The Daily Life of a Concubine's Daughter After Transmigrating

Li Baoqin tore the poem into pieces and angrily threw them at the little eunuch: "What St. John's wort? Take it out and throw it away! I can't stand anything she brings!"

"Yes!" The little eunuch stood up tremblingly, picked up the golden peaches, and ran quickly out of the palace.

A hint of displeasure flashed in Xiao Wang's eyes, and he said indifferently, "Let's eat."

Li Anqi picked up his chopsticks and slowly began to eat.

Li Baoqin seemed to realize that she had overreacted, so she composed herself, sat down slowly, and spoke softly to Prince Xiao.

"Ling Luo, didn't you say you'd teach me how to ride a horse? You promised me."

"..." King Xiao did not respond.

"I couldn't ride before because I was pregnant, and then I couldn't ride again after you left the capital. Now that I can finally ride, please teach me~" Li Baoqin said coquettishly, shaking Xiao Wang's arm.

Xiao Wang reluctantly put down his chopsticks, his expression instantly softening as he looked at Li Baoqin with a gentle smile.

"Alright, once I've finished the tasks the Emperor assigned me, I'll teach you how to ride a horse."

"That's great!" Li Baoqin clapped her hands with a smile, unable to contain her excitement.

Li Baoqin's gaze was filled with pride and provocation, as if she were showing off her power, glancing sideways at Li Anqi, as if she were asserting her sovereignty.

Li Anqi pretended not to see it and continued eating.

She was like an outsider, watching a good show that had nothing to do with her.

"By the way, how's the gunpowder you mentioned making coming along?" Xiao Wang asked Li Baoqin.

Li Baoqin blushed, looking slightly embarrassed, and said earnestly.

"The saltpeter extracted from those old stone walls is far from enough. I asked Wei Yuan to help me find a saltpeter mine. Once we find one, we can produce a large quantity of gunpowder to present to the Emperor!"

"Hmm." Prince Xiao gave a faint "hmm," and glanced at Li Baoqin with a smile. "Let's eat."

Li Baoqin happily picked up her chopsticks and placed a piece of braised pork on Xiao Wang's plate.

Li Anqi pretended not to understand their conversation and slowly picked up some food with his chopsticks.

Gunpowder, one of China's Four Great Inventions, was so important and powerful that it could change dynasties.

Judging from Li Baoqin's tone, she invented gunpowder merely to please Prince Xiao and the Emperor.

She didn't seem to have considered how gunpowder would be used in the future.

Li Anqi silently kept this matter in mind.

Xiao Wang raised his eyes and glanced at Li Anqi, who was eating his food as if no one else was around.

"I've heard that during the time I was away from the capital, the Emperor confiscated the Jingguo Mansion," said Prince Xiao.

Li Anqi seemed not to hear and continued eating.

"My father is innocent! He would never have instigated the Crown Prince to embezzle government funds!" Li Baoqin slammed down her chopsticks, as if about to explode.

The next second, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and with a complicated expression, she composed herself, carefully took Xiao Wang's arm, and spoke in a much gentler tone than before, with a hint of pleading in her voice.

"We beg Your Highness to seek justice for the Jingguo Mansion."

Li Baoqin seemed unsure of what expression to use; her entire face was crumpled up, making her look exceptionally unattractive.

Li Anqi paused abruptly and looked up at Li Baoqin.

I still vividly remember Li Baoqin's arrogant demeanor, her disgust with worldly etiquette.

Who would have thought that one day she would fall at the feet of the valiant prince in his black robes?

As a result, she had no choice but to abandon herself and integrate into the very shackles she had once desperately wanted to change and even hated the most.

Perhaps she finally realized that in this world where imperial power reigns supreme, she could hardly move an inch.

Perhaps she was too deeply in love, placing all her hopes on the one she loved and being willing to change everything for him.

Li Baoqin didn't even realize that she had unknowingly entered the prison of traditional ethics, which she once despised, in the name of love.

Xiao Wang looked at Li Baoqin.

"Although I also believe in Li Miao, it's too late to undo what's done."

"..." Li Baoqin frowned and lowered her eyes, looking somewhat helpless and aggrieved.

Li Anqi understood.

The fate of the Jingguo Mansion was already sealed.

After all, what the emperor really wanted was the hereditary title of the Jingguo Mansion and the "vast wealth" that people talked about.

Even if Li Baoqin and I had a hundred heads to ask for justice for the Jingguo Mansion, it would be useless.

Li Anqi noticed the worry in Li Baoqin's eyes and comforted her, "Father and my brother are now well-fed and clothed, so don't worry, sister."

Li Baoqin thought Li Anqi was showing off and asking for credit again, so she frowned and her expression became sharper.

"Even if the Jingguo Mansion is gone, Qin'er still has a maternal grandfather who is a general stationed in the southern border."

Xiao Wang slightly curled his lips and turned his head to look at Li Anqi.

"As for you, you only have the status of a concubine in the Prince Xiao's mansion to rely on, but I don't see you worrying about it. You are still happy and carefree."

Whether Xiao Wang was being sarcastic, mocking, or something else, Li Anqi didn't care.

Li Anqi smiled back at Prince Xiao and nodded politely: "If I didn't have the status of a concubine in Prince Xiao's mansion, I would be much happier and more at ease."

Whether it was Li Anqi's imagination or not, she seemed to see a flash of coldness in Xiao Wang's eyes, and his handsome face, which was usually so friendly, seemed somewhat icy.

Li Anqi put away her smile and said to Li Baoqin, "Sister, why don't you come to Ning'an Village with me tomorrow?"

Li Baoqin felt as if a switch had been flipped, and the pent-up emotions in her heart erupted like a volcano, causing her to speak angrily.

"I'm not going! So what if you saved Father and everyone in the Jingguo Mansion?! You're rushing me back just to show off how capable you are?! I won't let you get away with it!"

“My sister would never have such thoughts.” Li Anqi frowned slightly and reminded Li Baoqin, “My brother’s legs are broken, I don’t know if he will survive.”