The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Liu was once a native of Chang'an City, and her father was an official in the Ministry of War, but his rank was only seventh.

Liu could not marry into the Xia family. When Liu was a girl, she did not belong to the same circle and had no contact with any girls from the Xia family.

Otherwise, Liu would not have married Li Guozhu, who came from a grassroots background and was only a seventh-rank military general at that time.

Lord Liu from the Ministry of War was impressed by Li Guozhu's bravery and married his daughter to Li Guozhu.

In his early years, Li Guozhu was able to join the King of Qi's camp thanks to the help of Liu's father, who put in a lot of effort.

Liu's father also put a lot of effort into promoting his son-in-law, Li Guozhu.

Later, Li Guozhu did not disappoint Liu's father, and he became a lieutenant general guarding a region.

Liu's father worked in the Ministry of War. Although his rank was not high, other officials had to give him some face.

However, both the Liu family and Li Guozhu were insignificant lower-level officials at the beginning.

The Xia family is a centuries-old family, and the daughters of the Xia family are all destined to marry princes or marry into the families of important officials in the court.

The Liu family and the Xia family are not in the same circle and have no intersection.

When Liu heard the name Xia family, she flinched at first, but when she thought of her current identity, she became bolder.

"My husband is Li Guozhu, the general of the Western Expedition, the Queen's uncle, and I am the Queen's aunt!"

Liu now doesn't mind bringing Qin Wan out for a walk to boost her own prestige.

Second Madam Xia found it funny and was about to retort when she was stopped by Old Madam Xia.

"It turns out to be Madam Li. I am so sorry!"

Liu was pleased to see that Madam Xia had softened her attitude.

Madam Xia didn't want to continue pestering, "Madam Li, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now!"

After saying that, he left with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

When Liu saw the three people leaving, she also breathed a sigh of relief.

She also didn't want to go against the Xia family, as the Xia family had been powerful in the past.

Madam Xia was very puzzled, "Mother, why don't you let me teach that woman a lesson?"

Madam Xia glared at her daughter-in-law. "The palace gate is a very important place, and there are so many guards there. Why would you bother with her?"

Xia Wenyao said, "Grandma, that woman said she was the Queen's aunt. How ridiculous! My mother is obviously the Queen's aunt. Who the hell is she?"

"Shut up!" Old Madam Xia scolded.

"grandmother?"

Xia Wenyao looked at Old Madam Xia aggrievedly.

Madam Xia was also startled. She immediately calmed Madam Xia down and said, "Mother, calm down. If you have something to say, please talk to her nicely. Don't get yourself hurt by getting angry."

Seeing that Old Lady Xia's attitude had improved, Second Lady Xia said carefully, "Mother, Yao'er is actually right. Lady Li's daughter-in-law looks really crude and petty."

"You were shouting and running around at the palace gate without knowing the rules!"

"Besides, Li Guozhu is not the Queen's biological uncle. Madam Li always mentions her biological uncle and aunt, which is really annoying."

Old Madam Xia felt the same way. She said, "The Li family raised the queen for many years and sent her off to marry. With this kindness, we can't talk about the uncle raising the uncle."

"The Queen is so cold to our Xia family, maybe she is thinking about the kindness of the Li family!"

"The Queen never called Tongzhang and Tongmiao "uncle", perhaps because she was thinking about Li Guozhu."

"The Li family has gained military merits again, so there is no need for us to confront them."

After hearing what Old Lady Xia said, Second Madam Xia said in a low voice, "Yes, mother is right."

"Let's go quickly, don't keep the queen waiting!"

Because Old Madam Xia did not have the grace of the Queen, she could not ride in a sedan chair and could only walk into the palace.

Old Madam Xia had quite a few complaints about this, but in the entire Great Yan Dynasty, no other woman outside the royal family had this honor.

Old Madam Xia felt a little more balanced.

At this time, someone was already talking to Qin Wan in Kunning Palace.

The ladies from outside the royal family who entered the palace today were not just members of the Xia family.

Old Madam Li also came with her daughter-in-law.

"Your Majesty, the palace is going to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. Hongyi has invited the crown prince and his classmates to go. I would like to ask your Majesty for a recipe."

Old Madam Li and her daughter-in-law had been there for quite a while, and Qin Wan also stayed with them and chatted with them for quite a while.

I originally thought they had some big request, but I didn't expect it to be such a small request.

"Oh? What's the recipe?"

Fang, the youngest daughter-in-law of the Li family, said, "It was the fried chicken legs they ate at the palace banquet. They were made in our kitchen, but Hongyi insisted that the taste was not even one-tenth of the ones in the palace."

Old Lady Li also said, "Hong-ik ate that fried chicken leg thing and couldn't forget it."

When Qin Wan heard about this matter, she immediately agreed, "This is easy."

"Madam Ping, go get the recipe for fried chicken legs."

"Yes, Queen!"

Granny Ping immediately went out to get the prescription.

Qin Wan found it funny in her heart. She remembered that Little Lion had asked her for the prescription before, and she thought he had given it to his classmates.

Now it seems that is not entirely true.

She had seen Li Hongyi, a very well-behaved child.

It seems that he has not yet become the little lion’s good friend!

In fact, Qin Wan didn’t know that in the little lion’s head, friends and classmates were clearly distinguished.

Only Pan Yuanbai was his good friend, and the other children were just classmates.

There was no way. Those children didn’t know that the little lion had a friend secretly watching their words and actions.

When they occasionally said bad things about him or complained about him behind his back, the little lion knew everything.

Among those people, only Pan Yuanbai was consistent in his words and deeds.

Because of this, the little lion was especially kind to him.

At this time, the head maid Miaoyu came in and said, "Empress, there is news from the palace gate. General Li's wife wants to see you."

Qin Wan frowned. This Liu moved so quickly.

"Send a message to the palace gate and let her in!"

Mrs. Li's hand holding the teacup paused, and she caught the word "let go".

It seems that the Queen Mother doesn't have a good relationship with her adoptive uncle, the Li family!

Li Guozhu returned to Beijing, and officials in the court were all waiting and watching.

How should I interact with General Li?

Although he is not the Queen's biological uncle, he raised the Queen after all. No matter how high or low his official position is, he should be given some face.

However, if the relationship is too close, you should also consider it.

This is really neither cold nor hot.

But now, Mrs. Li has a plan in mind.

However, this is just a guess, and Mrs. Li still needs to verify it.

The matter had already been discussed and she should have said goodbye.

But Madam Li had that idea in her mind and didn't even lift her butt.

Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't move, Fang didn't move either.

At this time, another palace maid came in, "Your Majesty, the wife of the Yongchang Earl and Madam Xia Er are here."

"please come in!"

Qin Wan adjusted her posture. Today, everything really came together.