Splendid concubine

Chapter 149 Coveted
When Liu Ruyi had breakfast, she didn't reveal anything about Yuanyuan, she just pretended not to know.

Presumably, a little girl also has self-esteem, and she doesn't want to let others know about her terrible past.

During breakfast, Yuanyuan stood there neatly, not moving or speaking, Concubine Lin and Liu Ruyi both sighed secretly that she was still a smart child, someone who was worth teaching and saving, who could clearly position herself , the rules are also good.

This made Liu Ruyi very satisfied.

After breakfast, Mu Zitan and Liu Jiaren haven't come back yet, and they don't know if they have collected any dew.

Liu Ruyi asked someone to bring some snacks, and took the maids with her, and set off to find the two of them in the Imperial Garden.

Yuanyuan has always acted like a maid, she took the initiative to follow behind, with a low eyebrow and a pleasing look, very well-behaved.

Seeing Mu Zitan and Liu Jiaren at the edge of the plum blossom forest from a distance, he didn't know what they were doing.

Just walking there, the Seventh Prince Xiao Qi came face to face.

Looking at Xiao Qi, every time Liu Ruyi gets angry.

I saw Xiao Qi smiled and greeted Liu Ruyi, "Hi Anping Princess, we will be a family from now on."

Liu Ruyi almost rolled her eyes, who is his family now.

Immediately, Xiao Qi's eyes were seen floating on Yuanyuan who was standing at the back of the group of people.

Leaping past Liu Ruyi, she walked directly in front of Yuanyuan, raised her chin, and praised, "I saw you standing behind Eldest Sister yesterday, and I thought you were stunning. I didn't expect to see you today, even more so."

Seeing that Xiao Qi had just finished talking about being engaged to Liu Xuanshuang, and coveted Yuanyuan, Liu Ruyi was furious. Although he and Liu Xuanshuang were considered deadly enemies, this kind of man was really hateful.

If it was the order of his parents and the words of the matchmaker, no matter how he talked with Liu Xuanshuang, he himself was willing to marry Liu Xuanshuang.

Almost immediately, Liu Ruyi almost blurted out, saying that the few pieces of jade Ruyi that Xiao Qi took as a betrothal gift for the engagement were not as good as the Ruyi that the emperor rewarded Liu Jiaren yesterday on a whim.

However, anyway, Liu Ruyi endured it.

From a distance, Mu Zitan and Liu Jiaren seemed to see that there was some trouble here, so they all came here.

Xiao Qi still hooked his round chin, watching obsessively.

Yuanyuan lowered her eyes and didn't react at all.

Liu Ruyi was somewhat disappointed with her, but she also knew that in the palace, no matter whether the prince was a down-and-out prince or not, she, an unfavored daughter of a sixth-rank official, could not provoke her.

Liu Jiaren dared to confront Princess Dingguo in the palace because she relied on Mu Zitan's support.

Xiao Qi stretched out his other hand and placed it on Yuanyuan's face. Just as Liu Ruyi was about to sneer, she heard Yuanyuan's voice was low but firm, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince, please respect yourself."

Liu Ruyi took what she was about to say, but wanted to see if this Yuanyuan could resist the Seventh Prince. She was supported by people like them who were high-status and dared to provoke the Seventh Prince.

"Hey, aren't you just a maid? I don't believe that my eldest sister will fall out with me because of you." Xiao Qi spoke frivolously, but Liu Ruyi knew that he was not pretending. Xiao Qi's personality is distorted, and he looks down on women very much.

It can be seen from his previous life that he let her and Liu Xuanshuang serve at the same time.

After speaking, Xiao Qi touched Yuanyuan's face with his other hand, and Yuanyuan suddenly pushed Xiao Qi away fiercely.

Xiao Qi was unprepared and fell to the ground all of a sudden. It was obvious that Yuanyuan herself was also very surprised. Then, seeing Liu Ruyi, she quickly ran behind Liu Ruyi.

It looks pathetic.

It made Liu Ruyi laugh.

Just now I was thinking of testing Yuanyuan, but now this kind of thinking has disappeared.

Seeing her pitiful and lovely appearance, Liu Ruyi inexplicably remembered the helplessness of not being able to control her own destiny in her previous life, how similar she was to Yuanyuan, the same sickness and sympathy, why bother to test her again.

"The Seventh Prince is really suave and informal."

Liu Ruyi suddenly said: "I just got married with my elder sister, and now I'm teasing others. Does the Seventh Prince want to marry as a side concubine?"

"Of course." Xiao Qi got up from the ground, a little sullen.

"Does the Seventh Prince know who this woman is?" Liu Ruyi suddenly thought of an idea.

"It's just the maid next to Eldest Sister, how can Eldest Sister be reluctant to have a maid?" Xiao Qi looked at Mu Zitan who was coming towards him, raised his eyebrows and said, as if he would cause a big incident if he didn't give it.

During this time, Liu Ruyi also heard some ridiculous things about the Seventh Prince in the capital.

The people outside also know that no matter whether Xiao Qi is favored or not, whether he is down or out, they cannot afford to offend him.

Seeing Xiao Qi's appearance, Liu Ruyi quickly gave Linglong a wink, Linglong hid behind the crowd, took advantage of her small stature, and rushed to rescue the soldiers.

"Eldest sister, she is just a little maid, so you can't be reluctant to give it to your younger brother, right? If elder sister loves this little maid, younger brother won't treat her badly, just let her be his side concubine." Xiao Qi spoke confidently.

Mu Zitan was about to speak, but was stopped by Liu Ruyi, who pinched Mu Zitan secretly, and Mu Zitan guessed that Liu Ruyi wanted her to cooperate.

"The seventh prince is a little embarrassed to say that. First, this little girl was not brought into the palace to be a maid. Second, this little girl is a wish of Zitan and I, and I intend to dedicate it to the emperor as a concubine. , even the seventh prince's concubine." Liu Ruyi looked at Xiao Qi with a faint smile on her face.

The concubine in the palace is pregnant, and for the sake of solid favor, there are many people who stuff the people around them or the people they find to the emperor.

Liu Ruyi bet that Xiao Qi would not make a special trip to inquire about this, and she didn't dare to ask more.

Sure enough, when the emperor was mentioned, Xiao Qi lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, then raised his head and said with a smile: "Look at me, what have you said? It's my fault for being abrupt, sisters. Last night I made an appointment, and I was happy to drink a few more glasses for a while, and I haven't sobered up yet."

Xiao Qi is able to bend and stretch, but unfortunately, Liu Ruyi doesn't appreciate him.

"Brother-in-law doesn't need to look at others like this. If you find a stunning one, you might as well send it to the Seventh Prince's Mansion and be a side concubine for your brother-in-law. My sister has been educated since she was a child, and she is the most virtuous, so she will not object." Liu Ruyi smiled. Ironically, it can be regarded as letting Xiao Qi preconceived, Liu Xuanshuang should be virtuous and recruit new people for him.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Qi thought so deeply, and thanked him with his hand: "Then I will trouble you, I don't have time to look around."

As he said that, his eyes rolled around Yuanyuan's face with some regret.

"What? How do you know that the Seventh Prince is planning to marry Princess Bizhu?" Mu Zitan looked at Liu Ruyi in disbelief. It wasn't because she didn't trust Liu Ruyi, it was because the news was so shocking.

"Princess Bizhu is so high-minded, how could she marry such an unfavored prince as a side concubine?" Mu Zitan asked questions one after another.

"Nabizhu is also stunning, although the Seventh Prince's mind has never been normal, but I called my brother-in-law just now, and he still thinks that if he marries a beauty, my sister should be virtuous and patient, that's why they have already discussed which one to marry as side concubine. "Liu Ruyi analyzed.

"Then..." Mu Zitan was puzzled again.

"He is ambitious, but he is not taken seriously. He has no money or power, and he is ignored and despised. Naturally, he wants to find help. Although other princes don't like to marry Princess Bizhu, but he married As a side concubine, you can get the support of the entire Keye tribe, or even more, and by then, it will not be far to become king." Liu Ruyi analyzed.

"Then your sister, agree?" Mu Zitan was very curious.

"Liu Xuanshuang loves glory and wealth the most. If the Seventh Prince promises some glory and wealth, he can agree to almost anything." Liu Ruyi said finally.

Liu Ruyi called Yuanyuan to sit down.

"What's the situation in your family? Tell me, to tell you the truth, I'm a concubine in the mansion. I used to live like you. It's not as good as a maid. In winter, I have to wash and chop firewood by myself. It's not as good as you, so it's not bad." Liu Ruyi's tone was gentle.

Maybe it was Liu Ruyi's attitude that moved Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan burst into tears and began to cry, but Liu Ruyi didn't rush her. After a long time, Yuanyuan finally stopped crying.

It took a long time on and off before he finally finished talking about his life experience.

It turned out that the Yuanyuan family's father was a sixth-rank official, and in the boundary of the capital, he was really very small.

Her mother only gave birth to her, and later her mother died of illness, and the family was guarded by the married stepmother.

The step-wife gave birth to several sons and a daughter, and the father had successors, so he naturally put all his heart and soul on his son, and didn't care about the back house, and chose to use the beautiful Yuanyuan to seek an official position under the wind of his stepmother's pillow. Fortunately, Yuanyuan was found by Aunt Jia and brought back to Liu's house.

Even though Aunt Jia wanted Yuanyuan to be the housekeeper, she was doing the wrong thing and helped Yuanyuan.

Liu Ruyi asked these questions just to help Yuanyuan.

"Well, I just want to hear from you. Someone has been sent to investigate." Liu Ruyi said, asking Linglong to bring over a thick account book.

"I don't know if you hate your father and your stepmother, but here are all the records of your father's acceptance of bribes after being an official for many years." Liu Yiyi said, and handed it to Yuanyuan.

"You can choose whatever you want. I didn't keep a backup of this account book, only this one." Yuanyuan looked at Liu Ruyi in surprise.

Mu Zitan also lamented Liu Ruyi's high efficiency, and in just a few days, he managed to get these out.

After glancing at Mu Zitan, Liu Ruyi patted Mu Zitan's head, "It's not my credit, it's because Yushitai has been eyeing it for a long time."

After reading the account book, Yuanyuan's hands trembled.

These years, in order to get promoted, her father received a terrifying amount of dowry just for "marrying his daughter", including 3000 taels from the Liu family and 5000 taels from the Zhao family.

However, there is only one daughter, but she is promised to dozens of families.

Yuanyuan's hands trembled a little.

I don't know whether to be angry or scared.

"Also, I've been investigating the matter of money for many years. Didn't you find that your elder brother's age is not right? We suspect that your mother was deliberately killed by your stepmother in order to get in."

(End of this chapter)