"I love it! My family isn't wealthy, so I rarely own jewelry. Thank you for the gift, Madam." Yin Qingyi seemed oblivious to the disdain shown towards her, her face beaming with joy.
"Take them if you like them. What about yours? Do you like them too?" The princess was satisfied, and then looked at the other three.
"It was bestowed by the Princess Consort, so of course we like it." All three women, including Li, gave this answer. Regardless of whether they liked it or not, they could only say that they liked it.
"Go back now, or you'll feel uncomfortable when the sun gets too strong," the Fujin said after speaking for a while.
The group immediately stood up, bowed, and withdrew. Throughout the entire ordeal, Yin Qingyi did not wear the bracelet.
Back at Luoxue Pavilion, Yin Qingyi had Chunlan and Qiuju stand guard at the door. After entering the room, she carefully examined the bracelet given to her by the Fujin. This seemingly ordinary bracelet turned out to be a harmful thing.
Yin Qingyi touched the uneven surface of the bracelet. This bracelet was not naturally formed, but was pieced together by craftsmen. She applied a little force to that inconspicuous spot.
With a "snap," the bracelet opened, revealing a hollow interior. Yin Qingyi shook it on the table, and a very thin object fell out.
Yin Qingyi picked it up and smelled it, thankful she had the chance to smell it before, otherwise she really wouldn't know what it was. Musk, what a clever tactic, wanting to drag her into a fight with Li Shi without wanting her to get pregnant and become the next Li Shi. This Fujin really has a good plan; no matter how fiercely she fights with Li Shi, in the end, it's the Fujin who reaps the benefits.
"Qiuju." Yin Qingyi looked at the musk on the table. This stuff couldn't be kept, otherwise it would become something someone used to frame her. So it had to be dealt with properly. Qiuju was steady and reliable, so she should be fine handling this.
"Princess." Qiu Ju saw the things on the table after she came in, but she didn't ask any questions. If her mistress wanted to tell her, she would. If her mistress didn't tell her, it meant that she didn't need to know about this matter.
"Get rid of this stuff. Remember, don't let anyone find out," Yin Qingyi said, pointing to the musk on the table.
"Yes." Qiuju stepped forward and picked it up. The scent instantly wafted into her nose, and her pupils contracted sharply. This is!
"You smelled it? Then you should know what this thing is for. Now I'm handing it over to you, and I hope you can handle it well." Yin Qingyi's tone was indifferent; she wasn't surprised that Qiuju could smell it.
"Don't worry, Princess, I will handle this well and won't tell anyone, including Chunlan." Qiuju knew this was a great opportunity, a chance to become the Princess's confidante. If she handled it well, the Princess would trust her even more in the future.
"Okay, go ahead." Yin Qingyi said noncommittally.
"Qiuju, is there something you need, Princess?" Chunlan asked curiously as soon as Qiuju stepped out.
"My mistress said she's a little hungry and asked me to go to the kitchen to get some snacks, but I need to relieve myself right now. Chunlan, why don't you go?" Qiuju clutched her stomach, looking troubled.
"Okay, I'm going to the kitchen then. You should go quickly." Chunlan didn't sense anything was wrong and turned to head towards the kitchen.
Qiuju watched Chunlan skip away and shook her head. Chunlan's personality was too impulsive and naive, which was why the princess entrusted this task to her. As for Xiaojinzi, as a fellow servant, how could she not see through Xiaojinzi's little scheme?
Stopping thinking about it, Qiuju actually went to the room where the servants hadn't gone to relieve themselves. Nothing was safer than putting it in the chamber pot; this tiny, thin thing would dissolve quickly.
In no time at all, Qiuju returned to the doorway of the room and stood there.
"Princess, your servant is back," Qiuju whispered towards the door.
"Hmm." Yin Qingyi was a little surprised. It was done so quickly? However, she didn't ask Qiu Ju how she did it. Based on her understanding of Qiu Ju over the past month, Qiu Ju was a very reliable person.
After a while, Chunlan returned with the meal.
"Princess, here are your snacks." Chunlan wasn't surprised to see Qiuju standing at the door. As servants, they had to be quick in everything they did, otherwise they would suffer if they weren't there when their mistress called for them. Although their mistress seemed to have a good personality and probably wouldn't punish them for this, they couldn't be treated like this just because their mistress was kind, could they?
"Snacks?" Yin Qingyi asked in confusion. Then, as if she had thought of something, she let Chunlan in.
At this moment, Yin Qingyi was already wearing that bracelet, which was what the Fujin wanted to see, so she did as the Fujin wished.
In the afternoon, someone from the front courtyard came and said that Yinzhen would be coming to Luoxuexuan that night.
"Thank you for coming to deliver the message, Father-in-law. This is for you to have some tea, Princess." Qiuju couldn't hide her joy as she slipped a purse into the hands of the father-in-law who had come to deliver the message.
"This servant thanks Your Highness for the reward." The young eunuch was actually just a third-class eunuch in the front courtyard. He was very happy with the reward, unlike Grandpa Su and Grandpa Li, whose small reward was not even worth their attention.
"Princess, Master is coming tonight!" Chunlan stared wide-eyed, her eyes shining with excitement. The main reason was that Master had been back for half a month, and apart from the last time he came when the princess was poisoned, he hadn't come again. Although there was a reason for it, it still made them uneasy.
"I heard you." Yin Qingyi said helplessly. What was there to be excited about? To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that her treatment and favor in this courtyard were tied to Yinzhen, she wouldn't want him to remember her at all.
"Then, what do we need to prepare?" Chunlan was really at a loss. She didn't know how someone like her could have left the Imperial Household Department. People who came from the Imperial Household Department shouldn't be so clumsy, right?
"Just do what you always do today," Yin Qingyi said indifferently.
"Huh?" Chunlan asked in confusion.
“Master, this is probably not appropriate.” Even Qiuju stepped forward to advise.
"Then you can decide for yourselves." Seeing this, Yin Qingyi didn't want to say anything more and let the excited group prepare.
The group excitedly made some arrangements and even prepared a fragrant soup for Yin Qingyi.
As a result, by the third quarter of the hour of Xu (7:45 PM), the person who said he was coming still hadn't arrived.
"Can I eat this now?" Yin Qingyi's stomach was growling with hunger, but Qiu Ju and the others wouldn't let her eat.
"Princess, let's wait a little longer." Qiuju frowned as well. It was already this late, and Princess would have eaten and digested most of it by now.
"Sigh... I think the master probably won't come." Yin Qingyi sighed. She thought to herself that Yinzhen should either be busy or have already gone to Li Shi's place, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until now.
"Master, the master has gone to Consort Li's place." Sure enough, Xiao Jinzi returned shortly afterward, her face grim as she reported that Yinzhen had gone to Consort Li's place.
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