Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Meng Fan is the only one in the Meng family who has some talent, but the Spring Examination has always been based on one's own ability.

Cheating in the imperial examination is a serious crime. Even if you are a prince, you must not make such a mistake.

"My son, that's not what I meant."

Xie Junyi took out a scroll from his pocket and handed it to the queen, "Mother, take a look at this painting."

When the queen opened it, she saw that the painting was the Eight Horses painted by Meng Xiyue.

The Queen's eyes lit up, "You got another painting by Master Mo Ran?"

As a woman from an aristocratic family, the queen's talent has always been top-notch. Among the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she is especially good at painting.

Like Xie Junyi, she also likes Master Mo Ran's paintings very much. However, Master Mo Ran's paintings are rarely circulated, and she has not yet obtained a single one.

Her eyes reluctantly left the portrait.

"Are you trying to bribe my mother with your paintings?"

"You are overthinking, mother. This painting belongs to me. I am just borrowing it for you to take a look."

Having said that, Xie Junyi was afraid that the Queen would snatch it from him, so he simply put the portrait away.

"you…"

The queen's face turned cold, "What do you mean? What does this portrait have to do with Meng Xiyue?"

"What if I tell you, mother, that if I marry her, you can have her portrait anytime you want?"

The queen was slightly stunned, then stood up, "Are you saying that she is Master Mo Ran's disciple?"

"No, she is Master Mo Ran herself."

"What did you say?" The queen widened her eyes in disbelief. In her opinion, Master Mo Ran has always been an old man with a white beard.

Tell her now that Master Mo Ran is just a young girl who has just come of age, how is this possible.

"I saw her draw it with my own eyes, so it can't be fake."

The queen looked at Xie Junyi and accepted the fact only after she was sure that he was not joking.

"I didn't expect that she is so talented at such a young age. No wonder you like her so much."

The queen felt somewhat relieved, and she said that her son had never been a person who was blinded by lust.

"Doesn't the Queen Mother like Master Mo Ran very much? There are also many other literati who like her. Once her identity is made public, many literati will flock to her."

Xie Junyi advised like this, but he had no intention of revealing her identity.

Because he knew she didn't like it either.

"But even if she has some talent and can be respected by scholars, she can't do anything for your future."

Xie Junyi already has a high reputation among the people, so it doesn't matter whether he has this support or not.

"Don't I already have Princess Rong'an? With the support of Prince Ning'an, plus the support of the officials in the court, the overall situation is set. Those who are waiting and watching will automatically choose me even if there is no marriage."

After all, no one can go against power. When the overall situation is determined, those who are not his people will become his people.

"But you have to marry Princess Rong'an first. The Prince of Liang has been to Prince Ning'an's mansion every day these past two days. If this continues, it's not certain whether the princess will choose you."

The queen sighed. If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have called her son over and given him a lecture.

"Did the Queen Mother agree?"

Realizing what he was asking, the Queen said unhappily.

"When Princess Rong An becomes the principal wife, everything else is up to you."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Xie Junyi was overjoyed. She had finally won the position of concubine.

He couldn't wait to tell her the news.

"My son, please retire."

"Wait a moment. The Queen Mother has prepared a gift for the Princess. Go and deliver it."

The maid beside the queen immediately handed over a brocade box.

Xie Junyi took a look and took it, "Yes."

With this order, he could no longer return to Prince Qi's Mansion and could only go to Prince Ning'an's Mansion.

At this time, Cui Panxi was flipping through a book boredly, listening to King Liang chattering on and on.

He had been talking for two days, and it was nothing more than some compliments to herself and the Ning'an Palace. She was not interested in these words at all.

"Princess, Prince Qi is here."

Hearing the maid's words, she quickly put down the book in her hand and ran outside in ecstasy.

The smile on Prince Liang's face froze, and he felt that his companionship over the past two days was a joke.

Is she determined to fall in love with Xie Junyi?

The smile on Prince Liang's face faded, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes.

If this continued, he would have to resort to other means.

He sighed, stood up and followed him out.

"Brother Yi."

Cui Panxi came out, saw Xie Junyi, and immediately went to greet him.

Then she remembered that he hadn't come to see her in the past two days, and snorted angrily.

"Brother Yi, are you finally free?"

"I'm sorry, I have been busy these past two days. This is a gift that the Queen Mother sent me to give you."

Xie Junyi replied calmly.

"We accept the Queen's kindness. Does Your Majesty have anything else to say?"

The Ning'an King and his wife walked over, with a hint of anger on their faces.

It's easy to understand why Xie Junyi brought Meng Xiyue back. In order to accompany her, he neglected Cui Panxi for the past two days.

This is the case before she even gets married. Once she gets married, won’t their daughter be left alone in an empty house?

Therefore, they also detained Cui Panxi for the past two days and did not allow her to go to Prince Qi's Mansion.

If Xie Junyi doesn't come, then they won't go either. They never asked for this marriage.

"There is one more thing. I want to invite you to go horseback riding in the suburbs tomorrow. I wonder if you are free."

"available."

Cui Panxi nodded and agreed without waiting for King Ning'an to speak. She grew up in the border area for many years, and her favorite thing was riding horses.

Xie Junyi made such arrangements, obviously he had her in mind.

The reason why he didn't come to see me these two days might be that he was pestered by that woman.

If a woman wants to keep a man, there are many ways for her to do so. Even Xie Junyi has no way to resist, so she doesn't care.

She hasn't entered the palace yet, so there is no need to worry about such things. When she becomes the Princess of Qi, if that woman still dares to be so presumptuous, she will have plenty of ways to deal with her.

Thinking of this, she blinked her eyes and said innocently, "Brother Yi, bring Miss Meng with you tomorrow, and we will go horseback riding together."

"This...she can't ride a horse."

"If she doesn't know how to do it, I can teach her. Otherwise, it would be too lonely for me to be the only woman there."

Xie Junyi pondered for a moment and said, "I can find other women to ride horses with you. The daughter of the General of the Cavalry is good at horsemanship. You two should be able to get along well."

"But I want to meet Miss Meng." Cui Panxi insisted.

The more Xie Junyi hid the person, the more she wanted to meet him.

"Why, is this Miss Meng so shameful? Or does the prince think that Xier can eat her up?"

Upon seeing this, Prince Ning'an said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness has misunderstood. He is just afraid of spoiling the princess's fun. Since the princess wants to see him, your Highness will take her with him tomorrow."

"Okay, it's settled."