Upon arriving at the palace gates, the guards, seeing that it was Prince Feng and his family, did not dare to stop them and let them in directly.
After entering, Feng Qingcang and Feng Qingyun went to the Imperial Study to see the Emperor. Feng Qinghuang, on the other hand, was taken by Murong Wan to the Empress's Kunning Palace.
As soon as they went inside, Rong Xiao and Rong Qing pulled them away.
Empress Lin Yiran shook her head: "These children, really..."
Murong Wan pulled her along, saying, "Alright, let the children go play. It's rare for us to see each other."
Xiao Muqing also spoke up: "Yes, Yiran, let them go play. It's good for us sisters to have a chat."
The Empress sighed helplessly, "Just keep indulging them."
Murong Wan and Xiao Muqing exchanged a glance and said at the same time, "Aren't you the same?"
The three women, of noble birth, burst into laughter.
Feng Qinghuang, who had been taken away, arrived at Rong Xiao's Chang Le Palace.
Rong Xiao asked a palace maid to go in and bring out the jewelry box. Rong Xiao opened the jewelry box and took out three identical gold hairpins in her hands.
"Sister Qing, Sister Huang, these are specially made for the three of us by the jewelry maker in the palace. They can't be found anywhere else. Each of us will have one. Aren't they beautiful?"
Rong Qing examined the phoenix hairpin closely. Its heavy texture, exquisite carving, complex craftsmanship, and lifelike depiction of a phoenix spreading its wings and soaring high, along with its ruby eyes, all showcased its unparalleled exquisiteness.
"Xiao'er, this is a phoenix hairpin, which is not suitable for people of our rank."
Rong Xiao shook his head: "It's alright. I've already spoken to the Empress Dowager about these three phoenix hairpins, and the Emperor has also agreed. Don't worry."
Rong Qing was relieved to hear Rong Xiao's words; otherwise, she would never have taken it under any circumstances.
Rong Xiao: "Here, I'll put them on you."
Feng Qinghuang: "Ah, Sister Xiao, you have to put it on now? I already have so much hair on my head. This is so heavy, I can't even hold my head up."
Rong Xiao laughed at her: "Sister Huang, look at your head, your sister Qing and I both have more hair than you, and you still complain! It's because you don't usually wear hair ornaments, and you can't even stand this little bit?"
As Rong Xiao spoke, he inserted the phoenix hairpin into Feng Qinghuang's hair, but casually removed the other two hairpins.
"Here, two are gone. How does it feel now?"
Feng Qinghuang shook her head and nodded: "Yeah, about the same as before."
Feng Qinghuang casually stuffed the two hairpins she had removed into her sleeve, but in reality, she stuffed them into her spatial storage.
Rong Xiao helped Rong Qing put on a phoenix hairpin, and Feng Qinghuang sighed when she saw it.
"Sister Qing, Sister Xiao, does it mean that after we come of age, we can't be as willful as before? Even our headdresses have to be limited to a certain number?"
She looked at the hair ornaments on Rong Xiao and Rong Qing's heads; there were so many, they must be very heavy.
Rong Qing explained to her, "It doesn't matter at home, but once you enter the palace, princesses and noblewomen like us with ranks must wear headdresses or hair ornaments that symbolize our status after we come of age. We're alright, we rarely go to the palace, but Xiao'er suffers."
Rong Xiao smiled slightly upon hearing Rong Qing's words: "What's the big deal? I'm used to it anyway. I'm already doing very well. Sometimes I don't want to wear these things, and Mother doesn't make a big deal out of it. It's just that Father occasionally scolds me."
When Feng Qinghuang heard Rong Xiao say this, she felt a little sorry for him. Although being a princess was a very noble status, one still had to bear the burden that came with it.
Seeing the somewhat oppressive atmosphere, Feng Qinghuang quickly changed the subject.
"It's alright. Sister Xiao will be marrying into the Phoenix Prince's mansion in the future. Then she won't be bound by palace rules anymore, and she can do whatever she wants!"
When Rong Xiao heard Feng Qinghuang say this, her face immediately turned red: "Sister Huang, you're so annoying, why did you say that!"
Feng Qinghuang chuckled: "Oh dear, I just noticed everyone suddenly became a bit quiet!"
Rong Qing shook her head helplessly: "You little devil."
Feng Qinghuang: "Sister Qing looks really good with this hair ornament."
Rong Qing: "Our Xiao'er and Huang'er are prettier. Sister Qing is older than you, so naturally you are prettier."
Rong Xiao: "Alright, everyone's looking good. The palace banquet is about to begin, let's go to Mother's."
Rong Qing and Feng Qinghuang nodded, and the three sisters walked hand in hand towards Kunning Palace.
As we approached Kunning Palace, we saw the Empress and several others emerging from the palace gates and heading towards the banquet area.
The group quickly took a few steps forward: "Mother, Mother is waiting for us."
The Empress, Murong Wan, and Xiao Qingya all turned around, smiling as they looked at the children and walked towards them.
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