Liu Meng Han breathed a sigh of relief. Since His Highness had agreed to her request, it was a good start. At least he was no longer looking at her with cold eyes.
"Your Highness... Your Highness..."
"Why aren't you by Yan'er's side? What are you doing here?"
Chu Yan Xi spotted the maid who served Feng Ruo Yan and walked past Liu Meng Han to ask.
"Your Highness, Your Highness... Miss... she has a terrible pain in her chest. Please go and see Miss..."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yan Xi's face tightened, and he strode away without glancing at Liu Meng Han behind him.
Suddenly, the hall was filled with murmurs, many of them pointing fingers at Liu Meng Han.
Liu Meng Han stood frozen on the spot, a chill running down her back. Her heart felt as if it were being seared in hot oil, causing her great discomfort. She trembled slightly, and thankfully, her maid supported her.
"Princess Consort, we should return to our room first. You are like this..."
"I'm fine. I still have to stay and entertain the guests. Go to the kitchen and make sure the wine and dishes are served quickly. Don't delay."
The maid hesitated for a moment before nodding and agreeing, "Your servant will go now." After walking a few steps, she turned back to glance at Liu Meng Han with concern.
Liu Meng Han closed her eyes slightly. After adjusting her mindset, she put on a smile and continued to entertain the guests, greeting each table as if nothing had happened.
"Sister Feng Jin, she's truly amazing. If I were in such an embarrassing situation, I don't think I could handle it like she does. I would have found an excuse to leave long ago."
Lin Yu Wei was also sincerely impressed by Liu Meng Han. To be so humiliated and yet act as if nothing had happened, conversing with everyone with a smile.
If this had happened to her today, she would certainly not have been able to do the same.
"If she weren't so capable, how could she have contended with Feng Ruo Yan for so long and remained undefeated? You truly should learn from her."
Liu Meng Han was indeed formidable. Even she herself couldn't guarantee victory in a match against her.
If it were Lin Yu Wei in her place, she would likely be defeated within a single move and wouldn't even leave any bones behind.
"I... I'm not that bad either... At least Chu Chen Yi's back courtyard is still clean."
Didn't they send away that oblivious woman before? Although it was Feng Jin who made the move, she still had some credit, so she wasn't as bad as Feng Jin said, was she?
Feng Jin's eyebrows slightly rose, and her scrutinizing gaze fell upon Lin Yu Wei. She spoke indifferently, "If it were just you, could you truly handle it? If another formidable person were to join Prince Jing's back courtyard now, could you completely control them?"
"I... I..." Lin Yu Wei was momentarily speechless. Her lips parted slightly, but she couldn't utter any words of refutation because Feng Jin's words were quite reasonable.
If a truly formidable person like Liu Meng Han or Feng Ruo Yan were to appear, she truly couldn't handle it on her own. She would likely be devoured without a trace.
Instantly, a tragic ending conjured itself in her mind. Lin Yu Wei shivered and quickly shook her head, casting away those dreadful thoughts.
"Sister Feng Jin, don't say such things to scare me anymore."
It was too frightening. She really couldn't imagine what would happen if she experienced it herself.
Feng Jin chuckled and covered her mouth, knowing that Lin Yu Wei would be scared. This little girl truly lacked courage. With her temperament, how could she survive in a human-devouring harem? She would be bullied to death.
"I'm not scaring you. This is all the truth. If Prince Jing really brings back such a woman in the future, what will you do? Telling you this now is to sound an alarm in your heart."
If Chu Chen Yi were to ascend the throne, with three thousand concubines in the harem, all sorts of women would be brought into the palace. Lin Yu Wei would inevitably have to interact with them.
Rather than worrying and being afraid when the time comes, it was better to face the reality now and step out of her comfort zone. It would be far better than being bullied and regretting it later.
Some things, she was accustomed to planning systematically. For a moment, she couldn't help but say a few more words to Lin Yu Wei.
After listening to Feng Jin's heartfelt words, Lin Yu Wei's eyes dimmed, a look of dejection clouding her bright eyes. She sighed slightly, "I've thought about these things too. From the day I married into the royal family, I knew about them. Even in ordinary families, husbands often have more than one wife. If that day comes, I will tolerate it."
From childhood, the ideology she had accepted was that it was not unusual for a man to have multiple wives, let alone marrying into royalty. The royal family always valued heirs. She had been married for over a year and still had no children.
She figured that the arrival of other consorts into the mansion was only a matter of time. How could she, a woman, prevent it?
Feng Jin sighed softly. She believed in monogamy. Unfortunately, in ancient times, she couldn't force others to be like her.
"If you can think this way, you will suffer less heartache..." Feng Jin patted Lin Yu Wei's shoulder and said earnestly.
After all, Chu Chen Yi was a prince, and his marriage was beyond his own control. Multiple wives were inevitable.
It was good that Lin Yu Wei could understand this now. If she were to stubbornly cling to her own ideas later and suffer, she would only be hurting herself.
"Don't worry, Sister Feng Jin. I have these matters in mind. As long as everyone behaves themselves, I can tolerate it. But if there's someone difficult to deal with, I'll have to ask Sister Feng Jin to help me more."
Hugging Feng Jin's arm intimately, she now wished she could stick to Feng Jin like glue. This was the strongest support she could find, and she had to hold on tightly, not letting her escape.
She had never really experienced these struggles between women. Her father had always doted on her mother and never taken a concubine. Since she was the only daughter, there was no one to argue with. She truly had no experience with scheming and backstabbing.
She could only place her hopes on Feng Jin, relying on her to strategize for her future.
"That's simple. As long as you're more mindful in your daily life and think things through several times before acting, don't make decisions too hastily."
It was just a matter of using more tactics. With a hundred meticulous plans, it was always possible to find flaws if one thought carefully. It wasn't a difficult task.