Chapter 278: Respected As A Guest
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon BoatTranslatio
And rhe Gong Prince’s consort s restaurant couldn’t earn any money.
it was rhe secondary consorts and princesses from the back courtyard who brought rheir friends to eat and drink for free every few days.
They even took things from the shop.
Han Qiao’s decision of not allowing customers to owe them money and to eat for free was a very clever plan.
At that timef the Gong Prince’s consort also needed the Gong Prince’s support to do this perfectly.
He would suppress the few favored secondary consorts and princesses in the back residence.
“Aish, it’s my fault.”
“What are you saying, Your Highness? We are husband and wife. As husband and wife, we should share our worries,” Consort Pei said gently.
She was intelligent and was the eldest daughter of a big family. She had been carefully taught since she was young, completely different from those other women.
Her mind and the strategies she made were not inferior to a man.
She knew what the Gong Prince was planning, and once it was done, the one who would benefit in the end would be her son.
That was why she turned a blind eye to those vermin.
Otherwise, with her methods, who would have a good time?
She was just too lazy to argue and played the wolf in sheep’s clothing® .
Furthermore, the concubine was deeply doted on by the Gong Prince. So the son and daughter of the concubine who was loved by the Gong Prince were lawless.
She did not care.
If she were to interfere and teach them a lesson to be respectful and polite, how could she reflect her son’s excellence?
Of course, she had mentioned it before, but Secondary Consort Wen was afraid that she would s.n.a.t.c.h her son away, so she immediately went to the Gong Prince and cried, crying that it was not easy to be pregnant for ten months and that she could not bear to be separated from her son. After that, rhe matter was left unsettled.
She didn’t really want to raise someone else’s son. She would never agree to do such a thankless thing.
The only problem was this child’s ident.i.ty, so she had to appear like a doting family member just on the surface.
The Gong Prince looked at his wife, who was standing before him.
She was still the same as when he first married her. Even though she was already a mother of two children, she seemed to have never changed. She remained dignified, elegant, magnanimous, and kind.
However, there were many instances where he could also feel his wife’s lack of affection for him. The only feeling he felt from her was respect and they were not close either.
She would never rely too much on him, nor would she act coquettishly with him. She would only give him a polite smile.
And his relationship with his children was more or less the same.
He always felt that there was a layer of distance between them.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
The Gong Prince’s consort was stunned for a moment before she smiled, “It’s nor a big deal, so there’s no need to be so calculative. Since Your Highness wants to achieve great things and needs more and more silver, 1 also want to share your worries, so I just went along with the flow when Ah-Qiao mentioned it.”
“That is your dowry/’
The Gong Prince’s consort snorted coldly in her heart.
Now you know it’s my dowry? Hadn’t you known this from the beginning?’
At the end of the day, all of this was just to save his dignity.
“I mentioned it to you and your other wife,” Consort Pei smiled warmly.
‘I know Your Highness wants to win Heng Yi over, but that man only gave you a wooden block. He’s not as easy to talk to as his wife, and hers not as smart as her. There’s no need to rush. 1’11 talk to her after 1 spend some time with her?
“Heng Yi may be a blockhead, but he wouldn’t refuse his wife. Let Ah-Qiao persuade him later.”
“A talent like this should be working for you. Your Highness.”
The Gong Prince smiled.
He wanted Heng Yi to work for him.
After all, someone who could chop off a Mountain Bandit’s head with a single slash was no ordinary person.
If this kind of person could be trained well, he could fight against thousands of troops.
“Then I’ll have to trouble you, Consort Pei, to deal with it.”
“Rest a.s.sured, Your Highness/’
With the support of the Gong Prince, those who wanted to freeload would have to keep dreaming.
If they dared to cause trouble, she would skin them alive.
She returned to her courtyard.
A pair of children came to pay their respects.
Her eldest son was already eighteen this year and should have reached the age of engagement. However, she wanted to wait and see if he could meet a woman who was suitable for him.
She and the prince were connected by marriage and did not have much affection for one another.
The person she loved was still unmarried…
She exhaled lightly, “Zhao’er, Mi er, come and sit. The kitchen just happened to make some snacks. Come and taste them with me.”
“Yes, Mother.”
Li Zhao and Li Mi sat down next to the princess.
The fifteen-year-old Li Mi was a charming child, lively, cheerful, and kind-hearted.
Her eyes sparkle. She was a girl who had been doted on since she was young.
She was completely different from those arrogant and domineering women.
She was kind and compa.s.sionate. She raised more than ten cars and dogs in the backyard. These cats and dogs were either missing legs or blind. They were all hurt.
She took pity on them and brought them back from outside. She begged her mother to raise them in the backyard.
Usually, they would go over to feed them together.
“Mother, you’re in a good mood today,” Li Mi chuckled.
“I’m feeling very good. 1’11 take you two out to play tomorrow morning and have lunch at a restaurant.”
“Alright/1 Li Mi smiled.
Li Zhao, who was calm and had been holding a straight face, could not help but soften his tense expression and obediently agree, “Okay.”
Because they had to go to the city and meet with the Gong Prince’s consort, Han Qiao and the others woke up early.
After breakfast, they set off for the city.
Since many people were going out, they used three carriages. Han Chi rode a horse and let He Cheng ride with him.
He Cheng danced excitedly and kept shouting, “Brother, it’s so busy out here!”
“Sit still and don’t move. 1 won’t help you if you fall,” Han Chi grabbed him.
In case he fell and hurt himself.
Han Dacheng and the others looked on enviously.
They secretly wondered when they would be able to learn how to ride a horse. Would they be able to ride their horses when they go out instead of sitting in the carriage?
Han Qiao and the others also had lunch at the Consort Fei’s restaurant, but they left a little too early, so they went to their other residence first.
After entering the house, the children were not only surprised but also happy to choose their own courtyard.
The three girls’ courtyard was the closest to the main courtyard. Han Chi’s courtyard was closer to the backyard where there was a field to practice martial arts so it was more convenient for them to come and go.
Even then, there were still a few empty courtyards.
Furthermore, all of them were quite large, so Han Qiao gave Bai Cha one.
“As the second master of the residence, you have to have your own courtyard. In the future, when you get yourself a wife, you can’t live in a servant’s room.”
Bai Cha smiled and agreed, “Thankyou, Sister-in-law.”
He was already handsome to begin with, there would be no doubt whether he could be the head of the family or not. In addition, he was entrusted with an important task. Whether it was his bearing or anything else, he had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Although he wasn’t a banished immortal, he still could be considered a jade-like young master.
“What kind of girl do you like?” Han Qiao asked Bai Cha.
“I’ll leave all rhe arrangements to you, Sister-in-law. I’ll listen to you.” Bai Cha said, noticeably looking shy rhe moment the conversation turned into marriage.
This was actually quite difficult.
Because of Bai Cha’s ident.i.ty, it was not easy to choose a lady from a prestigious family. Most would be unwilling to marry him.
“If you were to marry someone’s only daughter, would you be willing for your children to take on that Lady’s surname?”
“…” Bai Cha thought for a moment, “One of them has to have the surname Heng. I’m the Heng family’s second master. So, there has to be a child with the surname Heng.”
As for the rest, he didn’t care.
He had been sold as a slave when he was very young and had long forgotten his family name.
Now, he was willing to take the Heng surname, and he was willing to give up everything for this surname.
“Let’s talk about this later. Even if you want to ger married, you have to find
someone you like.”