Consort Liu originally felt that by facilitating the marriage between the War King and the good-for-nothing, she had avenged her sister and hoped that she could have the opportunity to help Crown Prince Muxue achieve her goal and also please the Empress.
Upon hearing her sister's words, she realized that although her foolishness had pleased the Crown Prince, it had offended the Empress, and her expression immediately changed drastically.
"What's wrong? Did you say something wrong, sister? Why are you angry, little sister?" Aunt Liu saw her younger sister's expression suddenly change drastically, and her originally smiling face also froze.
Consort Liu looked up at Aunt Liu, her previous pleasant expression gone, and angrily rebuked her, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big matter beforehand?"
"What do you mean by that, sister?" Aunt Liu asked, not quite understanding.
"The Empress's idea was to have the Crown Prince marry Qian Youxue. Why didn't any of you mention it to me?" Consort Liu questioned Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be just this. She said nonchalantly, "The Empress only did this because of Qian Youxue's status as the eldest daughter. How could an ugly woman catch her eye?"
Consort Liu cursed Aunt Liu in her heart. She knew that the Empress would not make a decision easily, and this was going to be troublesome.
She knew her sister harbored selfish motives and had always wanted to bring down the Su family. However, she was a discerning person; as long as the Su family patriarch lived, the Su family would not fall, and as long as the Su family remained intact, Su Shi's position as the principal wife would not be so easily shaken.
The only thing my sister can do is be a secondary wife, and even that depends on the opportunity. Even when Madam Su didn't interfere in anything, my sister still couldn't win her over. Now that she's out in the public eye, it'll be even harder for her to become a secondary wife. She paced back and forth in frustration, her brow furrowed, remaining silent for a long time.
"Sister came to the palace to ask you for a solution, so say something!" Aunt Liu felt uneasy as she watched Consort Liu pacing back and forth.
Consort Liu was already used to her sister's habit of doing stupid things despite being a smart person, so she didn't bother to say anything more and threw out a solution that put people in a dilemma: "If you want Mu Xue to marry the Crown Prince, the only way is to give her the status of a legitimate daughter. If you can't become a secondary wife, you can only try to give Qian Mu Xue to the Su family for adoption."
"No way! What right does that bitch Su have to be Muxue's mother? Muxue is so outstanding, she can only have me as her mother," Aunt Liu retorted strongly.
Consort Liu didn't try to persuade her sister; there was nothing she could do if her sister wouldn't listen. She still needed to think of other ways to deal with the Empress's possible retaliation. Frustrated, she waved her hand and said, "This is my plan. If you don't think it works, go back and think about it yourself. Tao'er, I'm tired. Show her out!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the maid Tao'er walked in from outside. Seeing that her sister was about to send her away, Aunt Liu couldn't say anything in front of outsiders, so she could only slink away with Tao'er.
Outside Qingluan Palace, Granny Zhang went up to greet her, took out some silver from her pocket and stuffed it into Tao'er's hand. Tao'er happily accepted the silver notes and turned to go inside. She helped her absent-minded master into the carriage.
Along the way, Aunt Liu couldn't understand why her sister was so gloomy. It was clearly a good thing that this useless girl was marrying the powerful and insecure Prince Zhan, so why was she so distressed? And what about that terrible idea her sister had come up with? Was it something she could accept?
no!
She had to go back to the Liu family to ask her parents for help in speaking to her younger sister. As long as Mu Xue didn't become the Crown Princess, she couldn't find peace of mind.
So, after leaving the palace, Aunt Liu and her companion went straight to the Liu family.
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