Favoring Qie Over Wife (48)

Behind Song Jia, Minglan and Ruolan's expressions shifted from white to red, red to black.

A mere concubine...dared to make a request to the main wife like this?

However, Song Jia herself was not bothered. She had long since thought about what reactions Bai Mei Lien might have after learning that Zhao Cheng shared her bed. Although she was slightly surprised that this timid woman in front of her had become so bold to make such a daring request, she did not immediately reject it.

"I would like to agree to sister Bai's request, but I can't control wang ye's actions. No matter how much I avoid, if wang ye pursues, then there is naturally nothing that I can do."

Bai Mei Lien suddenly reached out and clasped Song Jia's hands.

"Wang fei, this child is nu's first-born child. No matter how low a concubine's status is, as long as it's the eldest, nu's child will have some status inside the wangfu. Nu knows that this is a very difficult request, but wang fei's children will always have legitimate status, not worrying about anything in the future. It is not the same with nu. So please, wang fei, grant nu's request. In return, nu will do anything wangfei asks."

Song Jia's expression at that moment could not be described. Bai Mei Lien wanted her to stay away from Zhao Cheng so that she won't get pregnant? But why use the words 'stay away'? She could have simply told her not to engage into any intimate relations with him. Song Jia abruptly changed her assumptions about this little white flower. Maybe...the little white flower wasn't so white.

"Sister Bai, your request is unreasonable."

Song Jia had experienced jealousy before, so she knows what this is. It could drive a person to do the things they otherwise wouldn't do under normal circumstances. It was Bai Mei Lien's first time in experiencing it, so she could not help but be simple and just straightforwardly blurt out her inner feelings.

However...Zhao Cheng was going to become the Emperor in the future. And Bai Mei Lien will probably become his Empress. There will be 3,000 beauties in his imperial harem, maybe more. If Bai Mei Lien could not tolerate a single woman staying close to Zhao Cheng's side, how will she be able to properly handle the inner court of the imperial palace?

It would be good to train her while she was still a concubine and not the mother of the world.

"Wang fei..."

Bai Mei Lien dropped Song Jia's hands in surprised disbelief. Wang fei had always been very accommodating to her, so she thought that she would grant the only request she ever asked. Bai Mei Lien did hear what the servants around her whispered about, but she did not believe their words. However...wang fei's refusal told her that her expectations were very different from reality.

Could their words be true? Wang fei was only concealing her strength to bide her time? Now that she had wang ye's full attention, she was reluctant to let him come back to her...

"Wang fei, nu only wants to protect wang ye's child. Why does wang fei think that nu is unreasonable?"

Bai Mei Lien lowered her eyes, and her words were said in a flat tone. Whether it was done deliberately or not, her hands caressed her pregnant belly.

Song Jia munched on a lotus cake as she watched her. Knowing about body language means she could decipher what a person truly thought in their minds. Inwardly, she sighed. This kind of era really made a person learn not to trust anyone. No matter how much goodwill Song Jia showed to Bai Mei Lien, once a seed of doubt was planted in, it would quickly sprout into a poisonous tree that would create discord between them.

It was such a pity that sisterhood couldn't be found in the inner yard. Otherwise, instead of constantly scheming against each other and fighting for favor, they could have more fun braiding each other's hair instead. For the Da furen of Prime Minister Li's household to achieve such an incredible feat, she was truly an outstanding woman.

"Sister Bai, you misunderstood me. If you want your child to be the eldest, then you're asking the wrong person. The only one who can make sure that a new branch will not grow out of a knot during your pregnancy is wang ye."

Even if Song Jia agreed to stay away, so what? There are other people who are willing to take their chances to climb up to a higher rank.

Hearing her words, Bai Mei Lien remembered her previous maidservant Bo Yu. Her face paled. What wang fei said was true. Even if wang fei stayed away from wang ye, Zhao Cheng could still let other women enter the inner yard. He was a qinwang with high prospects to become the next Emperor—how many high-ranked officials would not agree to let their daughters marry into the wangfu? Bai Mei Lien was afraid that it was even the other way around, with many officials actively seeking out Zhao Cheng and offering the hands of their daughters for marriage.

Bai Mei Lien's eyes flashed as her expression changed, "Nu thanks wang fei for the reminder."

"Sister Bai doesn't need to thank me."

Song Jia brushed off the crumbs from her hands as she watched Bai Mei Lien leave. Her eyes were thoughtful, her expression serene.

Bai Mei Lien had wrongly interpreted her advice, but this was also a good thing. At the very least, she would have a good night's sleep this evening.

"Minglan, don't light a candle for wang ye later on. He won't be coming to the zhengfang."

Minglan and Ruolan exchanged looks. Lately, wang ye had been very busy, but whenever he had the time, he would come to the zhengfang and sleep together with wang fei. What did wang fei mean, that wang ye wouldn't be coming to the zhengfang?

Although Minglan could not make neither head nor tail of wang fei's words, she obediently said, "Yes wangfei, nubi understands."