Chapter 356 Taking a Concubine for the Prince
"Why would the Emperor suddenly decide to take a concubine for the Prince?" Haitang asked, completely bewildered.
"Didn't I tell you? It's that black-hearted little devil Song Zhuran. I don't know what she said to the Emperor, but he insisted on taking a concubine for the prince."
"Moreover, the concubine was chosen long ago; she is Qin Yasu, the eldest daughter of the Qin family."
"It is said that Qin Yasu has always liked our prince, and even tried to scheme against him a few times, but the prince saw through her schemes and scolded her a few times, so she dared not do it again."
"The Qin family? Qin Zhaolin, the Vice Minister of Revenue?"
"Yes, Her Majesty the Empress said that it was the daughter of that Vice Minister, who was also the legitimate daughter, who was willing to become a concubine."
“If he is unwilling, Lord Qin certainly has no choice. However, someone like him would certainly be very willing to climb into the Prince’s mansion,” Haitang said.
"Let's not talk about that. The people have already returned with the prince. I was only a step ahead of them. Your Highness, what should we do next?" Peony said.
"Should I and Haitang go and kidnap Qin Yasu, and say that she was abducted by thieves on the way? That way, she won't be able to enter the Prince's mansion."
After Peony finished speaking, Begonia nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Your Highness. If His Majesty insists on sending someone to the Prince's residence, the Prince naturally cannot refuse. He can just have his servants kidnap her."
"She's always coveted the prince. If she were to enter the prince's mansion, wouldn't she be able to stand in front of the prince and princess every day?"
As they talked, one started looking for a rope and the other started looking for a burlap sack.
Jiang Wan Ning laughed, "Even if you kidnap this one, since Song Zhu Ran wants to, she will definitely bring many more people. Besides planting spies in the Prince's mansion, she is just trying to annoy me."
"Your Highness, what time is it? How can you still be laughing?" Peony said anxiously.
"It's not like the prince wants to take a concubine. Even if he did, it would be perfectly normal. What man doesn't take concubines?"
“Your Highness, you didn’t say that before.”
Jiang Wan Ning did not continue to answer. If Pei Yan Chuan really wanted to take a concubine one day, then she would divorce him.
"Alright, now that they're here, let's get ready to welcome them." Jiang Wan Ning tidied up a bit.
Just as he finished speaking, Ah San called out from outside, "Your Highness, the Prince requests your presence in the front hall."
"Let's go." Jiang Wan Ning straightened her clothes briefly.
Upon entering the front hall, the first thing you see is Pei Yanchuan sitting in the head seat, with a graceful young woman standing in the middle. Even just looking at her from behind, you can tell she's no ordinary girl.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects." Jiang Wan Ning curtsied slightly.
Pei Yanchuan got up and helped Jiang Wanning to sit down next to him. "I originally wanted you to sleep a little longer, but Ah San said you were already awake, so he had someone bring you over."
Jiang Wanning laughed and said, "I don't sleep that much."
"This isn't from last night...you've been working too hard."
The two were so engrossed in their conversation that they seemed to have forgotten there was another person standing in the room.
"This humble servant greets Your Highness," Qin Yasu couldn't help but speak first.
Jiang Wan Ning then looked up and asked, "Is this the concubine His Majesty has chosen for the Prince?"
"As expected, it suits one's status."
Concubines in aristocratic families mostly use their beauty to serve their husbands; Jiang Wanning was deliberately referring to Qin Yasu.
Before Pei Yanchuan returned, he already knew that Jiang Wanning knew about this matter. The way Shaoyao ran wildly, she didn't dare to glare at him when she passed his carriage, but she glared fiercely at Mo Qing.
He knew it was to inform the princess.
They then led the person in directly.
Unexpectedly, the princess made a show of force upon entering, which pleased Pei Yanchuan, who smiled with satisfaction.
Qin Suya crossed her arms, tightly clutching the handkerchief in her hands. She bit her lip, and before she even spoke, her aggrieved expression was already on full display.
"Your Highness, it's not that I want to become anyone's concubine, but I simply cannot disobey the Emperor's decree."
"Oh? In that case, why don't I go and speak with His Majesty and suggest that the Prince choose a different concubine? Or should Miss Qin return here?"
Qin Yasu didn't expect Jiang Wanning to say that, and said in a low voice, "Since it is the Emperor's order, and I have already returned to the Prince's mansion with the Prince, how can I be so ignorant?"
"I will fulfill my duties in the future and will definitely do my best to have children for Your Highness." Qin Yasu said, slightly raising her eyelids, a hint of provocation flashing in her eyes.
Peony, Begonia, and two others were eavesdropping outside. Peony mimicked the conversation in a sarcastic tone, "Is this the 'devilish green tea' that Young Master Yu was talking about?"
"Tell me to soak her in boiling water!"
Haitang stopped him abruptly, "Calm down, let's see how the Princess Consort deals with her. She'll be living in the Prince's residence from now on, so why worry about not being able to handle her?"
“Yes, Miss Peony, it’s nothing serious,” Mo Ran said.
Mo Qing nodded in agreement.
"Shut up!" Peony and Begonia said in unison.
The two obediently shut their mouths, apparently realizing they had said something wrong.
It wasn't a big deal to begin with. Given how infatuated the prince was with the princess, there would only be opportunities for the princess to find male lovers in the future, and there would be no possibility for the prince to take a concubine.
The Prince's mansion is so big, they can just put her anywhere.
Although the two didn't know why Begonia and Peony were unhappy or what they had said wrong, they still obediently shut their mouths.
"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand," Qin Yasu quickly explained. "I was merely following His Majesty's orders."
"His Majesty summoned me to the palace early this morning and specifically instructed me to have many children for the Prince. I could only obediently comply and dared not disobey His Majesty's will."
Jiang Wan Ning smiled gently, "Then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, little sister. Look at me, I've been in the manor for two years and still haven't had a child. Don't you think I can guess what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Suya's gaze darted back and forth between Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning.
The reason why they haven't had a child for so long is simply due to a few issues: either the man is impotent, or the woman is impotent, or the couple's relationship is not good and they don't sleep together, so naturally there is no possibility of having a child.
"Didn't you hear your brother mention it when you were at home? He was spreading the word about it at the teahouse," Jiang Wan Ning said softly.
Qin Yasu then remembered that she had overheard some of the events at the teahouse yesterday, but this morning she suddenly heard about being offered the position of concubine to the Prince of Langya, and a high-ranking concubine at that.
She was so excited that she couldn't think of anything else.
Her mind was filled with images of her loving relationship with Pei Yanchuan after entering the Prince's mansion.
"It seems your brother doesn't care much about you as his older sister either, he hasn't told you any of this."
Pei Yanchuan already knew what Jiang Wanning was going to say, but he didn't stop her. It was better to spread rumors about his own incompetence than about Jiang Wanning's strength.
He didn't care about any of that.
Before Jiang Wan Ning could continue, Qin Ya Su already understood that it was because the prince was impotent. If he couldn't have children, surely he could still have them, right?
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