Li Qingling's pretty face turned pale and she quickly covered her mouth.
My father is the son of a concubine. After he ascended the throne, he hated the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children the most, and treated all the children in the palace equally. If Li Qingling's words today were heard by the emperor, he would definitely be angry.
Li Qingling was at a loss.
Li Qingxun's body tilted and he fell to the ground "fainted from hunger".
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When Li Qingxun woke up slowly again, it was already the next day. She found that the environment in Qiuliang Palace where she lived had improved greatly.
The dilapidated courtyard wall was repaired, the broken windows were pasted up, she was covered with a warm silk quilt, and there was a strong smell of medicine in the air.
Yuan'er came in with the warm medicine and carefully placed it in front of Li Qingxun.
Li Qingxun endured the bitterness of the medicine and gulped down half a bowl. Yuan'er was beside him, telling Li Qingxun about the changes that had taken place in the harem.
Yesterday, Li Qingxun went to the Imperial Garden to complain about her misery, and Concubine Xie spread the news to the emperor. The emperor had long been dissatisfied with the empress, and was angry about the saying that "a concubine is inferior to a legitimate wife", so he deprived the empress of her power to lead the six palaces, handed all matters in the harem to Concubine Xie, and also confined the seventh princess to her house for two months.
After Concubine Xie got the power, she naturally had to put on an act. She sent palace servants to repair the Qiuliang Palace and also sent some clothes and medicinal herbs to Li Qingxun.
In short, Li Qingxun's miserable life has improved.
The imperial kitchen did not dare to withhold her food for the time being, and the imperial medical office also delivered medicine every day, and also sent over the princess's withheld salary.
"Princess, the imperial concubine has given us so many good things, do you want to go and thank her?" Yuan'er kindly reminded.
Li Qingxun waved his hand: "No, I'm too lazy to go."
Any princess who was a little sensible would run over to flatter and thank the imperial concubine upon receiving her protection.
Li Qingxun didn't want to flatter.
It has always been others who try to curry favor with her, never for her to curry favor with others.
Moreover, she was an unfavored princess since childhood and had never received any instruction from the old maids in the palace. In the eyes of the outside world, she was a silly princess who "did not know etiquette, was not grateful, and had no scheming."
If she really went to thank Concubine Xie, it would draw the attention of the harem to her existence, causing the Queen and other concubines to be wary of her.
"It's really annoying to be scheming and scheming every day. If I have this free time, I might as well do scientific research and contribute to society." Li Qingxun turned over in annoyance.
Li Qingxun closed his eyes and slept in a daze for the whole day.
In the following days, she took good care of her body, eating full meals and taking good medicine every day.
Two months passed in a flash.
Early summer was approaching, and Li Qingxun felt like she was going to mold. She stayed in Qiuliang Palace all day to recuperate, taking bitter medicine every day, and she had no entertainment activities.
"I want to work, I want to do scientific research, I want to contribute to my motherland..." The wounds on his body had almost healed, and Li Qingxun was almost suffocating.
She didn't want to be trapped in a small palace. She worked hard to study and devote herself to a great cause, not to be a princess in a small courtyard.
This broken palace is not even as big as her experimental research base.
Li Qingxun got up early that morning. She looked in the mirror and saw that after two months of careful care, her originally skinny cheeks had gained some flesh and her face had become much whiter.
Li Qingxun looked at himself in the mirror for a long time.
The little girl in the mirror looked exactly like she did when she was young. Li Qingxun couldn't help but start to analyze that maybe the neutrino experiment caused a crack in space-time and she came to another time and space.
It could be a parallel universe.
Li Qingxun tried to think optimistically that as long as there was an instrument that absorbed enough neutrinos, turned on the instrument, and caused turbulence in space and time, she would still have a chance to go back.
"Yuan'er, let's go for a walk outside." Li Qingxun put down the mirror and somersaulted off the bed.
Yuan'er was a timid girl. She timidly tried to dissuade Li Qingxun: "Princess, you are not feeling well. Why don't we stay in the house... The emperor has already arranged a marriage for the fifth princess. I think he will find a consort for you soon. Then you can leave the palace without any restrictions."
Li Qingxun shook his head in disgust.
Get married?
What's good about getting married?
Her smart brain should be focused on scientific research; men will only affect her career.
What's more, in the feudal dynasty, she, an unfavored princess, was just a tool used by the emperor to stabilize the court.
The princess's marriage was decided by the emperor and the empress. If she offended the empress, the prince consort chosen by the empress for her would most likely be a piece of trash.
"Let's not talk about anything else, let's go for a walk first. There are many crucian carps in the pond in the imperial garden. Let's go and catch two to make fish soup." Li Qingxun pulled Yuan'er and ran out of Qiuliang Palace.
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In early summer, lotus leaves stretch out in the pond.
Li Qingxun lay on the side of the pool railing, using a homemade fishing net to catch fish. The pool was quiet and the lotus leaves were lush green. The fish were too agile and always slipped through the gaps in the fishing net.
Li Qingxun was just looking for fun.
Seeing that the crucian carp was overly flexible, she also began to take it seriously, quickly analyzing the speed and direction of the crucian carp's movement and predicting the direction of its escape.
Snap——
The fish is caught in the net.
Yuan Er was also touched by Li Qingxun and clapped her hands happily: "Princess, you are amazing!"
Li Qingxun raised his lips with pride and handed the crucian carp to Yuan'er: "Pick some wild onions later to add flavor to the crucian carp soup."
The master and servant were happily discussing the recipe of crucian carp soup when they suddenly heard steady footsteps behind them.
Li Qingxun turned around.
She saw a young man in brocade clothes, wearing a white jade crown, with a handsome face, looking at her with a smile.
Li Qingxun couldn't recognize who he was, and could only rely on the vague memories in his mind to judge. Looking at the bookish air and the extraordinary temperament, it was probably the rumored Zhang Hean, Master Zhang.
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