The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

After the moon worship ceremony, Queen Gu led a group of female guests to their seats, and the Mid-Autumn Banquet officially began.

Queen Gu raised her wine glass and said, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I drink this cup with you all. I wish you all a happy and harmonious life in the future, just like the bright moon tonight."

Everyone raised their glasses and congratulated, "Her Majesty, long live the queen and stay healthy!" Then they all took a sip of the wine in their glasses and sat down to watch the performances of the dancers and singers.

Lu Lingxi took a sip of the wine in the glass. It tasted good, sweet, and light, just like a drink. Lu Lingxi ate and drank while watching the performance, and soon finished the wine in the glass.

Lu Lingxi didn't know how much alcohol she could drink, and in an occasion like today, it was not appropriate to drink too much, so she thought about just finishing the drink and didn't plan to order more. She was only thinking about picking up food to eat. She accidentally bumped into a very perceptive waitress who wanted to refill her wine when she saw Lu Lingxi finished drinking. As a result, the wine spilled all over Lu Lingxi.

The wine-adding maid quickly squatted down to wipe Lu Lingxi's cup, apologizing all the time: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry Miss Lu, it's all because of my stupidity."

Liu Lu was impatient and pushed aside the wine-adding maid. Seeing that Lu Lingxi's clothes were soaked, she said anxiously, "Miss, what should we do? We didn't bring any spare clothes."

Lu Lingxi's face was not looking good either. With such a large area wet, it would take a long time for it to dry. Even if it dried, it would still smell. It was too rude to dress like this for such an occasion.

Gu Yan'er saw what happened to Lu Lingxi. After explaining the situation to Queen Gu, she walked over to Lu Lingxi and said to her, "Miss Lu, please follow me. I'll take you to change your clothes."

Lu Lingxi stood up and said politely, "Thank you, Miss Gu."

Then she left the banquet hall with Gu Yan'er and came to the side hall, and then went to the inner room to change into the clothes that Gu Yan'er had prepared for her. During the whole process, Lu Lingxi and Gu Yan'er had no more extra words.

When Lu Lingxi changed his clothes and walked out of the inner room, he thought Chunhong and Liulu would be waiting outside. Unexpectedly, when he came out, he saw Gu Yaner, who sent Chunhong and Liulu out of the door and closed it, as if she had something to say.

Seeing that Gu Yan'er didn't come forward, Lu Lingxi didn't say anything. It was Gu Yan'er who spoke first: "Lingxi, don't you have anything to ask me?"

"It's been so long, I don't know where to start." Lu Lingxi answered honestly.

"Ah!" Gu Yan'er sighed and said, "Lingxi and I are unfamiliar with each other now. When we met before, he would pull me aside and talk about everything."

After hearing this, Lu Lingxi did not comment or answer.

Gu Yan'er took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and said to Lu Lingxi sincerely: "Lingxi, I am sorry for what happened last time. I shouldn't have drugged you when you completely trusted me."

"Why would you do this when you are fine? And at my father's birthday party?"

"I'm sorry, but I was forced at that time." Gu Yan'er didn't want to say the name of King Qi. After all, tonight was their engagement party. From now on, she, Gu Yan'er, and King Qi would be a family, sharing honor and disgrace.

But even if Gu Yan'er didn't say who the mastermind was, Lu Lingxi could guess roughly, "It's His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, right?"

When Gu Yan'er heard Lu Lingxi mention the King of Qi, she quickly explained, "My cousin was also bewitched. I later checked and found out that it was my half-sister Gu Ying'er who seduced my cousin and made him pregnant with his child. She also advised him that once a woman loses her virginity, she will be devoted to that man forever."

"Miss Gu, are you pleading for the King of Qi now, hoping that I won't care about this matter? That's right, I heard that Miss Gu is going to be engaged to the King of Qi tonight, and you will be a family in the future, so you will naturally speak for him. But this matter actually has little impact on me. The one who should hold a grudge is Liu Fufeng. I also want to thank Miss Gu for giving her a break." Lu Lingxi spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Gu Yan'er felt very uncomfortable when she heard Lu Lingxi say this, and she clenched the handkerchief in her hand: "Lingxi, don't be like this. I know you have always treated me well and your mind is pure, so I tried my best to make amends. Please don't resent me, okay?"

"Were you coerced by the King of Qi? What did he use to coerce you? Or do you love him so much that you would do whatever he told you to do, no matter if it was right or wrong?" Lu Lingxi was still willing to trust his own judgment once again and wanted to ask Gu Yan'er why she did this.

Gu Yan'er sighed again and decided to make things clear. She didn't know why she didn't want Lu Lingxi to misunderstand her, nor did she want to be alienated from Lu Lingxi. She felt that she would completely lose contact with Lu Yugang, and she was very unwilling. So Gu Yan'er took Lu Lingxi's hand and sat at the table with her.

"Lingxi, you and I are both noble ladies, and we look glamorous, but our situations are different, our personalities are different, and the way we deal with problems is also different."

"Your father only loved your mother and never took a concubine. After your mother passed away, he never remarried. Instead, he transferred all his love to you. You two are considered relatives. But this capital is a place of fame and fortune. Everyone values ​​profit and face. Everything else can be used. Marriage and children are only for maintaining profit relationships. In this capital, except for your father, everyone has three wives and four concubines."

"There are many women and children in the backyard. How many people can the master remember? But only those who are remembered by the master can have a good life. How can we make the master remember? It is not enough to be obedient, but also to bring benefits to the master. Therefore, intrigues and competitions for favors are inevitable in the backyard. Do you understand this situation?"

Lu Lingxi nodded hesitantly. This was probably similar to the palace fighting in TV dramas. He could understand the general idea, but he couldn't empathize with them.

"It's okay if I'm alone. If I'm not favored, I can just live a hard life. But I'm the only child of my mother. If I really can't become the Princess of Qi, I'll be ignored by my father. My mother's life in the Prime Minister's Mansion won't be easy. If I get married in the future, my mother will be alone in the Prime Minister's Mansion and be excluded. How will she live? My mother has always been the best to me. How can I bear to let her suffer because of me?"

"Isn't your mother the wife of the prime minister? There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. Even if you are unhappy, they wouldn't dare to touch your mother easily, right?" Lu Lingxi didn't understand.

"That being said, if Daddy doesn't take them seriously, and they have evil intentions again, and harm Mom without anyone noticing, what if Daddy takes this opportunity to promote the mother of the son he favors as his legitimate wife, so that he can also have a legitimate son?" Gu Yan'er said what she didn't dare to tell Madam Gu, the worst case scenario. Although Prime Minister Gu would not do something like favoring a concubine and killing his wife, if things really developed like this, he would go with the flow, and by then Madam Gu would not even get justice after her death.

Lu Lingxi was frightened by Gu Yaner's remarks: "It's not that bad, is it? Don't scare yourself."

Gu Yan'er smiled bitterly and said, "Lingxi, that's because the environment you live in is too simple. In the capital, such things often happen. If you are not favored, even if you occupy the position of the legitimate wife, it may not last long."