He turned to Xiao Zhixing and said, "Princess, our Li family will give an explanation for this matter."

"However, I must make it clear to your family that my son has already been betrothed to his principal wife, Li Ningxiu, the eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor's family."

"So we can only ask Miss Qi to be a concubine. My master will write to the prince to explain. It's not that our Li family looks down on the prince's family."

Xiao Zhixing chuckled, glancing at Qi Mengshu, who was feigning shyness with her head down but clenching her teeth:

"I am a junior and have nothing to say about this matter. The Li family and my father can discuss it."

Both sides ignored Aunt Meng, whose eyes were brimming with resentment.

Mother Li looked annoyed; when faced with such a situation, she could only grit her teeth and accept it.

In her heart, someone like Qi Mengshu wasn't even worthy of being her son's maid.

Li Jun kept her head down and drank her tea the whole time, ignoring Qi Mengshu's shy and timid gaze.

Then they left just as they had come, and the mother and son departed quickly.

Aunt Meng jumped up, her face full of displeasure:

"How could she be a concubine? At the very least, she could be a secondary wife! How could you agree to this? The Li family is clearly disgracing the Prince's mansion!"

Xiao Zhixing couldn't help but chuckle.

She stood up, flicked her sleeves, and glanced at Qi Mengshu, who showed absolutely no dissatisfaction. "Your daughter is quite willing."

How interesting. Qi Mengshu clearly has high aspirations; I thought she would be unwilling to be a concubine.

Unexpectedly, this person was willing to become a concubine rather than the principal wife of the Feng family in order to marry Li Jun.

Is he another love-struck vegetable-loving guy?

But something just felt off to her.

Before leaving, she kindly reminded Aunt Meng:

"You should leave the Prince's mansion today. If I were to throw you out myself, I'm afraid you wouldn't even be able to remain concubines."

Aunt Meng was about to cause trouble again, but Qi Mengshu pulled her back.

Turning his head, he gave Xiao Zhixing a deep look, his expression subtly conveying both smugness and resentment:

"I will remember everything you have done for us today, and I hope you will not regret it in the future."

Xiao Zhixing simply turned his back on her with disdain.

A true woman never regrets her actions!

After dealing with this matter, she asked Xuemei to convey her gratitude on her behalf.

The young woman who handed him the cloak on the pleasure boat was Lin Rushu, the eldest daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and a famous talented woman in Shengjing.

The return gift over there was interesting; there was a nice whip inside. Was it to show she knew martial arts?