Catching an adulterer at the beginning, the mistress of the Marquisate went crazy

"Mother, what should I do if the Queen Mother really finds out that this is me?"

Gu Jinqing walked out from behind the screen and looked at Hou anxiously.

Hou comforted her, "It's okay. What you did was at most an unintentional mistake. You had already left when Aunt Liu met that young master. You have nothing to do with this matter."

After hearing what Hou said, Gu Jinqing no longer felt the fear he had at the beginning.

"Mother is right. This is all Madam Liu's fault. My daughter was just young and was bewitched by her, so she followed her out to buy things. And she has ruined the reputation of the Marquisate because of this. We have done our best by not causing trouble for her..."

"For safety reasons, you should stay in the mansion these days and don't go out again."

"it is good."

Having lost face in the jewelry store last time, Gu Jinqing was too embarrassed to go out now.

"Mom, it will be the old lady of the Chang family's birthday in a few days. What gift should I give her?"

"You are a child, so it's normal that you can't afford expensive gifts. You are good at needlework, so why not embroider a headband for the old lady of the Chang family..."

Hearing what Hou said, Gu Jinqing frowned and said, "Isn't it a bit too stingy to just give a headband?"

"How can you give such an expensive birthday gift to a little kid like you?"

Knowing what Gu Jinqing was worried about, Madam Hou comforted her, "The headband only represents you. When the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Chang family comes, our mansion will also send a big gift."

Hearing what Hou said, Gu Jinqing smiled happily.

She has already been engaged to the Chang family, and the marriage was arranged by the Queen Mother. The marriage is a foregone conclusion and neither party can regret it.

Hou gave the old lady of the Chang family a valuable gift to save her face, so that when she married into the Chang family in the future, she would be able to live a proud life.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became. Gu Jinqing put his arms around Hou's neck.

"Mom, you are so good to your daughter."

"Okay, it's getting late, go and have some rest..."

"it is good."

Gu Jinqing left with a happy smile, but Hou sighed deeply in the room.

For some reason, she always felt that ever since Liu Tian'er entered the Marquis' Mansion, nothing had gone well. Now, not only had she brought disaster upon herself, she had also left Gu Jinyun half dead.

If she really had the ability to kill Gu Jinyun, she would still be considered capable. But now she is half dead and still wants to hold the position of the Marquis, which is really unlucky.

Thinking of this, Hou stretched and let Mother Luo help her to the bedroom to rest.

"Mother Luo, tell your men to keep an eye on the situation in the palace and report any problems immediately."

"Yes!"

Mother Luo responded respectfully.

Hou yawned again...

Liu Tian'ai and Liu Lanqi knelt at the gate of the imperial palace all night. It was not until noon the next day that the empress dowager summoned them into the palace to talk.

After several months of kneeling as punishment, Liu Tian'ai's knees have been well trained. Even after kneeling on the large stone slab at the palace gate for a whole night, when she stood up, her knees only shook unsteadily for a moment and quickly returned to normal.

In contrast, Yanagi Arashi, who had also been kneeling all night, had trembling legs when he stood up.

"Master Liu, can you still walk?"

Hearing the eunuch's question, Liu Lanqi took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it over quietly.

"Thank you for your concern, eunuch. Please don't keep the Queen Mother waiting for too long. Let's go quickly..."

"okay."

After receiving the banknote, the young eunuch smiled and said, "Master Liu, please come over here with me..."

"Thank you."

Liu Lanqi glared at Liu Tian'ai, warned her not to talk nonsense, then lowered his head and followed the little eunuch into the palace.

This was the first time in Liu Tian'ai's life that she had been so close to the imperial palace. She subconsciously looked around and was pulled hard by Liu Lanqi.

"Don't look around, or you might lose your life."

"it is good."

Liu Tian'ai agreed and followed behind Liu Lanqi, just watching her feet moving forward.

It was November now and the weather was already very cold, but Liu Tian'ai was sweating profusely as she followed the young eunuch, but she still hadn't reached the Cining Palace.

"Dad, how big is this palace? Why have we walked for so long and still haven't reached our destination?"

Liu Lanqi could not enter the harem at will, and was not familiar with the way to the Cining Palace.

In addition, he had been kneeling at the gate of the palace all night, and after walking for such a long time, his legs were shaking and it was almost difficult for him to take a single step.

If I hadn't known that I couldn't move freely in this palace, I would have wanted to just sit on the ground and not get up.

Although Liu Tian'er's voice was not loud, it was heard by Liu Lanqi and the little eunuch who led them.

"Madam Liu, no noise is allowed in the palace."

"Yes!"

After hearing the eunuch's warning, Liu Lanqi didn't dare to say anything that was on the tip of his tongue. He could only follow the eunuch silently and continue walking forward.

The palace was really big. Liu Tian'ai's legs kept walking until they became weak and she couldn't take a step. Then she arrived at the gate of the Cining Palace. The moment she stepped into the gate, her legs were weak and she had to use both hands to hold her thighs to move forward. However, her strength only lasted so long as she fell to the ground with a plop after entering the gate.

"You unruly fellow, drag him out and make him kneel for an hour before bringing him back for an answer."

"Her Majesty, have mercy..."

Before she could say a word, she was dragged out and made to kneel. Liu Tian'ai was so scared that she struggled to get up and knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly.

"My queen, I am sorry for offending you. Please forgive me."

"Liu Lanqi, you are also an old official in the court. You know the rules of the palace. Your daughter did something wrong and was only punished to kneel for one hour. This is already a mercy outside the law. If she dares to say one more word, one more hour will be added."

After the Queen Mother said this, Liu Tian'ai and Liu Lanqi didn't dare to speak again.

Nanny Hua and Nanny Rong came over, one on the left and one on the right, carrying Liu Tian'ai to the outside of the hall and making her kneel in the middle of the yard.

Liu Tian'ai only felt that her legs were not her own and she couldn't feel anything when kneeling on the ground. However, she didn't dare to say anything and just knelt there silently.

She was scared. At this moment, she was really scared, and she knew that Liu Lanqi was not omnipotent.

She turned her head weakly to look at the entrance of the hall, and saw Liu Lanqi kneeling upright in the hall, and an old woman with luxurious makeup sitting in the middle of the hall. Liu Tian'er's eyes became moist.

After knocking her head heavily on the ground, Liu Tianyi shouted, "Queen Dowager, I know I was wrong. Please let me go and let the Liu family go..."

Liu Tian'er's voice was so loud that it reached the ears of the empress dowager in the hall.

"Twenty slaps for being noisy."

"Yes!"

Nanny Mao came out from behind the Queen Mother, saluted with an expressionless face, and went straight to the outside of the hall.

Knowing that the Queen Mother was unhappy, Nanny Mao grabbed Liu Tian'ai's hair and asked her to raise her head.

Before she could react, he slapped her face again and again, until she vomited blood and all her teeth fell out...