Even though Madam Liu looked down on Minister Liu, and even though she had no feelings for him for all these years, she could not tolerate the fact that there was another woman in Minister Liu's heart who had a higher status than herself.
And this person is from the Xiao Yue clan.
"Pa" a heavy slap shattered Mrs. Liu's self-righteousness.
"Yue is at least a kind woman. What do you have? You are just a vicious and lowly woman. You really think you are born noble. You are nothing after leaving the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Now you'd better pray that this matter has nothing to do with you. Otherwise, even if the Crown Princess is here, I will definitely divorce you."
After Minister Liu finished speaking, he looked at her with disdain again, turned around and strode away.
Madam Liu covered her face with her hands, her expression was almost ferocious. She looked at Minister Liu's back with hatred, but ultimately said nothing.
"Madam... may I come in, old servant?" a maid's voice came from the door.
"Come in!" Mrs. Liu said sternly.
The old woman came in, her face so flustered that she didn't dare to look up at Madam Liu's expression. Although the servants in the yard just now didn't hear clearly what was said inside, they still knew that the madam and the master had quarreled.
"I'm going to kill him." Madam Liu said viciously, her teeth chattering.
"Madam... now is not the time to say these things. The bailiffs have come to the mansion and will come to investigate soon." The old woman reminded this. At this time, she could not care about the quarrel between Madam and the master. She had more important things to report. "Madam... what should we do if they come to investigate later?"
The maid who died before was Madam Liu's maid, and the people around Madam Liu will definitely be re-investigated.
"Let them investigate." Madam Liu pursed her lips and slowly put down her hand. There was a red and swollen spot on her pale face, and it was obvious that Minister Liu had not used heavy hands just now.
“Madam…” The old woman was still panicking. She knew her own business and was afraid of any unexpected event.
"Are you afraid?" Mrs. Liu's eyes fell gloomily on her face.
"This old slave...is worried about Madam." The old woman forced a smile.
"No matter who it is, they can't pry my mouth open. I'm the Crown Princess' biological mother. As long as there's no evidence, no one can do anything to me. The same goes for you... No one can pry your mouth open, right?" Madam Liu asked.
"I won't do that. My loyalty to you, Madam, is worthy of God." The old woman was so frightened that she fell to her knees and swore to the sky.
She dared not swear, because her whole family was in the hands of the lady. If she dared to say a word of betraying the lady, everyone in the family would die.
She didn't dare to go against her lady's wishes. If anything happened, she could only die to atone for her sin.
At least the whole family can be spared from punishment.
Dying alone is nothing.
"That's good. Don't worry. As long as you pretend you don't know, nothing will happen to you. At most, I will beat you. I will protect you." Madam Liu reached out and helped the old woman up. Since the last cleaning, she didn't have many real confidants in the mansion.
Now one of the maids is dead, and the only one left is this old woman in front of me.
Madam Liu had no intention of giving up on this old woman. Now was the critical time to employ people, and she couldn't let the people of Jingzhao Yin ruin things.
How could the matter of Princess Ying lead to such a big change? Madam Liu still doesn't know what went wrong and can only blame Qu Luqin for being useless.
Now, she just refused to give in, and wanted to see who dared to force her to confess.
She reached out and touched her face, which was burning with pain. She wished that Minister Liu was still in front of her so that she could slap him in the face.
A lowly person, who married such a noble person like me, actually dared to have feelings for other women.
He is indeed a bastard.
"Madam, the medicine is ready. Do you want to take it now or later?" The old woman was helped up, wiped her tears, and her expression calmed down.
Since you have made up your mind to die, you have to stay calm at this time, otherwise you will really be dead.
"There's no rush for the medicine." Madam Liu shook her head and said unhappily. She was so angry now that she didn't have the heart to take medicine.
"Madam, Doctor Ji said that the effect of this medicine will be much worse if it gets cold." The old woman advised. The so-called Doctor Ji is the doctor that Madam Liu has recently found. He has excellent medical skills. After taking a few doses of medicine, Madam Liu was able to walk. Now she is in the recovery stage, so she cannot be careless.
Madam Liu still had great faith in Doctor Ji's medical skills and finally nodded. At this time, she had to maintain her mental strength and could not be negligent on the part of Jingzhao Yin.
The maid brought the boiled medicine and Mrs. Liu put the bowl away after she finished it.
"Madam, would you like to apply a facial mask?" The old woman looked at Madam Liu's swollen face and said in a low voice.
After just a short while, it seemed to be more swollen than before, the corner of its mouth was broken with faint traces of blood, and there were still knuckle marks on its face.
"No need." Madam Liu shook her hand and looked at herself in the mirror. "This is good. When Jingzhao Yin comes to investigate, he can say that it was Minister Liu who beat me."
“Madam…” Hearing her say this, the old woman couldn’t help but screamed.
"Don't worry about it. Minister Liu is very famous. I am just a little girl. Even if I am the legitimate daughter of Duke Qi, after marrying him, I will only be the head of the backyard of the Liu Mansion. How much ability can I have? Besides, I am not able to move around easily now. All the previous things cannot be related to me."
Madam Liu covered her face with her hands again, feeling a burning pain, and hated Minister Liu even more.
"Madam, are you trying to show weakness?" After all, the old woman was Madam Liu's closest confidant, so she understood immediately.
“Yes, showing weakness! A weak woman, and in my current situation... there is no way she could be related to Northern Frontier.” Madam Liu also thought of this at the time, and that’s why she didn’t quarrel with Minister Liu.
She was weak and could only take care of herself, so it was impossible for her to be involved in the affairs of the Qu family. As for the matter of that maid, she didn't know anything about it.
Maybe they were sent to her by others, or maybe they just rebelled recently. After all, her daughter is now in the East Palace. With her daughter around, it is very possible that others put people around her, or tempted the people around her to become spies for others. After all, the ultimate goal of these people is still the prince, not her, a disgraced Madam Liu...
The Liu Mansion was investigated by the Jingzhao Yin Yamen, and everyone in the mansion was questioned in detail, for fear that there would be anyone who slipped through the net. Although many people felt that this matter was related to Madam Liu, there was no evidence.
Just as Madam Liu expected, everyone around her was investigated along with her, but she had already received news about her daughter, so she was prepared and would not be as flustered as before...
And the investigation cannot be completed in one day.
Impeachment of the prince suddenly broke out in the court.
Not only the Censor, many people submitted memorials asking the Emperor to investigate the death of the Crown Princess. There had been rumors before that Ji Youran had killed the previous Crown Princess, but rumors were just rumors after all, so everyone just kept their doubts in their hearts. And this time, the matter of Princess Ying made many people think it was true the more they thought about it.
Ji Youran is a bad person. She appears to be tolerant but is actually a vicious woman.
No one else had seen the Crown Princess before her death. It was said that she "fell ill" on the day of her wedding and never recovered from the illness. Her food, clothing and daily life were taken care of by the new Concubine Ji. No one else had ever seen the Crown Princess again.
If Ji Youran had already taken control of the Crown Princess at this time, the life and death of the Crown Princess would be in her hands.
Some people even wondered whether Ling Anbo also died in a conspiracy by his family, such as Ling Anbo's younger brother, Ji Youran's father. After all, the people who benefited at that time were all from the second branch of Ling Anbo's mansion.
If this is really the case, what can the prince do? He is a prince of the Eastern Palace, but he can't even protect his own princess, and he actually lets a vicious woman take advantage of him.
As a crown prince, he can’t even manage the affairs of the Eastern Palace, so how can he manage the world
If His Royal Highness knew that Ji Youran was not of right character, but still favored her, and even put the Crown Princess in danger, then what was His Royal Highness's so-called deep affection? He was just deceiving the world...
The memorials submitted by the censors were aggressive, and the memorials submitted by others were also full of accusations against the prince.
The prince argued again and again in court, indicating that he really didn't know, but even if he didn't know, his responsibility was not small. The King of England could find out that someone was harming the Princess of England. Even if he didn't care much about her, at least he could protect her and stand on her side when she was forced by the Qu family.
Bring out the Qu family and clear the name of the Princess of England.
What about the crown prince? What did the crown prince do? The crown prince did nothing but uselessly express his deep affection for the crown princess. I don’t even know how much of what he said was true…
Although the prince was well prepared, there were also several people who defended him, saying that the prince was deeply in love and heartbroken over the death of the princess, so how could he know this.
But his inaction, or lack of action, ultimately made people feel that the Crown Princess's death was unjust.
Looking at the Princess of England and then at the deceased Crown Princess, one cannot help but feel that the Crown Prince is useless. The Crown Prince is really useless. The King of England can do something, but the Crown Prince of his country didn't even notice it? He knew nothing, and only discovered the abnormality at the end because of someone else's reminder.
Is it really possible for such a prince to inherit the throne of the next generation? Can he really lead the Great Zhou to a more prosperous future
The position of the crown prince was not so stable to begin with, and now it feels even more precarious, as if one does not know when the position may be lost.
Later, word got out from somewhere that the emperor intended to depose the crown prince, and the crown prince's position was really not safe this time...
As soon as this news came out, people immediately knew that the crown prince might really be deposed. Then who would be the next heir to the throne
Is it His Royal Highness Prince Jing or the prince who is about to enter the capital? Although it only appeared in a small circle, this rumor is very scary. If it really breaks out, it will definitely shock the world...
The weather in Da Zhou looks like it's going to change...