"Is that Huasheng prepared by the Madam for Miss Qu Si?" the Queen Mother asked again.
"Yes, it was I who prepared it. If I had known this would happen, I would never have done such a thing." Madam Qi felt regretful. If she had known earlier, she would not have prepared so much for Qu Moying. Good intentions are not rewarded.
Pei Luoan looked at Liu Jingyu. He remembered what Liu Jingyu had said before.
"The county lady accidentally bumped into this Huasheng, so she exchanged it for the one on her head. So this Huasheng is the betrothal gift from the Eastern Palace?"
Looking at the uneasy Liu Jingyu, Pei Luoan said frankly with a cold face that he didn't care about it at the beginning because he didn't think so much about it, but now when he thinks about it again, he feels a little doubtful. Some things are better said by oneself than by others. If this matter is investigated in depth, it cannot be concealed from others, so it seems upright to bring it up first.
"What...what, there is such a thing?" Madam Qi looked at Liu Jingyu in horror.
"Is it the betrothal gift from the Eastern Palace?" The Queen Mother sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at Liu Jingyu with a bit of murderous eyes. This person is really a bad omen. No matter how you look at it, this matter has to be related to her son.
Reaching out her hand, she pointed at Liu Jingyu angrily. The queen no longer cared about her usual attitude at this time: "You... you are really a troublemaker. You dare to send out the betrothal gift from the East Palace."
The Queen Mother became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it. If it weren't for Madam Qi, she would have wanted to slap Liu Jingyu twice.
How could you do such a stupid thing!
"Yes... I accidentally bumped into the gift that grandma was giving to Fourth Miss Qu. The maids in the mansion started crying, so I had no choice but to take off the hairpin on my head. Grandma... I... I really didn't mean to do it. I was just afraid of grandma's scolding." Tears fell from Liu Jingyu's eyes, she felt ashamed and scared.
He looked at Madam Qi with pity in his eyes.
Madam Qi had seen the world, after all. She calmed down and looked at the Queen: "Your Majesty, what should we do now? Huasheng is the betrothal gift from the Prince's Mansion, and Jingyu is going to marry into the Prince's Mansion..."
No matter how you look at it, this matter is related to the Eastern Palace.
The Queen was in a panic and her face turned pale. She calmed herself down, gritted her teeth and looked at Liu Jingyu with a cold smile. In fact, there was still a way.
Liu Jingyu suddenly felt something was wrong, and looked at Pei Luoan with tears in her eyes, pleading.
Pei Luoan didn't even look at her, only paying attention to what the Queen said: "Mother, please speak!"
"You can divorce Lady Jingyu. The Crown Princess doesn't have to end up in the Liu Mansion." The Queen sneered.
Without saying this, Liu Jingyu's feet softened and he sat on the ground. He could no longer control his tears, which fell in strings. He muttered to himself, "Your Highness!"
"Empress, the marriage was agreed upon by the Emperor. Doing this will only make the Emperor more suspicious of the Crown Prince." Madam Qi was also panicked, but she calmed herself down immediately and spoke frankly to the Empress.
"What's the point of having such a person who is not only useless but also causes great disasters?" The Queen Mother glared at Liu Jingyu with disgust. Of course, she couldn't really let Pei Luoan divorce Liu Jingyu at this time. She was just very angry and wanted Liu Jingyu to understand that the position of the Crown Princess did not necessarily belong to her.
"Mother, let's investigate the matter of that maid first and bring the fourth young lady of the Qu Mansion in to interrogate her clearly." Pei Luoan frowned and suggested.
There are many suspicious points in this matter. What we need to do is to seize the initiative and control the person first. Even if it is really related to Liu Jingyu, we have to remove some of the blame first. Anyway, the fourth young lady of the Qu family is not clean, so we can just push all the blame on her.
Liu Jingyu hurriedly let go of Madam Qi's hand and responded while crying.
"Madam, you are tired too. Go back and rest early!" The Queen waved her hand.
"But this matter..." Madam Qi was still worried.
"The emperor already knows about this matter. Since you asked Concubine He to ask about this matter, let's put it aside for tomorrow. Madam, don't worry too much. Things don't come out for no reason. Maybe someone wants to deliberately attack the prince's mansion. When they can't deal with the prince, they choose Jingyu County Jade."
The Queen Mother was still very polite to Madam Qi. After hearing Madam Qi's question, her expression softened a little and she explained.
"Don't worry, Queen. I will ask about this again after I return. If there are any details that are wrong, I will report it to you immediately." Madam Qi calmed herself down and assured the Queen, "I will take my leave!"
There are many doubts here, and Madam Qi really wants to go back home and investigate carefully. If she can find a few doubts, it will give her granddaughter a better chance of winning.
This made the Queen's expression look a little better: "Excuse me, Madam!"
"Don't dare!" Madam Qi said repeatedly, and withdrew from the main hall with Liu Jingyu. When they were outside the door, looking at her granddaughter who was crying sadly, Madam Qi comforted her and said, "This matter should not be that serious. After all, it was a dark pattern, and it was not you who did it this year. Someone must have wanted to harm you. Investigate it carefully after you go back."
"Yes, grandma, I... I know." Liu Jingyu wiped her tears with a handkerchief and dried her eyes. "Grandma, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter. I will never let you be implicated by me, and I will never let the prince be in danger. Please believe me, I definitely didn't do this."
"I believe you!" Madam Qi sighed. Now that things had come to this, she could only investigate thoroughly, not only her own house, but also the Liu Mansion and the Qu Mansion. It would be best to check them all thoroughly.
In Madam Qi's opinion, the most likely place here is Qu Mansion.
Thinking of the Qu Mansion, Madam Qi could only sigh helplessly in her heart. She didn't know how to tell Qu Moying and how to interact with the Qu Mansion in the future.
She felt a little resentful and a little angry. If Qu Moying really had some tricks up his sleeve, she would not let him off easily.
A girl can be untalented and unattractive, but she can’t be so vicious. Even if she doesn’t like him, she can’t do such a thing. Besides, Madam Qi doesn’t think that Liu Jingyu has anything to do with what happened back then. She knows nothing and is also very innocent...
"Mother, do we really need to let Concubine He investigate this matter?" Pei Luoan said in a gloomy voice after seeing the grandparents and grandchildren leave. He was very annoyed. Regardless of the outcome, he would lose face in front of Pei Yusheng.
This was something he couldn't accept for a while.
"Let her investigate and see what she dares to find out. With her status, even if she finds out something, we have a reason." The Queen smiled sinisterly and gritted her teeth.
She also wanted to bite Concubine He to death, but for so many years, she couldn't do anything to Concubine He.
However, this time things were different. After she panicked, she remembered that if someone wanted to harm her son, everyone would definitely think of King Jing.
That bitch Concubine He is also involved. Let's see how she judges the case.
"Mother, I understand. I will go to Qu Mansion now." Pei Luoan stood up and accepted this frustrating fact.
He clenched his fists tightly. Tomorrow... he must get to the bottom of the matter...