Chapter 63: Grandma Liu's Goal

  Liu Jie was comforted and only when she cracked a smile did Liu Rong leave her residence to head to Da Nainai's place.

  I don't know if it's an illusion, but the maids I met on the way saw her, and their expressions were different from their usual coldness. There are roughly two extremes: one is that they want to come forward and greet her, but dare not; the other is that as soon as they see her, they immediately retreat far away.

  The latter she could understand, but the former was completely incomprehensible to her. However, she didn't know that what she said in front of Liu's house had already spread throughout the entire Wendinghou Mansion. Just that last sentence alone earned her a lot of respect from many people.

  Who doesn't have a time of illness, who wouldn't want to meet a doctor like Liu Rong!

  When Liu Rong arrived at Grandma's place, it was already noon. The winter sun in the north had no temperature, and basking in it would not make people feel warm, but rather cold.

  The old lady called Liu Rong over, but didn't let her in. She just said she had something to do and told Liu Rong to wait outside.

  Liu Rong slightly furrowed her brow. On a cold winter's day like this, even if there were things to do, she shouldn't have been made to wait outside the house. At least they should have let her wait in the side room. After all, standing in the icy wind and snow was unbearable for anyone.

  The maid simply conveyed the message without any intention of leading her to the side room.

  After standing for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Liu Rong decided not to wait any longer and walked directly to the maid guarding the door: "Trouble you, miss, to pass on a message. Since mother has something going on, I, as her daughter, shouldn't disturb her either, so I'll just head back first."

  "Ah..."

  The door of the house opened at this time, and it was not known whether it was waiting for Liu Rong to say these words. Qiao walked out and said, "Madam, please ask Sister Rong to come in." Then she quickly turned around and entered the house, not even daring to look at Liu Rong.

  Liu Rong casually walked into the house, having stood outside for a long time. As soon as she entered the house, she could feel the warm air rushing towards her. It was much warmer here than in Liu Jie's house.

  After taking a closer look around, at least five charcoal basins can be seen.

  Liu Dainai was leaning lazily on the couch, with elder sister Liu Yun and second sister Liu Miao sitting beside her. She didn't know if it was an illusion of Liu Rong's, but Liu Yun and Liu Miao both looked not quite right, especially Liu Miao.

  The moment he saw her, his eyes blazed with fury. The feeling was so intense that if he hadn't restrained himself, he would have pounced on her and scratched her.

  Liu Rong didn't understand. She had been in Liu Jie's room every day for the past few days and hadn't had any contact with Liu Miao, even if Liu Miao still held a grudge against her for not being able to go to the Wei Bei Hou Mansion that time. It had already been so many days, it should have faded by now.

  "Rong Jie come over here and sit with your mother." The big madam beckoned to Liu Rong, a rare benevolent expression on her face.

  Liu Rong was even more puzzled in her heart, this is not the style of a great lady. In her heart, she couldn't help but feel guarded, and on the surface, she calmly refused: "Mother, I'd better stand here, I just came from Liu Si's place and didn't change into new clothes to come to you. What if I pass on the illness to my two sisters, it wouldn't be good."

  "Then stand over there." Liu Dainai's voice immediately cooled down a few degrees, and while speaking, she pulled out a stack of notes from the small stool. She handed them to Qiao'er, indicating that Qiao'er should give them to Liu Rong.

  "Rong Jie is really lucky, she went to the Weibei Houfu and made such a good friend. These days you've been taking care of Liu Jie's illness. This invitation card is one per day, we said on our side that you're not feeling well. Not only did it not dispel the idea of inviting you, but today they even sent someone to ask about your condition, saying that if you have a serious illness, they'll invite a doctor to come to the mansion to treat you."

  Liu Rong's eyebrows furrowed.

  Madam Liu didn't stop, but looked at Liu Rong's increasingly stern face: "Making friends is a good thing, but you can't talk nonsense. Our Wending Houfu may not be well-off, but we can still afford to invite a doctor. If such things happen again in the future, you won't need to come out of the house!"

  As Liu Dà Nǎi spoke, Qiǎo had already handed the invitation to Liǔ Ruì. Upon opening it, she saw that apart from Zhēn Yuàn's invitation, all the others were invitations from Yǒng Chéng Jùnzhǔ.

  Yong City's County Princess? Liu Rong furrowed her brow, she didn't remember knowing someone like that.

  On the side, Liu Miao saw that Liu Rong only looked at the invitation card and didn't respond to her mother's words at all. Her face was even more furious: "Don't think that just because you have a relationship with Princess Yongcheng, you can be arrogant and don't put your birth mother in your eyes. Your marriage will still be decided by my mother in the future, not Princess Yongcheng!"

  "Second sister, how can you speak to third sister like that? Mother will naturally find a good marriage for third sister in the future. This is not only a big deal for third sister, but also a big deal for our Wendinghou Fu. "Liu Yun immediately stopped Liu Miao from speaking and showed a embarrassed smile to Liu Rong: "Third sister don't mind, your second sister just has a quick temper, good words become unpleasant when they come out of her mouth."

  Liu Rong didn't explicitly say yes or no, but slightly understood why the three women were treating her this way today. It turned out that it was because of the invitation from Yongcheng County's mistress, and judging from their tone, they seemed to be consumed by jealousy.

  She just didn't know Yongcheng County's master. She had gone out of the house so many times, but except for interacting with patients, she hadn't had any other opportunities to meet such a person.

  Liu Dainai glanced at Liu Yun, and Liu Yun immediately stopped talking, only sitting quietly beside her. Liu Dainai was satisfied with this, and turned back to Liu Rong: "This matter is settled then. The invitation has already been given to you. You should observe the situation, if one person is too timid and doesn't dare go, call your elder sister and second sister to accompany you together, so as not to lose face for our Wendinghou Fu."

  Liu Rong's mouth curled up into a slightly mocking smile. No wonder she had suddenly been so friendly, it turned out her goal was here all along!

  It's likely that the Yongcheng County Princess has a noble status, and Liu Dà Niáng wants to have her bring along Da Jie'er and Er Jie'er to attend the gathering, so as to gain some familiarity with the Yongcheng County Princess, and perhaps in the future, they can use this connection to find an even better marriage.

  What a great idea!

  For Liu Rong, taking her own sister to a meeting and seeing someone she didn't know but with a higher status wasn't a big deal, but it still required her willingness!

  The other day, Liu Dainai still wanted to use "Tianhua" to force her to death, seeing that there was an advantage, she immediately thought of taking advantage of it. Did she really think that Liu Rong was a soft persimmon that could be bullied at will?

  Thinking of this, Liu Rong smiled at Grandma Liu: "Mother is right, this idea is great, I'm also worried that I'll be nervous for the first time attending a banquet."

  Liu Dainai smiled complacently. No matter how capable they were outside, in this mansion, didn't they still have to curry favor with her?

  Just as Liu Dà Nǎi Nai thought that Liǔ Róng had understood her meaning and agreed with her, she heard Liǔ Róng's voice again: "But after all, this is the first time that Yong Cheng Jun Zhu has invited us. If we don't get her agreement but still bring people there, what if we offend Yong Cheng Jun Zhu and make her feel annoyed? I'm afraid it won't just be me who gets into trouble, my sisters will probably also be affected."

  "When the time comes and Tai Zu Mu finds out, she'll probably blame Mother for not knowing the rules..."

  ps：

  Today's update is a bit late, sorry. Thanks to 657muzi for the pink ticket. Xiao An will update two more chapters tonight, and the extra chapter is added as a bonus for this pink ticket. Also, I'll continue to ask for pink tickets.