After Qiao Er left, the palace became even more deserted.
When Qiao Er was around, he would always carefully prepare soup and medicine for them to keep them warm. He would also care about Prince Qiao's old illness every day and perform acupuncture on him.
After she left, no one would care about them like this anymore...
Zhang You sat in the yard, bored as she made new rouge. It was only the third day since Qiao Er left, and she already began to miss him.
Originally, today was the day she should have returned to Ning, but the mountains were high and the roads were long, so she couldn't come back. Although she sent a letter to report her safety, it was obvious that it was just her words of comfort. If she had truly been wronged, why would she write to increase Prince Qiao and others' worries?
Zhang You gave all the rouge she had saved to Qiao Er, asking her to take it with her. Now she had to buy new materials. Fortunately, there were many precious flowers in the capital that were suitable for making rouge, and she had recently developed several different colors.
When she went out to buy groceries, she did see Wei Qian once, but she only saw his figure from a distance, walking on the street with his friends. To avoid trouble, she chose another route.
Later, in order to avoid such coincidences, she always asked someone to do the shopping for her.
As winter passes and spring comes, the weather warms up and the grass and trees in the yard sprout green buds.
The emperor, for some reason, suddenly felt like going on a spring hunt, and the date was set for the third day of March. Many of the capital's aristocratic families were invited, and Prince Qiao's mansion was no exception.
In order to prepare the necessary items, Qiao Si took Zhang You and others out of the house to buy them.
In addition to daily clothes, they also had protective gear for horse riding and archery. They came to the famous Treasure Pavilion in the capital to get customized wrist guards.
This was specially made in an expedited manner based on the blueprints sent by Qiao Si. It is inlaid with jade and agate, and is luxurious and eye-catching.
But when I was getting something, I met an unreasonable owner.
The emperor's only daughter - Princess Xianyu.
Li Xianyu, also known as Princess Xianyu, was the only daughter of the dog emperor. Domineering and willful, she was a renowned tyrant in the capital. Her cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness, inherited from the emperor, led to the deaths of over a hundred maids in her mansion every year.
The noble ladies of the capital were always cautious and polite when they saw her, not daring to offend her. This was because she had once actually beaten and killed a woman from a noble family, and the dog emperor only lightly confined her to her house for three months without any real punishment.
Everyone knew the emperor favored Princess Xianyu. She was the only daughter of the previous imperial concubine, raised with a silver spoon in her mouth and doted on. With the example of the aristocratic girl, no one dared to offend her again.
She took a liking to Qiao Si's wristband at first sight and insisted on snatching it away without giving any explanation.
Qiao Si sent Zhang You and Dong Mei to pick it up. They had picked up the clothes from another store. Zhang You didn't know her identity at first, so she politely approached and said in a gentle voice, "Miss, this is a wristband custom-made for my princess. Please return it."
Li Xianyu was dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes, and a hint of impatience appeared in his fox eyes.
The maidservant next to her, wearing a scarlet dress, immediately stepped forward and slapped Zhang You without a word, "Whose slut are you! You are so ungrateful! How dare you snatch something that my princess has set her eyes on!"
Zhang You covered her left cheek which had been slapped. Her face was burning and painful, and it was probably red and swollen. "This is my princess's thing!" She said loudly in dissatisfaction, attracting a group of onlookers around.
The craftsman responsible for making this thing was a middle-aged man. When he saw Zhang You insisting that the thing was hers after being beaten, he hurried forward to stop her.
"Girl, don't do it! She is Princess Xianyu!" He stopped him tightly and whispered in her ear.
Li Xianyu glanced at them, frightening the craftsman so much that he apologized tremblingly: "Princess, calm down. This girl doesn't know the rules. If you like this thing, please accept it. It's a small gift from our Treasure Pavilion. It's a blessing for it to be liked by the princess."
Dongmei quickly pulled Zhang You over, fearing that the princess would catch her.
Zhang You knew she wouldn't let it go, so she leaned close to Dongmei's ear and whispered, "Go and get the princess quickly. I'm fine. There are so many people here."
Dongmei looked at Xia He hesitantly, gave her some worried instructions, and then slipped away.
Li Xianyu looked at the craftsman in front of him with a smile. The smile was so sinister that it made people feel cold all over.
"Who are you and how dare you come and plead for her?" She pushed away the craftsman who was blocking her way, and two maids immediately rushed up behind her, pinning the craftsman down and preventing him from moving.
"Since you are protecting her, why don't you just take this hand?" She said lightly, and was about to take away the craftsman's hands that he relied on for his livelihood.
Zhang You looked at Li Xianyu's provocative eyes and knew that she was forcing him.
Seeing that her maid really took out a dagger to cut off his fingers, Zhang You stepped forward bravely.
If we delay a little longer, Qiao Si will be here.
She stepped forward quickly with a menacing look, and some people thought she was going to attack. Li Xianyu's maid immediately put on a cold face and stood in front of Li Xianyu vigilantly to prevent her from getting desperate and attacking them.
Unexpectedly, when Zhang You came closer, he knelt down directly.
The speed of kneeling...
Very dog-legged...
You have to bow your head when you need to!
This is not her, Qiao Si's Dingzhou, where they can take advantage of the situation to bully others.
If you offend these powerful people, their life and death will not be worth mentioning.
"Princess, calm down! I didn't know you were my princess! That's why I contradicted you. Please don't cripple my hand! It's my fault for not recognizing you! If you want to punish me, please punish me!"
Having said that, Zhang You was actually very unsure.
She doesn't want to lose her hands!
She also wants to use it to make rouge for Qiao Si.
She also wants to use it to make delicious food and eat delicious food.
It can't be discarded.
But she looked very tough, and the onlookers admired her courage.
Li Xianyu liked to see these people stand up for the so-called justice. She smiled sweetly, with a hint of excitement in her eyes.
"Hahahahahaha! This princess just likes people like you, hahaha!" She laughed loudly, and after laughing enough, she regained her contemptuous expression, "Then it's as you wish. Since you contradicted me with your mouth, I will reward you with a hundred slaps."
She laughed again after she finished speaking, and someone in the crowd could be heard whispering, "I knew she was going to do this!"
"It's really unlucky to run into her."
"Oh! Let's stay away from her. She loves to see people who stand up for the weak being tortured."
"This girl is pitiful. I ran into her."
"Who says it's not? I heard that the item was custom-made by the maid's master. Who would have thought that it would be snatched away by this tyrant?"
"Hush! Keep your voice down, or she'll hear us and we'll be in trouble!"
Li Xianyu's maids quickly came forward, and two of them held Zhang You's arms to prevent her from resisting. The other one stood in front of her, looking down at her condescendingly, rolled up his sleeves, and started fighting.
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