CHAPTER 90: CHAPTER 90: THE FACE-SLAPPING TIME-TRAVELLING FARMING GIRL 27

At lunchtime, due to the gloomy weather, the house appeared somewhat dark.

The atmosphere in the main room was even more somber.

Qi Wenwei wanted to stop Zhao Sanya, but she moved too quickly, and before he could react, Zhao Sanya had already clashed with Anning.

Anning, however, was not angry.

There was no point in getting mad at someone who was about to go to hell.

She calmly put down her chopsticks: "Oh? You’re lecturing me on rules? Zhao Sanya, let me tell you, in this house, I am the rules."

Zhao Sanya laughed: "I hope Madam still thinks this way in the future."

She turned her head to Qi Wenwei: "Husband, I am not like Madam. I clearly distinguish between legitimate and bastard children."

She touched her belly: "After all, my own child is my own, I won’t be raising someone else’s child."

"Yes, who would want to raise someone else’s when they have their own?"

Anning looked at Qi Wenwei with a somewhat mocking smile.

At that look, Qi Wenwei started to sweat.

"Enough."

Qi Wenwei scolded Zhao Sanya: "If you’re full, go back and rest. Mother is tired too, don’t disturb her nap."

Zhao Sanya rose leisurely, supporting her waist as she walked out.

Anning chuckled, then got up and went back to her room.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, Prince Kang Le came to Qi Mansion to acknowledge kinship.

He directly approached Qi Rui, revealed the origins of Zhao Sanya and then sat there to observe Qi Rui’s reaction.

Prince Kang Le thought Qi Rui would be happy, but there was no joy on Qi Rui’s face; on the contrary, his expression was somber and his eyes held an indescribable resentment.

"What? My daughter is not good enough for your eldest son?"

Prince Kang Le felt a bit uneasy, knocking on the table to remind Qi Rui.

"It’s not that."

Qi Rui gave a dry laugh: "It’s just that this is all so sudden. I am, for the moment, a bit incredulous."

Prince Kang Le laughed heartily: "So, you are happy. I understand, I understand."

Although Qi Rui merely smiled in front of Prince Kang Le, his heart was bitter.

When Prince Kang Le left, he did not go alone; he also took Zhao Sanya with him.

Then, the entire Qi Mansion knew that Zhao Sanya was actually Prince Kang Le’s daughter, a legitimate Commandery Princess. The servants in the mansion began to envy Qi Wenwei, and many who had previously been indecisive began to gravitate slowly towards him.

An Xin watched all this with a cold eye, privately complaining to Anning: "What a bunch of scoundrels, taking delight in others’ misfortunes."

Anning remained calm, not angry but comforting An Xin: "If they can be pried away, why keep them? It’s good to see people’s true colors, to clean up the vermin in the house."

By late afternoon, Qi Wenshao and Wenjuan returned.

These two children were too worried about Anning. They couldn’t stay at the Ye family anymore and hurried back while it was still light.

Upon returning, Wenjuan immediately went to see Anning.

She looked worried, examining Anning: "Mother, Mrs. Zhao didn’t cause you trouble, did she?"

Anning lightly laughed: "No, she’s currently too proud to bother with me."

Wenjuan was still worried: "But she will return someday, she might not let you off when that happens."

Anning lightly tapped Wenjuan’s nose: "Don’t worry, I am still her mother-in-law after all. There’s a code of ethics pressing down, she can’t make too much of a fuss even if she turns the world upside down."

Anning, however, was a bit worried about Wenjuan: "Didn’t I tell you kids not to come back? Why are you here? She might not dare to touch me, but she might look for trouble with you."

Wenjuan leaned on Anning, thinking about Zhao Sanya, and felt a strong headache: "At most, I will just stay in my yard and not leave. I won’t meet her, and without finding faults, she naturally can’t lash out."

Anning then began to feel really sorry for Wenjuan.

Originally, Anning thought of acting after some more time, but now she felt it was better to settle things sooner to avoid her children suffering.

The daughter-in-law became the legitimate daughter of the Prince Mansion, Qi Rui’s emotions were complex.

Qi Wenshao and Qi Wenjuan were worried, but Qi Wenwei’s mood was particularly bad.

You should know, the mother of Qi Wenwei was killed by Prince Kang Le.

The tragic death of Zhou Zhenniang was witnessed by Qi Wenwei himself.

She was tied to a flagpole and set aloft with a sky lantern, her whole body slowly engulfed by flames, eventually reduced to ashes with no remains left, too horrifying to withstand.

When Zhou Zhenniang died, she kept shouting, the miserable screams were heard clearly by Qi Wenwei who was hiding nearby; she kept cursing Prince Kang Le to meet his end and for his line to end, also shouting that she wanted revenge.

To this day, Qi Wenwei has not forgotten his mother’s tragic death.

And now, the wife he married after much thought turned out to be the daughter of Prince Kang Le.

Qi Wenwei began to harbor a subtle hatred in his heart, along with countless worries.

Zhao Sanya is the daughter of Prince Kang Le, his mother’s murderer, and he, having married the murderer’s daughter, even fathered a child with this woman.

Just thinking about it made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

He felt he wronged his own mother, yet he found it hard to let go of Zhao Sanya.

After all, he truly liked Zhao Sanya, and moreover, Zhao Sanya was the legitimate daughter of the prince. Whether following his heart or considering from a standpoint of power, he found it hard to give her up.

However, Qi Wenwei didn’t know how to face Zhao Sanya.

Lost in his conflicts, he could only hide in his room and silently drink his sorrows away.

Zhao Sanya stayed in Kangle Prince Mansion for two days before returning.

The Prince Mansion was very good, and the Prince treated her well, but she still wanted to return to the Qi family, wanting to show off in front of Anning, to make Qi Wenjuan pay her respects in front of everyone, and to flaunt thoroughly.

However, upon returning, Zhao Sanya did not see Anning.

Where had Anning gone?

She went to the Kangle Prince Mansion.

Prince Kang Le, who was joyously holding the fan pouch made by Zhao Sanya, saw housekeeper Zhang Yan hurriedly approaching: "Prince, Prince, Mrs. Qi requests an audience."

Prince Kang Le was startled: "Mrs. Qi? Not Mr. Qi?"

Zhang Yan gasped for air: "It’s Mrs. Qi, she said she has something very urgent to discuss with the Prince, and mentioned that it concerns the royal bloodline."

Prince Kang Le frowned intensely, initially wanted to refuse, but after thinking that this was his daughter’s mother-in-law, it was not appropriate to offend her lightly, thus he said solemnly: "Let her in."

Anning was led by Zhang Yan to a small flower hall in the Commandery Prince Mansion.

Prince Kang Le was sitting there waiting for her.

After entering, Anning first paid her respects to Prince Kang Le: "Greetings to your Highness."

Prince Kang Le gestured with his hand: "Enough, Mrs. Qi, please take a seat."

Soon, a maid served tea, Anning didn’t touch the teacup, sitting down she directly said to Prince Kang Le: "Your Highness, these past few days I’ve been rather unsettled, and after much deliberation, I think it’s best to inform you about something that, if confused, would make me guilty of great wrongdoing regarding the royal lineage."

"What?"

Prince Kang Le startled: "Lady, what do you mean by this?"

Anning sighed: "Speaking of which, I only learned of this matter the year before last, your highness might not be aware, Wenshao is not a child borne by me, but by my accompanying maid Bai He. All these years, I thought Wenshao was the true child of our lord and Bai He, but only two years ago I learned that it wasn’t so."

Prince Kang Le was even more perplexed: "What does the identity of a bastard in your household have to do with me?"

Anning smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, please be patient, you will understand once I finish explaining."

She looked up, staring at the wall as if in deep thought, or reminiscing something.

"Back when there was civil unrest in Suzhou, not only did the Princess unfortunately fail to escape the calamity, Bai He and I were also separated, Bai He ran off with only a nanny of ours and I had no idea where they went. At that time she was pregnant and nearly due, and I was frantic. However, unknown to me, Bai He encountered a noble lady in the outskirts, and both of them gave birth at the same time; Nanny Zhang alone had to deliver for both women, and she was utterly exhausted."

Prince Kang Le felt a bit agitated.

He sensed that Anning was about to reveal something extraordinary.

"Bai He had a daughter, and the noble lady had a son."

With that sentence, Anning dropped a bombshell, and Prince Kang Le jolted up: "What, what did you