Quick Wear: The Concubine is Seductive and Seduces the Mistress

Although Liu Fuyin did not attend the palace banquet, the emperor stayed in her palace that night.

Upon hearing this news, the first person the concubines thought of was Consort Ling. They couldn't help but feel schadenfreude and kept their eyes on her, wanting to see how the Consort would make things difficult for Lady Lin.

But the Imperial Concubine made no move, and the harem fell into tranquility again. The older women were used to it and continued as before. The two newcomers were unwilling, but with the example of Consort Wang being confined to her quarters, they dared not try to curry favor with the emperor again.

"My beauty, Consort Li says that the lotus flowers have bloomed all over the pond these past two days, and she invites you to go boating and admire the flowers."

Liu Fuyin hummed in agreement, her gaze fixed on the exquisite hairstyle reflected in the bronze mirror. She smiled and looked at the maid who was combing her hair: "Your skills are quite good. You can serve me from now on."

Jinrui was a third-class palace maid who usually worked outside. She was only allowed to take over her shift when her assigned sister fell ill.

The unexpected surprise left Jin Rui stunned. Su Ye frowned and reminded her, "Thank the beauty for her kindness!"

Her expression was not good. It wasn't that she was afraid her master would favor someone else, but this Jin Rui was not very honest and had been acting suspiciously lately, so she was afraid that she had ill intentions.

Su Ye hesitated before voicing these concerns after leaving the palace.

"This Jinrui, I'm afraid someone planted her here. My beauty, you'd better be more careful."

"Then I'll trouble our Miss Su Ye to keep a close eye on them."

These playful and lighthearted words clearly showed that she hadn't taken them to heart. Su Ye sighed; the beauty was truly naive and unaware of the dangers of the harem. She could only keep a close eye on her.

Seeing Su Ye sighing, Liu Fuyin said nothing. Jin Rui is untrustworthy, but Su Ye, are you my person or His Majesty's person?

The weather was a bit hot, and by the time they got close, Liu Fuyin was already sweating a little.

Su Ye carefully wiped her clean, "You're pregnant, so you still need to be careful..."

"Second Prince, please slow down—"

An anxious voice came from behind her. Before Liu Fuyin could even see who it was, a ball rushed over and crashed straight into her.

Startled, Su Ye's voice trembled, "My beauty, are you alright?"

Su Ye reacted quickly and caught her, preventing her from falling, but the Second Prince's impact was quite severe.

Before she could say anything, the culprit collapsed to the ground and began to cry. The palace servants who had rushed over surrounded him to examine him.

"Nanny, she pushed me down! You have to help me beat them up!" The Second Prince pointed at Liu Fuyin and her servant.

The second prince was in poor health and was the emperor's only second son, so even the empress dowager pampered him.

He's used to being arrogant and doesn't care about right or wrong; he just wants to punish them.

After coaxing the Second Prince, the wet nurse came to apologize to her, saying, "The Second Prince is still young. If he has offended you, please forgive him, Lady Lin."

A casual remark, it was as if he didn't take her seriously at all.

That's normal, though. A prince and a slightly favored concubine—anyone would think the Emperor wouldn't side with her, unless she was pregnant.

"Nanny, they pushed me!" The second prince insisted on this point.

Not to mention Liu Fuyin, Su Ye was furious. If the Second Prince hadn't blocked him when he rushed over, the beauty would have fallen!

"The Second Prince is so young, and the palace maids who take care of him are so ignorant! Our beauty... almost fell!" Su Ye was sent by the Emperor to protect Liu Fuyin, but she had to keep her pregnancy a secret, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

The wet nurse remained indifferent, saying, "This servant apologizes to the beauty on behalf of the Second Prince."

The second prince was still throwing a tantrum, and the palace servants coaxed him, saying they would punish Liu Fuyin. It took them a lot of effort to finally get him to leave.

"A bunch of snobbish lackeys have flattered the Second Prince so much that he doesn't even respect you, my beauty. I must tell His Majesty to punish them properly!"

Liu Fuyin pulled her back, seemingly swallowing her anger, "Aye, let it go. She's just a child, and His Majesty's flesh and blood. As for those servants, they're just some insignificant words. Don't let Aye get upset."

As she expected, the more she said this, the angrier Su Ye became, and she was sure he would tell His Majesty.

This whole thing ruined my good mood.

Consort Li spotted the dejected master and servant from afar.

Upon hearing that it was the Second Prince, she sighed, "The Second Prince is quite pitiful. His birth mother passed away after giving birth to him, and later his health was ruined by someone. The Empress Dowager felt sorry for him and indulged him a bit, so he is indeed a bit arrogant. I also suffered from him back then..."

She paused, then glanced at Liu Fuyin from head to toe. "Someone like you is bound to be bullied terribly by him. Just appease him. His Majesty won't stand up for us!"

These words were spoken with a hint of anger, but perhaps due to their similar experiences, Consort Li's attitude towards her was much better today.

Meanwhile, at the Pei residence.

The two masters of the Pei family quarreled for many days, and it only subsided somewhat when Old Master Pei fell seriously ill.

Princess Mingyi had never suffered such humiliation before, and she went home crying several times.

After all, it's a matter between husband and wife. Princess Minning can help her remove obstacles, but she can't force Pei Zheng to love her!

“If Pei Zheng treats me like this now, what would happen if he knew what my father-in-law…”

"Mingyi!" Princess Minning scolded, "My in-laws are already in poor health. You invited the imperial physician for him. Even if something really happens, how can you take the blame upon yourself!"

"Daughter, daughter understands."

"It was my fault as a mother who let the wolf into the house. I shouldn't have let her go in the first place. Even in death, she won't rest in peace..."

"But is she really dead?"

"The fire burned her beyond recognition, of course she died!" Upon hearing this, Mingyi's sobbing voice vanished, replaced by relief on her face.

"What about A-Ping?"

“Ah Ping is just a coward, she must have run away. How could she have the guts to…” Mingyi’s voice trailed off, finally as if trying to convince herself, “I’ve been watching her every day, there’s no way she could have done that!”