Chapter 189 The Position of Concubine
Chapter 189 The Position of Concubine
This won't work. Not only will my cousin Lin'an Hou disagree, but even I won't agree to it."
Prince Yong folded his hands over his chest and stared at the person in front of him with a half-smile.
When Xue Wanxian heard Prince Yong say this, he immediately understood what he meant and joined in.
“Your Highness, Prince Cheng, Qingsha has always been well-behaved, sensible and well-mannered. I still cannot believe that she would do such a thing today. It is really, really unbelievable.
She is my mother's niece, and my mother loves her very much, even more than me, her son. Since His Royal Highness Prince Cheng likes her, he should follow the rules and marry her openly.
Instead of being unable to control my emotions like I am now, if this matter gets out, how can I live as a Lin'an Marquis? Please give me a satisfactory result, Your Highness."
Xue Wanxian paused, then continued, "My mother loves her very much and once said that she would choose a good husband for her and make her his legal wife.
But when something like this happens, everything changes.”
Upon hearing this, King Cheng looked at the two people on the opposite side who were singing the same tune with a sneer, and was so angry that he laughed.
"Then Lord Xue, tell me, what kind of result do you think will satisfy you?"
"This matter still depends on King Cheng. I dare not speak rashly on King Cheng's affairs." Xue Wanxian bowed, as if leaving it to King Cheng to decide.
However, what he just said pressed Cheng Wang in every aspect.
Seeing that Prince Yong was about to speak again, Prince Cheng closed his eyes and spoke first.
"Miss Zhang and I are in love with each other, so I will naturally give her a good status." King Cheng said with gritted teeth.
Then he put on a gentle smile and said, "After I return, I will arrange for someone to prepare for this matter. Ten days later, I will marry Miss Zhang as the concubine of the Cheng Palace.
I wonder if Lord Xue is satisfied with this answer?"
"As long as my sister likes it." Xue Wanxian felt the fierce murderous intent from the opposite side, and lowered his head, not daring to meet King Cheng's eyes.
He plotted against King Cheng today, and even if it created an irreconcilable grudge between him and King Cheng, King Cheng would never let him go.
Everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Qingsha. In fact, considering Zhang Qingsha's family background and situation, it was already very good for her to get the position of a concubine.
After all, if it weren't for what happened today, even if she had taken the initiative to come to King Cheng and won his favor, she would at most be a concubine, and a concubine without any name or status at that.
They remembered that King Cheng's other concubine was the second daughter of the Minister of Rites.
There is a huge difference between the second daughter of a minister and Zhang Qingsha, who has almost no family background.
Seeing that King Cheng could no longer maintain his gentle and polite appearance, King Yong was extremely satisfied.
Very good, although the result is not as good as he expected, it is still pretty good now.
He knew in his heart that if King Cheng was pushed into a corner and forced him to marry Zhang Qingsha as his principal wife, he would definitely turn against him and there was no telling what he would do.
Zhang Qingsha stood aside and didn't say anything, but she was still a little unwilling in her heart. What is a concubine? It sounds nice to say she is a concubine, but in fact, she is still a concubine?
It’s just that this concubine has a higher status.
She has been concentrating on learning the rules and etiquette and the pipa for the king's sake all this time, and today she has even sacrificed her own innocence. Is this the only position she can get?
Zhang Qingsha wanted to say that she didn't want to be a concubine, but when she felt the cold and stern aura from King Cheng in front of her, she backed off.
She didn't dare to say it out loud.
Therefore, she could only look to Xue Wanxian and Prince Yong for help.
She could see that Prince Yong and Xue Wanxian really wanted to help her get a higher status.
However, she had no idea that everything that happened today was the result of the planning of the two people in front of her.
Seeing Zhang Qingsha finally looking up at him, Xue Wanxian wanted to go up and slap her.
When I needed her help, she lowered her head and said nothing, looking timid.
Now she even has the nerve to ask for help from him. Xue Wanxian glared at Zhang Qingsha without saying anything.
Prince Yong noticed Zhang Qingsha's eyes at a glance, and then smiled and said, "Fourth brother, it seems that Miss Zhang is not satisfied with your arrangement? After all, she is an innocent girl, and this is..."
Hearing Prince Yong say this, Prince Cheng turned to look at Zhang Qingsha, his eyes full of threats.
He hated Zhang Qingsha so much now. Giving her a concubine position was the biggest concession he had made, but she was still not satisfied? Did she really think she was such a popular girl?
Meeting King Cheng's fierce gaze, Zhang Qingsha was so frightened that she subconsciously took two steps back and leaned against the door frame before she could steady herself.
"What? You don't want to?" King Cheng's tone was gentle, but the terrifying look in his eyes and the frightening aura on his body frightened her so much that she couldn't utter a word.
Zhang Qingsha had never seen such a person before. She was so imposing that her whole body froze and her mind went blank. She was unable to react at all.
"Look at you, why are you so fierce? You've scared people." Prince Yong was eager to watch the fun and continued to add fuel to the fire.
"Miss Zhang, aren't you satisfied with the position of concubine?" King Cheng asked again.
The look in his eyes seemed to be saying that if Zhang Qingsha dared to express dissatisfaction, he would order someone to kill Zhang Qingsha on the spot.
Zhang Qingsha was frozen in place, just staring at King Cheng. It took her a long time to react, and she nodded with a trembling body, "Satisfied, satisfied, satisfied."
"Hmph." King Cheng retracted his murderous gaze.
It was not until King Cheng's eyes left her that Zhang Qingsha felt as if she had escaped from his grip. She leaned weakly back. If it were not for the door frame behind her, she would have collapsed to the ground.
"I have something else to do in the mansion, so I will go back first. Lord Xue, I will remember everything that happened today. Goodbye!"
After King Cheng finished speaking, he looked at Xue Wanxian meaningfully and left.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Things had developed to this point and it was almost nothing.
So everyone found an excuse and left.
Xue Wanxian also turned around and looked at King Cheng's disappearing back. A trace of worry flashed across his face. He couldn't help but ask himself in his heart, did he really do the right thing today?
Xue Wanxian couldn't think of an answer. He was about to look away when he accidentally met An Qingqian, who was at the outermost edge of the crowd.
Looking at An Qingqian's half-smile, Xue Wanxian was suddenly startled.
An Qingqian raised her eyebrows and smiled, then turned and left.
A strange thought suddenly emerged in Xue Wanxian's mind. Looking at An Qingqian's appearance, she seemed to know everything that happened today.
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