Not long after the three of them arrived at Yaoguang Palace and sat down, they received an announcement that Liu had arrived.
Liu was Zhao Yuancheng's concubine, the daughter of a merchant, and the biological mother of the second princess.
Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants have always had the lowest status.
With her background, she was able to serve in the Eastern Palace and give birth to royal blood. In addition to her outstanding appearance, the most important thing was that she was rich.
Well, the Liu family is indeed rich.
As for how rich you are.
Let’s put it this way, the two most prosperous markets in the capital, East Street and West Street, are both owned by the Liu family.
In the real world, I'm afraid that Brother Ma would have to call him dad when he saw him.
I heard that when Liu entered the Prince's Mansion, her dowry alone was five million taels of gold.
These ten thousand taels of gold alone are enough to organize a major rebellion, not to mention the dozens of boxes of rare antiques.
However, based on the original owner's memory, Fu Qianyu did not have a good impression of this wealthy woman Liu.
If you say Gao is a bad person, she is at least bad on the surface. But Liu is different. She seems to be peaceful, but in fact she is full of evil intentions.
People like her who keep a low profile are truly scary.
Seeing Liu come in, the three of them stood up and saluted.
"My dear sisters, you are so polite. Please sit down."
Liu was helped to sit down, and then she looked at Fu Qianyu, "It's been a long time since I last saw you, sister. Are you feeling well?"
Fu Qianyu stood up and curtsied, a smile on her face: "Thank you, Sister Liu, for your concern. I am fine now."
Liu had very beautiful eyes, and there was a gentleness in her every move. However, when her gaze fell on Fu Qianyu, she felt a sense of coldness for no reason.
"That's good. My sister is the apple of His Highness's eye. If anything goes wrong, His Highness will be heartbroken."
Look, in just a few words, he directed his attack at Fu Qianyu again.
Qi sipped her tea and said sarcastically, "The Fu family is considered a family of scholars. I heard that Master Fu is a clear figure in the court. I wonder where Sister Fu learned these seductive tricks. Why don't you teach me too, so that I won't have to stay alone in my empty room all day."
These words were so blunt that even Xia couldn't help but turn away after hearing them.
Although Liu lowered her head to drink tea, she would glance at Fu Qianyu from time to time.
I thought Fu Xiyu would be angry, but surprisingly, there was no anger on her face. Instead, she raised an eyebrow at Qi and said, "Even if I tell you, what can I do? I'm afraid His Highness won't be interested in your face."
"You!" Qi slammed the table and said angrily, "You are so shameless!"
"Concubines compete for favor based on their own abilities. When I first entered the palace, I sang all day to please His Highness. Who was it that deliberately danced to win His Highness's favor on his way home from court? You've done a lot of shameless things, so how dare you criticize me? Could it be that you were so angry because you didn't succeed that you took it out on others? If that's the case, you've truly lost your grace."
When the past was brought up again, Qi's face turned pale with anger.
At first, she had deliberately waited for Zhao Yuancheng on his way home from court, but the original owner deliberately played tricks on her and pushed her into the lotus pond.
When she was rescued, her clothes were already in disarray, and the prince was accompanied by a foreign man.
Since then, Zhao Yuancheng never summoned her to sleep with him again. Now that Fu Qianyu brought it up again, how could she not be angry.
But just as she was about to open her mouth to argue with Fu Qianyu, the Crown Princess was surrounded by the crowd and came out.
Upon seeing this, Qi quickly calmed down her anger and knelt on the ground with everyone else, "I greet the Crown Princess. May the Crown Princess be blessed with good health."
The Crown Princess sat down in her seat with difficulty, then raised her hand to signal everyone to stand up.
"Please sit down, everyone."
"Thank you, Princess."
After everyone sat down, the Crown Princess asked what they had just talked about. Qi was too embarrassed to speak, but Fu Qianyu was calm and composed. "To answer your question, Sister Qi and I lost fifty taels of silver in a bet, and she is now refusing to pay."
Qi was stunned and turned to look at Fu Qianyu: "When did I make a bet with you?"
Fu Qianyu acted innocently like a little girl, "Look, Princess Consort, Sister Qi really doesn't intend to admit her mistake."
The Crown Princess smiled faintly, becoming interested. "Oh, sister, why don't you tell me what the bet between you and Sister Qi is about? I can play the role of Justice Bao for once today."
Fu Qianyu bowed gracefully, the smile on her face not growing or fading. "Your Highness gave Sister Liu a pair of red gold and jade hairpins earlier, and I made a bet with Sister Qi whether Sister Liu would wear them today."
When her name was called inexplicably, Liu felt a tingling sensation all over her body.
Fu Qianyu continued, "I said that Sister Liu is virtuous and kind, and since the snowstorm hasn't stopped yet, she naturally wouldn't wear a lot of jewelry. And Sister Qi said that Sister Liu cares most about the things His Highness gave her, so she will definitely wear them today. I was right."
As he said this, everyone's eyes fell on Liu.
The Crown Princess smiled faintly, "So that's how it is."
After saying this, Fu Qianyu bowed to Liu and said, "Sisters, we were just joking in private. Please don't be angry, Sister Liu."
The Crown Princess said, "We are all sisters, so we should get along well with each other. Sister Qi, please accept the loss and don't be so stingy."
Qi was so angry that her stomach hurt. Fu Qianyu took away her share of this month's allowance.
If she told the truth, the Crown Princess would definitely scold her for deliberately stirring up trouble and being restless.
No matter how you look at it, she is the one who suffers.
"Yes, I accept the loss. I'll have someone send the money over when I get back."
Fu Qianyu was overjoyed, "Then I won't be polite, sister."
The Crown Princess glanced around and saw that Gao hadn't come. She turned to ask the person next to her, "Why didn't Miss Gao come today?"
Jin Mei replied, "Your Highness, half a quarter of an hour ago, someone from Zhaoyang Palace came to report that Gao Liangdi has caught a cold and is unwell. She cannot come to pay her respects to you."
The Crown Princess nodded without getting angry. "In that case, you can go and see for yourself later."
"Yes, I obey your command."
"Okay, it's getting late, you should all go back."
Since the Crown Princess had spoken, the few of them naturally did not want to stay any longer and all stood up to say goodbye.
Nanny Cen helped the Crown Princess into the inner chamber and whispered, "How come Fu Chenghui has become a completely different person after his illness? How dare he make fun of Liu?"
The Crown Princess was helped to sit down, nonchalant. "Liu is of humble origin. Although Fu's father doesn't hold a high position, she is still the daughter of an official. How could she willingly be suppressed by such a person? However, I do think Fu Chenghui is quite interesting."
"But, Madam." Nanny Cen hesitated, "Mrs. Gao has been disrespectful to you since she entered the mansion. Are you really going to ignore it?"
"This favor the prince gave her, what else can I say?"
The Crown Princess smiled indifferently, "Besides, compared to the arrogance written all over Gao's face, don't you think Liu is the one we should really be wary of?"
"Liu?" Nanny Cen was puzzled. "What could a merchant's daughter be afraid of?"
"A merchant's daughter?" The Crown Princess narrowed her eyes. "Yes, a merchant's daughter, yet she became a concubine second only to Consort Liang, and even gave birth to a little princess. How many women in the Eastern Palace can be so scheming?"
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