After Jun Mochen left, Nanny Chang remembered the distraught look Jun Mochen had just seen, and felt a little worried.
She poured a cup of tea for the Queen and asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, if you tell the Second Prince this, will he be under too much pressure?"
The Queen looked gravely in the direction where Jun Mochen left and shook her head silently, "I have spoiled him for too long. Look at him. If the Emperor is gone one day, can he defeat Jun Moyi?"
Hearing this, Nanny Chang was stunned.
Although Jun Moyi never showed anything, he had been doing his job early on and had his own place in the court, which was much better than the second prince.
Although the emperor initially supported Jun Moyi in order to make him a target for the second prince, this is ultimately a double-edged sword.
While Jun Moyi was blocking those secret plots for Jun Mochen, he was also trained to become more unfathomable.
For such a person, it would be easy to deal with a domestic cat like Jun Mochen.
Thinking of this, Nanny Chang also began to feel anxious.
But after thinking about it, she remembered something important.
"But doesn't Prince An have a leg disease that makes him unable to walk? Even if a man like him wanted to ascend the throne, I'm afraid the ministers wouldn't agree. Since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for such a person ascending the throne."
After hearing this, the queen's expression looked better.
That’s right, no matter how capable you are, you are still a cripple, right?
"If not for this, do you think I would have allowed him to live until today?"
But even so, she was still a little worried, so she sent Liu Shang to poison Jun Moyi, hoping to control him.
I just didn't expect that Liushang that girl would be so useless.
Thinking that he was controlled by Chen Yan because he had to deal with Liu Shang's body, he had to send Chen Yan to Jun Mochen.
The queen became even more angry with the girl Liushang.
She thought about it for a long time, but still felt that she couldn't swallow this.
The queen's eyes darkened, and she looked up at Nanny Chang who was standing aside.
"Mammy, are Liushang's family still under our surveillance?"
Nanny Chang was stunned. Although she didn't understand why the Queen suddenly mentioned Liushang, she still nodded honestly.
"Yes. I was afraid of alerting the enemy, so I didn't take any action. I just watched quietly."
Hearing this, the queen gently stroked the ruyi in her hand, and the warm jade felt warm to the touch.
She smiled faintly and said, "Mammy, you said if you don't remove the roots of the grass, it will grow back again in the spring breeze."
Nanny Chang understood the Queen's hint.
She was shocked, knowing that the Queen was planning to take action against Liu Shang's family.
Although she felt a little reluctant, as a servant she had no right to speak on such matters.
After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her head and replied, "Yes, I understand."
…
In a small courtyard outside the city, a woman was feeding chickens, and a man was sitting by the well chopping wood.
There was also an old lady sitting in the room, sewing shoe soles with needle and thread.
The man just glanced into the room and frowned, "Mom, this room is too dark, please light the oil lamp."
The old lady just smiled and said, "It's okay, Mom can see. Why light an oil lamp? It's so expensive."
The man sighed, "Mom, I still have the money that Liu Shang brought back last time. It's enough for me to spend."
"We have to save money. Your sister has a hard time working outside, so we can't be extravagant."
The ones speaking were Liushang's mother, Mrs. Du, and his brother, Du Lao Da.
The old lady spoke with great confidence, and Boss Du couldn't persuade her, so he gave up.
He turned around and was about to chop wood when the woman who was feeding the chickens suddenly walked up to him and whispered, "Boss, do you feel that someone is always watching our house lately?"
Boss Du was stunned. "Why do you say that? Or did you see something?"
Mrs. Du shook her head. "Not really. It's just that these past two days when I went to the river to wash clothes, I always felt like someone was staring at me from behind, but when I turned around, I couldn't see anything. Do you have this feeling?"
Boss Du really does have it.
He originally thought that he was feeling guilty, but he didn't expect that Mrs. Du also felt the same way.
He remembered what Liu Shang said to him when he came back to give him money a few months ago.
"Brother, take this money."
Boss Du took a look at the silver in the bundle, which looked like at least fifty taels. He didn't know how Liu Shang got so much money, and he was completely shocked.
His eyes widened, and he thought his sister had done something shameful, so he immediately pushed the money back.
"Where did you get so much money?"
Liu Shang knew what he wanted to say at a glance and pressed the back of his hand, "Brother, don't worry, this money is all earned through honest means, just spend it with confidence. Our yard has been clamoring for renovations, and now that we have the money, you should quickly fix the leaks. Also, don't let mother make insoles to sell anymore, let her have a good rest."
Du Laodao said: "Don't you understand mother yet? How can she stay idle? But you should tell me the truth, where did all this money come from?"
Liu Shang pursed his lips and said, "Brother, I'm lucky. I was summoned to Prince An's Mansion. I get a lot of monthly salary. You don't have to worry about me."
"Prince An's Mansion?" Boss Du was surprised.
He originally only knew that his sister was working outside, but he didn't expect that she could actually enter the palace. This really brought honor to the family.
He kept reminding Liu Shang to behave well in the palace and not to let this good opportunity go to waste. He told him that he didn't need to go home all the time unless something happened, as he would take care of the family and everything would be fine.
Boss Du talked on and on for a long time, and didn't notice the strangeness in Liu Shang's expression at all.
In the end, Liu Shang was very reluctant to leave, but still handed him a small cloth bag.
Boss Du was stunned. "What is this?"
As he spoke, he was about to open the things here, but was stopped by Liu Shang.
"Brother, keep this for now. Think of it as something I'm leaving with you temporarily. If one day... one day you feel something is wrong, you can take it to Prince An's Mansion and return it to me."
At this moment, Boss Du finally felt that something was wrong with his sister, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
But seeing Liu Shang's eager eyes, he nodded and agreed solemnly, "Brother, I understand."
Seeing that Boss Du was in a daze, Mrs. Du touched him and frowned and asked, "Boss, what are you thinking about?"
Boss Du shook his head. "It's okay. I'll go look for Liu Shang tomorrow. She hasn't been back for a while. I'll go see her."
"Okay, then I'll prepare some things and you can bring them to her too."
In the past two years, Liu Shang has been the one who brought back money. Mrs. Du is very grateful to her sister-in-law. When she heard that Boss Du was going to see her, she wanted to give her the clothes she made by herself.
But this dress is destined to never be worn again.
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