The Hunter’s Lively Wife
Chapter 1267: Consort Ji

Chapter 1267: Chapter 1267: Consort Ji

The Consort of Prince Rui was both amused and annoyed.

She thought of the concubines in Prince Rui Residence, and then of the hardship she endured carrying this child; the Consort of Prince Rui suddenly felt angry, "Prince, the child is still so small! Do you think he, like his father, knows only to pull at a woman’s clothes?"

The Consort of Prince Rui’s coquettish complaints mixed with shyness, making Prince Rui’s face immediately tense up.

"Ruirui, what are you talking about? You know about the concubines in the residence, don’t you? Some were bestowed by my great ancestors, others given by my mother. Can I really refuse them?" What Prince Rui said was true; he could not refuse those concubines, but no one could force Prince Rui to do anything with them, could they?

Yet Prince Rui had eventually favored each and every one of those concubines, and it was of his own volition, which was one reason why the Consort of Prince Rui was somewhat angry with Prince Rui.

But who made her status that of a consort, and his that of a prince? The consort was destined to be dignified and generous, and the status of a prince was destined to mean he would not only have one woman. The Empress Dowager, now unable to control her son who ascended the throne, turned to manage her son-in-law, hoping her son-in-law, Prince Rui, would proliferate his lineage. One concubine after another was sent to Prince Rui Residence.

The Consort of Prince Rui and Prince Rui were childhood sweethearts. After they married, their affections for each other were also strong, and they lived a sweet and blissful married life. The Consort of Prince Rui also felt she had married the right man. Prince Rui catered to the Consort of Prince Rui in every way. There were just two maids in the residence, and no other women, but this was only the case in the first year.

In the second year, the Empress Dowager sent a continuous stream of beauties and concubines to Prince Rui Residence. At first, Prince Rui only accepted them, but did not favor any of them.

Half a year later, she became pregnant, and Prince Rui refrained for a while, but somehow the concubines in the residence managed to seduce Prince Rui into favoring one of them.

Once there was one, there came a second, and afterwards, all the concubines in the residence were favored in succession. Later on, the child in the belly of the Consort of Prince Rui was almost schemed against several times, but fortunately each attempted plot was averted. Otherwise, the child in the Consort of Prince Rui’s womb would have been long gone. Prince Rui was always different towards the Consort of Prince Rui. Whenever the life of the Consort or the child in her womb was threatened by the concubines, he would not visit the concubines’ rooms again, to prevent any such schemes against the Consort of Prince Rui and the child from occurring.

Prince Rui sent the Consort of Prince Rui away, delivering her to the care of the senior consort at Prince Qi Residence. After the Consort of Prince Rui left, Prince Rui had already dealt with most of the concubines in the residence, leaving only a few not yet dismissed. This time, after getting rid of the rest of the concubines, Prince Rui would also propose to the Empress Dowager the idea of not accepting any more concubines.

Having many concubines in the residence would only harm his woman and child. The Consort of Prince Rui was the woman Prince Rui had liked since they were young. Although Prince Rui could accept those women serving him, he could not tolerate them doing anything that harmed his woman and child.

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The carriage moved swiftly, and Su Yunjin sat inside, hearing the noisy voices outside, she guessed they must have arrived at Prince Qi Residence. Indeed, lifting the curtain, Su Yunjin saw the three large characters of Prince Qi Residence come into view.

Gu Ya parked the carriage neatly and spoke to his little wife inside.

"Yunjin, we’ve arrived at the Wang Residence. Come out, I’ll help you down." Lifting the curtain, he saw the little wife carrying a gift and stepping out.

Su Yunjin raised the gift in her hand, "Husband, let’s go, we’ll go to the Wang Residence together."