"Well, this is all I can say. I will not stay here to bother you two any longer. I only hope that the Prime Minister and his wife can think carefully about what I have to say on behalf of the Empress." Seeing that the two of them had understood what she meant, Nanny Gui had no intention of saying any more, so she turned around and said goodbye.
Prime Minister Liu sent a servant to respectfully escort Nanny Gui out of the Prime Minister's Residence. After making sure that Nanny Gui had gone far away, Prime Minister Liu took his wife into the inner chamber, sent the servants away, and closed the door for a secret conversation.
"Master, the purpose of Nanny Gui's visit today..." Madam Liu said with a worried look on her face, "Has the Queen already known something?"
Prime Minister Liu paced back and forth in the room and said, "It shouldn't be that serious. Nanny Gui came here just to warn us and make us pay attention to our position. If the Queen already knew about our relationship with the Ninth Prince, she would have asked Nanny Gui to say more than just this."
Madam Liu's frown relaxed a little and she said, "It seems that the Queen is suspicious of us. We should act more cautiously."
Prime Minister Liu nodded and said, "This matter concerns the future of our Liu family, so we must be extremely careful. Madam, please make arrangements. The next people who will contact the Ninth Prince must be some new faces in Kyoto. Don't let anyone find out about our Liu family."
"Don't worry, sir. I can't help with the affairs of the court, and you don't need to worry about the employment matters." Madam Liu also knew that this matter could not be taken lightly, so she agreed seriously.
"Okay. I'll find a time to meet with the Ninth Prince in person and inform him of this. We also need to replan our future cooperation in light of this emergency." Prime Minister Liu sighed helplessly. Sure enough, the Queen was well-informed. They had just been in contact with the Ninth Prince a little more frequently recently, but the Queen had sensitively noticed something. Things might not be simple.
Madam Liu also knew that the Queen was a suspicious person by nature, and would rather kill someone by mistake than let go of someone who might harm her. Today, she could suspect the Liu family, and tomorrow she could find all kinds of things to trip up the Liu family. But now that things have come to this, unless they clearly join the Queen's faction, there is no way to eliminate the Queen's suspicion of them.
The two thought about the situation on Liu Churong's side and gritted their teeth and refused to give up the opportunity to cooperate with the Ninth Prince.
On the other side, Liu Churong, who finally had some free time, took a leisurely walk in the palace with Lamei. She was also aware of the secret contact between the Liu family and the Ninth Prince. She didn't know that the Queen had come to her house, and she was still fantasizing about the glory of becoming the Queen.
"Lamei, do you know where the most beautiful scenery is in this palace?" Liu Churong raised his head proudly and asked while looking at the beautiful scenery in the garden.
"Your Majesty, is this a lotus pond? I heard that the lotuses here were all tributes from foreign regions, and the imperial palace is the only one in Kyoto that has this pond." La Mei didn't know why the queen suddenly asked such a meaningless question, but she answered it obediently.
"Superficial." Liu Churong snorted, "What's the lack of beautiful flowers and scenery in the palace? The most beautiful scenery, of course, is in the emperor's heart."
Lamei was full of confusion, not really understanding what Liu Churong meant.
Liu Churong looked at Lamei's expression and knew that this silly girl didn't understand the hidden meaning of her words. She didn't care and just smiled and let her think about it slowly. The matter was not yet completed, but she was already very arrogant. She didn't know that this attitude would certainly not be considered arrogant by her personal maid, but if anyone in the deep palace heard it, they would probably just laugh at her stupidity in their hearts.
Liu Churong was full of visions of her bright future. She thought about how respectful she would be to the palace servants and how gentle the emperor would be to her. Before she knew it, she bumped into a young palace maid who was coming towards her.
"Ouch!" The little palace maid must have something urgent to attend to, and she walked in a hurry without paying attention to the two people in front of her. This time, she bumped into Liu Churong hard.
La Mei quickly and carefully helped up her master who had been knocked to the ground. She did not bother to see who had hit Liu Churong. She just hoped that her master would not be hurt.
The little palace maid over there was frightened after seeing who was coming. Although Liu Churong was not a particularly favored queen, she was the daughter of the prime minister and had a very high status in the palace. She was just a small palace maid and could not be offended no matter what.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really did not mean to offend you. I was just summoned urgently by my master and was in a hurry to get on the road. I did not see the person clearly. I hope you will forgive me." The little palace maid knelt on the ground in panic, begging for forgiveness in a trembling voice.
Liu Churong fell hard this time, and a small piece of skin was rubbed off when her palm rubbed against the ground. She had never been injured before, and she was so painful that she couldn't speak. After being helped up by Lamei, she finally recovered. When she heard this damn servant telling her a lot of reasons, she was so angry that she wanted to drag her out and behead her!
In the palace, when beating a dog, one only has to look at its owner. This palace maid only dared to say "my master" after she offended someone, and she was not even allowed to report her name. It seemed that she was just an unknown person. Thinking of this, Liu Churong was more determined to teach this palace maid a lesson.
She looked coldly at the trembling palace maid kneeling on the ground, then looked at her injured hand and scolded, "How dare you! How can there be such a person like you in the palace..."
Just when he was about to accuse the little palace maid of having bad intentions and take her back to teach her a lesson, Liu Churong was pulled by La Mei from behind.
After Liu Churong recovered from the initial shock, she was still rational, and she stopped talking the moment Lamei grabbed her. In this case, Lamei must have something important to hold her, and she knew her personal maid very well. Sure enough, she glanced around and found that Fu Yuheng was walking towards her.
She had finally gained some favor from Fu Yuheng these days. If he saw her teaching the maid a lesson today, he would definitely be dissatisfied with her. If Fu Yuheng had a bad impression of her because of such a small matter, it would be a loss.
So she changed the subject, still speaking in a cold voice but without any anger, and said, "If you act so recklessly in the palace, you will lose your head sooner or later because of offending someone. Fortunately, it was me you knocked down today. If it was someone else, you might have been given a good beating today. Just take today's incident as a lesson, and remember to watch your way in the future."
The maid was stunned. Seeing the empress's furious look, she thought she would not be able to escape this disaster today, but she did not expect it to develop like this. She was naturally delighted and hurriedly thanked her. Liu Churong waved his hand and let her leave.
After the palace maid left, Liu Churong secretly glanced at Fu Yuheng who was standing aside and observing secretly, and sure enough, she saw him nodding with satisfaction.