Listening to Yi Ling's mumbling, Qu Lingyuan fell asleep in a daze, knowing that he was not feeling well and had spent the whole morning exhausted.
"Princess? Princess... Let me help you get up. You will have a headache if you sleep for too long." Ruoxi called softly through the curtain.
Qu Lingyuan woke up slowly from her sleep, stretched comfortably, got up and tidied up again, then took the scented tea poured by the palace maid and did nothing.
What did the princess do to pass the time in the past? Qu Lingyuan searched her memory for something to relieve her boredom, but she found that the original owner had only read books and painted, a very elegant and refined person who never went out.
"Your Highness, Eunuch Wei from the Emperor's service requests an audience." The young eunuch guarding the door came in and reported to Qu Lingyuan.
"Let him in." Qu Lingyuan waved her hand, put down the scented tea, turned around to face the door, wanting to see what this Eunuch Wei was here for.
Eunuch Wei walked in, shaking his sleeves, followed by a group of people carrying something covered with cloth.
"Your servant pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess." Eunuch Wei knelt on the ground and saluted.
"Get up," Qu Lingyuan said gently, "Eunuch, come here. Is there something the Emperor needs?"
"In reply to the Grand Princess, the Emperor received several peep mirrors from Western envoys today and ordered me to deliver them to Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess." Eunuch Wei answered with his head lowered.
It turns out it was a gift and has no nutritional value.
"Ruoxi, help the eunuchs put the things down," Qu Lingyuan called Ruoxi for help and stood up from her chair. "Your Majesty, thank you for your trouble. I thank you for your help."
"Yes, I remember that. Now that the things have been delivered, I will take my leave. The emperor is still waiting for his reply."
After Eunuch Wei left, Qu Lingyuan walked to the kaleidoscope with great interest and ordered someone to lift the cloth.
To be honest, she still doesn't know what this face looks like. She is always absent-minded when she is dressing up. The small bronze mirror in front of her is blurry and is at most a decoration. It always has little presence.
The moment the cloth was opened, Qu Lingyuan's eyes widened and she almost drooled at herself: "It's so beautiful..."
The palace maids who were serving her thought that she had never seen her appearance so clearly before and did not think much about it.
Even though Qu Lingyuan was originally a beauty, she had never seen a beauty raised in ancient society.
With this figure, she bends her slender waist and walks lightly, showing her white wrists in the light gauze. She wears a blue skirt, and her long black hair, which almost reaches the ground, is half-tied behind her head with a hairpin. Due to her physical defect, she has not stepped out of the house for many years. Her skin is white and almost transparent, her cherry lips are slightly parted, her nose is black, and her teeth are white. She has a pure and beautiful appearance like an immortal, but she also has a pair of charming peach blossom eyes, which are captivating with every glance.
Recalling Cui Yue's face, Qu Lingyuan gently stroked the hair on her chest and shook her head with a sigh in her heart.
Shen Qingmo, who had been guarding such a beautiful sister since childhood, actually fell in love with Cui Yue? Is this the fate of the invincible heroine?
Qu Lingyuan's original owner had always been gentle and casual with her servants, and had the best relationship with her close servant, Ruoxi. Looking at her stunned master from the side, Ruoxi couldn't help but jokingly say, "The most unfortunate thing about this person is that he can't see his own appearance. Whether he looks at himself in a bronze mirror or at his reflection in the water, it's always blurry. We servants get to see the princess's stunning appearance every day, and we always consider it a blessing from heaven."
After hearing Ruoxi's words, Qu Lingyuan couldn't help but chuckle: "You are such a smooth talker." You are such a smooth talker all day long.
Not long after everyone had quieted down, Qu Lingyuan was still admiring her own face when another eunuch arrived to announce, "Your Highness, Eunuch Yu from the Empress's side wishes to see you."
The emperor had just left and the queen’s men were here again?
Qu Lingyuan returned to the chair and said, "Let him in."
Eunuch Yu and Eunuch Wei walked into the room in unison, bowed, and then took a tray from the maid behind them. He raised his hands and said, "Your Highness, it's the end of September, and the September Garden in the palace is holding a flower festival. The Empress has asked me to deliver this invitation to Your Highness. By the way, I want to ask Your Highness, are you planning to go this year?"
Ruoxi walked over, took the invitation and handed it back. Qu Lingyuan opened the invitation and saw that the September Flower Festival would be in five days.
"This year... let's go."
Eunuch Yu left after hearing the news. Qu Lingyuan sat at the table with the invitation, resting her chin on her hand, looking thoughtful.
The September Garden is called this because all the flowers planted in the garden bloom in September. The autumn flowers bloom together, which has a unique flavor.
The temperature in September was just right, and young people from the royal family and some prominent families would come here to enjoy the flowers, and it gradually evolved into the September Flower Festival.
Every time the Flower Festival comes, the Queen will send people to deliver invitations to the Flower Festival banquet in the evening. This banquet is also a good opportunity to make friends with young men and women from noble families, gather intelligence, win people's hearts, and even form cliques.
The Regent would attend in previous years, and this year would definitely be no exception. What's more interesting is that those who have someone in the backyard must bring their family members, even if it's just a concubine, they must bring them to the flower festival for everyone to see, so Liu Huiyin will also come.
After all, poor Shen Qingmo only has this one concubine, and he can't do without her.
When Qu Lingyuan thought about this, she had a little malicious thought in her heart.
They say I won't offend others unless they offend me, but this saying is basically invalid in her case. Putting aside the mission, she now considers Shen Qingmo her own. As an advanced woman educated in modern society, how could she possibly accept that her husband has another woman in his backyard? Even if the marriage is not consummated, it's not allowed!
Miss Qu, who likes to steal other people's things but doesn't allow others to steal her things, decided to give Liu Huiyin a little surprise.
So, Qu Lingyuan took Ruoxi with her alone and quietly took a stroll to September Garden, and brought back some cute little flowers.
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