Only then did Liu Qingluo walk forward slowly and pay his respects to Qu and Pei.
"Mother... no, the General's wife, the old lady... and Miss Li..."
Liu Qingzhu looked at Li Qingluo and the other two with a tearful look on her face.
Li Qingluo and Madam Pei closed their eyes at the same time, unable to bear to watch.
They are not men, and she acted like this. Could it be that they would be soft-hearted?
Qu: "Zhu'er...you, since you have already gone to Prince Yun's Mansion, you should serve His Highness well and live your life well!"
The Queen: "Look. After all, he was raised by my side since childhood. Isn't this kinship like blood? How can I give it up so easily?"
Madam Pei turned and bowed, "I wonder what the Queen's intention is in summoning this wicked girl, my wife, my grandson, and the three of us here today?"
The Queen: "Your Majesty once said, 'Cultivate yourself, manage your family, govern your country, and bring peace to the world.'"
"Our Daliang frontier land was once fortunate enough to have produced heroic generals like your Pei family and later the Li family who defended our country."
"Without you, how could His Majesty rule the country with peace of mind? Therefore, it was you who helped His Majesty pacify the world and stabilize the country. As generals, you all naturally have made great contributions."
"But since you are generals, even though the borders of various countries are peaceful now, you must set a good example for your family. You must not cause any more scandals that will make the whole of Daliang laugh. Otherwise, everyone in Daliang will come to see the joke of your general's mansion. Who will dare to believe in your majesty in the future?"
"Madam Pei, is that right?"
Mrs. Pei smiled but did not answer.
She has the confidence, but Qu doesn't dare to have it.
Kneeling on the ground, he replied timidly: "Your Majesty is right..."
The Queen glanced at Li Qingluo again before continuing, "What this woman did has truly damaged the reputation and prestige of your General's Mansion, and has also hurt your hearts."
"But now that she has become Xiao Si's concubine, she is considered a member of my royal family. I have no choice but to come and have a few words of peace with you for Xiao Si's sake."
"I'm not forcing you to treat her as the general's daughter. You just need to continue interacting with her as you should. Just treat her as a distant relative. What's wrong with that? There's no need to hate her to death and damage the relationship with Prince Yun's Mansion."
"Miss Li, do you think what I said is correct?"
As the pressure above the imperial power, Li Qingluo truly felt it today!
Although Prince Su was still the most terrifying and arrogant one she had ever seen so far, his power was even greater than that of the Queen. However, at this moment, the Queen was absolutely full of ill intentions towards Li Qingluo.
If she had disobeyed him in the slightest, she would have been in trouble today!
Li Qingluo even felt a drop of sweat sliding down his forehead.
The queen seemed impatient.
"Miss Li, why don't you tell me how you see this? After all, you are also involved in this situation."
Li Qingluo knew she couldn't escape today, and she didn't want to risk her grandmother's worrying gaze, so she lowered her head and replied, "Your servant is terrified. I grew up in the countryside, and while I don't understand matters of family and state, I do understand that only when my family is harmonious can I rest assured and share Your Majesty's worries at court..."
Before Li Qingluo finished speaking, a call came from outside the hall: "Xiyue has arrived——"
The Queen frowned slightly: "Why is she here?"
As he was speaking, Miss Xiyue had already walked into the hall in a hurry.
She glanced at Li Qingluo who was kneeling on the ground, then smiled and walked forward to pay her respects to the queen.
"Your son pays homage to the Queen Mother. May the Queen live a thousand years."
Xiyue *** is the eldest daughter of the current emperor, but not the biological daughter of the current empress.
Because her biological mother was the emperor's first wife when he was young.
It's a pity that she died of injuries before the emperor ascended the throne, leaving behind only three-year-old Xiyue. The current Queen Gao then entered the palace as the prince's second wife.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he posthumously named his first wife Empress Xiaoai, and the current Empress Gao was the successor.
When Xiyue *** had just gotten married, she had a dispute with Queen Gao and killed the unborn royal heir in the Queen's belly, thus incurring the wrath of the Emperor. That was why Xiyue *** was banished to the northwest.
Originally, Xiyue hated Gao very much in her heart, and felt that Gao had set a conspiracy and trap to frame her.
But she had experienced too much in the northwest, and since returning to Beijing, she had changed a lot from her previous domineering and ostentatious temperament.
Whenever he saw Gao, he could call her mother in a friendly manner, as if what happened before had never happened.
But Gao couldn't be completely defenseless against her, and she didn't think she could really let go of the grudges from the past.
Therefore, Gao has always been very cold towards ***.
"Stand up, Xiyue. There's a banquet being held in the palace today. You used to love such a lively atmosphere. I didn't expect you would have the time to come and pay your respects to me right now. Is there something wrong?"
Xiyue smiled and pointed at Li Qingluo lying on the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, I don't know, but I'm here to look for the eldest daughter of the Li family."
The queen was surprised: "What do you want to do with her?"
A girl who just came back from the countryside actually has dealings with the princess's mansion?
The senior palace maid beside her immediately leaned forward and explained a few words.
The doubt in the queen's eyes was finally resolved.
"She saved Nanping, so you made her a distinguished guest in your house? This woman is actually luckier than Xiao Si to receive such an honor."
The queen stared at Liu Qingzhu indifferently. Liu Qingzhu trembled all over and lowered her head involuntarily.
In fact, she already hated Li Qingluo in her heart.
It had clearly come to that point just now. As long as the Empress forced her to agree to let her return to the General's Mansion, she could still restore her former dignity...
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