Meanwhile, Liu was kept behind in the main courtyard by the Fujin (principal wife). It was probably because she was provoked by the look Wu gave her when she left. After staying, Liu just kept her head down, and no one knew what she was thinking.
However, the Fujin (principal wife) didn't seem to care much, leaving Liu Shi standing there while she went to see the Second Prince.
When the Fujin returned, Yu Ru, who was by her side, had something extra in her hand.
Liu came to her senses because Yu Ru had slipped from her hand, and the object had fallen from above, landing squarely at her feet.
Liu looked closely and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
What I saw was just a dull, unremarkable cuju ball, the size of which was something only a small child would play with.
Liu was a little puzzled, but she still got up and picked up the football. Yu Ru quickly came to Liu and took it from her.
Liu knew that Yu Ru was a first-class maidservant by the side of the Fujin (the wife of the emperor), and had spoken with Yu Ru a few times. She knew that Yu Ru was very proper in her actions and words, but she was still a little puzzled at this moment.
She originally wanted to say something to Yu Ru, but she felt that something was not right. In the end, she moved her lips slightly but sat back down.
"How is the Second Prince's health?" Liu asked about something else.
Seeing this, the Princess Consort didn't seem to care much: "It's much better now. This is a little trinket from outside, I don't know who sent it, it's just a pity that it's not very presentable. Besides, the Second Prince already has a football that the Empress gave him, so there's no need for anything else. Yu Ru."
Yu Ru said that she was blessed and quickly took out a pair of scissors.
Lady Liu blinked, seemingly realizing what the Fujin (principal wife) wanted to do.
She subconsciously straightened her back, but the Fujin suddenly turned her gaze to her: "How about Sister Liu does this?"
As Liu looked at Yu Ru holding the round and flat cuju ball, her eyes seemed to be doubled. In just a short while, she felt her back was covered in cold sweat.
She stood up shakily, her voice trembling as she replied, "This servant dares not."
She bowed respectfully, her head bowed low, staring at the intertwined branches embroidered on the dark carpet spread on the ground, her eyes filled with nothing but terror.
Her clasped hands were trembling slightly.
Not only her hands, but Liu's lips were also trembling...
The Princess Consort is going to...
Liu shuddered, not daring to think any further.
The head wife seemed to smile: "Look at you, you're so timid. Get up quickly."
After a long while, Liu finally said softly that she was getting up.
But as she stood up, she suddenly heard a buzzing in her ears.
Then came a sound of deflation.
Liu raised her eyes with trembling eyelids, only to see the head wife casually tossing away the scissors in her hand, and at her feet was a football that was already half flattened.
The most noticeable feature is the puncture mark on the football.
The mark pierced Liu's eyes deeply, and Liu's body trembled again.
The head wife's eyes flashed with disdain. She waved her hand and said, "Forget it, it's just a game of Cuju. Sister Liu, you're being too timid. Go back now."
Liu thanked the emperor profusely, but her legs went weak as she left. Fortunately, her maid supported her.
Liu was somewhat absent-minded the whole way. After returning to the courtyard, she ordered in a hoarse voice, "All of you, get out."
Although the maids were puzzled, they quickly withdrew.
Soon, only Liu was left in the house.
Only then did Liu dare to raise her hand to cover her mouth.
When she entered the manor, she heard that the Fourth Princess Consort was the most quiet and dignified, and among all the princess consorts, she was the easiest to talk to.
I also heard that there had never been any trouble with the Fourth Prince's children or princesses. I thought that the Fourth Prince's wife was easy to get along with, so I thought I would try to please her.
Unexpectedly, the rumors outside turned out to be false.
Thinking about the expression on the princess's face today, Liu felt a chill run down her spine.
She was from the Han Banner Army. Although her family had some maids and nannies to serve her, they were all bought on contract and could go home when the year came.
Liu had never had a death in her family before, and when she saw the Fujin's actions earlier, even though she knew it wasn't a death, she still couldn't help but feel scared and trembling.
Liu's eyelids trembled slightly as she thought of the flattened football.
If she wasn't mistaken, the Fujin (principal wife) wanted to use her to harm the child in the womb of the secondary Fujin.
That was a living, breathing human life.
Liu's teeth were chattering; her mind was completely blank.
Is the Fujin (Prince Consort) planning to harm the child in Consort Li's womb?
Should she secretly inform the concubine?
But... Liu seemed to think of something and bit her lip.
Hasn't the concubine already had a second princess? Besides, she's a favored concubine; even if she loses this child, she'll always have other children.
If... if the concubine were to die as a result...
Liu closed her eyes.
That can only be blamed on the concubine's bad luck.
Liu cursed herself for being heartless, but suddenly felt a strange sense of pleasure.
Isn't this how it is in the backyard? In any case, it was the Fujin who did all of this; she just... just didn't remind the Consort.
Liu gritted her teeth. People have to live for themselves. As long as her hands don't get stained with blood, that's fine.
She slowly lowered her hand from her mouth, and a strange smile slowly appeared on her face.
...
As the weather gradually turned cold in the twelfth lunar month, Li Chenjiao saw the winter plum blossoms after waking up from her afternoon nap.
It was held in a white porcelain Ru kiln vase, which made the color of the winter plum blossoms look even more beautiful.
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