Yuan Qi was furious when she heard what Granny Du said. She sneered, "Just say what you want to say."
As soon as Granny Du saw the other person's unruly attitude, she knew that this person was not easy to talk to. Despite his young age, he was more difficult to approach than some adults.
She smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Seventh Miss, His Highness the Crown Prince and Fourth Miss are about to get married. The Jiang family will be giving a daughter from a concubine's family or a branch of the Jiang family as part of the dowry. His Highness the Crown Prince has met with Seventh Miss a few times and thinks that Seventh Miss is intelligent, generous, and naturally beautiful. She is an excellent candidate for a concubine. I wonder what Seventh Miss thinks?"
Yuan Qi twitched his lips and revealed a sarcastic smile: "I disagree. I will not be someone's concubine."
She initially had a good impression of Crown Prince Xiao Yi, who was not as malicious as Xiao Zhen and was also humble and polite. However, as time went on, she realized that people born into imperial families are inherently cold-hearted and prioritize self-interest.
No wonder Xiao Yi's path to inheriting the throne was so bumpy; it had a lot to do with him.
uh-huh.
Yuan Qi stood up and left, not wanting to say another word to these shameless people.
She knew that people weren't interested in her as a person, but rather that she was a useful tool to win over ministers; there was no emotional connection involved.
At this moment, even the last bit of goodwill she had for Xiao Yi plummeted to freezing point.
Du Mama was very surprised. The Crown Prince had only told her to speak to the Seventh Miss tactfully and politely. She had no idea that the Seventh Miss had such a bad temper.
She looked at Xiangli Mingzhu awkwardly, her eyes filled with reproach: "Madam, isn't Seventh Miss being a bit too rude?"
Xiangli Mingzhu said with an attitude of "What's it to me?": "That's just how Xiaoqi is, I can't control her. Granny, I told you that it wouldn't work to make Xiaoqi a concubine. There are so many concubine daughters in the Jiang family, but you insisted on choosing her. Now you've been humiliated, so you can't blame me."
Xiangli Mingzhu's attitude is tough enough, and infuriating enough.
Granny Du was furious. Afraid that Yuan Qi had gone too far, she hurriedly chased after him.
"Seventh Miss! Listen to what this old servant has to say..." Granny Du quickly caught up with Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi easily shook off Granny Du, but she wanted to use Granny Du's words to humiliate the Crown Prince, so she deliberately slowed down.
She had a sour look on her face: "Spit it out, don't delay my important business."
Granny Du smiled obsequiously, but inwardly she was cursing Yuan Qi for being ungrateful. "She's just a mistress from another family, what's with all the airs? The Crown Prince has taken a liking to you; don't push your luck!"
But she remembered the Crown Prince's instructions: the Seventh Miss was very capable, so it was normal for her to have a bad temper. She couldn't put on airs in front of the Seventh Miss, and she certainly couldn't say anything unpleasant.
But it was obvious that Miss Seven had already gotten angry, and the task was about to be ruined, so she was also anxious.
She explained humbly, "Seventh Miss, please don't be angry. His Highness the Crown Prince said that although you entered the Eastern Palace as a concubine, he will treat you as the Crown Princess. He will never wrong you or force you to serve him. After all, you are still young. We will wait until you come of age in a few years before discussing the matter of serving him. Furthermore, once you enter the Eastern Palace, His Highness will not restrict your freedom. You can go wherever you want."
Du Mama was inwardly roaring: Look how good these conditions are! Quickly agree!
Yuan Qi rolled his eyes at her: "So His Highness knows I'm young, huh? Then why did he send you? Is it because he's impressed with my abilities and wants to recruit me?"
Du Mama was embarrassed and didn't know what to say. She thought to herself that this person really didn't hold back at all and was so ungrateful.
He cursed Yuan Qi countless times in his heart.
She chuckled and explained, "The Crown Prince truly admires Seventh Miss, not your abilities..."
Yuan Qi raised an eyebrow and said sarcastically, "Is that so? Go back and tell His Highness the Crown Prince that I have no interest in him. Tell him to stop trying to get close to me."
These words would be very humiliating for an ordinary person, let alone for the crown prince of a country.
Du Mama's face was very ugly. Yuan Qi hadn't slapped her face, but the Crown Prince's face. She could tolerate it, but the Crown Prince couldn't.
She adopted the imposing manner she used in the palace: "Seventh Miss, it's your good fortune that His Highness the Crown Prince has taken a liking to you. Don't be ungrateful."
Yuan Qi's gaze sharpened: "Looking down on Xiao Yi means you're ungrateful? So what if I'm ungrateful? What can you do to me?"
"Hmph!" Yuan Qi turned and walked away, completely ignoring how angry Granny Du was.
Xiangli Mingzhu walked over unhurriedly: "Granny, I told you, she's the hardest to talk to in our family, but you wouldn't believe me. If you ask me, we should choose someone else for this concubine. To be honest, the Ninth Master of the Xiangli family is also infatuated with Xiao Qi, but Xiao Qi just ignores him. Isn't that infuriating? Xiao Qi also has a close relationship with the owner of Yaoguang Pavilion. I advise you to go back and persuade His Highness the Crown Prince to choose someone else."
Granny Du pursed her lips and said with a forced smile, "Madam Jiang, no one can disobey the Crown Prince's will. Seventh Miss has no choice but to agree."
Xiangli Mingzhu chuckled lightly: "That's not necessarily true."
Granny Du dropped a bombshell with an icy tone: "If Miss Qi refuses to become a concubine, His Highness the Crown Prince said that he wouldn't mind replacing her with someone else."
After saying that, she left.
Xiangli Mingzhu's sharp gaze told Hexiang to see the guest out, and she muttered to herself, "We'll see."
Actually, she didn't want Yuan Qi to become a concubine, because Yuan Qi was too capable. If Yuan Qi entered the Eastern Palace, what chance would her daughter have?
When Du Mama returned to the palace and told Consort Feng about the incident, Consort Feng angrily smashed a jade ruyi: "She's so shameless! How dare she! Summon her to the palace! I don't believe she has any real ability. She just knows a few supernatural things, but she really thinks she's someone important."
Du Mama replied, "Yes, this servant will summon her to the palace immediately."
Consort Feng was so angry that her eyebrows stood on end. She had also heard that Yuan Qi had solved a problem for the Feng family a few days ago, which was why he had the idea of making her a concubine.
I never expected the other party to be so ungrateful.
Thinking back to her last meeting with her brother, during which he praised Yuan Qi highly—a rare instance of him praising someone, especially a young girl—Consort Feng's anger subsided considerably.
"Stop announcing the imperial decree. Go find the Grand General and ask him to persuade him."
Granny Du accepted the order and left.
Yuan Qi knew her troubles were far from over, but she didn't care.
She continued to drink tea and chat with her master and fellow disciples.
In the evening, someone told Yuan Qi that Jiang Zhengqing was looking for her.
"If you don't want to become a concubine in the Eastern Palace, you can just let your father handle it. Why offend Consort Feng and His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Yuan Qi retorted unhappily, "Is Father afraid of offending His Highness the Crown Prince, or is he afraid that his daughter will lose her position as Crown Princess?"
Jiang Zhengzheng knew that Yuan Qi was even more difficult to manage than his son. He glanced at her and said, "The Jiang family did not establish itself by marrying into the royal family."
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