In the afternoon, when Zhou Qiongyue said goodbye and left the Queen's palace, her carriage was blocked by Xie Zixin's carriage as soon as it left the palace gate.
Zhou Qiongyue... "Bad luck."
When Xie Zixin saw Zhou Qiongyue's carriage stop, she quickly got off and saluted, "The Second Prince's concubine requests an audience with Princess Fu'an!"
Zhou Qiongyue didn't even get out of the carriage. She just opened the curtain of the carriage window and looked down at Xie Zixin who was bowing below. "Concubine Xie, please speak if you have anything to say!"
Zhou Qiongyue had no intention of inviting the other party to get on the carriage.
"Cousin, I was impulsive in the past, and I apologize to you here. But after all, we are the first two to know each other, and I think it will be a win-win for us to join forces. Don't worry... I will protect you from now on."
Although Xie Zixin was standing below, she did not feel inferior at all. Instead, she talked to herself and became more and more excited.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the reborn heroine of the original book with amusement. Not to mention the grudge between her and the original owner in her previous life, even if it was her in this life, Xie Zixin would never show mercy when trying to trick her.
Zhou Qiongyue really didn't know what gave Xie Zixin such confidence. As long as she apologized lightly, the feud between them would be over.
"Xie Concubine may not have adapted to your status yet. You are just a concubine. You may not even be qualified to call me cousin, let alone anything else."
Zhou Qiongyue's tone was very gentle, and she even had a smile on her face, but every word she said touched Xie Zixin's heart.
"Zhou Qiongyue..." Xie Zixin pinched her handkerchief angrily, as if pinching Zhou Qiongyue. But thinking about the purpose of today, she swallowed the curse words behind it.
"Zhou Qiongyue, we both share the same adventure. You should know my position in the Second Prince's heart and his future prospects. Don't regret it."
Xie Zixin thought this was her most important card, but Zhou Qiongyue just wanted to strangle this brainless person to death. If she wanted to die, she could die. Why was she trying to scam her?
Zhou Qiongyue pretended to be calm and looked around. Although she didn't see anything, she knew that Xie Zixin was followed by the emperor's men. She didn't know if those people heard Xie Zixin's crazy words.
She didn't want to come into the emperor's sight at all, and she didn't want to be suspected by the emperor even more.
Zhou Qiongyue had a puzzled expression on her face. "Eh, what adventure? Is it that this princess marries Prince Fu'an? And you become the Second Prince's concubine? Mine is indeed an adventure, but yours shouldn't be, right?
Besides, I am the Second Prince's cousin. I may have many concubines, but I am the Second Prince's only legitimate cousin. So, I don't need your protection at all!"
Zhou Qiongyue's tone coupled with her smug and domineering expression almost made Xie Zixin faint from anger.
Although Zhou Qiongyue looked calm on the surface, no one knew that the palm of her hand hidden in the carriage was full of sweat.
In fact, Xie Zixin was standing very close to Zhou Qiongyue's carriage, just under the window of Zhou Qiongyue's carriage, and she only brought her personal maid with her.
But Zhou Qiongyue felt a little panicked.
When Xie Zixin heard what Zhou Qiongyue said, she was almost angry and fainted. What did she mean by "maybe there will be many concubines?"
But the situation is stronger than people! Now Zhou Qiongyue is the princess. Even if Zhou Qiongyue disagrees to help herself, Xie Zixin does not want Zhou Qiongyue to continue to help Duan Jianing.
At this time, Xie Zixin was thinking that once she sat in that position, she would definitely give Yuan Bohua a few more concubines, and then she would see how arrogant Zhou Qiongyue would be.
Xie Zixin was secretly savage in her heart, but she still used both hard and soft tactics. "You can be as tough as you want, but if you don't want to end up like this, you'd better remain neutral. Otherwise, don't blame me for destroying the brother-sister relationship between you and the Second Prince."
Zhou Qiongyue added with a disdainful look, "Oh, she's the prince's concubine. And is it possible that my patron is actually the Empress?"
Xie Zixin listened to Zhou Qiongyue's stabbing words and glared at Zhou Qiongyue, who was smiling confidently in the carriage. Although Xie Zixin knew that she had lost this confrontation, she could not show her weakness in front of Zhou Qiongyue.
Xie Zixin gritted her teeth and questioned Zhou Qiongyue, "Do you really have to go against me?"
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the newly done nails on her hands this morning and said indifferently, "This princess has always been a person who does not offend others unless they offend me, so you'd better not provoke me. No matter how you fight with the Second Prince's wife, it is none of my business.
After all, this princess has no intention of worrying about my second cousin's backyard, but if you dare to raise your claws towards me, don't blame me for cutting off your claws."
Xie Zixin stood under the carriage. The moment she heard Zhou Qiongyue's words, she felt shocked by her. However, Xie Zixin could not admit this matter. She could only force herself to save face, "You'd better remember what you said."
After Xie Zixin finished speaking, she left swiftly with her two trusted maids. Zhou Qiongyue looked at Xie Zixin's back as she left, and always felt that she was running away.
Gulan looked at Xie Zixin's departing back indignantly. She felt that her princess was being looked down upon. "Princess, this Concubine Xie didn't even show any courtesy before leaving? She has no manners at all."
"Forget it, even if it's for my second cousin's sake. Let's go!" Zhou Qiongyue felt that she didn't want to have any interaction with Xie Zixin at all. If she was targeted by the emperor because of this, that would be the beginning of disaster.
Zhou Qiongyue was actually still worried in her heart. After all, Xie Zixin had spoken so confidently today. However, her expression remained the same as before, eating when she should and lying down when she should.
At this time, she couldn't reveal any flaws, and she didn't even dare to ask anyone.
Every time Zhou Qiongyue got anxious, she wanted to kill Xie Zixin, but Xie Zixin was surrounded by so many people from the emperor and the second prince that she had no way to do it.
I could only curse Xie Zixin in my heart to vent my anger, and pray for Duan Jianing, hoping that Duan Jianing could defeat Xie Zixin.
In fact, Zhou Qiongyue's worries were not wrong. As soon as Zhou Qiongyue arrived at the palace, the conversation between her and Xie Zixin was placed on the emperor's dragon table.
Although the emperor's men did not dare to follow too closely and did not hear clearly what Xie Zixin and Zhou Qiongyue said, they had people who could read lips, so these were not a problem.
However, the emperor did not doubt Zhou Qiongyue after watching it, mainly because she had never shown anything special. The emperor thought Zhou Qiongyue was just a lazy girl who was spoiled by the queen and Zhou Wencan, and she couldn't stand being bullied and had social anxiety.
The most important thing is that if Zhou Qiongyue also had a fortuitous encounter, it would be impossible that the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion had not yet made preparations for the impending drought.
Even the Empress in the palace did not take any action, but the Second Prince listened to his concubine and prepared some money. He even went to borrow money from Zhou Qiongyue.
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