Chapter 1981
Not a Noble Consort 2
Liu Qingya returned after having dinner at the palace.
She had a happy smile on her face, looking very cheerful, and there was also a hint of girlish infatuation.
Liu Tong and Liu Qingyu exchanged a glance, their hearts skipping a beat at the same time.
Oh no! Judging from Liu Qingya's appearance, she has fallen for the emperor.
Liu Qingyu: "Big sister, you seem very happy today. Did your aunt say something to you?"
With a touch of rouge on her face, Liu Qingya said shyly, "My aunt promised me that I would enter the palace and become the Empress."
Liu Tong: "What about the emperor? Does he want you to be his empress?"
Liu Qingya: "Of course my cousin is willing. Who else is worthy to be empress but me?"
Liu Tong and Liu Qingyu sighed in unison, their eldest sister already blinded by the promises made by the Empress Dowager.
Liu Tong: "Eldest sister, you didn't receive a personal promise from your cousin the Emperor, did you?"
Liu Qingya: "My aunt has already agreed, so why would my cousin disagree?"
Liu Qingyu: "Eldest sister, if Father chooses a husband for you, can you accept it?"
Liu Qingya: "Didn't Father already choose my cousin, the Emperor?"
Liu Qingyu: "I mean, if, if Father didn't choose my cousin the Emperor, but chose another man instead, would you accept it?"
Liu Qingya shook her head; she refused.
Liu Qingyu: "Therefore, children will not necessarily accept the person chosen by their parents."
Liu Qingya was a little angry: "You mean my cousin doesn't like me and doesn't accept me?"
Liu Tong: "I didn't see that the Emperor liked my eldest sister."
Liu Qingya: "There's something wrong with your eyes."
Liu Tong: "My eyes are fine, it's your eyes that are covered up."
Liu Qingya: "No, my cousin likes me."
Liu Tong: "How about this, we go to the palace tonight and listen to the Emperor and Empress Dowager's thoughts?"
Liu Qingya: "Can you just listen to your aunt and cousin's thoughts so easily?"
Liu Tong: "We can't hear their inner thoughts, but we can glean some information from their conversations and actions with others. Even if we don't hear them tonight, we'll have a chance to hear them if we go every day. I'm just afraid that you won't dare to go, eldest sister."
Liu Qingya retorted angrily, "Who said I wouldn't dare! I'll go tonight."
That evening, the three Liu siblings changed into black clothes and entered the palace.
Their martial arts skills far surpassed those of the palace guards, allowing them to move freely throughout the palace without being detected by anyone.
The three of them frequently entered and exited the palace and were very familiar with the place.
They went to the emperor's study first, but the emperor wasn't on this route.
Then they went to the emperor's bedroom, but there was no one there either.
Finally, the three of them went to the Empress Dowager's palace.
Fortunately, the emperor was in the empress dowager's palace.
Even more fortunately, the mother and son were just talking about Liu Qingya.
The Empress Dowager strongly supported Liu Qingya's entry into the palace and wanted her to become the Empress.
But the emperor refused. He felt that the Liu family's power was already overwhelming and that there could not be another empress, otherwise he, as the emperor, would not be able to suppress the Liu family.
After a heated argument, the mother and son compromised and agreed to let Liu Qingya enter the palace, but only to make her a Noble Consort.
Liu Tong and Liu Qingyu each took one of Liu Qingya's arms and led her away from the palace.
Liu Qingya's face turned deathly pale.
She already knew that the emperor no longer loved her and even humiliated her, wanting her to be his concubine.
How could the proud and arrogant Liu Qingya accept this?!
If Liu Tong and Liu Qingyu hadn't stopped her in time, she would have gone down to confront the emperor.
Liu Dong and Liu Qingyu followed silently behind Liu Qingya, waiting for her to figure things out on her own.
The children of the Liu family are all proud, and once she learns the truth, Liu Qingya will definitely give up the emperor. It's just that the process will be painful.
As her younger siblings, all they need to do is stay by Liu Qingya's side.
The next day, Liu Qingya did not appear in everyone's sight.
She said she had locked herself in her room for two days before finally showing herself.
Seeing her worried younger brother and sister, Liu Qingya smiled and said, "Since you have no heart for me, then I will leave. I will not want a man who has no heart for me."
Liu Tong and Liu Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Liu Tong suggested, "Big sister, let's go out for a walk to clear our heads."
Liu Qingya frowned: "Although Father doesn't usually restrict us from going out to play, he would never let us leave the capital."
Liu Tong: "Let's say we're going to a temple outside the city to pray for blessings and stay there for a while. Father is very busy these days, so he definitely won't know whether we're actually staying at the temple or not."
Liu Qingya was tempted: "Let's do it this way."
The three siblings originally didn't want to bring Liu Heng along, but since they left him alone in the mansion, no one could control him.
What if he causes trouble when his older sister and brother aren't around?
The three of them had no choice but to bring Liu Heng along as well.
Liu Heng was overjoyed to know he could go out and play, and repeatedly promised to keep his mouth shut and not tell Liu Huai about it.
After arriving at the temple, the four people rented a small courtyard there.
The small courtyard is located in a remote area on the back mountain.
They said they would take care of their own food, so the monks didn't bother with them and didn't know that the people in the courtyard had run away on the third day.
The four siblings were incredibly excited as it was their first time leaving the capital.
Of course, they were still careful not to go too far, only staying in the vicinity of the capital.
The area around the capital was relatively safe, and the four of them, including Liu Dong, did not encounter any robbers blocking their way, as they had hoped.
The so-called martial arts world was quite peaceful, with little fighting or killing.
The four of them went out purely for sightseeing and eating and drinking.
After a month, the four of them had no choice but to return to Beijing.
Just as they were about to reach the small courtyard they had rented, they suddenly heard the sound of weapons clashing and heard a faint smell of blood.
Liu Qingya and Liu Heng were excited. Had they finally encountered robbers?
The two immediately used their lightness skills to run towards the direction from which the sound came.
Liu Tong and Liu Qingyu had no choice but to follow.
Upon arriving at the location, they discovered a group of men in black attacking a young master.
The young master's martial arts skills are very high; he is at least considered a master in this world. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to survive facing so many enemies.
But he had reached his limit. He was now at his last gasp, with multiple cuts on his body, and his blue clothes were stained red with blood.
Liu Heng and Liu Qingya immediately rushed forward to rescue the person.
It was the first time the two had fought anyone, and they were initially somewhat inexperienced.
However, they all learned advanced martial arts, and their skills were far superior to those of the men in black.
At first I was a bit flustered, but I wasn't injured.
Seeing how powerful the newcomer was, the men in black knew they couldn't kill the young man.
Fortunately, the young man was already seriously injured, so they could at least give him an explanation.
One of the men in black let out a whoosh and ran off first.
The others disappeared along with them.
Liu Heng and Liu Qingya lacked experience and failed to stop them.
The two could only go to the injured person to ask what had happened.
Seeing the men in black leave, and realizing that his rescuers were two even younger men, the injured young man judged them to be no threat and passed out reassured. (End of Chapter)