Take a carriage back to the palace.
Xiao Qin'er tried to explain several times, but Liu Yi exuded an aura of rejection, which prevented her from opening her mouth.
Get off at the second gate of Wangfu.
Liu Yi walked in front, and Xiao Qin'er followed closely behind.
The children had already been taken back to the palace by servants.
When they returned to the Xiyuan study, Liu Yi had a gloomy face and drove out all the servants.
There were only the couple in the room.
Liu Yi exuded a chill all over his body. He sat on the chair and looked at Xiao Qin'er silently.
Xiao Qin'er felt guilty and wronged.
She opened her mouth several times and finally said what was in her heart, "She framed me."
"What did you say in front of the Queen Mother?"
Liu Yi's tone was cold and dangerous.
Xiao Qin'er's face was as pale as snow, and she was fidgeting uncomfortably. "Nothing."
"What did you say? I want to hear the truth."
"I really didn't say anything."
"Without saying anything, you can make the Queen Mother so angry that she faints? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Xiao Qin'er covered her face and burst into tears. "It's over now. Please don't ask anymore, okay?"
Liu Yi sneered, "This is a matter of life and death. Do you think I should ask? Or do you intend to kill my family?"
"No, everything is over. The Queen Mother has forgiven us."
"Speak! Your Highness wants to know what you said!" Liu Yi roared with a ferocious look on his face!
Xiao Qin'er shook her head painfully, "Don't force me, okay?"
Liu Yi smiled coldly, "It's not me who's forcing you, but you who's forcing me. Are you going to tell me or not?"
"I don't want to talk about it, so don't ask."
Liu Yi nodded, "Okay, I understand."
After saying that, he got up and left.
"Where are you going?" Xiao Qin'er grabbed his hand. "Where do you want to go?"
Liu Yi turned around and looked at her coldly, "Since you refuse to tell the truth, I will go to the palace to ask Xiao Zhaoyi tomorrow."
"You're not allowed to go!"
Xiao Qin'er said angrily, "You are not allowed to go to her. You promised me."
Liu Yi pinched Xiao Qin'er's jaw and said, "You also promised me not to go to her behind my back and not to say anything nonsense. Did you do that?"
"I regret it, okay? I'm worried about Zheng Ge'er, that's why..."
"That's enough! Stop using Dalang as an excuse. I'm asking you one last time, are you going to tell me or not?"
Xiao Qin'er wanted to shake her head, she didn't want to say anything.
But she saw determination and coldness in Liu Yi's eyes.
She is afraid!
She didn't dare to bet even with a ten percent chance.
"I'll tell you everything."
She gave up!
She loved him more deeply and cared about him more, so she had no choice but to admit defeat.
"She's a bitch. She was full of nonsense in front of the Queen Mother. She was deliberately provoking me, and I got carried away and scolded her."
"What did you scold her for?"
"I called her a bitch, saying she was unfaithful to her husband. She said she married His Majesty, yet she was still thinking about you. We argued, and the Queen Mother fainted in her rage. I was terrified, terrified that His Majesty would chop off her head. But she remained calm. After making sure she was just unconscious, she began to lecture me. She lectured me for a whole cup of tea, and then she hit me. She actually hit me."
Xiao Qin'er burst into tears.
"She's a lunatic, how could she not be afraid? I'm scared to death, I'm scared to death, but she's not afraid at all!"
Xiao Qin'er felt more and more aggrieved as she cried, and cried out all her anger.
"I hate her. I hate her with all my heart. I'd rather not have a sister like her."
"Okay, stop crying!"
Liu Yi handed the handkerchief to Xiao Qin'er, motioning her to wipe her tears.
Xiao Qin'er took the handkerchief and wiped her tears while crying, "Will you blame me? I was too impulsive, but half the responsibility lies with her. I really regret that I shouldn't have gone to her. She did it on purpose, just to humiliate me."
Liu Yi took a deep breath.
He wanted to curse, to scold Xiao Qin'er to death.
He said bluntly, "You are stupid! Hopelessly stupid. You knew she was crazy and that you were no match for her, yet you still offered yourself up to her.
Don't say anything, I know everything. You're just jealous of her. You're the eldest sister in the family, and you've had it easy your whole life. You're used to being bossed around, and used to her having to listen to you in everything.
Now she no longer accepts your discipline, but instead suppresses you in every way, making you feel humiliated. You refuse to accept it, and you want to prove that you are better than her. You go to her again and again, but each time you come back empty-handed, but you never learn your lesson. You still have the illusion that you can use your status as the eldest sister to suppress her. How can you be so stupid?
Xiao Qin'er cried so hard that she was out of breath.
"How dare you cry? She's not your sister anymore. She's now Empress Zhaoyi. It's been so many years, how come you can't recognize her?"
"I was wrong, I was really wrong!" Xiao Qin'er apologized while crying.
Liu Yi sneered, "This isn't the first time you've admitted your mistake and apologized. But is it any use? I'm so disappointed in you."
Xiao Qin'er clutched his hand tightly. "This time, I really know I was wrong. The moment the Queen Mother passed out, I was terrified. At that moment, I knew I was totally wrong. I will never take the initiative to approach her again. Even if she provokes me, I won't fall for her tricks."
Liu Yi shook his head. He didn't believe Xiao Qin'er's promise at all.
Because she simply couldn't do it.
The next time Xiao Zhaoyi provoked her, she would completely forget what she had said today and jump into the pit and be buried as usual.
As the saying goes, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature.
Xiao Qin'er is just like that, it's too late to change.
Liu Yi sighed tiredly, "From now on, unless it is necessary, don't enter the palace."
Xiao Qin'er was stunned. "Shouldn't you pay your respects to the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother?"
Liu Yi laughed at himself, then said seriously, "She pretended to be sick, just like my sister-in-law did, saying she was afraid of passing on her illness, so she didn't go to the palace to pay her respects."
Xiao Qin'er opened her mouth and said in a sour tone: "If this is what you want, I will do it."
Liu Yi stroked her cheek gently, "Be good and don't cause trouble for me again."
Xiao Qin'er lowered her head and smiled bitterly, her eyes filled with tears.
She nodded repeatedly, "I won't get you into trouble. This is the last time."
"I hope so!"
…
The next day, Xiao Qin'er really started to claim to be sick.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, I still didn't go back to my parents' home.
Mrs. Xiao was worried and went to the palace to visit Xiao Qin'er.
In just a few days, Xiao Qin'er lost a lot of weight, which made Madam Xiao very distressed.
But no matter how Mrs. Xiao asked, Xiao Qin'er refused to tell the truth.
Mrs. Xiao had no choice but to go to the palace to ask Xiao Zhaoyi for advice.
When Xiao Zhaoyi learned that Xiao Qin'er was ill, she secretly smiled.
Then he asked with concern, "Is my sister okay? It's a pity that I can't leave the palace to visit her."
"Your sister must have been frightened by the incident with the Queen Mother. Why would the Queen Mother faint when she was perfectly fine?"
"Mother, please don't say any more. Speaking of that incident, I'm still panicking. Thank God, the Empress Dowager is fine, otherwise I would have been buried with her."
"Don't talk nonsense! Your sister is so scared that she is bedridden. You can't let anything happen to you again."
Madam Xiao's attainments were obviously not as high as those of Concubine Xiao.
In just a few words, the rhythm was thrown off.
Until he left the palace, he didn't ask a single useful question.
Mrs. Xiao wanted to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Xiao, but Empress Dowager Xiao refused to see her, using the excuse that she was not feeling well and needed to rest.
Only a palace maid was sent to greet her.
Mrs. Xiao was very upset.
She vaguely felt that something had happened that she didn't know about.
Unfortunately, she was completely confused and didn't know where to start.
…
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Gu Jiu returned to her parents' home.
On the second day of the first lunar month last year, she was pregnant and not suitable to go out.
Counting the time, she hasn't been back to her parents' home for more than a year.
The Gu family is still the same.
If there is any change, it is that the Gu family has added a few more people.
Mr. Gu has several more grandchildren.
It was a rare occasion for Gu Ji to come back, but Lord Gu did not get angry.
Of course, they won't be welcoming.
Mr. Gu has a bad temper and always puts on airs with all married girls.
He has the attitude of "I am your father and you all have to obey me."
It's really a bit disgusting.
No wonder sisters don’t like to go back to their parents’ home after getting married.
"Is Second Aunt feeling better?"
Hu asked with concern.
Gu Jiu nodded, "Much better, thank you for your concern, sister-in-law."
"When we first learned you had a difficult birth, we were all scared to death. Fortunately, you were safe."
Mrs. Hu patted her chest. Thinking back on it now, she still felt scared.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "I am lucky enough to have survived the ordeal."
Mrs. Hu said auspicious words, "Second Aunt will surely be blessed in the future."
"Please give me good wishes, sister-in-law. Is everything okay at home?"
Mrs. Hu smiled and nodded. "Everything is fine. Even my wife has become more patient and easier to talk to than before."
"oh?"
Gu Jiu was surprised. Could Xie's temper improve?
Xie's bad temper should get worse as she gets older.
"Why did Madam suddenly become so good-tempered?"
"It's not like she suddenly got better. My wife started vegetarianism and chanting Buddhist scriptures two years ago, and her temper has gradually improved. She's become kinder and easier to talk to than before."
Gu Jiu pursed his lips and smiled, "How strange! I didn't expect that my wife would also be a vegetarian and chant Buddhist scriptures."
"Yeah! Who would have thought."
After a pause, Mrs. Hu whispered to Gu Jiu, "I heard from the servants that the mistress often recites the mantra for rebirth. She is still thinking about her third aunt."
It's natural that Xie is thinking about Gu Yue.
Gu Jiu was not very reassured about Xie.
Although the Xie family cannot cause any big trouble.
But she can be disgusting!
Gu Jiu said to Mrs. Hu, "Sister-in-law, please take good care of the lady. If you need any help, please let me know. Don't be polite."
"Don't worry, Second Aunt, I'll have the maid look after the Madam, nothing will happen."
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