Li Qingluo thought: She knows a lot.
However, today she just wanted to scare Qu.
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Mother, what you have done is clear to all, and the truth will come out one day."
Qu's face turned completely pale: "Don't talk nonsense, mother only did it for Zhu'er's sake..."
Li Qingluo: "Really? Liu Qingzhu is really brave. She can make you swallow such a huge pile of shit without even saying a word."
Li Qingzhu's words made Qu's eyes red with anger: "I am your mother after all, why do you have to treat me like this!?"
Li Qingluo closed his eyes and didn't bother to look at her: "Isn't that how you treat me?"
Before Qu could say anything more, Madam Pei impatiently scolded her again, "Shut up! If you speak again, I won't let you enter the palace today! Get out!"
Mrs. Pei didn't want to look at Qu any more and drove her off the carriage.
Qu got off the general's carriage in a panic, holding her crooked hair bun, with tears in her eyes, and quickly got into the carriage where Que'er and the others were sitting.
When Mrs. He learned about the quarrel here, there was still a gentle smile on her kind face.
She twisted the Buddhist beads in her hand and murmured, "It seems that Pei really regards this girl as the apple of his eye, just as the rumors say."
"But this Qu is so useless. She was kicked off the carriage by her mother-in-law like this. How pathetic."
On his face, which was as compassionate as a bodhisattva, he couldn't help showing a bit of disgust when talking about Qu.
The granddaughter beside her asked, "Grandma, since Old Madam Pei values Li Qingluo so much, if she really refuses to agree to this marriage, then Brother Xun...wouldn't his joy be in vain?"
Another granddaughter followed up, "Yes, I just saw that Fourth Brother seemed very pleased with Li Qingluo's appearance. Although she grew up in the mountains, now that she's been raised in a wealthy family, she's truly a beauty."
"She's lucky to be able to marry our brother Xun!"
Madam He: "She is just an old woman, how can she meddle in her granddaughter's marriage? Whatever she says is fine."
"If she doesn't agree, then just silence her."
As she spoke, Madam He slowly closed her eyes.
"A woman's marriage has always been decided by her parents and the matchmaker. If Pei insists on having her own opinion and delays her granddaughter's happiness, she deserves whatever happens to her."
The carriage slowly entered the first palace gate.
In front of the Second Palace Gate, all carriages must stop outside and cannot move forward.
The officials' wives got off the carriages one by one with the help of their own servants. After a simple search by the palace servants, they got on the palace carriages or sedan chairs and headed towards the inner palace.
Li Qingluo and Old Madam Pei were still riding in the same carriage. After an unknown amount of time, Old Madam Pei's waist began to ache.
"People are old and useless! When my grandmother was young, she suffered some injuries on the battlefield. At first, she didn't think it was a big deal, but now that she's old, she can't stand the changes in the world."
Li Qingluo rubbed her grandmother's waist with concern.
"Grandma, will this make you feel better?"
Madam Pei squinted her eyes happily: "It's comfortable. Grandma has you now. She is really starting to enjoy her life."
After a pause, she continued, "Luo'er, don't be afraid of your mother's thoughts today. With Grandmother here, no matter how she acts, it won't be of any use!"
Li Qingluo: "Grandma, Luo'er believes you. But, what exactly is this Qu family up to? It seems like for more than a decade now, there's been a Qu family hand subtly stirring up trouble in the Li family's inner sanctum... Grandma, what are they planning?"
Mrs. Pei had a guess in her mind.
But how could she tell Luo'er those dirty things?
"Don't worry about the adults' affairs for now. Follow me all the way today. Don't be alone. Do you understand?"
Li Qingluo nodded, knowing that her grandmother didn't want to talk to her about the Qu family, so she didn't mention it anymore.
But Madam Pei began to mutter and curse Qu again: "What a fool! Minister Qu is indeed a high-ranking official, but Xun'er's father is just a small-time county magistrate. Why didn't she mention it?"
"How can Xun'er, with his appearance, be worthy of you?"
Li Qingluo laughed helplessly. In her grandmother's eyes, she wondered what kind of man would make her feel worthy of being her grandson-in-law?
As she spoke, Madam Pei suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Wait! Why hasn't it arrived yet?"
The palace for tonight's banquet is Zhaohua Palace.
Madam Pei, who had been to the palace countless times, remembered that it only took half a minute to get to Zhaohua Palace from the second gate. Why did she take so long today but still not arrive?
She lifted the curtain and saw that this road did not lead to Zhaohua Palace at all!
Besides her and Luo'er's carriage, only Qu's sedan chair was following behind. Even Madam Zhang, Madam Deng, Que'er and the others were nowhere to be seen.
But this is the imperial palace...
Madam Pei lowered the curtain and looked at Li Qingluo: "It seems that we have a distinguished guest today."
Li Qingluo looked at her grandmother in confusion: "Someone took us away alone? Is my mother also behind us?"
Madam Pei nodded: "Luo'er, why don't you guess who wants to meet our family privately?"
Li Qingluo was silent for a moment, then replied, "Empress."
In her previous life, she had just come out of the mountains and really didn't have much experience.
But after her rebirth, she became more and more cautious.
Some things that I didn't understand in my previous life, I am now understanding through continuous learning.
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