Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

A legitimate wife? This might be something he could never give her.

Xie Junyi calmed down and walked in.

Looking at her standing by the window, they smiled at each other, as if nothing had happened.

"Has the prince had his meal?" Meng Xiyue asked softly.

"No."

"Then let Zhiyue prepare a meal for you."

"it is good."

These days, Meng Xiyue has spoiled Xie Junyi's taste for food, and he can't eat anything that's not cooked by her.

He hadn't eaten much for two days, but he wasn't hungry at all.

"Your Majesty, please withdraw all the guards outside. I will not run away again."

Xie Junyi paused for a moment, then put down his bowl and chopsticks and said in a deep voice, "Okay."

"And Ye Shizi, he only helped me for the music score. You should know him better than me, so stop being angry with him."

"it is good."

Xie Junyi agreed readily. Song Zhiyan was obsessed with music, and he really understood it better than anyone else.

He raised his eyes to look at Meng Xiyue, reached out his hand and gently stroked her cheek, "This king really likes you."

"I know, I like the prince too."

Meng Xiyue tilted her head and rubbed her cheek against his palm, like a kitten begging for love from its owner.

"Then stay by my side obediently from now on, okay?"

Meng Xiyue paused and replied, "I just said I won't run away again."

Xie Junyi gently embraced her in his arms and took a deep breath of her unique cool fragrance.

"Yue'er, I promise you that I will work hard to fight for the position of concubine. By then, besides the principal concubine, you, and Yin Wumei, there will never be a fourth person in the palace."

"Yin Wumei has been in the mansion for a long time. If I don't take her in, she will have nowhere to go."

Regardless of whether she was formally accepted as a member of the family or not, in the eyes of everyone, she was already a member of Prince Qi's Mansion. It would be too unfair to her if she was allowed to leave.

"And Princess Rong An, she is not intolerant. She said that she will get along well with you and treat you as sisters. She is the principal and you are the assistant. If she makes things difficult for you, I will stand up for you and will never let you suffer any injustice."

"If you don't want to live in the mansion, I can accompany you to live in the other courtyard. If I have time, I can also accompany you to other places to see the mountains and rivers."

Xie Junyi expressed all his thoughts, and this was the best arrangement he could make.

He also promised her that there would be no new people in the house and that she would always be the one he loved the most.

She should be content.

She forced a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty knows that I don't like to be restrained. Can I always do whatever I want in Prince Qi's Mansion?"

"Okay, this is your home."

"it is good."

Her word "good" struck Xie Junyi's heart hard. He asked in a trembling voice, "So you agree."

"I agree. The prince has shown great favor to me by allowing me, the concubine of a county magistrate, to be his concubine. How can I not be satisfied?"

"Yue'er, I can give you everything except the position of the principal wife."

"The prince has given enough."

Meng Xiyue buried her face in his arms and shed two tears where he couldn't see.

Perhaps he felt guilty towards her, or perhaps he was still unsure about her, so he spent the next two days.

Xie Junyi always stayed with her, gave her countless jewellery, and cared for her with tenderness.

But his behavior naturally caused dissatisfaction among others.

Especially Yin Wumei, who witnessed their affection every day. She had always been eager for Princess Rong'an to come to Beijing so that Meng Xiyue could recognize her place.

Who would have thought that she would just cut off the source of her trouble and run away. Yin Wumei didn't believe that she really ran away, she was just showing off her temper.

But it must be said that she succeeded, and the prince treats her better now than before.

Now the marriage between the prince and Princess Rong'an has not been finalized yet, and the prince is still revolving around her like this.

He seemed to have forgotten that if he failed to marry Princess Rong'an, he would most likely not have the chance to become the crown prince.

This is not what she wants to see.

She has been with the prince for so many years without any regrets. Her biggest wish, besides being able to accompany the prince forever, is to become a concubine in the harem.

Once you become a concubine, you are different from the prince's concubine.

So she didn't allow Meng Xiyue to block the prince's way.

She couldn't control the prince, someone else would naturally take care of it. She just had to report the current situation in the mansion truthfully.

Sure enough, on the third day, the queen summoned the prince into the palace.

"Has the concubine in your house been found?"

"She is not a concubine."

"If it's not now, it will be in the future. Are you going to keep supporting me like this without giving me a name?"

The queen frowned slightly, with a warning look in her eyes.

"She dared to run away. How could such a woman be worthy of your love? If you find her, she should be punished. You are so ignorant that you still pamper her like this. You are really foolish."

Listening to these insulting words about Meng Xiyue, Xie Junyi felt it was even more uncomfortable than when the Queen scolded him.

He raised his eyes and said firmly, "After I get engaged to Princess Rong An, I want to make her my concubine?"

"Thank you, Junyi."

The queen put down the teacup in her hand heavily and scolded harshly.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

The Queen had already thought of candidates for the position of concubine. They were all legitimate daughters of high-ranking officials in the court and people who could provide him with assistance.

There are only two concubines in total, so how could a woman without a background take one of them?

"Let's not talk about whether she is qualified or not. If she becomes a concubine, have you ever thought that other women from wealthy families will no longer be willing to enter Prince Qi's mansion?"

Which girl from aristocratic family would be willing to be inferior to a concubine's daughter, especially a concubine's daughter with no background at all?

"I don't care. Even without the support of those high officials, I can still sit in that position."

Xie Junyi did not dare to say that he would not marry other women into the palace. If the queen knew about this, she would probably not agree to let Meng Xiyue enter the palace.

"Mother knows you are capable, but why do you have to take such a detour when a few women can handle the problem?"

The queen sighed helplessly, "You have to understand that the one you really want to fight has never been King Liang."

But it was the emperor who was high above everyone else, and King Liang was just an insignificant pawn.

"Mother, although Yue'er does not have a noble family background, she can give herself an identity. She is better than any other woman."

"What kind of status can she give me? I warn you that you must not promote the people of the Meng family at this time, otherwise you will be caught. You know your father's character."

The queen spoke excitedly. Ever since she brought the Meng family to the capital, she was afraid that her son would become confused.

She had already secretly investigated the Meng family and found that Meng Qingxiang was a weak and incompetent person who was simply not capable of handling such a heavy responsibility.