Chapter 3 Chapter 3 "I really deserve to die." ...
After Li Shuyao finished speaking, she ran out without waiting for Wu Ya's reaction. Halfway through, she remembered that she had not combed her hair yet, so she ran back in a hurry, walked past Wu Ya, ran to the dressing table, and following the original owner's memory, she quickly tidied her messy black hair and combed it into a small bun shape.
Then she thoughtfully put on the hairpin that Guo Luoluo had given her before, put on the bracelet that Guo Luoluo had given her, took out the rouge and powder that Guo Luoluo had given her, changed into the light green palace dress that Guo Luoluo had drawn patterns on and made for her, and finally put on the soft cloth shoes that Guo Luoluo had given her.
He skipped to the front of Wu Ya who was still sitting quietly, stretched out his hands and spun in a circle, "Sister, sister, look at me, am I pretty?"
Wu Ya's expression was still a little dull. Her dark eyes moved around for a long time before they landed on her, and then she shrank back again.
After all, they have been "like sisters" for three months, so they must recognize where all the items on Li's body came from.
Uya silently clenched her palms, unable to believe that Li actually listened to her words of sowing discord.
...Is she a fool? Or was she scared because she was punished by Aunt Jia?
It was also the first time that Wu Ya felt frustrated. She sat there, speechless for a long time.
Li Shuyao waited for a moment, but when she didn't get a response from Wu Ya, she simply walked over, took her sleeve and shook it left and right, and asked coquettishly, "Sister, you haven't answered me yet."
Uya remained silent.
After a while, the voice seemed to be squeezed out from the throat, mixed with a bit of difficulty: "...It looks good."
"That's good!" Li Shuyao smiled with satisfaction, and like a fluttering butterfly, she ran to the mirror and turned left and right twice, then pushed open the door and ran out happily.
She could also see that although Uya was not as ruthless as she was in the later period, she was also very thoughtful, had means and strategies, and had a particularly high execution ability.
It’s normal that the original owner can’t beat her.
...Not to mention the original owner, even Li Shuyao, who had read the original novel, was often timid and afraid in front of her, and could not remain completely calm.
So, she is destined to never be able to get close to the heroine.
Ahem, let me correct myself. I should say that the heroine's thigh is a death sentence whether you hold it or not. If you hold it, she will be exploited mercilessly. If you don't hold it, she will target you insidiously and cruelly. No matter how you struggle, you will die in the end.
So why not... try the villain's thighs.
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After Li Shuyao walked out of the palace maids' quarters, she searched through the original owner's memories and soon found the rear quarters of the Qianqing Palace.
She briefly explained her purpose to the maid guarding the door, and was let in in the blink of an eye: "Ms. Guo Luoluo is accompanying the emperor now, and it will take about two quarters of an hour for her to return. You wait in the yard." It went so smoothly that Li Shuyao could hardly believe it.
But he still knelt down to Mammy and replied politely, "Then I'll wait here."
As he spoke, he walked into the courtyard, turned right, and stopped at the foot of the red wall not far away. He lowered his head and hung his hands, looking particularly obedient and sensible.
The old nanny no longer paid any attention to her. She fanned herself with one hand, put her other hand on her waist, and stared intently at the palace maids who were responsible for sweeping the yard, giving them some instructions from time to time.
A breeze blew by, bringing with it the coolness of early spring.
The palace maids in the courtyard were all working with their heads down, and no one looked in Li Shuyao's direction, but Li Shuyao still keenly felt a little uncomfortable, as if... she was being secretly watched by someone.
Seeing the nanny walk away a little, Li Shuyao quickly raised her head and looked at the rooms surrounding the house.
Almost at the moment she looked up, a slight sound of a window closing came from the second room from the west, ruthlessly blocking her from prying eyes.
Li Shuyao: "..."
She saw nothing, so she subconsciously recalled the original novel and found that there was very little description of the back rooms of the Qianqing Palace in the book. After all, the perspective mostly followed the heroine, Uya. Uya had never lived in the back rooms, so there would naturally be no redundant description in the book.
On the contrary, there are several memories described by the villain Guo Luoluo.
Li Shuyao spent some time digging out this passage, which described a conversation between Guo Luoluo and her personal maid after she became pregnant for the first time:
"...Lingluo, I've been really scared these past few days. Do you think I should find another imperial physician to see me?"
The maid Lingluo replied with a hint of resignation, "Master, there's no one in the Imperial Hospital with better medical skills than the Director." After a pause, she continued, "The Director has already said that the toxins in your body have been completely cleared. There's absolutely no trace left."
"Don't worry, this baby will definitely be a healthy and lively baby boy!"
Guo Luoluo was still frowning, "But I dreamed about her again these past few days..."
Lingluo frowned in surprise, "Are you talking about the Zhu family in the surrounding room?"
Guo Luoluo nodded.
Lingluo was somewhat helpless: "Master, didn't you see with your own eyes that the Emperor bestowed upon her the white silk? She is definitely dead. Please relax. If you keep being depressed and unhappy, it will be extremely detrimental to the heir in your womb..."
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The memory is complete.
Li Shuyao pinched her fingertips, feeling sad and troubled. She was thinking about whether she should bring up this incident as a token of her loyalty if Guo Luoluo refused to accept her apology when she came back.
But...how to explain her foresight?
Li Shuyao fell into distressed thoughts and even forgot to find the source of the prying gaze just now.
After an unknown amount of time, the voices of several palace servants suddenly rang out from the other side of the gate, "...Greetings to Miss Guo Luoluo."
"Get up." The female voice that responded was sweet and soft, the kind of girlish voice that Li Shuyao liked the most.
It’s the villain...Oh no, Guo Luoluo Qingyao is back!
Li Shuyao's eyes lit up instantly. She stuck her head out and looked towards the door. She saw a woman in light pink palace dress being supported by someone and slowly walking into the yard.
She looked young, about 1.7 meters tall, and she didn't look like the frail, delicate Lin Daiyu that Li Shuyao had imagined. Instead, her skin was as white as snow, her hair as black as ink, her features were beautiful and distinct, and her eyes were delicate and lively, like a beautiful woman stepping out of a rich, colorful oil painting.
Li Shuyao was stunned immediately.
Two lines of poetry kept flashing through my mind: The fragrance is already in disarray without shaking, and the flowers fly without wind. [1]
Some people just stand in the yard, and no one cares whether the blossoms on the tree are pear, peach or apricot.
Real people are more beautiful than flowers, that's probably what it means.
Not only was Li Shuyao watching intently, but Guo Luoluo, who was being stared at blankly by her, also seemed to have realized something. After calling out "Wake up" to the nanny, she shook her head with a puzzled expression and looked around.
After a moment, he turned his gaze to Li Shuyao. After seeing Li Shuyao's face clearly, his pair of shimmering eyes suddenly shone brightly, filled with obvious joy.
"Sister Shuyao, are you here to see me?" She quickly shook off the hand of the palace maid and walked excitedly to Li Shuyao. She seemed to remember something, and stopped two steps away with a restrained expression. Her watery eyes blinked twice, and some confusion and guilt slowly emerged, which seemed extremely complicated.
Li Shuyao suddenly woke up, remembering the quarrel between them yesterday. She unconsciously showed a bit of embarrassment on her face. After a while, she said, "Yes, yes, I came here specially to apologize to you."
"Apologize?" Guo Luoluo Qingyao's eyes turned, and she quickly figured out what was going on. Her originally light smile instantly became brighter.
"What's there to say about apology between you and me!" Her voice was crisp and graceful, and the deep aura on her body disappeared completely in the blink of an eye. She was as bright and beautiful as the rising sun.
Guo Luoluo Qingyao took Li Shuyao's hand and took her to her room.
After walking a few steps, she suddenly stopped, turned around and said something to Lingluo, the palace maid who was following closely behind her.
Lingluo didn't even raise her head, bent her knees towards Guo Luoluo Qingyao, and turned and left.
Guo Luoluo Qingyao then turned her head back and met Li Shuyao's puzzled gaze. She quickly explained, "I asked her to prepare the tea you like."
"And..." She paused mid-sentence and winked at Li Shuyao playfully, "There are a few more desserts. You'll find out in a moment."
Li Shuyao nodded without saying anything more, and obediently allowed the person next to her to pull her into a gorgeously decorated room without any explanation.
The two of them sat down on the couch in the small room one after another.
Li Shuyao first looked around the room. Before she could ask any questions, Guo Luoluo Qingyao next to her suddenly pursed her lips and pushed the small dining table between them inwards. The dining table immediately fit tightly into a small cabinet by the window.
Li Shuyao's eyes lit up instantly. This is actually a foldable and retractable design!
How clever.
After Guo Luoluo Qingyao pushed the ivory table off the couch, she moved over and sat next to Li Shuyao.
Seeing Li Shuyao's eyes lingering on the small cabinet behind them, she was a little surprised: "Sister, have you never seen a small cabinet like this before?"
Li Shuyao nodded, then shook her head quickly.
I thought I had seen it before traveling through time, but I didn't expect it to appear in the novel.
She was just hesitating about what to say when Guo Luoluo Qingyao waved her hand and said, "Then I'll have someone send one to your room tomorrow."
Li Shuyao's head nearly shook like a rattle when she heard this. "No, no, the things used by palace maids must follow the rules... er, follow the palace rules. They can't use things beyond your rank, so forget it."
I almost forgot that this was the Qing Dynasty, and the term "rules and regulations" is not quite applicable.
Guo Luoluo Qingyao looked at the small cabinet, then at her, tilting her head and thinking for a moment, "Then tomorrow I'll go ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs and have them build you a cabinet that meets the specifications of a palace maid and send it to you."
"No, I don't want to. I have to be on duty on weekdays. I don't have the leisure time to stay in the house and play with the cabinets. I'd rather not bother you with worrying about it."
"Don't bother. It's not me who does it anyway. It's all done by the craftsmen in the Imperial Household Department."
"But, it costs money, doesn't it..."
"I do!" Guo Luoluo Qingyao's eyes sparkled. "I have a lot of silver now, all awarded by the emperor. I even said I'd give you half of it as a thank you for taking care of me these past few months."
"Besides the silver, I also got a lot of beautiful cloth and hairpins. Oh, and didn't you say last time that you liked tassel earrings? I happen to have a pair of silver-plated, kingfisher-inlaid tassel earrings. I'll have Lingluo find them and bring them all back to you later..."
Perhaps because the topic of interest was mentioned, the smile on Guo Luoluo Qingyao's face gradually became comfortable and bright, which further highlighted the original owner's dark mind and the fact that she could not be seen by others.
Li Shuyao didn't know why, but she suddenly felt an extremely strong sense of guilt in her heart, and heat quickly rose to her eyes.
"Oh, I, I was wrong. I shouldn't have called you morally corrupt or said you had a bad character yesterday."
"Sister Qingyao, you are such a good person. No wonder the emperor likes you so much..."
This is not a big villain, he is clearly an innocent and kind little angel!
I... uh, the original owner really deserves to die.
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