does it mean to change the gate? !
However, their surprise did not last too long, because not long after Princess Mingchang was carried in, Eunuch Xia, who was in charge of announcing the imperial decree, arrived from the palace.
Master Li set up an incense table and knelt down with everyone in the Li family to welcome the imperial edict.
Everyone in the family was nervous, but no one knew what was going on. Only Master Li knelt there silently.
Eunuch Xia unfolded the imperial edict and read it once, then he reached out to help Master Li up, and congratulated with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, Master. Oh no... Now it's time to change your name to Marquis Huizhou. Congratulations, Marquis. Congratulations, Marquis. Originally, Marquis inherited the title of the consort and could be separated from the princess's mansion, but the emperor sympathized with your filial piety and still allowed you to serve and show filial piety to the princess, but the princess's mansion was changed to a marquis' mansion. Please pay attention to this matter yourself, and everything must comply with the regulations."
There was no need to say more now. The Second Madam and the Third Madam also knew what had happened. They looked at Master Li and Madam Li in shock, with thousands of thoughts and confusions in their minds, but now they couldn't say a single one.
Obviously, as Madam Li said, Emperor Yuanfeng really took his anger out on Princess Mingchang.
Otherwise, even if the Great Zhou has this rule, after the princess dies, the princess's residence will be taken back by the clan house, but... how can you change the family status of a princess while she is still alive? !
This was clearly a humiliation to Princess Mingchang, and she was not spared from a slap in the face!
There was no look of joy on Master Li's face. He still exchanged a few respectful greetings before accepting the imperial edict. He then winked at Madam Li, handed over the thick red envelope, and then turned around to send Eunuch Xia out.
As soon as Eunuch Xia left, the family was in an uproar.
Li Jinniang hurried to her mother and held her arm.
Mrs. Li tilted her head to look at her and nodded gently.
The second and third wives were confused and had to go in to see Princess Mingchang.
At this time in the past, they would naturally start talking about how bad Madam Li was, but now, looking at the smiling faces of Princess Mingchang and Madam Qi, they didn't know what to say for a moment.
Princess Mingchang had no intention of talking to them. She held her breath and her face turned red. She pointed at the second wife and said hoarsely, "Go and call the eldest daughter-in-law in!"
The Second Madam turned around and left. Madam Li was about to enter the room. Seeing this, she was not surprised at all. She walked in quickly and bowed to Princess Mingchang: "Mother."
Princess Mingchang suddenly flew into a rage. She reached out and picked up the medicine bowl beside her and threw it at Madam Li: "Poisonous woman! Poisonous woman! You want to kill me. You instigated the boss to kill me!"
The second and third wives were so scared that they took a step back. They were used to seeing Princess Mingchang being arrogant, but they had never seen her so hysterical.
Madam Li did not dodge, but let the medicine bowl fall on her body. She slowly wiped the medicine juice off her body, then raised her eyebrows and looked at Princess Mingchang and spoke softly: "What did mother say? I don't understand. How could I harm you? The second and third sisters-in-law are here. I have instigated the eldest master to do something to harm you. If you think I am wrong, you can let the second and third sisters-in-law listen. If they think it is indeed my fault, they can go to the Li family elders and open the ancestral hall to divorce me."
She was silent and spoke softly, but her words were sharp and without any intention of evasion. It could be described as tit-for-tat. The second and third wives were unable to utter a word and looked at her, not knowing how to react.
Aunt Qi sighed softly beside him: "Your Highness, the imperial physician said that your heart disease is most taboo to get angry, so you'd better not get excited!"
Princess Mingchang's chest rose and fell violently, and she was about to faint. She pointed her finger at Madam Li who was standing beside the bed, and glared at her word by word with a furious look on her face: "Xiong, I will remember this! I will remember this!"
Madam Li had a blank expression on her face. She bowed as she met Princess Mingchang's gaze and said, "Don't worry, mother. Your daughter-in-law won't forget it either."