Chapter 155 The Concubine is Full of Martial Virtue

System: [This kid is smart. He knows that the Fourth Prince's Mansion is in an awkward situation. As a young boy, he has no way to resist the steward of the Fourth Prince's Mansion. This kid carefully observes the time and route of the old concubine's visit, and then finds the right opportunity to sell out. In this way, he gets the old concubine to help.]

Yuan Ruan: [Wow, I didn't expect the Toffee would be fooled. ]

System: [The Concubine was not fooled. After a few days, she realized that the boy had deliberately staked her out. But after that, the Concubine admired him even more. It says here that the Concubine felt that the men in the three palaces were useless, and she hoped that the young man could take charge of two palaces.]

Qi Kuan's usually gentle expression changed, and his eyes flashed with disbelief.

The Third Prince's pupils trembled: !!!

What? Two houses on one shoulder?

Mother, how could you have such thoughts?! But I have a son! You have a grandson!

…

At this time, another voice came from outside the door: "Grandma".

Yuan Ruan poked his head out and saw a young man who was yawning continuously and had dark circles under his eyes as if he was wearing smoky makeup walking in.

The man bowed to the old queen dowager and the third prince in turn, but ignored Yuan Ruan.

At this time, Qi Kuan whispered, "Brother, this is the Great Xia Kingdom's state teacher, the Ninth Princess. Even father is very respectful to her."

The man said with some dissatisfaction: "The Dali Temple Secretary is only a fifth-rank official, and he is showing off to us..."

"Bang! You bastard!" The concubine poked the crutch fiercely, her eyes widening. "You concealed your brother's affairs and now you dare to embarrass Kuan'er. Who gave you the burden?"

The man with dark circles under his eyes said nervously: "Grandma, I don't know about my brother's affairs..."

"You don't know shit. Your brother told you everything and gave him no less than five thousand gold as hush money. Is your sister-in-law's safety worth five thousand gold?! What a bunch of bullshit!"

The concubine became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She picked up her cane and pointed it at the other party, "You, your brother, and you!" The concubine pointed her hand at the third prince fiercely, "You three are bastards! None of you are good people!"

The third prince didn't dare to say a word and nodded submissively.

The man with dark circles under his eyes said dissatisfiedly: "Grandma, you are partial to him, that's why we... Ouch, ouch... Grandma, stop hitting me, stop hitting me!"

Yuan Ruan watched the man with dark circles under his eyes running in front, and the old concubine chased him and beat him with her cane "dong dong dong". The Third Prince and Qi Kuan waited silently on the side, but once they saw the man with dark circles under his eyes running faster, the old concubine had a hard time catching up with him.

One of them stretched his leg and the other pulled with his hands, making sure the other could continue to accept the iron stick that the old concubine loved. This was until the man with black eye circles apologized with a bruised face, then bowed and left.

Yuan Ruan sighed: [The Concubine is full of martial virtue. 】

System: [This is much more interesting than the shady dealings in the palace.]

Yuan Ruan nodded repeatedly: [Yes, yes, yes. Tong'er, this is the other son of the Third Prince? The Third Prince has no other sons?]

System: [Yes.]

Yuan Ruan: [Wow, I can understand why the Concubine wants to choose another relative's child to take charge of two houses.]

System: [Haha, yes, it says on the melon that the concubine thinks that the third prince’s two sons are too rubbish. In the future, not only will she not be able to help the third prince or provide for him in his old age, but they may get into trouble, so she wants to be reliable. Qi Kuan came over to help her guard the Third Prince's Mansion, so that her son could live happily for the rest of his life. 】

The Third Prince choked up when he heard this, and his eyes were almost filled with tears.

A look of understanding and a hint of envy flashed across Qi Kuan's face.

Yuan Ruan was also extremely envious when he heard this: [I am really impressed. After hearing so many gossips, the one I envy the most is the Third Prince. What kind of shit luck did he have in his last life! To have met such a good mother.]

System: [Yes. The Concubine truly loves the Third Prince.]

The concubine felt a little awkward when she heard this, and rushed forward with Yuan Ruan in her arms. The Third Prince and Qi Kuan narrowly missed catching up.

The concubine took Yuan Ruan to the inner courtyard and galloped around twice.

After a while, the concubine turned her head in confusion and asked, "Where did those little monkeys go? Why is it so quiet today?"

The trusted nanny quickly bowed and said, "My lord, the eldest princess and the second princess have held a banquet to invite the ladies of all families and young talents to the second princess's mansion to appreciate the lotus and cruise the lake. Several princesses have gone."

Yuan Ruan: [Wow, female relatives and young talents, this is a blind date. ]

System: [Most likely.]

The concubine noticed that Yuan Ruan's eyes lit up, and said to Qi Kuan, "Kuan'er, did the princess invite you?"

Qi Kuan looked somewhat helpless, and said with a cupped hand, "Grandma, my grandson had already discussed marriage with Miss Li last month, and will be coming to propose marriage soon."

When Yuan Ruan heard the word "Li", he subconsciously asked, "Prime Minister? Li, Prime Minister?"

Qi Kuan didn't expect Yuan Ruan to speak. He was stunned for a moment before he said, "That's right."

Yuan Ruan: [It's him again. As expected of Li Banchao, Banchao's father-in-law. Awesome.]

System: [Let me see, it won’t be like that soon. This marriage won’t be possible. In a few months, Prime Minister Li will come and cancel the engagement.]

Qi Kuan: !!!

The old concubine glared and subconsciously tightened her grip on her cane.

Yuan Ruan: [Ah? Why? Did Qi Kuan have some dark history that was exposed? ]

System: [No, no, the reason is really the girl. Prime Minister Li often arranges his daughters to marry, and among the more than 20 daughters, there are always a few rebellious ones. For example, the one who was engaged to Qi Kuan had already secretly married a young man in a tavern. Prime Minister Li originally wanted to forcibly break up the marriage, but he failed. The girl eloped and ran away. Prime Minister Li did not dare to say anything and came here shamelessly to cancel the engagement.]

Crowd: …

Qi Kuan's expression became a little unsettled and he clenched his fists.

The concubine suddenly asked, "Could it be that your stepmother arranged a marriage for you?"

Qi Kuan forced a smile and said, "That's right."

"She is easily influenced by others and her brothers are greedy by nature. I don't trust her. I have to look into this matter of my life again." The concubine finished her words quickly.

Qi Kuan nodded slightly.

The concubine said again: "It is a coincidence that Kuan'er happened to go to the princess banquet today."

Qi Kuan: …

Yuan Ruan also liked to watch the excitement, so he pulled Taifei and said, "Go, I want to go, I want to go too."

The concubine made the decision: "Then you all go together. Fortunately, there is a good grandson among you who will protect you and go with you to have some fun."

The Third Prince said hurriedly: "This is not good."

The little princess is the apple of her brother the emperor's eye. What if she encounters danger when she goes out?

"What's wrong with that? Do you still want to detain the little princess?" The concubine glanced at the third prince speechlessly.

"But..." The Third Prince wanted to say a few more words.

"Shut up."

The Third Prince choked.

The old concubine was too lazy to pay attention to her stupid son, so she called her trusted nanny to dress up Qi Kuan, and then sent them out.