Quick Transmigration Hoarding: My Selfishness Leads to a Killing Frenzy

Chapter 251 The Cowardly Concubine 1

"Aunt Qing, the Princess Consort wants to drink bird's nest porridge for lunch. Please wash up early and go to the kitchen to cook it. Remember to simmer it over low heat. The heat must be well controlled. Too high or too low won't work. The Princess Consort is very picky, hehe."

After saying that, the maid who came to deliver the message covered her mouth and chuckled, not taking Qingmo seriously at all.

"Snapped."

Qingmo raised her eyelids, abandoning her usual timid demeanor, and went up to give Hongmei a hard slap across the face.

When Hongmei was hit, her first reaction was to retaliate, but Qingmo grabbed her wrist and pushed her to the ground.

"Aunt Qing, how dare you hit me! I am a servant of the Princess Consort!" Hongmei said angrily.

Qingmo shook her small hand and sneered, "You're just a lowly servant girl, what's wrong with hitting you? No matter what, I'm still a concubine in the manor, your mistress. It's not your place to be arrogant in front of me."

"Besides, how dare you say that the Princess Consort is picky about food? Is that something a maid like you should say?"

Hongmei covered her face, her eyes filled with resentment: "You wait, the princess will not let you off."

Qingmo, however, leisurely straightened her sleeves: "Then let's call the Princess over. Although I am a concubine, I am not a pushover."

Before long, the princess arrived in a menacing manner, accompanied by a group of maids and servants.

"Aunt Qing, how dare you hit my maid!"

Qingmo bowed respectfully and met the princess's gaze without fear: "Your Highness, please don't wrong me. The maid in your room is unruly. I was just teaching her a lesson. Why did you have to make such a fuss? People who don't know any better would think I did something to her."

The princess's expression changed several times, feeling that Aunt Qing was quite different from usual.

Given her cowardly nature, even if no one dared to touch her, they should be kneeling and begging for mercy right now.

Something's off about her, she's definitely weird.

The princess looked at Qingmo with suspicion, but saw that she was neither humble nor arrogant, and showed no sign of panic.

Suppressing his doubts, he said, "I didn't know that my maidservant had the right to be lectured by a concubine like you?"

"I merely instructed Hongmei to have you cook some porridge. Is Aunt Qing dissatisfied with me?"

Qingmo: "How could I dare? But Your Highness, I'm not feeling well today, so I won't pass on my illness to you. I hope Your Highness won't mind?"

"Besides, there are maids and servants in the manor, so there's no need for me to do it. If word gets out that Your Highness is mistreating me, the Prince's household will be in turmoil, and that would be terrible."

"You... Hmph."

Upon hearing this, the princess was startled; this little vixen was truly sharp-tongued.

The prince cares most about his reputation; what if he were blamed for this...

Thinking of this, the princess's face darkened further, and she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Hmph, I won't trouble Aunt Qing to do it today, but..."

The princess paused, lowered her head, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes before she said, "However, Aunt Qing hitting my people is rather inappropriate. I'll punish you by making you kneel outside the courtyard for two hours."

Two hours? That's roughly four hours! Isn't that going to kill her? She can't stand any hardship.

Qingmo immediately raised her hand to touch her temples, looking unsteady and frail, as if she were about to collapse.

"Ouch! My head hurts so much! Jinzhu, help me sit down! I can't take it anymore! Go and fetch the doctor from Huichuntang!"

Upon hearing this, Jinzhu quickly helped Qingmo sit down.

Asking her to fetch a doctor is putting her in a difficult position.

Without the princess's permission, how could a mere maid dare to do anything but timidly look at the princess?

The princess felt annoyed by Qingmo's affected manner. She knew that Qingmo was pretending on purpose, but in order to maintain her reputation for virtue and gentleness, she did not say anything.

"Alright, alright, why are you looking at me? Useless girl, your master has a headache, go and call a doctor. It's as if I'm mistreating you and your servant, what bad luck."

After saying this, the princess covered her nose with her handkerchief, glanced at Qingmo with a hint of disdain, and then hurriedly left with everyone.

Once Qingmo left, she stopped complaining of a headache and sat down casually in her chair.

Seeing this, Jinzhu asked in confusion, "Master, do we still need to call a doctor?"

Qingmo waved her hand, "No need, my headache comes on and goes quickly."

Jinzhu responded, but she was still a little worried about her master's health.

That evening, the prince returned to his residence.

The princess added fuel to the fire by complaining to the prince that Qingmo was arrogant, didn't respect her, and was even faking illness to fool people.

"Your Highness, that Consort Qing has been spoiled by you. She doesn't respect me, her princess consort, at all. How am I supposed to manage the inner court in the future?"

Prince Rong frowned but did not respond to her.

After all, he knew Aunt Qing's temperament; she was always well-behaved and never caused trouble. He figured the princess was just being unreasonable again.

"Alright, Your Highness, she's just a concubine. Why do you argue with her all day long? It's beneath your dignity. I've only shown her a little favor, but no matter what, she can't surpass you."

"Your Highness misunderstands. I did not hold it against her. However, since she has entered the palace, she still needs to follow the proper rules."

"If people find out that she, a mere concubine, dares to act arrogantly and domineeringly over me, not only will outsiders say that I have not managed my household well, but it will also be a disgrace to the Prince."

"You are the princess, and you are in charge of the affairs of the inner court. What use is it for you to tell me?"

Prince Rong looked somewhat displeased.

Already troubled by matters of the court, the princess continued to nag him about these domestic affairs after he returned home.

Do you really think he's so free that he has time to bother with these trivial matters?

Seeing his unpleasant expression, the princess softened her tone and said sweetly, "Your Highness, I do want to intervene, but I'm afraid that someone might complain to you, and you'll feel sorry for him. In that case, it will be my fault, and I would be wronged."

Prince Rong waved his hand impatiently.

"Alright, you can worry about the affairs of the inner quarters. I'm busy with many affairs of state, I don't have time to worry about you women. You are the mistress of the palace, it is your duty to manage the inner quarters, I will not interfere too much."

Upon hearing these words from Prince Rong, the princess immediately beamed with joy.

"I understand, Your Highness. Rest assured, I will take good care of the household affairs for you and will not let you worry about anything."

"Ah."

After chatting casually for a while and having dinner, Prince Rong went to Qingmo's Qingshui Courtyard.