After sitting in the study for a long time, the old Duke finally calmed down.
After calming down, he felt much more relaxed than before. There were some things weighing on his mind that he had always wanted to say but had never dared to say. He was not as good as his granddaughter.
This made him both relieved and heartbroken.
His granddaughter was very wise and could see through all the pain and see the essence, but he was no match for a little girl.
How much suffering must such a young girl have endured to have a gaze calmer than his and to tell him this matter in such a calm tone.
"Master, the lady is here." A servant came to the door and reported in a low voice.
"Let her in!" The old Duke sighed. He didn't know how many times he had sighed today.
The servant hurried downstairs and soon brought in the trembling lady.
With a wave of his hand, all the servants and maids left, leaving only the couple in the study.
"She...what did she say?" Seeing the study door closed, the lady asked anxiously.
"Her mother's death... must be related to Qi Xiejiao." said the old Duke.
"This... How is it possible?" The lady was anxious, she put her hand on the table and tried to stand up.
"Sit down first and listen to me." The old Duke stretched out his hand and pressed the table lightly, his eyes firm as he said, "Remember what I told you before, and cut off contact with Qi Xiejiao!"
"Master... I... I listened to you before. She broke her leg, but I didn't go to see her." The lady said anxiously.
"Although you didn't go there openly, you must have given her a lot of money in secret!" The old Duke looked at the lady quietly, causing her to lower her head.
"The Crown Princess is getting married, and her dowry is not much. If I don't give her more, how can she hold up the scene? The Crown Princess's face... is our face. We can't let the Crown Princess be too pitiful!" The lady said hesitantly. She still felt sorry for Liu Jingyu. "After all, she is the Crown Princess, and she will only marry Princess Ying and Princess Jing later."
The old Duke cast a cold gaze on his old wife, only to see the old lady move uneasily, and promised: "This matter is over... I will not subsidize the Crown Princess anymore in the future."
"It's best if you think this way. From now on, keep a certain distance from the East Palace." The old Duke spoke again.
"Why?" The lady raised her head in surprise. "Now the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace is our granddaughter. It's fine if you are not close to the Liu family. She knows nothing about what the Crown Princess did wrong. Even if there were some misunderstandings before, she will not misunderstand the Princess of Ying anymore."
The old Duke looked at the Madam quietly for a long time before he said in a cold voice: "If you can only choose one between the Princess of England and the Crown Princess, who would you choose?"
"I... I... Why should I choose? Both of them are my granddaughters, right? Anyway, the matter will not be made public. It will only get better and better from now on. The past... will eventually pass. We will treat the British princess well, and I will also secretly give her more subsidies."
The old lady's eyes were red, she felt very aggrieved, "We are old, we just want our children and grandchildren to be well behaved, isn't it enough for everyone to be happy, why must it be like this!"
"Are you blaming the Queen of England?" The old Duke sneered, knowing that his wife was reluctant to give up and
The Crown Princess’s affection, and of course the Crown Princess’s current identity.
After being married for so many years, don’t you understand what she is thinking
I want it here, and I want to catch it there, but nothing in the world can be so perfect.
"If you really want to dig up the truth, you'd better try to please both sides! I'm afraid that in the end not only will you get nothing, but the entire Duke of Qi's Mansion will be buried with you." The old Duke said sternly.
Madam Qi was frightened by these words. She looked at him with her mouth open, "No... No way! What is there to... fight about between the two of them?"
"I don't know!" The old Duke closed his eyes in pain. "You have to know that the Princess of England is our biological granddaughter, not the Crown Princess. We know that, and her biological mother knows that too. We have done our best for her biological mother, but she harmed our daughter."
"No... No, it must be a misunderstanding." Madam Qi shook her hands.
"Is it a misunderstanding? Don't you really understand? Are you still deceiving yourself?" The old Duke shouted.
Madam Qi burst into tears: "I... I really just want them to be well. I can't bear to let any of them go. Xie Jiao is not good, we can ignore her, but the Crown Princess... The Crown Princess almost grew up under my lap, from such a delicate little ball to now becoming the Crown Princess. You let me... How can I bear to let her go!"
"You have to give it up even if you can't, unless you give up your own granddaughter." The old Duke warned, "From now on, you don't have to be too close to the Crown Prince's Mansion. If they come with gifts, just return the gifts appropriately. There's no need to increase them too much, nor do you need to deliberately reduce them."
It all depends on superficial kinship, and nothing else.
Whenever he thought of the possibility that Qi Xiejiao was involved in the affairs of the former Crown Princess, the old Duke's heart was filled with anger, and he only hated himself for bringing Qi Xiejiao out at that time.
"master."
"Go down. If there is a notice from the Crown Prince's Mansion... just ignore it." The old Duke waved his hand and said tiredly.
"Master..." The lady wanted to say something, but when she saw that the old Duke had closed his eyes, she knew that he didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and wanted to leave, but she was still worried. "Did the Princess of England say that she wanted to recognize us?"
"No, she said she is not our granddaughter." The old Duke's voice was dim, so soft that only he could hear it, but it landed heavily in his heart. Regret, hatred, discomfort, sadness... all the feelings came up, and tears were already in his tiger eyes.
When the lady heard this, she paused for a moment, feeling annoyed and even wanting to say something angrily. But seeing the old Duke's expression, she said nothing and retreated.
After standing still in the study, he calmed down a little and then walked out holding the old woman's hand.
After walking a few steps, she saw her grandson Qi Xiu Nan standing at the intersection looking over here. It was Qi Xiu Nan who supported her when she came over just now.
Seeing the lady coming out, he hurried over and asked anxiously, "Grandma, are you okay?"
"What can happen to me? It's okay, it's okay." The lady sighed, her eyes still red and swollen. You can tell at a glance that she had just cried out of excitement, and she didn't look like anything was wrong.
"Grandma, I'm going to talk to the Princess of England." Qi Xiu Nan said angrily. This Princess of England was really not a good person. She caused unrest in the family as soon as she came. Even grandfather and
Even my grandmother was implicated.
He was really too cautious towards the Princess of England. When the Princess of England came out just now, he just stared at her from a distance. He didn't go over to greet her, nor did he want to go over to greet her. He just pretended that he couldn't see her.
"Stop making trouble, this has nothing to do with the Princess of England." Madam Qi grabbed Qi Xiu Nan, fearing that he would use brute force and cause trouble.
"It really has nothing to do with the British princess?" Qi Xiu Nan didn't believe it.
"It's really nothing. It's just that when we talk about the Princess of England's biological mother, everyone is very sad." said Madam Qi.
Qi Xiu'nan was half-believing and half-doubting. He felt that it was not the case, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He had to find time to ask his cousin, talk to her about this matter, and discuss it.
"Grandma, what's the point of being the Princess of England? My cousin is now the Crown Princess." Qi Xiu Nan said.
"I know... I know..." the lady said bitterly, and she held her second grandson's hand and slowly walked forward, admonishing him, "Your cousin is married now, and will be the Crown Princess in the future. We can't get too close to her, or else people will say she is a member of the Crown Prince's Party."
"Grandma, my cousin has married the prince. Shouldn't we stand on her side?" Qi Xiu Nan asked in surprise.
He came here because he heard a rumor that a maid had died. He wanted to ask the Duke of Qi's Mansion to support his cousin, but it was inconvenient for him to step forward, so he hurried to find the lady dowager, thinking that since his grandmother always loved his cousin, she would definitely help his cousin with ideas, or the Duke of Qi's Mansion could secretly make arrangements. Unexpectedly, he saw the lady dowager so excited and out of control because of Qu Moying.
"Be careful with your words!" Mrs. Qi's face turned cold. "We, the Duke of Qi, are loyal to the Emperor."
No matter who sits on the throne, the Duke of Qi's Mansion is only loyal to the emperor, that is, loyal to the person sitting on the dragon throne in the hall. As for others, they do not need to consider them, and they will not participate in any fight for the throne.
"But, grandmother..." Qi Xiu Nan was a little unconvinced. In his heart, he felt that the prince was the future heir to the throne, and it was only right for them to stand on the prince's side.
"Okay, stop talking about this. Grandma doesn't want to hear it. You're not young anymore. Don't think about this. Think about starting a family." The old lady interrupted him and didn't want to say anything more. She didn't want to tell the younger generation about these things. She just wanted to be buried in the grave after her death so that no one would talk about them again.
In the afterlife, she would personally apologize to her daughter.
But let’s not talk about it now.
"Grandma, I'm still young, my eldest brother will go first." Qi Xiu Nan blushed, and felt a little embarrassed when talking about his marriage. The wife of Duke Qi had told him about it before.
"Your mother is already arranging your eldest brother's marriage. You are not a child anymore. If you find someone you like, tell your grandmother as soon as possible and she will help you find one in private." Madam Qi looked at her grandson kindly and advised, "You are not a child anymore. Don't run around outside all the time. Your own affairs are more important."
"Grandma, I understand." Qi Xiunan had no choice but to agree.
After chatting with the lady for a while, he helped her to the yard to rest, then sat down in the main room. Before he could even take a sip of tea, the wife of the Duke of Qi came hurriedly.
"Madam, there is a note from the Crown Prince's Mansion." The wife of the Duke of Qi presented the note in her hand with an unhappy look on her face.