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Chapter 121 I Want to Be the Queen Mother (14)

The fifth prince has not yet gotten married, and there is only one concubine, Fang Ruoyan, in the mansion. She is the only female member of the family who has come.

As luck would have it, the two families met at the palace gate.

Fang Qingci had just gotten off the carriage when the carriage from Prince An's mansion also stopped behind him.

Fang Ruoyan was in the same carriage as Prince An. They walked out hand in hand. When getting off the carriage, Prince An carefully helped Fang Ruoyan. The two smiled at each other affectionately, looking like a loving couple.

Fang Ruoyan had a rosy complexion and looked energetic, and it seemed that she was living very well in Prince An's Mansion.

Seeing this scene, Qin Yu’s mood was no longer so good.

When Fang Ruoyan saw Qin Yu, her smile froze and she felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.

Prince An narrowed his eyes, then held Fang Ruoyan's hand and greeted Qin Yu and Fang Qingci with a smile.

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, what a coincidence! You guys are here so early too!"

Qin Yu had a cold face and said nothing, but just nodded casually.

Prince An was just the son of a low-ranking concubine, and was not as favored by the emperor as Qin Yu. Qin Yu had never taken Prince An seriously.

Not to mention that Prince An has now snatched away his sweetheart, Qin Yu is even more unhappy.

Fang Qingci said, "Yes! Hurry up early, and go to the palace to pay respects to my mother."

Fang Qingci looked at the hands of Prince An and Fang Ruoyan, then at Qin Yu's dark face, and smiled happily. "Fifth brother is different now that he has a family. He looks much more stable. Look at how good my sister looks. It shows that fifth brother is a caring person."

After Fang Qingci finished speaking, Qin Yu couldn't help but look at Fang Ruoyan. After a few months, the two met again, and Qin Yu's eyes couldn't help but darken.

Feeling Qin Yu's gaze, Fang Ruoyan felt as if a thorn was on her back. She subconsciously pulled her hand out of Prince An's hand, lowered her head shyly, and in her heart she wished she could cut Fang Qingci into pieces.

Fang Ruoyan was actually very resistant to becoming Prince An's concubine at first, but there was nothing she could do. Qin Yu had an accident that day, which led to her being rescued by Prince An. Moreover, Prince An went to the Emperor to ask for an imperial decree. There was no way back then.

But after she married into Prince An's mansion, Prince An treated her very well. She was the only one in the mansion at present. Although Prince An's status was incomparable to Prince Huai's, Fang Ruoyan was still somewhat unwilling in her heart and could not let go of Qin Yu, but she could not say that she was completely indifferent to Prince An's courtesy.

Now that Fang Qingci had pointed it out in front of Qin Yu, Fang Ruoyan didn't know how to face Qin Yu for a moment.

Prince An was also good at talking, and he immediately complimented him with a smile.

"Fourth sister-in-law, you are joking. How can I compare with the relationship between Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law?"

Before Fang Qingci could say anything, Chen Yao rolled her eyes at Prince An and snorted in dissatisfaction.

Prince An is really good at flattering. How could he notice that they have a good relationship? He and Fang Ruoyan hold hands and can be said to have a good relationship, but there is still room for three people between Fang Qingci and the prince. This is called a good relationship. Prince An is blind!

It would be better to say that she and the prince have a good relationship than to say that the prince and Fang Qingci have a good relationship.

Well, her relationship with the prince isn’t that great, but at least it’s better than Fang Qingci’s.

Although Chen Yao didn't say anything, the expression on her face was very obvious.

Prince An's smile froze and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Fang Qingci didn't care. She didn't care about Qin Yu anyway, so she didn't care what they said.

But Qin Yu was extremely unhappy and didn't want to see the two of them showing off their affection here. He finally took a deep look at Fang Ruoyan, pursed his lips, and strode forward.

He looked like someone who had been cuckolded but dared not say anything.

"My Lord, why are you walking so fast? Wait for us!"

Chen Yao, the little fool, didn't understand what was going on, so she quickly pulled Fang Qingci to chase after them.

Fang Qingci had no choice but to turn around and say to Prince An, "Your Highness probably misses your mother. Fifth brother, we will leave first."

Prince An smiled and nodded. Only after watching Fang Qingci and the others walk away did he turn around to look at Fang Ruoyan, smiling unusually gently and extending his hand to her again.

"Yan'er, let's go!"

Looking at Prince An like this, Fang Ruoyan's eyes flashed. She glanced at the front and saw that Qin Yu had turned the corner and their backs were no longer in sight. Then she put her hand in Prince An's.

I don’t know who arranged the seats, but during the dinner, the two families sat directly opposite each other.

Prince An would pick up food for Fang Ruoyan and then lean over to talk to her in her ear. Their loving appearance made others envious.

Seeing the smile on Qin Yu's face becoming more and more stiff and his fists clenching tighter and tighter, Fang Qingci always felt that Prince An was doing it mostly on purpose.

Yes, that's right, Prince An actually has a crush on Fang Ruoyan, otherwise he wouldn't have jumped into the water to save her that day. Of course, he also knows that Fang Ruoyan and Qin Yu have a complicated relationship, but he is still infatuated with Fang Ruoyan.

It is precisely because of this that Prince An in the plot cooperated with Fang Ruoyan to frame Fang Qingci's in-laws for rebellion.

Fang Qingci always thinks that the second female lead is the daughter of the world. After so many worlds, the treatment of this villainous second female lead is as good as ever! The male lead likes her, and there is also a male supporting role who licks her.

On the other hand, the heroine has nothing except being the heroine.

Fang Qingci was just thinking about this when she suddenly felt someone was looking at her. She looked to the side and met the gaze of Prince Duan opposite her.

The two looked at each other for three or four seconds. Prince Duan turned his face away first, picked up the wine glass on the table, and drank it in a disguised manner.

Fang Qingci always felt that there was something wrong with the way Prince Duan looked at her just now, so she stared at him hard.

Then she saw Prince Duan's ears suddenly turn red.

Fang Qingci: ...

She remembered that in the end, Prince Duan helped Fang Qingci uncover Fang Ruoyan's conspiracy.

Fang Qingci thought about the look in Prince Duan's eyes just now. How should she describe it? Forbearance, restraint, and a hint of sadness.

Hmm~ So, Prince Duan doesn’t like her!

Fang Qingci frowned. Actually, if he thought about it carefully and looked at the plot based on various signs, it was not impossible.

Prince Duan was the sixth among all the princes, and his biological mother was just a palace maid.

Concubine Xuan had been unable to conceive, so she followed the advice of her nanny and found a palace maid to bear a child.

Under Concubine Xuan's arrangement, Qin Heng's biological mother died during childbirth, and Qin Heng then became Concubine Xuan's son.

In fact, Concubine Xuan was quite nice to Qin Heng at the beginning. Until the year when Qin Heng was eight years old, Concubine Xuan got pregnant unexpectedly and had her own child. Concubine Xuan began to dislike Qin Heng, and Qin Heng's status plummeted.

Unfortunately, Concubine Xuan was unlucky. She didn't give birth to the child and she herself died of complications during childbirth.

The emperor therefore felt that Qin Heng was a jinx to his mother and was very displeased with him.

Fang Qingci and Qin Heng actually knew each other. When Qin Heng was thirteen years old, he went to the military camp and trained in the army of his grandfather.

Therefore, Qin Heng and Fang Qingci's two cousins have a closer relationship, but in Fang Qingci's impression, although she and Qin Heng have met several times, they are not familiar with each other.

But looking at Qin Heng's performance today, Fang Qingci guessed that Qin Heng might like her.