Chapter 235: Madam is the Most Reasonable
Prime Minister Liu hesitated for a moment, turned around, and went to Madam Liu's yard instead of going to the concubine.
When Madam Liu heard the servants report that Prime Minister Liu had arrived, she happily asked someone to prepare dinner: "Where is Yao'er? Did she come with Prime Minister?"
Mother Wu replied, "The Fifth Miss has returned to her own courtyard. Only the Prime Minister is here."
"Forget it, let her be. Mother Wu, help me change my clothes quickly." Mrs. Liu said with a smile.
Mother Wu was busy helping Madam Liu change her clothes.
When I came out of the house, Liu Xiang was already sitting in the living room drinking tea.
"Prime Minister." Madam Liu bowed and called out.
Liu Xiangxu helped her up.
Madam Liu said, "Your Excellency must be tired after a busy day. Let's have dinner first."
Prime Minister Liu paused, nodded, stood up, and walked towards the dining room next door with Madam Liu.
A small round pearwood table was filled with delicious dishes. Madam Liu attentively scooped a bowl of soup for him.
"This is the pigeon soup cooked in the kitchen. I asked them to add a lot of tonics. Your Excellency has been tired all day. Please try it."
Liu Xiang took the bowl of soup and said, "Let the servants do their work. You can sit down and eat with us."
Madam Liu smiled and replied, "Okay."
Aunt Qiu stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking anxiously. After waiting for a long time, she saw a servant running over: "Aunt Qiu, the Prime Minister asked me to come and tell you that he will not be coming for dinner."
When Aunt Qiu heard this, her still charming face froze slightly.
"Where did the Prime Minister go?"
The servant replied, "To answer your question, my aunt, the Prime Minister has gone to the main courtyard."
"Okay, I understand. You can go ahead." Aunt Qiu forced a smile.
"Aunt, the Prime Minister has gone to the main courtyard. Perhaps he has something important to discuss with Madam." The maid Ai Xiang held her hand and comforted her.
Aunt Qiu turned around and gave her a faint smile: "Well, I understand, call Miss Six and let's eat by ourselves."
Ai Xiang sighed inwardly and went to invite the Sixth Miss.
Because the Prime Minister was coming to have dinner, Auntie must have wanted to eat with him alone, so she didn't invite Sixth Miss in advance.
Among all the wives and concubines of the Prime Minister, Aunt Qiu is the most beautiful one and the one he likes the most. Even though she is over 30 years old, time seems to have been particularly kind to her. In addition to adding a bit of mature charm, she looks like a girl in her twenties. Standing together with Miss Six, they look like a pair of sisters.
But no matter how much the Prime Minister likes Aunt Qiu, it is never easy for a concubine to surpass the principal wife. Because of this, no concubine in the entire Prime Minister's Mansion dares to abuse her power by relying on her favor. In addition to the fact that the lady has means, it is more of the Prime Minister's respect for her. After all, she is the elder sister of Concubine Shu. If the Prime Minister dares to use a concubine to suppress his principal wife, Concubine Shu will tear him apart. Moreover, as the head of all officials, he will not allow chaos in his harem.
Therefore, Madam Liu turned a blind eye to the suppression of her concubine, Prime Minister Liu. As long as it was not too excessive, she would not make decisions for the concubine.
However, Madam Liu also knew that Aunt Qiu was the one the Prime Minister liked, and she never made things difficult for her. After all, she didn't want her relationship with Prime Minister Liu to become cold and stiff.
Main Courtyard
After finishing his meal, Prime Minister Liu sat opposite Madam Liu and drank a sip of tea. He said, "Madam, I have thought about it carefully. Let the sixth girl enter the Second Prince's mansion as a concubine. What do you think?"
Madam Liu's smiling brows suddenly froze: "Why... why?"
If Liu Anyu is allowed to be the second prince's concubine, then Aunt Qiu's status will be even more noble? If she continues to rely on the master's favor, won't he be able to bully her in the future?
Now she gives in to Aunt Qiu because she can only make a living under her own hands. If she had a daughter who was born as a concubine, would she still be able to control her?
If the second prince ascends the throne to become emperor in the future, Liu Anyu will at best be a concubine, and her daughter will have to kneel and kowtow to her even if she becomes a first-rank official.
When Madam Liu thought of this, she felt sick all over, and the darkness in her eyes seemed to be dripping out of ink.
Prime Minister Liu looked at Madam Liu's obviously unwilling expression and said, "After Yao'er had her coming-of-age ceremony last year, the Second Prince privately discussed with me about strengthening the relationship. He intended to let Yao'er marry him as a concubine, not a concubine of the prince, but a concubine of the crown prince. So he told me not to arrange a marriage for Yao'er within three years, and not to make it public. He was sure that the emperor would make him the crown prince within three years. However, he never expected that the Eighth Prince would appear halfway and be even more favored. Although it has become difficult to plan for the crown prince's position, the Eighth Prince has just returned to the capital and his foundation is not yet deep, so the Second Prince still has a chance to compete with him."
"But who would have thought that Yao'er would be plotted against and would definitely not be able to enter the Second Prince's backyard. Now that her marriage to Xiao Muheng has been decided, although our family is the Second Prince's in-laws and the relationship is close, can it be as close as the one next to him? If the Liu family has a daughter who enters the Second Prince's backyard, it will be more beneficial to us. Otherwise, when the Second Prince ascends to the throne one day, will we just watch the officials who gave their daughters to him being made marquises and generals?"
"Let's take a step back. Yao'er has a sister who is a concubine. Plus, our family has a blood relationship with the Second Prince. Who in the capital would dare to make her angry?"
Prime Minister Liu analyzed the pros and cons in a slow and gentle voice. As Madam Liu listened, the resentment on her face gradually eased.
"What the Prime Minister said makes sense."
Prime Minister Liu immediately smiled and said, "I knew that Madam was the most sensible and sensible person."
The most important thing is that the Liu family is now the second prince's largest in-law because of the relationship between Madam and Concubine Shu. However, as more women surround the second prince, who can guarantee that he will not be deceived by outsiders and gradually alienate himself from the Liu family? By then, it will be too late to cry.
And the fact that Liu's daughter was the concubine showed that the Liu family had a real relationship with the second prince.
Madam Liu sneered in her heart. The Prime Minister had made such a decision with the Second Prince in private without telling her in advance. If she knew that her daughter was the designated concubine of the Crown Prince, she would definitely keep a close eye on her to make sure she didn't make any mistakes.
Now that his daughter's life is ruined, he wants to pave the way for the daughter born to that vixen Aunt Qiu. Why?
Madam Liu never thought that even if she knew about this matter, Liu Anyao was narrow-minded and who knew what other troubles would arise?
"Since I am marrying the Prime Minister, I will be a member of the Liu family. Naturally, I want our family to be well-off. Yao'er is unlucky and has missed this opportunity. I will send a visiting card to the palace to the Empress tomorrow. When she is free, I will go to the palace to mention it to her." Madam Liu said.
It's not that she hasn't thought about letting her daughter marry the prince, but the age difference between them is twelve years. The Second Prince can't always wait for Yao'er to reach the age of 15. Even if he can wait, how can the Emperor be willing for his son to remain unmarried? So Madam Liu was just thinking about it.
She was unwilling to see her legitimate daughter become the Second Prince's concubine, so she had never mentioned it before. Unexpectedly, the Second Prince actually promised the Prime Minister that he would seize the crown prince's position within three years, and would then give Yao'er the position of crown prince's concubine.
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