Princess Cheng went to see Meng Qi and asked, "Sixth brother's wife, do you have any good ideas?"
Meng Qi looked at Princess Jing and Princess Duan, who were attracted by Princess Cheng's words, and said mysteriously, "I won't tell you."
Princess Jing snorted and pointed at Meng Qi and said to Princess Duan, "Look, it seems like she really has a good idea. I can't believe that you have an idea in just such a short time."
Princess Duan snorted, and wanted to say something but seemed to remember something and kept silent, but showed a disdainful expression.
"How did Fourth Sister-in-law know that I had no clues? I just came up with a good idea. But I dare not let Fourth Sister-in-law find out. Everyone knows that among all of us sisters-in-law, Fourth Sister-in-law is the best cook. I heard that Fourth Brother's meals are prepared by Fourth Sister-in-law herself every day."
What Meng Qi said was not wrong. Princess Jing was a delicious cook, and Concubine Xian was extremely satisfied with her cooking skills. Some people even said that it was because of Princess Jing's skills that she was able to keep Prince Jing so close.
This may be a bit arbitrary, but it is certain that there are reasons for this.
Princess Jing smiled playfully when she heard Meng Qi's words, but she didn't respond. Princess Cheng looked at Princess Jing's expression and said, "Oh? So it seems that Sixth Brother's wife wants to take the lead?"
Meng Qi smiled and nodded. "Of course. As far as I know, this is the first time the Emperor has made a suggestion for his own birthday. Although Fanghua came up with the idea, the Emperor personally asked about it. What does this mean? It means that the Emperor values this very much. If I really win first place, receiving the Emperor's reward is secondary. If I can make the Emperor value my prince even more, then I will have made a great contribution."
Seeing Meng Qi's smug expression, Princess Jing put away her smile. She was right. Why hadn't she thought about it so much? Was there something else behind the Emperor's suggestion? Thinking about her own prince's recent arrangements, and Prince Cheng's apparent disfavor with the Emperor after the Queen's scare, Princess Jing suddenly felt she should seize this opportunity.
Princess Duan watched Meng Qi's smug expression, feeling a surge of resentment. She recalled the last time Prince Duan had slapped her across the face and called her insane. If she hadn't provoked Meng Qi, how could the Queen have been frightened, and how could Prince Cheng have blamed him for it?
Princess Duan was so aggrieved that she wanted to hang herself. She hadn't put the snake there, and what she and Fanghua had said was not wrong. Meng Qi had only been in the West Wing for a few days, and she had been arguing non-stop. She had only been teasing a few times, so why was she being blamed for such a big mistake? To put it bluntly, she was the one who displeased Prince Duan.
Humph, Prince Duan used to be unpleasant towards me, but he'd at least give me face. Now, he's completely disregarding the occasion and scolding me whenever he wants, and now he's even resorting to violence. It's all because I was targeting Meng Qi again. Besides, I was clearly responding to Fang Hua that day, and I didn't confront Meng Qi directly, but Prince Duan insisted that I was making things difficult for her.
Princess Duan thought about what she had discovered about Prince Duan's thoughts, and then looked up at Meng Qi with a look in her eyes that seemed to be burning with anger.
Meng Qi was covering her mouth with her hands while laughing, thinking about how to add fuel to the fire and make Princess Jing more interested in fighting with her. When she turned around, she saw Princess Duan looking at her with a look of deep hatred.
What was going on? Why did this person always look at her like he'd dug up her family's ancestral graves? No, this time was even worse.
Princess Duan saw Meng Qi looking at her. She had wanted to avoid her gaze, but after a moment's hesitation, she met it again. The anger in her heart took over again. "Looking at Sixth Sister-in-law's confidence, I'm worried about Fourth Sister-in-law. How about we make a bet?"
Princess Cheng looked at Princess Duan, who looked like she was enjoying the show. Just as she was about to say something, Fang Hua came over and said, "What are you betting on? Take me with you."
Princess Duan was delighted to see Fanghua approaching. "We were just talking about cooking for the Emperor. You know your fourth sister-in-law is the best cook. Your fifth sister-in-law and I both believe she will be the winner this time. But our Princess Rui wanted to show off her skills. I didn't know she had this talent."
Princess Cheng was disdainful. This second son's wife was making things up. When had she ever said such things? But seeing Meng Qi's obvious displeasure at these words, she didn't say a word.
Fanghua looked at Meng Qi and then at Princess Jing, "You don't know your own limitations."
"Who are you talking about?" Meng Qi stood up.
Princess Duan was overjoyed. It was great that these two met again.
Princess Jing also looked at the two of them happily, thinking in her heart that this matter was indeed feasible. She could use the help of the fool Princess Duan to hype it up, and then make Meng Qi lose face and get her brother back.
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