The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

Chapter 362: An Interlude at the Hanmei Banquet 2

Not long after, the host of the banquet, the wife of the Duke, invited everyone to walk around and enjoy the Hanmei Garden.

Bai Zhaozhao walked around and finally saw Lin Qingshuang. She seemed to have seen a savior, and hurriedly said goodbye to a lady beside her and ran to find Bai Zhaozhao.

"Oh, Showa, I finally see you!"

Bai Zhaozhao teased: "Do the people from the Zhenguo Mansion really dare to embarrass you?"

Lin Qingshuang curled her lips: "It's true that I'm in a dilemma, but I don't dare to go beyond the limit. Zhaohe, you don't know that the Duke's wife intends to marry the second daughter to the fourth prince as a concubine!"

"Concubine?"

"Yes! The lady who was pestering me just now is the mistress of the second house. She told me a lot of things like she hoped I could take better care of her daughter in the future."

Bai Zhaozhao asked: "Her daughter is Du Hanyan?"

Lin Qingshuang nodded: "Yes, it's Du Hanyan! In fact, how should I put it? Du Hanyan was originally the one favored by Concubine Li to be the Fourth Prince's consort, but I snatched her away. Now she must be unwilling to accept it!"

Bai Zhaozhao was slightly surprised: "She is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, how could she be willing to be a concubine?"

"Oh, you're right. The concubine may not be the one yet!" Lin Qingshuang said disdainfully, "Yuan Meng told me that when Concubine Li went to her house to inquire about marriage, it was more like a formality. Most likely, she wanted to remind the emperor that the fourth prince should get married."

Bai Zhaozhao was in a trance for a moment and said, "In fact, Concubine Li knows that there is little hope of proposing marriage to the Jiang family. Although she didn't raise the Fourth Prince, he is at least under her name. It is definitely not okay to not care about him at all.

Now that the fourth prince has grown up and is going to be crowned king, and he has military merits, the best way is to marry my niece to him, which can also be considered as a way to bring them closer together."

"That's right!" Lin Qingshuang replied, "Du Hanyan is the daughter of the second wife. Her father is not a high-ranking official, so her status is slightly lower. So Concubine Li should want to wait until the Jiang family politely refuses before proposing to marry Du Hanyan to the Fourth Prince. This way, she will appear... uh, virtuous!"

Bai Zhaozhao asked curiously, "Then why do you say that it's not certain who the concubine will be?"

Lin Qingshuang's expression paused, and she looked at Bai Zhaozhao strangely: "It's all because of you!"

Bai Zhaozhao was stunned: "Me? What's wrong with me?"

"Haha!" Lin Qingshuang suddenly laughed, "Guess what I just overheard over there on the rockery?"

"what?"

"I heard Du Hanyan telling her maid that you are mentally ill! Hahaha! She also said that you are an illegitimate daughter who has never seen the world!"

"……Then what?"

"Then I learned that the Duke's wife must have felt that it was a bit shameful for a legitimate daughter to become a concubine, so she wanted Du Hanyan's half-sister Du Hanmo to be the concubine. Unfortunately, Du Hanyan didn't know what was good for her and thought that the Duke's wife was deliberately blocking her future, so she plotted against Du Hanmo. Zhaohe, guess how she plotted?"

"Stop being so pretentious and speak up!"

"Okay, okay, Du Hanyan deliberately asked Du Hanmo to send you a plate of yesterday's cakes, and then she went to apologize to you. As long as you investigate a little, the statement that Du Hanmo is incompetent will be confirmed!"

"...Is this okay?"

"Why not? Anyway, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion wants to send a concubine, and only these two are of the right age. Even the smallest means can compete!"

Bai Zhaozhao frowned slightly: "But..."

"But your reaction was unexpected!" Lin Qingshuang continued, "Now that her plan has failed, the position of concubine may not be hers! Zhaohe, you are amazing. Did you see through her little tricks and deliberately not pursue it?"

"Um... I guess so!" Bai Zhaozhao explained, "Du Hanmo did send me a plate of jujube paste cake, but it wasn't the one from yesterday. I ate a piece and it was obviously freshly made!"

Lin Qingshuang was stunned: "Ah? This... So that's how it is! No wonder you didn't pursue it, because you knew Du Hanyan wanted to deliberately frame Du Hanmo, and you didn't let her succeed, so Du Hanyan said behind your back that you are mentally ill! Hahaha, this is called being smart!"

Bai Zhaozhao rolled her eyes. "Du Hanmo is no pushover either. She deliberately said she had never seen such a big scene before, and even said that sending the cakes was an order from her elder sister. Doesn't that mean she was bullied?"

Lin Qingshuang suddenly realized again: "She deliberately changed the pastries to fresh ones to avoid offending you, and she also wanted you to sympathize with her. When you know Du Hanyan's plan, you will think she is very smart, and maybe you will even praise her a few words, which will help her get the position of concubine!"

Bai Zhaozhao smiled and said, "You've made great progress. It seems my sister-in-law has taught you a lot!"

Lin Qingshuang felt a little embarrassed and sighed again: "There is no other way. If I don't learn something, I'm really afraid that I won't be able to be a good consort of the prince!

Alas, the life of lying flat you mentioned before is good, but it also has the troubles of a concubine! Think about it, a concubine not only has a background, but also is listed in the royal jade book, so you can't just do whatever you want!"

Bai Zhaozhao snorted coldly and said, "This is easy. Can't we just suppress it with force?"

Lin Qingshuang was surprised: "Is this possible?"

"Why not? Your father is a powerful marquis, much stronger than other nobles! As his daughter, what's wrong with you being a bit tough? Before you marry the Fourth Prince, let's kill a chicken to scare the monkeys!"

"How to kill a chicken to scare the monkey?"

"It's simple. Find someone to take the Fourth Prince to a brothel for a tour! Then chase them down and beat them up in public!"

"Ah! In that case, my reputation as a jealous person is confirmed!"

"Yes, believe it or not, this character setting may not sound good to others, but it is very practical and can save you a lot of trouble in the future!"

"…That makes sense! And I beat the Fourth Prince once, so beating him again won't be a big deal!"

"As long as this reputation gets out, Concubine Li will have to think twice before granting her a concubine, right?"

"That's right! As expected, fists bring status!"

Bai Zhaozhao nodded with satisfaction: "This young man is teachable!"

Lin Qingshuang instantly felt refreshed, and her mind suddenly became clear: "I understand! Whether there are many concubines or not, the main responsibility still lies with men!"

Bai Zhaozhao: “That’s right!”

Lin Qingshuang suddenly said: “Oh my God, Zhaohe, I can’t even imagine, if you get married, your husband would not even dare to have a maid!”

Bai Zhaozhao: ...

"Is it really that serious? Am I that scary?"

"Have!"

"Go away, I want some peace and quiet."

"Who is Jingjing?"

Bai Zhaozhao raised his eyes to look at her, his gaze was so grim that Lin Qingshuang shuddered: "Well, be quiet for a moment, I have something else to do, excuse me!"

In fact, when Bai Zhaozhao was chatting with Lin Qingshuang just now, she felt that a vague gaze would fall on her from time to time.

However, it was not the Seventh Young Master who was looking at her, but the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, Du Chengyi.

This person... is the Seventh Young Master's accomplice?