Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 89: How about sending someone to Prince An Residence?

Chapter 89: Chapter 89: How about sending someone to Prince An Residence?

Princess Lingya looked at Noble Consort An and couldn’t shake the feeling that her gaze harbored ill intentions.

With her head bowed, her expression tinged with sorrow, she said, "Princess Lingya appreciates the Noble Consort’s kindness, but I was just poisoned the other day, and the culprit has yet to be found. If I rashly move into Her Highness’s palace, I fear it may bring trouble to you."

Her words were so watertight they left Noble Consort An without any grounds to press further.

Frowning, Noble Consort An felt that Princess Lingya had become even more difficult to deal with than before.

The Empress watched Noble Consort An’s frustration with satisfaction.

She also felt that there was some merit to what Princess Lingya had said.

With the poisoner still at large, what if they saw that Princess Lingya was still alive and decided to follow her to the palace to continue their attempts? What then?

It was at this point that she realized how unreliable her suggestion had been.

Li Huaixi, who was beside her, brightened up at Princess Lingya’s words. Shaking the Empress’s hand, she suggested, "Mother, why not let Princess Lingya stay at Prince Qiu Residence instead?"

She had long found Qi Yu disagreeable and now that someone capable of giving the Princess of Prince Qiu a headache had arrived, she was intent on sending Princess Lingya to Prince Qiu Residence.

This caught everyone present off guard.

Princess Lingya snapped back to reality and, remembering the Princess of Prince Qiu, decisively shook her head, "Princess Lingya is an outsider, how could she possibly stay at Prince Qiu Residence?"

Yet both the Empress and Noble Consort An tacitly agreed, each having different motives but neither rejecting the idea outright.

With a delicate laugh, Noble Consort An said to Princess Lingya, "The Princess came targeting Prince Qiu, so why miss out on such a good opportunity?"

If she could really send Princess Lingya to Prince Qiu Residence, she wanted to see how that fool Qi Yu would handle it.

The Empress feigned a few attempts to dissuade them, but Li Huaixi insisted on sending Princess Lingya there.

The matter eventually reached Li Tianze who, frowning, exclaimed, "Nonsense!"

The recent affair with the Poisonous Insect Poison had already caused a rift between him and Li Mingjue, there was no way he could send someone to Prince Qiu Residence.

Pouting, Li Huaixi said indignantly, "Father, you can’t possibly be thinking of letting that simpleton become the Princess of Prince Qiu!"

"This..." Li Tianze hesitated.

He had indeed long contemplated replacing the Princess of Prince Qiu, but without Li Mingjue’s consent, he was helpless.

Seeing her father’s expression soften, Li Huaixi seized the opportunity, "Father, think about it. Princess Lingya is of noble status and comes with a generous dowry. If she were to truly marry my brother, wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds?"

This struck a chord with Li Tianze. He could disregard Princess Lingya, but the generous dowry offered by Tulan was too tempting to refuse.

After much consideration, he finally gave his approval and even had Zhou Fu personally escort Princess Lingya to Prince Qiu Residence.

Feelings, after all, can be cultivated.

He believed that if he gave Li Mingjue and Princess Lingya a few days to get along, Mingjue would certainly see her virtues.

As for Qi Yu, she was just a concubine’s daughter after all. Allowing her to be the Princess of Prince Qiu for a few months had already been a great blessing.

At Prince Qiu Residence, when Qi Yu heard the messenger relay the news, she was so shocked she dropped her book.

"What!" her eyes wide in disbelief, "Li Tianze actually intends to force someone into Prince Qiu Residence!"

Seeing how furious she was, daring to call the emperor by his name outright, the messenger tried to calm her down, "Princess, don’t be angry. Once the Prince returns, he will surely send the person away."

Qi Yu, consumed by anger, stormed to the entrance of the Prince Residence. Confronting Zhou Fu and the Princess Lingya behind him, she demanded, "What is the meaning of this, Lord Steward?"

Zhou Fu, overwhelmed by her forcefulness, didn’t dare meet her gaze and sighed inwardly. With respectful tone, he replied, "Your Highness, I am merely following the emperor’s orders to have Princess Lingya stay at the Prince Residence for a few days."

Fearing that Qi Yu might really grab a broom and chase people out, he hurriedly explained, "Princess Lingya was poisoned by villains at the hostel, and His Majesty, worried about the princess continuing to stay there, thought of..."

Zhou Fu, seeing Qi Yu’s face growing darker and darker, could hardly continue.

Qi Yu, with crossed arms, completed the sentence for him, "Thought of sending the person to the Prince Residence to properly disgust me, the Princess of Prince Qiu, right?"

Zhou Fu took a step back in fright, repeatedly saying, "Princess, how can you say such a thing?"

Qi Yu strode past him, looking at Princess Lingya and speaking coldly, "Was this your idea?"

Although Princess Lingya had dealt with Qi Yu before, this was the first time she had seen her so aggressive and confrontational.

She didn’t even bother to pretend, completely disregarding Zhou Fu, who represented Li Tianze.

She was simply overbearing.

Facing the scheming and manipulative white lotuses like Qi Anran and the Noble Consort, Lingya still managed to cope.

But when faced with Qi Yu, who never played by the rules and feared nothing, she felt somewhat at a loss on how to respond.

Zhou Fu stood aside, feeling like there was no place left for his old face.

But he felt he couldn’t blame the Princess of Prince Qiu for this matter; His Majesty had gone a bit too far.

No matter what, Princess Lingya was someone who had once poisoned the Princess of Prince Qiu.

Who wouldn’t feel repulsed having an enemy placed right before them?

The commotion at the gate of Prince Qiu Residence attracted many onlookers, even disturbing Qi Anran who was sitting far away in the Prime Minister Residence.

Clutching her handkerchief, unable to suppress the joy in her eyes, she said, "His Majesty really sent Princess Lingya to Prince Qiu Residence?"

Dong Mei, who had just come back with updated news, smiled and said, "His Majesty had this idea, but our... How could the Princess of Prince Qiu be so easy to deal with?"

"Right now, she is blocking Princess Lingya outside the door, refusing to let her in!"

After listening, Qi Anran gave a snort of derision, "So willful and unruly, let’s see how long Prince Qiu will tolerate her!"

Dong Mei, seeing her in a good mood, tempted her, "Miss, if you were to go there now and back up Princess Lingya, you could definitely infuriate the Princess of Prince Qiu to death!"

Qi Anran’s eyes sparkled and a smile crept onto her lips, "That’s true."

The thought of Qi Yu’s frustrating and angry appearance made her happy.

She rode in a carriage to the front of Prince Qiu Residence, saw the crowd still gathered outside, and a sneer flickered in her eyes.

A concubine simply can’t make it in high society.

Let alone one Princess Lingya, more newcomers would come to Prince Qiu Residence in the future.

Would she block each and every one, preventing them from entering?

As long as she firmly secured her position as the Princess, how many little vixens in the residence would have to kneel before her?

The more Qi Anran thought about it, the more she considered Qi Yu’s move utterly foolish.

She moved through the crowd, approached Qi Yu, and, suppressing the smile on her lips, provocatively spoke in a soft tone, "Sister, what are you doing? This is His Majesty’s will; are you planning to defy the decree?"

When Qi Yu saw her, the irritation in her eyes grew.

She laughed coldly and said, "Since sister is so generous, how about sending the person to Prince An Residence instead?"

Watching as Qi Anran’s face turned instantly pale, Qi Yu leaned in close to her ear and whispered, "I’m sure Prince An will be very pleased, right?"