Ling Yexuan sat on the side of the bed, and stared at the sleeping figure without blinking.
Last night, he earnestly advised her that she was no longer the original wangfei Qin Muxue, but Qin Nuo, the newly wedded wangfei. If he continued to stay at the concubine's place, it would be unknown how people would discuss about her and it would be hard for her to convince the masses. After thinking for a long time, she finally did not retort, nor did she do anything to make him angry. She only grabbed two quilts and threw them to him, saying three simple words.
Just as she took back her hand, before Ling Yexuan had the time to despise himself, he was instantly hit by the alert in her large eyes.
When Qin Nuo and Ling Yexuan arrived, the room was already filled with people as usual. There was Jing Shuyi sitting on a chair by the side, leisurely drinking tea. Seeing the two of them, Jing Shuyi stood up immediately and submitted.
"Your Highness! "Empress!"
Ling Yexuan frowned, his face still revealing a slight smile, and said to Jing Shuyi gently.
"You were here a long time ago!"
Jing Shuyi smiled lightly.
"Consort has just arrived as well. All the sisters have been waiting for you!"
As if he didn't hear the conversation between Ling Yexuan and Ling Yexuan, he followed Ling Yexuan and sat down, then looked at the people who were kneeling on the ground.
"Sisters, please rise. Please sit down! Everyone has been waiting for so long, and I feel sorry for the fact that they are tired. Although this is my first time seeing everyone, I have heard a lot from the prince. There will be a long time left in the future, and we will slowly get to know each other. This is our first meeting today, so don't be too restrained, sisters! " With that, Qin Nuo turned to Ling Yexuan. Your Highness won't think that I, as a newcomer, don't know how to set rules, right? "
"How could that be!" "Ling Yexuan's glabella moved, but the smile on his face couldn't help but widen. In the future, the matter of giving rewards to the king will be left to the princess. This king is very pleased that the princess will be so tolerant. "
A shadow flashed past Jing Shuyi's eyes, and her gaze towards Qin Nuo unconsciously grew more vigilant. Sensing that Ling Yexuan's gaze had landed on her face, she immediately smiled, and was about to sit down when he saw that the mama had already arrived, and couldn't help but slightly pinch her lips.
No matter how unresigned she was, she was still a side room. It was necessary for her to go there to offer tea to the matriarch.
"Prince, please have some tea." Jing Shuyi raised the tea cup above her head and asked gently. When Ling Yexuan received the teacup, he lightly glanced at him, a trace of grievance and grievance flashing past his eyes.
Ling Yexuan's heart twitched again. He understood what she was thinking! As the heir to the Duke of Dingguo's estate, as long as she didn't follow him, he would be the main wife of anyone he married. However, she still preferred to be a side room and chose him.
The reason why he wanted her was not to make her suffer!
But he had promised his grandmother that he would go to her on his wedding night, and because he was angry with the woman he would be there for two nights straight. Although he had never asked about the affairs of the harem, he knew without thinking that there might be many people discussing about it behind his back. If she made an exception in front of everyone today, it would make her feel better in her heart, but that woman …
She was no longer the direct descendant of the Prime Minister's daughter; she was only Qin Feng's adopted daughter. Whether it was the people outside or the people in the house, no one dared to offend him. To him, marrying Prime Minister Qin's adopted daughter as Chief Consort was only a one-sided exaltation, to say that he was loyal to her, but to her, every step of the way was extremely difficult. Even if she was smart enough, her heart was still strong enough. She had her own ways of managing the harem, but if he grew the attitude of a concubine in front of everyone, she was afraid that she wouldn't feel good!
Ling Yexuan placed the teacup to the side and pretended not to see Jing Shuyi's expression, but glanced at Qin Nuo instead. He only hoped that this woman could understand and not make things difficult for Shu Yi!
Qin Nuo did not ignore the subtle changes in Jing Shuyi's eyes and her gaze, but she only smiled and pretended that she did not see anything.
"Empress, please have some tea." Jing Shuyi waited for a moment, seeing that Ling Yexuan did not say a word, he stood up and went in front of Qin Nuo to kowtow.
Qin Nuo laughed, she extended his hand out to receive it, but was startled for a moment, and then laughed even more heartily than before. She used more strength in his hands, and watched as the gentleness in Jing Shuyi's eyes turned into astonishment, and the teacup landed in her hands. She took a sip and placed it aside, taking an exquisite box from Ming Liu's hands.
"This is the reward from the prince and me! "From now on, you are a member of this palace, so I hope that you will take the bigger picture seriously. Don't let the king have any worries!"
Qin Nuo's words seemed very dignified and without any flaws, but Jing Shuyi's expression changed a little. Was this a warning? Her eyes flashed as she smiled amiably.
"Consort will remember your teachings." Reaching out his hand, he took the thing that Qin Nuo passed over.
"Ya!" Suddenly, someone called out softly. What happened to concubine's hand? "
There was no need to look, Qin Nuo knew who the hustling and bustling voice was coming from. It was obvious that they were talking about people like Mei Yue.
However, what she pinched was Jing Shuyi's wrist, not his hand. It was clear that she scratched Jing Shuyi's hand to let him see.
"Shu Yi, what happened to your hand?" Ling Yexuan frowned slightly, it was obvious that the wound was new!
It really was the Green Tea Bitch's plan! Qin Nuo smiled, and without waiting for Ling Yexuan to speak, she opened her mouth and smiled.
"Did my nails accidentally scratch you while I was taking the teacup? If that's the case, then I was careless! I saw that you didn't want to let go and was afraid that it would burn you, so I rushed to take it. All the sisters have been standing around for a long time, so I have my own selfish thoughts. Everyone should get to know each other a little earlier, so that we can go back and rest early. "
Hearing Qin Nuo's words, Jing Shuyi immediately revealed a gentle smile.
"The Consort actually thought of the same thing as the Empress, and felt that the tea was too hot, I'm afraid it might hurt the Empress."
"That's for the best!" Although Qin Nuo was smiling, her tone was obviously ice-cold. You go ahead and rest! "There's going to be a long period of time in the future. After I've gotten used to it, it won't be too late for me to get to know all of the sisters."
Jing Shuyi was slightly stunned and couldn't help but look at Ling Yexuan.
In the Beiden, even though the prince's lateral consort was not the legal wife, he was still the master. He was only beneath the Chief Consort, and like the Chief Consort, he could go to the Imperial Palace for an edict. This meant that after all the Kikuji had toasted to the wangfei today, they would have to pay their respects to the lateral consort as well! But Qin Nuo actually told her to go back, wouldn't that mean that she was telling everyone that there was no need to put her, a lateral consort, in their eyes?
Qin Nuo naturally did not ignore Jing Shuyi's look for help, but she only sneered slightly, and did not explain.
"Shu Yi, wangfei also dotes on you, you should go back and rest!"
The King, the Chief Consort, and the lateral consort all accepted him as their master. In the hearts of these women in the palace, this was a huge matter, although they did not dare to say it out loud, there were still many who discussed about it in secret. There were also people who didn't say anything and were secretly guessing in their hearts.
For two consecutive nights, the Prince stayed at the lateral consort's place. Many people already knew that the Prince was clearly biased towards the concubine; after all, the two of them had long been in love. How could that Qin Manor's adopted daughter be compared to him? Even if the Prince went back with the Chief Consort to his parents' home, and stayed there at night, what could he do? But that was the rule.
But now, even though the prince's words to the concubine were kind and gentle, he was obviously protecting the Empress! It seemed that no matter who the prince had feelings for, no matter if he had intentions or not, he would still ascend the throne.
Jing Shuyi looked at Ling Yexuan. Ling Yexuan was also looking at her, his eyes filled with a warm smile, as though the care he had for her came from the bottom of her heart, and he did not even think about it. Her feelings of grievance, loss and puzzlement were all mixed up, but she could not show any signs of unwillingness, so she could only get up, and submit to Ling Yexuan and Qin Nuo.
"Consort leaves."
Seeing Jing Shuyi's figure walking out of the door, Qin Nuo smiled lightly, suppressing the astonishment in her heart.
She had already thought about it long ago, if Jing Shuyi was going to play any tricks against her, she definitely wouldn't compromise! In the past, she would always display the magnanimity a proper wife should have, not because of herself, but because she thought that one day, there might be a day when that Miss Qin who was about to run away from the marriage would return helplessly. Although the Miss Qin she had never met was the culprit who brought about her innocent marriage, she would not give her such a mess due to the fact that they looked extremely similar.
But now, she was no longer Qin Muxue, she was herself, Qin Nuo! She wasn't as good-natured as ancient women. She wouldn't be able to smile when she looked at her man's three wives and four concubines! Especially since she was forced to look at this fellow's three wives and four concubines!
She was keenly aware that since this demon-level character had spent so much effort to marry her, if he didn't achieve his goal, he definitely wouldn't let go! In that case, she had to make him pay a price for marrying her!
She thought that her path of fighting against the Green Tea Bitch would be a little rough because of Ling Yexuan's obstruction. She never would have thought that Ling Yexuan would choose to stand on her side the moment she and Jing Shuyi stepped up against each other.
Qin Nuo was only momentarily surprised, and quickly recovered. Who is Ling Yexuan? He was someone who was determined to win the throne! No matter how much they loved Jing Shuyi, they would not let anyone break the rules. If he couldn't even control the harem, how could he control the world?