"Mother, what should we do now?" Liu Jingyu asked.
Madam Liu tried hard to calm down her anger. "Next time you see Qu Moying, you must be humble. No matter what she says, you must respond gently. Even if you are angry, you must suppress it."
"Mother, I'm afraid I can't control it." Liu Jingyu said angrily.
"You have to suppress her even if you can't. You are not the Crown Princess yet, nor the Queen yet. When you become the Crown Princess or the Queen in the future, you can do whatever you want to this bitch."
Madam Liu said hatefully.
What he said was similar to what the prince said, except that he put all the blame on Madam Liu.
"You just need to say that the rumors outside are all false. Although Xiao Yue and I have different personalities, we are just incompatible. I will not really deal with her. Besides, she is marrying Minister Qu, and I am marrying your father. There is no relationship between the two. Even if I chose your father at the beginning, it was because I didn't know that I was going to marry Xiao Yue."
Madam Liu reminded him again that this was the best explanation she could think of, and it was also the explanation she could use to give to the Duke of Qi's Mansion, and it was very easy to say.
Some lies are told so many times that even she starts to believe them, and she feels justified in telling them to her daughter.
"Yes, mother, I understand." Liu Jingyu replied softly.
Seeing her like this, Madam Liu felt relieved. She reached out and held her daughter's hand, her face softened. "Don't be afraid. These things are only temporary. Even if there are bad rumors about me, they will die down. The prince will not let your reputation be ruined. You and the prince are already in the process of getting married, so there won't be any changes at this time."
"Mother, I understand!" Liu Jingyu nodded.
Seeing that she still trusted her as always, Mrs. Liu felt relieved.
"It would be best if you could listen to me. Mother will not harm you. Think about where you got your title of county lady and how you married into the prince's mansion. All of this was planned by mother. As long as you listen to mother, nothing will be difficult. Mother will definitely send you to the highest position. The child you give birth to will be the future king of a country."
Mrs. Liu became more and more excited as she spoke, and her face turned red.
This is her ultimate goal, and she has been acting in accordance with this goal for all these years.
The daughter of the Duke of Qi was nothing. The most important thing was to step on the daughter of the Duke of Qi and climb to the top step by step. Everything in the future would be his.
That woman from the Xiaoyue family is just a stepping stone for him.
"Yes, mother!" Liu Jingyu lowered his eyes to hide a trace of panic in his eyes. The prince's meaning was very clear. He must suppress his mother so that she would not make any more mistakes.
How should she do it
"You can go back!" Madam Liu felt that things had been made clear, so she waved her hand and picked up a scripture placed on the corner of the table. For so many years, her relationship with Minister Liu had been bad. Only the scripture could make her calm down and wait. It was enough for her to live to the end and enjoy everything.
"Mother, do we want to go to the Buddhist temple?" Liu Jingyu did not leave immediately.
"I'll go to the Buddhist temple and chant some sutras." Madam Liu nodded and stood up. In the past, when she felt uneasy, she would go to the Buddhist temple. This was the Buddhist temple she had specially built for herself in the mansion. Only in the Buddhist temple could her mind calm down and she could
Consider something else.
"Mother, I'll go with you!" Liu Jingyu also stood up.
"Why are you following me?" Madam Liu asked unhappily. When Liu Jingyu was young, she would accompany Madam Liu to the small Buddhist temple. After she grew up, Madam Liu did not ask her to do so, and she did not force her. Who would be willing to go to the small Buddhist temple and recite scriptures boringly for no reason? That was not something a young girl would be willing to do.
"I accompanied my mother in reciting scriptures. Too many things happened, and I... I also wanted to be quiet." Liu Jingyu smiled bitterly, looking helpless.
A lot has happened recently, and Madam Liu herself is also very irritated. She glanced at her daughter and said, "You can go, but don't mess around, so as not to disturb the Bodhisattva."
"Daughter understands!" Liu Jingyu said softly.
Madam Liu nodded, and took only a trusted maid with her, and took Liu Jingyu to the small Buddhist temple at the back. She also allowed only one person to follow Liu Jingyu.
When they arrived outside the Buddhist hall, the last maidservant beside Liu Jingyu also stayed outside the door, and Madam Liu went in with her confidant and Liu Jingyu.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a Buddha statue, which was smiling very happily. It looked like a Maitreya Buddha or something like that. Liu Jingyu didn't know much about this and couldn't recognize who it was for a moment. He just felt that the Buddha statue in front of him was very blessed and smiling very happily, but there was a bit of a different temperament in the corners of its eyes, which was a bit inconsistent with this Buddha statue.
It seemed as if the Buddha statue in front of me shouldn't smile so kindly.
There is an incense burner in front of the Buddha, with three incense sticks lit on it, and an old woman is serving the incense burner.
There was a futon on the ground, which should have been used by Madam Liu in the past. Having seen Liu Jingyu so many times, the old woman went in and took out another futon and placed it in front of the previous one.
Liu Jingyu knelt down along with Madam Liu, and the old woman brought over a wooden fish and a string of prayer beads.
Mrs. Liu had prepared them earlier, and the two pieces of clothing Liu Jingyu wore looked new.
Madam Liu quickly got into the mood, reciting the text while beating the wooden fish, and the beads in her hand were gently twisted.
Liu Jingyu felt a little irritated and couldn't calm down. He felt that the sound of Madam Liu chanting scriptures was like thousands of mosquitoes buzzing in his ears, which was very irritating and even more irritable than before.
She looked up at the Buddha statue above and found it unpleasant. Compared with the Bodhisattvas in the temple, this one did not look that kind. Why did the smile seem to be fake? The look was different from what she had seen before. She didn't know where her mother found the Buddha statue.
His eyes dropped down again and he saw the big belly under the Buddha statue. The belly was really big, half of it was blocked by the altar, but some of it could still be vaguely seen. There were curtains on both sides, and he didn't know what was placed there.
The small Buddhist temple is really small, and it feels very cramped to kneel here.
"What's wrong? Can't calm down?" Madam Liu asked coldly. The chanting stopped abruptly, obviously she saw what Liu Jingyu did.
"Mother..." Liu Jingyu explained with his head down.
"If you can't calm down, go back. This is not the place for you." Mrs. Liu waved her hand.
"Mother, I'll accompany you." Liu Jingyu said.
"You don't need to accompany me. I feel very peaceful here. My heart is at peace. You can go back and prepare your dowry! The prince doesn't want the King of England to get married earlier than you do!"
present
Some of the words of the Ministry have been brought to Minister Liu's residence.
These words made Liu Jingyu's face turn red, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
She is the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, but was brought forward so much, just because she was not the original wife, so the gift ceremony did not need to be compared with that of the previous Crown Princess.
What's so good about Ji Hanyue? She's just a dead person. Do you really want to climb over her head
"Mother... Why did the British Palace also go through the Ministry of Rites for the ceremony?" After holding it in for a while, Liu Jingyu finally did not ask the question that concerned him the most, and changed the subject.
All the princes' ceremonials had to be handled by the Ministry of Rites, but the same was not necessary for the princes'.
"The King of England was raised by the Emperor in the palace since he was young. Although he is the Emperor's cousin, he was actually raised as his son. I heard that when the old Prince of Yun was traveling, he entrusted the King of England's marriage to the Emperor. It is reasonable for the Emperor to ask the Ministry of Rites to handle the ceremony."
Amid the curling smoke, Madam Liu spoke softly, as calmly as usual. It was obvious that this place could really make her calm down.
"But even so, he can't be faster than the prince." Liu Jingyu was still not convinced.
"The position of the crown prince is not very stable. Against the King of England, the crown prince only occupies a nominal position. If the King of England..." Madam Liu glanced at her daughter, "So, if you marry the crown prince, it will be a win-win situation for both of you. The crown prince also needs the Duke of Qi's Mansion and your father."
"Mother, but the current situation..." Liu Jingyu said. The current situation is not good for Liu Jingyu.
"It's okay, it will all pass. We've gotten through the most difficult times, so why would we be troubled by such trivial matters? You have to know that you are the Crown Princess. You will be the mother of the country in the future. Once you give birth to children, everything will be a small matter." Madam Liu whispered.
The implication of the words made Liu Jingyu shudder involuntarily. She didn't dare to think further about what Madam Liu meant. Was she telling her that as long as she gave birth to an heir and he sat on that position, she could rest assured
“Mother…” Liu Jingyu was young after all, and her face was slightly pale.
"Go down. Mother will consider these things for you. You just need to be careful in the future. As long as you listen to mother, these things are trivial." Madam Liu urged Liu Jingyu again. She was still satisfied with this daughter. Of course, this daughter had already stepped on the road to success.
Slowly, she will have everything...
"Yes, mother!" Liu Jingyu did not refuse this time. He stood up with the help of the maid beside him, bowed to Madam Liu, and walked out slowly.
When he reached the entrance of the Buddhist temple, he stopped, slowly turned around, and looked at his mother kneeling in front of the Buddha statue. She was as gentle, dignified, and indifferent as he remembered, as if she didn't care about anything.
But what is the truth? Liu Jingyu shuddered involuntarily, glanced at the small Buddhist hall again, and then turned and left.
Sometimes before, she didn't care about her mother's thoughts, and she was even secretly proud of it, thinking that her mother was wholeheartedly considering her. But now, the prince's warning is faintly in her ears. She is really afraid that something will happen to Madam Liu again, and the prince's warning is still ringing in her ears.
She had to think of a way to stop her mother from going through this, at least not now, or else the prince would be the first one to not let her go...