Chapter 20: The Princess Wants to Have Me All to Herself
"Yes... the Fourth Prince's wife." The guard said in a low voice.
"I was wondering who it was, but it turned out to be the Fourth Emperor's wife," Xie Yuting said, calmly closing his folding fan. "Little Princess, shall we go to the front hall to meet the guests?"
Jiang Yueying lowered her eyes, looking thoughtful.
She and Qin Wangyou had already formed a grudge at the last tea party. They should have hated each other, so why would he suddenly come to visit? It was probably not a good thing. Maybe there was some conspiracy waiting for her to fall into it. Meeting him rashly would be risky.
It would be better to let Xie Yuting deal with it.
She raised her chin and said arrogantly, "Humph, is she worthy of me meeting her in person?"
"I need to go back and rest. I don't have time to pretend to be affectionate with her."
After saying this, he turned around and walked towards Nanyuan.
Xie Yuting smiled and watched her go away. When she was out of sight, he raised his eyes and asked the guard why he was hesitating and what important matter the Fourth Prince's wife had.
The guard had no choice but to confess the truth and told him that the Fourth Prince's wife brought two beautiful women with her. He didn't dare to tell her directly because he was afraid that the Crown Princess would be angry.
It was obvious what he was thinking when someone brought a beauty to someone else's house when they were newly married. Xie Yuting narrowed his eyes slightly, called Yu Lang to his front, and told him to tell the Crown Princess about this as soon as possible.
Yu Lang took the order and left.
On the other side, Jiang Yueying went back to change her clothes and sat quietly under the osmanthus tree.
The cool breeze blows gently on my cheeks.
Xie Yuting's words about liking osmanthus kept coming back to her mind. She lowered her head and sniffed her cuffs. It was clearly the rich scent of peony. Could she really smell the fragrance of osmanthus if she got close?
Her lips pursed unconsciously, complaining about Xie Yuting, this tactless guy who always sticks to people and is simply a gangster among gangsters.
Gently pick up the fallen osmanthus flowers on the ground, treat them as some arrogant prince, and rub them hard with your fingertips until they are soft and broken.
"Princess, something happened." Qing Ge trotted into the courtyard with a slightly anxious look on his face.
Jiang Yueying stood up and said, "Don't worry, what happened?"
"The Fourth Prince's wife came to give His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a wedding gift. She brought two beautiful young ladies with her, intending to put them in His Royal Highness's room."
"?" Jiang Yueying didn't expect Qin Wangyou to do this, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Shoving someone into the backyard was something only a mother-in-law would do, but there was no point in planning a concubine right after getting married. After all, she was a princess of a certain country, how could she allow herself to be humiliated like this? What kind of courtesy was the Fourth Prince's wife showing? Was she just too bored to do anything?
Logically speaking, Princess Anyi doesn't like Xie Yuting, so it doesn't seem to matter whether she is forced to do so or not... Why not just ignore it?
Jiang Yueying just wants to be a quail when encountering problems and doesn't want to get involved at all.
Qing Ge saw through her thoughts and reminded her, "Princess Anyi cares about her reputation the most. Someone sent a beautiful woman to provoke her just one month after her wedding. She would definitely not tolerate this."
Jiang Yueying was worried: "What should I do now? Should I go and warn Xie Yuting not to accept it?"
"no."
"Then I..."
Qing Ge's voice brooked no refusal: "Crown Princess, you should go and make a scene."
In an instant, osmanthus flowers fell all over the ground.
"Ah?" Jiang Yueying was stunned.
In the main hall of the East Palace, Xie Yuting leaned on the throne like a boneless person, squinting his eyes at the chuckling Fourth Prince's Consort Qin Wangyou, and said lazily: "Fourth Prince's sister-in-law, my mother said that I can't keep anyone in my own courtyard. Aren't you making things difficult for me?"
Qin Wangyou held the teacup, his willow-shaped eyes tilted upward, revealing a shrewd calculation: "Your Highness, when you were young, the Queen was worried that you would be obsessed with beauty and stop striving for progress. But now that you have married a wife, even if you don't take concubines, who would dare to say anything about adding a few concubines?"
"These two little girls are both very gentle and obedient. They will definitely serve you well."
Beside her stood two young ladies in pale blue clothes, with slender and delicate figures, shyly glancing at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Xie Yuting scratched his head, not caring at all: "Look up."
The two young ladies looked up. Their appearances were very different. One had long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and was beautiful. The other had almond eyes and pink lips, and was a beautiful girl from a small family. The moment they saw the appearance of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clearly, they all blushed.
Qin Wangyou was very proud. No matter whether Xie Yuting liked beautiful or pure girls, the two she brought were the best.
As long as the Crown Prince can be made to indulge in his concubines, the Crown Princess will lose face and become a laughing stock in Kyoto.
A mere princess of Jiang State dared to act arrogantly at the tea party. She should know the consequences of offending herself.
Qin Wangyou thought he was foolproof, and the smile on his face became brighter.
Xie Yuting on the opposite side touched his chin, but before he could say anything, he heard the sound of resounding footsteps outside the door.
Qin Wangyou looked in the direction of the voice and saw a beautiful figure striding towards him with an imposing look in her eyes as sharp as a knife.
Jiang Yueying tried hard to keep a cool face, raising her eyebrows like towering hills. At first glance, she looked extremely fierce, but in fact, she was shaking with every step she took. She could only stare at everyone present to hide her nervousness.
"Xie Yuting, you dare to take a concubine? Believe it or not, I will break your legs!"
She held Xie Yuting's extravagant and gorgeous sword in her hand and rushed into the hall with the sword raised.
A cold light flashed, and the two little beauties were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They ran around the hall without caring about etiquette and rules, as if they would die on the spot if they ran a step slower.
"Help! Princess, spare my life!"
"I will never dare to do that again, Crown Princess, please spare my life!"
Cries for help echoed throughout the main hall. Jiang Yueying chased after him, dragging her sword, startling countless birds flying outside.
The teacup in his hand shattered to the ground.
Qin Wangyou was stunned and broke out in a cold sweat. In all his years, this was the first time he had seen such a situation to stop someone from taking a concubine. It was so crude, so crude!
Seeing that his plan was ruined, Qin Wangyou wanted to seek justice from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Just as he raised his leg, a cold light flashed through the wind and the tip of the long sword pierced in front of him.
Jiang Yueying didn't know how to use a sword. She clasped her hands together and gripped the hilt tightly, shouting with bravado: "How dare you encourage the Crown Prince to take a concubine? What are your intentions? Today I will teach you a lesson!"
Are you crazy? Are you trying to kill someone?
Qin Wangyou's pupils constricted with fear, and in panic he tripped and almost fell on the broken porcelain pieces of the teacup.
hiss.
When she stood up, the silk thread of her gauze skirt was caught and damaged.
Qin Wangyou was in a mess and finally realized that he had offended a madman. Princess Anyi, who was rampant in Jiang Kingdom, was unlikely to control her temper when she came to Beiliang.
Pushing her too far will only cause chaos and even loss of life.
She looked at Xie Yuting anxiously, her voice trembling with tears: "Your Highness, please say something!" She was the consort of the Fourth Prince. If something really happened in the Eastern Palace, no one would be able to escape responsibility.
Hearing the cry for help, Xie Yuting quickly came to Jiang Yueying, frowned and said, "Your Highness, this is my sword. How can you use it casually? Is there any etiquette?"
Qin Wangyou was quite shocked and opened his mouth wide.
She was about to die, and Xie Yuting only cared about his sword?!
Everyone in the East Palace must be sick.
Jiang Yueying was ready to quarrel with Xie Yuting, but after hearing this, she almost broke down and laughed out loud.
"What a piece of crap your sword is. It's so heavy!" She threw the sword to Xie Yuting and breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you mean by 'broken thing'? This sword of mine is worth a fortune, please don't break it!"
"I haven't scolded you for taking a concubine casually yet, but you're already lecturing me?"
"Which eye did you see me taking a concubine?" Xie Yuting shouted, "Isn't it the Fourth Princess who insisted on giving it to me? Why are you so angry at me?"
Jiang Yueying shouted even louder than him: "Shut up! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"
The two of them were arguing with each other, and Qin Wangyou's head was buzzing. How ridiculous! Who would dare to persuade the prince to take a concubine? She just wanted to stay away from these two idiots and lunatics.
She silently took a few steps back, keeping a distance from them.
She said awkwardly, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, I have things to do in my mansion, so I won't bother you for now."
Jiang Yueying snorted coldly.
Xie Yuting smiled and said, "My Eastern Palace has always been bustling. I think the Fourth Princess prefers quietness, so she might not be used to it. When you have free time in the future, you can come and sit often. You will get used to it in no time."
Phew, get used to the size.
Qin Wangyou's face turned pale, and he grinned a smile that was uglier than crying. He hurriedly left with his maid, and his steps were so fast that the hairpins in his bun rustled.
The two pale beauties didn't know whether they should leave with him, and they were so anxious that tears were welling up in their eyes.
Jiang Yueying glared at them: "Get out of here!" The two beauties were immediately frightened, hunched their shoulders, and chased after the Fourth Prince's wife.
The drama ended, and only she and Xie Yuting were left in the hall.
After the noise, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Xie Yuting looked at her with relish, thinking: "Little princess, this is the first time I see you so angry. Are you really jealous?" His voice seemed to have a hook, provoking a hazy ambiguity.
Jiang Yueying was dismissive of this: "I don't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. I don't care how you fool around outside, but if you dare to bring it under my nose, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Alas, I feel so wronged..." Xie Yuting's eyebrows drooped, and he sighed repeatedly, "It's not what I want..."
Jiang Yueying was exhausted after her outburst. She didn't want to bother with the Crown Prince pretending to be pitiful. She said perfunctorily, "Anyway, as long as I'm here, don't even think about taking a concubine."
"So the princess wants to have me all to herself." Xie Yuting teased.
"Don't be so self-indulgent. What good does it have to do to monopolize you? Is it to make you extravagant and debauched, or to make you unwilling to make progress? I can monopolize a pig and still get a table full of meat dishes, but what about you? You can't even be served on the table."
Jiang Yueying became angrier and angrier as she spoke, wondering why she had married such a thing, and she didn't know if he would get killed by her one day.
Xie Yuting raised his eyebrows and said shamelessly: "Little Princess, you are becoming more and more like Master Bai's scolding style. In the future, don't learn from him, or you will be led astray."
Jiang Yueying: "..."
Outside the hall, the setting sun stretched out, and the golden light shimmered on the floor tiles, leaving behind mottled spots of light.
It was getting late, Jiang Yueying was tired and hungry, so she walked out to prepare for dinner.
Xie Yuting came up to her shamelessly and said with a smile, "Have you calmed down, Princess?"
Jiang Yueying nodded perfunctorily.
"Is it my turn to be angry then?"
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