The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Cui Mingyi knew very well what it felt like to live under someone else's roof, but her brother still relied on the uncle's house for promotion, so she didn't dare to break up with her aunt and had to live in silence.

Once her brother takes one more step up, she will be able to leave Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion.

Xiyuan is the largest theater in the capital. Today, a distinguished guest has reserved the theater, and the owner has been waiting at the door early. Seeing the carriage from the Dingyuan Marquis's residence from afar, he smiled and trotted forward, "My humble servant greets Madam Cui and Madam."

Cui smiled and said, "I heard that you have a new play, so I came to take a look." After that, she asked the old nanny beside her to give him a bag of reward money.

The boss took the purse and bowed as he welcomed the group in.

When they reached the door of the private room, Mrs. Cui glanced at her daughter-in-law and said calmly, "Go and have a rest. I don't need you to serve me here. Mingyi, come here."

Cui Mingyi's arm was gently clasped by a hand. Xu Shiyun smiled and said, "Mother, I've made an appointment with Mingyi for tea. Why don't you let her sit with me? This is Mingyi's first time here. She just passed by the backstage and saw several handsome young men. Perhaps because they had never seen such a new face, one of them, dressed in black, looked at Mingyi several times."

Cui's expression was uncertain. She glanced at her niece and said, "Forget it. You two can go sit in another box. Don't disturb my interest in watching the show. If you are tired, you can go back first. You don't have to wait for me."

Xu Shiyun brought Miss Cui Biao to a private room far from the stage. The room had already been tidied, with incense burning, a brand new mattress laid out, and cups, bowls, and dishes all the usual ones from the Dingyuan Earl's mansion.

Cui Mingyi looked around curiously. Xu Shiyun pulled her to sit on the Luohan bed in the private room and pointed at the black-clad actor doing somersaults on the stage. "That guy is my mother-in-law's favorite. Every time he has a new play, my mother must be the first to see it. I've made an appointment with my sister-in-law to go shopping at the jewelry store. Why don't you come with me?"

Cui Mingyi felt a little uneasy. When she heard her cousin's wife say this, she immediately agreed. A glimmer of light flashed in Xu Shiyun's eyes.

The first play was sung to the end, and Xu Shiyun took her out of the box. Cui Mingyi caught a glimpse of the boss taking a few actors to her aunt's box. She lowered her head and dared not look again.

Xu Shiyun lowered her voice and said, "Mother-in-law always likes these things. It's good that you know it yourself. My father-in-law is not aware of this." Cui Mingyi's face turned pale and he said in a low voice, "I saved it."

The two of them arrived at Zhuque Street and entered a jewelry shop. It was small but the interior was exquisitely designed. The woman who led the way took them to a private room on the second floor.

Xu Shiyun smiled and greeted her sister-in-law who was sitting inside, "Sister-in-law, this is the cousin from the Cui family who is temporarily staying in our house." Cui Mingyi braved the scrutiny of her sister-in-law and stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, sister-in-law."

Lü Rong was very satisfied. She was good-looking, well-mannered, and looked very well-behaved, worthy of Song Ge'er. While the two of them exchanged pleasantries, Cui Mingyi sat quietly to the side, very well-behaved.

"Oh, Miss Cui, can you please do me a favor?" Lu Rong said with a smile, "I just asked my maid to go get something from the car, but she hasn't returned yet. Miss Cui, please help me to hurry her up."

Cui Mingyi did not suspect anything, so he got up and left the room, following the maid who led the way to the backyard of the shop. He saw a carriage parked in the middle. Cui Mingyi walked forward and lifted the curtain, then let out a low cry of fright and took two steps back.

The curtain was lifted, and a young man dressed in the uniform of a student stepped out. He was polite and his eyes showed concern. "My name is Lu, and I'm waiting for you, sister. Did you come to the wrong place?"

After hearing this, Cui Mingyi realized that her cousin's wife brought her here to be seen by someone. The young man was very polite and did not overstep the boundaries, so she bowed and returned to the private room with a slightly blushing cheek.

Seeing her expression, Xu Shiyun smiled and said, "Today's matter was indeed arranged by my sister-in-law and me. You are a girl with a thin skin, please don't blame me." Then she asked someone to bring over a plate of hairpins and rings. "These are all our apologies to you."

At this point, Cui Mingyi no longer felt any resentment in her heart. With a shy look on her face, she followed her cousin's wife into the carriage without saying anything.

Xu Shiyun took her hand and said, "My sister-in-law is the daughter of the Imperial College's chief academic officer. She has a younger brother who has already passed the imperial examination. He will take the imperial examination next year. Their mother passed away early, and since my sister-in-law married into our family, her family has been without a leader. She has asked me for help several times. We don't have any unmarried daughters in our Zhao family, so after much thought, you are the only one."

She looked at Cui Mingyi who had remained silent and continued, "You don't have to be shy. I have my own selfish motives here."

Cui Mingyi trembled slightly, feeling extremely ashamed. "Cousin-in-law, I——"

A sad look appeared on Xu Shiyun's face. "It's not easy to be someone's wife, let alone being someone's concubine." After saying that, she shed a tear.

Cui Mingyi's voice choked with emotion as someone pointed out his thoughts. "This was not my original intention. It is really difficult to disobey the orders of my elders."

"Cousin, your sister-in-law seems to be very satisfied with you. It doesn't matter if you don't like the young master of the Lu family. I will send someone back as soon as I get back." Xu Shiyun looked as if she would not force anything.

Cui Mingyi bit her lower lip lightly and spoke slowly, "Cousin, Mr. Lu is very polite and Mrs. Lu is also very kind. Mingyi is just afraid that she is marrying above her station. But I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to ask my brother to ask the elders in the family first." After she finished speaking, her face flushed.

When the two returned to the mansion, Cui had not returned yet.

Ma waited for two days with her neck stretched out, only to receive the news that the prince had taken people to Luzhou to secretly search for her. She was so angry that she immediately vomited blood, and her chest was filled with resentment and anger.

Nanny Song was shocked and wanted to call for help, but Ma held her back and said, "No need to go. Bring me the medicine. I need to drink it."

Nanny Song wiped her tears and agreed, bringing the bowl of medicine for the lady to drink.

Ma recovered quickly. She went to the old lady's yard on purpose, first apologized for her poor health and asked her mother-in-law to understand, and then offered to take care of her mother-in-law personally and serve her by her bedside.

Mrs. Wan knew that she was feeling bad, so she comforted her with a few words and then sent her back to have a good rest. After returning from the main room, Ma sat on the kang and asked in a deep voice, "Has anything else happened in the mansion recently?"

Yin Ping observed the lady's face and recalled carefully, "The old lady never went out. Only the eldest lady took the eldest grandmother to the West Garden to see a play."

Ma's eyes were red with anger. My son's life or death is uncertain, but her family went to watch a play for entertainment. Great!

Although Zhao Qingbo was worried about her younger brother, she approved of her father's approach. It was indeed not appropriate for her family to stand in opposition to the crown prince now. She was the consort of the third prince. Even if she did not fight for the throne, she would still be the consort of the third prince. If she acted rashly and failed to seize the throne, then there would probably be only a cup of poisoned wine waiting for her.

Looking at the visiting card handed to her by her mother, she decided to follow her father's arrangements.

"You said the Third Prince's wife is ill and can't see guests?" Ma was incredulous. It was a great irony that she'd fallen ill at this very moment, not earlier. Of all her children, Qingbo was her favorite. I'd worked hard for her for half my life to get her to this position, and this was how she repaid me. Great! She truly is my good daughter!