Why are you suddenly asking that?

"This face doesn't feel as fleshy as it used to."

Murong's heart tightened. She had finally managed to get rid of Qiu Kui, and she couldn't let this expose her.

Before she could speak, Ye Lisheng instructed Lingxin beside him, "Go and tell the kitchen to prepare more of your young lady's favorite dishes."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that she was favored, Lingxin, who had grown up with her since childhood, was naturally happy for her.

Seeing her leave excitedly, Ye Lisheng asked, "When did your relationship become so good?"

Murong Kui's face instantly turned deathly pale, even paler than a sheet of paper: "Our relationship has always been this good."

"Ling Ran, send someone to find Princess Murong!"

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys!" After saying that, he disappeared like a ghost.

Murong's fists were clenched tightly beneath his wide sleeves, and he secretly prayed that the okra would disappear.

...

The first rays of early spring sunlight shone on the osmanthus trees in Biluo Palace.

But the weather in Lingqi was still terribly cold.

Princess Lingshuang sat under the tree on a small stool, her hands supporting her chin. Her cheeks were rosy from the cold, making her look as adorable as a ripe peach.

She sat under the tree for as long as Nangong Liuli stayed with her.

With a dry blade of grass dangling from his mouth, he looked like a street thug despite wearing a blue guard uniform.

Perhaps seeing her face growing redder and redder from the cold, he asked after a long while, "Is something bothering you?"

"What?"

"What's bothering you that you've been sitting here for so long?"

"Hmph!" She glanced at him disdainfully, but her eyes were filled with happiness when they fell on the osmanthus tree.

"This tree was planted by him and me."