As soon as Duke Lu came back from court, Concubine Liu came to the study crying.
He pinched his brows and asked impatiently, "What's wrong? Didn't I tell you not to provoke the Madam?"
Aunt Liu pointed at her face and said, "Master, look here. Did I offend the Madam? The Madam beat me."
The slap mark was gone, but the side of his face that had been hit was noticeably redder. "Most of the ointment given by the palace went to you. Go back and apply it."
Aunt Liu stepped forward and took Duke Lu's arm, pretending to be coquettish and said, "I want the master to apply the medicine to me personally."
"I don't know how to apply medicine, so let Mammy do it for you. I have some official business to attend to, so please hurry back to the courtyard."
"I won't go back. I'm afraid my wife will beat me again!"
"You know very well that Madam will not hit people without reason." He was reminding Aunt Liu. He knew that Aunt Liu must have angered Gao first, which was why she was beaten.
Aunt Liu turned her head away and snorted, then turned back and said, "You promised me that the position of Crown Prince would be left to our son Guochao."
Favoring a concubine over one's wife is punishable by impeachment. "Guoxing is in such a state now, I can't possibly take his throne. Besides, haven't I been paving the way for Guochao? Why don't you stay home and do some embroidery instead of meddling in other people's business?"
Aunt Liu's eyes were filled with tears. "It's not that I don't trust you. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?"
"Why are you still crying?" Duke Lu wiped away Concubine Liu's tears with his thumb. "Alright, alright, I know what's going on. I'll make sure Guochao has a good escape route."
Aunt Liu quickly turned her face away, "Master, don't look at me. My face is full of wrinkles."
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