Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 125

The family spent half the night discussing before finally deciding to use the Jing Consort as their entry point.

This was something unavoidable. The Jing Prince was antisocial and spoke little. Asking the mistress of the house, and having her bring it up shouldn't be a big deal, right?

At this point, the Li family seemed to have forgotten that when putting it nicely this was trying to become a tighter knit family, but putting it harshly it was sending a concubine to the door. Not just that, they were asking the main wife for help. Which household's mistress would be dumb enough to bring in a little cousin concubine as competition?

Qi-Shi also knew that her family's actions were a little preposterous, but her husband didn't have the face to discuss it with his nephew. Therefore, this matter was left to the women. The Li family also knew that Qi-Shi wasn't good with words, and sent Concubine He along with her.

The Jing Consort sat there, her face so rigid she almost failed to maintain her smile.

Even without considering the Jing Prince's attitude from last night, wasn't this aunt a little too oblivious?

Qi-Shi was still sobbing and crying over there, "Consort, this lowly one also knows this request is a little preposterous, but my hopeless daughter, she's stubbornly insisting on this. Yesterday due to your arrangements, this lowly one was planning on mentioning the matter of suitors to his highness, but my daughter refused to go along with it....only after this concubine from our family caught some hints did we realize that she had such thoughts...."

Concubine He sat on the side with the same miserable look, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

"How is this lowly one supposed to live with this unfilial daughter of mine? I have no choice but to thicken my skin and apologize to consort...."

What are you apologizing to me for?! What sort of reasoning is this?! Your daughter hasn't become his highness's concubine yet, ok? You're making it sound like you've offended me or something. What, you guys are so confident your daughter will be able to enter the Jing Prince Estate? The Jing Consort was cursing inside, and felt it was extremely laughable.

"Aunt, stop your tears for now. This matter....ai, it's fine if you laugh at me, I can't really make the decision for it." The Jing Consort put on an extremely awkward expression.

Qi-Shi's movements froze. She stared blankly at the Jing Consort before looking at Concubine He.

Concubine He glared at her several times but she wasn't able to snap out of it. Concubine He could only open her own mouth and say, "Consort, you are the mistress of the Jing Prince Estate and his highness's principal wife. Why can't you be the one to decide?"

The Jing Consort frowned. She was a little displeased at having to speak with a lowly concubine. She had to deal with the aunt because of their relationship, but what right does a concubine have to interrupt?!

Since Concubine He was part of lord uncle's family, the Jing Consort could only smile rigidly, "This concubine, you've truly overestimated this consort. I'm not embarrassed to say that despite being his highness's consort, I can't make decisions for his highness. There is someone who can...."

"Who?" Qi-Shi instinctively asked.

The Jing Consort sighed again, "Whatever, it's not worth hiding, everyone's family here. Speaking of which, my life as the consort is quite hard. Our estate has a Madam Hua. His highness hasn't gone anywhere else these couple of years."

Qi-Shi and Concubine He were completely stunned by the Jing Consort's words. Where did this Madam Hua pop out from?

"It's fine you laugh. This consort's words aren't as useful as that Madam Hua's. His highness sleeps at the western pavilion every day, and doesn't even return to his own Hall of Splendor. Actually, I'm quite fond of cousin Miao Lian. It's more intimate with another sister around, but unfortunately I'm helpless...."