The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

She was thoroughly fed up with this place. If it weren't for wanting to lower this brat's guard, she wouldn't have stayed any longer, let alone been so close. The room reeked of mildew, and no matter where she sat, she felt that mildew swirling around her. Having to pretend to be friendly with someone she didn't like was just unbearable.

Once outside, Qiu Lingrong couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out, "How could my elder sister be so polite to that bastard, even giving you precious jewelry?"

Qiu Lingfeng turned around, frowned at Qiu Lingrong, and said, "You are still too young and inflexible. If this girl really leaves the manor because of your beating, and things go wrong afterwards, how do you expect Father to handle it?"

Qiu Lingrong pouted: "There's no need to treat her like this, is there? This bastard only needs to be trampled on a few times and given some sweetness, and she will be as willing as a dog. Why does she need to be treated like this by you, sister? Didn't you see how greedy she was when she saw gold and silver jewelry? It made me want to vomit."

Qiu Lingfeng smiled and reached out to brush her wrist, which was now free of bracelets, saying, "Isn't greed a good thing? This makes you easy to manipulate. Just give them a little sweetness, and they will surely work for me wholeheartedly. Then, won't this Prince's Mansion be mine?"

Lingrong, you must remember, you can't get everything you want by getting angry and beating her. Under normal circumstances, it's better to show kindness and understand her weaknesses to strike the right way.

Qiu Lingrong tilted her head: "I'm not as clever as my sister. No wonder Father has high hopes for you. But why did Father only send this little wretch back? Aren't there other concubine daughters?"

"Do you think this wretched girl is easier to control? Or are those arrogant maids in the manor easier to control?"

Qiu Lingrong remained silent.

Qiu Lingfeng smiled slightly, her eyes filled with ruthlessness: "This wretched girl has no one to rely on. Even if she gets married and climbs into the Prince's mansion, she still has to listen to our Qiu family. Otherwise, how can a woman without a family background swagger around in the Prince's mansion?"

"You acted impulsively today and hit her in anger. Even if Father doesn't blame us, this will make that girl resentful. If she says something else, and Father still tolerates her imprisoned mother, he might take his anger out on Mother."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Lingrong realized just how much leverage she had given someone. She said with concern, "Elder sister, I didn't think it through. I just couldn't help getting angry at her face. Our family is doing well; I can't even stand those illegitimate children jumping around in front of us anymore. Now this lowly maid has come along, wanting to be on equal footing with us legitimate children. I'm uncomfortable with that. So… since you were so submissive just now, will that girl not tell Father about this?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Lingfeng laughed and said, "Silly girl, even if she did say something, what could she say? We sent her jewelry, servants, and maids, and she accepted them all. If she were to speak ill of us sisters, naturally no one would believe her."

Your suffering today wasn't in vain. That girl got what she wanted. Just keep what happened to yourself. If it were your father, you could just say she went to deliver a gift to your sixth sister, and no one would have anything to say about it.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Lingrong suddenly realized what was going on, and then said viciously, "Then let this little slut be in the limelight for a few more days. When that young master comes and takes a liking to her, it will be her end. I've heard that the crooked-mouthed and lame young master is a tyrant. Countless beautiful maids in his mansion have lost their lives because of him."