The Favored Concubine: The Doting Prince

Imperial Palace, Luoying Pavilion.

At this time, the courtyard of Luoying Pavilion was filled with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. The sun was shining on the earth and everything looked warm.

It’s just a door, but it leads to two worlds.

The door was not closed, but it seemed as if all the light and heat were stuck here and stopped moving forward.

In the room, the imperial concubine was leisurely tending to the flowers. Her slender hands held a pair of exquisite scissors, and she ruthlessly cut off all the leaves and flower buds that she didn't like, but there was still a gentle smile in her eyes.

Yuan Ye sat at the desk with a gloomy face. Although Yuan Ye was usually very imposing, he would restrain himself when he was in front of the imperial concubine. But today, the maids were so scared that they even breathed lightly.

The little maidservant who was on duty serving tea today was walking towards Yuan Ye with a cold sweat on her forehead, carrying the tea. The teacup and the tray made a "knock, knock" sound because she couldn't help shaking. At this moment, Cai Wei, the head maidservant beside the imperial concubine, took the tray and waved to let the little maid go. The little maid retreated with a sense of relief and was about to kneel down to express her gratitude.

"Your Highness, please have some tea." Cai Wei thought she had practiced some martial arts but she couldn't help but tremble in her legs when she got close.

Yuan Ye tapped the table with his right index finger, and Cai Wei gently put it down.

This morning Yuan Ye heard that His Majesty the Emperor had granted a marriage for Yuan Yi, with Gu Fanyue as the Crown Princess.

Yuan Ye was shocked for a moment, and was so angry that his aura radiated outward, smashing everything in the room to pieces. The weapons in the yard made ping-pong sounds, and Chi Yan was influenced by his master and roared wildly. Everyone in the Seventh Prince's Mansion knelt on the ground, begging for mercy and trembling in fear.

Zhufeng, who was standing next to Yuan Ye, didn't move at all but had already broken out in cold sweat on his back. This God of War really lived up to his reputation. If he were on the battlefield, he wouldn't even need to fight, his aura alone would be enough to scare away half of the enemies.

The Seventh Prince's Mansion, who always thought someone would die today, suddenly received an order from the imperial concubine in the palace. Seeing their own prince leave the house in anger, they all began to kneel down and thank the gods for their blessings. However, Zhufeng, who had to follow, felt aggrieved.

On the way to the palace, Yuan Ye was thinking about it. The day before yesterday, the old emperor brought Yuan Moxuan into the palace and frightened him carefully, and then released him at night. As a result, Yuan Moxuan came to the palace early yesterday morning to express his loyalty and beg for mercy. The old emperor drafted an edict and set the rules overnight. He went to the Third Prince's Palace early this morning to announce the edict, and the marriage will be held in a month.

Is it so fast? That Third King Yuan Mo surrendered in just one night, and Gu Fanyue, the good sister, gave up her sister in just one night.

Now the imperial decree has been issued and there is nothing that can be done to change the situation. A month later, Yuan Ye became furious whenever he thought of that delicate pink figure.

But what made him even more angry was that in the Linrui Hall, the girl was clearly biased towards Yuan Yi. In front of him, the girl was always well-behaved but cautious, with such a natural and beautiful smile, like the breeze in the mountain stream that was refreshing. It was the first time Yuan Ye saw it, but it was not directed at him, which made Yuan Ye even more angry.

So when he arrived at Luoying Pavilion, Yuan Ye did not restrain his momentum and let it wreak havoc.

"Okay, Your Highness, please curb your arrogance." The imperial concubine first handed the scissors to Cai Wei, and then washed her hands with the help of the maid before paying attention to her son who was about to explode with anger.

"There's nothing wrong with this result. I never liked the second girl from the Gu family anyway." The imperial concubine's tone was very casual.

Hearing this, Yuan Ye looked up at his mother. She was wearing a purple robe today, which was embroidered with blooming golden chrysanthemums with gold thread. She looked noble and elegant, and her face still had her usual gentle smile.

Seeing her son's slightly puzzled expression, the imperial concubine continued, "At the beginning, you thought that girl was pretty and said you liked her. It wouldn't be unfair to her even if she stayed by your side as a concubine. But if you are kind enough, then give her the position of a concubine."

The imperial concubine picked up the tea on the table, took a sip and then said, "But they still dare to covet your position as the principal wife. Their Gu family is nothing. Her sister was lucky enough to marry into the royal family for several lifetimes, but she married that one." The imperial concubine shook her head, her face full of sarcasm and disdain.

Yuan Ye frowned as he looked at the imperial concubine's expression. That day when he entered the palace, he saw the Third Prince's Consort Gu Fanqiu having a pleasant conversation with his mother, and his mother had been praising Fanyue, saying that she was pretty and well-behaved. He didn't expect that she would be thinking like this in her heart. He really couldn't understand his mother.

"Originally, in Linrui Palace, I also asked your father to grant that girl a concubine." The imperial concubine said it nonchalantly, but Yuan Ye's heart sank.

"You promised me, and you are asking me to break my promise." For some reason, Yuan Ye was now somewhat fortunate that the old emperor had not had time to say anything at that time.

Seeing that Yuan Ye was obviously anxious and angry, the imperial concubine said, "What's the point of talking about this now? It's a foregone conclusion. You know your father well. If he can please Yuan Yi and give him half of his kingdom, he won't be stingy, let alone a little girl with no power in her family."

After hearing this, Yuan Ye's face became even darker. He remembered that when he was a child, at the family dinner during the New Year, the old emperor always held Yuan Yi on his lap and ate with him. He would also hold Yuan Yi when watching the fireworks, while he and his mother walked behind him, looking at the tall back and Yuan Yi's beautiful eyes looking down at him.

Even if he has made great achievements in the war, what does it matter? Even if he is praised by the people, Yuan Junhe will always have only Yuan Yi as his son in his heart, because of his mother, the former queen. Sai'an Lanyao.

Seeing that Yuan Ye seemed to have calmed down and was no longer so frightening, the imperial concubine gave Cai Wei a look. At this time, a woman came forward with a cup of fresh tea. She was petite and pretty, and looked somewhat similar to Fan Yue.

"My Lord, the tea is cold. Can I change it for you?"

Yuan Ye lowered his eyes and naturally saw the similarities between her and Fan Yue, but they only looked alike. This girl's eyes were full of flattery and her actions were very ingratiating, which made Yuan Ye feel annoyed.

"Get out!" Yuan Ye stretched out his hand and knocked over the tea bowl. The girl was so scared that she knelt on the ground. The imperial concubine waved her hand impatiently. The girl was unwilling, but still stood up and retreated under Yuan Ye's pressure.

"Mother, I'll take my leave now."

Looking at Yuan Ye's back, the imperial concubine said, "Huh, I prepared one for him, but he's not happy about it. I think he looks quite similar."

Cai Wei replied, "Perhaps the prince doesn't just like Miss Fan Yue, who is pretty and cute."

"It's useless for him to like anything. The princess I chose for him is someone else. We'll talk about it when he's in a good mood." Thinking of the girl, the imperial concubine smiled with satisfaction.

After coming out of the palace, Zhu Feng looked at his prince. Although he was not in a very good mood, he did not show his aggressiveness either. His eyes were full of murderous intent, but he seemed to be thinking about something.

It was a really nice day today, so Yuan Ye decided not to take the car back, but just walk back, thinking about the imperial concubine's words all the way.

“You won’t be stingy even if you have half of the country? Ha, then I want the whole country. I don’t mean to ask for it, I mean to seize it.” Thinking of this, Yuan Ye’s eyes dimmed.

"Do you really have to give Miss Fanyue a gift?"

"Of course."

"Then buy a cheaper one."

Zhu Feng was following Yuan Ye listlessly when he suddenly heard the word "Fan Yue". Could it be such a coincidence? He ran into Gu Fan Yue? Would the prince tie her up and take her back? Thinking of this, Zhu Feng began to move his hands and feet.

Sure enough, Yuan Ye also looked in the direction of the voice and saw several little girls in a jewelry store. The one called Cuitao, whom Yuan Ye had seen before, was the one who worked for Gu Fanyue. She was dressed more gorgeously than the other little girls and was very cute. At this moment, she seemed to be worried about something.

"Well, I don't want this one either. Is that okay?" Seeing her handing over something in her hand, the boss said kindly, "You spent a long time choosing this peach blossom hairpin. Even if you don't want this one, it's not enough."

With his excellent eyesight, Yuan Ye could see clearly that there was a jade ring on the counter. It was of good quality and very delicately carved.

"I think this one and that one are similar, why did you insist on buying this one?" Cuitao glanced at the ring next to her and waved her hand in disdain, "How can something like that be worn on our young lady's hand?"

The boss took a look and said, "Little girl, you have a good eye. To be honest, although this ring is made of leftover material, this jade is a good thing. There are not many better ones than Chenliang. It came from the Far Wasteland Country."

"I can't tell whether it's good or not, I just think it looks good, and I want this."

"That's all you need. Your money is not enough."

Crisp Peach turned her little purse upside down.

"I've given you everything I can, boss, please, um~uncle."

Cuitao's voice was sweet to begin with, and she acted coquettishly at this moment. The boss's face turned red, and his heart tightened. But when he saw the ring on her hand emitting a long and lingering light, his heart hardened again, "It's no use to act coquettishly, it's just not enough!"

Yuan Ye's hearing was better than that of an average person, and when he heard Cui Tao's coquettish voice, his heart went numb. Then he frowned.

The cry of "please" made Zhufeng stare there with his eyes wide open, wondering how this girl's voice could be so pleasant?

"Your earrings are nice. I'd love to give them to me." As soon as the boss entered the door, he saw the earrings on Cuitao's ears and thought that a lady from a wealthy family had come, but he was wrong.

Cuitao was a little embarrassed. This was a gift from the young lady to her. How could she sell the thing she gave her to buy her a gift?

Cuitao then turned her gaze towards the maids beside her.

"We lend you the money, so we can't buy anything?"

Cui Tao frowned slightly, her cute little face full of displeasure. These girls could only come out once a month, and it just so happened that they all received some rewards for Miss Fan Yue's wedding. She wanted to take advantage of this time to buy some things, but it was not good to force them to borrow money.

"Well, then I'll give you this pendant first, and I'll take it back when I have money, okay?"

“You are being a little unreasonable.”

You stay one more month, I will come next month."

“That’ll cost a little more.”

"A little more?"

"Then why should I give you a month's reprieve for nothing?"

"Okay, okay, add a little. Just add a little." In front of the boss who was obsessed with business, the little white rabbit Cuitao was completely defeated.

"What are you doing? Many people gave Miss Fanyue gifts for her wedding, and all of them were rare treasures that we have never seen before. Miss Fanyue won't even wear this thing, so why bother?"

An older girl couldn't stand it anymore and tried to stop her.

"It's theirs to give it to them, and it's up to the lady whether to wear it or not. Anyway, I'm going to give it to her."

Just when Cuitao was about to take off the earrings, she felt a dark shadow behind her. Yuanye and Zhufeng appeared, and Yuanye placed a gold ingot on the table with an expressionless face.

"These are all for you." Yuan Ye looked at the crisp peaches.

When the other maids saw Yuan Ye and Zhu Feng walk in, they were so frightened that they stood there in a daze, thinking that the Third Prince's Mansion had just had a feud with the Seventh Prince's Mansion, and now they had run into the real culprit, so they were doomed this time.

When the boss saw that it was Yuan Ye, he immediately walked out from behind the counter and knelt on the ground.

"Seventh Prince, you are here. It is really the spirit of my ancestors appearing." At that time, Yuan Ye returned in triumph. He rode on Chi Yan and walked on the street, being praised by the people. He was in high spirits.

Seeing the boss kneel down, the other maids also knelt down and trembled in the corner.

Zhufeng, who followed Yuan Ye in, thought that his master must have failed to catch Gu Fanyue and wanted to take the little girl away. When he came in, he stared at Cuitao aggressively.

When Cuitao saw Yuanye suddenly appear, she was also stunned, and her palms were sweating. Later, she saw the people behind Yuanye looking at her with ill intentions. She thought to herself, Miss, I may not be able to go back, but I feel that I cannot embarrass you!

She stood there blankly and saluted Yuan Ye according to the rules, "This servant greets the prince."

The little girl's face turned pale with fright, but she still tried to hold on. She could hardly squat when she saluted me.

"These are all for you." Yuan Ye repeated it again while looking at the counter, and was about to leave without even looking back. Cui Tao swallowed and took a look at the shining gold.

"If you want to give our lady a gift, go and choose it yourself. I have been looking for this ring for a long time." Yuan Ye thought that this little girl would definitely kneel down to thank him, but she didn't expect that she would argue with him? The master is really cruel, and the servant is also crazy.

"I said I'll give it to you. It's up to you to give it to someone else." He walked away with big strides. Zhu Feng followed behind him and said, "Master, I'll tie up that peach and take it back to you."

"Why did you tie her up?" Yuan Ye glared at Zhu Feng fiercely.

After the people walked away, the others stood up, thanking for saving their lives, but Cui Tao frowned, thinking that the Seventh Prince was just trying to get close to her young lady. Humph! Although Cui Tao was not very smart, she could see that her young lady was thinking of the one who gave her the red hairpin, so her choice was naturally right.

"Hey, put the gold down." When Cuitao was thinking about something, the boss was about to take the gold away secretly. He was discovered by other girls and looked embarrassed.

"Well, the ring is yours, take it, and take these too," the boss pointed to some scattered jewelry nearby.

Cui Tao smiled slightly, raised her eyebrows, and held the boss's hand, "If you want this gold, these things are far from enough." The boss nodded helplessly. He didn't know who this girl was. His Highness Yuanye actually paid for her personally.

"Well, what do you think?"

"Pack up all the ones they just liked. If there are too many, they can be refunded. If there are too few, they won't be replaced."

Coming out of the jewelry store, Yuan Ye felt much more relaxed for some reason, and his steps became lighter. Zhufeng had been preparing for a long time, but he felt a little sad that he hadn't brought anyone back. However, he saw that his master seemed happier. It turned out that the saying that spending money makes people happy is true.