The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

The extent of Lu Lingxi's injury in Changqiu Palace was clear, and Concubine Shang's words when dealing with Concubine Su were even clearer.

Concubine Shang looked at Concubine Su, who was kneeling below with her face still bruised and swollen, and said, "Convey the Crown Prince's order: Concubine Su led people to besiege the main courtyard, committing a crime of insubordination, causing the Crown Princess to have multiple bruises on her body and catch a cold. However, considering that this is your first offense and that you were instigated by the mean servants, I will give you a lighter punishment. Concubine Su is ordered to be confined to Yilan Palace for three months, and the sentence will be reduced by half each month. She is not allowed to enter Changqiu Palace without permission, and all the mean servants who caused trouble will be sold."

The kneeling Concubine Su was unwilling to accept this, because she and Shang were of the same rank, and she and the Crown Prince had a childhood sweetheart relationship, but now she had to kneel to her!

But her words were still respectful, and she only replied: "I know I was wrong."

Concubine Shang sighed and advised: "Sister Su, knowing your mistakes is the best way to improve. You should cultivate yourself in Yilan Palace for the next three months, and don't be as impulsive as you were today. These servants will be sold, and when you are released from house arrest, I will find you some well-behaved and sensible ones."

Concubine Su sneered: "Humph! Are you sure you will still be the one in charge of the backyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion in three months?"

These words touched a chord with the audience, but Concubine Shang's expression did not change much. She just didn't want to pay any attention to her.

Mother Jiang, who was kneeling beside Concubine Su, was Concubine Su's wet nurse. She had watched her grow up and naturally loved her. Seeing that her master was about to offend Concubine Shang again, she quickly apologized, "Please forgive me, Concubine. My Concubine is young and has no sense of propriety. She was angry when she saw the person she grew up with leave her. She spoke in a harsh tone. Please don't be offended, Concubine. I will make sure my Concubine corrects her mistakes and cultivate her character in the next few months."

Concubine Shang said without comment, "No problem." She said nothing more and turned to leave Yilan Palace. She also brought up the words of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so there was no need to say more.

After Concubine Shang left, Mother Jiang said to Concubine Su, "Your Majesty, the situation has become like this, and you still won't listen to my advice? Everything should be considered in the long run, and should not be done hastily. How could you offend the Crown Princess, who has the highest status, and Concubine Shang, who has the most stable foundation, just a few days after you came here?"

After hearing what Mother Jiang said, Concubine Su fell silent. She thought she was different with Brother Yu, and that he would always favor her, which made her feel more confident in her actions. But now it seems that she was indeed a little too hasty.

Concubine Su's nurse was quite rational. She was strongly against it when she saw Ruizhu instigating her queen to go to Changqiu Palace to make trouble. But she was old, and the young master didn't like what she said. She disliked her advice as too timid, and she refused to listen no matter what, and she couldn't stop it. Fortunately, she didn't go to Changqiu Palace with them in the morning, so she wasn't sold out. Otherwise, now Concubine Su doesn't even have a capable person around her. In the future, Concubine Su will only have herself. Without outsiders to instigate, she should be able to listen to the advice.

After leaving Yilan Palace, Concubine Shang went straight back to her own Changxin Palace. She still had to go back to sort out the account books and hand over her work to the Crown Princess in the next few days.

After Concubine Shang returned to Changxin Palace, she buried her head in the account book. Her dowry maid Yunhong made tea for her and then ground ink.

Yunhong had just ground the ink and was sighing beside him. Concubine Shang hated it the most when she was reading the account book seriously and others sighed beside her, which affected her mood. She kept flipping through the account book and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you sighing?"

Yun Hong: "Madam, I feel it's not worth it for you. You have been managing the Prince's Mansion since you entered the palace. It has been six years. I thought that Madam would always be able to wait until the position of the principal wife with such diligence. Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has married another principal wife, and also took in a concubine with the same status as you. She dared to ridicule you within a few days of entering the mansion. It feels like you have worked in vain in the Prince's Mansion for the past six years. All of a sudden, you have lost your rights as a housekeeper, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's favor is also..."

Speaking of "favor", Yunhong glanced at Concubine Shang's face cautiously. His Majesty had been in the palace for so many years, and the Crown Prince had trust in her. All the internal affairs were handed over to her, and the Crown Prince never asked about them, but there was probably no favor, otherwise she would not have been childless until now.

Knowing that his words were inappropriate, Yunhong did not continue.

Concubine Shang, who was looking down at the account book, didn't hear Yunhong's words for a long time. She looked up at her and said calmly, "Why do you think so much and sigh just because of someone else's words? Concubine Su is just a spoiled young lady who only knows love. There is no need to care so much about her. As for the position of the principal wife? This is not my original intention. If there is no love or status, you can live a good life with money and financial strength. You can see it from Qian's current life."

Yun Hong sighed, "Alas! Madam, you are just too indifferent. You don't fight for anything. But you are in such a high position now. Even if you don't want to fight, others will regard you as an imaginary enemy."

Concubine Shang: "Yunhong, when you are older, you will understand that some things are not yours, and it is useless to fight for them. It is better to earn more money. Money is the only thing in the world that will not let you down. You can always get it with hard work and diligence."

Yun Hong: "My queen, you are also the daughter of a wealthy noble family, why are you so obsessed with money? You only think about money every day."

Concubine Shang said with a smile: "Yes, you are the most noble, you regard money as dirt, you will not bend for a few pieces of rice, so from today on, I will not pay you a monthly salary, and I will save money again."

Yunhong panicked: "My lady, that's not what I meant. Monthly allowance...monthly allowance, I still want it. My mother and my brothers and sisters still rely on it to make a living."

Concubine Shang raised her head and smiled, then continued to look at the account book and said, "Okay, I was just kidding. I know you are the mainstay of the family now, and the whole family depends on your monthly salary to survive. Don't worry, your monthly salary will not be stopped."

Concubine Shang has always been good-tempered. Yunhong felt comfortable with her and spoke more casually. After she felt relieved, she couldn't help complaining: "My lady, you are teasing me again! I am almost scared to death."

Concubine Shang: "Yunhong, have you ever thought that after I hand over the internal affairs of the Crown Prince's Mansion, I can concentrate on managing my own business. When I make money in the future, I will definitely share some with you, which may not be a bad thing for you."

Yunhong quickly knelt down to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Madam. I wish you a prosperous business and a lot of money in advance."

Concubine Shang shook her head in amusement, then concentrated on looking at the account book and stopped talking.

What Yun Hong didn't know was that when she first entered the Prince's Mansion, Concubine Shang also had expectations for the position of the principal wife and the Prince's favor. But gradually, she found that the Prince was gentle and polite to the concubines in the mansion, but in fact, he had no friendship and rarely stayed overnight. She had a frank talk with the Prince and realized that she couldn't waste time on him, so she began to concentrate on her own things and didn't think about other things.