Liu Jingyu walked in with a maid.
You can see that she was very excited. Her whole body was shaking with excitement. Her pretty face was pale, her eyes were slightly red, and there were faint traces of tears at the corners of her eyes.
It actually makes people feel a sense of pity.
"Grandfather, I don't agree!" After she came in, she said to Duke Qi, biting her lip hard, suppressing the grievance in her eyes, bowed to Pei Yusheng, and then bowed to Duke Qi, "Grandfather, why do you have to do this? This matter is clearly Miss Qu San's business, why do you push it onto me?"
Qu Qiuyan was helped out. Many people saw it and were discussing the matter. The previous events had not been explained clearly, and now there were the later events. If Liu Jingyu went to the Liu Mansion to apologize at this time, everyone would associate all the bad things with her, which was equivalent to confirming some of the rumors about her.
Qu Qiuyan went out fine, but fainted for unknown reasons and was carried back to Liu Mansion. In addition, due to the previous incident with the sachet, although no one dared to discuss this matter openly afterwards, many people were suspicious of it in private. If she showed weakness again at this moment, she would seem even more guilty.
Even without real-name accusation, it would have caused great damage to her reputation.
Liu Jingyu really didn't understand what was wrong with her grandfather. Although her grandfather didn't love her as much as her grandmother, he was very good to her in the past and always thought of her. As for leaving the position of county lady to her, Liu Jingyu was grateful from the bottom of her heart and secretly vowed to treat her grandfather well in the future.
But what’s going on now? Why did my grandfather do this
How could my grandfather push me out just for the blind man in the Qu Mansion? This is a critical moment for me. Doesn’t my grandfather know
"County Lady, this matter really has nothing to do with you?" Pei Yusheng looked at her and asked back in a cold voice.
Although Liu Jingyu is very beautiful, Qu Qiuyan is not bad either, and she is not Pei Yusheng's type, otherwise the relationship between the two would have been established long ago over the years.
Although the beauty in front of him was pitiful, she was not the one in his heart. In addition, Pei Yusheng also came here in anger, so he did not feel any sympathy for Liu Jingyu.
He was not venting his anger for Qu Qiuyan, but entirely for himself. He was furious that someone was stepping on his face and trying to save face for the prince.
"This matter originally had nothing to do with me. I just knew something. At that time, I was in a hurry to return home to deliver medicinal herbs to my mother, so I didn't pay much attention to it. After I came back and heard that something happened, I remembered the matter of Miss Qu San, so I specially sent someone to call Miss Qu San over for questioning. Then my grandmother and Miss Qu Si came over, and Miss Qu San fainted while listening."
Liu Jingyu's eyes became redder and redder. After he finished speaking, he bit her lips hard, causing them to lose their color and revealing snow-white teeth marks.
She looked at Pei Yusheng with loving eyes, wanting to say something but not being able to.
Although Pei Yusheng didn't care about Liu Jingyu, he was surprised to see such a beautiful woman looking at him like that and looking so aggrieved. He had never seen Liu Jingyu like this before. In the past, Liu Jingyu always acted a bit superior in front of others. He didn't dislike her, but he didn't like her that much either.
At the moment, her behavior is somewhat similar to Qu Qiuyan.
It also makes her complexion look a little more gentle.
She looked at Pei Yusheng with sad eyes, waiting for him to speak.
"Let's just settle this, please.
Master." Pei Yusheng didn't show any mercy after all. He bowed to Duke Qi and turned away.
"Your Highness..." Liu Jingyu wanted to call him, but he had already walked away. He could only turn his head and look at Duke Qi, "Grandfather..."
"Let's settle it. I'll prepare a gift for you and tell everyone that you're visiting a patient. Miss Qu San hasn't woken up yet, and I don't know if there's something wrong with her. I heard that two imperial doctors have been there, but there's still no effect. It's a good idea for you to go and take a look."
Duke Qi waved his hand, interrupted her and said with a dull look.
"Grandfather, you...you can't do this to me." Liu Jingyu couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and they fell, sobbing.
Even if they announced to the public that they were visiting a patient, it would only be an attempt to cover up the truth. The Qu family would definitely spread the matter.
"Okay, let's end this matter here! Jingyu, your identity is different from that of ordinary people, so you should be more decent at this time. What happened before..." Duke Qi's face became more gloomy when he said this. He glanced at her with a hint of disappointment, "Whether you had any involvement in today's matter, you know it yourself. There are also a few pieces of Chengxin paper missing in the study. I heard that you wrote something today."
Duke Qi finished speaking, shook his head, as if to shake off all the bad thoughts, and then sighed heavily: "Jingyu, tell grandpa, did you do it on purpose?"
"Grandfather, I... I didn't!" Liu Jingyu didn't dare to tell the truth at this time, and cried.
The Duke of Qi asked no more questions, looked at him deeply, turned around and strode out.
Or maybe he was overthinking it. Although his granddaughter intervened in this matter, it might be to deal with Miss Qu San. After all, she had nothing to do with Miss Qu Si. Judging from his granddaughter's personality, she didn't seem like she would bully such a weak lady!
This is the most reasonable explanation, otherwise it cannot explain what happened today.
But even so, the Duke of Qi still insisted that his granddaughter go to apologize to the Qu family.
No matter what the sin is, just make amends!
What you owe must always be repaid, right
Some things might really be destined, otherwise how could the granddaughter be involved with the fourth young lady of the Qu family
Liu Jingyu glared at the receding figure of Duke Qi with hatred, his eyes were sinister and his teeth were clenched.
Before this, she truly regarded her grandfather as her closest person, but now, she felt that it was no longer the case. This grandfather was possessed by an evil spirit and was no longer the same great-grandfather as before.
"County Lady." The maid called timidly.
"Let's go back home." Liu Jingyu said coldly and clenched her fists tightly. Even if she didn't have her grandfather, she still had her mother, and her mother would definitely be able to help her.
Compared to my grandparents, my mother is the one I love the most. No one else is good, even my father...
"Father, this matter really has nothing to do with me, but now my grandfather has pushed it onto me, I...what should I do?" In Minister Liu's study, Liu Jingyu was crying, unable to speak.
She had just come out of her mother's yard and went straight to see Minister Liu.
"Your grandfather asked you to go to the Qu residence to present gifts?" Minister Liu put down the pen in his hand, looked at his daughter and asked.
He is a man of low temperament.
Even though he is old now, you can still see the heroic look of his youth. He is very handsome and exudes a refined temperament. At first glance, he is very attractive.
Having been the Shangshu for many years, he had an extraordinary demeanor. Among the six Shangshu, he was the youngest. The ministers in the court all felt that he was the most likely one to become a prime minister and had a bright future.
"Yes, that's what my grandfather said. Father... I... what should I do? What if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince misunderstands this?" Liu Jingyu spoke clearly while crying.
Mother said that we must lead him in the direction of the prince.
Minister Liu frowned. This matter was indeed difficult to handle. His father-in-law's words didn't sound reasonable, but the relationship between the father-in-law and the son-in-law for so many years made Minister Liu believe that his father-in-law would not mean what his daughter said. If it came to fairness, his father-in-law was the most fair.
Fair to the point of being biased.
It is the kind of justice that is worth sacrificing one's loved ones for the sake of this so-called justice.
Is it my daughter who made a mistake now
"This matter really has nothing to do with you?" Minister Liu asked again.
"Father, I really got involved in this by accident. I just knew that Miss Qu San wanted to use the sachet to harm people, so I threw the sachet into the flower hall next door. I didn't have time to say anything else and I returned home. Don't you also know that I returned home?" Liu Jingyu said while wiping her tears.
This matter cannot be hidden from anyone. My mother told me to speak tactfully. My father is a serious person and might really ask my grandfather about this.
Minister Liu was silent for a moment. He actually knew about this. He happened to be returning home at that time and saw Liu Jingyu coming in at the door just after him. The father and daughter were talking together when they came in.
Looking at it this way, what Liu Jingyu said is really understandable.
But what his father-in-law said could not be false. Jingyu must have made a mistake. If Jingyu had sent someone to tell his mother-in-law about this at the time, what happened afterwards would not have happened.
Such a big thing has been caused, and it involves the Prince's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion. It is really not a trivial matter. Moreover, I heard that Miss Qu San is still unconscious, so His Royal Highness Prince Jing intervened. After all, Miss Qu San has now been determined to become Prince Jing's concubine, and I heard that the decree has been passed.
It is only natural for him to intervene in this matter now.
When the news came from the palace before, Minister Liu was still very unconvinced. Qu Zhizhen was his subordinate, so of course he knew that this Third Miss Qu was said to have a chance to become the Princess of Jing, but now she has become a concubine with an unclear status. The so-called concubine is just a term used outside, and her status is far from comparable to that of the principal wife or concubine.
In the palace, only the principal wife and the concubine are considered the real masters. The concubine has a position, but she is usually a concubine's daughter, or the legitimate daughter of a fifth or sixth rank minor official. Compared with the legitimate daughter of a minister's mansion, her position is a little lower, just a slightly higher position among concubines. No one knew what Qu Zhizhen was thinking, but he actually agreed.
Now that I think about it, I realize that this matter is related to my daughter.
"Father..." Liu Jingyu was still begging. His mother said that as long as he begged in the right way, his father would definitely help him. But the next moment, her face stiffened.
Minister Liu stood up and said, "Have someone prepare some gifts. Your father will accompany you on the journey!"