Tian Wanning's attempt to seduce him failed, and she even sprained her ankle, so she could only return to the Marquis's residence to recuperate before making any further plans.
Gu Lingchen didn't take her seriously at all; after finishing his training, he went to Yulong Pavilion to find Liu Sisi.
At this moment, Liu Sisi was crushing the Extreme Snow Lotus and adding petal fragments to it according to the beauty pill recipe!
The production processes for the other raw materials were completed some time ago, and only the final step remains.
She spent almost all her time inside researching these days, except for meals, and no one dared to disturb her.
Sweetie and Xiaoyue's recipes are easier to make. The two of them have successively developed skin-nourishing masks, body lotions, hand creams, eye serums, and even products for fading spots and reducing redness, totaling more than twenty kinds of beauty products.
Once all fifty-odd varieties are made and tested for effectiveness, Yulong Pavilion can open for business.
When Gu arrived at the shop in the early hours of the morning, the shop assistant told him that Liu Sisi was still inside developing beauty pills.
He didn't go in to disturb them, but sat on a chair in the Imperial Dragon Pavilion and waited.
After Liu Sisi finished the last step, she dripped another drop of water from the Bagua River into the container.
Soon, crystal-clear beauty pills appeared before Liu Sisi's eyes, and the fragrance of the Extreme Snow Lotus could be smelled from a distance.
The first batch of beauty pills she made was a one-month supply, to be taken one pill daily. If it worked, she would see results after a month.
Of course, there were also a few extra, to avoid losing them or something.
"Ah! Finally done." Liu Sisi let out a long sigh, stretched, and walked out of her study.
Hearing her voice, Gu Lingchen stood up from his chair and walked over to her.
"Sisi, the beauty pills are finally developed? You've worked so hard. Shall I take you to relax?"
Since Liu Sisi returned from the snow mountain, the two of them haven't had a proper outing.
Fortunately, both of them had time today.
“Okay, I’ll go to the palace first and give this beauty pill to His Majesty before I go with you.”
Liu Sisi put the beauty pills into a very exquisite jade bottle and replied.
After carefully putting away the beauty pills and explaining some things to the shopkeeper, Liu Sisi boarded Gu Lingchen's carriage and returned to the palace.
Emperor Yong'an had just finished reviewing memorials and was feeling somewhat weak when he heard a eunuch report that the Second Prince and Princess Anning were requesting an audience.
"Summon her in!" Emperor Yong'an knew that Liu Sisi's visit to him must be related to the matter of the Imperial Dragon Pavilion.
After Liu Sisi went in and paid her respects, she presented the bottle containing the beauty pills to Emperor Yong'an and explained how to consume them.
Just to be on the safe side, Eunuch Luo took out a needle and tested it with a silver needle. Only after confirming that there were no problems did he present it to Emperor Yong'an.
Emperor Yong'an looked at the crystal-clear and fragrant beauty pills, picked one up and ate it.
"Princess Anning, you have worked hard. Once I test the results, you will be richly rewarded."
To maintain the stunning effect, Emperor Yong'an kept the curtains drawn during court sessions for a month and did not favor any of his concubines during that month—but that's another story.
After Liu Sisi and Gu Lingchen came out of Emperor Yong'an's palace, Gu Lingchen led Liu Sisi on horseback to a very wide grassland.
He told the two sisters, Ah Sheng and Wang Dani, to wait aside and watch the horses, while he led Liu Sisi to the middle of the grassland.
"Sisi, what do you think of this place? Isn't it perfect for relaxing?"
"Yes, the air is very good, it's perfect," Liu Sisi replied, dismounting and sitting on the grass.
"Little sister Sisi, I've been practicing the Flowing Light Blade technique for a long time, reaching the seventh level, but I can't break through to the next level. I don't know why. Could you take a look at it for me?"
Gu Lingchen always felt that his progress was slow because he lacked talent in martial arts.
"Seventh level? That fast? There are only ten levels in total. You've only been practicing for a little over a year and you've already reached the seventh level. That's already amazing. You still think it's too slow?"
“But you can practice for me too,” Liu Sisi said.
"good."
Gu Lingchen took out his knife and began practicing the Flowing Light Blade technique in front of Liu Sisi.
His swordsmanship was exquisite, flowing smoothly and gracefully, like a dragon soaring through the clouds. Every move was perfect and flawless, making Liu Sisi clap her hands in delight.
"Very good. The Second Prince has extremely high talent. It should be soon that he will be able to reach the eighth level."
Gu Lingchen frowned slightly when he heard Liu Sisi call him the Second Prince.
"When it's just the two of us, can you call me by my name? I don't like you calling me Second Prince."
"Huh? Isn't that how we always say it? Is there a problem?" Liu Sisi asked, puzzled.
"No problem, I just hope that when it's just the two of us, you can address me differently than when others do."
What could he say? The girl in front of him was only ten years old and knew nothing about matters of the heart, while he was already fifteen and old enough to be chosen as a concubine.
Consort Hui and Emperor Yong'an mentioned it to him many times, but he refused on the grounds that he was still too young.
In fact, according to the legal marriage age in Tianlong Kingdom, men can marry at the age of fifteen and women at the age of thirteen.
But the girl in his heart was only ten years old. What could he do? He could only try every means to turn down the girl chosen by Consort Hui and wait for the little girl in his heart to grow up.
"Little Sisi, have you ever thought about what kind of man you want to marry when you grow up?"
Gu Lingchen suddenly wanted to ask the person in his heart what she really thought about her future husband.
"What? I really haven't thought about that. I'm only ten years old, it's still a long way off! I don't want to worry about these things prematurely, I'll let them happen naturally," Liu Sisi replied.
"Oh, I see." Gu Lingchen was a little disappointed, but considering that Liu Sisi was still young, he didn't think about it anymore.
Suddenly, Liu Sisi heard the sounds of the small animals in the space.
"Sisi, can we come out? The scenery here looks really nice," Xiyu asked.
"Gu Lingchen, wait for me here for a moment. I'm going over there for a bit and will be right back."
Since we're not allowed to call him Second Prince, let's just call him by his name!
"good,"
Gu Lingchen assumed that Liu Sisi suddenly needed to relieve herself and was avoiding him, so he didn't ask any further questions.
Liu Sisi used her lightness skill to quickly fly to a place where no one could see her and released Xi Yu, the white snake, and the snow wolf.
"Xiyu, take good care of them and make sure they don't get shot by the hunters," Liu Sisi instructed.
Xi Yu tapped its enormous snake head and disappeared into the woods with a group of small animals.
After Liu Sisi returned, she and Gu Lingchen had a few more martial arts matches before they both rode back on their own.
The next day, when Emperor Yong'an attended the morning court session, he placed a curtain in front of his dragon throne without explaining why.
The ministers were abuzz with speculation, wondering what was wrong with His Majesty the Emperor. Could it be that he had contracted some shameful illness?
Emperor Yong'an did not tell anyone about taking the beauty pills. It was mainly because Liu Sisi developed them and did not publicize them. She only gave them to Emperor Yong'an first.
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