My Lady Always Lacks Ambition-Chapter 925 - 906: I Was Just Along for the Ride

Qin Liuxi wanted to be a heartless little god, but that shameless little rogue Mu Xi wouldn’t allow it. She had just rebelled against him, and without a proper explanation, wouldn’t let him leave. So, Qin Yuanshan, who had just left the tea house for less than an hour, was dragged back in again.

The Marquis Cheng’en invited him, just to drink some tea here.

The shopkeeper, having watched a grand show, hurriedly greeted them with a smile, personally leading a few of them to the tea house’s best courtyard for the view.

Mu Xi walked beside Qin Liuxi, sneaking peeks at her chest every now and then. Is this really a girl?

Doesn’t seem like it!

"Look again, and I’ll show your eyes something they don’t normally see!" Qin Liuxi said with a sinister tone.

Mu Xi rubbed his nose: "Aren’t you the one who doesn’t look like a girl."

"I think you don’t look like a man either."

Come on, let’s hurt each other, you rabbit!

Mu Xi: "!"

If it were someone else, he’d have beaten them to death by now!

Passing a private room, Qin Liuxi paused, looking at the open window of the room, where several people were talking and joking around. And the subject of their ridicule...

She turned back to look at the slightly embarrassed Qin Yuanshan.

So, they came to drink tea together, only to be verbally cornered by colleagues and left with their tail between their legs?

The Marquis Cheng’en, with his hands behind his back, eyes half-closed, quietly observed Qin Liuxi’s expression.

There was always something strange about the way this Junior Temple Master treated her grandfather.

Qin Yuanshan felt a bit awkward and whispered: "Let’s go!"

Someone inside was about to come out to use the restroom. Upon stepping out, they saw Qin Yuanshan, their expression changed slightly, and before they could speak, they noticed the Marquis Cheng’en behind him and were startled, stepping forward: "This subordinate greets the Marquis Cheng’en."

The voice carried inside, halting the talk, followed by the sound of table and chair movements and footsteps, as people began to come out one by one.

Seeing Qin Liuxi’s group, their expressions varied, but they all greeted the Marquis Cheng’en first.

"Mr. Qin, did you leave something behind?" Seeing Qin Yuanshan, a few were surprised. They thought he left with the Marquis Cheng’en, and wondered if it was just a coincidence?

Some quickly reassessed the situation and felt a chill. To hell with coincidence, Qin Yuanshan was a fourth-rank official who would have to wait for his turn with the royal father-in-law; clearly, they were together.

Qin Yuanshan smiled faintly: "Not really, just..."

"What ranks do these officials hold?" Qin Liuxi pulled Mu Xi over: "I don’t recognize Mount Tai when I see it, can you introduce them to me?"

Mu Xi impatiently glanced at them, curling his lips: "They aren’t any high-ranking officials, I couldn’t recognize them even if I wanted to!"

The few opposite felt somewhat embarrassed, their smiles strained.

"Does the Marquis recognize them?"

The Marquis Cheng’en smirked slightly: "I know Lord Niu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, fourth rank. As for the others, not really familiar."

Their faces turned red.

Naturally, none of them were fourth rank, some couldn’t even make it to court. Given their rank, how could the royal father-in-law know them?

Qin Liuxi laughed and said to Qin Yuanshan: "You are a fourth-rank official appointed by the Saint, yet today, I’ve learned that a fourth-rank official appointed by the Saint is no big deal; any random commoner and dog can bully you. Those of lower rank feel even more emboldened to talk nonsense behind your back. Those who know will ignore you, and those who don’t will ignore the Saint. People in the capital are really impressive, I’ve learned a lot."

Thud.

Several shivered and knelt: "Marquis, we absolutely meant no disrespect to the Saint."

The Marquis Cheng’en smiled silently, slightly tilting his head as the steward nodded slightly, taking note.

Qin Liuxi continued to Qin Yuanshan: "Different circles don’t force themselves to fit in. Don’t be getting older and more confused, lowering yourself might not fit you into a circle you don’t belong in. You should associate with those who respect the fourth-rank official appointed by the Saint."

Killing people with words!

Who is this, with a mouth sharp as a knife, piercing to the bone!

"Mr. Qin, we didn’t mean it like that!" They understood now, Qin Yuanshan had found a powerful backer and came back to retaliate!

Qin Yuanshan: I’m not, I didn’t, I was just brought along for the ride!

Mu Xi, finding it annoying, pulled Qin Liuxi: "Come on, come on, why waste words with them? After all, they’re just minor officials, with low positions, and don’t know how to keep their mouths shut outside. They’re incapable of achieving great things and sooner or later will be dismissed! Mr. Qin, you’re really blind, associating with people who can’t keep their mouths in check, aren’t you afraid of being implicated?"

Their faces turned pale.

Qin Yuanshan clasped his hands: "Young heir, you are right. It’s my bad eyes!"

Damn, Qin Yuanshan, you old fool!

Not even a few jabs, and now you can’t take it!

But he ignored them and walked past.

It’s over.

Their faces were pale, and of all people, they ran into the royal father-in-law. To make matters worse, the one with the sharp tongue accused them of disrespect towards the Saint. The hats on their heads might as well fall off.

When did that old thing Qin Yuanshan latch onto such a golden thigh?

Don’t ask, even Qin Yuanshan himself is a bit confused.

Sitting at the table, seeing the Marquis Cheng’en pour him a cup of tea, he hurriedly stood up to thank him.

"Mr. Qin, no need to be formal. The Junior Temple Master has done a great favor for my grandson. It’s just a cup of tea, nothing much," Marquis Cheng’en said with a smile.

"You’re too kind!" Qin Yushan held the tea like it was a hot potato.

The royal father-in-law pouring me tea, feels like a dream!

Just as he took a sip, he heard Mu Xi ask: "Did that little pervert Ming Hui still bother you? I heard Ming Wang wants you to write a prescription to nourish his body for having another child, is he really capable?"

Cough, cough. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Qin Yushan choked, and a handkerchief appeared before him. Without thinking, he took it to wipe himself. When he realized who handed him the handkerchief, he panicked: "Marquis, I..."

"No worries!" The Marquis Cheng’en found his caution dull, much less fun compared to his granddaughter, so he turned to Qin Liuxi and asked: "Did Ming Wang really come to you?"

Qin Liuxi blinked: "Has this been talked about everywhere?"

Elder Yu on his end wouldn’t gossip so freely, surely?

Mu Xi said: "No, it wasn’t spread around. I met Ming Hui, and he shouted it himself."

Qin Liuxi laughed: "Such an unlucky fool, Ming Wang didn’t beat him to death?"

"So it’s true?"

"It’s all about destiny, offspring are about fate."

The Marquis Cheng’en’s eyes flashed, saying: "Ming Wang is nearly sixty, even with proper care, is having children really possible?"

Qin Liuxi chuckled: "As long as a man’s still capable, they can have kids at eighty. Women, though, can’t."

Cough, cough, cough.

Qin Yuanshan choked again, feeling like his life was ending. What kind of wild words are these?

"If a woman maintains her health well, she might manage it in her early forties?" The Marquis Cheng’en whispered.’

Qin Liuxi’s hand paused as she looked up at him: "An old clam producing a pearl, of course it’s possible. But at an older age, you bear not only the hardship of pregnancy, giving birth is a major challenge. One misstep and it’s two lives gone, more trouble than it’s worth. Another misstep might implicate the family, better not to have one at all."

The Marquis Cheng’en’s eyes narrowed, finding the Junior Temple Master smarter than he expected!

Qin Yuanshan was deeply shocked, was this about the Empress?