Chapter 243
"That's because you haven't experienced what I went through. Of course, you can talk about it so casually. I went through despair time and time again, and even now, that person still wants to squeeze every last bit of value out of me!"
"Isn't it right for me to hate him?!"
She spoke through gritted teeth, as if she wished she could devour his flesh and blood.
Seeing that she was about to get agitated again, Tao Tao said calmly, "I didn't say that you shouldn't hate him. If you hate him so much, then what is the reason between you and the Third Prince?"
The victim becomes the perpetrator?
Upon hearing this, she froze instantly, her pupils dilating in shock and panic. Her mouth opened and closed, and she stammered, "You... how did you know?!"
"Never mind how I know, it's true, right?"
Qi Roufu gritted her teeth, her face tense. After a short while, she revealed a charming and smug smile, and scoffed, "So what? He ruined me, so I will ruin his child who is most likely to ascend the throne!"
"Isn't the crown prince the most likely person to ascend the throne?" she asked, somewhat puzzled.
She looked at the person in front of her and sneered, "Do you think I haven't tried? It's just a pity he didn't take the bait."
After she finished speaking, she froze, scrutinized her closely, and was surprised to find that Tao Tao didn't care at all. Then she looked at Tao Tao with a strange and incomprehensible gaze.
"He is your future husband, aren't you worried at all?"
"What am I worried about? I only want the position of Crown Princess. I won't care who the Crown Prince likes or what he does."
Qi Roufu chuckled, "Do you think he will ascend the throne? The emperor has long since grown tired of him, otherwise he wouldn't have supported Qi Huan in court."
"Therefore, the emperor is our second common enemy."
"But you just said you wouldn't take that risk!"
Tao Tao gently swirled her teacup, her tone calm, "Don't rush, let me explain slowly."
As dusk fell and the sky grew darker, the evening breeze felt cool on people, and withered yellow leaves twirled and slowly fell from the air.
The girl opened her palm, and a ginkgo leaf the size of her palm floated down. Asu flew out of the house, snatched the leaf from her hand, and landed opposite her where no one was around.
It turns the leaf and inserts it into its tail, making it look like a beautiful tail feather.
Its tail, which was originally covered with tail feathers, now only has a few scattered feathers, making it look rather unsightly and bald.
A while ago, I don't know what possessed me, I plucked the feathers off my tail one by one and handed them to her.
Tao Tao thought it was pretty and asked someone to use it to make kingfisher feather jewelry. There were only a few pieces at first, but later, perhaps because the bird saw how much she liked it, it simply plucked them all out.
If she hadn't noticed something was wrong, that silly bird would probably have stripped itself naked by now, only realizing how unattractive it was.
After she watched it finish, it wagged its tail proudly and bounced around, seemingly very happy.
"Giggle! It's beautiful! Isn't it beautiful?"
Tao Tao chuckled, "Of course it looks good. It would look even better if you didn't pluck your own fur."
"Are you bored? How about Rong'er goes to the Tao family and brings that rabbit over to keep you company?"
Asu blinked her beady black eyes and tilted her head to look at her: "Play! It's fun! Rabbit, I want a rabbit, Asu wants to play with a rabbit."
"Okay, I'll have someone bring it to you in a bit."
Just then, Rong'er walked over carrying a tray in both hands and said happily, "Your Highness, look! The little clothes that the embroiderer made are finished. They're so festive and beautiful. Asu will look especially good in them."
Upon hearing its name, the parrot turned and flew towards her.
Rong'er was surprised for a moment, but not afraid. She stretched out her arm to give it a place to stand.
Tao Tao: "Bring it here so I can take a look."
Rong'er ran over in two steps, placed Asu on the table, and put down the tray, which was covered with various styles of small clothes made according to Asu's figure.
The embroidered patterns include flowers, trees, birds, beasts, and raptors, with colors ranging from light to dark. The fabric is soft and delicate, and it won't feel uncomfortable to wear.
Tao Tao casually grabbed a piece of clothing and dressed it in it. She hugged it and examined it carefully, then smiled with satisfaction, "Not bad, very pretty."
Rong'er also laughed and said, "A-Su is the prettiest!"
They showered the parrot with compliments, making it lose its bearings and flutter its large wings around.
Seeing this, Tao Tao picked up a pastry and threw it into the air. A sharp light flashed in Asu's eyes, and she rushed over and snatched it in her mouth.
Wow! That's amazing!
Rong'er clapped her hands excitedly and shouted.
As the person and the bird were playing, Granny Wu came over, holding a folded book in her hand, and said in a low voice, "Princess, the betrothal gifts and dowry are all recorded here."
Upon hearing this, Tao Tao patted the crumbs off her hands, took the box, opened it, glanced at it briefly, and said, "No problem, this will do."
Seeing that she didn't look closely and seemed to trust her a lot, Granny Wu felt a warm current flow through her heart and smiled kindly.
"Yes, Your Highness."
On the morning of their wedding day.
Rong'er and Xixin stood guard at the door, with a row of maids and nannies behind them, carrying wedding clothes, headdresses, and some toiletries, all waiting for the person inside to wake up.
"The etiquette is too complicated. If the county magistrate sleeps until he naturally wakes up, he might be late."
Rong'er paced back and forth anxiously, while Xixin was equally at a loss. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she thought of Aunt Tao. She turned around and was about to go to the front hall to find someone when she saw Xia Chaohua walking over from outside the courtyard.
Xi Xin was overjoyed and hurried over, saying, "Aunt Tao, you've finally arrived! The boss hasn't woken up yet, and we didn't dare to go and wake him."
Xia Zhaohua smiled gently and said, "It's alright, I'll go take a look."
She walked over and knocked, saying softly, "Tao'er?! Shall we go in?"
After a while, a faint sound came from inside. Rong'er was delighted and gently pushed open the door to let the person behind her go in first.
Lying on the bed inside the room, the girl looked dazed, her eyes half-closed, too sleepy to keep them open. Before she could fully wake up, she heard someone whispering something in her ear.
Before I could hear clearly, I was pulled down. A large crowd had gathered around me, accompanied by the sounds of discussion.
After being helped to wash up and get dressed, she was still in a daze until she sat in front of her dressing table and became somewhat more awake.
Tao Tao opened her eyes and looked at the reflection in the bronze mirror. She was wearing a bright red robe embroidered with phoenixes, the style of which was exquisite and elaborate, with three layers inside and three layers outside, making it very heavy.
Even in this cool weather, she felt somewhat hot.
And then there was the phoenix crown, a golden crown inlaid with many priceless gems and pearls. As the nanny put it on her head, the deep red glass pendants swayed back and forth on both sides.
She frowned, feeling as if she could barely straighten her neck.
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