Chapter 141 Help
"Aunt!" Liu Xueqing threw herself at Concubine Liu's legs, crying and telling her how Yuan Ziyu had humiliated her in front of everyone.
Concubine Liu raised her eyebrows when she heard this: "The others just watched you being bullied, and no one stepped forward to stop it?"
"No!" Liu Xueqing gritted her teeth, her face full of resentment!
"How ridiculous!" Concubine Liu slapped the carved Huanghuali table.
"Your Majesty, please be careful, your hand hurts!" Qinchun, the personal maid beside her, hurried forward to hold Concubine Liu's hand. Seeing that her palm had turned a little red, she said, "Your Majesty, no matter how angry you are, you must not let yourself suffer. If it hurts and breaks, who can take your place?"
"Nothing!" Imperial Concubine Liu waved her hand. She had just been furious that those people didn't take her, the Imperial Concubine, seriously, and had slammed the table in a fit of rage. However, since she was able to sit in the Imperial Concubine's position, she was certainly not stupid. So she asked, "Qing'er, tell your aunt the truth, but what did you do first?"
"I...I..." Liu Xueqing didn't expect Concubine Liu to ask her this suddenly, and she stuttered for a moment. Then she stretched the whip marks and cried again, "It hurts!"
Seeing this, Concubine Liu understood what was going on and immediately said angrily, "If you're hiding something from me and someone catches you, don't blame me, your aunt, for not caring about you!"
"Aunt!" Liu Xueqing panicked when she heard this and said quickly, "That's what I said!"
After saying that, he told Concubine Liu that he was angry with Yuan Ziyu and had someone spread rumors about Yuan Ziyu.
"Stupid!" Concubine Liu tapped Liu Xueqing's forehead in frustration. "How could anyone in our Liu family be so stupid as you? You actually left so many handles behind! How well did you think you could hide it? You were caught in just a few days. Are you trying to trick me? You're hurting yourself in the end!"
Liu Xueqing was tapped on the forehead by Concubine Liu, but she didn't dare to get angry. She just pleaded with tears in her eyes, "Aunt, please save Qing'er!"
"How can I save you?" Concubine Liu said angrily, "Why do you have to like Xuan Shaoqing when there are so many people you like? Are you planning to marry into the Xuan family and help his sister deal with me?"
In the palace, Concubine Liu had always been at odds with Empress Xuan. In this life, Concubine Liu's greatest wish was to replace Empress Xuan and become the empress of the Dali Dynasty.
Now that he knew that his own niece actually liked Empress Xuan's brother, how could he be angry?
"Aunt, Qing'er would never do this. No matter what, Qing'er is still your niece. We are family. How could she help outsiders to deal with you?"
Liu Xueqing is quite capable when it comes to pleasing Concubine Liu.
"Hmph, you have a conscience!" Concubine Liu glanced at Liu Xueqing and hummed with satisfaction: "But is it the truth?"
"Aunt, every word Qing'er said is true. How dare you fool me?" Liu Xueqing said hurriedly and flatteringly.
"Alright, auntie believes you, isn't that enough?" Concubine Liu smiled and said, "Hurry up and pack up. Take a look at what you look like now. If someone comes later, they will think something big has happened to my Liu family. When you come back, we can make plans."
"Yes, aunt!" Liu Xueqing responded quickly.
Qinchun smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Third Miss, I will take you to clean your face and change clothes!"
"Thank you, Sister Qinchun!" Liu Xueqing was extremely respectful to the personal maidservant beside Concubine Liu. When she heard her say that, she quickly responded with a smile.
"This is what I should do!" Qinchun smiled and led Liu Xueqing and Liu Xueqing's two maids to the back to wash their faces and change clothes.
After a while, Liu Xueqing washed her face, changed her clothes, and returned to Concubine Liu.
When Concubine Liu saw that although Liu Xueqing's eyes were still swollen, she looked clean and respectable, she nodded with satisfaction.
"Aunt, please help me vent my anger!" Liu Xueqing pouted and said to Concubine Liu.
"I'm afraid it's not possible now." Concubine Liu pondered for a while, then said to Liu Xueqing: "Stay with me for now. When the storm has passed, I will find a way to help you vent your anger."
"Ah!" Liu Xueqing frowned: "Then I still have to wait?"
After saying this, she clung to Concubine Liu's side and said, "Aunt, that Yuan Ziyou humiliated me in public like this. How can I still have any dignity? If I don't suppress this bitch, how can I walk among the noble ladies in the future?"
"How dare you say that?" Concubine Liu glared at Liu Xueqing. "If you hadn't provoked me first, would Yuan Ziyu have humiliated me like this?"
"She was the one who shamelessly seduced Prince Xuan!" Liu Xueqing said angrily.
"You still have something to say?" Concubine Liu glared at Liu Xueqing again, causing Liu Xueqing to lower her head in fear.
"Alright, you stay here with me for a few days until the storm has died down." Concubine Liu then said, "Do you think that Yuan Ziyu only gave you a beating and that's it?"
"Is she going to take my life?" Liu Xueqing said gritting her teeth.
"Hmph, do you think the Yuan Dynasty's General's Mansion will just let this go?" Concubine Liu couldn't help but slam the table again. "And the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion, will they just watch you slander their daughter-in-law like this?"
"Then what should we do?" Liu Xueqing frowned when she thought of what Huo Wan said. She originally thought that Huo Wan was just a child talking nonsense, but if the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion really intervened, she was afraid that even her aunt would be afraid.
"Your father will naturally know about this matter. Let's appease your father first!" Concubine Liu also had a headache. Her brother valued his reputation too much. If he knew the whole story, he might abandon Liu Xueqing.
But Liu Xueqing is the legitimate daughter. If she marries well in the future, she will be a great help to her. She cannot be abandoned easily. Besides, if their Liu family gives in, people will say that she, a noble concubine, cannot even defeat a general who has just returned to Beijing. She will lose face if people tell others about it.
"But..." Speaking of Master Liu, Liu Xueqing felt a little scared: "Father may care more about face."
Concubine Liu looked at Liu Xueqing angrily: "I know your father values face, but you still made it so obvious. How could our Liu family produce such a fool like you?"
"Aunt, I was wrong. I will be more careful next time!" Liu Xueqing pouted: "Aunt, you can't just ignore me!"
"Alright, if the Yuan family and the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion come to ask for an explanation, you can just say that it was just a casual remark at the time, and somehow it got spread by Chen Yao!" Concubine Liu thought for a moment, then warned, "Remember, you must stick to your guns and put the blame on Chen Yao."
(End of this chapter)
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