Chapter 37: Past Life Grudges with Prince Qi
"Don't be nervous, young lady. I just want to ask, are you a daughter of the Pingnan Marquis's family? Which family are you from? What's your ranking?" Prince Qi spoke softly and cautiously, fearing that he would scare Liu Yu and let her escape again.
If we were to ask who Liu Yu knew best, it would undoubtedly be Li Qi.
She had devoted her whole life to him in her previous life, and now, face to face, she felt nothing but disgust.
And she knew clearly that Li Qi's voice was filled with desire. Liu Yu's heart was filled with alarm. Prince Qi and his servant blocked her way. It seemed that they were coming for her. It would be difficult for her to leave by force.
After weighing the pros and cons, she chose to retreat to Lou's side.
The reason why she didn't want to go to the eldest lady was that she was afraid that Li Qi would follow her.
Liu Huan is Li Qi's concubine. His presence on the Liu family's side would not be out of place or arouse much speculation.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Prince Qi had no intention of really doing anything to her.
He's not in a hurry.
Find out her identity first, she can't escape.
"Where have you been?" Seeing Liu Yu suddenly jumping in, Lou asked unhappily.
It’s all Liu Yu’s fault for suggesting painting.
Sweat broke out on her daughter's forehead. She became anxious just by looking at her. Then she looked at Shen Wanwan, who was calm and unhurried. Her palms began to sweat.
"I've seen Sister Ling'er's paintings. It's no problem for her to win over ordinary people." Liu Yu comforted her halfheartedly. Seeing that Prince Qi really came over, he looked at him without any hesitation.
Liu Yu felt disgusted.
"It seems that Prince Qi is here." Her voice was loud and everyone in the Liu family heard it.
Hearing this, the eyes of the unmarried women in the Liu family immediately lit up. Today, the lady only brought Liu Ling to meet the Chen family. They all knew that under this circumstance, they had no hope of entering the Chen family.
Although Prince Qi already has a queen, there is still a vacant position for a concubine. If she cannot become Lord Chen's main wife, becoming Prince Qi's concubine is also a good way out.
So when Lady Lou went out to greet him, all the unmarried girls of the Liu family followed with affection in their eyes and shyness on their faces, and immediately surrounded Prince Qi.
Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. For the first time in two lifetimes, he thanked the Liu family for their bad habit of poaching their own family members.
She left quietly from the other side.
"Guyu, find someone to go to the largest villa at the corner of the mountain and tell the Fu family that Prince Qi can't find his concubine Liu Huan. Ask them to send someone to look for her. Once they find her, send her to the stone platform." Liu Yu gave the instructions as he walked.
"Yes"
Sensing something was wrong with his master, Guyu quickly left.
……
Here, Prince Qi had just escaped from the encirclement of the Liu family girls. He looked around every corner of the stone platform, but the beauty had disappeared.
He was so angry that he slapped the servant twice in anger.
Just when he was impatiently ordering people to look for her, someone from the Fu family came to say that the person had been found.
King Qi was so happy! He waited impatiently for half a quarter of an hour.
Seeing that the person sent was Liu Huan, he felt extremely depressed.
But he also knew that after so long.
The beauty wanted to avoid him, so she must have left the garden and walked away on the spot with her sleeves waving.
Prince Qi’s guess was correct.
After Guyu bribed someone, Liu Yu took her away from the Hundred Flowers Banquet and returned to the Chen Mansion.
The first thing I did when I got back was to take a shower to wash away the disgusting smell on my body.
Looking at Guyu who was helping her put on clothes, Liu Yu still told her that what happened today against King Qi must not be disclosed to anyone else.
Guyu always knew his limits, so Liu Yu didn't need to tell him to do so.
She wouldn't utter a single word.
Liu Yu was very pleased that after Chuntao, she could meet maids like Guyu and Jingzhe who were loyal to her.
After Guyu left the house, Liu Yu once again stared at the face in the bronze mirror.
If Prince Qi had seen her at the gate of Lin Garden today, he wouldn't have had such inappropriate thoughts so quickly, right?
Could it be that he was also reborn?
Liu Yu immediately denied this guess and his eyes didn't agree.
She touched her face and looked at herself in the mirror. No matter what, she had to change her face when she went out next time.
Inadvertently, my eyes swept across the table and saw that the purse on it was flatter than it was a few days ago.
Liu Yu sighed.
After working so hard for so long, you return to your old state in just a few days. This is not a long-term solution.
If I have the chance, I will go out and check out the vague ideas in my mind to see if they can be realized.
She has to live a hard life.
When Liu Yu came out, the food was already served.
She hadn't had breakfast since she came out of Marquis Pingnan's Mansion in the morning.
She ate a whole bowl of rice.
After dinner, she walked in the yard and found that the loofahs and eggplants planted in Chen's house were already ripe.
She took out a vegetable basket, put a stool on it, picked the loofah, and then picked the eggplant.
Prepare to cook Jingzhe for dinner in the evening.
Before she finished her work, a maid came and asked Liu Yu to go to Shou'an Hall.
Liu Yu had just taken a bath, her hair was scattered on her shoulders, and she was only wearing a gauze dress.
She called Guyu, combed her hair into a bun, put on simple makeup for her, and then left Qinyuanju.
When they arrived at Shou'an Hall, in addition to Madam Chen and her friends who had returned from the garden, Madam Shen had also come to the Chen family and was drinking tea and chatting with the old lady in Shou'an Hall.
The old lady smiled even more when she saw Liu Yu coming in. She asked with concern: "I heard that you returned home early? Are you feeling unwell?"
Liu Yu bowed to the old lady and Madam Shen:
"I am fine, but there were so many people at the banquet that I felt a little uncomfortable for a while. Thank you for your concern, old lady."
Seeing Liu Yu bowing in a proper manner, Old Madam Shen glanced at the old lady:
"I didn't know you were so particular about etiquette." He personally helped Liu Yu up and said to the old lady, "She has helped me and Wanwan a lot. Please don't get hurt by kneeling."
Liu Yu didn't quite understand and looked at Old Madam Shen.
Madam Shen: "Yu'er, how do you know that my Wanwan's painting skills are not inferior?"
How did she know? Of course, she had heard about it in her previous life, and she was lucky enough to see it at a palace banquet.
The truth must not be told, she pretended not to know and asked:
"Miss Shen, are you good at painting?"
"Yes!" Chen Xiyao smiled and talked about what happened at the Hundred Flowers Banquet after Liu Yu left.
Just as Liu Yu expected, Liu Ling lost, and lost completely. Losing is not terrible, but it was Liu Ling's subsequent actions that made people laugh, which completely disgraced the Pingnan Marquis Mansion.
She refused to admit defeat and even tried to frame Shen Wanwan for cheating. After being exposed, she tore up Shen Wanwan's paintings and boldly declared on the stone platform that Mr. Chen San was hers...
After listening to what Chen Xiyao said, Liu Yu's expression changed and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
In his previous life, Master Chen San had never favored any woman, and Liu Huan and the others were not brought into the Chen residence. She had never heard of the news that the Chen family was going to marry Master Chen San a wife, so the Liu family's evil intentions did not reach the Chen family.
Liu Ling finally married a fifth-rank official in Beijing. It was said that her husband's family loved her and they were originally a good match. However, later news came out that Liu Ling had eloped with someone. When she arrived, Liu Ling had already been drowned in a pond by her husband's family.