"This is dragon fruit, which is not available in the capital."
Upon seeing this, Shangguan Ying replied calmly.
Dragon fruit has a strange appearance, with many angles that resemble wings.
Seeing Shangguan Qi's suspicious gaze, Shangguan Ying reached out and took a dragon fruit. Her slender fingers deftly peeled the fruit, revealing red flesh with many black seeds inside.
Shangguan Qi glanced at it with disdain, "Is this edible?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ying raised her hand and took a small bite. Juice overflowed from her lips and teeth. Shangguan Ying ate with great elegance, which was pleasing to the eye.
"It's very sweet. If Qi'er doesn't like it, she can eat it the way I just did. I won't disturb your rest any longer." Shangguan Ying chuckled.
"Okay, take care, big sister."
After giving Shangguan Ying a perfunctory farewell, Shangguan Qi tossed the dragon fruit aside with disdain and squatted down in front of the valuable gift that Ming Beiya had sent.
When Shangguan Murou returned, this was the scene she saw. Seeing the courtyard almost entirely filled with these valuables, she frowned deeply, walked over to Shangguan Qi, and pulled her up, asking, "What happened here?"
"Mother, let me tell you, these were all specially sent to me by the Imperial Advisor."
Shangguan Qi's eyes gleamed with barely concealed excitement, and his voice rose slightly as he spoke, clearly extremely pleased with himself.
Upon hearing this, a hint of suspicion flashed in Shangguan Murou's eyes. "You mean... these were all sent by the Imperial Advisor?"
"yes."
Seeing the suspicion in Shangguan Murou's eyes, Shangguan Qi pouted in dissatisfaction, "Mother, what's with that expression? Is it strange that the Imperial Advisor gave me something?"
"No, Qi'er, listen to your mother."
Shangguan Murou looked around, then left Fangruo outside and led Shangguan Qi into the room. The mother and daughter sat at the table before she spoke, "Are you sure that was sent by the Imperial Advisor?"
"I'm sure! Mother, do you know Chi Hu?" Seeing that Shangguan Murou still looked unconvinced, Shangguan Qi's tone became somewhat dissatisfied. "Chi Hu is the Imperial Preceptor's personal bodyguard. These were all delivered by Chi Hu himself. How could it not be the Imperial Preceptor's order?"
"..."
After hearing Shangguan Qi's words, Shangguan Murou's eyes showed a hint of worry. "The existence of the Imperial Advisor is really controversial. How did he come to be the Imperial Advisor, and how did he become the Imperial Advisor? No one knows except the Emperor. Qi'er, I don't want you to trust a person with such a deep mind too much."
"Don't worry, Mother, I won't."
Shangguan Qi gave a perfunctory answer, then suddenly changed the subject, "Mother, Shangguan Ying just came by."
"What is she doing here?"
Shangguan Murou's eyes held a hint of disdain. "It's just a wild thing born from an orphan that Father picked up from outside. There's no need to pay it any mind."
"But I still have to call her 'Big Sister' to her face!" Shangguan Qi said angrily, pointing to the door. "She just brought over some fruit from beyond the Great Wall, which I threw outside."
"Fruits from beyond the Great Wall?"
Shangguan Murou asked in surprise, "The fruits from beyond the Great Wall are extremely precious, and they're very good for the skin. Didn't you see how fair the skin of those two wild girls is?"
"Really?" Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qi quickly propped herself up from the table and walked outside. Her skin was fair, but not smooth, so she had to use rouge and powder to cover it up.
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