"Mother, this is true, Father has agreed!"
"I know your temper best. Otherwise, why would I come here to tell you about this?"
Liu Zhixi said solemnly.
The beautiful woman's eyebrows flickered, and her face was full of worry, obviously she had basically believed it.
But soon, she seemed to have thought of something to say, and shook her head decisively.
"Xi'er, even if your father agrees, this matter is really too absurd."
"Obviously, this is a plot by the imperial court. How can we believe it? Xier, how can you..."
Having said this, the beautiful woman stopped talking and looked at Liu Zhixi with a questioning expression, finding it difficult to understand her daughter's behavior.
After a short pause, she added, "No, Xi'er, no matter what happened to you, you must go see your father and explain this matter clearly!"
As she spoke, the beautiful woman turned around, walked around Liu Zhixi, and walked towards the door.
"Mother, you can't go!"
Liu Zhixi quickly shouted.
Hearing this, the beautiful woman stopped and turned around and said, "Xi'er, mother hopes that you can go with me to persuade your father. Don't listen to such evil schemes!"
Liu Zhixi frowned slightly, "Mother, if father insists on doing this, what will you do?"
"Then, my mother will have to die in front of her..."
"Even if it means death, mother doesn't want to be humiliated, and she doesn't want to see you sisters go down a path of no return."
The beautiful woman did not hesitate at all. Her expression was firm, yet a little melancholy.
"Mother, why are you like this? How can your daughter harm you and your sisters?"
Liu Zhixi also had a look of heartache and reluctance on her face. She did not doubt her mother's words at all. If her father did not listen to her advice, she would really die to warn her father.
"Xi'er, tell your mother the truth. Are you hiding something from me?"
The beautiful woman looked at Liu Zhixi. She knew what kind of person her daughter was. She could also see that her daughter seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if she was troubled by something. At the same time, she could also guess that it must have a lot to do with this matter.
Otherwise, she would never believe that her own daughter would push her into the fire, let alone herself.
"Mother, I'll tell you the truth. Father has already made plans to defect to Northern Qi. I just found out about this."
"Ah? You, why would your father have such a plan?"
"Now that things have come to this, mother won't dwell on why we have come to this. We still have hundreds of thousands of troops at our disposal. Even if we are the only one left, we can die at most, but we must never surrender to Northern Qi!"
The beautiful woman was surprised at first, then her face darkened and she spoke slowly.
Obviously, she did not have too many doubts in her heart and still understood her husband somewhat. At the same time, she also blamed herself for being useless and not being able to stop him when the rebellion started.
Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. What can a woman do? Although she is helpless, she has no regrets about the current situation. She doesn't even have any fear in her heart. It's nothing more than death.
However, she could never accept betraying her ancestors and joining Northern Qi!
Liu Zhixi could think of all this, so she didn't say anything for a long time, holding on to a glimmer of hope that her mother would listen to her.
However, this glimmer of hope was shattered. My mother was still so wise. No matter how big the problem was, she was not at all confused.
"In that case, I, your mother, should go and dissuade your father..."
"Not only that, I will also persuade him to fight to the death with the court. And you, Xier, no matter what your reasons are, mother doesn't want to listen anymore. You must go with me to persuade your father. If we die, our whole family will die together!"
"Now, for us, both Northern Qi and the imperial court are a group of tigers and wolves!"
As she spoke, the beautiful woman grabbed Liu Zhixi.
"Mother, please listen to me first. If you still insist on doing this, your daughter will listen to you."
Liu Zhixi decided to explain everything in detail. She had no choice but to explain it clearly. She knew her mother's character best. If she explained it clearly, there might be hope for a change.
The beautiful woman was stunned for a moment, then she loosened her hand and said, "Okay, go ahead."
Liu Zhixi breathed a sigh of relief, "Mother, no one in the palace knows about this."
"My father sent my prince brother to Northern Qi a few days ago. I'm afraid he has become Northern Qi's consort."
"This...you, father, how could he be so foolish? This is exactly what he wants!"
Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman's face was instantly filled with confusion and resentment.
Then, he shook his head with helplessness as if he couldn't get rid of it, then sighed, and seemed to have thought of something, and asked hurriedly: "No wonder, I haven't seen you these few days, and the Crown Prince's Consort, and I didn't think much about it, I didn't expect it to be like this..."
"By the way, Xi'er, where is your sister-in-law now?"
Soon, the beautiful woman thought of this problem. It was obvious that it was impossible to bring a woman to Northern Qi to get married...
Liu Zhixi knew her mother's worry and quickly replied, "Mother, it's okay. My sister-in-law is fine. She was just secretly detained by my father. I have already checked before coming to you."
Hearing this, the beautiful woman breathed a sigh of relief. She was truly a good wife and mother, and her expression was full of concern.
At the same time, it also indirectly reflected that her distrust of Liu Li at the moment might have become a little crazy.
Otherwise, how could someone do such a stupid thing?
This is simply destroying one's own Great Wall. I guess everyone in Northern Qi would laugh their heads off.
When she thought about it now, she couldn't help but blush with shame.
I was really scared just now. What happened to a poor woman for my own benefit?
After all, this relatively docile and virtuous Crown Prince's Consort has not yet given birth to a child, a boy or a girl.
Then, the beautiful woman seemed a little discouraged and sat down on the chair. She remained silent without saying a word, and her expression was very solemn.
Liu Zhixi knew that her mother was sad and heartbroken, but more importantly, helpless.
The feeling of melancholy and reluctance, yet powerlessness, made her, as a daughter, feel distressed, but she didn't know how to comfort her.
Liu Zhixi sighed slightly, picked up the tea bowl and handed it to the beautiful woman, and said softly: "Mother, things have come to this point, and father is already riding a tiger and it is difficult to back down. It is useless to persuade him anymore."
"My daughter would never surrender to Northern Qi, so this is..."
The beautiful woman smiled bitterly and shook her head. She did not take the tea bowl from Liu Zhixi's hand and looked up at her.
"Xi'er, you, take them away!"
After saying this, the beautiful woman slowly closed her eyes.
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