Quick Wear: The Concubine is Seductive and Seduces the Mistress

Lu Xiangwan continued to act magnanimous and kind as the prince's wife, but when her husband mentioned another woman, she couldn't help but shed a tear.

She took a deep breath to suppress her temper, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart, "My husband didn't even ask me, but must force me to apologize to her?"

She was wronged by the Queen today, but Xie An didn't ask a single question. But when he came back, the first thing he said was "cousin". So who is his wife?

Xie An was sometimes very persistent, just like now, he believed that Liu Fuyin was crying because she was wronged, and believed that she was wronged, so he did not think there was anything wrong with his request, "Wan Niang, I also said that you can send something as an apology."

"...Okay, I get it. Her husband cares so much about her being wronged. What about me? Has your husband ever thought about how much I have been wronged?"

"You are pregnant now, so you don't need to go and pay respects. I will tell the Queen Mother, but she is not my biological mother after all. Please bear with me. If you have anything to say, tell me directly and I will do my best to resolve it."

Xie An has always known that Wan Niang loves him very much.

But he is now too busy to do anything, and love is not important to him. He is now the crown prince, a crown prince whose maternal family has been wronged, whose father has been weighing the pros and cons, and who is being watched covetously by the previous dynasty. What he wants is a crown princess who can settle down in his harem.

He had said these at the beginning, and this is all he can do now.

Of course Lu Xiangwan knew all this, otherwise she wouldn't have kept it to herself.

"Those grievances are nothing. As for my cousin, I know my husband has no intention, but I can't control my love for him, so I am suspicious. I hope my husband won't blame me."

"Wan Niang, you are a very good woman, but my cousin is my only relative, so you must take good care of her."

"But my cousin is still an unmarried woman. She is already sixteen this year. Living in the East Palace will inevitably cause criticism. Why don't I find a marriage for her and settle it first so that others will not think that she is coming for a husband."

Xie An had indeed thought about the engagement for Liu Fuyin. To be honest, his father would not be alive for many years, and he had thought of arranging the marriage when he reached that position.

But Wanniang had already brought it up on her own initiative, and if he refused he would probably get suspicious.

If you meet each other, then you meet each other. It's just an engagement. If the other party is not good enough, you can change him/her when the time comes.

"Then it's up to you."

*

The news that the little palace maid who tended the flowers and plants had become Fengyi overnight spread quickly in the East Palace.

Crown Prince Xie An was handsome, as graceful as a jade tree in the wind, and a hero who repelled the enemies. From the first day he entered the East Palace, many palace maids were attracted to him, but they all knew that he was in love with his wife and did not dare to act rashly.

Now that Fengyi suddenly appeared, many ambitious palace maids wanted to curry favor with him.

When he encountered the palace maid posing in a coquettish manner while cleaning for the third time, Xie An had her dragged out and beaten to death. From then on, those people finally gave up their plans.

Not to mention the palace maids, the ministers outside also thought of sending their daughters in. Originally, this year was the general election held every three years, but the emperor was unable to cope with it and cancelled it. Now it happened to be held again.

It wasn't just Xie An who was being chosen, there were also several younger princes who hadn't married yet.

However, the palace selection will be held in three months.

"He is really cruel!"

In the study room in the front hall, Xie An's brows furrowed after reading the letter sent by Shang Hui.

He originally thought that his mother was murdered by the Imperial Concubine, and even the current Queen thought so too. However, after searching over and over again, the final clue actually pointed to his father!

"Your Highness, the original plan was..."

"Just follow the original plan." His father's suspicion was engraved in his bones. He gave his only kindness to the imperial concubine and her son. Now he gave him the position of crown prince not because of his guilt towards the Ning family. He must be planning something!

"Go down." Xie An is neither busy nor busy now. His father is reluctant to give up power and assigns him unimportant government affairs.

After a while, Xie An calmed down and suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Liu Fuyin for a few days, so he asked casually, "Where's my cousin?"

"Your Highness, it seems that my cousin was frightened that day, and she has not gotten better since she became ill."

His cousin was usually a noisy person. Perhaps she felt uneasy after entering the palace. She would come closer to him every day. If she was not allowed to come in, she would sit outside the door and wait. After a few times, he had to allow her to come in. Sometimes she was quiet, and sometimes she talked nonsense. Although he was a little impatient, it was within an acceptable range.

"What's the business of an imperial physician? How did he get a job in the palace when he can't even cure a minor illness?" Xie An frowned. His experience in the palace since childhood made him wonder if he was being plotted against.

But there are only a few people in the Eastern Palace, and who can harm my cousin, an orphan?

"Go to Hanyin Pavilion."

Chen Xing was a little hesitant, as the Crown Princess's people had just come and said that they wanted to invite His Highness to have lunch over.

Xie An glanced at him coldly.

Chen Xing then stammered, "The Crown Princess said that she wants you to come over for lunch."

"Go see your cousin first before going." It wasn't a big deal, and he didn't know what the eunuch was hesitating about.

The gate of Hanyin Pavilion was closed, and the person who was supposed to be sick was barbecuing meat in the yard with several maids.

Liu Fuyin had indeed been ill for two days, but she was more afraid to see Xie An, so she simply pretended to be sick and hid in the yard. Even when Lu Xiangwan sent someone to ask her, she said that she had not fully recovered and it was not appropriate for her to see her sister to avoid passing on the disease.

She was almost suffocated after staying in the room for a few days. Today, a palace maid mentioned that barbecue was popular in her hometown. Hanyin Pavilion was in a remote place, so thinking that no one would notice, the master and servants made a fire and started to prepare.

When she heard that Xie An had arrived, she didn't even bother to take care of the fire and went back to bed pretending to be sick.

Yun Shu put out the fire quickly, but anyone with eyesight could see the smoke rising.

"How dare you! It is a serious crime for a palace maid to light a fire in the palace without permission!" Chen Xing knew at a glance that it was all over. The cousin must have been greedy again, and maybe she was pretending to be sick. However, as the prince's eunuch, he could only step forward and scold her.

Yunshu and several palace maids who were covered in dust and dirt from working on the fire quickly knelt down.

Xie An didn't say anything. Logically, she should be punished, but it seemed that the palace maid wasn't angry on her own. If he really had to punish his cousin, she would probably cling to him and cry for a long time. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

So in the end, he just glanced at Yun Shu and said, "Take me to see my cousin."

Yun Shu just stood up, and when she saw that the girl's face was still stained with charcoal ash and she pretended to cough twice, she knew it was all over.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I was really feeling unwell, so I was being rude."

"Are you feeling unwell? Are you still sick?"

"Yes." Liu Fuyin answered straightforwardly, half covering her face with the quilt, avoiding his gaze.

"It's because I've been away for six years and you've had no one to educate you, which has led to you developing the bad habit of lying." In fact, Xie An didn't understand why there was any point in pretending to be sick.

Liu Fuyin's eyes widened, and she was stunned for a moment before she realized that she had been exposed. She stood up and knelt down, tears falling again.

Xie An had no idea what to do with a crying woman, so Chen Xing was quick to hand her a handkerchief.

"Wipe your tears, your face is black from crying, why are you pretending to be sick in your own house?"

Liu Fuyin didn't say anything, and Xie An didn't force her. However, what happened today made her realize that women are different from men after all, and they still need to be carefully educated. Not to mention reading, but at least they should be able to read and write, and learn rules and etiquette.

"Starting tomorrow, I will find you a teacher and a nanny to teach you the rules."

"I have learned the rules very well, otherwise I would have died long ago." Liu Fuyin, kneeling on the ground, was unconvinced.

"Have you ever seen a daughter playing with fire and getting herself covered in dust?"

"I wasn't playing with fire, I was grilling meat. I'm not a noble lady, I'm just an orphan. It's useless to learn those things." Liu Fuyin avoided people when she couldn't see him, but now that she saw him, she got angry.

Why? It was clearly the fault of both of them that night, but she was the only one who was frightened, and he still complained about her.

Xie An couldn't bear to hear this, "What orphan girl? You are my cousin... Did someone in the palace make up something?"

These words were spoken to Yun Shu.

Yun Shu reacted quickly, and someone did make up a story. "Someone said that my daughter is... someone who came up to you when she saw that you were in power..."

"What?" Xie An's expression was not very good.

"Fox charmer..." Yun Shu's voice was very soft, and the moment he said it, he could even feel the cold air coming from Xie An's body.

"Chen Xing, have someone investigate, investigate thoroughly." After saying that, he looked at Liu Fuyin unhappily, "Aren't you the best at complaining? Why don't you say anything now?"

"I...I, Your Highness, I dare not."

Xie An finally couldn't help but ask the question that had puzzled him for a long time: "What are you upset about? Why didn't you call your cousin anymore?"

"Your Highness is in a high position, and I'm just an orphan who's unloved, so I dare not cling to him." She really said this to herself and cried at the end.

Xie Anzhen was so angry when he heard her words. He didn't say he didn't dare when he shamelessly approached his front hall before, but he didn't dare to do it now.

"Is this why you're hiding from me?"

Liu Fuyin hesitated for a while, but finally nodded.

Xie An was so angry that he said, "Next time you want something to eat, go to the kitchen and ask for it. If they don't give it to you, come to Chen Xing. Remember who said that about you. You can always file a complaint if you can't read, right?"

Liu Fuyin nodded, tugging at the corner of her clothes, looking very conflicted, not knowing what to do.

If her cousin really didn't remember that night, could she pretend it didn't happen?

"Get up." He was pretending to be sullen now. He had made quite a noise when he went to the front hall before.

Maybe he was not feeling well. He knelt for too long and felt dizzy when he stood up. His body was weak and he fell forward.

Xie An stood in front of her and didn't care about the difference between men and women and just hugged her.

In fact, he didn't think about it that way at all. If Wan Niang hadn't mentioned meeting each other, in his eyes, Liu Fuyin would still be the ten-year-old girl six years ago, only she had grown taller, and her temperament was still the same as before.

But now, the tenderness of the woman against him could not be ignored. Xie An stiffly wanted to let go, but the little cousin in his arms seemed to have found an outlet to vent. She hugged him and cried loudly, saying something: "If I do something wrong, will Your Highness beat me to death?"

??

He was only powerful on the battlefield, but had a bad temper in front of his subordinates. He was gentle enough in front of her on weekdays. Why did she think he was so cruel?

Liu Fuyin continued to cry, speaking incoherently: "That day...that day, Your Highness was going to...was going to beat that palace maid to death."

"This is different. You are young and don't understand. She was punished because she made a serious mistake. She deserved it."

I got even more scared after hearing this...

Liu Fuyin stopped crying and secretly vowed to keep what happened that night a secret.

*

"His Highness has gone to his cousin's place again." Cai Yue complained, "I don't know what kind of magic potion my cousin fed His Highness, but His Highness actually..."

“Cai Yue, is it because I have spoiled you too much that you are so outspoken that you even dare to make up stories about His Highness? I think I have to punish you with two months’ monthly salary so that you will remember this lesson.” Lu Xiangwan scolded harshly.

Caiyue grew up with her. She is good in every way. Loyalty is a must, but she always speaks without thinking.

Caiyue was a little unconvinced. She was obviously dissatisfied on behalf of the Empress, but she remained silent when she saw Lu Xiangwan's serious expression. She couldn't help but look at Grandma Gao, hoping that she would speak for her.

Grandma Gao also nodded and said, "Your Highness is right. You should change your temper."

Of course Lu Xiangwan was angry. Not to mention Caiyue, His Highness had no sense of propriety at all and ran to his cousin without even paying attention to the rules between men and women.

The master and his servants were all in a bad mood. The maid who came in to report was even more panicked. "Your Highness... Your Highness, Her Highness is here."

Lu Xiangwan put away his bad mood and was about to go out to greet the prince, but the next moment he saw the man coming in, followed by Liu Fuyin!

"Greetings to the Crown Princess."

Lu Xiangwan looked a little embarrassed, "Why did my cousin come here at this time?"

"But am I disturbing my sister? I...I can't say it anyway...Then I'd better go back to Hanyin Pavilion."

Seeing Lu Xiangwan's unhappy expression, Xie An knew that his behavior was inappropriate, but he really wanted to talk to Wan Niang about his cousin, so he simply brought her over.

"Miss Wan, I wanted to bring her here to talk to you about my cousin's upbringing. I thought since you are both girls, it would be easier to communicate."

Lu Xiangwan smiled and said, "I have prepared a lot of food here, but if you come and have a meal, how can I be a stingy person?"

"Really? Then can I come to see Sister Lu often? I'm alone in the East Palace, and I don't have anyone to talk to on weekdays. I'm afraid of disturbing Sister too much, so I don't dare to come."

Lu Xiangwan thought to himself, what else are you afraid of? You're just about to use the pole to step on my face, but he could only nod his head pretending to be magnanimous.

"Your Highness said that my cousin needs an educator. Nanny Gao is my wet nurse. She knows all the rules and etiquette that a woman should learn. As for reading, Nanny is also literate. Why not let Nanny stay with my cousin for a while?"

"No..." Liu Fuyin shook her head fiercely and looked at Xie An pitifully, "Cousin, I don't want her to teach me, can you teach me?"

"Or do you think I'm troublesome and don't want to care about me anymore?" Liu Fuyin raised her eyes with a frown, her bright eyes misty.