The voice was strong and deep with a gentle and mild mood. Others might believe this man was a pious and kind prince with good characters in morality and ability, and he would be a promising one in the selection of the successor of the country. But in Qin Yunuan's view, the man in front of her was a merciless executioner who killed people cruelly.
He was the Third Prince, Sima Ray.
In her last life, Qin Yunuan almost had no connection with this man, but in this life, the man always appeared in her life.
Although she disliked him, Qin Yunuan still stood up and gave an imperial salute to Sima Ray according to the rule of the imperial palace.
"Don't be so polite, Third Miss of Qin Family." Sima Ray smiled happily and wanted to support her to stand up. Crossing Qin Yunuan, he glanced at the very noisy distance, and then smiled to Qin Yunuan, "Third Miss, why don't you join the talks of those maidens?"
Qin Yunuan noticed th
Soon, the courtyard decorated with various flowers came into sight. Those elegant imperial concubines wearing gorgeous outfits entered through the front door. Each was followed by at least four eunuchs and palace maids, who stood behind in a neat row.Qin Yunuan curtseyed with other concubines. Among them, in the front stood the Empress Chen, still presenting dignified and amiable. For the others, Qin had already met Imperial Concubine Yun, and heard of Imperial Concubine Xian, the most beautiful woman in East Qin whose full name was Wei Xian.One of the other two was Imperial Concubine Duan, who had been promoted to take care of the fourth prince, Sima Han after his biological mother died of dystocia. This was because she was the younger sister of the deceased. As Imperial Concubine Duan was benevolent and kind, and that Sima Han was not so clever, she doted on her dear nephew so much that it was very likely to spoil him. That was why Sima Han had already
At this moment, the one was an imperial concubine in the imperial palace, and the other one was a maiden from the mansion of Grand Commandant. The words of the fat nanny made people believe that Qin Yunuan seemed to gain some troubles again.Qin Yunuan stood straight in front of the window. She walked towards the nanny calmly after she heard the call from the fat nanny. She gave her a salute and said politely, "I will follow you, please."Qin Yunuan went out calmly but those maidens behind started to gossip again. Li Weijun said in a very sharp voice, "Oh, I almost forget. Where is sister Qin. Why doesn't she stay with us?"Just for a moment, they arrived at the splendid main hall. Qin Yunuan could feel the solemn phenomenon even she did not come closer to the hall. The Emperor Zhaoxuan, Sima Xiu was sitting at the center. On his right-hand seat, they were Empress Chen, Imperial Concubine Yun, Imperial Concubine Duan and Imperial Concubine Xian
Two Month! Sima Xiu had been very compassionate since Imperial Concubine Xian's physical discomfort. He didn't ask her to sleep with him for nearly three months. Now, Imperial Concubine Xian had been pregnant for two months. What else could it be if it wasn't a sinful child inside her?The gazes were sharp like arrows, and everyone held back the sentence. Even Sima Xiu, Emperor Zhaoxuan, could only bear the anger of being a cuckold. Clenching his fists, he said nothing. There were too many people in the room, and a trivial event would be enough to set off a storm, not to mention adding this incident. What's more, for the royal family's reputation, the secret should also be buried deep in the palace.Qin Yunuan seemed to see her desolation, her hardships, and the tiredness for the mundane life from the eyes of Imperial Concubine Xian. She had also seen such eyes when Li Qiqi looked at Su Chenghai. Those eyes wandered between Imperial Concubine Xian and Sima
Cooperation? Qin Yunuan raised her eyebrows, her jade eyes slightly slanted, and his tone was a lot weaker, "I don't seem to understand, Your Highness. I am just a daughter of a concubine. I don't have the qualification to work with you."Though he knew that Qin Yunuan was only flattering, Sima Ray seemed to be extremely satisfied. He leaned closer, "If the second boss of the Golden Butterfly Embroidery House weren't qualified, then nobody else in the world would have been able to catch my eye."Qin Yunuan was not surprised. Instead, she responded very indifferently, "Your Highness has eyes everywhere. But it is a pity that I don't intend to cooperate with you.""I know," Sima Ray raised his neck with a bit of arrogance, "I'm indeed not economically powerful now. But soon, I have the confidence that I will take over the East Qin’s affairs within three months."Sima Ray's ambitions had never been small. Qin Yunuan was just wondering
In the painting hall, Sima Ray stepped over the threshold to discover that the little eunuch who had just led the way was nowhere to be found. The secluded and remote painting hall was surrounded by an intoxicating fragrance, and it seemed to be luring people's lust. Sima Ray was feeling uncomfortable in his chest. He realized that he had been set up, and he wanted to leave. However, his legs were already powerless.There seemed to be a lot of tranquillizing fragrance in the infatuation fragrance. Sima Ray's sight was getting more and more blurred. He only saw a pair of hands that were slowly closing the painting hall door. He tried to struggle, so that Liu Bao who was waiting outside could come and save him, but he didn't even have the power to shout. His eyelids were as heavy as lead, and he lost his consciousness eventually.He was awakened by some loud screams."Oh my goodness, it's sister Qin and the Third Prince!""It's so sh
"It's about the cause of Concubine Yang's death," Li Qiqi quickly added. What she feared the most was that Qin Yunuan would really walk away. She knew that she didn't have much time left. She'd either be beheaded or killed by the vicious woman Dou. Qin Yunuan was the only one who could save her. "Third Miss, you really do not want to know?""You'd better not tell lies." Qin Yunuan turned her head around, only showing a third of her face. The obscure side face was filled with deep forbearance and longing for her mother."Qiqi naturally won't risk my life on this," Li Qiqi swallowed her saliva, "I accidentally discovered this after I became a part of Qin Family. The other night, I couldn't sleep so I decided to have a walk in the backyard. I saw Xiu Gu who served Dou burning paper money. While burning, she was saying, 'Concubine Yang, it wasn't me who murdered you. I didn't have a choice. Don't come back for me like Concubine He.' That was just after we collu
Qin Yunuan took her hairpin off while talking, and then inserted backhand into Qin Yunzhuang's hair bun, causing Qin Yunzhuang's body seemed to be agitated by cold water and tremble all of a sudden."Yunzhuang, you are going to marry soon," said Yunuan, "I don't have much to give you so for now give you my hairpin as a gift." Qin Yunuan smiled sideways and a bit of sincere joy showed up on her peachy face. It seemed that she was happy for her sister from her heart.After briefing miscellaneous stuff to Yunzhuang, the two knew it was time for them to leave. Qin Yunuan lent her support to somewhat paralyzed Qin Yunzhuang and walked down the path in garden slowly. Qin Yunzhuang was very unwilling to let Qin Yunuan to touch her but this time she was not able to walk by herself.Empress Chen made Sima Ray stay for a while longer. When Sima Ray came out, it was already dusk. The bloody afterglow smeared the sky with a layer of blush, shining on the b
In the mansion of Grand Commandant, right after Xiu Gu, the messager of Dou Qing'e, informed her of what had happened in the palace, the mansion doorkeeper brought words back that Grand Miss and Third Miss already arrived at the gate."Now, Master will also know what Grand Miss did," Xiu Gu said worriedly, "Will he blame her?""How will he?" Dou Qing'e calmed down quickly and analyzed, "We have been married for years. I know him very well. He will just pretend to blame Yunzhuang. No matter how Yunzhuang gets engaged with Prince Ray, it does no harm to Master. Perhaps, this is exactly what he is longing for."When Qin Yunuan just got off the carriage, Butler Xie was already there and said straightforwardly, "Grand Miss. Third Miss. Master is waiting for you."At the moment Qin Yunuan stepped into the room, Qin Zhi's face turned purple and he looked so serious.Shutting the door, Qin Zhi ordered, "You two, kneel down."