Chapter 664 The Mastermind: Li Sanqi
"Miss Liu, is there anything else you want to say? If not, I'll be going in now."
After Yu Huanzhen finished speaking, he turned around, took Lady Yongning's arm, and started to walk inside.
But as soon as she turned around, Miss Liu spoke.
"Princess Gaoping, is it your idea to help Miss Wen, or the idea of your Yongning Marquis's mansion?"
Yu Huanzhen turned his head and scoffed disdainfully, "When did I help Miss Wen? I just didn't want to be used as a stepping stone by you!"
"I don't even want you!"
"Miss Wen, ha, I look down on her even less!"
After saying that, he turned around and left with Lady Yongning without looking back.
Before Miss Liu could react, Wenxi became angry.
She shouted at Yu Huanzhen's retreating figure, "Yu Huanzhen, stop right there! Explain yourself! Who do you look down on?"
Just as Wenxi was about to chase after Yu Huanzhen to argue with him, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.
It turned out that the King of Qi, the King of Chu, and Princess Huaiyang had arrived.
Yes, the three of them came together.
No one can say for sure how these three people ended up together; they just ended up together anyway.
Everyone greeted him in unison.
After exchanging greetings, Wenxi rushed to the side of the King of Chu without hesitation.
The Liu mother and daughter stood still, while the King of Qi walked towards them with a smile.
Qiao Qinghe originally came out to check on the situation and, incidentally, to mediate the conflict.
It turned out that there was no use for her skills at all.
Without her intervention, Yu Huanzhen resolved the matter on his own.
He even put her through a good show.
The mother and daughter turned to walk inside and bumped into her face.
Just as the three were about to go inside, they heard a commotion in the crowd, and someone said that King Qi and his entourage had arrived.
The Marquis of Yongning and her daughter did not want to stay at the entrance to welcome Prince Qi and his entourage, so they told Qiao Qinghe and went inside on their own before Prince Qi and his entourage got out of the carriage.
She had indeed lived in the Qiao residence for a long time, so she knew the area better than many of the servants. After finding out the courtyard where the banquet was to be held, she led her mother, the Lady of Yongning Marquis, inside.
Seeing this, Qiao Qinghe did not stop them, and turned around with a smile to welcome the three distinguished guests.
However, after the three of them got off the bus, they each went about their own business.
The King of Chu was busy comforting Wenxi, while the King of Qi was busy talking to the Liu family mother and daughter.
Li Sanqi even chatted with several elderly women he didn't know very well.
Meanwhile, Qiao Jingyao and the others, who were in charge of greeting guests, stood respectfully to the side.
For some unknown reason, none of the three went inside, leaving everyone completely baffled.
Wei Jia did seem to notice something, but she wasn't of high enough status to speak.
Upon seeing Qiao Qinghe emerge from the crowd, Wei Jia visibly raised the corners of her mouth.
The others also visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiao Qinghe walked up to the three of them, greeted them, and without exchanging pleasantries, directly invited them to come inside.
"Your Highness Prince Qi, Your Highness Prince Chu, Your Highness Princess, please come in."
Great, the order of entering has been determined.
King Qi smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I last saw you, Grandmother, and you seem to be getting healthier than ever."
"This old woman is utterly unworthy of Your Highness calling me 'Grandmother.' I am grateful for Your Highness's kind words. My health is still quite good. Please come in, Your Highness," Qiao Qinghe replied respectfully, without a trace of intimacy in her words.
When King Qi saw Qiao Qinghe's official and aloof attitude, his face immediately darkened.
With a flick of his sleeve, he strode into the mansion.
King Chu and Wenxi were initially a little unhappy, but when they saw King Qi get the short end of the stick with Qiao Qinghe, their faces immediately lit up with smiles.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Qinghe also politely extended her hand in a gesture of invitation, without uttering a single polite word.
Yes, his attitude was no better than when he was facing King Qi.
Both of them choked.
But thinking about it, I feel relieved.
Previously, at the flower banquet at the Yongchang Marquis's residence, Old Madam Qiao was someone who had been chased away by their grandmother/maternal grandmother.
It would be strange if Old Madam Qiao were happy to be around them.
After consoling themselves for a while, the two nodded to Qiao Qinghe and went inside.
After the King of Qi and the King of Chu entered the mansion, Qiao Qinghe beckoned to Li Sanqi, "Princess, please come in with me. If you don't come in, everyone else will be blocking the doorway and will feel embarrassed to go in."
Li Sanqi smiled and quickly stepped forward, affectionately taking Qiao Qinghe's arm.
The two chatted and laughed as they went inside.
Seeing Qiao Qinghe's attitude, everyone began to speculate whether she supported the Prince of Qi or the Prince of Chu.
She supports the King of Qi, yet her attitude towards him is so cold.
Furthermore, rumors are still circulating in the capital that Princess Qi was murdered by Consort Liu.
Although this matter has not been confirmed, a clue can be found in the fact that Princess Qi and Consort Liu passed away one after another, and that the eldest daughter of the Liu family was quickly engaged to Prince Qi and is now about to become Prince Qi's principal wife.
Could it be said that she didn't support Prince Qi? She was also supporting the young master of Prince Qi's mansion.
That was her own great-grandson.
Even if it weren't for the sake of King Qi, she would have no reason not to support him, even if it weren't for her great-grandson.
The situation was the same on the King of Chu's side. His statements were ambiguous and difficult to decipher.
You might say she supports the King of Chu, but she's neither warm nor cold towards him.
But if you say she doesn't support the King of Chu, then why is she so close to Li Sanqi?
When the Crown Prince was still alive, it was hard to say, but now, Li Sanqi clearly supports his own brother, the Prince of Chu!
Does the fact that Qiao Qinghe and Li Sanqi are close mean that she secretly supports the King of Chu?
Of course, what everyone really cares about is not who Qiao Qinghe supports, but who the Marquis of Enping's Mansion and the Duke of Jin's Mansion, who are influenced by her, will support.
For a moment, everyone had different thoughts.
Only Qiao Qinghe remained unaffected, smiling as she said to Li Sanqi, "Was it you who instigated Miss Wen's actions against Miss Liu?"
Li Sanqi smiled, her eyes crinkling, "I knew it, nothing can be hidden from the old lady."
As she spoke, she leaned closer and whispered, "My cousin has been spoiled since childhood. She has a strong personality, is impulsive and easily angered, and is very gullible."
"As you know, it was I who spoke to my father about her marriage to the King of Chu."
"So she does think a little bit of good things about me."
"When I told her about how Consort Liu bribed Granny Gui to frame me, she joined me in our hatred of the enemy."
"I will then tell you about the Liu family's sinister intention to use this matter to make me an enemy of the Marquis of Enping's family, and to make the Marquis of Enping's family side with the Prince of Qi."
How could she possibly hold back?
At this point, a sarcastic smile appeared on Li Sanqi's lips.
"Ha, my cousin is dreaming of becoming an empress!"
Qiao Qinghe smiled and cautioned, "It's best to be cautious. Miss Wen is easy to fool, but Madam Wen is not."
Li Sanqi nodded, "Don't worry, Madam, I know what I'm doing."
"Then what about the Princess of Gaoping?" Qiao Qinghe asked, voicing the question on everyone's mind.
"Didn't she and Miss Wen not get along? Why would she turn around and help Miss Wen to angrily confront Miss Liu?"
"Don't say that she did this because she couldn't stand Miss Liu's pretentiousness."
"I don't believe it."
Li Sanqi's smile was even brighter this time.
If there hadn't been someone following behind her, she would have been tempted to kiss Qiao Qinghe on the cheek.
"Madam, I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"
"No matter what I do, you can see right through it!"
Qiao Qinghe asked in surprise, "Was the Princess of Gaoping's actions today truly at your behest?"
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