Chapter 55: Bad news comes in threes 3 (1/2)
The Sixth Prince mansion
”THAT SLUT!!” Zhu Feifei screamed pushing everything on the table down.
The maid backed away quickly, her eyes bulging. She took a few rasping breaths as she balled up her fist tightly. The Princess Consort was five months pregnant but still had great strength. The growing bump didn't stop her from throwing things around.
The Princess Consort looked mad enough to kill a person. Though this explosive temper was common from the princess consort, it got worse once Madam Qu was Involved.
Madam Qu was the sixth prince's senior concubine and the granddaughter of an assistant minister of rites. She was married on the same day as Zhu Feifei, which was common in noble families.
While that was usually common in noble families, it wasn't usually practised because it often bred hatred between the main wife and the husband.
Zhongshan Cheng never cared for Zhu Feifei so he never considered her feelings when he made that decision.
Marrying a concubine on her wedding day wouldn't have mattered if it was Zhu Fengyin who was thoughtful and calm. Zhu Fengyin was trained by a popular palace Etiquette Mistress and knew how to handle these things.
Zhu Feifei on the other hand was short-tempered and proud, she was used to having everything go her way and didn't know how to handle difficulties. As soon as she found out about madam Qu just barely a day after her marriage, Zhu Feifei badged into the side courtyard and attack Madam Qu.
Unlike Zhu Feifei, Madam Qu was beautiful and soft-spoken, she understood men and knew how to appease them. It was no surprise that she quickly turned the tables around and drew the sixth prince to her.
The Sixth Prince was an arrogant proud man who didn't like being controlled, by causing such a scene at the side Courtyard Zhu Feifei proved that she was utterly unsuitable for him. That singular action solidified the sixth Prince hatred for her.
Zhongshan Cheng and imperial consort Shi had already discovered Zhu Feifei and her mother's trick to get her married into the royal family. They let the mother and daughter get away with that because of Minister Zhu's political power.
Zhongshan Cheng had believed that she would behave appropriately and not cause any trouble in his courtyard. However, in just a day, she had disrupted the peace and caused a mess.
Madam Qu wasn't a normal concubine but the granddaughter of a powerful court minister from the old regime. Her grandfather had contacts that would be useful to the sixth prince but Zhu Feifei attempted to destroy all that he worked for because she was jealous.
Ever since that day, the sixth Prince treated Zhu Feifei coldly. He never considered her feelings and just did whatever he liked. In the five months of their marriage, Zhongshan Cheng had taken in two more concubines.
Zhu Feifei unlike Madam Qu couldn't tolerate anything hurtful and always clashed with the sixth prince concerning his concubine. After clashing multiple times the sixth Prince didn't visit the main courtyard often and instead spent the night at the concubine's rooms.
The number of times the sixth prince spent in her rooms reduced the more her pregnancy progressed. Zhu Feifei was already having a stressful pregnancy as it was and Zhongshan Cheng was adding to her stress.
Zhu Feifei was under a lot of pressure thanks to the sixth Prince's precious concubine madam Qu. She couldn't visit the imperial Consort in the palace without hearing her mother-in-law compliment madam Qu.
Imperial Consort Shi always compared her to madam Qu, it was nerve recking. Zhu Feifei could stand the fact that she was the legitimate daughter of a marquis and the sixth Princess Consort was compared to Madam Qu. A mere concubine and a concubine daughter of a third rank minister.
Zhu Feifei paced around the room a few times before breathing out heavily. She pulled up the skirt of her gown and rushed to the side Courtyard. The little maid followed her mistress, she tried to calm the princess consort down.
Nothing she tried worked, the princess consort wasn't paying her any mind. Zhu Feifei had made up her mind to cause a scene at madam Qu's rooms. The sixth Prince guard Dok Ming tried to stop her at the door but She didn't let him.