The eldest princess keeps several male concubines in her residence, and the second princess keeps a few as well; this is an open secret within the royal family! If Li Yunyan wants to, and has the money to keep them, that's fine too.
However, a woman still needs a good reputation when she is out in the world. Even a princess cannot act too recklessly.
The eldest princess never expected that her usually timid and submissive third sister would dare to talk back to her! She used to never dare to utter a single word!
The second princess's sarcastic voice rang out, "Third princess, how dare you! Do you think that just because Bei Shuo is backing you up, you can climb all over us?"
"What are you saying, Second Princess?"
Li Yunyan smiled and said softly, "I don't need Bei Shuo to back me up; I've already climbed over you!"
She stood ramrod straight. "Yuzhu, tell my two elder sisters what kind of princess I am now? I've almost forgotten!"
Although Yuzhu was terrified of being beaten by the palace maids of the two princesses, her own third princess had a request: even if she died, she would still get what she wanted for the princess!
She mustered her courage and curtsied to them, "Your Highnesses, this is our Third Princess, now bestowed the title of Princess Luo Qing by His Majesty! Her fiefdom consists of 2,500 households!"
The second princess frowned. "Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me, the princess?! Xijuan, slap her!"
"Yes, Princess!"
Xi Juan is used to relying on her master's power. Today, the Second Princess is deliberately trying to embarrass the Third Princess in front of the Northern Shuo envoy. She can't let her princess lose face!
She stepped out from behind the second princess, a sinister smile on her face, and just as she raised her hand...
"Smack!"
With a crisp sound, Xijuan's face contorted in pain.
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