After bidding farewell to Di Yunxi, Di Furong walked towards her Furong Palace, sighing as she went.
The palace maid Xiaolian behind her couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Princess, you've sighed several times along the way. Is something on your mind?"
She was standing quite far away and had no idea what the princess and the little princess were talking about. Why was the princess sighing the whole way back?
Di Furong grasped Xiaolian's hand: "Xiaolian, I'm wondering what will happen to you if I really leave the palace?"
Xiao Lian suddenly knelt on the ground: "Does the princess not want Xiao Lian anymore? Did that little princess just say something to the princess? Is she trying to drive the princess out of the palace? Xiao Lian will go and beg her to let the princess go, okay?"
Di Furong was somewhat helpless. "I only asked one question, and you've given me so many questions."
"Xiao Lian, please get up first. I was just asking casually."
Xiao Lian shook her head: "Unless the princess explains clearly, Xiao Lian will not get up."
Di Furong pulled her up: "I just want to live a free and unrestrained life like a little princess. In this deep palace, I have nothing to miss, except for worrying about you."
Xiao Lian was puzzled: "Xiao Lian grew up with the princess since she was little. Wherever the princess goes, I go."
"But it might be easier for me to leave the palace alone. If I take you with me, I don't know if my aunt will agree. Besides, after leaving the palace, we'll have to live in anonymity. Can you give up everything in the palace?"
Xiao Lian said resolutely, "In this palace, the princess is my only family. If the princess can give her up, what can I, a mere palace maid, not give up? If Her Majesty the Empress does not agree, I will kneel outside and beg her until she agrees."
Seeing that she was getting more and more outrageous, Di Furong quickly stopped her: "Alright, I was just saying that I don't know if my aunt will agree, I didn't say that she definitely won't agree. Look at you like this, Xiaolian, remember, after we leave the palace, you must not call her princess all the time, and don't kneel down all the time, or people will think we have something wrong with us."
"Since you insist on coming with me, the money I've saved over the years should be enough for us to start a small business. In the future, we'll have to support ourselves and earn money to support our family. Don't complain about the hardship or fatigue then."
Xiaolian pouted and muttered, "Can it be as tiring as working in the palace before? Miss knows what kind of life we lived a few years ago before our emperor ascended the throne."
Di Furong patted her: "Alright, those hard days are long gone, and we'll have a good life in the future."
As the two talked, they arrived at the Hibiscus Palace.
After she went inside, Xiaolian poured her a cup of tea and then squatted down to massage her legs.
"Princess, when do you plan to speak to Her Majesty the Empress?"
Di Furong thought for a moment: "Let's wait a few days, after the little princess leaves. I want to talk to her more these next few days! This little princess is really adorable. But this matter must be kept secret, and we should try to keep it low-key in our palace to avoid being overheard by others. I don't want too many people to know about our trip out of the palace."
Xiao Lian nodded: "Yes, Princess."
Di Furong whispered the instructions: "These next few days, take a look at what you need to pack. Apart from the essentials, you don't need to bring any other personal belongings. We can leave the palace lightly when the time comes."
"Yes, Princess."
Di Furong took a deep breath: "I'm already looking forward to our free and easy days. We can buy a small courtyard, raise some chickens and ducks, and then rent a small shop. We can start a clothing business, so all the suffering we endured before can finally be put to good use."
Xiao Lian covered her mouth and chuckled, "When the time comes, I'll be engaged to the princess and meet a perfect husband. Then we can have a few more babies, and Xiao Lian will help you take care of them."
Di Furong was amused and tapped her head: "What are you thinking about? Let's focus on making a living first. If we rely on our husbands' families, isn't that the same as staying in the palace and waiting for a political marriage or being married off?"
“The princess is right, but women are ultimately at a disadvantage when it comes to doing business.”
Di Furong sighed, "Yes, but how will we know if we don't try? Besides, there are quite a few women doing business in this city. We may not be any worse than others! As long as we are good at making clothes, we will surely have regular customers soon, and business will get better and better. Then we can hire more people."
Xiao Lian quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, the princess is right."
"You need to tone down your temper in the future and stop being so loud and boisterous."
"Yes, Princess."
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