After listening to Lin's report, Liu E seemed to find it a little unbelievable and confirmed it repeatedly.
"You said the pastries today were made by Bian Hui himself?"
"That's true."
Mrs. Lin bowed slightly and said truthfully.
"This is what Grandma Liang said herself. I was not the only one present at the time. Those pastries were indeed made by the eldest princess of the country of Hebei."
"Did Bian Hui make it himself?"
Liu E murmured to herself that this situation was unexpected.
Why did Bian Hui do this?
How dare she?
During the Tianxi period, Kou Zhun, Yang Yi and others intended to support the officialdom and depose Liu Hou. This matter has always been a knot in Liu E's heart.
Li Zunxu also studied under Yang Yi.
After that, the relationship between Liu E and the eldest princess of Ji State became quite estranged.
It is impossible for the thoughtful Bian Hui to not notice his alienation!
Now, how could she dare to challenge again, no, it should be another provocation?
Isn't she afraid of being angered?
Aren't you afraid that Li Zunxu will be completely demoted?
Who gave her the courage?
To make her risk her family's future?
Suddenly, Liu E thought of a possibility, and then she couldn't help but feel sour in her heart, and sadness suddenly surged into her heart.
yes!
Who else could it be!
Who in the world has that ability?
I'm afraid there will be no one else except the officials.
Thinking of this section, Liu E's eyes instantly turned red. Who should she confide to in order to express her grievances?
A few tears suddenly fell down her cheeks, along the fine wrinkles.
I have so many worries, who can I tell them to?
No one!
Fortunately, she gave in every step of the way. Fortunately, she did not hesitate to denounce the Liu family members to preserve the reputation of the royal family. Fortunately, she ignored her past grudges and accepted her archenemy Kou Zhun again.
Thanks to her generosity, she took the initiative to compensate Xue Kui.
Now it seems that these payments, one after another, have all been paid in error.
Sixth brother actually bullied her!
'I am too weak!'
The next moment, Liu E quickly wiped away the tears on her face. At this time, her heart was already freezing.
From now on, she will never...
Just when Liu E made up her mind and prepared to take over the government again, a message suddenly reached her ears.
"Madam, the official family has arrived."
What is he here for?
Come over for a showdown?
Or forced into the palace?
Or are you preparing to directly welcome back Li Shunrong?
In an instant, Liu E had many thoughts.
However, thinking about it in her mind, Liu E's movements on her hands were not slow at all, and she quickly arranged her appearance.
Then he took a few deep breaths and tried his best to calm down the excitement in his heart.
After preparations were completed, Liu E glanced at Mrs. Lin next to her and whispered instructions.
"Come in from the Xuanguan family."
At this time, she no longer called her "Sixth Brother", but "Guan Jia". When Lin heard this, her heart immediately moved.
The Queen Mother has changed!
It’s time to change!
The officials have gone too far!
Not only was Liu E full of grievances, Mrs. Lin was also filled with anger.
Isn’t the Queen Mother good enough to the officials?
Growing up, how did the Queen Mother ever treat the official family as an outsider?
Not like a parent-child, but more like a parent-child.
Ms. Lin vaguely remembered the year when Guan Jia was six years old. At that time, Guan Jia was infected with wind and cold and had a high fever that never went away. If the Queen Mother had not worked tirelessly to take care of her day and night, Guan Jia would have died early.
In those few days, the Queen Mother lost a lot of weight visibly to the naked eye.
When the official recovered from his illness, the Queen Mother collapsed from exhaustion.
Indeed, Mrs. Lin is angry now, but the etiquette that should be followed when facing Li Jie has not changed.
Qi returns to Qi, and things return to things.
"My dearest lady, I beg your pardon!"
As soon as he stepped into the palace, before Liu E could start greeting him, Li Jie took the lead and began to apologize.
"oh?"
Looking at Li Jie who was bowing his head, Liu E showed a cold look on her face and her tone was full of resentment.
"The official family is the emperor of the Song Dynasty. He inherits the blessings of heaven and inherits the inheritance of his ancestors. What crime is there?"
"Who dares to say that officials are guilty?"
"Madam, the child is guilty!"
Li Jie bowed his body and said: "Mencius said that the most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives. What the child did today is a crime of disrespect."
"Please punish me!"
"I don't dare to punish officials!"
Liu E's heart was very sensitive at this time, and her temporarily calmed heart became agitated again.
On the other side, Li Jie felt very calm after hearing Liu E's explosive reply.
After all, from Liu E's perspective, what he did was indeed a bit excessive.
Therefore, Liu E had resentment in his heart, and he understood.
"Madam, a child should not use a girl's hand to test you."
"I was wrong!"
At this point, Li Jie did not continue to talk about him, but directly chose to show off his cards and proactively admit his mistakes.
Hearing such a frank self-exposure, Liu E was stunned.
The officials actually admitted it directly?
Who told the official about his life experience?
Now, Liu E wanted to ask directly, but it was not so easy to ask.
How to ask?
In what way?
In what capacity?
Fortunately, Li Jie did not keep her waiting too long and continued to expose herself.
"The eldest lady has protected the child for more than ten years. When the father became an immortal queen, he worked hard day and night on state affairs and devoted his whole life to the Song Dynasty."
"The child shouldn't be so angry with the eldest lady."
"But a few days ago, I accidentally learned...I learned about that."
"Now that Miss Li is guarding the imperial mausoleum, the environment there is too cold, so I was thinking..."
"What are you thinking about?"
Seeing the official hesitating, Liu E laughed and said bluntly.
"Thinking of welcoming Li Shunrong back to the palace?"
"My lord, I didn't mean that!"
Li Jie sighed heavily: "Educated youths are very important both inside and outside the palace. Why has no one told me after so many years?"
"Not only the outer court, but also my father didn't say anything about it?"
"I just learned about this, and I'm very puzzled. After thinking about it carefully, I can vaguely understand the pros and cons."
"Therefore, the child did not want to directly welcome his mother back to the palace. He just wanted to improve the environment there and make her mother's stay more comfortable."
Hearing this, Liu E suddenly fell silent.
Seeing this scene, Li Jie continued.
"Those who gave birth to me are my parents, and those who raised me are also like this."
"Nursing kindness is like giving birth to kindness. No matter what happens, the eldest empress is still the eldest empress. I have never thought about the two palaces standing side by side."
"Even if my mother returns to the palace one day, the eldest empress will still be the empress dowager of the Song Dynasty. This does not change now and will not change in the future!"
After saying these words, Li Jie said no more, but still bowed.
In fact, from a rational point of view, there is no need for him to reveal this matter, but after all, Li Shunrong is his biological mother in this life.
Of course there will be no shortage of food and clothing in the imperial mausoleum.
But Li Shunrong lived there, with no one around except his old servants and guards. Living in this environment was a bit too lonely.
It shouldn't be like this!
He directly put the issue on the table today to pave the way for the return of Li Shunrong in the future.
Let Liu E take a reassurance first, and then figure it out slowly.