CHAPTER 651: [645] QING CHUAN CHENG WANGFEI 14 (3 MORE UPDATES)

"You should know that in the future he will have both a concubine and a Concubine. What would it look like for her to move into the main courtyard? Besides, this is not in accordance with ancestral traditions."

"But, it was the Prince’s order. Princess Consort, don’t you want to move?"

What a joke, how could she possibly not want to move?

She was the wife, what was there to be scared of?

Since she, Wuya Xiyuan, was able to bear seven children for Aixinjueluo Yunmi, then in this life, she would be his exclusively favored one, so what?

After all, those women would only gradually enter the Prince Manor during the Qianlong Period. In the meantime, she had planned to captivate Yun Mi’s heart, wasn’t that all right?

Thinking of this, Xiyuan waved her hand magnanimously, telling them to move, to move to their heart’s content.

And she herself leisurely lied down on the soft couch to rest.

Really, how could she not rest when she was feeling so weak and tired?

That night, Yun Mi didn’t come back, so she went to bed early. In the middle of the night, he entered the room reeking of alcohol, and she rubbed her eyes hurriedly to support him.

"What happened, you drank so much? It stinks!"

Little Yuanzi quickly prepared hot water, then called from behind the screen, "Princess Consort, the hot water is ready."

Xiyuan, who was short and couldn’t support the man who was drunk and staggering, simply put on an overcoat, "You come in and help."

Xiyuan was feeling a bit uncomfortable herself, so she called in two eunuchs to help Yun Mi undress and bathe.

She called Little Yuanzi in, "Was this from drinking with Prince He? Don’t you know he’s just recovered from illness? How could you let him drink so much?"

It was pretty ridiculous to think about, the man had been sick just for one afternoon, tormenting her all night, and the next day he was out and about, lively as a dragon.

In the end, she concluded it was because he had a good body and high resistance.

But she didn’t expect to see him again in such a drunken state.

Little Yuanzi had been with them the whole time and naturally knew what was going on, but what could he say? He couldn’t possibly admit that their Prince drank to such an extent for the Princess Consort, right?

"Prince He isn’t much better than our lord. The Prince was originally supporting him as they walked. But then the two of them missed a step and fell down the stairs. At that moment, our lord was lying on top of Prince He. He didn’t get hurt at all, while Prince He got it pretty bad, with many abrasions,"

If he hadn’t been truly drunk, he would have suspected that their Prince had done it on purpose to get back at the foul-mouthed Prince He.

But the things men say in their drunkenness aren’t suitable for women’s ears, Little Yuanzi was clever enough to only mention the parts that were appropriate to share.

After the bath, everyone worked together to lift Yun Mi onto the platform, "Alright, you all go down and rest. I will take care of things here."

After everyone left, Xiyuan took out tea she had steeped with Space Grass and water from her "space" and fed some to Yun Mi. To her surprise, he gulped down a whole cup of tea and then poured a second cup and finished that too, "You must be really thirsty to drink that much after all that alcohol."

After downing three cups of water in succession, she shook him, "Prince, do you need to go downstairs to relieve yourself?"

Yun Mi turned over and pressed her down under his arm. Xiyuan sighed and resigned herself to cover him with a thin blanket.

Soon, the breathing beside her became steady. She hadn’t expected him to be so peaceful when drunk; his alcohol tolerance wasn’t too bad.

That night, he was quiet and didn’t disturb her, but the next morning, when he sobered up from the alcohol, he took the chance to shake her up quite a bit.

After breakfast, he even took her straight back to the Vice Minister of Ministry of Revenue’s residence.

She thought they hadn’t sent a notice, but when they returned to the mansion, her mother and legitimate mother, along with her brothers and sisters-in-law, were all there to greet him.

Sensing her puzzled look, he pinched the still aching temple and said, "I met Lord Father-in-law yesterday, and we agreed to visit today."

So that was it, "After lunch, you should go sit in your aunt’s courtyard. I’ll handle things here."

No matter what Xiyuan used to be like in the Vice Minister Mansion, she was now Princess Cheng, and everyone in the mansion had to treat her with respect.

Compared to her elder sister, who was always away in the harem, Xiyuan was clearly much happier. However, the look in her legitimate mother’s eyes contained a hint of discontent and jealousy.

It was normal. With her daughter’s beauty and talent, marriage to Prince Bao would have been fitting, if only her birth month hadn’t been wrong. Had she also entered the palace to be selected eleven years ago, perhaps things would have been different for her. But now, with her beauty, having Yun Mi accompany her back to the mansion personally was enough to prove that the rumors about her lack of favor weren’t true.

In fact, Xiyuan no longer had any memories regarding her own mother; however, out of respect for the original host’s birth parents, she went to her aunt’s courtyard after an awkward lunch. Even though it had only been a month or so since they’d seen each other, her aunt cried upon seeing her, which made Xiyuan feel a pang of sadness as well.

"Mother, look, I’m perfectly fine, aren’t I? The Prince is very kind to me, and I’ll still be able to come and visit from time to time. I’m quite satisfied with this life."

When asked about consummating the marriage, her face turned red as she nodded, "We have, don’t worry!"

Mrs. Wen breathed a sigh of relief, "I was so worried when I heard that you two hadn’t consummated the marriage yet. Now everything is alright. Just live well with the Prince and bear him children quickly. Once you have a son, you’ll really have a firm standing in the Prince Manor."

"But mother, the Prince has already given me control over the household affairs. What else are you worried about?"

"A woman is only truly hopeful after she gives birth to a son. If I hadn’t had your brother, do you think I could have survived in the Shangshu Mansion, relying solely on you?"

Mrs. Wen’s words reminded Xiyuan that she had an elder brother, Wuya Mingxuan, the illegitimate eldest son of the family. Her legitimate mother had two sons and a daughter, and after having a son and a daughter, her aunt was promoted to a noble concubine, which gave her a bit of dignity within the family, but that was all within the mansion. Outside, she was still just a concubine.

Speaking of her brother, who was the same age as Yun Mi, everything in the Vice Minister Mansion would belong to the legitimate son, so from the start, they didn’t harbor any unrealistic expectations and sought their own way out through education. That was also why her aunt could coexist peacefully with the legitimate mother—because they never coveted what wasn’t theirs.

Even Xiyuan’s marriage into the Prince Manor was because her father was Hai Wang; otherwise, try using any other concubine born to another family to test it?

Because her aunt was clear-sighted and lived wisely, the legitimate mother turned a blind eye, and because of her aunt’s intelligence, she was particularly valued by her father, resulting in what Xiyuan had today.

But compared to her appearance, her brother was truly outstanding in looks, dignified and handsome, tall, and well-proportioned. Standing beside Yun Mi, he too had an exceptional aura, and his scholarly and martial skills were reliable. Although Xiyuan didn’t have much memory of him, generally, someone like him with opinions, foresight, and clarity about his position usually wouldn’t have a bad future.