Chapter 26: A Concubine's Daughter Marries a Noble Lady 2 (Fifty Extra Chapters)
Chapter 2
Jiang Siqi knew that she was going to be engaged to the eldest son of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, but she didn't expect that there would be any mistakes.
At the Lantern Festival, Jiang Siqi had seen Shangguan Qing, a handsome and polite man. Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that noble ladies in the capital were pursuing him, she was basically satisfied with this man.
She is not like those people in ancient times who married blindly or followed the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker. Those were all feudal remnants.
She wants to marry the best man in the world, not only handsome, but also gentle and considerate, sensible, and able to advance and retreat.
Shangguan Qing barely meets her standards.
Otherwise, she would not have agreed to let her uncle discuss the marriage.
"Siqi, I'm afraid there may be changes in your marriage with the Earl's Mansion." Wang Qiuqin, the eldest lady of the Shangshu Mansion, said in embarrassment.
Her daughter has always had her own ideas, but the Earl's Mansion suddenly changed its mind, and their Shangshu Mansion couldn't say anything. If Jiang Siqi knew about this, there would probably be another commotion.
But if I don't let her know, it will be even more embarrassing if it comes out later.
"What?" Jiang Siqi suddenly raised her voice, "Haven't they already come to the mansion to discuss marriage?"
Wang Xiuqin sighed, "We were all agreeing on this, but the prince suddenly got upset and refused to do anything. You..."
Wang Xiuqin carefully studied Jiang Siqi's expression. "Did you have a conflict with the Crown Prince? Everyone in the capital knows that the Crown Prince is attracted to you. Why would he suddenly disagree?"
Jiang Siqi narrowed her eyes, thinking in her heart, but she didn't know where the problem was. "Mother, don't worry, I naturally have my own plans."
"What plans do you have? You're a young woman, don't cause any trouble!" Wang Xiuqin sighed. "I don't think this prince is a good man either. The fact that he's attracted to you is known to the whole city, but he didn't come to propose marriage, so you haven't been able to discuss marriage yet. Now that he finally came, he caused trouble for both families."
"Mother, don't worry. Princess Anping will hold a flower viewing party in a few days. I will be there and I will make the prince give us an explanation!"
"Siqi, don't mess around. After all, that's the Yongyi Marquis's residence. No matter how much trouble you made at home before, that's still the Yongyi Marquis's residence!"
"So what!" Jiang Qiqi said nonchalantly, "This world should be equal for all. Just because they're earls, do we have to be inferior to them?"
"You kid..."
Jiang Siqi nestled in Wang Xiuqin's arms and acted coquettishly, "Mother, don't worry, I know my limits. He's just the son of an earl, so I'll handle him with some restraint!"
Wang Xiuqin wanted to say something more, but seeing her daughter's dependence on her, she immediately stopped caring and said, "Just be careful. After all, the outside is not as good as the inside. Besides, the prince likes you, but you just had some minor conflicts. You should talk to him about it. From now on, it's still your business as a couple."
Jiang Siqi pursed her lips and did not tell Wang Xiuqin that she and Shangguan Qing had never met.
But she is confident in herself and believes that as long as Shangguan Qing sees her, he will definitely fall in love with her.
It's just a matter of time, there's no need to talk about it specifically.
"Your second sister is old enough. When you go to the princess's mansion, bring your sister with you." Wang Xiuqin said.
Jiang Siqi quickly responded, and started to act like a spoiled child again, "Mother, do you only love my second sister and not me?"
Wang Xiuqin said: "Of course I feel pain. How can she compare to my own daughter?"
When Qi Qi received the news that he was going to the Princess's Mansion, it was already a quarter of an hour before departure.
Yong Mo dressed up Qi Qi with a grim expression, "What are you doing, Miss? If you didn't want to go, you should have told me earlier. Why are you so anxious now that you have to go? If anything goes wrong and the princess is upset, what will you do?"
Qi Qi fiddled with the flower bud in his hand, "Has Mrs. Zhang finished preparing it?"
Yong Mo said, "Don't worry, Second Miss. I have already helped to make up for the monthly fine that Mrs. Zhang received. No one will know that it was you who plucked the flowers in the yard."
Yong Mo looked at the woman who had already drooped her head and asked in confusion, "Second Miss, I have never understood why you deliberately destroyed the flowers in the yard. The eldest lady has punished many people. The eldest lady has always been the most disciplined. If she knew, you would definitely be punished too."
Yong Mo tried to persuade Qi Qi, "Second Miss, why don't you let this servant take care of these flowers quietly, so that the eldest Miss won't get angry when she sees them."
"She doesn't care about rules, she just doesn't like us disobeying her!" Qi Qi smiled, meeting Yong Mo's puzzled expression, and said, "Just clean them up for me. These flowers... find a way to let Big Sister know that I picked the flowers in the yard."
"ah?"
"Alright, just go and do what I tell you to do. Don't worry, your young lady won't be bullied so easily by the eldest lady."
Yong Mo didn't understand what Qi Qi meant, but she was just a servant, and she just had to do what the lady told her to do.
Before leaving, Yong Mo asked someone to notify Wang Po and asked her to find an opportunity to tell the eldest lady today that it was Qi Qi who picked the flowers in the yard.
Jiang Siqi was wearing luxurious clothes, the finest oriental pearl hairpins, and the most fashionable rouge. Qi Qi, on the other hand, was wearing an ordinary pink and white dress that no one knew how long she had worn. She only put on a little lip balm, and had a few plain hairpins on her head. No matter how you looked at her, she looked like someone from the slums.
Jiang Siqi snorted and laughed contemptuously, "Second sister, who are you pretending to be pitiful for? The party is full of women, and no one will appreciate your white lotus appearance."
Qi Qi lowered his pale face and murmured, "Big sister, you're speaking so urgently, I... I don't have time..."
"No time? Are you blaming me for telling you to go to the Princess' Mansion too late?"
Qi Qi quickly shook his head, "No, big sister, I didn't..."
"Alright, put away your coquettish look. Who are you showing off to? The entire Shangshu Mansion knows I'm going to the Princess's flower viewing party, and you're the only one who doesn't know? Or do you want to say that I'm deliberately treating you harshly and not letting you go?"
Qi Qi quickly shook his head, looking so cowardly, which made Jiang Siqi feel annoyed.
"Okay, go to the carriage at the back. It's really annoying to sit with people like you."
Yong Mo supported Qi Qi, and the two of them slowly walked to the simple carriage at the back.
After a while, the group arrived at the flower viewing party at the Princess's Mansion.
Princess Anping was the emperor's favorite niece, and was favored even more than all the princesses.
Being invited by Princess Anping is proof that noble ladies have entered the upper class circle.
Qi Qi followed Jiang Siqi into the flower viewing party.
The ladies competed with each other in beauty, some in their clothes, some in their jewelry.
In Jiang Siqi's eyes, this scene was full of irony.
A group of women who only know how to compete with each other.
She looked around with disdain, then walked straight to Princess Anping with a smile on her face, "Anping, this is my gift for you."
Princess Anping looked at the beautiful girls happily. They had a vitality that she did not have.
She is only twenty years old now, but her husband has died and she has no children. She is in her prime years, but she looks like an old woman.
Seeing Jiang Siqi handing the thing to her somewhat arrogantly, she smiled and reached out to open the box.
Bang!
Anping closed the box instantly, and inside was the object made of jade.
Her face suddenly darkened, and she sneered, "Jiang Siqi, right? Good, a good daughter raised by the Shangshu Mansion."
Jiang Siqi nodded proudly, "Thank you for the compliment, Princess."
As a woman of the new era, she believes that women should not hide their "surnames". Food, sex and nature are part of human nature. We are all ordinary people and should face our physical desires.
Princess Anping closed her eyes and looked at Jiang Siqi's smug face. She couldn't help laughing for a moment. Even if she wanted to be angry, she couldn't.
"Go and play." She waved her hand helplessly and put the box in the hands of the maid next to her.
Jiang Siqi wanted to say something, but the maid had already driven her away, and she had no chance to get close to Anping any further.
But it doesn’t matter. As long as Anping uses that thing, he will naturally share his experience with her.
Anping sighed and saw that the girls had lost interest. She waved her hand and asked the maid to help her up. Just as she was about to leave, she found a timid face still standing in front of her.
Anping looked at the girl in confusion. She was wearing a pink and white dress. The dress was a bit old and had turned white from washing, but she had a beautiful face, and even the coarse linen dress could not hide her beauty.
People are always more patient with cute things, let alone such a beautiful and lovely girl.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Anping's voice softened.
Qi Qi stepped forward with a flushed face and whispered, "Your Highness, I...I have also prepared a gift for you."
"Oh, you prepared a gift too? Bring it up and show it to me."
Qi Qi took out the novel in her hand, handed it to An Ping secretly, then stepped back carefully. She looked around in panic, and when she found that no one was looking at her, she let out a long sigh.
"Your Highness, you must hide it carefully. This is a forbidden book!"
Anping smiled and opened the book a little. She thought the two sisters in this family had some fetish, one giving that object as a gift and the other giving erotic pictures as a gift.
After opening it, I found that it was just some picture books circulating in the market, telling the story of a knight who traveled around doing justice.
"Is this a banned book?"
Qi Qi nodded heavily, "Your Highness, you don't know how valuable this book is. I... your servant also spent a long time searching for it before I found it."
Her eyes sparkled, as if she had seen stars. "I heard that Her Highness had been to the battlefield before. I think Her Highness might like this kind of story."
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