DOOMED TO BE CANNON FODDER -1

CHAPTER-58

The senior madame hadn’t expected Madame Bai to personally receive her, much less that she’d have an opportunity to see the prince. Typically, he didn’t like to see the rest of them. Sometimes even the gifts they sent would be tossed out as well.

Recently, she’d angered the prince because of Madame Bai, so she expected that Madame Bai would either cause her difficulty this time or that the prince would chase her away! Still, she was the daughter of a merchant and skilled in schemes, so she smiled and said, “I don’t dare have Fourth Madame come out and personally receive me. The prince is our highest priority. How is his injury doing?”

“Much better. Senior Madame, please come in.” Lisa treated her as a saviour as she hastened to welcome her inside.

Unexpectedly, the male lead reverted to his persona from the novel as soon as the senior madame entered the room. His expression was impassive as he simply raised an eyebrow at the senior madame paying her respects. “It’s just a minor issue, so what are you doing peeking here and poking there? Go back and stay in your courtyard; don’t run about all the time.”

Right right right, this is the male lead’s normal personality! Utterly unfeeling towards his concubines, he neither listened nor asked about them. In the end, though, he’d set them free.

He couldn’t be blamed for being so cold-blooded. It had been Old Madame who’d brought these women home, so he naturally had to make some sacrifices for the sake of loving the female lead! Thus, he’d chosen to sacrifice these women. They could still marry again after being sent away. It was just that they couldn’t bear to leave the prince’s estate, that’s all.

The senior madame immediately felt her face burn with humiliation. She cautiously replied, “Your Highness, this concubine only heard that the Fourth Madame hasn’t been sleeping well these past days, so I wanted to see her. I didn’t run about.”

“I never knew you two had such good sisterly relations.” As he spoke, he glanced towards Madame Bai, whose face was full of surprise. She too didn’t seem aware of when her relations with the senior madame had grown so warm.

Jungkook inwardly shook his head. This Madame Bai was too simple. If she tried to scheme against these women, she’d probably be devoured until there was nothing left. For better or worse, he was her man, so he should protect her a bit.

“Your Highness, little Fourth Sister is a very likeable person. Who in this estate doesn’t have a good relationship with her?” Praising the currently powerful Madame Bai was also a way to leave a good impression on the prince.

As it turned out, Jungkook’s mood did improve after hearing her praise. He liked hearing others compliment Madame Bai and even felt an inexplicable sense of pride. Even he wasn’t sure what was up with that.

But he was still vexed by this woman acting as a hindrance, so he curtly said, “I know. If you want to help her, then take care of Liu Dajia’s matters!” When he finished, he looked at Madame Bai. She’d been assisting the old madame with household duties, so she had had a certain amount of authority. How would she feel if it was snatched out of her hands?

This was a good way to sound her out, but he discovered that the expression of the person in question didn’t even flicker. Instead, she seemed to think that it was great news for someone else to help out, so there was no need to fight for anything at all. He was trying to pick a quarrel when there was none. He shouldn’t have tried to sound Madame Bai out when her heart had long been pure enough to make him set aside all his worries.