mesbooks Chapter 159: Conditions
Chapter 159: Conditions
Madam Liu was the first to come to her senses. She smiled and said, "The Queen has good intentions, but in terms of closeness, we are closer to the Bo family."
Madam Bo smiled and nodded: "Who said it wasn't? We are relatives. Over the years, the old lady has been thinking about the third prince all the time. She even calls out the third prince's name in her dreams."
Speaking of this, Madam Liu felt a little embarrassed.
Back then, the Bo family intended to send a girl into the palace to take care of the third prince, but she was intercepted by the Liu family.
Old Mrs. Bo went to the Liu family many times and was turned away many times. She was so angry that she became ill and caused many troubles.
"The old lady is old and confused. She can't remember many things, but she still has a thought in her heart. She feels sorry for the third prince who lost his mother at such a young age. The year Concubine Yue passed away, the old lady almost cried until she went blind. After all, they are blood relatives. How can she just ignore them?"
Madam Bo was reminding Madam Liu that the Bo family could let go of what happened in the past, not for the sake of the Third Prince, but for the sake of the late Concubine Yuexian.
The relationship between me and the prince is just that of a monarch and his subject.
The third prince is related to the Bo family by blood.
There is really no reason for the Bo family to help the Crown Prince deal with the Third Prince.
Madam Liu's expression gradually eased, and she stood up and knelt before Madam Bo: "Madam Bo is so magnanimous, it's really embarrassing."
The Bo family gave Madam Liu a way out, and Madam Liu also wanted to give the other party a way out. Seeing this, Madam Bo hurried forward and helped Madam Liu to stand up: "Madam, we are all relatives, why make things awkward? Let the past be the past. The most important thing is the present."
Madam Liu slowly stood up with the help of Madam Bo, then sat down and continued the conversation.
At this time, the maidservant outside the door came to pass on the message: "Madam, the old lady knows that there are guests in the mansion, and she wants to invite the guests to Changbai Courtyard to sit down."
Madam Bo nodded, then looked at Liu Xiangling and Madam Liu. Madam Liu stood up and said, "It's time to go and see the old lady."
She also brought a generous gift specially, and came today specifically to apologize to the old lady.
So Mrs. Bo stood up and led the way.
Madam Liu and Liu Xiangling followed behind, chatting and laughing all the way. Madam Bo looked very kind, but Madam Liu felt unconfident.
Some things are just too abnormal.
Finally, the old lady appeared. She was in her seventies, with silver hair on her temples. She was sitting on the couch and had not yet stood up. When she saw the visitor, she wanted to lift the quilt, but was stopped by Madam Bo: "Mother, your illness has just improved. The Third Prince's wife and Madam Liu are not outsiders, so they will not be polite."
Madam Liu nodded immediately: "Yes, the old lady is sick, so don't bother her. Let's just chat about family matters today."
Old Madam Bo smiled slightly, glanced at Liu Xiangling, and praised her for being virtuous and dignified. Madam Bo smiled and said, "The Third Prince's wife is a famous beauty. The Third Prince is blessed."
Liu Xiangling smiled and lowered her head.
Then, changing the subject, Old Lady Bo looked at Madam Bo and said, "It's time to hurry up with Yan'er's marriage."
Madam Liu took a deep breath and said, "If I remember correctly, the Third Prince is Miss Bo's cousin, and Miss Bo and the Third Prince's wife get along well..."
"Madam Liu!" Old Mrs. Bo stopped Madam Liu in time and shook her head: "The Bo family has an ancestral precept that the eldest daughter of the Bo family cannot be a concubine."
This sentence left Madam Liu stuck.
Liu Xiangling's face also turned ugly. Could it be that the other party wanted to take her position?
"Madam Liu, Concubine Yuexian was invited to the palace by the emperor, and she had no choice but to go against the ancestral teachings. Now, all the legitimate daughters of the Bo family are the mistresses of the house. It is better to be a wife from a poor family than a concubine from a rich family." Madam Bo restrained her smile and said seriously, "Yan'er is also the apple of our Bo family's eye. She is also the eldest legitimate daughter of this generation. She should set an example for the younger sisters below."
Having said this, Madam Liu and Liu Xiangling stopped talking and started talking about other topics.
Before leaving, Madam Bo said to Madam Liu, "The Third Prince already has a legitimate wife. We in the Bo family are not unreasonable people. If he wants to enter the mansion, it is not impossible."
Madam Liu's eyelids twitched.
"Either the Third Prince and the Liu family personally guarantee that the Third Prince's eldest and second sons will be from the Bo family, or the Bo family does not want any offspring, but they cannot be concubines." Madam Bo stared at Madam Liu after she finished speaking: "The Bo family will hand over the initiative to the Third Prince and the Liu family."
Madam Liu forced a smile as she walked out of the Bo family's home. After getting on the carriage, her expression became even uglier. Liu Xiangling was also furious: "Mother, how dare the Bo family make such a request?"
"When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. It's understandable that the Bo family did this. We can't help the Third Prince for no reason."
Then Madam Liu repeated Madam Bo's request before she left: "Either the Third Prince's Mansion promises the positions of the eldest and second sons of the Bo family, or Bo Yan'er becomes the Third Prince's consort, and you will give birth to the eldest and second sons in the future."
Liu Xiangling frowned. She didn't want to choose either of these two requests.
If one's status is gone, what's the point of having children, but if one doesn't have children, one's status is also precarious. They complement each other.
"Don't forget that the Queen has already contacted the Bo family. It will be too late to regret now that everything has been lost." Madam Liu advised.
Liu Xiangling rubbed his eyebrows, looking annoyed. How did things turn out like this?
"Don't worry, mother. Wait until I go back and discuss this with His Highness."
Madam Liu nodded.
When the two returned home, the Third Prince came out of Lord Liu's courtyard and took Liu Xiangling away. Madam Liu then went to find Lord Liu and talked about her visit to the Bo family today.
Lord Liu was not surprised at all, but when he heard the request made by the Bo family, he fell silent instantly.