"Princess Chun, please calm down. I was just talking nonsense. Who do I think I am? I certainly didn't mean to slander the Crown Prince's family." After saying this, Li Si'er put herself in the lowest position and didn't care about being laughed at or sized up.
“Princess Chun, I spoke without thinking just now. But look at you, your bearing is unmatched. You are the Emperor’s own daughter-in-law, so your words are naturally law. Why don’t you be magnanimous and forgive me?”
Seeing her change of expression, Changning found it amusing: "I wouldn't dare. Just now you said you were my aunt..."
“What aunt? Your aunt is from the Sochoro family. I am just a concubine of Longkodo. You can just wave your sleeve and I will be blown away by the wind.”
Changning was genuinely amused by her; this Li Si'er was quite witty.
Well, she had figured out what kind of person Li Si'er was.
This is a cowardly, bullying woman from the streets, lacking any sense of propriety or shame. Perhaps it is precisely her outspoken, straightforward, and innocent nature, coupled with her stunning beauty, that makes her so attractive to men.
To this, Changning can only say, Longkodo, you're really hungry.
Seeing that her expression had softened slightly, Li Si'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she could keep her from entering the palace, that would be fine. As for the rest, once she returned to her residence, Longkodo would naturally be able to handle it for her.
After sitting for so long, Changning felt her back was even more sore. Seeing this, her second sister-in-law asked softly, "Are you tired? Would you like to go to the side room to rest for a while?"
"Alright, no need. I've taken care of what I needed to do today, so I'll head back now." Changning, supported by Zhuiyu, slowly stood up. Before leaving, she gave Li Si'er a look and said coldly, "I heard you're quite arrogant? But if you see me in the future, you'd better keep your tail between your legs. This is just a warning. If there's a next time, it won't be so simple."
Li Si'er curled his lip. It was just a warning, but it was a warning that could lead to the extermination of nine generations of one's family.
Changning then added, "I think you've heard of the reputation of Eighth Prince's wife, Lady Guoluo. She provoked me back then, so you can see what happened to her."
Eighth Prince's Consort?
Now everyone knows that the Eighth Prince is finished, so what good can his wife possibly do?
Li Si'er had naturally heard about the past entanglement between the two women. The Eighth Prince's wife had provoked her first, but instead, she had been slapped hard across the face, causing her face to swell for a month. She didn't dare to come out and see anyone, and the next day she came to apologize.
They truly lost both face and substance.
Li Si'er thought again, "It seems that Consort Chun is quite gentle with me. After all, I didn't get slapped even though I said such hurtful things."
Everything is subject to comparison.
Actually, Li Si'er had some reasons for sending the invitation only to Changning.
Rumors are circulating that Li Si'er is no good, that she doesn't fulfill her duties as a concubine, and that she's arrogant and spoiled. Longkodo is even suppressing his wife for her sake; this favoritism towards his concubine and neglect of his wife is utterly outrageous.
Li Si'er herself was quite unconvinced. Longkodo and his first wife had no affection for each other to begin with, so who could stop their own husband from having fun?
Besides, Hesheli's mother was a hypocrite; none of her concubines lived normal lives and were all subjected to abuse.
In the sweltering summer heat, they had to personally fetch water from the well to wash the mistress's feet. In the bitter winter cold, they had to stand respectfully outside the door with a basin of water on their heads. They were truly being treated like servants, subjected to all sorts of physical and mental torture.
After entering the manor, she was often subjected to inhuman abuse. Fortunately, she was somewhat beautiful and had a pleasing personality. She was good at using her charms when dealing with men, which allowed her to slowly gain a foothold. In the end, she was given to Longkodo like a plaything.
Since they don't treat me like a human being, why should I give them any face?
Therefore, after Li Si'er entered the manor, she firmly grasped Longkodo's heart, wishing she could make up for all the grievances she had suffered before. As for Hesheli's mother's debt, that could only be repaid by her daughter.
Under these circumstances, she became increasingly reckless. Those noble ladies, who appeared to be kind-hearted on the surface, might not necessarily do anything bad behind the scenes.
Therefore, she most enjoyed being arrogant and ruthlessly tearing off the masks of these women, watching them, who were always so noble, bowing and scraping before her, and feeling an indescribable sense of pleasure.
In Li Si'er's heart, Changning should be the same person as her, both feeling that their fate and arrangements were unfair.
His discontent stemmed from being treated like a plaything, while Changning, despite her noble birth, was forced to become a concubine. With the principal wife above her, the feeling must have been incredibly unpleasant.
At the same time, she was very similar to herself, both of them being the exclusive and doting wives of their husbands, so she was very quick to find her own side.
Who would have thought that Changning didn't take her seriously at all? The invitation she personally delivered was ignored by her, and even the servants were scolded.
Li Si'er was very dissatisfied. It turned out that she also considered herself to be of noble birth and looked down on commoners like herself. But they were both concubines, so who was much more noble than whom?
Li Si'er heard that her second sister-in-law's family was holding a first birthday banquet for their son, so she thought she'd come and see if she could run into them.
Unexpectedly, they actually ran into each other, and Li Si'er couldn't help but want to take revenge and vent his anger.
This time, however, they really hit a brick wall.
However, Li Si'er is also a strange person. She felt that Changning was different from other noblewomen who were trying to curry favor with the powerful. Didn't she see that Changning was very special to her?
He launched a heavy attack on the Eighth Prince's wife, but only gave her a verbal warning. What kind of treatment is this? Isn't this favoritism obvious enough?
It seems she was right after all; they were naturally meant to be the same kind of people.
Li Si'er decided that she should visit the Fourth Prince's residence more often in the future.
Changning had no idea that she had imagined so much, nor did she know that she had masochistic tendencies. Just because she hadn't given her two big breasts, she had developed this illusion of favoritism.
If she knew, she would definitely slap her twice without hesitation. She would tell her, "Don't fall for me, it's pointless."
After returning to her residence, Changning wrote a letter to Yinzhen, clearly telling him everything that had happened in the past two days, including Li Si'er's actions.
Over the next few days, Changning kept receiving posts and invitations from Li Si'er.
She genuinely didn't understand why this woman was so contradictory.
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