Chapter 949 Preference and Exceptions
Wei was a very smart woman. After seeing Shi Li, she never took her eyes off her.
He completely regarded Shi Li as his superior and didn't even look at Cheng Xi.
[This lady can distinguish between the big and small kings, I like it~]
[Hehehe, it seems like someone upstairs is being bullied~]
[Well, why doesn’t it count? 】
Gongping also likes women like Wei who are capable and clear-headed, and he casually makes a sarcastic remark to someone.
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of normal friends, the number of sour comments that always try to make Princess Jing feel important has finally decreased.
Since Wei was in charge of the Qinwang Palace, he had to have a legitimate identity.
So Cheng Xi went to the palace in person to meet his father the emperor and asked for a concubine status for Wei.
This status was neither more nor less, only lower than Shi Li, and on par with another concubine Jing. However, Concubine Wei had the unique power to manage the household, and her status was even higher than that of Concubine Jing.
As soon as the decree from the palace came down, Princess Jing, now Concubine Jing, who had a high opinion of herself, could no longer sit still.
Shi Li and Concubine Wei were talking in the room when a maid came in from outside and announced that Concubine Jing wanted to see her.
"Don't worry, Princess. Leave it to me."
Concubine Wei was worried that she had no chance to show off, but her eyes suddenly lit up and she almost had surprise written all over her face.
Shi Li was also a little curious about what Concubine Wei would do, so she smiled and nodded, watching her performance.
After a while of jingling of jewelry, Concubine Jing walked in with an unexpected look on her face.
She first bowed reluctantly to Shi Li, then raised her chin arrogantly and waited for Concubine Wei to bow to her.
The room was very quiet, and everyone was waiting for Concubine Wei's response.
Shi Li also looked at Concubine Wei quietly.
As expected by everyone, Concubine Wei was not at all nervous. She stood up, smiled and bowed to Concubine Jing, then waited for her return greeting.
Concubine Jing came here because she was dissatisfied with the two people's identities, so naturally she would not salute her. She just stood there and watched arrogantly.
She thought Concubine Wei would be embarrassed and ashamed of herself, but she never expected that Concubine Wei was even calmer than her, and the smile on her face didn't even diminish in the slightest.
"what are you waiting for?"
After a long time, Concubine Jing finally lost her patience and looked at Concubine Wei coldly, trying to make her in awe with her noble aura.
"Of course I'm waiting for Concubine Jing to return the gift to me."
Concubine Wei smiled sweetly, neither humble nor arrogant, and looked at Concubine Jing, "You and I are both concubines. I respect you for entering the house first, so it is understandable that I perform the ceremony first. However, Concubine Jing did not return the ceremony. Could it be that it was due to her upbringing..."
Concubine Jing's face turned pale, and when she heard the words "the upbringing from childhood", the last bit of blood left her face, and she looked at Shi Li angrily.
Shi Li just smiled at Concubine Wei and had no intention of speaking for her.
There were three or four maids watching around.
Concubine Jing almost gritted her teeth and bent her knees stiffly with a look of humiliation on her face.
This return gift destroyed all his status and momentum.
She originally came for status, and felt that Concubine Wei was not worthy of being a concubine with her, but the formalities were already done, and saying this again would be like a joke.
After standing up, Concubine Jing pursed her lips and said with an unpleasant expression: "I feel a little uncomfortable, I will leave first."
It really comes in a hurry and goes in a hurry.
Shi Li looked at her shaky back and shook her head silently.
Looking at the public screen again, those loyal princesses seemed to have disappeared.
Princess Jing is a person who thinks too highly of herself and never sees clearly her own identity. The previous dynasty has fallen, and she, a princess of the previous dynasty, is nothing now.
Concubine Wei won the first battle, and she poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shi Li with a smile.
"Don't worry, Princess. She will only keep an eye on me from now on. I will follow your lead."
Concubine Wei is the truly smart person. She knows her own limitations and knows that although she is a concubine, she dare not have any desire for Cheng Xi and always treats Shi Li as her immediate superior.
It is no wonder that such a person can laugh to the end and become a real winner in life.
With Concubine Wei, Shi Li's life in the palace became more comfortable and leisurely.
In contrast to the palace, Cheng Xi had an unhappy life in the court. The Crown Prince and Prince Yu joined forces to regard him as a thorn in their eyes and targeted him openly and covertly.
After court dismissed that day, Cheng Xi was assassinated on his way home and was chased to the end of a dead end by a group of masked men.