Chapter 199: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
Chapter 199: Confrontation
After Concubine Che flirted with Prince Qi without receiving a response, she pouted in grievance.
When serving soup to Qi Wangfei, she began to act perfunctorily.
Fortunately, the chicken soup she served to Qi Wangfei still contained a reasonable amount of chicken.
However, when it came to Suisui, Concubine Che was unwilling even to pretend; she gestured to Qiao Zhi, who had no choice but to muster her courage and serve a bowl to Suisui.
Concubine Che, who didn’t want to serve Suisui herself, didn’t forget to speak sarcastically after seeing Qiao Zhi finish serving: “This is a medicinal dish my brother from my maternal family specially asked the old physician for. Suisui, you’ve probably never had something this good before. Go on, give it a try.”
These words displeased Qi Wangfei.
She had initially thought about drinking a couple of sips to show some courtesy.
But now, with Concubine Che’s words, it was not just the reliability of this old physician that was in question.
Just the condescending tone of Concubine Che's speech made Qi Wangfei lose her desire to move.
She sat there, not in a hurry to speak.
Clearly, Concubine Che had no intention of flattering her; she was merely trying to get closer to the prince under the pretense of delivering chicken soup.
After delivering the soup, Concubine Che smiled and circled around Prince Qi: “Your Highness, Lingzhi hasn’t visited for a while; she has been thinking about you.”
After saying this, Concubine Che turned around, looked at Che Lingzhi standing nearby, and waved her over: “Lingzhi, come and greet His Highness.”
Che Lingzhi obediently approached, carefully greeting him and saying many auspicious words.
Although the young girl was average in appearance, her fair complexion made her look quite cute.
However, when she spoke, there was no trace of a child’s innocence; instead, she appeared rather sophisticated and worldly.
Some of the things Che Lingzhi said were even beyond Suisui’s understanding.
Che Lingzhi was only a year older than Suisui, but she understood far more than Suisui.
Suisui stood there, confused, listening for a long time, and then looked at her mother in puzzlement, as if seeking help.
Qi Wangfei wasn’t in a hurry to speak; she just gently patted the little girl’s head.
At this moment, Suisui wasn’t wearing a hat since they hadn’t gone out.
The softness of the little head diluted Qi Wangfei’s feelings of disgust and irritation.
She thought to herself that children really were healing.
Of course, that didn’t apply to Che Lingzhi, who was incessantly chattering in front of Prince Qi, constantly seeking attention.
That could hardly be considered a true child; she had already become a tool in the hands of adults.
Just listening to her choice of words revealed a hint of the ugliness of adult hypocrisy.
Qi Wangfei couldn’t be bothered to look at her any longer. It was clear that Che Lingzhi and her aunt were oblivious to the fact that they were not liked.
Che Lingzhi continued to recite auspicious phrases, occasionally casting a longing glance at Prince Qi.
Seeing that Prince Qi remained unmoved, Concubine Che grew anxious, her eyes turning red as she said, “Lingzhi has always envied the young masters of our residence and wants to spend more time with me. Your Highness, why not let Lingzhi stay with us?”
At this point, Concubine Che seemed to have finally thought of Suisui and smiled as she added, “Since Suisui just arrived at the residence, she must have fewer playmates. With Lingzhi here, she can keep Suisui company. Having two young girls in the residence would look less sparse and more lively.”
Prince Qi was not unaware of Concubine Che’s ulterior motives.
However, the latter part of her words made him slightly tempted.
The main reason was that he was out today, and there was no one at home to keep Suisui company, which made him a bit uneasy.
He thought that just having Lingzhi accompany her for a day shouldn’t be a big deal.
Prince Qi wasn’t worried about Che Lingzhi causing trouble; he believed she wouldn’t dare to.
To mess with the young ladies of the Prince residence?
That would be courting death!
Prince Qi was only worried that the other party would lead Suisui astray.
His hesitation gave Concubine Che a glimmer of hope.
However, before she could speak, Qi Wangfei smiled and said, “Since I won’t be at the residence and I’m worried about Suisui, let’s send the child to Concubine Ren. She also likes Suisui and would be willing to take care of her for a day.”
This was an indirect rejection of Concubine Che's suggestion.
Concubine Che felt wronged, pouting as she tugged at Prince Qi's sleeve and said in a whiny tone, “Your Highness, do you not like me? I know I’ve recently gained your favor and have been in your thoughts, which is a blessing for me, but this is beyond my control. Your Highness, I…”
Her words made Prince Qi’s brows furrow tighter.
He was just about to interrupt Concubine Che’s nonsense when he heard Qi Wangfei nod and say, “Since you know you’re not liked, you should come around less and refrain from saying such annoying things.”
Qi Wangfei felt she had endured enough of her.
Concubine Che was relentless, still thinking she was clever with her various sarcastic comments.
Did she really think she could provoke her without consequence?
After enduring for so long just for the prince’s sake, Qi Wangfei had finally reached her limit and retaliated without mercy.
After confronting her, she shot Prince Qi a cold glance before leaving with Suisui.
Concubine Che, feeling both aggrieved and angry, stamped her foot in frustration and thought of complaining to Prince Qi: “Your Highness, look!”
Prince Qi had been pestered by her for a long time and was getting annoyed. He gently shook off her sleeve and frowned, asking, “Look at what? At your age, still here pouting like a child?”
Concubine Che: ???
After retorting, Prince Qi left without responding further.
Concubine Che didn’t even have time to react before he was gone.
By the time she processed what had happened, only she and Che Lingzhi were left in the main hall.
This made her both angry and frustrated. She stamped her foot again and huffed, “They’ll regret this!”
Once she bore a son for the prince, Concubine Che thought, she would see if these people would still look down on her.
Especially Qi Wangfei?
What was there to be so arrogant about?
Hmph!
Wiping her tears away, Concubine Che took Che Lingzhi back home.
Qi Wangfei was heading to the palace while the prince was leaving the residence.
With both of them out, Concubine Ren felt both exasperated and helpless about Suisui being placed in her care.
She was annoyed that everything was being thrown at her!
A few days ago, she had run away and felt embarrassed about constantly dumping things on Concubine Meng next door.
So, this time she couldn’t escape again.
But she also didn’t want to deal with matters and was quite troubled.
However, the thought of spending the entire day playing with Suisui brightened her mood.
Heh heh, bullying a little child!
She was more than willing to do that!
Concubine Ren smiled like the Big Bad Wolf.
Although Suisui had never heard the story of the Big Bad Wolf, she sensed something… different about this.
Suisui actually liked Concubine Ren.
Concubine Ren was pretty and fragrant, and although she sometimes spoke in ways Suisui couldn’t understand, she meant no harm and treated her well.
Suisui liked this gentle aunt.
However, the way Concubine Ren was smiling now…
It made the little girl feel a bit on edge.
Children often have an instinctive sense of danger, but they may not know how to express it.
This instinctively made her cling to her mother’s skirt, feeling hesitant about stepping outside.
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