The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 331: Xiao Zhong
Chapter 331 Xiaozhong
“There is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days.” The prince’s face became uglier and uglier, and he shook the letter in his hand. “The princess who came to marry was a princess who had an affair with a eunuch! She also wanted to assassinate me! Xiliang is really going too far!”
The prince could still tolerate the unclear relationship with the eunuch! But in the future, this woman would live in the prince’s mansion and become his concubine, but she might assassinate him at any time. How could he live a peaceful life?
Bai Qingyan looked at the prince and said, “But this letter of unknown origin alone cannot stop Princess Xiliang from entering the prince’s mansion, especially since Princess Xiliang Li Tianfu’s entry into the prince’s mansion as a concubine was His Majesty’s intention.”
“In my opinion, Your Highness should marry a concubine as usual, and select a few guards with outstanding skills to protect Your Highness closely just in case. On the other hand… when that Prince Yan Li Zhijie accompanies you into the Prince’s Mansion, let the guards of the Prince’s Mansion keep an eye on him. If there is any unusual movement… catch him immediately, so as to use it as a threat.” said Old Fang.
The prince turned to look at Bai Qingyan: “What do you think, Princess?”
“Your Highness, please send someone to deliver this letter to the palace and explain the origin of the letter clearly!”
“I think what the princess said is right!” Elder Fang agreed. “Even if nothing happened today, if the Princess of Xiliang wants to do something rebellious again in the future, Your Majesty can never make a big deal out of it by saying it’s a quarrel between husband and wife. Your Highness can just divorce the Princess of Xiliang.”
Qin Shangzhi rolled his eyes at the other man.
The reason why Bai Qingyan asked for this letter to be sent to the emperor in the palace was to let the emperor know that no matter what happened when Princess Xiliang entered the prince’s residence today, the prince would not spend the night in Li Tianfu’s room, but this move was definitely not because he was dissatisfied with the emperor’s marriage.
So, after welcoming Princess Xiliang into the mansion, she was treated as a decoration and was kept under strict watch.
Could it be that he had to let the prince take the risk and try an assassination? What was the reason?
Qin Shangzhi discovered that Mr. Fang was really old. Some of his words made sense when he was in Southern Xinjiang, but since he returned to the Prince’s Mansion from Southern Xinjiang, it was simply… hard to describe.
Qin Shangzhi wanted to open his mouth to refute, but seeing that Bai Qingyan didn’t say anything, he frowned and endured it.
“Your Highness, the concubine is about to enter the palace through the side door. Would Your Highness the Crown Prince like to go and greet her?” Quan Yu asked in a low voice outside the door.
Logically speaking, since he was just marrying a concubine, there was no need to go to meet her in person.
But if the concubine has a good family background, or the prince is willing to give her face, he will go out and greet her personally at the side door.
But the prince was furious at the moment, so how could he go to greet him?
The prince tightened his grip on the letter, put it into an envelope and called out, “Quan Yu, come in!”
The prince handed the letter to Ren Shijie and said, “Mr. Ren, please personally escort Quan Yu to the palace and teach him how to speak on the way.”
Ren Shijie took the letter with both hands and said hurriedly, “Don’t worry, Your Highness, I will definitely ask Eunuch Quan Yu to explain this matter clearly.”
“In that case, I’ll take my leave first.” Bai Qingyan stood up.
“Wait a minute…” The prince turned to look at Bai Qingyan, his heart filled with anger, “You don’t have to avoid me today. Tell the princess that the Princess Zhenguo is a guest of honor in my prince’s mansion.”
The prince wanted to let the people of Xiliang see that he didn’t care even if this concubine was a legitimate princess of Xiliang.
The prince wanted to vent his anger, but if Bai Qingyan went… others would only say that Bai Qingyan was rude, and that he was bringing bad luck to others by attending someone else’s wedding while in mourning.
“Your Highness, I know that you love me, but I am offended by entering the mansion today. If I appear in the main hall again, I am afraid it will cause criticism.” Bai Qingyan bowed to the prince, “Why don’t I wait for news in the backyard of the Prince’s Mansion? I will leave after Your Highness is safe.”
“You were invited by me, and I’d like to see who dares to criticize you!” The prince said in a strong tone and walked out.
When marrying a concubine, one must serve tea to the Crown Princess.
When she heard that the concubine’s sedan chair had arrived, the prince did not go to greet it. The princess was in a much better mood and, holding the hand of her nanny, she slowly came to the main hall and sat down on the main seat.
The prince then appeared in the main hall with a group of guards and Bai Qingyan, which surprised many people.
Even the dandies in the capital city who were standing with Xiao Rongyan were startled.
“Why is Sister Bai here?” Sima Ping lowered his voice.
Xiao Rongyan was also quite surprised.
When his eyes met Bai Qingyan’s, Xiao Rongyan smiled and nodded slightly to Bai Qingyan.
Murong Li, the prince of Dayan who was treated as a distinguished guest and was sitting nearby, put down his teacup, stood up and smiled at Bai Qingyan.
“Your Highness…” The Crown Princess stood up and saluted the Crown Prince. Her eyes fell on Bai Qingyan. She knew why Bai Qingyan came and smiled warmly, “Princess.”
“Crown Princess, today, the Princess Zhenguo is my honored guest personally invited by me… You must treat her well and not neglect her!” The prince said with a smile, “In this battle in Southern Xinjiang, it was because of the Princess Zhenguo that our Jin State was able to win a great victory! That’s why the Xiliang Princess was able to marry, so… Today, the Princess Zhenguo must be here!”
“Of course!” The Crown Princess smiled and stepped forward, holding Bai Qingyan’s hand and patting it. “I also sent my personal nanny to invite the Princess Zhenguo, but she was unwilling to come. Your Highness must have a solution.”
As she spoke, the Crown Princess turned to the nanny and said, “Go and bring a chair to the Princess Zhenguo, and have her sit next to me.”
The prince seemed to still feel unsatisfied and said, “The music has stopped, and the Princess Zhenguo is still in mourning.”
Everyone was in a panic, as they had never expected that the prince would value this princess who guards the country so much.
Old Fang wanted to say something, but held back with a frown. He looked at Bai Qingyan with cloudy eyes, and saw that Bai Qingyan was sitting beside the Crown Princess with his head lowered, speaking to her in a low voice, without showing any expression of being flattered… or complacent. His frown finally relaxed.
Qin Shangzhi couldn’t help but worry about Bai Qingyan. The prince’s move was clearly to vent his anger on Bai Qingyan. Outsiders didn’t know how to speculate the relationship between the prince and Bai Qingyan, and he was afraid that Bai Qingyan’s reputation would be damaged.
Qin Shangzhi felt a little regretful. He should have waited until he was sure Bai Qingyan had left before handing the letter to the prince.
Soon, Li Tianfu, wearing a pink wedding dress, was helped in through the side door.
The Crown Princess displayed her full aura, straightened her back, and the smile on her lips became much more genuine.
When Li Zhijie arrived at the gate of the Prince’s Mansion, he did not hear any music and felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.
After entering the door, they found that no one was chatting or greeting each other. Everyone was staring at them, Princess Li Tianfu of Xiliang, with either pity or mockery in their eyes.
Li Zhijie forced himself to look straight ahead, and saw musicians holding musical instruments walking out of the side door of the main hall in small steps.
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