Chapter 954 Preference and Exceptions
Cheng Xi held Shi Li's hand tightly with one hand.
He used great force, but also great discretion, and Shi Li didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She only felt his firmness.
At the same time, his face showed a solemnity and seriousness that Shi Li saw for the first time.
His eyes did not even fall on the girl in the yellow skirt for even a second, but looked directly at the nanny and maid who were "too late" to stop her.
"If we can't even keep an eye on the people, what is the purpose of keeping you in the palace?"
Cheng Xi's voice was pleasant, but it was really scary when he was serious. The maid and the servant girl knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to speak.
The girl in the yellow skirt had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. She looked at Cheng Xi innocently, "Are you His Royal Highness the King of Qin? My sister-in-law said that you are very good-looking, and it turns out it's true."
Sister?
Hearing this name, Shi Li almost couldn't hold back her laughter. She was no longer angry and asked curiously with her eyes squinting, "Who is your sister?"
The girl glanced at her hastily, with a look of rejection that only her peers could see through, and replied reluctantly: "My sister is a prince... a concubine."
Sure enough, the one causing trouble was the princess of the previous dynasty again.
Shi Li couldn't help sighing in her heart, thinking that the previous dynasty had trained the princess to be like this, no wonder it was going to perish.
But Cheng Xi didn't think too much about it. He just felt that the girl in front of him was not respectful enough to his wife, and his face immediately became colder.
"Let Concubine Wei come to see this prince. How does she do things? She can let anyone into the palace."
Shi Li: ...
Concubine Wei was unlucky this time.
Although she was in charge of all matters big and small in the Qinwang Mansion, her status was the same as that of Concubine Jing after all.
Concubine Jing wanted to let her sister stay in the palace for a few days, but she had no choice. Unexpectedly, she ended up in front of Cheng Xi and Shi Li.
"You...why are you so fierce?"
The little girl continued to talk, trying to get Cheng Xi's attention.
Unfortunately, Cheng Xi's tenderness was only given to Shi Li from beginning to end. This time, he didn't even say a word, but just glanced at the servant behind him.
Those who could follow him were all shrewd people. They covered the little girl's mouth, twisted her arms and dragged her to an invisible place so that she would not continue to be an eyesore.
Shi Li: The method is really rough, but why is she so happy? This is not bullying the weak, after all, this "weak" is not less cunning.
After a while, Concubine Wei and Concubine Jing both arrived.
The expressions of the two people are different.
Concubine Jing was fearful but also had a hint of expectation, and would sneak a glance at Shi Li from time to time.
Concubine Wei was angry and guilty, she lowered her head and dared not look up.
"Don't let anyone into the palace in the future, otherwise you will all be kicked out together." Cheng Xi spoke without any mercy.
Hearing this, Concubine Jing turned pale, revealing an expression of humiliation and grievance. Concubine Wei smiled bitterly and nodded guiltily, saying "yes."
"If someone from the Gongsun family comes to visit the princess, there is no need to ask me."
But Cheng Xi wanted to stab people's hearts with a knife and clearly showed his preference for Shi Li once again.
Everything about her is different from everyone else.
"Concubine Wei has failed to perform her duties. She shall be fined three months' salary." In the end, Cheng Xi did not let Concubine Wei off the hook.
A fine is a small punishment but a big warning.
"Your Highness, my sister-in-law..." After not seeing the girl since she arrived, Concubine Jing finally lost her patience and asked.
This time, Cheng Xi didn't even need to say anything. The servant beside him replied with a fake smile: "The irrelevant people have been driven out."
The word "drive" was like stepping directly on Concubine Jing's face.
The princess who was once high and mighty was now tottering on the spot.
Shi Li took a look and didn't say anything, but secretly pinched Cheng Xi's hand and winked at him.
Isn't it too heavy to fine Concubine Wei three months for such a small thing?
That's what she meant.
Cheng Xi smiled but said nothing. After sending away all the irrelevant people, he smiled and replied, "Give her the money later so that she will remember your kindness."
Cheng Xi's meticulous mind was not only used in the court, he even thought of things like winning the hearts of the people over to Shi Li.
If we were to select the twenty-four best husbands in this era, he would definitely be at the top of the list!
On the other side, no one knew what Cheng Danzhu and Yan Yu had said, and even Shi Li didn't get any information out of Cheng Danzhu.
But on the second day, Cheng Danzhu returned to the palace and began to prepare for her marriage.
When Yan Yu came to marry on the day, the scene shocked the entire Anning City.
To use modern terms, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a "world wedding".