As she got closer, she became even more timid, and Lin Qingse felt a strong urge to escape. Looking at Tao Su and A Ying, who were staring at her, she finally pushed open the door.
Looking at the petite figure on the bed, that was her bride. Instead of taking the cold pickaxe placed on the round plate, she used her slender, well-defined hands to take over the function of that object and personally lifted the dazzling red veil.
If Qingyin is usually like the translucent, fragile ice on a glacier, then Qingyin now has a much brighter complexion, like a blazing fire in winter, enough to attract anyone who looks at her.
Lin Qingse said, captivated, "Princess, let me take off your headdress for you."
Qingyin nodded. Although the headdress wasn't heavy, it was indeed uncomfortable to wear for a long time.
Almost the instant the headdress was removed, her silver hair cascaded down, making her skin appear even more like snow and jade. Her almond-shaped eyes sparkled, and her rosy lips, no longer pale as before, now possessed a more stunning beauty.
Lin Qingse was stunned again until she felt Qingyin stroking her palm with a few strokes. She then came to her senses, her face turning red. The princess wanted to... However, she still sensed something was wrong in the different strokes. Carefully feeling the strokes in her palm, she realized that the princess knew her biggest secret and her true identity. She was stunned.
"Then why did the princess choose me?" Lin Qingse opened her mouth bitterly. Could it be that the princess had seen her brother before and fell in love with him?
Qingyin: "Qing is also a very outstanding person. I don't care about anything else. I hope Qing can fulfill his wish."
Hearing Qingyin's words, which amounted to a confession, Lin Qingse's face, which was praised by the ladies of the capital as a gentle and refined gentleman, turned completely red, making the only witness wonder if she would become so red that she would explode.
After a while, the blush on her face subsided slightly.
She hesitated for a moment: "Princess, may I call you Ke'er?"
"You can call me whatever you want," Qingyin said somewhat vaguely.
Qingyin had already finished her medicine on the way here. Now, after all that fuss, her eyes were starting to feel sleepy. The observant Lin Qingse noticed this and said to Qingyin, "Since Ke'er understands, she should go to sleep first."
Qingyin nodded, reassuredly letting Lin Qingse undress her. This caused Lin Qingse's blush to return, but looking at the princess who seemed different from her actual personality, she smiled slightly and found her even more adorable.
Lin Qingse deftly removed Qingyin's outer clothes and neatly turned the quilt on the wedding bed to one side. Like an old ox, she did this and that, just so that Qingyin could sleep comfortably.
Qingyin climbed comfortably onto the new bed, lay down obediently, left a spot on Lin Qingse's right, covered herself with the blanket, and closed her eyes.
Lin Qingse closed her eyes, but less than half an hour later, she opened them again as if giving up. With her beloved beside her and someone who liked her in real life, how could she not be excited? She opened and closed her eyes countless times, but in the end, she turned her head to look at Qingyin, who was sleeping soundly. Her face no longer showed the shrewdness she displayed in court; now, she just looked silly.
Outside the door, Tao Su and A Ying were also observing the movements inside. Listening to the completely innocent sounds, the two exchanged glances and nodded. Fortunately, Lin Qingse was a sensible person and knew that the princess's body couldn't be moved, otherwise they would have had to go in and 'serve' her a lot more.
Having stayed up all night, Lin Qingse, wide awake, told the servants to be quiet and wait for the princess to wake up before preparing food. She then had to attend court as usual. Putting aside her deep reluctance, she left. (Personal setting: The princess's husband will not affect her political career; she will serve as an official normally.)
In the imperial court, Emperor Kangxi also learned of the news from the princess's residence. He looked at Lin Qingse, who had not harmed his daughter, with newfound respect and, for the first time, did not glare at him.
Lin Qingse has been riding high these past few days, and her temper has been incredibly good. As long as it's not a big deal, she goes along with him.
Even so, it's enough to make people extremely envious. He's just a man who caused the deaths of both his parents, yet he managed to marry Princess Dunke. His ancestors must have burned incense in his soul!
Lin Qingse paid no heed to the jealousy of some envious people. She was eager to finish court and pick out an interesting ornament for Qingyin. Every day before returning home, Lin Qingse would specially buy an interesting trinket or ornament, whether it was a popular kitten doll or a finely crafted tiger model. She wasn't limited by material as long as it pleased Qingyin. Today, she chose a rather delicate ornament of two fish playing with a pearl. By moving the pearl, the two chubby little fish could even switch places, showing some clever design.
At the princess's residence, Qingyin, who had received a gift, did not disappoint her and played with it for a while with great interest.
Now, apart from occasionally spending time at the Princess's residence, Qingyin spends most of her time back in the palace accompanying Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager.
Three more years passed in the blink of an eye, and Tao Su and the others' attitudes toward the prince consort improved. The prince consort never touched the princess for years, and they couldn't think of any other reason besides his affection for her.
Emperor Kangxi did the same, even appointing her as Minister of the Court of Judicial Review ahead of schedule, moving her to an important position.
During this time, Lin Qingse cleared her father's name with her own abilities, so naturally there was no objection to her promotion.
Although Qingyin's mediation in recent years has made the princes less ruthless in their dealings with each other, as time goes by and Kangxi grows old, the princes still openly display their advantages, waiting for their father to choose and favor them.
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