Afterwards, I don’t know if it was because she had exposed Mrs. Li’s affair just now, so the others didn’t dare to report it openly, or if they had received the signal from Mrs. Liu, but they all behaved themselves and didn’t make trouble again.
The housekeepers left, and Liu left the account book for Xia Tian to continue looking at. She held the nanny's hand and walked away slowly.
Looking at Liu's back as she was about to leave the courtyard, Xia Tian maliciously shouted from behind, "Mom, I'll come over to eat with you at noon. Please ask the kitchen to make more food. Also, I love braised pork."
Liu was walking peacefully, but was startled by Xia Tian's sudden shout and tripped. She fell forward and had to hold on to the nanny to steady herself.
Xia Tian just looked at Liu as if she was being chased by a dog, and walked away quickly without even looking back.
Xia Tian was in a good mood as he slowly flipped through the account book under Qiu Yue's angry gaze.
When it was noon, she closed the account book, stood up and walked out, "Let's go eat."
Seeing that she had only read less than half of the account book, Qiuyue stopped reading and quickly spoke up to stop her, "Madam, you haven't finished reading the account book yet, you can't leave now."
"I'm not leaving. I'm going to have dinner with my mother first, and then come back to continue looking at the account book after dinner." Xia Tian waved his hand and continued to walk out.
"No, Madam said you must finish looking at the account book before you can go to eat." Qiuyue was anxious and stretched out her arms to stop him.
"I said, I'm not eating for myself, I'm eating to accompany my mother. Miss Qiuyue, you can't stop me from fulfilling my filial piety."
"Madam didn't agree to have you accompany her for dinner!" Qiuyue stopped her.
"I agreed. Didn't you hear me say so loudly that I wanted to have dinner with mom? Did you see mom object?" Xia Tian pushed Qiuyue's arm away and walked towards the door.
"If I say no, then no. Stop her for me." Qiuyue saw that Xia Tian was about to reach the door. She was so anxious that she didn't even call herself "slave" or "Prince's Wife". She called the two maids guarding the door to stop Xia Tian.
Xia Tian turned around, his smiling face instantly turned cold, "Miss Qiuyue, did you cross the line?"
Qiuyue's face also turned cold. "Madam, you come from a humble family. You don't understand some of the rules of this mansion. In the mansion, the things that Madam has instructed must be completed on time. Since Madam asked me to watch you, you can't go back until you finish reading this account book."
"It's true that I come from a humble family, but speaking of rules, Miss Qiuyue stopped the master from leaving. Isn't that also considered insubordination and disregarding the rules of the Marquisate?"
"This servant is following the madam's instructions."
"Did Madam ask you to watch me? Madam said 'accompany'. Do you understand what 'accompany' means?"
"I..." Qiuyue was speechless after being asked by Xia Tian, and began to call her "I" again.
"Besides, I only came back to check the account books after dinner. How could I not have followed Madam's instructions?" Seeing Qiuyue speechless after being scolded, Xia Tian turned around and shouted at the two maids guarding the door, "Get out of the way."
Seeing that Miss Qiuyue had a cold face, the two maids did not say anything to stop her and reluctantly moved aside.
Xia Tian snorted coldly and walked straight towards Huarui Hall.
Seeing that she couldn't stop him, Qiuyue could only send a little maid to inform Liu first.
When Xia Tian arrived at the gate of Huarui Hall, he was stopped by the gatekeeper again.
"Madam Crown Prince, Madam said that she is not feeling well at the moment, so please go back to your own courtyard to have dinner first." The old woman guarding the door of Huarui Hall said respectfully.
"Mom is not feeling well? Then as her daughter-in-law, how can I go back to eat first? I'll go and see if it's serious." Xia Tian's face was anxious, and he looked worried about Liu, and wanted to go in past the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper quickly stepped back two steps to block the door and said loudly, "Madam, the Madam said she just needs to rest for a while, so please go back first."
"No, that won't do. Mom is considerate of me, and I can't be ignorant." Xia Tian insisted on going in.
"Madam, the Crown Prince has already gone to bed. She said that since you have come, you should go back first. You can stop looking at the account book today and continue tomorrow."
Xia Tian was in a stalemate with the old woman guarding the gate. Madam Qi, Liu's personal nanny, lifted the door curtain and came out, standing on the steps at the main door and speaking loudly.
"Is Mom okay?" Xia Tian's face was filled with worry. "Mom just recovered from a serious illness and has been really overworked these past few days."
"It's okay, Madam, just lie down and rest for a while. Madam, the Crown Prince's wife is very filial. I will talk to you. Madam, the Crown Prince's wife, please go back and have lunch first. You must have been busy all morning and worked hard." Nanny Qi said sincerely.
"Okay then, but Madam Qi, if mother is still feeling unwell, you must send someone to inform me so that I can come and take care of her." Xia Tian pretended to be helpless and told Madam Qi.
"Okay, if there's anything, I'll definitely tell the Crown Prince's wife. The Crown Prince's wife, please go back first."
"Okay, I'll be leaving first. You must serve the lady well."
"Yes, don't worry, Madam." Madam Qi said with a smile. She watched Xia Tian walk away, looking back every step of the way, before turning around and going into the house.
Liu was sitting on the couch, her hands pinching her brows. She asked Madam Qi with a tired look on her face, "Madam, do you think that girl did it on purpose? Or does she really not understand anything?"
Madam Qi was silent for a moment before she slowly spoke, "I can't say for sure. Logically speaking, it's unlikely that she, a country girl who has never seen the world, did it on purpose. But if she didn't do it on purpose, what she did is very infuriating."
"That's right, I think she did it on purpose." Qiuyue said angrily beside her, "That wild girl has a very good memory, she can't be fooled at all."
Liu nodded with deep feeling, "She does have a good memory. However, regardless of whether she is pretending to be innocent or is truly innocent, marrying Chen Nian to be the Crown Prince's wife is a mistake."
Liu continued with a gloomy expression, “Chen Nian, I can’t move for the time being, but I will first take back some of the suffering that my Ke’er has endured from this girl.”
"Madam, don't worry. I will definitely not let her have an easy time." Qiuyue quickly expressed her loyalty.
"Yes." Liu nodded and asked Madam Qi, "How is the arrangement going?"
"The things have been obtained. Don't worry, madam, they will definitely not find out about us." Nanny Qi also replied in a low voice.
"Okay, let's find a chance to arrange it." Liu said with a cold look.
"Yes, ma'am." Aunt Qi and Qiuyue agreed in unison.
Here, Xia Tian happily returned to Jinglan Garden, unaware that Liu was plotting against her again behind her back.
For the next two days, Liu said she was not feeling well and did not ask the housekeeper to give a long report on work in the morning. She just listened to the important matters and dealt with them. As for the other less urgent matters, she asked Miss Qiuyue to talk directly and report to her later.
After Liu finished making arrangements, she returned to Huaruitang early. She did not keep Xia Tian to continue looking at the account book, and sent her back to eat early.
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