"Yes, Princess, don't worry. That was the Ninth Prince, your future husband," a pretty maid explained somewhat awkwardly.
She didn't know why the Ninth Prince, who was usually so composed, would climb through the window in the middle of the night to look at his future concubine. It was so embarrassing! Thinking of this, she looked at Qingyin with even more shame, and her ears turned red.
Seeing the maid who was almost dying of embarrassment, Qingyin, being understanding, ignored the accident that had just happened.
The Ninth Prince, who had run away, was recognized by the palace maids of Yikun Palace. Outside, the cold wind was blowing, and as he looked at the blood dripping from his nose and the erotic scene that had just flashed through his mind, he felt his head burning even more. His nose started to bleed more, and under the shocked gazes of the palace maids, the disheveled Yin Tang followed Consort Yi's trusted eunuch to a side courtyard to stop the bleeding.
The incident woke Consort Yi in the middle of the night. Upon learning the whole story, Consort Yi felt ashamed and ordered He Lu to keep the good news secret. She also comforted her future daughter-in-law. As for her unruly son, Consort Yi rolled her eyes and banished this useless, lewd, and shameful son from the palace.
So our Ninth Prince's plan to secretly meet his future wife for the second time went off full of excitement, but ended in disappointment.
Li Desong, who was guarding the house, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the prince finally return. However, he was immediately put to rest by the serious look on the prince's face.
Li Desong asked tentatively, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Is something the matter with Consort Lin?"
Having his secret exposed, Yinzhen glared at Li Desong with annoyance. He could never guess the good news, but he could guess the bad news. "Get out! This is none of your business."
"Alright, I'll get going now." Li Desong agreed quickly, as if he had been prepared all along, but he was stopped by Yin Tang just as he reached the door.
"Wait a minute!"
Li Desong's happy smile crumbled, and he looked at Yin Tang with a bitter expression.
"Your Highness, is there anything else?"
Yinzhen cleared his throat guiltily, "If someone offends the girl you love, how should you appease her?"
"I understand! The prince has angered his future wife." Li De breathed a sigh of relief, his tightly furrowed brows relaxing as he was about to say something.
"Forget it, you've been following me around all this time, but I doubt you know anything. Go away, go away."
With his words stuck in his throat, Li Desong glanced at the prince with a wronged expression before retreating.
The news that the illegitimate daughter of the county magistrate of Anqing County was betrothed to the Ninth Prince as a secondary consort spread throughout the common people. The consorts and secondary consorts of the princes were usually noble ladies from famous families in the capital. They were all envious of the common women who suddenly became princesses from remote areas. Becoming a prince's secondary consort was a huge leap to the top, and her low status was like an Eastern version of Cinderella and Prince Charming.
This bizarre event quickly spread throughout the capital.
The restaurant was filled with talk of the Ninth Prince marrying a concubine. The Ninth Prince was exceptionally handsome. Although he was not as talented as the other princes, he had many admirers in the capital, including Guarjia Yuqi.
The beautiful Guarjia Yuqi twisted the handkerchief in her hand into a pretzel and said jealously, "The Ninth Prince is so good, what kind of status does Lin Shi have to become the Ninth Prince's concubine!"
"No! She has to find Ama." Guarjia Yuqi rushed into the courtyard where Ama Guarjia Deheng was holding his meeting.
Guarjiadeheng, who was discussing business with his colleagues, suddenly froze and gave one of them an apologetic look.
"Since Lord Deheng has matters to attend to, I, Brother He, will not disturb him any longer. As for today's matter, we can discuss it another day."
Guarjiadeheng laughed awkwardly, "Haha, let's talk another day, another day."
When Guarjia Yuqi discovered that there were other people in the room, she realized that she had made a mistake. She quieted down and stood aside, feeling wronged.
After everyone left, Guarjiadeheng's face darkened.
Guarjia Yuqi was born to his most beloved concubine, so he treated her the best and spoiled his youngest daughter, making her somewhat spoiled and willful.
Looking at his beautiful youngest daughter, who still looked aggrieved, Guarjia Deheng couldn't bring himself to discipline her after spoiling her for so many years, and his expression softened a bit.
Seeing her doting father return to his usual self, Guarjia Yuqi became bolder. She had the appearance of an innocent flower, and when she pretended to be wronged, she looked pitiful and resembled her mother by seven parts.
Guarjia Deheng felt a pang of heartache: "Tell me, what is it now? Is it because you don't have enough money? Father will give you some more."
"Father~, sob sob, the Ninth Prince has married a concubine! Even someone of such low status as Lady Lin can become a concubine, so my daughter can too..."
"No!" Guargadeheng's face turned cold.
"The Ninth Prince is of noble status, how could a mere concubine's daughter like you even dare to dream of him? You are not allowed to mention the Ninth Prince again."
Guarjia Yuqi looked at her father, who had always doted on her, with disbelief. Although she was not the legitimate daughter, her father's favor meant that she and the legitimate daughters had the same expenses, and sometimes she even surpassed her legitimate sister. So she had always been proud. But she never expected such heartless words to come from her father, who doted on her. Looking at the unfamiliar coldness on her father's face, she was a little scared, but more than that, she was heartbroken. Tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
The girl ran out of the yard almost crying.
When Guarjia Yuqi left the courtyard, only Guarjia Deheng and his confidant Guicheng remained in the house.
"Master, should we bring the Third Miss back?"
"It's alright. Once she's cried enough, let her go back to the yard quietly. She's not allowed to cause any trouble this month."
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