Princess Mingxi came to play with Danruo with a mission arranged by her mother.

Danruo was a playful person by nature, and when he met the lively and innocent 14-year-old Princess Mingxi, he just treated her as a child and coaxed her. The two of them quickly became friends, went to the temple fair together, and ate delicious food together.

After two days, Princess Mingxi became Danruo's little fan girl, mainly because Danruo was different from all her friends. She was different from the rigid and rule-abiding ladies from aristocratic families, and different from other girls who flattered her on the surface but secretly laughed at her for not having a brother to support her. Only Danruo firmly believed that she would definitely have a younger brother.

What's more, I didn't expect that Danruo could make so many strange and delicious things. The combination of milk and tea is so delicious.

The princess listened for a while while Mingxi chattered about how Danruo was a very good girl and wanted to be sisters with her and have her adoptive daughter.

The princess recalled Eunuch Deng's suggestion and concluded that Miss Danruo must be a wonderful person. Otherwise, how could Eunuch Deng, who always kept his distance from the harem, have paid so much attention to her? She was also the only princess from a different family to be bestowed upon her by her brother.

"Then I'll meet your good friend tomorrow first."

Mingxi nodded: "Mom, you will definitely like Sister Danruo when you meet her. Then see if you can adopt Sister Danruo as your adopted daughter. I want to play with her every day."

Seeing that her daughter was still thinking about being sisters with Danruo, the princess held her forehead and said, "There's been a lot going on in the mansion lately. Let's wait for a while."

Princess Mingxi thought of her father's distant cousin who lived in her grandmother's courtyard. She was afraid that her mother was still worried about this matter, so she didn't mention it anymore.

I hope my brother comes soon.

The next day, Danruo, led by Princess Mingxi, paid a visit to the princess.

When the princess saw that the girl was graceful and well-mannered, she immediately took off the jade bracelet on her hand and gave it to Danruo.

Danruo also presented a handkerchief she had embroidered, considering it as a medium for her to have a child.

The original owner was extremely good at embroidery. Although she did not learn from a master, she was extremely talented in it and had developed her own style after years of practice.

Otherwise, how could Chu Xiangxiang accidentally discover it and pretend to be a different customer each time to buy all her embroidery and pass it off as her own? He also became her gunman without anyone noticing.

Now that she is no longer there to act as a ghostwriter, Chu Xiangxiang's face will probably turn green if she promotes her work more.

The princess took it in her hand and looked at it carefully. The embroidered picture was lifelike, with pomegranates with lush branches and leaves, dotted with red flowers, and abundant fruits.

Pomegranates are said to bring fertility, and the princess's room often has quilts and bed curtains with this pattern. But after so many years, what effect has it had?

The princess thought she was just being kind, but she didn't have any expectations. She had tried all kinds of methods over the years and had been disappointed too many times.

Looking at Danruo's clear eyes and sincere expression, the princess didn't take it seriously at first, but somehow she changed her handkerchief and said, "Use this one from now on."

Dan Ruo smiled brightly: "Then Dan Ruo wishes the princess all the best and all her wishes come true."

The princess just thought she was naive and wanted to have a child, and it would be great if this could happen.

Danruo received the princess's wish and thought to himself that the child would be here soon.

Seeing Danruo's embroidery today, the princess felt she belonged to someone else's family. Then, looking at Mingxi, she couldn't help but mutter, "Your aunt often shows off the headbands and screens embroidered for her by her daughter-in-law, Chu. Today, I got a handkerchief embroidered by Miss Danruo, and next time I can show off two. If my son could embroider like this, I'd go find your aunt and make her jealous."

Mingxi pouted unhappily and said, "I have to learn so many things every day, how can I have the time to practice embroidery hard? Besides, I don't like embroidery."

The princess knew her daughter had a fickle temper and wanted to use embroidery to temper her temper. "Your cousin Chu is busier than you every day, so she can still practice."

Princess Mingxi was dissatisfied and looked aggrieved, and was about to quarrel with the princess.

Danruo stepped forward and took Mingxi's hand:

"The princess was born into a royal family, a child of wealth. Embroidery is a skill that embroiderers use to make a living. For the princess, appreciation is the best. Although I have known the princess for a short time, I have discovered that she is not only an expert at chuiwan, but also has a very wild and interesting way of arranging flowers."

Princess Mingxi's unhappy mood disappeared without a trace. "Really? Then I'll teach you how to chuiwan, and you teach me how to appreciate embroidery. Let's go~"

Looking at Danruo who was being dragged by Mingxi, he did not forget to bow to himself and then left with Mingxi's hand.

In fact, in the princess's heart, although Chu was good in every way, her daughter was the best in her eyes, but sometimes what she said became like that.

Fortunately, Dan Ruo was a smart person and she would deliver the new exotic fruits that her brother the emperor had just rewarded to the two girls.

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As soon as Danruo and Princess Mingxi left the main hall and walked into the corridor, the second wife of the Duke of Chu's Mansion was led by servants from the hanging flower gate to the corridor.

The three of them met face to face. Princess Mingxi took Danruo to pay her respects to the second wife of the Duke of Chu and then left.

The second wife of the Duke of Chu and the princess had been good friends since childhood and had a deep affection for each other, so they often visited the princess's mansion.

Mrs. Chu Er always felt that the girl she had just seen was familiar, yet unfamiliar.

So he asked the princess, "Sister Zhao, whose little girl was this just passing by? She looks like a fairy. Why haven't I seen such a beautiful girl before?"

The princess jokingly said, "This is the daughter of your eldest sister-in-law Yang before she married your eldest brother. Have you never seen her in your house?"

Madam Chu shook her head:

"The most taboo thing in the mansion is the fact that Yang had married before. You know my eldest brother is a love-struck man. He insisted on marrying Yang back then, but Yang didn't like him.

After Yang had been married for two or three years, the old lady decided to marry her niece from her mother's family to her eldest brother.

Unexpectedly, two years later, Yang's husband died in prison, and the eldest brother began to think about taking her back as his concubine. The old lady disagreed, and the eldest brother went on a hunger strike to force her to do so.

The lady who had been there before became depressed upon learning about this, which led to a premature birth, resulting in two deaths.

Less than three months after his death, my eldest brother married Yang.

In the year that Yang entered the palace, she gave birth to a daughter, who is now the Princess of Kang County, and later gave birth to two sons.

Over the years, her position in the mansion has been stable, and no one mentions Yang's past affairs anymore. The two children she gave birth to are just treated as if they never existed."

The princess sighed, "That girl just now was Yang's previous daughter. She's a good girl, but her life story is a bit complicated. She saved the Queen Mother and is temporarily living with me. It's a blessing. Please take good care of her in the future."

"It's actually Yang's previous child. I felt a little familiar when I saw that face. Now I remember that it looks very similar to my deceased sister-in-law~~~~"

At this point, the two looked at each other. No way, Yang was so bold as to replace the bloodline of the Duke's Mansion.

After a careful discussion, the two decided that it would be better to let Madam Chu Er first find out what the old lady of the Duke's Mansion meant.

The princess turned around and asked someone to deliver the message to the emperor.