Mrs. Ding came into the room and looked at her daughter. Her face was red from drinking. She muttered, "Qingyi, you can't lie to me. You said you would take me to see the owls."
"Three, I want to see three."
Mrs. Ding laughed: "If he likes her so much, just ask him to bring her over as a betrothal gift."
Ding Sihui smacked her lips and said contentedly, "It's not impossible."
Mrs. Ding was speechless. She pinched her little face and then left.
Seeing her husband outside, not knowing how long he had been there, she asked, "Why don't you go in and check on your daughter?"
Ding Chengye said, "I went to see the prince off. What did you say to him that made him so happy?"
Mrs. Ding said, "What else can I say to him? If the two young people don't understand, then we as parents don't understand either."
"Since you are interested in each other, you should finalize the marriage."
"Sihui just said she wants an owl as a betrothal gift."
Ding Chengye smiled and said, "That must be the one raised by Princess Ding. It's all over the court. It can speak human language, just like a parrot."
"Prince Ding holds great prestige in the court, and Qingyi is his only son. This marriage is clearly too high for our family."
"It's just... my daughter, I don't want her to suffer any injustice, but seeing Qing Yi's character, I feel she can be trusted."
"Okay, then let's find an opportunity to finalize their marriage."
"By the way, let's see if Prince Ding and his wife are also satisfied with our Sihui. If it seems forced, I think we should forget it."
Madam Ding said, "Prince Ding's high prestige in the court is definitely not just due to his status, but more importantly, it is due to the contributions he has made to the people of the world and the dawn."
"Being able to marry someone like this shouldn't be speculated, just wait for good news."
Upon hearing this, Ding Chengye happily hugged his wife and said, "Now you can see things more clearly than I do."
"Well, let's do as Madam said and wait for good news together."
Early the next morning, the eunuch from the palace came to convey the order, asking Mrs. Ding to bring Ding Sihui to the palace for a banquet.
The person who came to deliver the imperial eunuch was Deng Wei, the chief eunuch of the Empress Dowager, and he also brought a box of jewelry and several sets of ready-made clothes.
"These were chosen by the Empress Dowager and the Princess last night. They spent half the night choosing. There are pieces suitable for Madam Ding and Miss Ding. They told you to go to the banquet happily and not worry about what to wear when entering the palace."
Mrs. Ding and Ding Sihui thanked him, and after Deng Wei left, she began to dress up.
Ding Sihui said, "Princess Yun Duo will also be entering the palace today. Su Yingyue's current status is quite awkward, so I don't think anyone will invite her."
Madam Ding said, "Don't worry about it. I heard from your father that the emperor has other plans for Xiao Huaiqing."
"As long as he doesn't live in Prince Ding's Mansion, he will no longer be considered your husband's brother. Su Yingyue and Princess Yun Duo are naturally not your sisters-in-law either. You don't need to pay any attention to them."
Ding Sihui's cheeks flushed, and she said coquettishly, "What sister-in-law? What nonsense is mother talking about?"
Madam Ding gave her a pair of hairpins embroidered with golden lotus and jade beads, which perfectly matched her pink and purple embroidered jacket and skirt. "Last night, when the prince brought you back, you were drunk, but you slept like a kitten in my arms."
"If you don't have him in your heart, how could you not be on guard at all?"
"If he doesn't have you in his heart and takes this opportunity to flirt with you, and makes it known to everyone, what will you do?"
Ding Sihui said: "He is not that kind of person."
Mrs. Ding said, "Yes, he wasn't. When he came back, he was afraid people would see your face, so he covered it tightly with his cloak."
"Look, it's pretty good."
"Xiao Huaiqing already had a wife, and after his background was exposed, he unexpectedly married a princess."
"A man like the prince should be coveted by many girls."
"If you don't fancy it, then who cares? If you do fancy it, you should hold on to it and not allow others to covet it."
"Don't let the night drag on and cause yourself trouble, or someone else will get there first."
After saying this, she dressed up her daughter.
Looking at the graceful lady in the mirror, a beautiful and intelligent girl, Mrs. Ding smiled with satisfaction.
Her daughter is really pretty.
Ding Sihui also saw herself in the mirror, her face rosy and her lips red. When she raised her eyes, she was shy and smiling, and her eyebrows and eyes were so charming that she dared not look directly at herself.
He quickly lowered his head and whispered, "Isn't it okay for me to listen to my mother?"
Mrs. Ding then smiled and took her hand and went out.
At the same time, Su Yingyue, who had already dressed up, looked at herself in the mirror.
Today is the most glorious day for Xiao Huaiqing and Princess Yun Duo, right?
Unfortunately... she didn't even have the qualifications to witness it with her own eyes.
Chi Feng, who was lying on the bed, sensed her depression and comforted her: "Don't worry, Mom. We will return to Dad sooner or later."
Worry?
Su Yingyue is not worried at all now.
She wiped the lipstick from the corners of her mouth. She just didn't want to give up.
She was unwilling to be a concubine, unwilling to be Princess Cloud's stepping stone.
Even more unwilling... In the end, she had to rely on Xiao Huaiqing, the man she now hated so much, and crawl at his feet to successfully become the queen.
Lianyun's footsteps were heard outside.
She rushed in and said happily, "Madam, the invitation is from the palace."
Su Yingyue couldn't believe it and quickly took it.
When she saw that it was indeed an invitation for her, she asked in surprise, "Who gave it to me?"
Lianyun looked at it carefully and found that there was no signature on it.
"No."
“Will they be distributed uniformly?”
Su Yingyue shook her head: "No, the invitation sent by the palace will definitely note the palace's name."
As she spoke, she suddenly thought of Xiao Qingyi.
Could it be him?
She pressed the invitation to her chest, her body trembling. After a while, she said firmly, "Help me change my clothes. I want to go."
Chi Feng said anxiously: [Mother, this is a trap, designed to provoke a conflict between you and Princess Yun Duo, don’t go]
Su Yingyue smiled coldly and didn't care.
[So what if it's a trap? ]
[Princess Cloud and I are inherently opposites.]
Chifeng: [……]
It's over. I finally got reborn as a human, but my mother is still a love-brained person. If that guy Fu Shengmu knew, wouldn't he die of laughter on the spot?
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