The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 11 - Frame-up

"Mother, do you really think that Aunt Zhou has become so arrogant just because she gave birth to a son?" Ye Qichi asked seriously.

Qin Mengxi shook her head helplessly, "It's also because your father dotes on her."

"No." Ye Qichi gave her a definite answer, "It's because you indulge her."

Qin Mengxi was somewhat surprised.

"For father, he is busy with the affairs outside, he has no time to manage the inner court. As long as there is no fire in the inner courtyard, it's all the same who's in charge. So..." Ye Qichi paused, then said, "It's not father who gave Aunt Zhou the power, it's you who actively gave up your authority."

Qin Mengxi was rendered speechless by her daughter's words.

Indeed, as her daughter said, if she had not disdained to compete, Aunt Zhou would not have been so presumptuous.

But now that things had come to this point, she had no thought of changing anything.

"Mother, 'A good horse is ridden, a good person is taken advantage of.'" Ye Qichi said earnestly, "You compromise step by step, and Aunt Zhou will advance step by step. In the end, what retreat will Mother have left?!"

Qin Mengxi knew this principle as well.

Now she could deeply feel that Zhou Ruotang was increasingly disregarding her.

"What if one day, Ye Yunan inherits the family business, would you still have a place in Minister Mansion?" Ye Qichi asked Qin Mengxi.

Qin Mengxi furrowed her brows.

"Not just Mother, but the maids and servants who have been loyally following you for so many years, have you thought about what kind of life they would lead if something happened to you?" Ye Qichi pressed hard.

Qin Mengxi was at a loss for words.

That moment she was also astounded by her own daughter.

Her daughter had never been able to say such things before.

Not to mention speaking so bluntly about Zhou Ruotang's faults, she usually didn't even dare to mention her. She would even be scared and step back when she saw her.

Married for a year, how has she changed so much?!

"Qi'er, what have you been through at Prince Chen's side this past year?" Qin Mengxi couldn't help but ask.

Lu You by her side really wanted to say.

No, not this year.

It was just one night.

It changed after consummating the marriage.

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"I just suddenly understood a principle," Ye Qichi naturally wouldn't admit that she had transmigrated, probably would scare Qin Mengxi to death, she said, "The inner court is actually a battlefield for a woman, you have to wield your own weapons, no one else can help you! And the least reliable of all are the men!"

Qin Mengxi was even more shocked.

This kind of domineering speech, her daughter would never have said before.

"Mother, don't worry so much about me, I'm doing very well! Now you just need to firmly tell me that you want to take back the power of the mistress." Ye Qichi paused between each word.

In Qin Mengxi's eyes, a glimmer of light flickered, she was eager to act, but then in an instant, it dimmed down, she said, "Now it has already come to this point, most of the deeds of servitude for the maids and servants are in Zhou Ruotang's hands, as you said, your father won't intervene, and the people in the yard don't obey my orders, how am I supposed to reclaim my authority."

"Mother just needs to do as I say." Ye Qichi was full of confidence.

It wouldn't be hard to get rid of Zhou Ruotang, but the premise is that Qin Mengxi must fully cooperate.

Qin Mengxi looked at her daughter, although her daughter appeared confident, in fact, she was unsure inside. But seeing her daughter, who has always been timid and fearful, having this courage, as a mother, she could not let her daughter be disappointed.

She agreed in one breath, "Alright! Mother will listen to you!"

Ye Qichi's lips curled up.

Next, she would properly deal with this presumptuous Aunt Zhou!

...

The next day.

It was not yet dawn.

Ye Qichi had already gotten up.

Lu You, still groggy, was dressing up An Ning while yawning, "Princess, usually you sleep until the sun is high in the sky, why are you up so early today, even before the rooster crows? Are you not used to sleeping in the Minister Mansion?"

At this moment, Ye Qichi was also feeling terrible as if life was worse than death.

It wasn't that she couldn't sleep, but there were matters that forced her to rise early.

She yawned even more deeply, "Make me look good, then we'll go to my mother's place."

"The Princess looks good no matter what." Lu You flattered.

That was indeed a fact.

The Princess was truly beautiful, but because she had been poor in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting since childhood, and was oppressed by the concubine and her daughters for years, she became very self-conscious and her content could not support her beauty, ultimately giving people an ordinary impression.

But now, things are different.

Ever since the Princess consummated her marriage with the Prince, she really has changed.

Lu You felt that now every frown and smile, every move, and every word of the Princess radiated charm, the irresistible kind.

With skilled hands, Lu You styled Ye Qichi's hair into a Lingyun Bun, adorned her with a golden hairpin, and dressed her in a trailing water-sleeved pleated phoenix tail skirt, opulent yet not vulgar.

"Princess, you are truly beautiful." After finishing the dressing up, Lu You couldn't help but stare in awe.

Was it because the Princess had gained a little weight, her skin had become so good it seemed almost translucent.

"I'm not the lead today," Ye Qichi said indifferently, pulling along Lu You as they ran, "Let's go to my mother's place!"

"..."

Walking out of Ye Qichi's courtyard, the Minister Mansion was already bustling with activity, as the servants had almost spent the whole night preparing for today's birthday feast.

There were still many people coming and going.

Suddenly, a maid hurried towards Ye Qichi and Lu You, holding a jewelry box.

It was still dark, and the candles in the mansion were not very bright; the maid did not notice them ahead of time and almost bumped into them.

Ye Qichi, quick to react, pulled Lu You out of the way.

However, startled by the sudden appearance of people in front, the maid slipped and dropped the jewelry box, scattering the accessories all over the ground.

The maid screamed, quickly squatting down to pick them up, several jade hairpins broke in half; all these belonged to the concubine, who had just taken them to select for her daughters, and she couldn't afford any one of them casually.

Frightened almost to tears, the maid suddenly had an idea and stood up to shout at Lu You, "You have ruined the ornaments the lady was supposed to wear today! I am going to report to the lady right now, let's see how you explain this!"

"I didn't even touch you!" Lu You was baffled, this kind of baseless accusation was too much.

Even more domineering than the nanny back at the Prince's mansion.

"If you didn't touch me, how would I drop the lady's jewelry box on the ground?" The maid argued forcefully.

Lu You was shaking with anger.

Just as she was about to argue back.

The maid grabbed the jewelry box and ran away.

Lu You was frantic, "Bi Qing must definitely be going to complain to the concubine!"

Bi Qing?!

The Chief Maid who serves Zhou Ruotang!