Li Xiangru stood there in disbelief, watching the figure of the fourth prince go away. His mind was tangled like a ball of thread.
Xie Yunxi's expression was even more miserable.
Li Xiangru had promised that he would definitely make her his concubine in the future. Furthermore, since she was twelve years old, she had secretly developed a crush on the fourth prince. She made a desperate move and endured the humiliation to enter the fourth prince's house through the back door, becoming an unknown person.
A concubine...
Unexpectedly, the fourth prince didn't even look at her, his expression was full of contempt and disgust.
What is she going to do?
How to gain a foothold in the Fourth Prince's Mansion?
Is her choice really right?
Xie Yunxi stood frozen for a long time before Li Xiangru's voice came to his ears: "Sister Yunxi, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has this temper. After a period of time, he will calm down. You don't need to panic or be afraid."
Is it really?
Xie Yunxi looked at Li Xiangru, who was barely able to squeeze out a smile, and the confusion in her heart became more and more intense. But now that the matter had come to this, she had no way out.
I can only bite the bullet and keep going.
Xie Yunxi took a deep breath, suppressed the panic that surged in her heart, and forced out a timid smile: "It's all Yunxi's fault that made His Highness so angry."
Li Xiangru composed himself and said with a smile: "You should go back to the house and rest first! I will go to the study to take a look."
Xie Yunxi had no choice but to respond softly and retreat.
…
Li Xiangru did not treat Xie Yunxi badly. The yard he arranged for her was spacious and elegant, with a good location in the inner house. The bedroom was carefully tidied up and was even more refined than Xie Yunxi's former boudoir.
However, as a concubine, she is not qualified to wear red clothes. The bed and bedding in the bedroom are only made of silver red.
Xie Yunxi sat beside the bed in a daze, recalling these days and suddenly felt a little confused.
It was as if she was standing between cliffs. One step forward would lead to an unfathomable abyss, and the next step...she was no longer qualified to retreat. No matter what the road ahead was, she would break through.
If Princess Yongning was still here, she would definitely ask for her to enter the palace, or at least fight for her to be a concubine in the palace. She would not become a concubine so quietly.
Thinking of this, Xie Yunxi's nose felt sour and tears rushed out of her eyes.
Without the support of Princess Yongning, she would be like floating duckweed. Who would take her seriously?
Xie Jun only has Xie Mingxi in his eyes, and has ignored her in the past two years. When she reached the age of marriage, he did not ask about her marriage. The Huainan Palace has too much to take care of, and everyone has their own things to be busy with. If she hadn't taken the initiative,
When she went to walk around, no one cared about her at all.
At this moment, only Li Xiangru reached out to her.
She knew that the owner of this hand might not have good intentions, but she still wanted to give it a try.
…
At this time, Li Xiangru was not in any better mood than Xie Yunxi.
She vaguely realized that she had done something wrong.
Unbeknownst to her, she had violated the Fourth Prince's taboo. Otherwise, the Fourth Prince would not have embarrassed her like this in front of everyone...
After getting married, although the fourth prince was aloof in private, he still respected her in front of others. This was the first time he got angry and scolded her like this.
She walked quickly outside the study room.
Before he reached out to knock on the door, the eunuch An Gonggong who was guarding outside the study immediately came forward and bowed respectfully: "Fourth Princess, please stay. Your Highness has an order that no one is allowed to enter the study without permission."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Li Xiangru's face, but he refused to back down. He winked at the personal maid. The personal maid was already prepared and put the purse into the hands of Mr. An: "Please give me a message for Mr. An's convenience."
However, Eunuch An seemed to have been burned. He refused to take the purse at all and hurriedly stuffed it back: "This is absolutely impossible. Your Highness is so angry that even though I have ten heads, I don't dare to go in and report. Please, please."
Princess, please forgive me."
Li Xiangru: "..."
Li Xiangru has a beautiful face, which alternates between red and white.
Eunuch An was quite sympathetic in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face and quickly lowered his head.
The servants guarding outside the study also bowed their heads and said nothing. It was as if they did not see the embarrassed look on the fourth prince's face.
After a while, Li Xiangru left with a dignified expression.
…
The addition of a concubine to the fourth prince's house was originally just a small matter.
However, Xie Yunxi has a special status. As soon as the news spread, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Xie Jun is Xie Yunxi's biological father, and everyone has to gossip in front of Xie Jun. Xie Jun was so angry about this that he didn't eat for two days, and he deeply hated Xie Yunxi for not living up to his expectations.
If she had the title of concubine, that would be all. But she didn’t even have the title, so she just went into the fourth prince’s palace and became a concubine without any reason!
It’s a shame for everyone in the Xie family!
However, the deal was already done. Xie Jun had no ability to compete with the fourth prince, nor did he have the heart to stand up for Xie Yunxi. He simply took sick leave and went back to Xie's Mansion to "recuperate".
Others were worried about the fourth prince's cold face and would not say anything more.
However, the third prince refused to open the pot and said with a smile in front of the fourth prince: "I heard that the fourth prince has recently found a beauty. Why should we set up two banquets and invite us brothers to come and have a few drinks!"
Then, he praised his "virtuous" sister-in-law: "Ms. Li is so virtuous and takes the initiative to enrich the inner house for the fourth emperor brother. It is really good luck for the fourth emperor brother to marry such a beautiful woman."
Fourth Prince: "..."
The fourth prince was in a bad mood these past few days. At this time, the third prince poked him in the sore spot, and his mood became even worse. He raised his lips with a smile and said: "Brother Three Emperors, why are you so envious? I will give Brother Three Emperors a few gifts tomorrow."
A beauty."
The third prince smiled and said: "That's not necessary. After Mrs. Xiao became pregnant, she picked two beautiful maids to take care of my food, clothing and daily life. I don't have to bother you to send the beauties here."
When it comes to Xiao Yuhan, no matter how mean he is, he can't find anything wrong with him.
When the fourth prince heard the word "pregnant", his eyes darkened.
As a prince, having an heir as soon as possible is also a major advantage in competing for the throne. The third prince has another step ahead in terms of heirs... No matter how he doesn't want to be close to women, he must have an heir first.
The fifth prince was in the midst of the excitement of his wedding and did not want to get involved in the verbal quarrels between the third and fourth princes. He opened his mouth and said with a smile: "I won't do the drinking."
Sheng Hong smiled and teased: "Are you worried that the grape trellis in the inner house will fall down?"
The fifth prince had a good face, but he was not willing to admit that he was henpecked. He immediately straightened his back and said: "How is this possible! I have always been a man of integrity in the palace. Your fifth sister-in-law is as docile as a sheep in front of me."
Sheng Hong laughed secretly and took advantage of the victory: "Then it's settled. Let's go to the Fourth Emperor's house and have a few drinks together tonight."
The fifth prince couldn't get off the tiger, so he nodded bravely.
Fourth Prince: "..."
Wait, who agreed to treat you to a drink? (To be continued)
