Spring Drunk Chang'an

The words "concubine" and "shufu" can affect a person's life.

Especially women!

A concubine is an appointed daughter, serving her mistress during the day and her husband at night. Unless she is in the inner court of the imperial palace, she can never be promoted to the position of legal wife, even if she is a relative of the royal family.

Concubine, concubine, if you get involved with this concubine, you will never be able to stand up straight in your life.

The children born are inferior to those born of legitimate parents. If it is a boy, he can still get ahead by taking the imperial examinations, but if it is a girl, there will be no chance for her to turn things around.

Otherwise, how could someone as cautious as Aunt Lai do such a thing as swapping the legitimate and illegitimate children?

In her entire life, she only gave birth to one daughter, Liu Qingru. As a mother, how could she not want her child to be in her arms?

"Girl, you have been a precious treasure since you were born. Your family has raised you with love and care. You may not be able to endure the hardships of being a concubine, let alone..."

Not everyone can be a concubine of a royal relative, right?

Listen to the tone of my own girl, which prince's mansion, which royal prince...

Is it easy to get in among these people?

How many sons did Emperor Yingwu have? They could be counted on one hand. There were not many princes in the imperial clan. If they were not of the right age, there would be no place for them in the palace.

There are only three or four left.

Two of them are even over 40 years old.

"The one closest to your age and highest status is naturally His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, His Majesty's beloved son. In addition, there's His Majesty's nephew, Prince Li, and Prince Ding's eldest son and His Majesty's younger brother, Prince Qi..."

You can't reach any of them!

The mansion has no social interactions with them. Neither the Marquis nor the old lady would go out of their way to make connections for you.

Double shake denial.

However, Liu Qingru's red eyes lit up. She bit her lip, looked at Shuangyao, hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "Shuangyao, I, let me tell you, the Madam Qu in our mansion is the niece of Concubine Qu in the palace, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan is his cousin. Over the years, Daddy has openly been a member of the Prince's Party, but in fact, he has long since defected to the Prince of Yan..."

"It's because of this that Dad never thought about saving the Song family."

In the Ningguo Mansion, only Liu Xiu, Qu Qiutong and Liu Wenbai knew about the relationship between Liu Xiu and Prince Yan. The rest, including Old Lady Lai and Liu Wenrui, were kept in the dark. Therefore, the two generations of grandparents hoped that Liu Xiu would give up Qu and his son and reconcile with the Song family. However, the entanglement of love between men and women can be resolved, but there is no way to reconcile because of their different political positions.

Liu Xiu never thought of going back.

And the reason Liu Qingru knew this news was because she got it from Liu Wenbai...

I have to say that although, when it comes to major events such as politics, family business, and titles, the men of the Liu family have never regarded Liu Qingru as important, but when it comes to brotherly love, various small matters, and some small profits, both Liu Wenbai and Liu Wenrui have been pretty good to Liu Qingru!

Jewelry, ornaments, money, and love, she has everything she needs, and her two brothers will give in to her in matters that do not involve real interests.

Liu Qingru also deliberately built good relationships with the brothers, especially Liu Wenbai~~

The relationship between the brother and sister is decent and good.

So, when Liu Wenbai was in high spirits—his mother had been brought back home, he had passed the imperial examination, and was about to marry a bride from a wealthy family—Liu Ruyi secretly came to congratulate him.

Liu Wenbai mentioned to her the relationship between Qu Qiutong and King Yan.

At that time, the still-living Concubine Lai seemed to have noticed it, but at that time, Liu Qingru was so focused on the Crown Prince that she never took Prince Yan seriously. But now...

"If that's the case~~" Shuang Yao's eyes flickered, her expression thoughtful, "I'm somewhat confident!"

"Right, right?!" Liu Qingru clapped her hands hastily upon seeing her agreement. "Now that Brother Wenbo is disabled, Qu Qiutong has lost her future support. She's also too old to have children. She must be afraid that Daddy will abandon her. The alliance between Prince Yan and Daddy will also be unstable without the bond of Big Brother!"

"But, as long as Daddy is willing to recommend me to be the Prince of Yan's concubine, then everything will be fine. I am Big Brother's sister, and I need to use Qu Qiutong's identity to gain the Prince of Yan's favor. We are mutually beneficial and will never betray each other. Daddy can then rest assured about Big Brother's future. As for me, once I enter the Prince of Yan's mansion, I will definitely give birth to a child soon. If it is a boy, he will be Daddy's grandson."

"Once Prince Yan overthrows the Crown Prince and ascends the throne, that child will be the Crown Prince, the future Emperor!"

"Daddy won't suffer any loss!"

"Shuangyao, do you think my idea is good?"

Liu Qingru was breathing heavily, her face full of desire and her eyes full of ambition.

If she couldn't become the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, she would become the future Empress Dowager. She, Liu Qingru, was the most noble woman in the world. The Song family? Liu Changan? They were destined to be her stepping stones!

Not even worthy of being compared with her.

"I'm going to find Daddy, Shuangyao, I'm going to find Daddy and ask him to help me, okay?"

Liu Qingru held Shuangyao's hand tightly and asked anxiously.

Shuang Yao felt a sharp pain on her hand. She lowered her head and saw that the back of her hand was bleeding from Liu Qingru's scratching with her nails. She frowned slightly, but did not remind him. Instead, she pondered for a moment and shook her head, saying, "Miss, in my opinion, instead of going to the Marquis, you should go to Madam Qu to discuss it..."

"Qu Qiutong? She's an old woman spoiled by her father who only knows how to seduce men. What can I say to her?" Liu Qingru frowned instinctively.

She had met Qu Qiutong before, but they rarely spent time together. When they occasionally met, Qu Qiutong was coaxed, pampered, and protected in Liu Xiu's palm.

As for that person's temperament and character, it was mainly hearsay.

Aunt Lai had mentioned to her that 'Mrs. Qu's methods were extraordinary', Liu Wenbai said his mother had 'noble character and was extremely loving to his father', and Old Lady Lai cursed her fiercely, saying she was 'a born vixen who only knew how to seduce men'...

All in all, Liu Qingru's impression of Qu Qiutong is that she is a woman who can win over men and has great charm. Even though she is so old, she can still make her father infatuated with her. Moreover, she is the cousin of Prince Yan. With these two identities combined, her father will never leave her!

Among women, she is considered to be very capable.

But when it comes to other important matters, Liu Qingru doesn't think she has any ability, and the selection of concubines in the palace is not something she can interfere with!

"My dear, please don't underestimate me. Madam Qu has been able to keep the Marquis in love with her for over a decade. Even when the Crown Prince was paralyzed, the Marquis didn't change his mind. This is her ability. Moreover, I vaguely remember Concubine Qu's life story. My aunt once mentioned that her family was confiscated. So how did Madam Qu escape? How did she contact Prince Yan and Concubine Qu? She even helped them win over the Prince..."