Qi Rong pushed Wushuang aside, hooked his long arm, and pulled Yun Xi into his arms. His deep black eyes stared intently at her, and suddenly he flashed a devilish smile.
The next moment, with an ambiguous expression, he leaned over and murmured in her ear:
"If you like to bicker, I'll prepare some tea another day and call everyone in the mansion to argue with you. A moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Don't delay our important business."
Hearing Qi Rong's words, Yun Xi's originally proud face turned pale. Only then did she truly feel that she had become someone's wife.
She suddenly remembered that there was a huge mountain called "the wedding night" standing in front of her.
Although she knew nothing about the relationship between men and women, she roughly understood that it was the watershed between a young girl and a woman.
It meant that from then on, she would have to be open and honest with her husband, share weal and woe, and be inseparable.
If it had been before, she wouldn't have minded getting close to Qi Rong. She even thought that it would be okay if everything just happened naturally.
But now, after what happened to her father, she began to seriously reflect on whether Qi Rong's feelings for her were genuine or not.
Did he want to be with her for the rest of their lives? Or did he think she was naive and easy to deceive, and could be useful to him?
Once a rift appeared in her heart, her previous dependence and affection for Qi Rong instantly changed.
It made her feel deeply pained!
She even thought that perhaps only if she truly let go of her feelings for Qi Rong could her heart truly be free!
But she didn't want to be a concubine who served with her beauty. How could she make Qi Rong take the initiative to write her a divorce letter? This had become the biggest problem in her heart!
"What are you thinking about? Come with me!"
Just as Yun Xi was lost in thought, Qi Rong suddenly picked her up horizontally.
Yun Xi's feet suddenly left the ground. Frightened, she immediately wrapped her arms tightly around Qi Rong's neck, and her head instinctively nestled into his arms.
Seeing Yun Xi's instinctive reaction, a smile played on Qi Rong's lips. Then he turned to the guard captain at the door and said:
"Zhan Feng, order someone to prepare two large boxes of copper coins immediately and scatter them along the busiest street in the capital!"
"I'm taking a concubine today. I want the people in the capital to share in the joy!"
No one expected Qi Rong to be so high - profile. Everyone at the mansion gate was stunned.
It was just taking a concubine. Was it really necessary to be so extravagant?
Moreover, two large boxes of copper coins. That would cost a fortune! They couldn't miss this!
Hearing this, Zhan Feng was in a daze for a moment, and then immediately took the order:
"Yes, Your Highness! I'll order someone to prepare it right away!"
Previously, because he had acted on his own and ignored Qi Rong's order, he had almost lost his life. Now, he had learned his lesson.
He clearly knew that if he wanted to continue staying by the prince's side, he must obey every order and follow the prince's lead! He didn't dare to say a single word of objection!
"I bet you can't wait to let everyone in the capital know that I've become your concubine, right?"
Yun Xi gritted her teeth secretly. She didn't really not care about being Qi Rong's concubine as she seemed on the surface.
Even though this was a deal between her and Qi Rong, what she had sold was, after all, her dignity.
It wasn't that she didn't cherish her own reputation, but because of the conditions Qi Rong had offered!
Looking at Yun Xi's angry cheeks, Qi Rong seemed to be in a great mood. He gave her a devilish smile, showing his bright teeth.
"Yes, I not only want everyone in the capital to know, but I also want to go to the imperial prison and tell Prime Minister Yun. I wonder if he'll be so touched that he'll cry when he hears this news?!"
There was a smile on Qi Rong's handsome face, but the words he said were extremely venomous.
Just thinking that if he hadn't returned to the capital today, Yun Xi would have married someone else made him want to punish her.
And Yun Sheng was her weakness. She had even clearly said that if she had to choose between him and Yun Sheng, he would definitely be the one she'd give up!
At that time, the anger in his heart was almost overwhelming, and after that, there was endless desolation.
Since he couldn't be the most important person in Yun Xi's heart, then he'd just make the most important person in her heart suffer!
In this way, he didn't have to worry that she would become his "weakness" and let others use her to control him.
Yun Xi stared blankly for a moment, and then with a cold look on her face, she glared at Qi Rong:
"You're taking me as your concubine just to take revenge on my father?"
Facing Yun Xi's accusation, Qi Rong suddenly smiled and strode towards the mansion gate with her in his arms.
"Your Highness, as a concubine, she should enter the mansion through the side door according to the rules!"
Because of the previous humiliation, Wushuang hated Yun Xi to the core. Seeing Qi Rong push her aside and then pick up Yun Xi, she immediately gave a wink to the maid Qiao'er.
Qiao'er understood and immediately stood in the middle of the mansion gate and spoke.
Seeing that a maid dared to block his way, Qi Rong narrowed his cold eyes slightly, lifted his long leg, and kicked the maid to the side. His tone was extremely cold:
"Do I need you to remind me of my own business?"
Then, his cold eyes suddenly swept towards Wushuang and he said indifferently:
"Find a matchmaker and sell her immediately. The Xian Prince's Mansion can't tolerate such an ignorant servant!"
Wushuang, who had been so proud just a moment ago, suddenly turned pale. She quickly chased after Qi Rong and tried to touch his arm, but he avoided her.
"Your Highness! Please forgive Qiao'er's unintentional mistake. She didn't do it on purpose!"
Qiao'er had been Wushuang's trusted maid for many years. She was very useful and understood Wushuang's thoughts well. Wushuang didn't want to lose such a right - hand assistant just like that!
"If you want to go with her, I'll grant your wish!"
Wushuang originally thought that she had some face in front of Qi Rong. But looking into his cold black eyes and hearing his heartless words, she suddenly remembered how ruthless and decisive Qi Rong used to be.
Once he made a decision, there was no turning back. In the Xian Prince's Mansion, no one dared to go against his words.
Afraid that Qi Rong would really sell her, Wushuang's face showed panic and she immediately took several steps back.
"No! I don't want that. I was wrong. I want to stay by Your Highness's side all the time!"
Then she walked towards Qiao'er. Ignoring her pleas and struggles, she immediately ordered someone to take her away.
Everyone looked at what was happening in front of them and couldn't help but sigh. While sighing about Qi Rong's unpredictability and coldness, they couldn't help but wonder:
Was the Xian Prince really cold - hearted towards the Princess Yongning, or did he dote on her?
If he was cold - hearted, he wouldn't have rushed back to the capital from Lingchuan to snatch the bride; he wouldn't have always held her in his arms for fear that she would run away; and he definitely wouldn't have immediately ordered to sell the maid just because she said that the Princess Yongning should enter through the side door!
But then again, if the Xian Prince doted on the Princess Yongning, why didn't he marry her as his wife but instead took her as a concubine? And why did he just let the concubines in the mansion mock her and do nothing about it?!
Everyone watched all this and was completely confused.
What was even more incomprehensible to them was:
Both of them had noble statuses and were well - matched in family. But one took the other as a concubine, and the other actually agreed!
It was truly incomprehensible!