0p0 Chapter 217: Ambitious, Wants to Become a Co-wife
Chapter 217: Ambitious, Wants to Become a Co-wife
The maid Liu'er understood her mistress's thoughts.
"Miss, are you in love with the prince?" she asked cautiously.
Liao Yunfei was not shy about the maid who had been with her since she was a child.
"He was so brilliant and dazzling. The moment I saw him, I felt that the world had become beautiful. Which girl wouldn't like such a handsome boy? Moreover, he is a prince of noble status."
Liu Er nodded, "The prince is truly stunningly handsome."
"When my aunt brought me here, I thought she would help me arrange a good marriage and let me marry into the Duke's Mansion. I was too naive. Even if there is a concubine's son in the Duke's Mansion, there is no place for me! The young men of marriageable age have already been married, and I don't want to degenerate into being their concubine!"
"Miss, the prince is already married." Liu'er said with a worried look on her face. Even if she follows the prince, she is not still a concubine.
This is exactly what Liao Yunfei is worried about.
When she first came to the Duke's Mansion, her aunt and several ladies discussed her marriage.
She said shyly: I would rather be a wife from a poor family than a concubine from a rich family. Several ladies praised her noble character.
She had never imagined that her aunt actually intended to find her a husband from a poor family.
She didn't understand. Even though she wasn't a daughter of the Duke's Mansion and couldn't compare to Rong Qingqing, she was still her aunt's niece! They had the same blood, which was a blood relationship second only to that of their parents!
If her aunt really loved her, she would be on an equal footing with the two illegitimate children, Rong Lele and Rong Yueyue!
She is not young anymore, it is time for her to get married.
Instead of leaving the rest of your life to others, you might as well take a chance on your own.
If I could become the prince's second wife, even if I didn't have the power of a housekeeper and was shorter than Ji Chuhe, it would still be much better than marrying a man I didn't like!
She has already found out Ji Chuhe's strengths and weaknesses, and he is not someone who can be easily dealt with.
She will not provoke Ji Chuhe again and will start with the prince.
She wants the prince to like her.
She is well aware of her strengths.
She has a good look and is definitely not inferior to those two concubines.
Secondly, she is talented and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In this respect, the two concubines cannot compare with her!
As the mistress of the house, Ji Chuhe naturally has to put on airs. It is impossible for her to accompany the prince under the moonlight, but she can!
She had to plan carefully how to start with the prince.
……
Ji Chuhe saw off the two Rong Qingqing sisters and went to the backyard.
The princess happens to be here at this moment.
After much thought, she decided to tell her mother directly about what she saw with Shen Chengjing, and let her mother arrange someone to investigate, which would be more efficient.
"He'er is here!" When the princess saw Ji Chuhe, she immediately waved at her, "Come here quickly, look what your mother brought back for you."
There was a pile of books in front of the princess.
"This is the Daxia County City Records. It records the details of every county city since the founding of the Daxia Dynasty, as well as some major events."
"Wow!" Ji Chuhe exclaimed, and immediately picked up a book and flipped through a few pages.
"After reading this, you should be able to know every county town in Daxia very well! This is what your uncle specially asked someone to copy. There is also a map of Daxia mountains and rivers drawn by your uncle himself. You can also see the specific location of each county town on the map."
Ji Chuhe was deeply moved, "Thank you, mother, and thank you, uncle!"
"You can read these books carefully when you get back. I'll ask someone to collect them first."
"Okay, mother." Ji Chuhe responded obediently.
"He'er, you came to see mother, is there something wrong?"
Ji Chuhe held the princess's hand and asked her to sit down first, then he spoke, "Mother, I saw Shen Chengjing on the day we entered the palace."
"What? Shen Chengjing? How could he be in the imperial capital and even in the palace?" The princess was shocked.
"I also find it incredible, and I'm afraid I may have seen it wrong, so I came to find mother, hoping that mother will send someone to investigate whether that person is Shen Chengjing."
"Okay! I'll send someone to investigate right away." The princess also felt that this was not a trivial matter and should not be taken lightly.
"Mother, he was wearing an official uniform at the time. I paid special attention to the details on the uniform. If I draw it, I should be able to know his specific official position, which will make it easier for the investigation." Ji Chuhe added.
"He'er, you are so thoughtful."
Ji Chuhe roughly drew the pattern of the official uniform, and the princess immediately ordered Rong Song to investigate.
Rong Song was trained by the Duke's Mansion. When he returned to the imperial capital, he used the power of the Duke's Mansion to get things done.
Within half a day, the results were presented to Ji Chuhe and the princess.
"That man is indeed Shen Chengjing! And now he is also the recorder of the Palace Guard Office of the Nine Ministers, an official of the seventh rank!" The princess placed the investigation materials in her hand in front of Ji Chuhe.
Ji Chuhe picked it up and looked at the contents carefully.
"He was recommended by the Luo family. He is now a student of the Luo family. No wonder he was able to rise so quickly. With his ability and background, how could he possibly become an official in the imperial capital? Currently, he and Ji Qingyuan live in a rented house at the intersection of West City and North City."
"Mother, Geng planned to assassinate me and lost her life. Given Ji Qingyuan's personality, she will definitely blame me for Geng's death. The reason why the Luo family gave Shen Chengjing the opportunity is definitely because they want to use Shen Chengjing and Ji Qingyuan."
"He'er, don't worry. These two stinky rats in the gutter can't do anything big! I've asked your uncle to pay special attention to Shen Chengjing."
"Yeah." Ji Chuhe nodded.
She must never let Shen Chengjing and Ji Qingyuan have a chance to succeed!
There was another thing that was bothering her, and she had to start with Ji Qingyuan.
……
Shen Chengjing is now an official and he immediately regained his confidence.
What Ji Qingyuan said is true!
Once he arrived in the imperial capital, his opportunity came!
Although he is only a lowly seventh-rank official now, he will certainly be a high-ranking official in the future! He can foresee that one day he will hold great power, and all the civil and military officials in the court will be afraid of his majestic appearance!
Ji Qingyuan originally wanted to get rid of Shen Chengjing as soon as she arrived in the imperial capital.
However, in such a short period of time, Shen Chengjing had already put on his official uniform, and she was reluctant to let it go.
I finally saw a glimmer of light in the darkness, just like a gambler who has been losing for a long time and suddenly starts to win money. How can I let go so easily!
However, she was also careful and she held the money that Geng left for her tightly in her hands.
Although, at present, she is responsible for all the expenses of both her and Shen Chengjing, she can still control Shen Chengjing.
As soon as Shen Chengjing got married to the Luo family, he no longer wanted Ji Qingyuan. What's more, their child was accidentally miscarried on the way to the imperial capital.
However, although he was an official, he did not have much money and his salary was not as generous as he had imagined.
He still had to take care of things, and the little money he had was almost spent. If he wanted to have a place to live and not worry about food and drink, he had to rely on Ji Qingyuan.
In this way, a strange balance was found between the two.
They didn't quarrel or make a fuss, didn't bring things up, and yet they each had their own thoughts, sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, and lived their lives like an ordinary couple!