It was three days later when An Yuan'er learned about this.
An Yuan'er found several eunuchs who served Yi Chenli and inquired about the specific situation.
"What's wrong with you guys? Haven't I been good enough to you? Such a big thing, and you can't even keep an eye on things for me?"
The eunuchs had grown up playing with An Yuan'er since they were children. An Yuan'er never treated them as servants, and they all had a good relationship.
“Miss Yuan, this is not our fault. The Sixth Prince said that you would be upset if you knew, so he told us not to tell you.”
"Hmph~" An Yuan'er snorted coldly, very dissatisfied with Yi Chenli's actions.
Such a big thing happened, and Yi Chenli didn't tell her right away. Instead, he kept it from her. It's really too much.
She hadn't even left Chenyang Palace yet, and people were already eager to enter. If they waited until she left, wouldn't they cause an uproar?
The eunuchs coaxed An Yuan'er, "Miss An, please calm down. We saw it carefully the other day. The two concubines were carried to the prince's room after they had finished washing up. When we went there the next day, the quilt hadn't been touched at all."
Another eunuch nodded in agreement: "That's right. The prince even had the entire room cleaned and all the bedding replaced. Later, the prince arranged for his two concubines to stay in the most remote guest room on the west side. I'm afraid the prince hasn't even seen what they look like yet!"
After hearing this, An Yuan'er felt a little better.
An Yuan'er inquired about the two concubines. They were bestowed by the Emperor and were intended for a prince. Although they were concubines, they were still proper daughters of officials. Although their families did not hold high official positions, they were still respectable families.
Generally speaking, families that are willing to send their daughters to princes as concubines must have ulterior motives, hoping to help their family's career advancement.
The most terrifying thing is an ambitious woman.
Yi Chenli can temporarily avoid these women, but there's no guarantee they won't try to cause trouble.
An Yuan'er decided to strike first and nip everything in the bud.
An Yuan'er's eyes darted around as she came up with a good idea.
"Guoguo, tomorrow go and invite the two girls from the west wing over. Tell them I'd like to invite them for tea and a show."
"Miss, what do you want?"
"Just listen to me."
*
The next day, An Yuan'er arranged to meet the two girls in the afternoon, but the two girls were quite arrogant, and An Yuan'er waited until dusk, but they still hadn't shown up.
Guoguo grew impatient and said, "Miss, should I go and ask again?"
An Yuan'er calmly took a sip of tea: "No rush, they will definitely come today."
In the west wing, Zhou Shushu and Bai Yuelan dressed up carefully and lingered until dusk before leisurely leaving the room.
"Sister Bai, I heard that young lady is the prince's favorite. Won't she be unhappy if we go so late?"
Bai Yuelan smiled and said, "Why should we be afraid of making her unhappy? She is now a mere companion in name only, while we are officially bestowed upon the Sixth Prince by the Emperor. Why should we be afraid of him?"
Both girls had met An Yuan'er before. The young lady of the An family was stunningly beautiful. It was inevitable that the girls would compare themselves to each other. The two girls spent an afternoon getting ready, unwilling to lose too much in terms of appearance.
Zhou Shushu agreed, "Sister Bai is right. We don't really need to be too accommodating to Miss An. But since Miss An has been by the Sixth Prince's side for many years, we can try to find out more about his preferences."
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