My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Chapter 14: Chapter 16 Another Person

Qin Liuxi's eyebrows rose slightly. Was she testing her?

"Grandmother is flattering me. I am someone who is not an orphan yet grew up like one, fostered in the old mansion. How could I have been taught any principles by the elders? By asking this way, you are putting your granddaughter in a difficult position!"

Old Mrs. Qin was pricked by those words, feeling somewhat embarrassed and displeased.

Mrs. Wang glanced at Old Mrs. Qin's expression and after some thought said, "It is the spectator who sees the chess game best, and it is precisely because Miss Xi, you were not in the vortex of the capital that you should see things clearer than us who are in the midst of it. As to whether you have this discernment, the mere fact that you could help your Third Aunt give birth smoothly, along with these past few days' arrangements in the old mansion, is enough to prove your capability."

Qin Liuxi looked up at her legitimate mother.

Mrs. Wang's forehead was broad and full, her eyes large and eyebrows delicate, with a straight nasal bridge, and a clear philtrum without any unsightly moles or wrinkles. Her jet-black hair was glossy. Such facial features are typical of a prosperous countenance; it's a pity, however, that her couple palace had become dim and sunken, with crow's feet and protruding veins. This foreshadowed changes or separation in her marital relationship.

A marital separation was still not a big deal; what was most important was the Children Palace. Her Children Palace was not full, and the lineage was already thin. Now there even showed signs of sinking, suggesting potential loss of children.

But the eight characters must still be considered. If there were occurrences like self-transforming wealth, self-transforming power, and self-transforming Hua Ji in the Children Palace, it would predetermine great changes in the children's fortunes or indicate dangers.

Qin Liuxi withdrew her gaze and pursed her lips.

Mrs. Wang, being the main branch's legitimate wife, naturally also had illegitimate children calling her mother. But the only child she bore was the brother named Qin Mingyan, who was now exiled with their grandfather and father.

If something happened to that child, Mrs. Wang would be devastated.

When Mrs. Wang saw her eyelids droop, covering those dark eyes, her heart seemed to tighten inexplicably, with a vague sense of unease.

And she did not know if it was her illusion, but she seemed to glimpse a fleeting sympathy in Qin Liuxi's eyes.

It must have been a mistake!

Mrs. Wang's fingers curled slightly.

"I am not familiar with the Meng Family's ways, nor do I know Noble Princess Consort Meng personally. But if it were me, even if I acted ostentatiously while the little prince was young, I would certainly not touch the dragon's scales and set up such an irreverent scheme," Qin Liuxi disdainfully said. "The Imperial Concubine enjoys favor and has given birth to an Imperial heir. If she desired to act against the Qin family, simply whispering a few words in the right ears would suffice. Why would she need to stake her own and the prince's future?"

Having a prince is not the end of the world; the Holy Emperor is almost at the age of knowing his destiny, with two grown princes beneath him, not to mention two younger ones. The Imperial Family certainly does not lack princes.

The Meng Family, wishing to elevate their status through the little prince, would be foolish to touch on matters as grave as the ancestral temple sacrifices. Once investigated, both the little prince and the Meng Family would be beyond redemption.

Thus, it is someone else who seeks to move against the Qin family; the Meng Family is merely striking the fallen and opportunistically adding a strike.

Hearing these words from Qin Liuxi, Old Mrs. Qin's eyes flickered continuously, and her chest rose and fell.

Mrs. Wang, on the other hand, had sparks of appreciation in her eyes because her daughter's words aligned perfectly with her own analysis on the journey home.

"If not the Meng Family, who could it be?"

Qin Liuxi answered: "Mother also said that I am not in the center of the vortex, and I have not been in the capital these years. Who the Qin family's enemies are, I really do not know. I am unable to respond to Grandmother's questioning."

She stood up and said, "It's getting dark, please go back to your room, Grandmother."

After saying this, Qin Liuxi walked to the door, and just as she was stepping out with one foot, with the other still inside, she turned back and blinked, asking, "Grandmother, this mansion belongs to me, and it counts as such, right?"