The Princess And The Lord

Lin Yu Lan felt bad for her daughter also she didn't want to give up this rare opportunity either "Talk about engagement... Xi Ying, why don't you help your little sister" she smiles sheepishly. 

"What is that?" Yang Xi Ying took a deep breath to tamped down her annoyance, she should have known this would come, she lifted her teacup then blew gently on the tea. 

"Qiou Xi will turn fifteen next year and she is still not engaged so I was wondering why you didn't help her" Lin Yu Lan looked at Yang Xi Ying with hopeful eyes.

Yang Xi Ying knew this woman was relentless so if she didn't listen to her request she would keep bothering her from now on, not like she was worried about Lin Yu Lan's disturbance but now that she was pregnant she was too tired and could use some peace and quiet, therefore, Yang Xi Ying reluctantly hear what this woman wanted.

"This…." Lin Yu Lan saw her daughter blush and her smile grew wider, "Aren't you close to Long Ming's wife?"

"Yeah..." Yang Xi Ying frowned, she wondered where this conversation was going.

"And Long Ming…..I heard he doesn't have a concubine yet, right?" Lin Yu Lan's face lit up while Yang Qiou Xi looked down shyly.

Yang Xi Ying didn't understand what Lin Yu Lan was trying to say, to be honest, but she had a bad feeling about this. Yang Xi Ying still remained calm as he sipped his tea calmly, however, Lin Yu Lan thought of Yang Xi Ying. his calm demeanor means that he agrees with his proposal which makes him even more excited.

"Why don't you ask Long Ming to accept Qiou Xi as his concubine!"

Yang Xi Ying spat out her tea then coughed. She clenched her chest with an incessant cough the maid quickly took the teacup from Yang Xi Ying's hands while Madam Yang quickly approached Yang Xi Ying anxiously then rubbed her back. It took a long time until Yang Xi Ying managed to calm herself down, Yang Xi Ying then raised her gaze and glared at Lin Yu Lan. 

"ARE YOU FUCK*N OUT OF YOUR MINDS!!" she hissed, anger welling up inside her like a tide that made Xi Ying almost throw a chair at Lin Yu Lan's stupid face.

On the other hand, Lin Yu Lan didn't know what was wrong with her words nor did Yang Qiou Xi, both of them stared at Yang Xi Ying with blank faces, obviously, they didn't realize the consequences of their request. 

"Si…Sister, why are you so angry?" Yang Qiou Xi seemed to be at fault as tears welled up in her eyes, she thought Yang Xi Ying was angry with her? is it because her position was so different from Long Ming's, but so what? Long Ming's legitimate wife was also a countrywoman from an impoverished village, she might be illiterate and uneducated, unlike her who grew up in a noble family, not only was she educated in the four arts she was also the governor's daughter so her background was much better than Long Ming's legal wife so why was Yang Xi Ying so angry with her request? 

"Sister Is it because I am a Concubine's daughter that you don't think I do not match for lord Long Ming?" Yang Qiou Xi lowered her head dejectedly, "I know he is a great man and I'm no matched of him but I didn't ask to be Lord Long Ming's legal wife, I know I'm no match for him, all I want is to stay by his side and serve him every day, that's enough for me..." Yang Qiou Xi smiled bitterly as if she made a great sacrifice.

Lin Yu Lan felt sorry for her daughter, she blamed her fate as a concubine but what could she do? she holds her daughter's hands gently "Qiou Xi, don't be sad, I know you admire master Long Ming a lot, Xi Ying please just help your sister. one time, en" she plead pitifully.

Yang Xi Ying's head was throbbing, he roared at Lin Yu Lan harshly, "Shut up, idiot!" Yang Xi Ying massaged her head, she had thrown all the graceful and polite manners that a noble lady should have out of the window. 

"XI YING!" Madam Yang reprimands her daughter sternly.

Yang Xi Ying ignored her mother's screams, instead, she pounded the table so hard that it shocked everyone in the room then Yang Xi Ying pointed her finger at Lin Yu Lan, "You stupid concubine, do you want to exterminate the entire Yang family?!"

  Yang Xi Ying words make Madam Yang, and everyone pale, they were only women who grew up inside the boudoir, concubines or not they were live inside the safety of the yang Manor, what they know about the harsh reality outside therefore Yang Xi Ying words shook them to the core.

"Xi Ying, I…I don't" Concubine Lin stutter.

Lin Yu Lan confused face only irritated Yang Xi Ying even more, "Do you know how the Lu clan extinct, how the Sacred Mountain Peak society vanishes from this world, the Sanguan family downfall, and did you forgot what had happened to Princess Ming Ru Yi, the last descendant of previous Emperor who now bedridden for life, do you know what they all have in common, DO YOU?!" Yang Xi Ying's lips trembles as rage consumed her like mountain lava. 

"They are all trying to harm Luo Ri Yi!" Yang Xi Ying screams on the top of her lung "After everything that happened, don't you understand how much Long Ming loves his wife, how much she means to him and you said you want me to send one of my family members to interfere with their relationship, do you know how I feel if Lory gave my husband a woman? are you be brainless, crazy, or something?! Yang Xi Ying's chest heaved up and down erratically, she couldn't believe what they dared to ask her.

Lin Yu Lan was speechless, she had heard the rumors about Long Ming and his wife but she didn't believe it, she believed that there must be more stories that people didn't know about, as a woman especially concubines she found it hard to believe for any men to have this much level of devotion to their wives, sure they can love and pamper their wives but what really happened it only last for a few years before the men get bored with their old lady and eventually look for a new one.

For Lan Yu Lan who was born from concubines and later become concubines herself she had witnessed how shallow a man heart could be, she believes man incapable to have a firm determination to love only one woman for the rest of their life, that's why she believes even Li Mo Zhen would soon grow bored of Yang Xi Ying after three to five years regardless how harmonious they're relationship right now and Long Ming would not be different either especially when Luo Ri Yi hasn't given him a child yet.

But the fear and anger in Yang Xi Ying's eyes were so obvious that Lin Yu Lan had to take a step back and ask herself if she was wrong, unfortunately, Yang Qiou Xi didn't think the same but it wasn't her fault either. Yang Qiou Xi is only fifteen years old, she was raised and taught by her concubine mother how to behave as a woman, how to gain other people favor, and like her mother, Yang Qiou Xi also had witnessed a man's fickle heart so it was ingrained in her heart since she was a child that man no matter how noble or great they were, in the end, they were all just asshol*s who always looking for fresh meat. 

"Sister, I….I don't mean to step over my position as a concubine, I know I can never become Long Ming's legal wife and I have no problem with that, I don't understand why you are against me so much, compared to his wife who was born from this background. low, aren't I better than him, so why are you…" 

"HOW DARE YOU SAID YOU ARE BETTER THAN LO…LUO RI YI!" Yang Xi Ying's burst of anger made the table next to her flipped and crash against the floor "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!"

The commotion in the main hall attracted the attention of the maids and maidservants, they all rushed to the main hall for fear of something happening to Yang Xi Ying, the young madam was still in the early stages of pregnancy if anything happened to her how could they answer their Master. 

"Young lady please calm down, remember you are pregnant" the old maid quickly approached Yang Xi Ying, she checked Yang Xi Ying's condition and breathed a sigh of relief there was nothing wrong with her condition, the old maid then beckoned everyone with her eyes. to clean up the messy room. 

"Xi Ying, don't be angry, it's not good for your baby" Madam Yang also worries for Yang Xi Ying well being. If something happened with Yang Xi Ying forget about Long Ming, she wouldn't know how to face his Son-in-law.

Yang Xi Ying subconsciously touches her stomach gently then she took a deep breath. The old maid helped her sit down, then she signaled for the other maids to brew some soothing tea to cool down Yang Xi Ying.

The old maid wasn't just an ordinary maid, she was Li Mo Zhen's wet nurse, she just arrived the day before after Li Mo Zhen summoned her from the Jiu Yun sect to take care of Yang Xi Ying. The old servant's position was quite high not only he was strong enough but also knew some things about medicine so Li Mo Zhen values her very much. The old maid also likes Mu Jan Ge, she regards Li Mo Zhen as her family even though she never said it out loud and just like everyone else, she also felt grateful for Yang Xi Ying because she was the one who found the solution to save Li Mo Zhen from his weird illness.

If it wasn't for Yang Xi Ying being friends with Sect Mistress Hei Shen, Li Mo Zhen would not have survived, perhaps he would have died miserably and the Li clan lineage disappeared and the Jiu Yun sect rightful master would no longer exist. Yang Xi Ying was not only able to persuade the strange Long Ming to help Li Mo Zhen, but she was also able to maintain good relations with the Hei Shen sect which ultimately benefited the Jiu Yun sect in the long run.

The old maid considered Yang Xi Ying to be Li Mo Zhen's lucky star and now that she brought the only descendant of the Li clan, finally, the Li clan would have a successor, Yang Xi Ying might not understand how much she gave Jiu Yun sects and elders piece of mind for knowing the Li clan would live on.

However, this lowly concubine dared to come and disturb not only their precious Young Lady's peace but also dared to threaten the harmonious relationship between the Hei Shen sect and the Jiu Yun sect.