“Slave…slave…” Haihua stammered, “Miss…Miss…”
"Go back and thank your young lady for me. However, please pay more attention to the royal family's affairs. It is better to know what to do and what not to do. This is the capital, not the border. If you use the same reason to say you don't understand something next time, it will make people think that King Jing married the wrong person."
Liu Jingyu continued to smile, looking like he was giving Haihua some earnest advice.
The maid standing next to her let out a low laugh with some mockery in it.
Haihua was embarrassed and annoyed, her eyes were red, but she had to respond.
Seeing the maid sent by Liu Lanxin being humiliated, Liu Jingyu finally felt a little relieved. Liu Lanxin had caused a lot of trouble since she came to the capital, causing him to be punished. Now she wanted to cause trouble in his own house again. The more Liu Jingyu saw it, the angrier he got.
After Haihua left feeling aggrieved, Liu Jingyu asked someone to take away the red agate rockery. She was unhappy when she saw it.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment." Du Juan, who was standing beside her, smiled and stretched out her hand to stop her.
"What's wrong?" Liu Jingyu asked unhappily.
"Your Majesty, this rockery was sent by the Madame Dowager. I heard that the Madame Dowager is not feeling well now. Although the Duke of Qi's Mansion accepted the medicine you sent before, they refused to accept the gift. Why don't you just give her this rockery?" Du Juan pointed at the rockery in front of her and said with some malice.
This rockery was originally promised by Madam Qi to Liu Jingyu, but it was finally sent to the Prince of Ying's Mansion and finally fell into the hands of Liu Lanxin. Now it is sent to Madam Qi again to let Madam Qi see whether the person she gave it to originally really regards her gift as a gift and whether he values her gift
This is also intended to use this rockery to slap Madam Qi in the face.
Liu Jingyu was silent for a moment and said nothing.
"Your Highness, if you send it with the other gifts, the Dowager Lady will understand how she cared about the Princess of England back then, but the Princess of England has not been close to her until now. On the contrary, Your Highness, you are wholeheartedly kind to the Dowager Lady. No matter what the relationship between the Princess of England and the Dowager Lady is, you are not as close to them. After all, you are her biological granddaughter."
Du Juan curled her lips and said, thinking that Liu Jingyu was still concerned about the lady's kindness to Qu Moying, and she disagreed.
"Grandma... I really wanted to be good to her, but she pushed my mother's problems onto me." Liu Jingyu sighed, feeling helpless.
"Your Highness is the most filial, and we servants have seen it all. The Madam is really confused. Why does she think that the Princess of England is closer to her than the Your Highness? On that day, she actually gave the rockery that the Your Highness had chosen to the Princess of England, causing the Your Highness to lose face. But even so, the Your Highness is still devoted to the Madam. After she got the rockery, she still gave it back to the Madam."
Dujuan rolled her eyes and changed her words.
Liu Jingyu agreed with this and nodded: "Grandma... is old."
"The Madam is old and can't tell who is good and who is bad, but no matter what, she is the Madam's grandmother. We in the East Palace cannot lose our manners and let those people see clearly that the Madam of the Duke of Qi's Mansion is closest to you, the Madam. Even if there are some misunderstandings, the blood relationship cannot be severed."
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Liu Jingyu, Liu Jingyu was inexplicably annoyed, and waved his sleeves, "Send it. Come on, bring some medicinal herbs and prepare the eight gifts. This rockery will be one of the eight gifts. Take it to the Duke of Qi's Mansion and give it to my grandmother. If my grandmother returns it, she can say that this was originally a gift from my grandmother to me."
Regardless of whether it was her who was sent by Madam Qi at that time, Liu Jingyu also pulled it towards her. She didn't believe that her grandmother had no feelings for her anymore.
Mother is mother, and I am myself.
Why should I be held responsible for the mistakes made by my mother
"Yes, your majesty, I will do it now." Du Juan accepted the order, squatted down and bowed, and was about to turn around and leave when she was stopped by Liu Jingyu.
"What's going on over there?" Liu Jingyu pointed in a direction, which was the direction of Ji Youran's yard.
"I don't know what His Highness was thinking. He actually went to see her... It must be fake. He said something about her being mentally ill and hurting her body and heart. What a coincidence." Du Juan said angrily. She felt that this concubine must be pretending, pretending to be crazy just to get His Highness' pity.
But His Highness took it seriously and actually forgave her. The fake pregnancy was over. Why? This was a serious crime. She originally thought that this concubine was really finished. This time her lady's plan was successful, but she didn't expect that in the end, she still couldn't suppress this concubine.
Liu Jingyu frowned, and after a long while he asked, "Your Highness is gone again?"
"Your Highness, please don't be sad. Even if the prince died, she is just a concubine. I heard that this time she was seriously injured and may not be able to get pregnant again. I don't know what she was thinking. She actually thought of faking pregnancy to deceive the prince. Could it be that she really wanted to bring someone in from outside and mix in the royal bloodline?"
Du Juan was furious when she thought of this: "She is just a small concubine. She has not come to see the queen yet and offer her tea. She is still not in a proper position. If the queen goes to the palace to explain this to the queen, she will definitely not tolerate her."
A concubine must offer tea to the main concubine to be considered to have the true status. Ji Youran was extremely rude and has not offered tea to Liu Jingyu yet. People around Liu Jingyu have long been indignant.
Liu Jingyu shook her head. It was not that she had not thought about complaining to the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother was not as nice to her as before, so she did not dare to make trouble out of nothing. Besides, she was the driving force behind this matter, and she was afraid that if the matter was investigated too deeply, she would be implicated, so she did not dare to torture Ji Youran to death.
I’m afraid that Ji Youran will be doomed to failure, and I won’t be in any good situation then.
The prince had looked at her with a strange look in his eyes before, and he was also doubting her. Now she didn't dare to say anything to the queen.
"She served tea to the previous Crown Princess." Liu Jingyu said slowly.
"That was then, and this is now. We can't generalize! Look at her, what does she think of you now..." Du Juan was indignant on behalf of her master, but was interrupted by Liu Jingyu.
"Okay, don't say any more about her affairs, especially don't say it so loudly. If someone hears it, it will be my fault again." Liu Jingyu warned. Although this is her courtyard and these are her people, it is the Prince's Mansion of the Eastern Palace after all. She has only been married here for a short time, and it would be bad if some words get out.
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Especially at this time, she didn't dare to make the slightest mistake. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand twice, and a sharp look appeared in her eyes.
Ji Youran was seriously injured this time. No matter whether she was pregnant with a baby before, it was gone now. This made Liu Jingyu feel relieved.
She absolutely cannot tolerate children.
Her son is the prince's eldest son. Before she gives birth to a son, no one else can give birth to a child, not even a daughter.
Ji Youran was like in a dream. She actually dared to grab it before me. She deserved to die.
"Keep an eye on her yard and see what trouble she makes this time." Liu Jingyu ordered. Right now, Ji Youran is her biggest enemy in the mansion.
"Don't worry, Madam. I will make the arrangements."
Qu Zhizhen received the imperial edict and went outside the city to repair the Empress Dowager's mausoleum. On the day he received the edict, he hurriedly handed over the affairs of the mansion to Madam Qu and left.
Although he was just outside the city, he could not return to Beijing casually. The Qu Mansion became much quieter because of his departure. Only after the lady talked about what happened that day, Qu Moying sent a message again, saying that he was willing to accompany Madam Ji into the palace and visit Concubine Qu by the way.
Madam Qu was originally worried about entering the palace alone. Although Concubine Zhu Jing had always had a good reputation, she had never met her after all. Now she was being troubled by such a thing. She didn't know whether Concubine Zhu Jing was willing to accept this marriage. When she heard that Qu Moying was willing to accompany her, she was naturally very happy.
He agreed immediately and sent someone to make an appointment with Qu Moying.
When the lady dowager handed over the note, Qu Moying also handed over a note, saying that he was accompanying the lady dowager. Not long after, news spread in the palace that a date had been set to invite the lady dowager Qu and Qu Moying to the palace together.
Before entering the palace, Qu Moying went to Pei Yuanjun's study, and Pei Yuanjun showed her a case file of Concubine Zhu Jing. Concubine Zhu Jing's family was also a prominent family with great wealth, but the family was also somewhat declining. Later, Concubine Zhu Jing was sent here through a talent show, and after being selected, she had always kept a low profile.
She was neither favored nor unfavored in the palace. She gave birth to Prince of Wei Pei Qingmin, and her belly was also good. However, Concubine Zhu Jing was weak, and the child was born prematurely. In addition, she had some fetal poison, so the child became even weaker, and her health was even worse than Concubine Zhu Jing herself.
The ones with the worst health in the palace are them and their son. Among them, Pei Qingmin is in the worst health. Many imperial doctors in the palace even spread rumors that the King of Wei will not live long.
Such a mother and son pair are less dangerous than others. Therefore, Concubine Zhu Jing has always been very low-key in the palace and has a good reputation. She will not get involved in anything.
"What kind of person is Concubine Zhu Jing?" Since he was planning to meet Concubine Zhu Jing, Qu Moying naturally had to ask clearly.
Pei Yuanjun reached out and held her hand, asking her to put down the case file in her hand, and walked her to the window. He said lazily, "Concubine Zhu Jing is different from other concubines in the palace... I hardly ever saw her when I was young. She was very low-key. The same is true for the Prince of Wei she gave birth to. It's just that everyone knows that she is in poor health."
He held Qu Moying's finger, interlocked their fingers, and stood in front of the window. His voice was as lazy as ever, "She is different from other concubines in the palace. She doesn't compete for favor, never competes. But the Queen Mother doesn't like her. I don't know why. I was still young at that time."