Rebirth of the Phoenix

509 The price of wealth

How could the Liu family, which was once so prominent and liked by everyone wherever they went, be in such trouble now?

If you think about it carefully, the good life of the Liu family only lasted a few years, and disasters kept happening, alas...

That night, the Liu family searched all night long, searching every inch of the house, but there was no sign of the two young masters and their servants.

Liu Yuquan fell into his chair, feeling haggard and shaky.

"You go outside to inquire about the two young masters, and..." he said feebly, "send someone into the palace to tell the news to the noble concubine..."

In fact, his sister's life is not easy, so he doesn't dare to disturb her now, but now, the only one he can rely on is her sister.

If your sister is so smart, she can definitely help the Liu family survive one crisis after another, right?

He prayed like this.

"Second Young Master, you have been tired for a few days. Go and have a rest first. Only after you have rest can you deal with this matter. Otherwise, if you fall down, what will happen to this family...?" The servant advised him to rest.

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Liu Yuquan smiled bitterly, how could he be in the mood to sleep now?

However, he was really tired, so tired that he would fall down at any time. If he didn't take a break, he would really not be able to get up.

"Help me back to my room. Before there is any news about Qingyan and the two young masters, let the steward make the decision on everything." He said tiredly.

Two servants supported him and guided him toward the room.

At this time, another servant ran in from outside: "Second Young Master, there is a letter from the master of Yaozhou."

Liu Yuquan quickly said: "Help me sit down and let the butler read to me alone."

Usually nothing good happens at home, so the content of the letter should not be heard by others to avoid criticism.

The housekeeper was a close confidant they brought from Yaozhou and was fairly trustworthy. He only dared to let the housekeeper see these letters.

The steward ran over, took the letter, and asked the other servants to exit, preparing to read it to the master.

However, after he glanced at the envelope hastily, his face turned pale: How should he tell the second young master such a thing?

Liu Yuquan didn't see him say anything for a long time, so he asked: "Why don't you recite it? Recite it quickly!"

The butler said after a while: "The master said he was still fine, but the old lady contracted the cold two months ago, and missed the eldest and second young masters, so she couldn't hold on for a while and passed away..."

Liu Yuquan swayed twice, holding on to the handrail to steady his body.

He was wearing a blindfold, so his eyes couldn't turn red or he could shed tears, so it was hard to know his mood.

After a while, he sighed longly: "Life and death are determined by fate. It doesn't matter if my mother is dead. If she dies, she won't have to suffer anymore..."

As early as when the brothers left Yaozhou, they knew that they would never see their parents again in this life.

Moreover, he doesn't think that his parents can live a long life and his mother can die peacefully at home, which is not too bad.

Therefore, he was sad, but not too sad.

The butler's eyes looked at him with sympathy, but he couldn't see it.

The housekeeper did not dare to tell him the truth in the letter.

Three months ago, the Liu family in Yaozhou suffered a fire. The Liu family's old house and all the shops were burned to ashes, causing heavy losses. Only the original Luo family's old house was left habitable.

As early as two years ago, the Liu family had moved out of the Luo family's old house, which they had finally acquired, because they were afraid of the evil spirits of the Luo family. Now, they had to move back again and live in the Luo family's house, which they had harmed.

Can they live comfortably?

Worse things are yet to come.

Concubine Liu Guifei lost power, something like this happened to the Liu family again, and all the other survivors who participated in the frame-up of Luo Jingxuan were killed. Officials and wealthy people who were usually on good terms with the Liu family were afraid of getting into trouble, so they cut ties with the Liu family.

Being isolated and helpless for a while, only some evil-minded gangsters deliberately got close to the Liu family, hoping to get some benefits from the Liu family, which still had a somewhat meager income.

Seeing the situation of the Liu family, more than a dozen of the concubines of Mr. Liu and the eldest young master fell into trouble one after another. They either took the money and absconded, or fled with their servants. In the end, only the master and the old lady were left, and a dozen of them who had nowhere to go.

The servants stayed behind and lived a lonely life.

After the death of the old lady, Mr. Liu became even more lonely. He had nothing to look forward to except sitting in the corridor and watching the sky every day, recalling the glory of the past and missing Li Yang's children.

Mr. Liu said in the letter that it doesn't matter what happens to the family, as long as they and the imperial concubine are on good terms, let them take good care of themselves and pass on the wealth and status of the Liu family...

The housekeeper really didn't dare to tell the second young master such content, for fear that the second young master would be devastated after hearing it.

If the second young master falls, this family... will really be over. Therefore, for the sake of servants like him who have nowhere to go, he can only hide this information.

Liu Yuquan couldn't see it and didn't know that the housekeeper was lying. After sighing for a long time, he asked the housekeeper to help him into the room and sleep.

After that, the housekeeper kept wandering down the corridor, thinking: Should I tell the imperial concubine these things?

The imperial concubine must have a lot of troubles, but if she is not allowed to know these things, who will protect the Liu family?

No matter how the empress loses her power, she is still the late emperor's favorite concubine. She is much stronger than ordinary officials outside, so she can always do something, right?

After thinking for a long time, he repackaged Master Liu's letter and sent someone to deliver it to the palace.

The current palace is extremely heavily guarded. Anyone who wants to leave the palace must have a newly made token in the palace. One token is for one person. They must register when they go out. They must check and inspect carefully when they come back. If there is any error, they can never step in.

Take a step into the palace.

Moreover, unless the emperor gives permission, no one except the palace is allowed to enter. It would be difficult for the Liu family to enter the palace.

Fortunately, the palace can help people outside deliver letters and items to people in the palace. However, all letters and items must be inspected and confirmed to be harmless to the royal family before they can enter the palace.

The servants of the Liu family waited in line at the small entrance of the palace for a long time before it was their turn.

Publicly handing money to the guards, the guards showed a mocking smile after reading the letter: "Go back, this letter will be delivered to Concubine Liu soon."

What about the imperial concubine? She has only been favored for a few years. Looking at the situation now, the family is suffering from disasters one after another, and she has no hope. The Liu Guifei who was once considered a "legend" will have nothing better than to die alone in the palace.

’s end.

The palace masters were happy to send letters like this that could shock them.

In the past, when servants of the Liu family came to see the empress, the palace officials gave them some respect, but now, others looked at them with gloating eyes. They left the letter and left in despair, without the shame to stay for even a moment longer.

Soon, letters from her second brother and her father reached Liu Meiyan's hands.

After Liu Meiyan read the letter, she sat like a wooden figure for a long time. The letter in her hand fell to the ground and was blown by the winter wind like fallen leaves. She was completely unaware of it.

The silly son in her arms who had just turned one year old was grinning, drooling, and yelling "Uh huh huh", but she couldn't hear him.

Besides numbness, how else could she react?

The emperor has stopped entering the Yanxia Palace a long time ago, and after King Jingrong seized the throne, how could he treat the concubines of the previous emperor?

Those concubines of Ye Qingge who had power and background were either killed or thrown into the cold palace. Her end was not bad, because she came from the common people and had no connections or influence in the court, plus she was in poor health.

, there was another stupid son who was ordered to stay in the Yanxia Palace and was not allowed to take a step out.

She is just a prisoner living in a gorgeous cage.

The fate of the family did not exceed her prediction.

Luo Hongzhuang was always on top of her, both during her lifetime and after her death.

The dead Luo Hongzhuang is still better than the living one. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't beat Luo Hongzhuang...

I’m so unwilling! I’m so unwilling!

However, besides being numb and telling herself that she still has a son, what else can she do?

Can she still die? She doesn't have the courage to die.

Something slapped her in the face.

When she came to her senses, her handsome but silly-looking son was drooling and mumbling something vaguely in her arms.

She took the handkerchief, patiently wiped his saliva, and then gave him water.

He drools too much and cannot survive without replenishing water. Come to think of it, the things she does most every day are to hold her son, wipe his saliva and feed him water.

The day before yesterday was her son's first birthday. Only she and a few slaves celebrated her son's birthday. As for her son's father, she and this son will probably never see each other again in their lifetime.

After finishing her work, she told the maid: "Wrap those things and send them to Liu Mansion."

Although she has lost power, as the late emperor's concubine, she will still receive rewards regularly. In addition to the rewards Ye Qingge gave her before, she still has a lot of money. Now, besides giving money to the family, what else can she do?

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The Liu family's current wealth is all thanks to her. Now that she has lost power, they should find their own solution instead of relying on her for everything.

Of course, the reason why the Liu family is in its current situation is also because of her...

A self-deprecating smile appeared on her lips: Is this the price of wealth and betrayal?

Such a price is really heavy!

The child in his arms fussed for a while and then fell asleep. While sleeping, he pursed his lips and looked like a normal person.

It was only at this time that her son could give her some comfort.

She got up, carried her son into the house, and lay down together, looking at the child without saying a word.

It was unfortunate that her son was born a fool. However, she no longer thought so. It was because he was a fool that he was not killed by King Jingrong. Otherwise, who in the palace would allow her to have a healthy son?

Ryuko?

Foolish people are blessed with stupidity, and cleverness is always mistaken for cleverness. People who are too smart may not be a good thing.

She is smart, but her end is just like this, and Luo Hongzhuang and Ying Rumeng are smarter than her, so what end will they end up with?

After thinking about it, she became sleepy, closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.