novelaction Chapter 173 Liu Tianyi is dead
Chapter 173 Liu Tianyi is dead
Liu Tian'ai didn't know how Liu Tian's feelings regretted it. Anyway, she stayed in Fuguangyuan for the following days until Gu Jinyun's health finally stabilized and she was sure that she would be fine as long as she rested well. Only then did she return to her own courtyard.
Gu Jinyun did not expect that she would be injured so badly this time, and this even alarmed the Queen Mother and Concubine Lan.
The Empress Dowager was his great aunt, and Concubine Lan was his aunt. He was really touched by their concern for him.
After he recovered a little, he wrote a letter of thanks to them and gave them a lot of good gifts.
Concubine Lan and the Queen Mother didn't lack Gu Jinyun's things, and they were happy about his filial piety.
The Queen Mother was happy, but at the same time, she felt angry.
Several days have passed, and the person who injured Gu Jinyun has not been found yet. How can the Queen Mother put her face on this?
It’s not that the people under the Empress Dowager didn’t try their best, it’s just that the portraits of that time were not particularly realistic.
Xiao Sanyuan didn't even see clearly what the young man who injured Gu Jinyun looked like at that time. In addition, someone had tampered with the original portrait, so even the empress dowager didn't recognize who the person in the portrait was, not to mention that his subordinates didn't know the other party's identity, so they had no way to find him.
Even if some people had guesses in their minds, they did not dare to think about it because of the other party's noble status, and naturally they could not find the murderer who injured Gu Jinyun.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He didn't know how many times he had to change the teacups in the Empress Dowager's room every day.
After finally receiving the letter of thanks and gift from Gu Jinyun, he was happy for a while, but it was soon replaced by anger.
"Empress Dowager, news has come from the Marquis's Mansion that Concubine Liu is gone."
"what?"
The reason why the Queen Mother let Liu Tian'ai go was because she wanted the child in her belly.
Even though the woman was seriously injured at the time, she definitely didn't lose her life.
She didn't care about Liu Tian'er's life or death, but she absolutely couldn't let anything happen to the child.
"Investigate, investigate for me, who killed Liu Tian'ai."
"Empress Dowager, I have already asked about this matter." Aunt Hua sighed, "It's also the fault of the two eunuchs who sent Concubine Liu back home. They only said that the Empress Dowager wanted Concubine Liu to be confined to the courtyard after she returned. Without the Empress Dowager's order, she must not go out at all.
Miss Gu thought that the Queen Mother was really angry with her and left her to fend for herself in a long-abandoned yard. She had not been given any food or cared for for so many days, so..."
Nanny Hua didn't say anything else, but the Queen Mother already understood what had happened.
"Where is Liu?" the Queen Mother asked angrily, "Madame Liu is her biological sister, why has she ignored her these days?"
At this point, the Queen Mother became even angrier. Without waiting for Nanny Hua to speak, she continued angrily, "Madam Liu is from the first house. What right does Miss Gu San have to deal with Madam Liu in private?"
Aunt Hua said tactfully, "Empress Dowager, the person in charge of the Marquis's Mansion now is Miss Gu San."
"what?"
The Queen Mother became even more angry.
"Is this Liu dead? She doesn't even have the ability to take control of the household expenses?"
"Don't be angry, Queen Mother."
Nanny Hua poured the Queen Mother a cup of tea.
"Queen Mother, there is an old lady in this Marquis's Mansion, and Liu can't do anything about it."
After saying that, Nanny Hua told the story about how the accountant of the Marquis' Mansion had embezzled money a few days ago.
"Empress Dowager, Hou Shi seized on Liu Shi's weakness and took the opportunity to seize her power as head of the family. From then on, the family was handed over to Miss Gu San."
"Nonsense!"
The Queen Mother slammed the table angrily.
"This Liu is useless. Why didn't she tell me about such a big thing last time?"
"Queen Mother, at that time everyone's attention was on the Marquis's health. How could Liu bother you over such a small matter?"
"She's a good one."
The Queen Mother's anger gradually subsided.
"What is Liu doing recently?"
"I heard that Madam has been staying in Fuguang Courtyard to take care of the Marquis these days, and she probably has no mood to manage the affairs of the mansion, so what happened to Madam Liu happened."
"She does have a heart."
Seeing that the Queen Mother's temper gradually eased, Nanny Hua comforted her: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. Don't say that the child is not blessed. Even if it is blessed to come into this world, it may not be a boy or a girl. As long as the relationship between the Marquis and the Madam is good, the child will come sooner or later."
"You're right."
The Queen Mother nodded slightly.
"We can't let Miss Gu go because of this."
"What will the Queen do?"
"Miss Gu has been in charge of the household for some time. Now that such a big thing has happened in the Marquis' Mansion, it's time for her to return the power of housekeeper."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she thought of something and Madam Hua sighed, "Although some unpleasant things happened to Madam Yue in the Marquis' Mansion, you were really well managed when she was there..."
Nanny Hua, who has been obedient and following the Empress Dowager's side for decades, is the best at guessing what the Empress Dowager is thinking.
Although the Queen Mother did not say it explicitly, she had already guessed that the Queen Mother was thinking of sending someone to the Marquis' Mansion again.
If it weren't for Nanny Yue's previous experience, Nanny Hua would really want to find a place to retire. Now that she knows that the Marquis' Mansion is not as peaceful as it seems, she doesn't want to get involved in this mess, and she doesn't want to end up as disgraced as Nanny Yue.
The Queen Mother did not want the incident with Nanny Yue to come up again, so she looked around the hall.
"Where's Little Leo?"
"The slave is here."
A young eunuch walked in quickly from the doorway, stopped three meters away from the empress dowager, knelt down respectfully and saluted.
"Your abilities are also remarkable. I will send you to the Marquis' Mansion to help Liu rebuild the Mansion."
"Yes!"
When Little Li heard the conversation between the Queen Mother and Nanny Hua at the door, he knew that someone was about to leave again. He didn't expect that this task would fall on him.
After hearing the Queen Mother's order, Nanny Hua breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to leave the palace at all.
Seeing Little Li thanking her and leaving, Aunt Hua gave a wink to the palace maids and eunuchs serving around her, then quietly left the hall.
Everything that Nanny Hua did did not escape the Queen Mother's attention, but she said nothing and pretended not to see it.
The Queen Mother still has great trust in the elderly people who have followed her for decades.
Nanny Hua followed Little Li away, only instructing him on some matters concerning the Marquis' Mansion and giving him the opportunity to investigate the real cause of Nanny Yue's death.
Little Lizi has been working for the Queen Mother. Although Nanny Yue was strict with him in the past, she was very caring towards him. The reason why Little Lizi agreed to go to the Marquis' Mansion so readily this time was that he also wanted to find out the real cause of Nanny Yue's death.
Not to mention that Nanny Hua had given the order, even if she hadn't said it, he would have investigated it thoroughly.
"Don't worry, Aunt Hua. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly this time."
"Okay, we'll be waiting for your good news in the palace."
After saying this, Nanny Hua patted Little Li's arm and went back to the main hall.
Xiao Lizi stood there for a while, and then left to pack his things...