"Don't worry, my lady, I'll go and find out what happened right away." Qingxue said to Qian Shengyan, but her expression was even more anxious than Qian Shengyan's.
The messenger was a young eunuch in charge of guarding the gate. His words were unclear, but both Qian Shengyan and Qingxue believed that Yinzhen would not do such a thing.
There was no other reason than that the study didn't have a bed.
There used to be a bed, but ever since Qian Shengyan moved to Wanfang Anhe, the bed has never been used. Yinzhen thought it took up too much space, so he simply ordered it to be removed and replaced with a bookshelf.
So it's somewhat possible that the prince took a fancy to the little maid, but the fact that he insisted on taking her to the study to play... seems a bit far-fetched.
Qian Shengyan, however, was very understanding: "They probably felt it was inconvenient for me to live in the back hall."
Her teasing made Qingxue both laugh and cry: "Master... if this gets out, it will really be bad for you."
Qian Shengyan: ...
It's not like she forcibly took the maid; what's wrong with her?
“After all, the master is staying at Wanfang Anhe, and the prince is in the front hall…” Qingxue was too embarrassed to say it clearly, but Qian Shengyan understood.
If the prince really needed her, it would only be a short walk to the inner palace to find her, but the prince refused and randomly selected a maid who wasn't Wan Fang An He. This made her, as a concubine, seem incredibly petty.
Qian Shengyan really wanted to wave her hand and send a few more maids to Yinzhen.
Play, play as many as you can! Pick the best-looking one!
Unfortunately, before she could be so domineering, she saw Yinzhen stride in. The force with which he lifted the curtain made Qian Shengyan feel that if the curtain hadn't been of good quality, it would have been torn to shreds by now.
She hurriedly stood up and bowed, but Yinzhen looked at her with a displeased expression and said, "No need for formalities. Quickly, have someone check on that maid outside. She's suddenly gone mad!"
Qian Shengyan: ?
She peered out the window but didn't see anyone, so she looked at Qingxue.
Qingxue curtsied and went out. A moment later, she returned with a puzzled expression: "Your Highness, Consort, there is no one else outside..."
"Nobody's here? They've left?" Yinzhen's expression was strange, then he became angry. "Which courtyard's people are so ignorant of the rules! Go and find out, and kick them out of the garden!"
What on earth happened?
Qian Shengyan watched Qingxue and Su Peisheng leave together, then turned around to pour Yinzhen a cup of tea and held it to his lips: "What's wrong? I'm not angry yet, but Your Highness is so angry."
"Why are you angry?" Yinzhen asked, puzzled.
Qian Shengyan gave a light snort, swayed her waist and sat on his lap, then recounted the rumors that had just surfaced: "It's strange, isn't it? I'm right here waiting for Your Highness to come at any time, but Your Highness insists on going to favor a woman you met on the road... Is it because I'm too domineering and didn't arrange anything more for Your Highness?"
"This..." Yinzhen's tongue was tied in knots. "What is all this nonsense! I was just walking down the street when some blind fool bumped into me, and she was incredibly strong. She just... cough, anyway, she didn't have eyes. What does that have to do with me?"
"Oh." Qian Shengyan hooked her fingers around the tassel at his waist, twisting and tying several knots. "Then how many should I arrange for you, Master? Two? Three? Four?"
"...Nonsense!" Yinzhen was both amused and exasperated.
"Then, shouldn't we replace the bed in the study?" Qian Shengyan raised an eyebrow.
Yinzhen patted her bottom: "You're getting more and more ridiculous. Hurry up and get dressed! Are you trying to starve your master to death?"
His behavior was indeed a bit strange, but it had nothing to do with women or desire. Qian Shengyan was also very curious, so she took the opportunity to leave the inner hall and asked Green Willow to give instructions about the meal. At the same time, she also went out to look for Qingxue and Su Peisheng.
Qingxue was talking with Su Peisheng, and both of them had strange expressions on their faces. When Qian Shengyan came out, Qingxue bowed to Su Peisheng and walked over to stand next to Qian Shengyan. After she finished giving the order for the meal, she whispered, "I have found out that she is indeed a person from Consort Nian's side. She is the maid who came to deliver the jewelry to the master."
"What's wrong with her?" Qian Shengyan asked, puzzled.
“She…” Qingxue’s expression twisted slightly, “She was walking too fast and knocked the prince down—he fell to the ground. Before Eunuch Su could react, the maid had already jumped up and stood up, and then picked the prince up again…”
Qian Shengyan: ? ? ?
She could hardly believe her ears: "What did she do to the prince?"
“Pick me up, horizontally, from the ground.” Qingxue gestured, then couldn’t help but laugh, and quickly added, “Please forgive me, Master, I just felt…”
"Pfft!" Qian Shengyan couldn't help herself either! "Pfft haha, cough, pfft..."
No wonder Yinzhen said that the maid was incredibly strong; someone of his height and weight was actually carried in a princess carry by a maid...
"What about the rumors? How did they get to me?"
Qian Shengyan was curious about this matter, after all, it felt like only a few minutes had passed, and she had already heard rumors that the prince was going to take a maid as a concubine.
Qingxue shook her head: "I don't know for now. Eunuch Su said he would look into it."
"Okay." Qian Shengyan nodded, and was about to go back when Qingxue stopped her again.
Qingxue's expression was somewhat subtle, and her eyes darted around, not daring to look at Qian Shengyan: "Master...Master, please don't mention this matter to the Prince. Eunuch Su said that he promised the Prince not to talk about it outside."
"Oh? You didn't tell anyone else, but you did?" Qian Shengyan suddenly became interested. "Qingxue, you and Su Peisheng, hmm?"
Qingxue immediately exclaimed, "Oh dear!"
She was about to run away after she finished speaking, but fortunately Qian Shengyan caught her quickly: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything. Don't worry, I will never mention it in front of the prince."
Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
Qian Shengyan gave another sly smile: "Then you have to tell me what your relationship is with Su Peisheng?"
Qingxue: ...
Qingxue's speechless expression was too funny, but Qian Shengyan couldn't look at it for too long. She had only come out to order food and couldn't linger for too long, so she pinched Qingxue again and turned to go into the inner hall.
Amidst the fragrance of orchids reflected in the water, Granny Wei went out and met Jieyue, who had returned, under the eaves.
She glanced at it and smiled: "Is everything ready?"
"Yes, I followed your instructions perfectly, knocking the prince down and picking him up in one go." Jieyue didn't understand. "But why did you instruct me to do that, Granny?"
"Hehe, it's nothing." Granny Wei chuckled lightly and waved her hand, telling Jieyue to go play by herself.
She turned around and walked toward Nian Shi, thinking to herself that it was ridiculous.
Men are drawn to what they've never seen before, and they crave what they can't have. As a prince, what kind of woman hasn't he seen? All she could do was teach Jieyue to do unexpected things to deepen the prince's impression of her.
I hope her efforts won't be in vain.
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