Changle briefly described the meeting with Liu Jinrui and omitted the words Liu Jinrui said to her at the mountain gate.
Changle did not intend to hide it. According to her intuition, if the queen mother knew what Liu Jinrui said, she would definitely be angry.
The queen's mother is not in good health right now, and Changle doesn't want her to worry about it.
The queen was silent for a moment and said: "Mother, I know. You are also tired. Go down and rest first."
Changle stood up, said goodbye, and left.
Liu Shanggong saw that the queen's face was not good, so he shouted worriedly: "Your Majesty!"
The queen looked up at Liu Shanggong and said, "Look, Chengqian Palace has already set its sights on Changle."
Liu Shanggong nodded, "Didn't the empress already expect this?
Yesterday, the empress mentioned this, and we had already made preparations.
Moreover, the most important thing is that what the princess said just now did not give Liu Sangong a good look.
In this matter, as long as the princess stands on the side of the empress, the initiative will be in the hands of the empress."
The queen sighed and said: "I raised Chang Le up. I understand Chang Le's temperament, so I don't worry about it.
I am very disappointed with the Duke’s Palace, extremely disappointed!”
"Empress..."
The queen raised her hand to stop Liu Shanggong from continuing, "Don't try to persuade me."
Liu Shanggong opened his mouth, but no words came out.
The Queen continued: "Speaking of which, it is better to accept the fate of Qiangong and have a good mother-in-law who always thinks about her and helps her.
Look at me again, what did the Duke’s Palace give me?
Ever since I married into the palace, when did they ask for benefits?
Apart from asking for favors, what have they given me?"
Liu Shanggong really didn't dare to accept these words, so he stood by the side with his hands lowered and listened to the Queen's scolding.
I don’t blame the empress for being sad, she knows how difficult it is for her.
Over the years, she has served her empress closely, and witnessed with her own eyes the Duke and his wife asking for favors from the empress again and again, for the sake of the Duke's Mansion and the relatives of the Duke's Mansion.
The queen let out a long sigh and said: "Well, I have told the prince earlier that we can't count on the Duke's Mansion, and we can only rely on ourselves for everything.
This is called, if you don’t have hope, you won’t be disappointed.”
Seeing the queen's disheartened and disappointed look, Liu Shanggong became sad and felt his heart was filled with panic.
"My Majesty, don't be sad, be more open-minded. Your Majesty and Madam Hou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Marquis, Prince Shi, Mrs. Hou and Prince Shi are also close relatives of your Majesty."
The Queen nodded, "You are right, I still have Rong'er, the Crown Prince, Le Ge'er and the others. Let someone go to the Hou Mansion to send a message, asking Mrs. Hou to come into the palace tomorrow to talk to me."
Liu Shanggong bowed and said, "Yes, I understand."
Mingyuan, after dinner, Ning Wei chatted with Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Jiang for a while. After the two old people went back to their room to rest, she went to the study with Wei Yuan and Hu Rui.
As soon as she went out, a gust of cold wind blew. Ning Wei couldn't help but shiver, and then she remembered that she forgot to wear a cloak.
"Miss, put on your cloak before going out." Zaohua's voice sounded from behind.
Ning Wei turned around and went into the house to put on her cloak.
Ning Wei came out again and saw Wei Yuan standing by the veranda, looking up at the sky.
"Uncle Wei, it's so cold today, will there be snow tonight?"
Wei Yuan turned back to look at Ning Wei and said, "It's dark and slightly red today, so there must be snow."
Hu Rui took over, "This year's winter not only came earlier, it's also colder than in previous years."
Ning Wei looked up at the sky, withdrew his gaze, turned to Zaohua and said, "Let someone add another brazier to my aunt, grandmother, and brother's room."
Zaohua bent her knees and responded, "Yes, I will make arrangements right away."
The three of them went to the study. Wei Yuan sat down, looked up at Hu Rui, and asked, "Have you found out? Who did it?"
Mulberry leaves bring tea.
When Hu Rui didn't reply to Wei Yuan, he first brought a glass of water from the tray to Ning Wei, then handed a glass to Wei Yuan, and finally brought his own glass.
Ning Wei said to Sang Ye: "You should step back first."
After Sang Ye stepped back, Hu Ruicai said: "It's been found out."
Wei Yuan put down the cup in his hand, looked at Hu Rui and asked eagerly: "Who is it?"
He thought about this for a whole night, sorting through all the people Ning Yu had met, those who were interested and those who were not, but he couldn't figure it out.
Wei Yuan almost lived with Ning Yu when he returned to Beijing. In his eyes, Ning Yu was busy with books all day long and rarely went out to socialize. Even when he did socialize, it was only at the invitation of Yang Si, Lu Er and others.
Wei Yuan couldn't understand, how could a person who didn't care about world affairs and didn't cause trouble be so hated that he would use dead soldiers?
Hu Rui looked at Wei Yuan, turned his head and turned his gaze to Ning Wei, and said, "Miss, maybe you have thought of it."
Wei Yuan looked at Ning Wei and said, "Miss, who did you think of?"
Ning Wei held the tea cup in her hand, looked at Hu Rui and asked, "A person from Chengguo Duke's Mansion?"
Hu Rui nodded and said, "Yes, there are people from the Chengguo Palace? But it's not just people from the Chengguo Palace.
Qiao Yi Qiao Er said that two groups of people appeared one after another, and after careful investigation, it was discovered that the other group of people were from Prime Minister Liu's Mansion."
Wei Yuan looked at Ning Wei and then at Hu Rui, and his intuition told him that there was something he didn't know.
Wei Yuan asked: "Are you sure? How did the second master get into trouble with these two families?"
Chengguo Gongfu? The Empress’s natal family. Liu Xiangfu, the Imperial Concubine’s natal family.
When did Ning Yu offend such royal relatives? Could it be...
Hu Rui said, "I'm sure! It wasn't the second master who provoked them, it was them who came after the second master."
Wei Yuan's heart was lifted, and he lowered his face and asked, "Are the people who came to the house last night also from these two families?"
Hu Rui shook his head: "No, the people who came to the house last night were from Duke Chengguo's house."
Wei Yuan felt relieved and asked: "Why do the people from the Chengguo Palace want to cause trouble for us?"
Hu Rui looked at Ning Wei and said nothing.
Ning Wei said: "I annoyed them, and my brother and grandmother were hurt by me."
Wei Yuan looked at Hu Rui, then at Ning Wei, and asked, "Miss, did you offend someone from the Chengguo Palace? Is it a business matter?"
Hu Rui took over the words: "Our business does not conflict with the Chengguo Government's business. It is not a business matter."
"Why?" Wei Yuan was even more puzzled.
Hu Rui looked at Ning Wei and explained to Wei Yuan: "The eldest lady of the Chengguo Palace wants to marry the prince, and the prince insists on marrying the lady. You know what this is!"
Because of the love between the two children, Duke Chengguo actually sent out a dead man to kill someone?
Wei Yuan was annoyed and said angrily: "Because of this, they want human lives? It's simply lawless.
Miss Wu is going to marry the prince, so why should she go to look for the prince and cause trouble for the young lady?"
Hu Rui snorted coldly, "It would be great if they understood this truth. Miss, what should we do next? Do you want to return it?"
Ning Wei took a sip of tea, looked up at Hu Rui, and then at Wei Yuan.
Hu and Wei both looked at her, waiting for her to make up her mind.
