Chapter 401: The Concubine's Sister Travels Through Time VS the Legitimate Sister Reborn (7)
"Before the Princess held the poetry competition, she said that the winner of this poetry competition can make a request to you?" Ge Mingyi stood on the stage with a calm and dignified attitude, winning the favor of many opposite sexes. Among them was the third prince Qi Yanyun.
He always believed that there was a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, but today, when he compared the legitimate daughter and the concubine's daughter of the Ge family, he realized something else: concubine's daughters are not necessarily worse than legitimate daughters, and legitimate daughters are not necessarily better than concubine's daughters. It all depends on the individual. This concubine's daughter of the Ge family is obviously better than her sister.
Ge Mingyi certainly knew that she had been in the limelight today and had received the attention and love of most of the opposite sex present, but this was not enough. She wanted more and more.
"Your Highness did say so." The Princess Qi Yanyan did not shirk responsibility or deny it. This was the gimmick for her to hold this poetry competition, but she had previously thought that it would be Wang Ruoruo, whom she valued, who would win. Now that this concubine's daughter of the Ge family had appeared, it was quite interesting.
Wang Ruoruo received the princess's faint glance from the audience, and her handkerchief was about to be torn by her secretly. She thought she was one of the most talented women in Kyoto, and she was also proud of this status. She never thought that she would be defeated by others today. This person is a concubine's daughter! It's really embarrassing. If there weren't so many people, she would have covered her face and left.
"Thank you, Princess." Ge Mingyi bowed respectfully.
"Don't be so polite, just say it in public if you have any wishes." Princess Qi Yanyan looked at the junior gently, but there was still sarcasm in her eyes.
Just an ordinary concubine's daughter, no matter how talented she is, at most she can marry a prince as a concubine. As a princess, there is no need for her to curry favor.
Ge Mingyi certainly understood the other party's hidden contempt. She gritted her teeth in hatred, but still had a perfect smile on her face, "My daughter's wish is a thousand-year-old ginseng."
"Huh... What is her wish?"
"She is indeed from a poor family, so ignorant that she even asks for a thousand-year-old ginseng..."
"Alas... I really misjudged her. I thought she had some grand wish..."
The discussion in the audience was endless, but Ge Mingyi standing on the stage didn't take it to heart at all. She continued: "My grandmother has been bedridden for many years. Fortunately, she was treated by a famous doctor who happened to pass by. The famous doctor said that only thousand-year-old ginseng can be used as medicine to cure the stubborn disease, but my father is an honest official, and the expenses of the family are just enough to make ends meet. He can't afford the expensive medicine at all. This is the first reason. Thousand-year-old ginseng is hard to come by, and there are only five families in the whole Kyoto who have a collection of thousand-year-old ginseng. This is the second reason."
Before she finished speaking, the attitudes of many people in the audience began to change.
"So, she asked for the thousand-year-old ginseng for her grandmother. I really misunderstood."
"Me too. I didn't expect that a concubine's daughter would be so filial, even more filial than the two legitimate daughters in the mansion."
"Alas... I don't know how long she has been worried about her grandmother's illness. I'm afraid she has no choice but to stand on this stage today."
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These praises made Ge Yuyi almost bite her back teeth to pieces. She wanted to say that her concubine sister was not such a simple person. But before
she could open her mouth, the eldest princess took the initiative to ask her. "The third daughter of the Ge family, tell me, is what your concubine sister said true?"
"My grandmother has been bedridden because of a stubborn illness, but..."
Before she could finish the rest of the words, she was interrupted by Ge Mingyi.
"Third sister has always been filial. Like me, she is worried about my grandmother's illness. Fortunately, today, we can get thousand-year-old ginseng for my grandmother."
Ge Mingyi looked at her with such gentle, considerate and caring eyes that she had goose bumps all over her body. But Ge Mingyi's words made it impossible for her to refute.
"The daughter of the Ge family is so affectionate and filial, it's really touching. Today, I will grant your wish." Princess Qi Yanyan waved to her maid. Everyone present knew that she was going to give away the thousand-year-old ginseng treasured in the mansion.
Qi Yanyan looked down on the concubine of the Ge family at first, but after she told the reason why she hated the thousand-year-old ginseng, she thought more highly of her. After all, no one dislikes smart people. In the future, Kyoto will probably have another talented woman who is sought after. Oh, and she is a talented woman who is affectionate and filial. When she thought of this, a smile appeared on her lips. Kyoto will probably be more exciting day by day in the future.
When Ge Yuyi saw the princess smiling at her concubine sister, she hated her even more. What kind of person is the princess? In Kyoto, she is a big shot who can cause a stir with just a wave of her hand. She is the biological sister of the current emperor, and now she actually smiled at her concubine sister. In the future, I am afraid that they will pay more attention to her sister, and her position will be in jeopardy!
Ge Mingyi did not expect that she would be so successful this time. Although she was respectful on the stage, her eyes accidentally revealed some ambition. This ambition is familiar to the fourth prince Qi Yanlian. Because this is also what he has chewed many times when he was alone every day and night. He admires ambitious people, but instinctively does not want to live with such people. Ge Mingyi of the Ge Mansion was removed from the list of concubines.
When he went to see his brothers again, he could not find them.
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"Why didn't you go?" Qi Yanlai lay on the branches of the big tree at the door of Ge Shiyi, closing his eyes to rest.
Shiyi was sitting in front of the window, copying the handwritten calligraphy of Gu Xinzhi, the master of women's studies in the dynasty.
"I am not feeling well." After putting down the last stroke, she lifted the paper and carefully blew the ink dry.
"Is it active or passive?" Qi Yanlai suddenly sat up and looked down at her.
"Passive." Shi Yi looked up at him, and a very special perspective was formed between the two.
"Where are you injured?" Qi Yanlai suddenly looked away, and Shi Yi did not doubt him and retracted his gaze.
"It's just a minor injury, don't worry about it."
"Who hurt you?" Qi Yanlai asked again.
"Mother." Shi Yi paused for a moment and began to explain, "She has always believed in the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, so she doesn't like me and my eldest sister to be too close. I just happened to run into her gun."
"Oh." Qi Yanlai felt that he seemed to be too controlling and almost forgot why he came.
"Your eldest sister won the first prize in the eldest princess's poetry meeting this time. Your third sister was so angry that she almost bit her teeth."
"As expected." Shi Yi pressed the copied calligraphy with a paperweight and continued to copy the second one.
"How do you know?" Qi Yanlai just asked this question, and then he thought of the six words she said to him when he and he first met, "It's fate that makes you know." He thought that she would not answer his question directly.
(End of this chapter)
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