"Hmph! I'm glad you know it!" Lu Linglong raised her chin proudly.
Qin Wan put down her teacup and said, "You're right. As a daughter-in-law, I naturally have no control over my father-in-law's bed. But you, Lu Cainu, haven't even slept with him yet, so how can you expect a prince? Even if you were lucky enough to conceive a prince, whether you could still have one is another matter. Don't you think that among the concubines in the harem, many have been unable to conceive for years. If you get pregnant now, wouldn't you become a thorn in their side? Would they let you use this as a pretext to ascend to the throne? Not to mention others, would Consort Li agree?"
Qin Wan sneered, "Whether you can give birth to the child is uncertain. Even if you give birth, can you, as a concubine, raise the child? Even if you give birth, it's still a 50-50 chance of being a boy or a girl."
"When you think about it, why would I need to do anything? Huh?"
Qin Wan's few words were enough to break Lu Linglong's defense.
She broke down and yelled, "You just can't stand seeing me well!"
Qin Wan shook her head. "It's not that I hate to see you do well, it's just that you always let good opportunities slip away. You're so stupid. Take him away."
Qin Wan said no more to her and raised her hand to signal Zigui that he could start.
Two young eunuchs came in immediately, covered Lu Linglong's mouth, lifted her up and carried her out of the East Palace.
Qin Wan looked at Xie Qing, feeling somewhat helpless. "Originally, when I was managing the Eastern Palace with the Imperial Concubine, life was quite peaceful. I don't know what happened while she was recuperating. Now that she's recovered, she's stirring up trouble for me."
Xie Qing was a little curious: "How do you know it was Concubine Li who started this?"
Qin Wan tapped the table with her fingertips and said, "Just now, Concubine Li went to my father's palace. After she came out, she sent someone to deliver something to Lu Cainu."
"With Lu Cainu's intelligence, if no one guides her, she will stay in her Yinghua Palace and not come out. Now, Concubine Li has started a fire, and she feels that she has someone to support her, so she comes out to cause trouble."
Xie Qing was puzzled: "You have been with me the whole time, how do you know that the imperial concubine just visited the emperor?"
Qin Wan tilted her head to look at Xie Qing and asked with a smile, "You haven't been with me all the time. When you went to bathe, they came to tell me that the Fourth Prince entered the palace happily but then went to Concubine Li's place dejectedly. Later, Concubine Li went to see my father. She must have been reprimanded, so she went to Lu Cainu and hinted that she would cause trouble with me."
Xie Qing immediately looked at Qin Wan with sparkling eyes: "My wife is so smart! Fourth brother, you did something today."
Xie Qing told the story about the charity performance.
Qin Wan frowned. "Although it's not the intention that counts when doing good deeds, but those girls... he was too inconsiderate."
Xie Qing waved his hand and said, "Now that things have been pushed to the forefront, the fourth brother will not let anything happen to them. If you are worried, we will send someone to check it out later."
Qin Wan was naturally worried, but there was no point in saying that now, so she changed the subject: "Forget about Concubine Li. After all, she is my elder, so it's not easy to go to her house right now. I can only seek revenge elsewhere. But you..."
Qin Wan pulled Xie Qing aside and whispered to him, talking about some trivial things that had happened during their separation in the past few days, from palace affairs, to various gossips in the palace, to some rumors outside, and the two of them were smiling happily as they talked.
It was not until her son came back and reported that dinner was ready that Qin Wan realized how quickly time had passed.
She found that when she was with Xie Qing, she always had endless things to talk about. Looking back on what she had said, it seemed like it was all nonsense, but she had a lot of fun saying it, laughing and joking, letting her heart flow, not having to consider whether the words, sentences, or tone were appropriate. And what was it like when she was with Lu Yan before?
Qin Wan didn't remember anything, and even if she did, it was all scenes of quarrels, endless quarrels.
It was nothing like today, where even a simple "the pickles today aren't tasty" can still spark a conversation.
Qin Wan couldn't help laughing.
Xie Qing waved his hands in front of her and said unhappily, "What are you thinking about?"
Qin Wan came back to her senses and smiled, "I wasn't thinking anything."
Xie Qing snorted lightly: "Then tell me, what did I just say?"
What did you say?
Qin Wan tried hard to recall and asked tentatively, "What about the Fourth Brother's charity performance?"
Xie Qing looked at her speechlessly: "That's a very important topic."
Isn't that right?
Qin Wan bit her lip and asked, "Is it about that courtesan?"
Seeing that she really couldn't think of anything, Xie Qing turned away angrily and said, "I don't want to pay attention to you anymore. You don't even listen to me."
Why?
Qin Wan looked at the back of Xie Qing's head, feeling both amused and helpless. She felt a little guilty, but more of a desire to laugh. She pursed her lips to suppress her smile, tugged at his arm, and said coquettishly, "I was really distracted just now. I'm sorry."
Xie Qing pouted and said, "You're still distracted when you're with me. Who are you thinking about?"
Qin Wan was stunned, but seeing his arrogant and jealous look, she couldn't help but double over with laughter: "I'm not thinking of anyone, I just feel that when I'm with you, there's always endless things to talk about, and I'm very happy."
"Really?" Xie Qing suddenly became happy and turned to look at Qin Wan and asked, "Then you were fine when you were with the Marquis of Pingyang?"
Qin Wan rolled her eyes at him. "Let's not talk about our childhood. We haven't met since we grew up. He went to the border before we got married. When he came back, he brought Bai with him to be his concubine."
"The reason I met him afterwards was because of the quarrel caused by the Bai family. How could we have time to spend together?"
Xie Qing felt jealous. He couldn't tell whether he felt sorry for Qin Wan's experience or jealous of Lu Yan. He actually had her for eight years and yet didn't cherish her.
Then he thought, if Lu Yan cherished her, why would Xie Qing have anything to do with her?
Thinking of this, Xie Qing trembled instantly, but thinking about Qin Wan's words again, he asked cautiously: "If you two had time to spend together, would you also have endless things to talk about?"
Qin Wan was at a loss for words and said, "How can there be so many ifs? Besides, he's selfish and heartless. If I were to be with him, even without the Bai family, our relationship would probably be like that of an ordinary couple."
"Give birth to a legitimate son early, and then give him a concubine. No matter how he lives a life of debauchery outside, I will only focus on raising my child well and maintaining the glory of the Marquisate. That's all. What's the point of marital love? How can it be more important than living a good life? I guess by then, I will just hope that he dies soon so that I can become the old lord."
Xie Qing suddenly became happy: "That's about right."
After saying that, he felt a little worried again, thinking of what Qin Wan had said before, which seemed to be exactly the same as what she just said.
Xie Qing quickly asked: "You said before that if I treat you badly, you will just be the queen. What you mean is that if I treat you badly, you will do the same as you said just now?"
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