Chapter 358 I'm afraid you have a gynecological disease.
"I think that with my status, the Emperor will give me some face. Even if he doesn't give me face, he will at least give my mother some face."
Qin Yasu said aggrievedly, "Miss Chen, you might as well think about it more. This matter has nothing to do with your Western Xia. If you get too involved, won't His Majesty be dissatisfied with the Prince and Princess?"
"Besides, what man doesn't take a concubine? It's not a big deal. If the two countries were to fall out over this, wouldn't that make us a laughingstock among the people?"
Shen Ruzhi rolled up her sleeves. "Hey, you're discussing national affairs with me now? Do you think I don't understand?"
"Even if you want to take a concubine, you should find someone else, not you. Don't you know what kind of person you are?"
Qin Yasu gently bit her lower lip. "Those are just rumors from the outside world, Miss Chen. We are both women, and you are only hearing things from others. How can you believe them all?"
Shen Ruzhi raised her fist to punch, but Jiang Wanning grabbed her and said, "Zhizhi, be careful not to hurt your hand."
"Aunt Qin was also betrothed by His Majesty, so this matter has nothing to do with her. Why don't we sit down and have a proper meal first?"
"Ningning, you..." Shen Ruzhi met Jiang Wanning's gaze and knew that Jiang Wanning must have other plans for this matter.
"I'll let you off today because Ningning spoke up for you."
Shen Ruzhi plopped down on her bottom.
Qin Yasu, covering the half of her face that had been slapped, stood up looking aggrieved. "Thank you, Your Highness."
Jiang Wan Ning calmly said, "You said this new dish is quite delicious, so you can order."
Qin Yasu nodded, "Your Highness, I will go down and speak to the manager myself. Your Highness may not know, but the dishes I mentioned are not on the regular menu of this restaurant."
"Only acquaintances are allowed. I will go and tell the manager."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded, signaling Qin Ya Su to leave.
As soon as Qin Yasu left and the door to the private room closed, Shen Ruzhi couldn't wait to ask, "Ningning, what are you two playing again?"
"I simply don't believe that His Majesty would not investigate a prince's family background and character beforehand if he wanted to assign him a concubine."
"Your Highness just agreed like that?"
"Even if we take a step back and assume that Your Highness really has the idea of taking a concubine, you should take one who is beautiful, but no one can be more beautiful than you."
"But a better reputation is always better, right?"
"Furthermore, Qin Hualang offended the Prince's Mansion just yesterday, and today Lord Qin is so willing to send his legitimate daughter into the Prince's Mansion?"
Jiang Wan Ning slowly took a sip of tea. "Qin Ya Su was right about something she just said. Even if it wasn't her, it would have been someone else."
"His Majesty is now under Song Zhuran's control. He no longer cares about the affairs of the court and only wants to achieve immortality."
"Furthermore, His Majesty's choice of Qin Yasu was partly due to Song Zhuran's influence, and partly due to His Majesty's deliberate actions."
“Song Zhuran must have said a lot of bad things about the Prince and me to His Majesty. If she said ten things, His Majesty would always listen to one of them,” Jiang Wanning said.
"It's better to accept than to give in all the time. Let's see what she's really up to."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ruzhi said, "I knew it."
"Unless the prince has lost his mind, His Majesty's actions are truly disregarding past relationships."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't say much. "Let's pretend we haven't prepared anything for a while and see what she's up to."
"She's in such a hurry to come out, she's really too impatient," Shen Ruzhi said. "More impatient than if I were eating tofu."
"Either she's in a hurry or Song Zhuran is in a hurry," Jiang Wanning said calmly. "But I'm more inclined to believe that Song Zhuran is just too impatient."
"After all, for Qin Yasu, it would be better if I were not in the Prince's residence, so she could get closer to the Prince."
Chen Ruzhi slammed his fist hard on the table. "That bastard Song Zhuran, how could he be so evil?"
As they were talking, Qin Yasu pushed open the door and walked in, followed by the innkeeper and the waiter, who was carrying dishes and drinks on a tray.
"Your Highness, Miss Shen." Qin Yasu gave a slight bow.
Shen Ruzhi ignored her coldly, while Jiang Wanning nodded slightly.
The shopkeeper smiled broadly, "Oh, Miss Qin said that the Princess and Miss Shen came to visit our shop. At first, I thought Miss Qin was just teasing me."
"I later found out it was true. It was truly an honor for the Princess and Miss Shen to come."
"What? Aren't we going out to eat?" Shen Ruzhi said irritably.
The shopkeeper repeatedly denied it, saying, "I know how well the Princess's business is doing, especially her hot pot restaurants. My little restaurant is a living advertisement for the Princess and Miss Shen to come here."
"Manager, please serve the dishes first," Qin Yasu said softly.
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly and waved behind him, signaling the waiter to come forward and serve the dishes.
"Your Highness, Miss Chen, Miss Qin, please enjoy your meal. If you need anything, please feel free to ask me," the innkeeper said with a bow and a smile.
Then, he led the waiter out and gently closed the door to the private room.
Qin Yasu then said, "Your Highness, Miss Chen, please try it."
"Although this restaurant is newly opened and not very big, the food is really delicious."
Qin Yasu pointed to the dishes on the table, "I heard that the owner behind this restaurant used to travel all over the world and collected delicacies from all over the country."
"The downstairs floor serves regular meals, but the private rooms are different; that's one of the unique features of their restaurant."
Why are there two different dishes served in the private rooms downstairs and upstairs?
Qin Yasu smiled and said, "Your Highness, you may not know this, but most of the people eating on the first floor are ordinary people. The people who can go up to the private rooms on the second floor are much more distinguished."
"Even if we take the dishes from the second floor down, we might not be able to afford the ones on the first floor."
"Your Highness, please have a taste." Qin Yasu used serving chopsticks to place a piece of steamed sea bass on the plates of both Jiang Wan Ning and Shen Ru Zhi.
Shen Ruzhi picked up her chopsticks and started picking up other dishes herself, without touching the fish that Qin Yasu had given her. "You should eat it yourself. I can do it myself."
"Besides, I'm afraid you might have a gynecological disease."
She flirts with this man today and that man tomorrow. She doesn't know how many men she has already ruined. Shen Ruzhi is truly disgusted.
It makes me angry just thinking about it. These days, emperors are getting more and more incompetent.
Qin Yasu wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, feeling wronged. "Miss Chen, I have already explained that those are just rumors, not true."
As she spoke, she looked at Jiang Wan Ning with a pitiful expression. Jiang Wan Ning picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and ate it, without touching the food that Qin Ya Su had picked up for her.
Qin Yasu lowered her head, her hands tightly gripping the handkerchief.
The two had just taken a couple of bites when Shen Ruzhi was about to ask Qin Yasu why she wasn't eating, when she felt a sudden dizziness and collapsed onto the table.
Jiang Wan Ning also held her forehead, feeling suddenly weak in her limbs.
"Aunt Qin, what's going on?" Jiang Wan Ning looked shocked. "You actually dared to plot against me?"
Qin Yasu waved her hands repeatedly, "This concubine wouldn't dare, how could this concubine dare to plot against Your Highness?"
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