Chapter 625: Secret Pass
The two of them came to Madam Liu's yard. Madam Liu had already prepared gifts and was about to send someone to call Liu Shiyu.
"Mom, my daughter is here."
Liu Shiyu heard Madam Liu talking in the yard.
"Shiyu, you've come just in time. Mother has already prepared the gifts and sent the visiting card. Please pack up and let's go."
"Mom, don't worry, I still have something to say to you."
Mrs. Liu was pulled by Liu Shiyu to sit on the couch in confusion.
"Shiyu, what's the matter? Can't you come back and talk about it?"
"Mother, this is my daughter's lifelong event. I just went to see my father. Grandmother knows that we are going to the general's mansion to express our gratitude today. As soon as you left, your people came to invite me. Are they trying to keep me here?"
"What? Is this true? Have you told your father? What did your father say?"
Mrs. Liu was a little anxious. She absolutely didn't want her daughter to marry Chen Yaoguang. But last night she asked Liu Zhicheng indirectly, and he also wanted to marry her daughter to Chen Yaoguang. So Mrs. Liu hurried to visit him to express her gratitude and to see whether this young general was worthy of her daughter.
"Mom, don't worry, I have succeeded in persuading him. Dad said he wants to thank General Wan in person for saving my daughter's life, and asked you to prepare a gift quickly."
"Really? My daughter is amazing. How did you convince your father to agree? I didn't even dare to tell your father about this last night. If you just tell him directly, will your father accept it? And will he be willing to thank you in person? This is really rare."
Mrs. Liu excitedly held her daughter's hand and finally felt some hope.
"I won't tell my mother about this. Anyway, the result is good."
Madam Liu did not ask any more questions. She was still very upset. She was very curious about how her daughter, who seemed always docile and well-behaved, had the courage to persuade the head of the family who hated military officers the most.
"Madam, the old lady asks you to take Miss to her place."
A maid's voice came from outside the yard.
Liu Shiyu and Madam Liu looked at each other and saw a hint of understanding in each other's eyes.
"Mammy, let them report back to the old lady. We will be there in a moment."
"Yes, ma'am."
Soon, the sound of footsteps leaving was heard in the yard.
"Mom, what are we going to do?"
"Don't say anything. Whatever your grandmother says, just blame it all on me. You, as a granddaughter, cannot be known as an unfilial person. If I'm not mistaken, she will definitely embarrass you during this meeting and force us to retreat."
"Mom, there is one more thing. Jin Qiao was murdered. Do you know that?"
"Well, your second aunt sent someone to tell me early in the morning. I haven't told you yet that a traitor is dead and there is nothing to regret."
When Madam Liu said this, there was a look of deep disgust on her face. Such a traitor would not be able to survive even if he did not commit suicide.
"But, mother, you don't know that Jin Qiao didn't commit suicide. I also guessed that the person who pushed me into the water was Liu Shiya, because I was indeed pushed into the water at that time. The people closest to me were Liu Shiya and her two maids. Before Jin Qiao died, she told Yin Qiao that the person who harmed me was not the old lady, but more than one person. I can understand the first sentence, but I don't understand the second half of the sentence."
"Was Jin Qiao silenced?" Madam Liu took the matter seriously. If Jin Qiao committed suicide out of fear of punishment, it would be understandable. However, if Jin Qiao was silenced, it meant that someone really wanted to harm her daughter on purpose. Madam Liu now went through all the people in the several families of the Liu family's old house in her mind. Everyone had sat in Madam Liu's warm room last night, which meant that the person behind the scenes must be among them.
"Don't think about these things for now. The most urgent thing now is to settle your marriage. I'm afraid your father is easily influenced. If your grandmother threatens you with her life and asks you to marry her, I'm afraid your father will change his mind. It's not like she hasn't done such a thing before. She did this when your fourth uncle married your fourth aunt. Your fourth aunt is her niece. The safest way now is to get engaged first. As long as you can get engaged, everything will be settled."
"Mother, even if we are engaged, we can still change our minds. If you want to put a stop to this marriage, the only way is to ask the Emperor to grant the marriage."
"A marriage? Will the emperor agree?"
"Mother, please believe me. The emperor will not only agree, but will also reward our family."
Liu Shiyu said affirmatively.
Mrs. Liu felt that this matter was a little far-fetched.
"Even if the emperor agrees, it's still too late to quench your thirst."
Mrs. Liu paced back and forth in the room anxiously.
"Mom, don't worry. Grandmother doesn't know our plan yet. Let's calm her down first and do it secretly."
"Secretly marching through Chencang? What does that mean?"
"Mother, just listen to me. I promise that I will not let grandmother down, and I will definitely not marry Chen Yaoguang. I will go back to the yard and lie down. You can say that I feel unwell. Mother, today I can only let you and father go to the general's mansion. As long as I am sick, I don't have to see grandmother. I can delay it for a day. After we finish the ancestor worship, we will return to Beijing immediately."
"That's all we can do. I'll let Yinqiao help you get back."
After Liu Shiyu left, Madam Liu packed up and went to Old Madam Liu's yard.
There were already a lot of people sitting in Old Madam Liu's room.
After greeting, Mrs. Liu sat down on the chair next to Liu Zhicheng.
"Where is Shiyu? Why didn't she come?" Old Madam Liu didn't see Liu Shiyu, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes.
Madam Liu quickly stood up and lowered her head, saying, "Mother, Shiyu just came to see me. She was exposed to the cold wind and is feeling a little uncomfortable now. She fell into the water yesterday. She is a weak girl and fainted just now. I asked someone to send her back to the yard and asked a doctor to see her. You don't have to worry about her, mother."
Madam Liu seemed to have predicted what Old Madam Liu was going to say next, and she blocked Old Madam Liu's words from her lips.
Madam Liu was obviously even more unhappy. She snorted coldly, "Humph, since she is so weak, she doesn't take care of herself and even fell into the water. It's almost time to offer sacrifices to the ancestors, and she drags her sick body for the ancestors to see?"
"Mother, you are exaggerating. Although we are offering sacrifices to our ancestors, we women cannot enter the ancestral hall. Shiyu can be kept in her own yard. She will not disturb our ancestors."
Old Madam Liu turned away with a cold face.
Madam Liu Er came out to smooth things over: "Mother, sister-in-law, don't be angry. Mother, sister-in-law didn't mean to contradict you. She was just worried about Shiyu's condition and was a little anxious. Don't be like her."
"Second sister-in-law, I don't understand what you are saying. Which ear did you use to hear me talking back to mother? You don't have to stir up trouble here. I'm not deaf or stupid. I don't need you to explain."
Madam Liu did not give Old Madam Liu and Second Madam Liu any chance to act and exposed their true faces in public.
Madam Liu sat back with an embarrassed look on her face.
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