The Prince of Qi was a royal prince, and the harem was his mother Consort Wei's domain. If he truly wanted to play some tricks when Wang Qingyao entered the palace, it wouldn't be impossible.
Wang Qingyao was pregnant, and Xiao Yun couldn't afford to gamble.
Xiao Yun hesitated.
The Prince of Qi then showed a triumphant smile.
Compared to Xiao Yun's worries, Wang Qingyao was much simpler: "If you want to go to the Emperor, then go to the Emperor. I don't believe the Emperor can falsely accuse me of something I haven't done! Besides, Aunt Luocheng, who is by Consort Wei's side, is still at the Prince of Qi's manor. She knows best how Han Suqin's child was lost!"
"Oh, what an unfortunate coincidence," the Prince of Qi said with a look of regret. "Last night, the Princess of Qi miscarried. Aunt Luocheng was in a hurry to find a doctor. In the dark and windy night, she couldn't see the path clearly and accidentally fell into the lotus pond in the manor. By the time she was rescued, she was already dead. The Princess of Qi, having just lost her child, was shocked to hear the news of Aunt Luocheng's death and fainted from crying!"
Aunt Luocheng is dead?
Wang Qingyao stared at the Prince of Qi in disbelief.
"You killed Aunt Luocheng? She's your mother's person!" Wang Qingyao was both angry and furious, a wave of guilt surging in her heart. It was she who had asked Consort Wei, and Consort Wei had sent Aunt Luocheng to the Prince of Qi's manor. It was she who had harmed Aunt Luocheng.
Her eyes turned red, and her heart ached.
"Princess Ding'an, please don't slander me. Aunt Luocheng drowned by accident, and it has nothing to do with me."
"You know in your heart whether it has anything to do with you or not!"
The Prince of Qi was a man who would scheme against his own brothers, let alone a servant? Could she expect him to have a change of heart?
Wang Qingyao was so angry her stomach hurt.
Xiao Yun quickly helped her sit down and soothed her, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. You're pregnant, calm down. I'll handle this."
Wang Qingyao sat on the chair, her hands gripping the armrests tightly, staring at the Prince of Qi.
The Prince of Qi looked innocent: "Princess Ding'an, you should take good care of yourself, don't be like my wife..."
Bah, a dog's mouth can't spit out ivory.
Xiao Yun, fearing that the Prince of Qi would further provoke Wang Qingyao, quickly pulled him out.
Wang Qingyao used her clairvoyant eyes to look out. Seeing that they had said something, the Prince of Qi left with satisfaction.
Her heart sank.
Did Xiao Yun agree to his demands?
She tried to calm herself down, took a few deep breaths, and muttered to herself, "Don't stoop to the level of petty people, don't stoop to the level of petty people. A smile a day keeps the doctor away."
After a few such attempts, when Xiao Yun came in, he saw Wang Qingyao smiling with a chilling expression.
"Are you alright?" he asked worriedly. "I'll send someone to fetch Imperial Physician Lu."
"No need," Wang Qingyao said. "I'm fine. What did you say to the Prince of Qi just now?"
"I said I'd consider it."
Wang Qingyao's eyes widened: "Consider what? I'm afraid of him, and you're afraid of him? You're the Prince of Ding'an!"
Wang Qingyao alone couldn't possibly fight the Prince of Qi, but her husband was the Prince of Ding'an, the little overlord of Duanjing, who feared nothing. Although she hadn't seen his domineering side many times, rumors were not without basis.
"Show your domineering spirit, show the same courage you had when you smashed the Grand Tutor's manor last time!" Wang Qingyao encouraged him.
Other wives feared their husbands getting into trouble, but for Wang Qingyao, it was the opposite. She now wished Xiao Yun would make a fuss about this.
She was upright and honest, and she wasn't afraid of these ghosts and monsters!
Xiao Yun was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "I'm not afraid of him, I'm annoyed by him. I said I'd consider it just to stall for time."
Wang Qingyao's eyes lit up: "Do you have a plan?"
"Mhm."
Xiao Yun simply said "Mhm" and refused to say more. Wang Qingyao pouted and acted cute, but he wouldn't reveal a single word, only saying, "Just wait at home and watch the show."
Wang Qingyao was looking forward to it.
As a result, the next few days were quiet. Half a month later, a major event suddenly broke out in Duanjing.
The second son of Consort Wei, the Prince of Qi, who had always been favored by everyone, was confined by imperial decree.
When Wang Qingyao heard the news, she was stunned for a moment. She thought there would be a process of contention, but how was the Prince of Qi directly KO'd?
Confined!
In Wang Qingyao's memory of reading palace intrigue novels, only princes who committed treason or crimes equivalent to treason were confined!
She hadn't heard of the Prince of Qi committing treason. If he had, it was too peaceful! It only showed that the Prince of Qi was incompetent!
Wang Qingyao was happy. When Xiao Yun returned, she eagerly massaged his shoulders, pounded his legs, and poured him tea, pestering him to tell her what had happened.
"Can you tell me now?"
Xiao Yun enjoyed Wang Qingyao's service for a while, but he only dared to enjoy this moment. Soon, he grabbed Wang Qingyao's hand and asked her to sit down.
"Do you remember the incident where Prince Rong fell off his horse?"
Wang Qingyao raised an eyebrow and understood: "You handed over the beast tamer? The Prince of Qi's scheme was exposed?"
Xiao Yun nodded. "Originally, Fang Zheng intended to investigate further. We all suspected that this matter was related to Wei Yu and Prince Wu, but the Prince of Qi was too detestable, daring to provoke us. Fang Zheng and I put our heads together and brought the matter before the Emperor."