Hua was suddenly startled: "Sir... why did you put Madam under guard? Could something serious have happened? People from the Dali Temple came here during the day and questioned everyone. I was terrified. Fortunately, nothing happened later. Could it be that Madam was blamed for this?"
Lord Liu couldn't tell for a moment whether it was related to Madam Liu.
"This matter has nothing to do with our family!" he said vaguely.
"It has nothing to do with our house. Why do they keep looking for things in our house? People from Northern Frontier seem to be willing to hide in our house. Is there something in this house that attracts them to come here? It was like this before, and it is still like this now. If this continues, will people discover something even more incredible?"
Hua said tremblingly, saying some careless words, which would have earned her a scolding from Lord Liu in the past.
But today was different. When Lord Liu was waiting for Madam Liu to come back in her yard, he had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He was so panicked that he even had the urge to strangle Madam Liu to death.
If they are really related, then it would be a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and the extermination of the entire clan. Not only can her daughter not save herself, she can't even save her daughter. How can she sit firmly on the position of the Crown Princess
But if you say there is no connection, thinking carefully about the things happening in his own house, there is always some connection with the Northern Frontier. Madam Liu did not say a word about where she went just now. She just said that she was in a bad mood and went out to relax. Lord Liu did not believe this reason at all.
I just hate that this woman Qi Xiejiao didn't tell me the truth at all, which put me in such a passive position.
For a moment, I was extremely confused.
Although what he said was a bit exaggerated, it was also what he was thinking.
Seeing that Master Liu had a gloomy face and didn't say a word, Hua took the initiative to approach him, with a bit of shrinking: "Master, you are my only support. If you are gone, what will happen to me and my child? I don't have a good family background, and my only support is you. Master, you must not get into trouble. If something happens..."
"I'll be fine, don't worry."
"Why would the people from the Dali Temple come here? If they didn't have any evidence, they wouldn't just come to our house to investigate. My Lord and Madam are not the biological parents of the Crown Princess. I've never heard of anyone going to the Crown Princess's family home to investigate like this."
Hua said indignantly, and then pulled on Master Liu's sleeve: "Master, is there really something going on here? But I don't know for the time being. I heard that there was a lot of noise outside about the assassination of the Northern Frontier envoys. The maid beside me heard about it when she went out to buy things."
"Is it spreading outside?" Lord Liu asked casually.
"That's right. What they said is really scary. They said that as long as someone is arrested, no matter who he is or which family he belongs to, they will investigate it thoroughly and never let him go. People in the market also say that this time... I'm afraid something big is going to happen." Hua said exaggeratedly.
The more Lord Liu thought about the real consequences, the more panicked he became. Was Qi Xiejiao really okay? Could she really have gotten involved in the affairs of Northern Xinjiang
Hua had been with Lord Liu for many years and understood Lord Liu's emotions very well. Otherwise, she would not have stayed away from home for so many years and given birth to a son and a daughter for Lord Liu.
Compared to Madam Liu who doesn't take Lord Liu seriously, Hua knows Lord Liu very well.
As soon as he saw Lord Liu's expression, he knew that something was wrong. He rolled his eyes and said softly, "Sir, you just came back from Madam. Did Madam say something to make you angry? Don't be angry. Madam is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. She has been raised in the palm of her hand since she was a child. If you make Madam unhappy, it will offend the Duke of Qi's Mansion."
As he spoke, there was a hint of panic on his face.
Hua didn't know that Madam Liu had secretly gone out before, but when Lord Liu went there later, there was a big commotion over there, so how could she not know about it
He said this deliberately, of course, not to help Madam Liu, but to remind Lord Liu that the current Madam Liu is no longer the original Madam Liu, and the relationship between the Duke of Qi's Mansion and the Liu Mansion has almost severed.
It is said that it is the Yue family, but they have not had any contact for some time.
Apart from Lord Liu himself coming to the door, it was basically just a formality and the reception was cold, as if the two families were not close relatives.
Duke Qi’s Mansion
Lord Liu's heart moved, and he subconsciously tightened the hand that Hua extended to him. His heart began to beat rapidly, and cold sweat began to appear on his forehead. How could he have forgotten about the Duke of Qi's Mansion
Damn it! Suddenly he realized what he had overlooked...
Yes, it was the Duke of Qi's Mansion. It was the Duke of Qi's Mansion's attitude. He always felt that this attitude was inexplicable. Why did Qi Xiejiao harm the Duke of Qi's wife? How did such a big incident happen? Why did Mrs. Qi also ignore her daughter? The old Duke even ignored Qi Xiejiao.
The Crown Princess's wedding is such a big event, but the attitude of the Duke of Qi's Mansion is worse than that of ordinary mansions. What's wrong with this
Did the Duke of Qi's Mansion discover that there was something wrong with Qi Xiejiao, so they deliberately distanced themselves from her, even disregarding the Crown Princess's face? If this is the case, Qi Xiejiao's problem must be very serious, so serious that the Duke of Qi's Mansion could not cope with it, and it might even implicate the Duke of Qi's Mansion...
Then this matter... must be... a big matter...
"Is there any trouble with my cousin?" Prince Qilie frowned and said unhappily after hearing what the old woman said, "She has been in the capital all the time. She said before that she knew everything in the capital and that everything was under her control. How did she become like this now?"
"Second brother, it turns out that everything is made up by her. She only has such limited ability that she can't even handle the Duke of Qi's Mansion, let alone other things." Princess Qiya said disapprovingly.
She really looked down on Madam Liu.
"Don't talk nonsense," Prince Qilie rebuked.
Princess Qia has not had a good time recently. She almost died that day. After being accused, she suddenly became angry: "Brother, you know best whether I am talking nonsense or not! We originally agreed that it would be better if she secretly protected us during our trip to the capital, but look at her now... Not only will she not be able to handle it herself, but she may also implicate us. Second brother, I don't allow you to help her."
Princess Qia expressed her attitude.
Finally, she curled her lips and said, "I don't know what my father was thinking. He actually sent people to find her and sent people to her side. Look at us now. We have lost a lot of manpower because of her. Her Liu Mansion is almost the target of public criticism. As for the husband she married, he is really useless. He was a minister before, but now he is just a small doctor."
Prince Qi Lie's face darkened. Although what he said was unpleasant to hear, it was indeed true.
When he first arrived in the capital, he did want to rely on Madam Liu's help. His father had supported Madam Liu with all his strength for today. But after he arrived in the capital, what he saw and heard was very different from what Madam Liu had written to her father.
It was also because of Madam Liu’s previous letter that Prince Qi Lie and his father believed that Madam Liu could do almost whatever she wanted in the capital.
The daughter is the Crown Princess, her family is the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and she is married to the most promising Shangshu, who is also on good terms with the Empress. No matter from which perspective, she is highly powerful.
But now look at this... what is this called...
The marriage relationship between the Duke of Qi's Mansion and the Liu's Mansion is almost gone. I heard that it was caused by an accident. There are all kinds of stories about the details, but one thing is certain, Madam Liu offended the Duke of Qi's Mansion after that incident, and the relationship between the two mansions was almost severed afterwards.
There is no need to talk about Minister Liu. In the eyes of Prince Qilie, that man is a useless person. He has already been promoted, but he can fall again and again, and even end up in this situation. However, it was such a person who was praised by Madam Liu to the highest level on earth and in heaven. She said that he was young and handsome, and could even get married and become the emperor's most important right-hand man.
Now it seems... that's it...
As for the Crown Princess, who they all placed high hopes on, it was said that she was loved by both the Crown Prince and King Jing before she got married. The two men even went against each other for her. What they were fighting for was not only the throne they would ascend in the future, but also Liu Jingyu... But what about now
Not to mention Princess Jing, even the sickly Princess Ying seemed to have much more status than the Crown Princess.
As for Mrs. Liu's self-proclaimed words that both parties were interested in Liu Jingyu, it was even more of a joke.
"Brother, just let her go. Whatever happens, it's okay. We're unfamiliar with this place, but at least it's safe. We can slowly investigate some things, but if it's really related to her, this matter... can't be explained clearly, and besides..."
"What's more?" asked Prince Qilie.
"Besides, this matter... really has nothing to do with her?" Princess Qia gritted her teeth and said hatefully.
"Don't talk nonsense, she would never do such a thing. What good would it do her if something happened to us?" Prince Qi Lie disagreed with this and shook his head.
“Brother, it’s not you who’s in trouble, it’s me. If something happens to me… Princess Jing and Princess Ying might be involved. Then who would benefit the most? Her useless daughter, the Crown Princess, right?” Princess Qiya has always insisted that someone deliberately harmed her that day.
She really almost lost her life.
She felt that the person that day was here to take her life.
Or maybe what happened in the palace was related to Princess Jing and Princess Ying, or maybe it was related to only one person. She couldn't be sure now, but that didn't stop her from being wary of everyone.
She didn't know what the Crown Princess was like. She only knew that she was out of favor. Not only did she not please the Queen, she couldn't even hold the Crown Prince's heart. It was said that the Crown Prince had always liked the previous Crown Princess and had never had anything to do with the current Crown Princess.
As for the fact that the Crown Prince and Prince Jing were both in love with Liu Jingyu, and even the two brothers were fighting for her, that is even more of a joke. The person Prince Jing was wholeheartedly seeking to marry was Princess Jing. Of course, this does not mean that Princess Jing was favored. The favored one was the third lady of the Qu family, the sister of the current Princess Ying.
Princess Qia has found out everything about the grievances and grudges between the three royal palaces in the past few days. Regardless of whether it is true or not, at least that is what it appears to be on the surface.
Prince Qi Lie fell silent again. Although Princess Qi Ya's words were unpleasant, this was also the issue he had been thinking about in the past few days.