Liu Lanxin didn't go after all, and was finally persuaded by the two maids.
But she still couldn't bear it, and after thinking about it, she took people to the East Palace to find the Crown Princess. She didn't believe that Liu Jingyu would remain indifferent.
Liu Jingyu was very surprised to hear that Liu Lanxin was coming. The two of them basically had no contact with each other. Whether it was the Crown Prince or King Jing, the relationship between the two was not good.
Liu Lanxin was invited in, and after the two sides exchanged greetings, they sat down as host and guest.
"I heard that something happened to Madam Liu suddenly. I wonder what went wrong?" Liu Lanxin asked with concern, looking at Liu Jingyu, who was dressed in white.
Liu Jingyu looked very haggard, with slightly red eyes, and it was obvious that she had cried many times.
When asked, he said hoarsely, "My mother was fine before, but she passed away suddenly. The doctor said it might be related to her weak body. Before, my mother's leg injury was not fully healed and she was still in pain, so she drank some wine, thinking that drinking some would make the pain less severe."
Drinking is harmful to your health, and sometimes things can happen suddenly.
This kind of thing happened unexpectedly, but no one could say anything wrong.
Alcohol is also a good excuse, and it sounds much more real than dying suddenly out of nowhere.
"Has the Crown Princess checked?" Liu Lanxin asked with concern.
"I have checked it. Not only I checked it, but the prince has checked it too. But the fact is that it is like this." Liu Jingyu's eyes turned red again. He pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and his voice choked with sobs. "When the weather is bad, my mother's leg injury will hurt a lot."
"So that's how it is. I heard it wrong." Liu Lanxin nodded.
"Did you hear something wrong?" Liu Jingyu was slightly surprised.
Liu Lanxin lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and changed the subject: "Does the Crown Princess know about what's going on in our house?"
"What's going on in your house?" Liu Jingyu asked. She had been under house arrest for some time and had no idea what was going on outside.
"Our prince is about to have a child. Concubine Qu has returned home and is now taking care of her pregnancy. She heard some of Madam Liu's gossip from outside." Liu Lanxin said, with the corners of her lips slightly raised. She seemed to be in a good mood, but suddenly she remembered Liu Jingyu's current condition and suppressed her smile again.
"Concubine Qu is pregnant?" Liu Jingyu was shocked.
"Yes, our prince said that this is the emperor's first grandchild, and it is a great blessing. Even if Concubine Qu was wrong before, because of this child, these are not a problem." Liu Lanxin said softly, and then sighed again, with curved eyebrows, looking like she really likes it, "It's a pity that this child is not mine, otherwise our prince would be happier."
"You haven't given birth to a child yet, but your prince let a concubine give birth to one?" Liu Jingyu said.
"This matter is indeed a little wrong, but our prince has discussed it with me long ago. Although Concubine Qu's status is not prominent, her relationship with the prince has been around for a long time. Our prince said something to me at the time that I thought made sense, so I should take care of it. Now it's a good thing."
Liu Lanxin said.
Did Liu Lanxin agree to this? Liu Jingyu didn't believe this at all. She and Pei Yusheng were almost engaged, and she knew Pei Yusheng's character. He wanted to get engaged to her, but he was also flirting with Qu Qiuyan.
It was obvious at that time that he had special feelings for Qu Qiuyan, but now that Liu Lanxin married into the family, it seemed as if she was not favored.
Liu Jingyu used to think that everything about her was good, whether it was her identity, status or appearance, each of them was top-notch and nothing was outstanding. No matter whether it was the Crown Prince or King Jing, it was a blessing for them to marry her.
But now I feel how ridiculous my original idea was.
She thought she was better than Ji Hanyue, but the prince was wholeheartedly thinking about Ji Hanyue. He even looked up to Ji Youran because of the dead Ji Hanyue.
Liu Jingyu didn't understand at first, but later he realized from the hints from the nanny beside the Queen that he had actually lost early on.
She lost when she gave up King Jing and married the Crown Prince.
Ji Hanyue was dead, but she was devoted to the prince. And because she had discussed marriage with King Jing for a while before, in the prince's heart, she was already unclean, so how could she compare to the former Ji Hanyue.
During this period, Liu Jingyu was imprisoned in the Eastern Palace. All her power was taken away from her. She became the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, but ended up like this. After thinking about it again and again, Liu Jingyu felt ridiculous about herself and her mother.
They thought they could choose their own marriage, but they forgot that no matter whether it was the Crown Prince or King Jing, it was not up to them to choose.
In this respect, she and Liu Lanxin are quite similar.
She was discussing with King Jing, and finally pushed King Jing to marry the crown prince.
Liu Lanxin pursued the King of Ying, and it is said that she almost entered the Eastern Palace, but finally married the King of Jing
As for Liu Lanxin saying that she agreed, Liu Jingyu didn't believe it at all.
"Then I have to respect you. From now on, the child born by Concubine Qu will be the eldest son of Prince Jing's Mansion and your first son." Liu Jingyu said.
The first son, even if he is not the legitimate son, is unique to King Jing, and he is also favored by King Jing. Compared with the Princess Jing in front of him, Qu Qiuyan is the one who is favored. Although there is no Princess Jing in King Jing's Mansion, with such a vixen there, Liu Lanxin's life will not be easy.
Liu Lanxin's face darkened slightly, but she nodded immediately: "Although he is not my biological child, as long as he is the heir of Prince Jing, it will be fine. No matter from which aspect, this is a good thing for Prince Jing's Mansion."
"Indeed." Liu Jingyu's expression remained unchanged, and he also nodded in agreement, but his heart skipped a beat. Although one offspring was nothing, at this time, when the Prince's Mansion had no offspring yet, if a son was really born, then he would be the Emperor's first grandson.
Having such a child might even give the emperor other ideas.
"Crown Princess, the rumors outside are not nice. Madam Liu's death was clearly an accident, but people have spread the rumors like this. We still have to control it, lest it affect your reputation." Liu Lanxin said again, and it sounded like she was returning to the point where the topic was brought up before, as if she was just saying that.
"Thank you, Princess Jing, for telling me." Liu Jingyu thanked her.
After the two talked for a while, Liu Lanxin said goodbye and said that she would go to the Liu Mansion to pay tribute to Madam Liu, and asked when Liu Jingyu would go there too.
Liu Jingyu said he would go the day after tomorrow morning.
If she were not the Crown Princess, she would have been staying at Liu Mansion for the past few days. Now, due to her status, there are many inconveniences.
After Liu Lanxin left, Liu Jingyu took people to Pei Luoan's study to report the matter.
"I already know that Concubine Qu is pregnant." Pei Luoan had already learned about this from the Queen Mother, and his face was depressed.
"Your Highness, what will we do if we really give birth to a child?" Liu Jingyu asked anxiously, "What will Concubine He do? What will the Emperor think?"
"I already know about this matter. Crown Princess, you should prepare to enter the palace first!" Pei Luoan said.
"Yes!" Liu Jingyu didn't dare to say anything more and said in a low voice.
She stepped out of the door and looked back at the study with a heavy expression. She had to go to the palace today, which was arranged long ago.
Mo Ying was also in the palace. She came to visit Concubine Qu. Concubine Qu was old and in poor health. After thinking about it, Mo Ying left Nanny Yan to Concubine Qu.
When I entered the palace today and chatted with Concubine Qu for a while, I saw Nanny Yan rushing in, sweating profusely.
"Something happened." As soon as Nanny Yan entered the hall and bowed, she spoke anxiously.
"What happened?" Concubine Qu was stunned and asked.
Mo Ying raised her watery eyes with a calm expression.
"The Crown Princess fainted from crying in the palace." Nanny Yan wiped the sweat from her forehead and lowered her voice, "I heard that the matter was related to Lord Yue. It was said that Lord Yue, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, forced Madam Liu to death."
"Didn't he suddenly develop an acute illness?" Concubine Qu was surprised.
She had heard from Nanny Yan that Lord Yue, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, was Xiao Yue's nephew. The top scholar in the previous exam and Mo Ying were cousins and he took good care of Mo Ying.
"That's what they said, and that's the truth. But it's said that this happened because the Junior Official of the Dali Temple went to the Liu Mansion to investigate someone and had an argument with Madam Liu. He even threatened to take Madam Liu to the Dali Temple. Madam Liu was so angry that night that she drank some wine. She was not in good health to begin with, and she died all of a sudden."
Nanny Yan was so anxious that her face turned pale. "What should Princess Princess do? I heard that the Queen Queen has sent someone to invite the Emperor."
Nanny Yan was sensitive and felt that if this matter was brought to the attention of the Emperor, it would definitely be a big deal.
"Don't be nervous. Even if this is the case, this is a public matter. It's not the first day that there are people from the Northern Frontier in the Liu Mansion." Mo Ying said slowly, with a gloomy look in his eyes.
Yue Wenhan went there on official business, also for the Dali Temple. The matter of the Northern Frontier had not been resolved yet, and Liu Jingyu went to the palace to cry and make a fuss, which actually had another meaning.
What is the purpose
If it weren't for Pei Luoan's support behind the scenes, Liu Jingyu wouldn't dare to make such a fuss in the palace. So what did Pei Luoan want to do
No matter how big a fuss this gets, Yue Wenhan will at most be reprimanded and demoted. With Pei Luoan's status, why would he make such a big fuss to deal with Yue Wenhan
So, what does Pei Luoan want to do
After comforting Concubine Qu with a few words, Mo Ying sent Nanny Yan out to inquire about the news. It was obvious that there was a follow-up to this matter. She couldn't figure it out for a moment, but she always felt that there was something wrong with this matter. Who was plotting what
Nanny Yan went out to inquire about the news, and Mo Ying stayed with Concubine Qu to listen to the news. When Nanny Yan came back again, she brought another piece of news.
Crown Prince Pei Luoan also entered the palace and even broke into the Emperor's study. It was said that he went directly to the Emperor to appeal for the Crown Princess.
This is even more amazing. Pei Luoan has such deep feelings for Liu Jingyu.