This old woman was the one that the Princess of England asked her to pay attention to. Madam Duan paid special attention to her when she entered the room just now.
Standing at the place closest to the door, she also noticed when she was inside the door just now that when the maid from the General Fuguo's Mansion was scolded and came out, she originally wanted to stand at the door. It must be this old woman who scolded the maid.
This is a good location. I can hear everything said in the room.
She had said this much, and now it was up to this old woman to decide what to do next.
Madam Duan walked straight past the group of maids and old women, with her head slightly lowered, looking somewhat aggrieved, just like how she looked when she left the Madam Dowager after being wronged in the past.
The old woman guarding the door curled her lips behind her, very disdainful, and then took a few quick steps towards the door, getting closer and closer to the door, and could clearly hear the words inside...
This matter has been reminded before, and she also deliberately conveyed the message to Aunt Wu who was beside the old lady early on, and hinted at it for a long time. It should be useful now, right
The reward money given over there is really a lot, so we should listen more at this time. Moreover, this is the intention of the eldest lady. The eldest lady is now the concubine of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, and she is also the eldest lady of our own family. If you help the eldest lady like this, you will not just get a small benefit like a reward money.
Although this old woman was from the lady's courtyard, she had always been fawning on Xiao and Ji Youran. In the past, whenever Xiao and Ji Youran came, this old woman would run errands for them.
Because she was from the Madam's courtyard, Xiao and Ji Youran were very generous to her and would often ask her about some news about the Madam.
This matter started from last night. Last night, a maid from the East Palace found her privately and said that it was Ji Youran's intention to ask her to stir up trouble when Princess Ying came over, and make sure that Princess Ying made the lady dowager "sick with anger". Only in this way could she help Concubine Ji.
It is said that Concubine Ji wanted to go back to the mansion to discuss things with the lady dowager, but it was not convenient for the time being. The one in charge of the Eastern Palace now is the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess relied on her status as the official wife to suppress Concubine Ji. Although the Crown Prince still doted on Concubine Ji, he had to give face to the Crown Princess after all.
If Concubine Ji wants to return to Ling'anbo's Mansion, she will have to find a way herself.
The reason was that the Princess of England was about to come over, and if the Princess of England made the Lady Dowager sick, Concubine Ji could use this as an excuse to leave the Eastern Palace.
This British princess had always been mean to Concubine Ji, so this incident was also meant to dampen her arrogance.
Now, the matter was about to be settled. How could the old woman not be happy? She stood at the door with a smile on her face and listened attentively. She had talked to Aunt Wu about this again and again yesterday...
Inside the house, Nanny Wu was still trying to comfort Madam Ji: "Madam, please don't worry about this. Miss Liu won't ask someone to come right away, will she? There aren't many ladies in the capital who would let you give in."
These words made Madam Ji even more upset. It wasn't much before, and no one dared to talk nonsense in front of her. But now it was different. They were very affectionate to her before, but now seeing her look, they seemed a little disrespectful. Although it was not very obvious, Madam Ji could still sense it clearly.
I feel irritated.
"No, I have to discuss this with the Concubine."
"Madam, it may not be easy for the concubine to leave the palace now. The new Crown Princess is in charge of the East Palace now." Wu Ma said, "We
Didn’t the people we sent to see the concubine come back without seeing her?"
Madam Ji had indeed sent people to see Ji Youran before, but they were all rejected by Ji Youran. It was not convenient for her to meet people from Ling Anbo's mansion now, so she just said that the Eastern Palace was under the jurisdiction of the Crown Princess and she could not enter it casually as before.
Mrs. Ji's face became increasingly gloomy and her brows were furrowed.
"Madam, is there any other way to prevent Miss Liu from coming to our house?" Madam Wu suggested after evaluating Madam Ji's intention.
"I don't know how the General Fuguo's family raised their daughter. Why did they raise her so unruly? She is going to marry Prince Jing, not the crown prince. Why does she want to borrow Hanyue's dowry list to look at it? I don't know what bad things she is planning." Madam Ji had a hunch that there must be something wrong here, and it was even more impossible for her to show the list to Liu Lanxin.
"Madam, how about notifying the concubine to come over?" Nanny Wu asked tentatively, rolling her eyes.
"What can we do? The concubine must be under the supervision of the new Crown Princess." Madam Ji became more and more annoyed. Thinking that the position of Crown Princess once belonged to her granddaughter, she could not swallow this humiliation.
How come the position of Crown Princess fell into the hands of someone else? Wasn't it clearly said before that the eldest granddaughter would become the Crown Princess
"Madam, why don't you pretend to be sick? It so happens that the Princess of England came today, and you are angry and sick, and your illness is serious. Even if the Eastern Palace is very strict, you can't stop the concubine from coming back to visit you, right?" Madam Wu suggested.
"Because of illness?" Mrs. Ji was silent for a moment and said hesitantly.
"Yes, it's because of illness. Madam, you are so angry that you fainted. You fainted because of the young lady from the General's Mansion. She hasn't even married into the Prince Jing's Mansion yet, but she bullied you, a lady of the Imperial Order. Moreover, you are the grandmother of the former Crown Princess. You are too old to bear Miss Liu's trampling on you."
Nanny Wu said.
Originally, this matter was directed to the Princess of England, but the Princess of England had been very polite, gentle and elegant since she came in. She had no intention of blaming the Madam Dowager at all. No matter how you looked at it, Miss Liu was going too far, so it was natural for Nanny Wu to direct the matter to Miss Liu.
"Madam, think about it, this matter is not over yet. Miss Liu may invite someone else to come. This time it was the Princess of England, and I don't know who it will be next time. From the look of the Princess of England, it doesn't seem like she is willing to come and borrow it, but she came anyway, which shows that Miss Liu is quite capable."
Nanny Wu also analyzed for the lady dowager, saying that from the words and actions of Princess Ying just now, it did not seem that she had much intention of borrowing the dowry list, but it seemed that she had to come just to go through the motions.
We have dealt with the British Princess now, but what about the next one? It may not be as easy to deal with as today's British Princess. Judging from Miss Liu's expression, she will not stop until she gets the loan.
"Okay, just say that I'm sick from anger." Mrs. Ji gritted her teeth and agreed.
She couldn't find a better person to discuss this matter with now, so it would be best to talk to her eldest granddaughter. But her eldest granddaughter is not the same as before. She can't leave the Eastern Palace just because she wants to. She has to find a reason. Since this little girl from the General's Mansion is forcing her so much, she is not so easy to bully.
King Jing and the Crown Prince have never been on the same page. If I use Miss Liu as an excuse, even the Crown Prince will be happy if he knows about it.
I heard that the incident that happened in the Prince's Mansion was also caused by Miss Liu.
The trouble this person caused was not good. It would be better to teach her a lesson before she married into Prince Jing's Mansion, so that she would understand that even if she became the Princess of Jing, not everyone could offend her.
"Mrs. Ji fainted from anger?" Liu Lanxin could hardly believe her ears. Her eyes fell on Hai Qing and she asked sternly, "What's going on? When you left, didn't you say that Mrs. Ji was fine and you just didn't want to borrow it?"
Hai Qing had just returned and had already reported to Liu Lanxin what Qu Moying had done in the Ling'anbo Mansion. Hearing that it was just like Hu Yan's doing, Liu Lanxin didn't like it very much and was thinking of going to find Qu Moying again. She had to let Qu Moying go to the Ling'anbo Mansion with all his heart again.
Unexpectedly, such news came from Prince Jing's Mansion at this time.
"I don't know. When I left, Madam Ji was indeed fine. I was then kicked out of the house and waited outside. I don't know what happened afterwards. I don't know what Princess Ying said to Madam Ji and why she was so angry..."
Hai Qing was also panicked. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed twice to Liu Lanxin.
"What happened afterwards had nothing to do with you? Then why do you say that you made Madam Ji faint and sick because of anger? She even fainted and hasn't woken up yet?" Liu Lanxin slammed the table angrily and said, "I asked you to go and keep an eye on Princess Ying, not to take the initiative to cause trouble."
Although Haiqing's words expressed her innocence, Liu Lanxin felt it was not good. She was the one who entrusted Qu Moying to do this, so how could it be Haiqing who went up to make the request
What is Haiqing? She is just a little maid. Even if she is the personal maid beside him, she is still too insignificant when facing Madam Ji. Madam Ji is still the grandmother of the former Crown Princess on the surface. Just for this reason, she cannot be underestimated. Not to mention the maid beside him, even if it is himself, when meeting Madam Ji, he has to show respect as a junior.
"Miss, I didn't cause any trouble. It was Madam Ji who had a bad temper. I didn't say anything, but she got angry." Hai Qing explained in a panic. She didn't know why things turned out like this, but when she thought of the situation at that time, she felt inexplicably guilty.
As soon as Liu Lanxin saw her expression, she knew that something was not made clear, so she picked up the teacup at hand and threw it at Haiqing.
The teacup hit Haiqing's face, and half the water in it poured out, covering his head and face, with the tea leaves and tea foam all over Haiqing's body.
Fortunately, the tea was not boiling hot, otherwise Haiqing's face would have been ruined.
Even so, Haiqing's face was immediately hit with a red mark and a large swelling.
The teacup fell from her body and shattered in front of her. A piece of the fragment scratched her face, and blood immediately appeared on her face, leaving a bloodstain.
Haiqing was really panicked at this time. She didn't dare to hide anything anymore and told everyone what had happened in detail. By the time she finished, she was crying so hard that she couldn't speak.
"Miss, Miss, something bad has happened. The Queen has sent someone from the palace." A maid ran in hurriedly to report. Because she knelt too quickly, she bumped into the door frame on the side. She tripped heavily and fell to the ground, almost getting scratched in the face by the debris on the ground.
Liu Lanxin calmed herself down and stood up. This happened too quickly, and she was caught off guard...