I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 43 Being a concubine
Qiu Li had already poured the tea over. Ye Wanshu took it and sipped it nonchalantly, ignoring Prince Qi's intrusion.

Ji Yuan was so angry that his veins were exposed. His pupils were wide open as he stared at Prince Qi: "Your Highness, do you still have any knowledge of etiquette? How can you openly barge into my backyard like this?"

After saying this, he glared at the guard holding a stick and shouted, "Are you all just eating for free? Get out of here!"

After all, he is Concubine Zhou's son-in-law and the current Prince Qi. If he wants to force his way in, the guards dare not stop him. Only after receiving the master's order did they dare to step forward tentatively.

"Stop it, everyone, get back off."

Zhou Ru dismissed everyone with a single word, fearing that Prince Qi would become enemies with the master. She glanced at Madam Liu and quickly explained, "Master, it was Madam Liu who allowed His Highness to come in. It's not His Highness's fault."

"you"

Ji Yuan almost vomited blood. He kicked Mother Liu to the ground in a daze, and then slapped Zhou Ru in the face without hesitation.

"You still don't have any sense of shame. I let you run the household, and this is how you manage it?"

He stared at Zhou Ru with disappointment, feeling that all those years of doting on her had been in vain.

This was the first time in over ten years that she had been scolded like this by the master. Zhou Ru felt resentful and laughed angrily, covering half of her face. "What are you talking about, master? Compared to Xi'er's serious matter, what does this little bit of shame mean?"

"Oh my God, what sin have I committed that you all have let me down like this?"

Ji Yuan staggered and held onto Qin's coffin, gasping for breath. It took him a long time to catch his breath. He glared at Prince Qi coldly and uttered three words in a chilling voice.

"Boom out."

Walking slowly towards Ye Wanshu, Ji Yuan said in a trembling voice, "Wanwan, let's ignore these unlucky things. Daddy will accompany you back to Mu Cang Zhai."

Ye Wanshu remained motionless, her gaze frighteningly calm as she glanced at him, "Father, things have to be faced. How can running away solve them?"

If he hadn't indulged Zhou Ru, how could the entire mansion have been managed in this state? He was reaping the consequences of his own actions.

"The princess still knows the current situation."

Prince Qi now places all his hopes on Ji Yuan. Not to mention trespassing into the Prime Minister's backyard, even breaking into the imperial palace is no problem at all.

Slowly approaching Ji Yuan with slow steps, Prince Qi said, "First Minister Ji teased me, and then I was rude. And, First Minister Ji, you need to make it clear that it was your concubine Zhou and the second daughter who begged me desperately. I will not even bother to enter your Ji family's backyard."

At this point, Prince Qi raised a playful smile and said, "As long as Prime Minister Ji fulfills his promise, this prince can forgive the past and still marry the second young lady in a grand ceremony."

Zhou Ru knew this was the only chance for her daughter to marry into Prince Qi's mansion, so she pleaded, "Master, please agree to Prince Qi's request."

"Don't even think about it." Ji Yuan looked at Prince Qi and said resolutely, "Even if I had to make my daughter a nun, I would never let her marry into Prince Qi's mansion."

"Very good, Prime Minister Ji, please don't regret it and come to ask me for help again."

Prince Qi was about to turn around with a sullen look on his face when Ji Ningxi suddenly grabbed him and begged him, "Your Highness, please don't leave. Xi'er truly loves you. Even if Daddy doesn't agree, Xi'er is willing to follow Your Highness for the rest of her life."

"Okay."

Being teased and humiliated by Ji Yuan, Prince Qi was feeling frustrated and had no place to vent his anger. He sneered, "With such a large mansion, I can easily take in another concubine, Miss Second. As long as Miss Second is willing, I don't mind taking you in as a concubine."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ji Ningxi at the same time.

Ji Ningxi hesitated for only a moment, then nodded decisively: "Xi'er is willing to be your concubine."

This frightened Zhou Ru so much that she grabbed her daughter and yelled, "Xi'er, are you crazy? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Since Daddy is so focused on favoring Big Sister and won't help me, I'll make the decision for myself."

Glancing at her father with resentment, Ji Ningxi struggled to shake Zhou Ru off, revealing a bitter smile: "My dear, weren't you just a lowly concubine back then? Now you're held in the highest regard by father, so why can't I be the same?"

She stood up resolutely and looked at Prince Qi with a flattering expression: "As long as Your Highness is willing to take Xier in, Xier is willing to sever the father-daughter relationship with Prime Minister Ji."

"You bastard." Ji Yuan widened his eyes in astonishment and stood there in a daze as if he had been struck by lightning.

Prince Qi was extremely relieved when he saw this. He extended his finger proudly, gently lifted Ji Ningxi's chin, and nodded with satisfaction: "I didn't expect that there could be such a deeply affectionate person in this world."

Curling his lips, Prince Qi looked at Ji Yuan provocatively and said word by word, "Second Miss, if that's the case, then go. I will definitely treat you well."

After he finished speaking, he immediately left.

Ji Ningxi was afraid that he would abandon her, so she followed him out of the yard.

"Xier."

Zhou Ru hurried forward to chase after him, but just after taking a few steps, she was suddenly tripped by the threshold of the yard and fell to the ground.

Hearing the crying and shouting behind him, Ji Ningxi just looked back, then followed King Qi out of the Ji family without looking back.

"Mom, I will make Dad regret his decision today." She murmured silently in her heart.

Since she was a child, she had heard her mother talk about how countless women from the lower classes lived a life of luxury by relying on their own abilities, and even many nobles in the palace had fought their way up from the lower classes. She claimed that she was no worse than others, and as long as she could firmly win over Prince Qi's heart, she would be able to rule the country sooner or later when he ascended the throne.

Seeing her daughter disappear, Zhou Ru was supported by Mother Liu and came back. She looked around at Aunt Zheng and Aunt Sun with a look of unwillingness.

Her eyes were filled with deep sorrow as she yelled like crazy, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and beg the master. If my Xi'er is not well, none of you will be able to live well."

Her daughter was willing to be a concubine of Prince Qi. Aunt Zheng and Aunt Sun did her a great favor by not laughing at her. They would not say a word to help her and lowered their heads to protect their children.

"You. You"

Zhou Ru was furious and pointed at a few people, her charming peach blossom eyes filled with blood red.

Ye Wanshu was not surprised by this outcome. She knew her sister's thoughts very well. She would rather be Prince Qi's concubine than marry him, but it was all for her unattainable ambition.

This is the best time to bring down Zhou Ru, and she will never be let off this time.

Casually scratching the teacup, Ye Wanshu spoke coldly, "Why, after failing to satisfy Concubine Zhou's wishes, does Concubine Zhou still want to silence her like she did Concubine Qin and Ning Yue?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, you little bastard?"

Zhou Ru had already lost her mind and glared at Ye Wanshu, almost wanting to eat her alive: "It's all you who harmed Xier. I will never let you go."

"I'm afraid Aunt Zhou won't have this opportunity."

Seeing his father's lifeless expression, Ye Wanshu and Qin Chulin exchanged glances. The little guy immediately knelt before Ji Yuan and pleaded loudly, "Master, please make a decision for my aunt and sister Yue."

Ji Yuan was so angry at Ji Ningxi that he was exhausted. He only came to his senses when he heard the noise around him.

Looking at Qin Chulin, he said coldly: "Do you want to join in the fun?"

Mother Liu had long seen through the eldest girl's evil plan. She was afraid that she was deliberately instigating the relationship between the master and Aunt Zhou so as to add insult to injury.

"Master, I have already said that this little bastard from the Qin family was ordered by the eldest girl. The eldest girl is jealous of you for letting her wander around for so many years. She is resentful and does not want the girls in the mansion to have an easy life."

Madam Liu said earnestly, "The second young lady was just angry today, but the master must not be instigated by others."

"Mother Liu, you really have such good intentions." Ye Wanshu looked around at everyone with a cold gaze. "Who is it that doesn't want you to have an easy life? Everyone knows that Concubine Qin's spirit is here. Mother Liu is just lying. Aren't you afraid of being haunted by ghosts at night?"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Aunt Zheng and Aunt Sun with a sharp look: "And you, watching her being bullied and dying of despair, can you sleep peacefully at night?"

Everyone looked at each other, at a loss as to what to do, when Ji Ningxuan suddenly broke away from Aunt Zheng and stood up.

(End of this chapter)