Chapter 327 Is this the sweet burden?
Furthermore, after Qin Xiang was demoted to a commoner, the Duke of Jingguo's mansion only had this one legitimate son left.
Therefore, Qin Zhibin can be considered a pivotal figure in the Duke of Jingguo's mansion.
What would he know about what happened back then?
Liucheng is far from the capital. If Qin Zhibin really knows something, she can find an opportunity to negotiate with him in Liucheng. It won't be so easy for people in the capital to find out.
The problem is that Qin Zhibin, a promising young talent, gave up the opportunity to rise rapidly in the bustling capital and chose to willingly serve as the county magistrate in such a remote place for six years.
If such a person knew about the secret collusion between Empress Zheng and the Duke of Jingguo's mansion, would he cover it up just because it was his own family member who made the mistake?
This is a very important question, as it will determine how Sheng Sheng will approach Qin Zhibin.
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At their planned pace, it would take at least two months to travel from the capital to Liucheng. He sighed and thought that since there was no rush, he would consider it later.
"Princess, are you alright? Why are you sighing all the time?"
"Yes, Princess, is it perhaps that this travelogue is too difficult to understand?"
"How could that be? These travelogues were all personally selected by His Highness the Second. If they were difficult to understand, His Highness wouldn't have allowed them to appear here," Huang Ying said. "The Crown Prince's city of Liucheng is indeed a place the Princess will pass through. Is the Princess perhaps worried that a conflict might arise when she meets the Crown Prince?"
Sheng Sheng rubbed her face for a while until the heaviness on her face disappeared, then smiled and said to the two of them, "Pretty much. I was just thinking about whether it would be awkward to meet my cousin later."
Zijuan and Huangying exchanged a glance, about to comfort her, when Shengsheng interrupted them.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that now, let's get ready!"
Sheng Sheng walked over to the two rows of newly delivered clothes and jewelry and looked at them one by one, her eyes dazzled by the glittering gems and jade.
"Oh my god, where did all of these come from? They're so sparkly and beautiful!"
"Princess, these were all prepared for you by the Second Prince." Zijuan happily showed her the pale yellow flowing gauze dress. "The Second Prince said that you will definitely like this dress!"
"Yes, yes, and these few items are also the latest styles popular in the capital."
Huang Ying instructed the palace maids to unfold the other pieces for Sheng Sheng to examine one by one. Indeed, each piece was exquisite and beautiful, and the colors were the same ones that Sheng Sheng wore most often.
Sheng Sheng is a young girl, and what young girl doesn't like pretty dresses and jewelry?
"So beautiful! So beautiful!"
Sheng Sheng smiled and held up a few pieces of clothing against herself; the slight annoyance in her heart was instantly dispelled by the new clothes.
A beautiful dress in her left hand, a pair of sparkling earrings in her right, the gemstones on them as big as pigeon eggs, the crocheted gold threads weighing as much as a pigeon egg—even the biggest worries would vanish after seeing these beautiful things, right?
Seeing that she was happy, the two men asked, "Princess, is there anything you like?"
Sheng Sheng hesitated for a moment between the most special flowing gauze dress and another peach-pink dress, then held the two dresses in her hands, one in each hand, and asked Yan Hu and Shi Tou, who were sitting obediently to her side.
"Yan Hu, Shi Tou, which one do you think looks better?"
Stone wagged its tail even more enthusiastically than Yan Hu, and said happily, "Master, they both look good, why don't we wear them together!"
Sheng Sheng and Yan Hu: "..."
Sheng Sheng ignored Shi Tou's suggestion and looked at Yan Hu.
Yan Hu looked left and right, and said seriously, "Why don't you wear this pale yellow flowing gauze dress? The style is very novel. And I remember you haven't worn clothes of this color in a long time. The last time I saw this color was the first time I went to Jingyue Pavilion."
"When was the first time you went to Jingyue Pavilion?"
Sheng Sheng was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, she realized that Yan Hu was referring to the day she first met Pei Ji.
That day, she was indeed wearing a pale yellow autumn outfit.
Sheng Sheng looked again at the pale yellow flowing gauze dress on her right. The dress was made of very pale yellow soft satin, with delicate lotus patterns embroidered in gold thread, appearing faintly against the pale yellow background.
The outer layer is covered with three layers of light and thin, cloud-like, flowing gauze of the same color. Although there are three layers, each layer is as thin as a cicada's wing and not heavy at all.
This color must look amazing in the light!
With a gentle smile, Sheng Sheng put the peach-pink dress back, saying, "This one will do!"
"His Highness was right after all, the princess really does like this dress!"
Zijuan and Huangying selected a piece of jewelry from a pile to match the flowing gauze dress, and asked someone to put the rest away. Then they began to dress and groom Shengsheng.
Drawing eyebrows, applying lipstick, styling hair, and accessorizing.
Sheng Sheng is young and rarely dresses up so formally. Usually, her dressing up routine is just about styling different hair buns. The only time she dressed up so completely was a long time ago at the Lantern Festival banquet.
Six months have passed, and Sheng Sheng has grown a bit taller, with her cheeks becoming rounder and fuller, but not too plump. Instead, it suits her age perfectly, making her charming and innocent.
Children are most beautiful in their natural state, so the two of them only lightly touched up Sheng Sheng's features, which made the little dumpling's complexion look several times better.
After the makeup was done, Zijuan styled her hair into a high bun from behind, and then put on the set of orchid jewelry made of gold and adorned with rubies one by one.
Sheng Sheng swung her legs happily, watching herself being dressed up little by little in the mirror.
Huang Ying bent down and looked at herself in the mirror, thinking back to when she first met Sheng Sheng more than half a year ago.
At that time, he was on the verge of death, his body was so thin that you could hardly feel any flesh, and his pretty face was completely covered by illness.
But look at it now, after being pampered for more than half a year, the little dumpling has long since regained its splendor.
"Our princess is so beautiful. She will definitely grow up to be a stunning beauty."
"Yes, the princess is already very cute now. I can't even imagine how beautiful she will be when she grows up."
Sheng Sheng pouted as she was praised: "You coward, Sheng Sheng dares to dream like that."
The two men were amused by her and laughed along with her.
Huang Ying and Zi Juan carefully helped her put on her jewelry. The gold jewelry was so heavy. Looking at the gold hairpin, two gold hair ornaments and three gold flowers on her head, Sheng Sheng silently shed tears of happiness.
Is this the sweet burden? Although she felt very rich, it was really heavy. She felt as if a stone was pinned to her head.
Sheng Sheng couldn't help but reach up to touch her head, but Zi Juan stopped her.
"Princess, please don't touch it. It's a set, and it goes very well with this pale yellow flowing gauze dress!"
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