Chapter 49 The Prince Leaves the House
"vomit"
Ji Yunqing couldn't help but blurt out, and at the same time, she pinched her fingers like an orchid, and said in a coquettish tone: "I fell down, and I need a kiss from the prince to get up."
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes turned to Ji Yunqing.
Concubine Zhao's face twisted, and she broke down: "My Lord, look at her!"
After thinking for a while, she felt that her attitude was inappropriate, so she quickly adjusted her demeanor and softly wiped her eyes with a handkerchief: "My lord, I have only been wronged, don't worry about it."
King Zhao nodded and said, "That's good, let's go back!"
Concubine Zhao looked up in disbelief.
I was just talking, why do you take it seriously?
Ji Yunqing seized the opportunity to sneer and said, "Concubine Zhao, it seems that the prince has already understood your lies and knows that it was you who bumped into me on purpose. How could he believe your slander?
Your Majesty is very observant, and you are the only one pretending."
Concubine Zhao immediately fell silent.
Did the prince really see it?
She was unsure, but still said stubbornly: "Your Majesty, maybe I remembered it wrongly. I don't blame Sister Ji. Who told me that the child was so annoying?"
As she spoke, she touched her belly, and although she wasn't showing any pregnancy yet, she tried to inflate it.
King Zhao waved his hand and said coldly: "This will not happen again."
In fact, King Zhao would not have stopped if he had not recognized that the woman was pregnant with his child.
"Yes"
Concubine Zhao was angry when she saw that King Zhao never even looked at her from beginning to end, but she could only feel aggrieved.
After they walked away, Concubine Zhao suddenly said maliciously, "It seems that the prince doesn't love you that much. He didn't even pay attention to you, right?"
Ji Yunqing snorted: "That's the prince, we are just concubines. The prince can pay attention to us if he wants to, and ignore us if he doesn't want to. What's the big deal?"
Concubine Zhao stopped talking too.
It was not until the next day that the two heard that the prince was going on a long journey on business and had left the day before.
The girls were immediately attracted by this incident.
Concubine Wen couldn't wait to ask, "Did my cousin take anyone with him before he left?"
The princess nodded: "I brought it. Eunuch Shi served him very well."
When Concubine Wen choked, Concubine Xu admired her freshly painted nails and said lazily, "Didn't the prince bring a woman to serve him?"
The girls also became nervous.
The prince didn't bring the woman with him. Could it be that he planned to bring her back after eating outside?
It would be better to bring someone along.
The princess said unhappily, "The prince is out on business. This is a big deal. What's the big deal about bringing a woman with him? If the news gets out later..."
If this gets to the emperor's ears, won't he think that the prince is a womanizer?
The girls all looked very unhappy. Doesn't this mean that when the prince comes back, there might be one or more "sisters"?
Before everyone could digest this, the princess announced an unexpected but reasonable news in public.
"This is Hanmei and Tingzhu. From now on, they will be Mei's concubine and Zhu's concubine."
Two beautiful women dressed elegantly and with lowered eyebrows walked in from outside the door and said in unison: "Your servants greet the princess."
The princess nodded slightly, and the two of them served tea together. Her slender and tender fingers resting on the white porcelain teacup made people feel that her hands were even more beautiful.
I can't wait to hold you in my arms and kiss you.
Looking at their figures again, they have slender waists like willows and are graceful and elegant. Even with a slightly protruding belly, it does not affect their beauty, but instead adds a bit of charm.
Ji Yunqing realized that these were probably the two pregnant maids.
Maybe because there were many pregnant women in the palace before, they didn't take these two seriously. But now that two children have been lost in succession, the princess wants to use these two to make up the number, right?
The facts were similar to what Ji Yunqing had guessed.
Now there are only four pregnant women in the palace: Concubine Lou, Concubine Li, Concubine Jian and Concubine Zhao. It would be better to raise the status of these two as well. After all, they are the prince's children.
The princess then gave gifts to each of them.
Originally, tea and rewards were supposed to be given only after sleeping with the prince, but they were both pregnant, so this step was skipped.
When Ji Yunqing heard that the princess had arranged for the two of them to stay in Mengyingxuan and Qinyun Pavilion, he secretly calculated.
The two men were not too far from her yard, but in comparison, they were closer to Concubine Zhao's Hundred Flowers Courtyard.
Alas, how did the princess arrange it?
Can't they be placed further away?
Sighing in her heart, Ji Yunqing decided to go out of her area less often in the future to avoid meeting anyone.
Really, her place is clearly outside the Fifth Ring Road, and the princess is planning to build it into the city center?
As a result, when he was halfway there, Ji Yunqing heard footsteps and shouts behind him.
"Sister Ji? Sister Ji?"
Ji Yunqing turned around and saw the Concubine Mei and the Concubine Zhu whom he had just met today.
The two of them were walking together, probably because they were walking a little fast. They were breathing slightly and their cheeks were red, which made them even more pitiful.
But which woman in the backyard of this mansion is not beautiful?
With the help of King Zhao, Ji Yunqing has now seen many beauties and behaves very calmly.
"What's the matter?"
Ji Yunqing had a cold attitude. She didn't intend to get too close to these two people, especially since they were pregnant.
The concubine Mei smiled sweetly and bowed gently. The concubine Zhu was a step slower, but also bowed.
"What are you doing?" Ji Yunqing was shocked and hurried to help.
But she was so busy that she didn't get any help from the two of them, and she was afraid of being scammed.
When Concubine Mei saw this, her eyes flashed.
Her expression remained unchanged, and her tone was very sincere: "Sister Ji, I am here to apologize to you on behalf of my sister."
"Your sister?"
Ji Yunqing showed just the right amount of doubt.
Mei Shi Concubine smiled faintly and explained: "Sister Ji, my sister Ximei once offended you.
Now that I finally meet her, I must apologize to you. She has always been impulsive, and I have already taught her a lesson."
As she said this, she turned around and looked behind her. The little maid who followed her knelt down, lowered her head and apologized honestly: "I'm sorry, Master Ji, please forgive me, Master."
Concubine Zhu also helped to intercede: "Sister Ji, Ximei is naughty, but she has no bad intentions, you can rest assured. After returning home that day, the prince punished Ximei to kneel for a whole night.
When Sister Mei heard about this, she punished Ximei by not allowing her to eat for three days to teach her a lesson.
Ji Yunqing thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I've forgotten about this matter. It's okay, I'm leaving."
"Hey, Sister Ji——"
Concubine Mei did not expect Concubine Ji to say this, so she quickly stopped her.
"What's wrong? Do you have anything else to do?"
Ji Yunqing asked doubtfully.
Mei, the concubine, looked a little embarrassed and said, "Sister Ji, Sister Zhu and I have been serving the prince in the front yard. Now we are suddenly in the back yard and don't know anyone. Can I talk to you?"