Shen Qingwan was still preparing, but Liu Churong had already returned to the Liu Mansion.
The concubines in the palace can return to their parents' homes after reporting to the emperor, but they need the emperor's approval. Generally speaking, in order to avoid the emperor's concerns, most of them dare not go home often. Even if they do go back, they can only go back once every six months.
But now the situation is special, and he has to do this. But in fact, Liu Churong's return this time also made Fu Yuheng unhappy. After all, he just demoted her status and fined her father a year's salary. At this time, she would inevitably complain. But after a slap, there must be a sweet date. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable if he pushes her too hard. So he still allowed her to go back.
"Dad!" As soon as she entered the room, Liu Churong threw herself on Prime Minister Liu and burst into tears, with her makeup showing signs of being ruined.
"Oh my! My poor daughter!" It was not a big deal that she cried, even Mrs. Liu who was standing next to her couldn't help it and started wiping her tears.
Prime Minister Liu rubbed his aching head and felt helpless towards the mother and daughter. "Enough! How disgraceful!" After an angry scolding, the two of them calmed down and sobbed softly.
After entering the inner room, he started talking.
"Tell me, what happened that day?" Prime Minister Liu dusted off the dust on his robe and waited for Liu Churong's explanation. He kept turning the teacup with his hands, feeling a little annoyed.
Liu Churong stopped crying then. Although she was arrogant and domineering outside, she was always afraid of her father at home. When she was young, she once angered her father and was punished to be locked up for five days. She had to copy 20,000 words of the Women's Code every day. Those days were the most profound memories for her. Therefore, from then on, she almost never dared to disobey her father's words. That kind of awe was already engraved in her bones.
"That day, the Queen summoned us to the back garden to enjoy the flowers. Since it was her invitation, no one dared not go, but I really didn't want to push Concubine Qi into trouble!" At this point, she began to cry again, but seeing her father's annoyance, she continued, "At that time, I just went to piss her off, but who knew that I suddenly felt a pain in my calf, and then I rushed forward, and then..."
He finished speaking in a grievance, then looked up at Prime Minister Liu's expression. Seeing that he didn't seem angry, he fell silent.
Prime Minister Liu sighed and glared at his daughter. He knew that although she had a vicious mind, she didn't mean to push anyone into the water. In front of him, she never lied. "Silly girl! You don't even know you've been made a target!"
Madam Liu standing by heard something and asked, "Could it be that someone deliberately framed my Chu Rong?" She raised her head suddenly and spoke as if she had suddenly realized something.
Liu Churong sat there in a daze, opened her mouth but no sound came out. After hearing what her father said, she remembered that the pain in her calf at that time was more like being hit by a stone. Even when she asked Lamei to take a look the next day, Lamei also said that there was a red mark on her leg, but she was too excited at the time and ignored it.
"Who wants to frame me! I'm going to strangle her to death!" No one knew what nerve was stimulated, but Liu Churong suddenly jumped up, shouting and screaming, even her hair was a little messy.
Madam Liu quickly pulled her to sit down and said, "Calm down, Chu Rong. You are no longer a royal concubine. You must be careful with your words and actions!" After she finished speaking, La Mei, who was standing beside her, was influenced by her tone and quickly closed the door.
Even if she knew, what could she do? Things had come to this point. Besides, he knew that the emperor was intending to use this to suppress him, so how could he give her a chance to explain? Even if she said it now, it would still be of no use.
At this moment, I can only take note of this matter for now and pay more attention to it in the palace in the future.
Liu Churong calmed down, and out of anger he knocked off one of the pink jades on his armor. The jades fell to the ground, making a sound, which also struck the minds of everyone in the room.
Since she has come back, she naturally cannot just talk about these annoying things. After all, she is the only daughter in the family. Both her father and brothers spoil her, otherwise she would not have such a bad temper now.
"Let's not talk about those annoying things. Come, Chu Rong, your grandmother came over a few days ago and brought some exquisite jade hairpins for your mother. Take a look and see if there is any that you like and take them back." What mother doesn't love her daughter? Whenever there was any good thing, Madam Liu always let her pick it out first and she would use the rest herself.
"good!"
Prime Minister Liu was the only one left in the room, he buried his head in his hands with a dull look in his eyes. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are such a good emperor!
I don't know if it was said in anger or in a nice way, but he laughed loudly twice towards the sky and calmed down for a moment, as if nothing had happened, but it made people feel inexplicably scared.
Fu Yuheng's heart trembled, and he looked out the door as if he had sensed something, his eyes dim and cold. "Humph, Liu Churong, Liu Churong, letting you go back this time is already a great honor for the Liu family. If your Liu family still doesn't know what's good for them, don't blame me for being merciless!"
The five-clawed golden dragon on the dragon robe is so majestic, and even the person wearing the dragon robe is so majestic. The aura on his body seems to stop the air from fluctuating, making people feel suffocated.
He was the son of the Dragon, the emperor who was high above everyone else, but even so, he still had many troubles. The memorial in his hand seemed to be competing with him, making him upset.
In the harem, there are hundreds of concubines vying for favor, and in the court, there are hundreds of officials vying for power. It is a chaos, really a chaos!
After he had finished reviewing the memorial in his hand and walked into the bedroom, Sun Ning came to report that the Queen Mother wanted to see him.
He paused, without even turning his head, and said, "I know. Tell the Queen Mother that I will be there soon!"
Naturally, he would go when the Empress Dowager met him. As a son, filial piety was a tradition and rule throughout history that could not be broken, especially since he was the Emperor.
"Did the Queen Mother tell me what she wanted to talk to me about?" Before Sun Ning left, Fu Yuheng asked as if he suddenly remembered something.
"Your Majesty, no." After saying this, he left when he saw that the emperor had no further instructions.
Queen Mother, I remember that he seemed to be too close to Concubine Xian some time ago, and the Queen Mother even ridiculed her. Now he does not favor her. Could it be because of Liu Churong
But the Queen Mother usually doesn't interfere with his decisions. What's the matter today
Since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. He thought it wasn't something too important, so he didn't hesitate any longer and strode towards the ancestral hall where the empress dowager was.
At this time, Nanny Kang was already guarding outside the Empress Dowager's door. Seeing Fu Yuheng coming, she hurried in to pass on the message.