"I'm sorry, Lord Marquis, I made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, I just like you too much, and I'm too jealous of Tan Mingqiu.
I am angry again, okay? "
Lord Qi softened his heart again, covered his chest, and sighed: "Don't worry, letting you be a concubine is only temporary. After Hua'er gets married, I will pass the title to him.
By then, you will be the Marquis’ mother, and your identity will be the old lady of the Marquis’ mansion.”
When Qin heard this, she finally came to her senses: "How long will it take for this to happen? Hua'er has inherited the title, what will you do
Are you planning to quit the court?"
"Yes! By then, I will take you to travel and spend the rest of our lives together. What do you think, is this a good idea?"
"Your Highness, what about the Marquis' Mansion? Don't you plan to come back?" Qin asked hesitantly.
She actually didn't want to leave the prosperous capital.
Traveling is not what she likes.
In fact, what she longed for most was that one day she would appear in front of Yue Zhilian again, looking as beautiful as a fairy.
Make him regret rejecting her.
So, she has taken good care of herself over the years and looks much younger than her peers.
He was just waiting for the day when the woman Yue Zhilian married had become an old woman, while he was still a stunning beauty.
She just hoped that he would see the difference and regret his original choice.
However, the good reputation that I worked so hard to build has been destroyed. No matter how beautiful I am, I am afraid he will still look down on me.
Qin rubbed her chest painfully and looked towards Lord Qi. She felt a little confused. Who was she living for in this life
Is it for the Marquis, or for her own children, or for the one she loves but cannot have.
Looking at the somewhat old face of Marquis Qi, Qin suddenly felt that she had lived a very frustrating life.
"Of course we have to come back. When we are too old to walk, we can come back and enjoy the happiness of family life. What do you think?"
Lord Qi didn't notice at all that the two of them were not on the same wavelength.
When I said these words, I already felt longing in my heart.
Because he and his late wife once had such a dream. When their children grow up, they will travel around easily and become a fairy-like couple.
Traveling around, reciting poems and composing couplets, is such a joy.
"Okay!" Qin hesitated and said, "But, I, I really don't want to be a concubine. Besides, my children won't accept it."
"It's only temporary. When Hua'er becomes the Marquis of Pingchang Marquisate, he will ask the Emperor to find you a wife of high rank."
"Is this really okay?"
"Of course, so you have to listen to me now."
Hearing this, Bai Chen left the main courtyard quietly.
So this was his idea!
It seems that I need to speed up my pace.
Two days later, Lord Qi fulfilled his promise to the Tan family and demoted Qin to a concubine and moved her out of the main courtyard.
And a formal document was also issued.
Within a few days, the news that Qin was demoted to a concubine because she murdered the late lady's son spread throughout the capital's nobles.
This incident caused quite a stir.
It became a topic of conversation after dinner.
Qin moved to the small courtyard "Hua'an Ju" and lived there. No one heard her crying and she seemed very calm.
The three children of the Qi family were puzzled for a moment and went to their father to argue, but were scolded by their father instead.
She was just demoted to a concubine, which was much better than being sent to the yamen.
Being able to keep one's life is already very good.
The three legitimate children suddenly became illegitimate children, which was something they could not accept at all, but they could do nothing about it.
Qin Zhuyu especially found it difficult to accept this fact. When the eldest daughter of a legitimate wife was choosing a husband, all of them were outstanding young men for her to choose from, and she didn't like any of them.
But now, even the illegitimate son despises her.
Who made their mother have such a reputation
If the mother is so vicious, how can the daughter she raises be any good
On the third day after Qin was demoted to a concubine, the Marquis of Qi officially announced that Qi Hua became the crown prince of the Pingchang Marquisate.
Everyone started calling him Prince.
Just ask, the former eldest son was also the prince, why doesn’t anyone call him Prince
There seems to be a little story in between.
After the eldest son fell seriously ill when he was five years old, Qin heard that children who were prone to illness would be better off being raised by just nicknames.
From then on, no one called him the Prince anymore, but called him the Eldest Young Master, or just called him by his name.
Everyone knew it tacitly that it was unknown whether the eldest son could survive and grow up.
He will give up his position as the crown prince sooner or later.
Gradually, the servants of the Qi family seemed to have forgotten whether the eldest son was the prince or the crown prince.
After Qin moved out of the main courtyard, Lord Qi's love for her remained unchanged, and he settled in Hua'anju again.
The main courtyard became an empty house, with only a few servants left to clean the place.
However, as soon as the matchmakers in the capital heard that the lady of the Pingchang Marquis's Mansion had become a concubine, they immediately became interested.
Nowadays, Lord Qi is not considered old. He is forty-three years old and in the prime of his life. It would not be a disgrace for a girl from an inferior family to marry him.
The title of Madam Hou is so popular.
The gate of the Qi family became particularly lively, with matchmakers always waiting at the gate to solicit money.
But they were blocked outside the door by the servants.
The Marquis has ordered that no matchmaker is allowed to enter.
A few days later, the third room sent a mother with a child.
The child's name was Qi Rui, he was five years old, very handsome, but very thin, timid and shy, not at all like a son of a wealthy family.
Bai Chen looked at him carefully for a while, then squatted down and wanted to talk to him, but he was very scared and hid behind his mother.
"Madam, I'm sorry, this child has always been taken care of by this old servant, so he is a little shy. Please don't mind." When my mother said this, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes.
Now the child only recognizes her and no one else. Even if he is adopted into the Marquis's Mansion, she is the only one who can take care of the young master.
"Oh, so that's it! It's okay, let's take it step by step." Bai Chen stood up and looked directly at her mother, looking terribly serious: "From now on, I am Rui Ge'er's mother. Mom, you can only assist, not interfere. Do you understand?"
"...Yes, yes, Madam."
Mom was stunned for a moment. She was so frightened by Bai Chen's gaze that her heart almost jumped out. She no longer felt the pride she had just now.
I feel that the eldest young lady has a very strong aura and doesn’t look like a country girl who has never seen the world.
Of course Bai Chen knew about Qi Rui's identity. He heard that he was the illegitimate son of Qi Heng, his cousin from the third house.
Qi Heng was originally the illegitimate son of the eldest son's third uncle and had no status in the third house.
Qi Heng's illegitimate son was even less valued in the third house.
Moreover, Qi Rui's mother had passed away. He had no biological mother to take care of him, and his stepmother didn't like him. He was very pitiful.
Later, he was handed over to a mother to take care of him. That mother was the one who brought Qi Rui here.
Her surname was Cui, and everyone called her Mother Cui. She was a widow with a son and a daughter, but her son had died before her.
However, her daughter married a soldier and followed her husband to the front line.