That maid knew that her role was to seduce Prince Linjiang, and she was completely prepared. Unexpectedly, before she could use her ans, the matter was so easily achieved.
When she heard Lin Shiheng’s undisguised complints, she was delighted. With shyness on her pretty face, she slightly bowed and spoke in a delicate voice, “Thank you, Your Highness, for your complints.”
The smugness in Mu Qingrong’s eyes increased, she knew that Prince Linjiang would like such appearances.
With her dignified appearance, she smiled generously and said, “This maid hasn’t been serving
for long, but she has always been intelligent and considerate. It’s a blessing for her to be praised by Your Highness.”
Mu Qingrong’s heart was full of confidence. She knew that Prince Linjiang would never stop until he got his hands on a woman he liked. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have kept her with him even after she beca the forr Emperor’s concubine.
Today, when Prince Linjiang accompanied the Princess Consort back to her maiden ho, if it got out that the Prince personally asked her sister for a beautiful maid, it would only be a flirtatious affair for Prince Linjiang, but for Princess Consort Mu Qingling, it would be akin to a hard slap on the face.
This matter would be spread throughout the capital at Mu Qingrong’s behest.
As long as she was a proper woman, she was bound to have a hard ti with her husband because of this. Coupled with the maid Po’er stirring up trouble, her future marriage to Lin Shiheng, the Princess Consort who was unfavored by the Prince, wouldn’t be a threat at all.
Mu Qingrong had a good plan. Unfortunately, before Lin Shiheng, Prince Linjiang, could speak, Mu Qingling, who was standing beside him with a smile, said, “This maid does look good. Would sister be willing to give her up and let
take her back to the Prince’s mansion?”
Hearing these words, the smile that hadn’t blood on Mu Qingrong’s face slightly froze.
What’s this?!
Mu Qingling, who wasn’t deaf, dumb or blind, should have realized that her new husband was a lecherous man. How could she not be angry and make such a generous gesture?
Mu Qingrong hated it so much, she almost crushed her teeth.
Now that Mu Qingling had asked for this, if she gave the maid away, even if this girl went to Prince Linjiang’s bed in the future, it would be Mu Qingling who was generous and virtuous. Whereas, if she gave the maid away as soon as Prince Linjiang asked, then wouldn’t it be the sister, who wasn’t married yet, who was sending a woman to her brother-in-law’s bed?
If such words got out, she would lose her reputation.
She didn’t expect Mu Qingling to have such tactics. It really shows that a dog that bites doesn’t bark.
(TNote: a dog that bites doesn't bark = it’s a play off the English saying ‘Barking dogs seldom bite'/ ‘All bark and no bite.')
Mu Qingrong was very angry. She enjoyed the life of suppressing Mu Qingrong through Prince Linjiang for too long in her last life. Even now, when she was reborn in this life, Mu Qingling was just a humiliating loser in her eyes.
As long as she cried and acted being wronged, Mu Qingling would be defeated in one fell swoop.
Mu Qingrong always thought so.
But now, the Prince hadn’t accepted her, and Mu Qingling still occupied the position of Princess Consort. Even if she had a lot of ans to make the Prince pity her, as an unmarried girl, Mu Qingrong couldn’t act like that.
She was angry and resentful, but after a glance at Lin Shiheng, who was looking at her with displeasure because of her hesitation, she forced herself to suppress the anger and softly said, “Since Elder Sister likes her, then this maid will be given to Elder Sister.”
After saying that, Mu Qingrong raised her eyes and gave Lin Shiheng a pitiful look, timid and with a touch of bashfulness.
She was born with good looks, and when such a gesture was made, any gentleman would surely be tempted to think of her and place her in his heart.
Mu Qingrong was so confident. But as soon as she laid eyes on Lin Shiheng’s face, she saw a scene that nearly drove her up the wall.
The handso Prince, dressed in splendor, was looking at the Po’er with an appreciative smile. He didn't even blink, and didn’t reward Mu Qingrong with a single glance out of the corner of his eye, so naturally he couldn’t see the shy gesture she had worked so hard to produce.
The expression on Mu Qingrong’s face froze for another mont.
She even began to regret her decision to introduce Po’er. Originally, she had only wanted Po’er to separate Prince Linjiang and Mu Qingling, and to stain Mu Qingling’s reputation. However, in this case, Mu Qingling’s reputation hadn't been damaged at all, and she didn’t mind Po’er at all. In addition, her plan to cultivate a romantic feeling with Prince Linjiang had been affected.
Her heart regretted it, but she couldn’t show it on her face.
It was only logical. Since Mu Qingrong wasn’t married yet, and although Prince Linjiang was her brother-in-law, he was also a male outsider. Even if she occasionally bumped into him, no one would gossip about him. She would just have to say goodbye sooner.
Mu Qingrong wouldn’t!
In her last life, she had experienced all the glory and insults. The pride and luxury of being a favored concubine, the pain of becoming a concubine after the death of the previous Emperor, and the pain of being nearly sent to the Cold Palace.
In her previous life she still had the modesty of a lady of the house at this point in ti, but now Mu Qingrong had long forgotten her reputation after she experienced the status of a favored concubine using her other status as a forr Imperial Consort.
What’s the use of reputation? Can she enjoy that splendor all her life with it?
As long as she had power and authority, even if her reputation was poor, so what? Just like in her last life, she couldn’t enter the palace as a concubine, but with a word from the Emperor, she could change her identity and na, and easily take the position of favored concubine.
Mu Qingrong knew that the Emperor’s favor was the most important thing. Even when she killed Mu Qingling’s two children, she was still firmly protected. Not only that, but Lin Shiheng even killed Mu Qingling, his wife, personally, in order to protect her.
Even if countless palace maids and eunuchs saw it, everyone in the world only knew that Mu Qingling died of a sudden illness. If she hadn’t deviated for a mont and thought of a way to fake a pregnancy in order to get the Empress position, she wouldn’t have been abandoned by the Emperor.
Mu Qingrong wouldn’t dare to resent Lin Shiheng, who had killed her in her previous life. She only hated Mu Qingling, hated her for stealing her place and her glory, and if she, Mu Qingrong, hadn’t refused it, how could Mu Qingling possibly take the position?
Mu Qingling owed her in her last life, and she had to get it back in this life.
At all costs!
Mu Qingling didn’t know that Mu Qingrong was filled with thoughts of how she was going to let her die sooner and give up her position. Seeing that this third sister had the cheek to refrain from initiating her withdrawal, she was simply exasperated.
Even if Mu Qingrong had been spoiled, it was impossible for her to not know the rules, and it was impossible for her not to know the difference between a man and a woman.
It's just a chance encounter. What's the point of sticking around? She doesn’t want her reputation, but the other younger sisters need it!
Mu Qingling had so anger in her eyes. She swept a glance at Mu Qingrong and spoke in a cold tone, “I have to go with the Prince to pay my respects to Mother, so I’ll say goodbye to younger sister for now.”
Mu Qingrong was stunned, a little uncomfortable with Mu Qingling who was treating her in such an assertive manner. Wasn’t she afraid that Lin Shiheng would get annoyed with her?
The beautiful young girl seed to be a little aggrieved by her elder sister’s tone of voice, and water sprang up in her beautiful eyes as she softly said, “Sister hasn’t returned to the residence for a long ti, Qingrong really misses...”
See, how kind I am. and how much I cherish our sisterhood.
This will surely set off Mu Qingling’s indifference and ruthlessness.
She knew that Lin Shiheng was disgusted by people who were indifferent to beautiful won...
Mu Qingrong gave Lin Shiheng a resigned look with tears in her eyes, and froze again.
“Fine jade hands, touching my heart. I wonder if Po’er’s hands truly feel like a weaving of clouds.”
The beautiful maid blushed with embarrassnt at the complint, which made Prince Linjiang look at her even more.
Mu Qingrong stiffened for a mont and imdiately raised her voice a little, with a slight sob in her tone.
“This younger sister thought, Elder Sister would miss her family as much as..."
As she said that, with red eyes, she glanced, seemingly unintentionally, at Prince Linjiang, expecting him to feel pity for her sobs.
However, Lin Shiheng was still looking at Po’er attentively, not turning his eyes to look at her.
Obviously, he didn’t see that his own Princess Consort was making things difficult for Mu Qingrong.
Mu Qingrong, who had long been accustod to seeking Lin Shiheng’s help whenever there was a problem, nearly suffocated in her throat. The most annoying thing was that she wasn’t the favored concubine of her previous life, but a re unmarried girl. She couldn’t even cry and beg Lin Shiheng to settle the matter as he had done in her previous life.
And Mu Qingling, who had been suppressed by her in her previous life and didn’t even leave the Empress’s bedchamber much, was coldly saying, “I know that younger sister wants to catch up with , but since the Prince is here and younger sister hasn’t been married yet, you should go back to the courtyard for now. When I have a chance, we’ll catch up properly as sisters.”
Who wants to catch up with you!?
Mu Qingrong gnashed her teeth with hatred. However, when her aggrieved eyes turned, Lin Shiheng, who could help her, was still talking to Po’er.
“Are you really a maid? With such beauty and cleanness of character, even the fairy in the sky can’t compare.”
His expression was full of sincere admiration, “Po’er, I’m afraid that, after seeing you, I won’t be able to see anyone else.”
Such a waste of effort! Mu Qingrong was furious.
She reassured herself that it was alright, Po’er pleasing the Prince was a good thing. As she had taught her before, Po’er would surely find every opportunity to complint her as the Third Young Lady and make the Prince’s eyes turn to her.
Having consoled herself, Mu Qingrong felt a little better.
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