Her lips were naturally red without any makeup, and when she smiled slightly, her dimples were even more pronounced.
Her kind heart made Granny Xia fall in love with her new mistress.
Little Gu Huanhuan still looks very childlike.
It's also clear that she'll definitely be a beauty in the future, just like Gu Lili.
No wonder His Highness the Crown Prince went to such lengths, transferring himself from the Eastern Palace to serve Gu Lili.
Such a beautiful woman is fit to be the Crown Prince's principal wife.
It's just a bit of a pity...
The Crown Princess has been chosen, but it would be good if she could become a concubine.
After all, the Crown Prince's concubine is something many noble ladies in the capital yearn for but cannot obtain.
If that's the case, I wonder what Granny Xia will think when she finds out that Gu Lili doesn't even want to be the principal wife, let alone a concubine.
Gu Lili admitted that her feelings for Yin Jiuchen were indeed special, but she would not abandon her principles for him.
The others also felt a surge of goodwill towards Gu Lili and her sister. They were originally people around Yin Jiuchen, and were suddenly assigned to serve Gu Lili, which initially made them somewhat unwilling.
After all, being by Yin Jiuchen's side was a lucrative job.
Although Yin Jiuchen is currently engaged, there are no women in the Eastern Palace.
Since Yin Jiuchen was often away from the palace, it could be said that they didn't need to do much to serve their master to receive their monthly allowance.
They had assumed that Gu Lili, being a peasant girl, might have a background even worse than theirs, and was probably quite uncouth.
Upon seeing this recently, these servants completely changed their minds.
Gu Lili is not only kind and generous, but also unpretentious.
This is much more pleasant than the cautiousness they had to endure in the palace.
The group immediately decided that since His Highness the Crown Prince had bestowed them upon Gu Lili, they would serve her diligently in the future.
"Sister, where is Chang'an... oh, no, His Highness the Crown Prince?" Gu Huanhuan asked Gu Lili while eating.
Isn't Shangjing Brother Chang'an's home? Why didn't they see him when they came to Shangjing?
Just as Gu Lili was about to answer, Granny Xia put down her chopsticks and walked towards her.
Just as she was about to kneel down, Gu Lili quickly raised her hand to stop her.
"There's no need for kneeling anymore. Just say what you want to say directly," Gu Lili said gently.
Granny Xia nodded gratefully in agreement.
"In reply to the Princess and Miss Huanhuan, His Highness the Crown Prince is preoccupied with state affairs and therefore has no time to come and see you. However, His Highness has instructed us to take good care of Miss Huanhuan."
Gu Lili understood; Yin Jiuchen must have been overwhelmed with worries about Fusang.
To be honest, everything he prepared for himself was already quite high-profile.
If someone were to visit the Gu residence late at night and be seen by someone with ulterior motives, gossip would inevitably ensue.
It's actually easier since he didn't come.
Anyway, since Mingzi has entered the palace herself, they can meet, so there's no rush.
Gu Huanhuan smiled and said, "I understand, Granny Xia, you should go and have your meal."
After the two sisters finished their meal and the servants cleared away the dishes, Granny Xia led Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan to the inner room to choose clothes to wear after their bath.
As soon as they entered the inner room, Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan were once again shocked by the scene before them.
The dazzling array of clothes belonged to Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan.
Not only clothes, but also jewelry were all prepared.
These headdresses and jewelry, though valuable, also reflected Gu Lili's current status.
Since we are meeting the Emperor and the envoy, we cannot dress too impolitely.
"Wow, sister, these clothes and jewelry are so beautiful!" Gu Huanhuan exclaimed.
They had dressed up specially because they were coming to the capital.
She changed out of her usual plain clothes and into silk garments, and also put on the jewelry that Gu Lili had prepared for her.
Gu Huanhuan thought this was perfect.
To her surprise, what she saw here dazzled her even more.
Yin Jiuchen was indeed thoughtful. Gu Lili took a piece of clothing and compared it to Gu Huanhuan, and it fit perfectly.
This must have been a secret message from Wei Yin, which Yin Jiuchen then had prepared.
Gu Lili nodded indulgently and said, "Huanhuan, go and choose which one you like to wear. Once you've chosen, we'll go soak in the hot springs."
Gu Huanhuan nodded happily and chose a light yellow floral dress.
"Sister, I want to wear this!" Gu Huanhuan said with a smile.
Gu Lili looked over and saw that the bottom of the dress was embroidered with many flowers of various sizes and colors.
The most wonderful thing is that each flower is embroidered with silver thread, which shimmers with a different kind of brilliance under the candlelight.
If this were during the day, under the sunlight, it would probably be even more dazzling.
This floral dress was paired with a matching fur coat, the inner lining of which was made of snow fox fur, and it looked very warm.
Gu Lili nodded and praised, "Of course! This light yellow color suits my Huanhuan perfectly. You really know how to choose!"
Gu Huanhuan smiled so much that her eyes crinkled when Gu Lili praised her.
Gu Lili glanced at the clothes Yin Jiuchen had prepared for her and noticed that most of them were green and purple, colors she often wore at home.
She casually picked up a green Qian Shui dress, which had no patterns on it, and it suited Gu Lili's taste perfectly.
This flowing skirt was also paired with a green cloak.
The cloak is made of black fox fur, and the patterns on it are all pear blossoms embroidered in silver thread.
It's not easy to notice unless you look closely.
However, even under the candlelight, it faintly shimmered.
It is neither too formal nor too plain.
After choosing her clothes, Gu Lili was about to pull Gu Huanhuan out of the inner room to go outside for a soak in the hot spring.
Although it is cold now, soaking in the hot spring will surely warm you up.
Granny Xia quickly stopped Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan.
"Princess, come this way!" Granny Xia led Gu Lili and Gu Huanhuan into the inner room.
Then, Granny Xia spun around on the shelf, and the wall actually moved.
Gu Lili didn't expect that there was also a hot spring room inside.
Once the mechanism on the wall was activated, swirling mist slowly drifted over.
Xia Mama smiled and explained, "Princess, the hot springs at the Gu residence are divided into indoor and outdoor sections. Right now it's too cold outside, so you can soak in the indoor section. When spring or autumn comes, it will be just right to soak outside!"
Gu Lili nodded. The builders of this house had certainly considered everything carefully.
Although the hot spring is warm, there is still heavy snow outside, and it's easy to catch a cold when you get out.
“Okay! Let’s soak inside then,” Gu Lili said with a smile.
He then pulled Gu Huanhuan and started to walk inside.
Granny Xia and her maids Chunju and Xiahua followed them inside.
Gu Lili quickly stopped the three of them outside.
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