The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

When Gu Yan'er heard the King of Qi say that he didn't want her to be the King of Qi's consort anymore, she felt a little secretly happy, but she pretended to be terrified and crawled towards the King of Qi, pulling at his clothes, crying and begging, "Cousin, cousin, you can't do this to me. I've only done what you told me to do."

Prime Minister Gu frowned when he saw his daughter in such an awkward state, and shouted, "Yan'er, get up! You are the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you are crying and whimpering. You are not only losing your own face, but also the face of your father and the entire Prime Minister. Why don't you stand up quickly?"

After hearing Prime Minister Gu's words, Gu Yan'er stood up tremblingly and stood beside Madam Gu. Madam Gu reached out and held her hand, patting the back of her hand gently, signaling her to be at ease and not to be afraid.

When the King of Qi saw Gu Yan'er standing up, he said to Prime Minister Gu in a bad tone, "Uncle, what do you mean by this? Are we just going to let this go?"

"Oh! Then according to King Qi's opinion, how do you want to deal with Yan'er?" Prime Minister Gu said nonchalantly, as if he was really handing his daughter over to King Qi to deal with at will.

"I will not allow someone as jealous and evil as her to be my princess, and I don't want to see her again. Just demote her to a concubine and send her to a farm in the suburbs on the pretext of illness. Uncle, rest assured that the Princess of Qi will be chosen from the Prime Minister's Mansion. I think my cousin Ying'er is very suitable." When the King of Qi said this, he felt like he was doing a huge favor to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Even though Gu Yan'er was not doing a good job, he was still willing to give the position of Princess of Qi to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Prime Minister Gu should be grateful.

Prime Minister Gu also guessed what the King of Qi was thinking. He chuckled and said, "Oh, then should I kneel down and thank the King of Qi for valuing me so much? But since the King of Qi wants me to abolish Yan'er's position as the legitimate daughter, should I also abolish Madam's position as the legitimate wife? And make Ying'er's biological mother Liu the legitimate wife?"

After hearing what Prime Minister Gu said, the King of Qi realized that his words were inappropriate and offended his aunt, and he looked at Madam Gu carefully. Madam Gu was very dissatisfied, but because the King of Qi was much higher than her, she could not say much, and just turned her back to him and looked at Gu Yan'er, ignoring him.

Seeing that Madam Gu ignored him, the King of Qi turned to Prime Minister Gu and said, "Uncle, Jingye didn't mean that. Even if I am a jerk, I will never instruct you to favor your concubine and kill your wife. Uncle..." The King of Qi finally spoke politely now and didn't dare to call himself the king anymore.

Prime Minister Gu did not wait for the Prince of Qi to finish his words and continued, "I wonder if Your Highness Prince of Qi has ever thought about this. Originally, you have already admitted what happened today, and everyone just thought it was a misunderstanding. Lu Yi of the Zhenguo Marquis's Mansion and the Imperial Censor Liu Lord did not say much. But now you insist on punishing Yan'er, abolishing her position as the legitimate daughter, and driving her out of the mansion. Will they look into the twists and turns in the middle? Moreover, if Lu Yi finds out that all this was led by Your Highness Prince of Qi, and wants to harm Miss Lu, what do you think Lu Yi will do? Will he easily let you off? So I advise Your Highness not to be aggressive. It will be good for you to forgive others when you can."

After hearing this, the King of Qi did not dare to say anything more. He calmed down and said, "Uncle is right. Jingye was too impulsive just now."

Seeing that the King of Qi had softened his attitude, Prime Minister Gu didn't want to give him too much face. His attitude softened as well: "Your Highness the King of Qi will not blame me for speaking too harshly just now, right?"

"Uncle, you are too polite. You are the elder and I am the junior. If I did something wrong, you pointed it out in time because you love me. How could I blame you? Also, uncle, you are too formal. When there are no outsiders around, you don't have to call me 'Your Highness the Prince of Qi'. Just call me 'Jingye'." The Prince of Qi noticed the change in Prime Minister Gu's way of addressing him only after his attitude changed.

Prime Minister Gu did not dare to call him 'Jingye' anymore. Calling him by his name seemed intimate when nothing happened, but if something happened, it would mean that he was not taking him seriously. So he just said, "I dare not!"

Madam Gu watched as the atmosphere between Prince Qi and Prime Minister Gu eased slightly before she dared to speak: "Now what you mean is that if Yan'er is not sent away, this lady's position as the Prime Minister's wife will also be preserved, right?"

The King of Qi heard the anger in Madam Gu's words and didn't dare to respond.

Prime Minister Gu came to the rescue and said, "What are you talking about, Madam? No one can take away your position as Prime Minister's wife." This was also a disguised way of telling King Qi that he should not use this matter to target Gu Yan'er in the future.

The King of Qi then smiled and said to Madam Gu: "Uncle is right, you will always be my aunt!"

"Then is the marriage between Your Highness and Yan'er still going to be finalized? Yan'er is not young anymore, we can't keep dragging it out like this. If it is decided, we should arrange the engagement ceremony as soon as possible. If the King of Qi really doesn't like Yan'er, I can find a husband for Yan'er as soon as possible." Madam Gu thought that she only had this one precious daughter. If the King of Qi really disliked her, it would not be easy for her to marry him even if she could become the queen, not to mention whether he could become the emperor. It would be better for her to marry someone from a lower family but who loved Yan'er.

"Madam! Your words are becoming more and more outrageous. Are you forcing a marriage?" Although Prime Minister Gu seemed to be admonishing Madam Gu, he also made the matter clear. He also felt that the King of Qi had been dragging their Yan'er around, and in the end it was Yan'er who clung to him and pestered him, which was really degrading.

Upon hearing this, the King of Qi looked embarrassed and said, "Since ancient times, marriage has always been decided by parents and matchmakers. I have to go back to the palace to discuss this matter with my father and mother before I can give my uncle and aunt a reply."

It was the same answer again. Prime Minister Gu and Madam Gu were so tired of hearing it. Prime Minister Gu said helplessly, "Then you should go back and discuss it with the Emperor and Empress. If there is no reply after a month, I will go to the palace in person to explain to the Empress that Yan'er is not talented enough to take on the important task and is not worthy of the title of Princess of Qi. I will choose another husband for your cousin Yan'er."

When the King of Qi heard this, he neither agreed nor refuted. He stood up and said goodbye, "Uncle, aunt, cousin Yan'er, I will take my leave first. Cousin, don't worry, I will discuss our marriage with my father, the emperor and my mother." He still made a promise to Gu Yan'er before leaving.

Gu Yan'er remained noncommittal. She really hoped that this marriage would not take place in the end.

Prime Minister Gu also stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, Prince of Qi, please take care. I am old and frail, so I will not see you off."

After His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi left, Prime Minister Gu saw that Gu Yan'er still looked aggrieved and wanted to cry but couldn't. He felt distressed just now, but now he felt a little annoyed. What's the point of crying when she can't handle things calmly?

So he said to Gu Yan'er, "Okay, Yan'er, you are tired too, go back to your room and rest. In the future, if the King of Qi asks you to do something despicable like this again, you should think twice before doing it. Don't do it rashly. If something goes wrong, no one can protect you."

Gu Yan'er quickly bowed and said, "Yan'er understands. I won't dare to do it again. Yan'er will take her leave first."

Madam Gu was still holding Gu Yan'er's hand. Seeing that she was about to leave, she said to Prime Minister Gu, "I'll take her back."

When the two of them walked to the door, Prime Minister Gu suddenly asked Gu Yan'er: "Yan'er, did you really not play any role in today's incident?" Although Prime Minister Gu felt that Gu Yan'er did not have that ability, he still couldn't help but have some doubts.

"Ah?" Gu Yan'er looked at Prime Minister Gu with an innocent face.

Prime Minister Gu and Gu Yan'er looked at each other, but couldn't see anything, so he said, "Nothing, go back to your room and rest."

Gu Yan'er didn't say anything else. She turned around and went back to her room with Mrs. Gu.