Zhou Jinruo returned to the Marquis Kangyang's Mansion and went straight to see her mother. After the mother and daughter sent the servants away, they discussed in the house for a long time before Zhou Jinruo came out again.
He returned to his own courtyard, called his trusted maid over, gave her a few instructions, and then let her go.
The maid left from the back door of Kangyang Marquis' Mansion. She first walked around casually, then made a big circle, and her final destination was also a back door.
The back door of Minister Liu’s residence.
After knocking on the back door of Liu's mansion and talking to the housekeeper, the housekeeper let her in and waited at the back door while she helped to find someone.
The person came over soon. She was a second-class maidservant beside Liu Jingyu and also one of her confidants. She did not marry directly into the Eastern Palace.
In order to show respect to Ji Hanyue, Liu Jingyu deliberately did not allow more people to go to the Eastern Palace as a dowry than Ji Hanyue. At that time, there were already enough people arranged to move into the Eastern Palace, so this second-class maid stayed in the mansion, waiting for the right opportunity to go to the Eastern Palace.
Now there are no other chores arranged in the Liu Mansion. She still stays in the courtyard where Liu Jingyu lived before she got married, handling some ordinary affairs in the courtyard every day, just waiting to be called by her master.
The two maids were old acquaintances. When they saw Zhou Jinruo's maid, Liu Jingyu's maid pulled them to a remote place. They looked around and found that this was a corner and it was impossible for anyone to hear them talking.
"Why are you here? Didn't you say not to come here unless you have nothing to do?" The maid in Liu's mansion whispered unhappily.
"I have no choice. Our young lady asked me to come here." The maid of Zhou Mansion smiled bitterly. Although she was also a confidant, she was not as good as the confidant of the Crown Princess in front of her.
"What's the matter?" The maid from the Liu Mansion asked patiently.
When the Crown Princess got married, they said that she would be summoned in one or two days at the earliest, or four or five days at the latest. But now such a long time has passed and there is still no news. The maids in the Liu Mansion are very anxious and there is no room for improvement in their mood.
"We've found out about our young lady, about that incident back then." The maid from Zhou's mansion said anxiously, reaching out to grab the hand of the maid from Liu's mansion to give her courage.
The maid of Liu Mansion shook her hand away and said, "What has your young lady been investigated for? What does investigating your young lady have to do with our queen?"
"It's about the ointment... we found out... we found out." The maid in Zhou's mansion stammered.
"About the ointment?" The maid of Liu Mansion asked back, then she also remembered it and said nonchalantly, "That's nothing, and it can't be blamed on your young lady. Once Princess Ying opened the ointment and used it, it's hard to explain. Who knows if it was Princess Ying who did it? Everyone knows that the person Princess Ying respects the most is the former Crown Princess, and Concubine Ji has no feelings for her."
"But... But Princess Ying hasn't opened the ointment and used it yet." The maid in Zhou's mansion was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on her head.
The maid of Liu Mansion was stunned for a moment, "Never used it?"
"Yes, it has not been used. When Concubine Ji asked for it, it was intact. Concubine Ji opened it and used it herself. The queen told our young lady that nothing would happen. It's impossible for anything to happen if she just passed the ointment over." The maid of Zhou's house grabbed the sleeve of the maid of Liu's house out of fear. "What should we do now? The East Palace wants to investigate our young lady. Concubine Ji will not let our young lady go."
"Even if this matter is not the fault of the British princess, it is
It's not on your young lady's body. When your young lady took it, it was intact. What are you afraid of? If you want to investigate, you should investigate the people around Concubine Ji. It has nothing to do with other people. "The maid of Liu Mansion said disapprovingly.
The British princess is really lucky. She was able to escape again this time. She has to tell the Crown Princess about it, in case she is unaware of it.
For Liu Jingyu, this matter was really not a big deal, it was just a matter of convenience. Since Zhou Jinruo was determined to please him, he was willing to give Zhou Jinruo some face. How could Zhou Jinruo not pay a price? No matter who he cheated, or both of them, Liu Jingyu felt that it was all right.
In Liu Jingyu's opinion, the possibility of finding Zhou Jinruo in this matter is extremely small. Qu Moying is more suspicious than Zhou Jinruo in any way. Zhou Jinruo's previous circle is very far away from Qu Moying and Ji Youran, and they have never had any intersection, so naturally there is no possibility of any hatred between them.
It is only natural for Zhou Jinruo to give a gift to Qu Moying.
What happened after that could never have anything to do with her. Liu Jingyu would never have thought that under Qu Moying's manipulation, Ji Youran now deeply hated Zhou Jinruo.
She couldn't deal with Qu Moying, but she could still deal with Zhou Jinruo. Ji Youran took out her anger on Zhou Jinruo for everything that happened there.
"But...but, Concubine Ji was furious yesterday. Not only did she beat our young lady, she also...she made a scene in the Prince of England's mansion, angering His Royal Highness the King of England. He even punished her with a cane. This matter...this matter will not be let go." The maids in Zhou's mansion were running around in circles in a panic.
The prince's concubine in the Eastern Palace is said to be the most favored concubine. How can she be compared to his own daughter
Not to mention the Crown Prince's Mansion, even the favorite concubines of other royal palaces are not something that their Kangyang Marquis Mansion can resist. This... is going to be a disaster.
"What...what did you say? The King of England caned the concubine of the Eastern Palace?" The maid of Liu Mansion could hardly believe her ears. "This...how is this possible? Even if he is the uncle of the Crown Prince, he cannot do such a disrespectful thing. This...this is really against the rules!"
It's no wonder that the maid in Liu's house didn't believe her ears. What uncle would discipline his nephew's concubine, and even have her beaten? Moreover, this man was the crown prince, and the one being beaten was the crown prince's favorite concubine. This... was really rude.
"The prince was there at the time, and it was... it was the prince's idea." The maid in Zhou's mansion took a deep breath and told the whole story one by one.
After hearing this, the maid in Liu Mansion finally understood that although the beating was done in the Prince of England's mansion and it was the King of England's intention, the final order was given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
From this perspective, this matter is not really against the rules.
"What should we do now? If our young lady is found out, she... will definitely not dare to hide it." The maid from Zhou Mansion was about to cry. She stuttered twice and looked at the maid from Liu Mansion pitifully: "We have to report this matter to the Crown Princess, otherwise it will be troublesome if the Crown Princess is implicated."
"Your young lady wants to betray our queen?" The maid in Liu Mansion raised her eyebrows.
The maid of Zhou Mansion shook her hands and said, "No, no, our young lady is afraid that she will have to tell the Crown Princess in the end. She wants to make preparations for the Crown Princess. It is best to delay Concubine Ji so that she does not have time to deal with our young lady. Our young lady said that if the Crown Princess
If the Concubine wants to drag Concubine Ji down, it would be best to start with the relationship between Concubine Ji and the former Crown Princess."
"What do you mean?" The maid in Liu Mansion didn't understand.
The maid from Zhou's mansion looked around cautiously again, then leaned close to the ear of the maid from Liu's mansion and whispered everything Zhou Jinruo had told her to say.
After she finished speaking, she breathed a sigh of relief and took a step back. "Our young lady said that we must tell the Crown Princess about this matter as soon as possible, so as to prevent Concubine Ji from catching her off guard. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to beat Concubine Ji, our young lady said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt very sorry for Concubine Ji, and then he repeatedly defended Concubine Ji, saying that he was sorry for Concubine Ji and the first Crown Princess."
He had already married Liu Jingyu, but now he repeatedly expressed his love and pity for Ji Hanyue, which was unbearable no matter how high that woman’s position as the Crown Princess was.
Forget about the dead, they are gone anyway, but what about Ji Youran who is still alive? Why can the prince pity her again and again? Even if she made mistakes, the prince did not do anything to her, and even looked down on the newly married princess Liu Jingyu. Just for this reason, Liu Jingyu could not tolerate Ji Youran...
The maid of the Liu Mansion entered the East Palace on the pretext of delivering a gift for Madam Liu and met Liu Jingyu.
Liu Jingyu waved his hand, and everyone else in the room left, leaving only a few trusted confidants to guard the room.
After the maid came forward and paid her respects, she presented the gift list. Liu Jingyu asked her to accept it without even looking at it, and asked slowly, "Are you coming here at this time for Concubine Ji's matter?"
She was in the mansion, so how could she not know that Ji Youran's face was disfigured? For this reason, Liu Jingyu was in a good mood and ate half a bowl of rice more. Now she heard that Ji Youran was beaten with a stick again in the Prince of Ying's Mansion, and she was in an even better mood. While she was chatting and laughing with the people around her, she heard that her mother had sent someone over. She knew it was because of this matter.
"Your Majesty, Madam asked me to bring you a message, telling you to be careful and not to take things lightly now." The maid said as she knelt on the ground.
How could she make the decision on such a big matter? After sending away the maid from the Zhou Mansion, she went to see her own wife and told her everything in detail. After listening, Madam Liu thought about it, gave her a few instructions, and then gave her this reason to let her come to the East Palace to find Liu Jingyu.
This incident gave Madam Liu a glimmer of opportunity.
"My lady, Madam said that now is the right time. If we don't take advantage of this good time... I'm afraid there may not be such an opportunity in the future. If we wait until the situation over there recovers... this matter will be difficult to handle." The maid repeated Madam Liu's words to Liu Jingyu in a low voice.
These were Madam Liu's original words, but the maid didn't really understand what they meant. But she just repeated what Madam Liu meant.
After saying that, Liu Jingyu silently picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip, and put it down heavily. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. This was indeed a good opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Originally, keeping Ji Youran was not a big deal, but now it was even more impossible to keep Ji Youran.
Don't think that she doesn't know anything about the Jing Palace. It has something to do with Ji Youran. When she was in Jing Palace, she was almost in trouble when Ji Youran fainted. If the prince had come a little later, would she really die to prove her innocence...
Ji Youran, she also has some things in her hands...