There was one person in the Crown Prince's residence who hadn't slept all night: the Crown Princess, who lived in Jinhua Garden. Early the next morning, with dark circles under her eyes, she received the greetings from everyone in the inner courtyard—this was a rule she had established; everyone had to come and pay their respects to her at the beginning of Chenshi (7-9 AM) every day.
Among the many women who came to pay their respects, there was another one, Consort Chen, who was the Crown Prince's childhood sweetheart just yesterday. Her original surname was Chen, but after obtaining the title of Consort, she was called Consort Chen.
Chen Fengyi came from the Eastern Qi Imperial Palace and was quite shrewd. Last night, she saw the Crown Prince angrily go to the Crown Princess's courtyard and then leave. So she deliberately went over to bump into the Crown Prince and flirted with him gently and subtly, successfully getting the Crown Prince to stay at her place for the night.
While everyone was cursing Chen Fengyi for being shameless, they were also secretly waiting to see what would happen next.
I heard that after Consort Yan returned home yesterday, her face was covered in red rashes. She complained to the Crown Prince, and last night the Crown Prince went to Jinhua Garden and reprimanded the Crown Princess. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. Now, before dawn, the entire household knows that the Crown Princess was scolded because of Consort Yan.
The crowd first secretly observed the Crown Princess and saw that she looked haggard, with dark circles under her eyes that even the makeup on her face couldn't cover, and she kept covering her mouth and yawning.
Yan Chaoxi not only noticed the Crown Princess, but also looked at Consort An and the others. Consort An was propping her head up and frowning, clearly uncomfortable. Consort Xu's condition was not immediately apparent. Consort Zhao's face was pale and haggard, making her appear even more frail.
It seems her talismans have all worked! Yan Chaoxi chuckled inwardly. They've only been gone a day and they're already like this. What will happen to these people after a month? Will they collapse?
The Crown Princess hadn't slept all night, having been scolded by the Crown Prince yesterday. Now, just seeing Yan Chaoxi filled her with anger. Unfortunately, the Crown Prince was still infatuated with her and had specifically warned her last night not to touch Yan Chaoxi, demanding that the Crown Princess first bow down and apologize to Yan Chaoxi.
The Crown Princess was furious. After drinking the tea offered by Consort Chen, she forced herself to speak, "Consort Yan, I already told the kitchen yesterday that you cannot eat peanuts. I didn't expect those servants to be so incompetent and misunderstand. I have already punished them."
"I know you didn't do it on purpose, and I tried to explain to the Crown Prince that this had nothing to do with you, but he didn't believe me and insisted on giving me an explanation. He even disturbed your peace last night. I am truly ashamed," Yan Chaoxi said teasingly.
She said she was ashamed, but there was no shame on her face at all; instead, she seemed to be showing off, which made the Crown Princess dizzy.
Consort Xu spoke up at the opportune moment, "I noticed Consort Yan as soon as she came in. I was wondering why she was wearing a veil. It turns out she accidentally ate something that aggravated her condition!"
"It just so happens that Consort Zhao's father is the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, and she also has some medical knowledge. Why don't you remove your veil and let Consort Zhao take a look at you, Consort Yan?"
Zhao Liangdi had nightmares all night and didn't want to deal with anyone right now, but she was still willing to embarrass Yan Chaoxi. "This concubine can help take a look."
The Crown Princess also said, "Then Consort Yan should take off her veil and let everyone see. We are all women, and no one will laugh at you no matter how ugly you are."
Everyone stared intently at Yan Chaoxi, each one looking on with schadenfreude, hardly seeming to be mocking her.
Yan Chaoxi boldly removed her veil, revealing the red rash she had deliberately applied.
The horrible sight of a face covered in red, swollen rashes that everyone had imagined did not appear before them. Their fair faces only had small red rashes on the sides of their cheeks and chin; while not beautiful, they were certainly not ugly.
Consort Xu felt resentful again and said sourly, "The concubine must take good care of herself, otherwise it would be a pity if she was left with a scar. There was a concubine who was very beautiful and was favored by the Crown Prince. However, she developed a rash on her face and left a mark. The Crown Prince never went to her room again and died after two years of depression."
Consort Zhao nodded in agreement, "Yes, in my opinion, the rash on Consort's face is quite serious, so we must be careful."
Yan Chaoxi knew perfectly well that they were just trying to get a verbal advantage and wanted to see her anxious and flustered.
She smiled gently, "There's no need to worry about that. I brought a special skin-care and beauty-enhancing water from Dongqi, which is unique to the Dongqi royal family. My face has always maintained its fair and rosy complexion and flawless appearance thanks to its nourishment. It can even remove marks left on the face."
As soon as she said that, several people's eyes turned red.
No wonder Yan Chaoxi has such fair skin and a beautiful face; it turns out she wasn't born with natural beauty, but rather maintained it with this beauty-enhancing toner. How come they don't have such a wonderful product in Daliang?!
Two people were even tempted to shamelessly ask Yan Chaoxi for a bottle to use, but Yan Chaoxi immediately said, "It's just that this stuff is difficult to make. I only brought one bottle with me when I left Dongqi, and it wasn't enough for myself, so I can't share it with the other sisters."
Everyone was immediately disappointed and gave up their thoughts.
Yan Chaoxi smiled and slowly took a sip of her tea.
In her memory, someone in the Crown Prince's residence was dishonest. Not long after she entered the residence, all the gold and silver jewelry she brought with her dowry was stolen. She asked the Crown Princess to help her, but the Crown Princess said that there were too many people in the residence and too many eyes and ears, and that it was impossible to find the thief.
The original owner of this body had no money to bribe officials, and many servants in the mansion did not listen to her, outwardly complying but inwardly opposing her, making it difficult for her to move around in the mansion.
Later, she saw her own hairpin on Consort Xu's head and dragged Consort Xu to the Crown Prince to demand justice. However, Consort Xu turned around and accused her of slander. The Crown Prince also felt that she was being unreasonable and helped Consort Xu punish her by making her kneel for a whole day until both of her knees were bruised and raw.
This time... let Xu Liangdi suffer the consequences!
Back at Qingfeng Courtyard, Yan Chaoxi spent 200 points from the system to redeem a bottle of disfiguring potion.
Disfigurement solution: A highly concentrated acidic solution that will ruin your face if applied overnight (use with caution).
She placed the bottle in a conspicuous spot on the dressing table and then ignored it.
She went for a walk in the evening, and when she returned, she found the bottle was indeed gone, along with several pieces of hair ornaments from her vanity case. The rest of her jewelry and precious stones were locked in a chest with small locks, and she had cleared out a room to store them, so they weren't stolen.
Yan Chaoxi was in a good mood. After washing up, she lay down on the bed, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.
Under a tree not far from Qingfeng Courtyard, a dark figure stood silently. He waited for a long time but no one from Qingfeng Courtyard came out. Only after all the lights in Qingfeng Courtyard were turned off did Yan Wucai turn around and leave expressionlessly.
When she said "next time," wasn't it today?
Ha! What a liar! I should never have believed her!
Yan Chaoxi slept soundly through the night.
The Crown Princess had another sleepless night. She had someone light calming incense and prepare calming soup, but she still couldn't fall asleep and lay awake until dawn. She hadn't slept for two days and looked as haggard as a ghost. Not wanting to see anyone, she asked to be excused from today's morning greetings.
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