After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

Perhaps because of Yuan Ge and the others’ disturbance, the Tong family’s flower-viewing banquet ended much earlier this year than in previous years.

Not long after lunch, half of the ladies who were on average terms with them found an excuse to take their young men and leave. The remaining ladies who were on better terms with them or more respectable stayed to drink a cup of tea, chatted about family matters, and comforted each other for a while before getting up to leave. If it was just Wen Qian, it would be fine, but this time even the young ancestor of the Jin family got involved, and there was also Song Wenyuan who was standing on the bridge waiting for someone. Everyone could see clearly that this fight between the gods could affect the situation in the court at any time, and they, the ladies in the inner house, had to go back and talk to their husbands.

Qin Yongpei arrived late and left early. Before he had lunch, his servants came to report that a distinguished guest had visited his house.

Qin Yongpei's expression was somewhat unhappy, but Tong Yuhan persuaded him and personally escorted him out the door and into the carriage before turning back to the back garden to entertain the guests. She was gentle and calm throughout the whole process, not arrogant or impatient. In the face of others' envy and compliments, she only blushed and smiled shyly, not saying much. It can be seen that she is a well-educated lady.

Qin Yongpei's carriage passed two intersections and turned into a small alley that was barely wide enough for one carriage to pass through. When it arrived at the door of one of the houses, the door opened with a creaky sound, and a girl wearing a bamboo hat and a veil covered her face came out. The girl got on the carriage without saying a word, and the carriage slowly left.

The woman in the carriage took off her wide hat, revealing half of her face covered by a veil. When she looked over with a smile in her eyes, her expression was charming and graceful. "Your Highness..." Her voice was bright and gentle. While she spoke, her body had already leaned over, less than a fingertip away from him.

Qin Yongpei lowered his eyes to look at her, holding the teacup steadily with his fingertips, pursing his lips and looking slightly gloomy, "Don't tell me you don't know about the Tong family's flower viewing banquet."

The other person's eyes drooped slightly, the joy on her face faded a little, and she murmured a little aggrievedly, "I know that although I am a concubine's daughter and cannot appear in public, I haven't seen you for several days. I missed you so much that I secretly went to the back garden to see you..." She bit her lips, her voice became lower and lower, as if she wanted to say something but stopped for a moment, but still couldn't help asking, "Your Highness, you...are you really going to marry your eldest sister as your wife?"

After saying that, she glanced at him quickly and then lowered her eyes.

Qin Yongpei played with the teacup in his hand, looking at her with interest. She was wearing a light pink gauze dress with a very wide neckline, and the shape and pattern of the red bellyband could be vaguely seen, as well as a seductive and plump outline. Qin Yongpei's mouth was amused, this woman was really getting bolder, and the way she leaned in like this, half of her shoulder was almost exposed, and she actually looked a bit like a prostitute.

This concubine's daughter of the Tong family has a pair of beautiful eyes, a seductive figure and means, and a not very smart brain. Men enjoy such women the most.

He smiled lazily with the corners of his mouth curled up and nodded truthfully, "Yes. It is true."

The woman opposite him instantly raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes. Even through the veil covering her face, one could see that she was biting her lips tightly and her whole body was trembling. After a while, she steadied her breath and asked him softly, "Your Highness... you married your elder sister, then, what should I do? It is most despised for biological sisters to serve the same husband. My mother will not agree to let me enter the mansion..."

As the words fell, tears began to fall.

Qin Yongpei was still sitting calmly against the carriage, watching the tear fall from his eye socket, flow down his cheek along the veil, and finally disappear at the corner of his mouth. After a while, he smiled gently, "You? Hasn't my Highness settled you down? After your eldest sister gets married, you can find a reason to officially move out of the Tong family and live in that alley. My Highness will naturally come to see you."

Tong Wanzhen suddenly looked up, dumbfounded - if what happened before was all acting, then this moment was a real surprise. She had never thought that Qin Yongpei's arrangement for her would be the most shameful... mistress.

She thought that they had spent several nights together, which was different from others. Moreover, she could see that the Second Prince was very obsessed with her body. Even if her family background was not good enough to become the Second Prince's wife, it would not be a problem for her to be a concubine. If she used some tricks and gave birth to the eldest son of the mansion, her status would naturally rise. When the Second Prince took control of the world, she would be a concubine, a noble concubine, or even a royal concubine...

But now, she was told that she was not even as good as a maid, but just a concubine who was not to be seen? Even if she gave birth to a boy or a girl, it would be an equally shameful illegitimate child... How could she not be anxious?

"Your Highness?" She used her hands and feet to crawl over, but she didn't dare to overstep her boundaries. She just raised her head and cried bitterly, "Your Highness? Is there anything I did wrong?"

The man looked calm and asked softly, "Don't you like this arrangement?"

Tong Wanzhen quickly shook her head, shaking it like a rattle, "No, no... I like all of Your Highness's arrangements. It's just... if I live in this alley, I can only see Your Highness once every ten days or half a month, and I will miss Your Highness... Your Highness, I have never thought of competing with my elder sister for anything. I just want to serve Your Highness and see Your Highness every day, and I will be content."

She is very good at crying. Her tears come and fall at will. She looks beautiful even when she cries. This is what is called pear blossoms in the rain.

But the man was so hard-hearted that he was not moved at all. He just played with the teacup in his hand and asked calmly, "Why did Wen Qian appear at the Tong family's flower viewing banquet? Did you call her?"

He didn't drink a sip of the tea.

Tong Wanzhen then noticed the cold tea in Qin Yongpei's hand. This scene seemed so familiar that it was frightening. She hurriedly shook her head and denied it, "No, no, Your Highness, it's not me! It was my mother who personally sent the invitation. Maybe, maybe it was because my brother's rude words at Wen Qian's wedding banquet angered Song Wenyuan. Your Highness, tell me... are those cruel words Wen Qian just said true?"

She asked cautiously, and after asking, she did not forget to secretly glance at the other person.

Qin Yongpei's lips curled slightly, and he looked at her meaningfully with a faint smile, until Tong Wanzhen's eyes flickered, then he called softly, "Wan'er, women are sometimes petty, willful, and jealous, which is harmless. But if it ruins my business, then your highness is not a person who sympathizes with women, do you understand?"

Tong Wanzhen shuddered all over, and tremblingly climbed down from the chair and crawled at the other's feet. She knew of course that he was not a man who was gentle with women. For example, the cup of tea in his hand, for example, he personally watched her drink bowl after bowl of contraceptive soup.

He always called her Wan'er, which was extremely gentle and also extremely cold.