In the afternoon, Qingyan sat on the swing that Yin had specially prepared for her, swaying as she looked at the garden. This swing had been changed as she grew older and gained more experience, from a small hanging basket in the past to a chair now.
Su Lan sat at the table on the left, busy embroidering a purse.
After entering the palace, Qingyan, as the primary consort, had to reward those prominent servants. These purses were mostly meticulously embroidered by embroiderers or Sulan and Suxin.
The banquet was prepared for the elders and the Crown Prince, but she had specially designed the patterns. No outsiders received anything; the servants felt it was a great honor.
"Princess, the master has asked you to personally decide on the servants to accompany your dowry!" Su Lan and Su Xin were considered loyal, and they had been vetting the servants, eliminating any who were disloyal.
Qingyan looked at the sky and, following Jue Luo's instructions, decided to prepare a few beautiful maids for Yin among the dowry maids.
She sneered; she would never give up Sisi to anyone.
Qingyan finally had some free time, and Yin repeatedly assured her that no one would share him with her.
Qingyan was finally relieved, but Jueluo couldn't stand her leisurely life. These past two days, she had her nanny send over a few skinny girls, which disgusted her.
"Princess, I've rested enough!" Wang Shi was two years older than Qingyan, and was the most pitiful of them all. After she was brought here, Qingyan made her stay in the room and not allow her to step out of the door.
"Hmm?" Wang's rules were quite good, but Qingyan looked down on them.
"Princess, the Fujin sent us here to serve you!" Wang was overjoyed to hear that Qingyan had been betrothed to the Fourth Prince and that she had been chosen as his concubine.
In the mansion, she was the eldest daughter of the family and also the most beautiful. It was an honor for her to leap over the dragon gate.
"Serve? Heh, who do you know how to serve? You're all shady dealings outside." Su Huan muttered under her breath.
Qingyan opened his closed eyes and looked the girl in front of him up and down. She was alright, I guess.
Two days ago, Eshuo and Saito came to dine with her. Wang Shi dressed up carefully, and her demeanor was particularly conspicuous in front of the two of them.
"Princess, this servant didn't!" Upon hearing this, Madam Wang realized something was wrong and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.
Originally, after listening to the words of the servants in the mansion, she understood that she was not valued by the Fourth Prince. Rather than being alone in an empty room, it would be better to go to the mansion and snag two young masters.
Qingyan remained silent, sitting in the hanging chair and watching Wang Shi.
Her voice was sweet and melodious.
Compared to her, Li was superior in both appearance and voice.
"Princess, this servant only hopes to have a place to settle down, so that I don't have to wander aimlessly in misery." Wang Shi said according to the training of the "thin horse" (a term used to describe a woman who is not considered a concubine), even though her father preferred this daughter and had to consider the family's interests.
If a girl is exceptionally beautiful, her family will use her as a bargaining chip, grooming her carefully and sending her to the mansions of high-ranking officials and nobles in order to secure more benefits for the family.
The moment Qingyan saw Wang Shi, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Su Lan and Su Xin shuddered at what she had just heard.
"A miserable and adrift life?" Qingyan couldn't help but laugh. "Didn't your father give you a stable life? Didn't he say you were pampered and loved?"
Qingyan said sarcastically, "Li's has not yet made any progress, but the one in front of me is like a little flower possessed, kneeling on the ground and sobbing."
She rubbed her forehead and looked at Madam Wang. Having such a servant in the mansion, Qingyan could completely change people's tempers. It was truly infuriating!
"Don't be angry, okay?" E Shuo walked in from the doorway and stood behind Qing Yan to comfort her.
She turned her head and looked at his figure standing against the light, feeling a warmth in her heart.
"Ah Hun, you're back so early today!" Qingyan laughed.
The situation inside the mansion could not be hidden from them. Qingyan was being squeezed out by Wang Shi, and Eshuo had long decided to help his sister deal with this scourge.
"Did Mother send this?" Qingyan wouldn't invite trouble by getting close to a woman like that.
Qingyan nodded. "Little Baihua, it's better to be punished by a man."
"Young Master, this servant greets you!" Wang Shi's tearful actions, without even ruining her makeup, made her appear exceptionally beautiful, yet also giving off a pitiful impression.
Qingyan coldly remarked that such a woman shouldn't be here. On the painted boats of the Qinhuai River, there was even more of her. After E'shuo sat down, Sulan quickly poured him a cup of tea, which Qingyan had carefully prepared for Fei Yanggu and the others.
"Little darling, did you encounter any trouble when you went to the palace yesterday?" Eshuo and Saito had to be on duty yesterday and couldn't accompany Qingyan to the palace, so the servants caused quite a bit of trouble for them.
Qingyan shook her head. She could handle Li's affairs herself and didn't want to cause any trouble for Ah Hun and the others.
"Hidden from me? Fourth Master said that Li and Song have been sent to Consort Rong and Consort Yi's palaces, so you don't need to see them anymore!" Song and Li became the laughing stock among the palace maids.
Fortunately, Yinzhi and Yinqi had a good impression of them, and Yin sent the two over as a favor.
"Really?!" Qingyan's eyes didn't miss Wang Shi. As time passed, Wang Shi began to move slightly.
E Shuo watched Qing Yan strolling around with a smile, and felt quite relieved. The little guy was finally in a better mood.
The moment the palace maid appeared, the three men—father and sons—became extremely nervous. This was a requirement for all princes, and the Fujin's family could not object.
"Little darling, can't we send this person back to the old house?" Jue Luo Shi had just regained consciousness, and E Shuo was able to manipulate the situation, allowing this person to enter Qingya's dowry procession.
Qingyan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then decided to sell it when the time came.
Even if she gives the person to Qingya, it might ultimately harm the interests of the Ulanara family.
“No! Qingya is a marriage alliance, representing the interests of the royal family. Do you think the higher-ups will allow you to do this?” Qingyan looked at him.
Wang was extremely anxious, while the surrounding maids looked on with schadenfreude. She knew all too well that if she made one wrong move, she would be sold off.
Her family had long since reduced contact with her; her position was secure, which was why her father and mother stopped contacting her.
“Then…” E Shuo decided to give Jue Luo a heavy blow, otherwise she would always be thinking about planting spies around Qing Yan.
"Let her kneel. Third Brother probably still needs a concubine." Fei Yanggu's illegitimate son, who was framed by Jue Luo Shi when he was a child.
Ronnie likes Qingyan very much. The fact that their mothers don't get along doesn't mean he will treat Qingyan badly.
"Give it to him?" Ronnie was a womanizer. Jue Luo was worried that his illegitimate son would threaten Eshuo's position, so she found him a legitimate wife who was also an illegitimate son, which made a mess of the mansion.
Aside from his good relationships with E'shuo, Saito, and Qingyan, Lonnie had only casual acquaintances with the rest. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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