"Mother, what's the matter that you called me here?" When Liu Jingyu came in, she bowed to Madam Liu.
"Come and sit here, mother." Madam Liu waved to her.
Seeing his mother's rare closeness, Liu Jingyu took two steps forward in a good mood and sat down next to Madam Liu.
Madam Liu looked at Liu Jingyu and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Madam Liu in this state, Liu Jingyu's face darkened and he asked anxiously.
"It's nothing. I just heard the news from the Duke of Qi's Mansion and felt..." Madam Liu sighed and couldn't continue for a moment.
"What did grandma do again? Is it related to Qu Moying?" Liu Jingyu asked almost intuitively.
The feeling as if it was a natural enemy immediately perked her up.
Madam Liu nodded gently and said, "I don't know what's wrong with your grandmother recently. She has become so close to this young lady from the Qu Mansion. She said she wants to make a set of clothes for her when she reaches the age of 15."
"Why?" Liu Jingyu was immediately unhappy when she heard it. "Aren't the people who make this kind of clothes our family? Even if grandma is thinking of her mother's old relationship, she shouldn't make this kind of clothes."
"I've already asked, and the Qu family has agreed." Madam Liu smiled bitterly, "I thought I was different after all, but it turns out that in your grandmother's heart, I'm just like that."
My biological daughter is almost the same as the daughter of an old friend.
Any biological daughter would be annoying, let alone a granddaughter like Liu Jingyu.
"Mother, I'll go tell my grandmother right now. This is inappropriate." Liu Jingyu was annoyed.
Madam Liu pulled her to sit down again: "Don't be angry. Although this matter was decided by your grandmother, your grandfather also agreed. If you make a scene now, you will only make them unhappy."
"But this... is too much." Liu Jingyu gritted his teeth.
"Forget it, what else can I do? My own daughter is not as good as other people's daughters. Of course, your own granddaughter is not as good as other people's granddaughters." Mrs. Liu coughed twice.
"Mother, you are not in good health, please don't be angry. Have you taken any medicine?" Liu Jingyu asked with concern, regardless of being angry.
"They are all trivial matters, no problem." Mrs. Liu smiled and waved her hand.
"That's just a small matter. Your health has never been so good, isn't it all because of that pair of... bitches?" Liu Jingyu said angrily.
"Okay, you are a future Crown Princess, why do you care about these things with them? You must remember that your status is not something they can reach. If you want to deal with them, it is only a matter of a word. Why do you need to take it so seriously?" Madam Liu's face became serious and she lectured.
"Yes, mother, I know." Liu Jingyu pinched the handkerchief in her hand tightly, unable to suppress her anger. Since she knew about this matter, she would never let Qu Moying get the advantage for nothing.
"Mother, you are sick. Has father come to see you?"
"It's not a serious illness, your father doesn't even know about it." Mrs. Liu laughed again.
"Mother, father...he...how could he do this to you." Liu Jingyu was even more angry and resentful towards Qu Moying. If it weren't for that bitch mother and daughter, why would his father have been so cold to his mother for so many years.
Others say that there are few concubines in Liu Shangshu's mansion, and they live in harmony with his wife, but in fact, his parents are
The relationship has always been cold.
That kind of coldness almost makes us feel like strangers.
"It's okay. It's been so many years, and you've grown up now... What else can I ask for?" Madam Liu turned her head and coughed twice, then gently pursed her lips with a handkerchief, then raised her head and smiled elegantly.
Liu Jingyu's eyes were red with resentment.
Even if Qu Moying became the King of England's princess, what would it matter? Everyone knew what kind of person the King of England was. If Qu Moying married him, she would just be an unfavored figurehead.
She was just granted marriage, but she held a high-profile coming-of-age ceremony without even considering whether she was worthy or not...
A woman was walking in front, with a maid in her hand, carefully holding a gift box, and walking forward.
When they turned a rockery, several people rushed over from the front, scaring the old woman and the maid so much that they took two steps back, but were still knocked to the ground.
The maid hugged the gift box tightly and her face changed drastically.
"How dare you violate the old lady's etiquette? You will be severely punished." The old woman stood up from the ground, holding her waist and scolded loudly.
The maid was still trembling as she held the gift box. If the things in the gift box were broken, she would not be able to pay for it even if she had ten heads. The lady had repeatedly told her to be careful when delivering it.
"What a arrogant tone! What's the matter that our county lady can't bear?" An old woman's voice came from behind these frightened people.
Several maids and old women split into two groups, and the one who came out from behind the crowd was Liu Jingyu.
"What's going on? Who is so blind that he bumped into our county lady?" The old woman stretched her neck proudly and looked at the maid who had not yet climbed up with disdain. "Why did you bring up the old lady when you bumped into our county lady? Our county lady is the old lady's favorite. Could it be that she has changed now?"
"Your servant... Your servant greets the county lady." The old woman, who was furious before, no longer dared to be angry. She didn't care about the pain in her waist and hurriedly said with a smile.
"What are you doing bumping around like that?" Liu Jingyu looked at the old woman who was still rubbing her waist, then looked at the maid who had fallen to the ground and had not gotten up yet and asked.
"I am going to deliver jewelry to Minister Qu's residence." Although the old woman felt aggrieved, she did not dare to explain more.
Whatever the county lady said was the truth. In fact, they were not walking fast at all. It was the maids and old women around the county lady who bumped into them.
"Why do you want to give me jewelry?" Liu Jingyu asked in surprise, as if his curiosity was aroused.
The man with a kind attitude kindly helped up the maid who had fallen to the ground and was shivering while holding the gift box.
"We need to make a set of clothes for Fourth Miss Qu, to be used when she comes of age. Madam Dowager's idea is that after the clothes are made, we should also give her some matching jewelry, so that they will complement each other." The old woman laughed dryly, not daring not to answer.
"Grandmother is such a kind person. She can't bear to see Fourth Miss Qu in such pity." Liu Jingyu sighed softly, looking up at the pale-faced maid standing aside: "Bring it here so I can see what's so good that grandma would pay so much attention to it and specially send it to the Qu Mansion."
The old woman wanted to refuse, but after looking at Liu Jingyu's expression, she didn't dare to.
The maid came forward with a pale face. She had not yet checked whether the jewelry inside was broken.
Liu Jingyu asked her to open the gift box.
The maid didn't dare to disobey, and forced herself to open the gift box while suppressing her trembling. She didn't dare to look at it for too long, but lowered her head and held it in front of her respectfully.
"It's really good, it looks
It’s because my grandmother spent a lot of money.” Liu Jingyu picked up a Huasheng and took a look. This Huasheng looked very delicate, and the golden threads hanging down were also woven very beautifully. The threads were cleverly woven together, which made people marvel even more in the sunlight.
He casually hooked one of the golden threads and pulled it down hard, saying, "What a pity! Did it break?"
The gold thread was very thin, and when it was pulled so hard, it was immediately torn into disarray, with two strands hanging down in a mess.
"Broken?" The maid holding the gift box almost dropped it. Her legs went weak and her voice became disconcerted. She raised her head in shock and saw the Huasheng with a few strands of loose silk hanging down in Liu Jingyu's hand. She opened her mouth but could not utter a word.
The faces of the maids next to them also changed. This was something that the lady had carefully selected, and something like this had happened before it was delivered. How could the two of them bear such a responsibility
"It fell... it broke..."
"You broke the lady's gift. Even if ten of you were killed, it wouldn't be enough to compensate you." A maid who followed Liu Jingyu laughed with glee.
“You… it’s you…” The old woman couldn’t bear it any longer, and pointed at the maids and old women who were laughing along with Liu Jingyu. If she continued to endure it, she would lose her life.
"Okay, this is an accident, and it's my fault." Liu Jingyu shook his hand to stop the people around him from gloating over the misfortune, and pulled out a Huasheng from his head, "This one is broken, so put mine on it. I can't make my grandmother angry. It's not a big deal in the first place."
As she said this, she put the exquisite hairpin on her head into the gift box without any concern, and handed the torn hairpin to the maid behind her.
"County Lady?" The old woman shuddered and her face turned pale.
"Send it away. It's just a Huasheng. The one I have is much better than the one grandma has. Even if grandma knew about it, she wouldn't blame me." Liu Jingyu said with a smile.
If the jewelry was broken, the lady would not blame her, but would blame the old woman and maid who gave the gift.
The maid and the old woman looked at each other and immediately felt that this was the best outcome.
"Thank you, County Lord."
"Thank you, County Lady!" The two thanked her together. The County Lady was a really nice person, but the people around her were not so good. It was clearly them who bumped into him just now, so they should take the blame.
"Okay, go ahead, and don't tell grandma about this." Liu Jingyu nodded with a smile.
The old woman and the maid agreed immediately, and left with the gift box, thanking them profusely. This time, the maid held it tighter and walked more carefully. The old woman led the way and watched from the front. If something like this happened again, the county lady would not be so kind as to replace the exquisite jewelry for them.
Watching them leave, Liu Jingyu's lips curled silently, with a hint of jealousy and sneer on her face. She couldn't bear the fact that her grandmother was determined to make friends with her illegitimate daughter. But her mother said that she had to endure it even if she didn't want to. Her grandmother and grandfather had changed. They were no longer the people who loved them in her memory.
She gave her clothes and then jewelry. Fortunately, she had prepared in advance. Qu Moying had only enjoyed glory for a few days and was thinking of holding a grand coming-of-age ceremony, so she let her enjoy glory for only a few days.
With a sneer, she turned around and went back with her people. Several old women and maids followed her, and they were well-behaved, no longer as messy as before.
On the pavilion of the rockery, Qi Xiuran frowned as he watched the scene in front of him. The music sheet in his hand fell on the stone table, and he did not notice...