Shu Lingxi, who was always physically weak, felt both fondness and longing for Qin Kou'er.
She believed that she was capable of outwitting and outmaneuvering the men in the court, but her frail body confined her to her boudoir, where she could at most serve as a strategist for Lan Qingtian.
What bothered Shu Lingxi the most was that even though she had given up the opportunity to roam the martial world and become famous for all time, she still couldn't bear Lan Qingtian a child. Although Lan Qingtian never said anything, she cared deeply about it.
So, when she saw Qin Kou'er teach someone a harsh lesson last night, she decided to help Qin Kou'er out.
However, she never expected that even though she had already sent Lan Qingtian to teach the person a lesson and had agreed to meet Qin Kou'er the next day, and her attitude was so obvious, Qin Kou'er still rang the grievance drum that very night, causing chaos in the court.
Such an unconventional, decisive, and aloof woman—Shu Lingxi simply couldn't find a reason to dislike Qin Kou'er.
Even when she heard Lan Qingtian say last night that Qin Kou'er had sued Xu Ming and that she had been imprisoned, Shu Lingxi made up her mind to help Qin Kou'er no matter what, which led to Lan Qingtian's eloquent defense in the main hall this morning.
Shu Lingxi always felt that there were some things she might never be able to accomplish in her lifetime, but seeing others help her achieve them was a good thing. So, when Qin Kou'er actually came to see her, she was genuinely happy.
While chatting idly with Qin Kou'er, he walked along the lotus pond with a pleasant expression, watching the cranes supporting the willows in the distance and the mandarin ducks playing in the water nearby. It was an indescribable feeling of comfort.
As they walked, Shu Lingxi suddenly stopped, turned around, and glared unhappily at Lan Qingtian, who was following closely behind. She said irritably, "Does Your Highness have nothing to do today? Why do you have to secretly follow us women when we're talking? Don't you know that this makes Miss Kou'er feel very inconvenienced?"
Lan Qingtian looked at Shu Lingxi with a slightly aggrieved expression, "I didn't secretly follow you! I walked right behind you openly! Besides, what is there that I can't hear?"
Lan Qingtian cannot forgive or understand anyone who distracts his wife.
Shu Lingxi glared at him, annoyed. "Of course there are many things I can't tell you! Like how to have a baby, do you think I can hear that? You should leave now and go do what you're supposed to do!"
As she spoke, Shu Lingxi turned her head, frowned, and said in a loud voice, "I hate it when adults do nothing all day but fawn over women! What kind of future can they have!"
Qin Kou'er's embarrassment flared up again. Couldn't this couple be a little more considerate? There were people around, after all.
Lan Qingtian immediately pouted, still standing there unwilling to move. "Giving birth isn't something one person can do alone. What's wrong with me listening? What's there to be embarrassed about! I've even seen horses give birth to foals, and nothing happened."
Ah—, Qin Kou'er now wanted to raise her voice to the sky and slap herself to death.
"Get out of here right now! If you don't leave, I'm really going to get angry!"
Shu Lingxi suddenly turned around and, having exhausted all her patience, yelled at Lan Qingtian.
Lan Qingtian was so frightened that she took a step back, glanced at Shu Lingxi, and finally snorted before turning around and walking out with a helpless expression.
Before leaving, he instructed the maid to take good care of the princess's health and not to stay outside for too long.
Shu Lingxi only turned to Qin Kou'er with a helpless smile after she saw with her own eyes that Lan Qingtian had indeed walked far away: "Oh dear! My family's discipline is not strict enough, I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Miss Qin!"
Qin Kou'er simply covered her mouth and chuckled: "The Princess's methods of managing her husband are truly eye-opening!"
Shu Lingxi was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Qin Kou'er and smiled happily, "What 'way to tame a husband'? It's just that the prince sees me as a mere woman and doesn't want to lower himself to my level!"
The two of them held hands and laughed together.
Walking to the nearest rockery and stone bench, Qin Kou'er first helped Shu Lingxi sit down, and then sat down herself next to her.
Immediately, the maids brought out tea, snacks, and fruit.
Qin Kou'er noticed that although the maids brought two cups of tea, hers was top-quality pre-Qingming green tea, while Shu Lingxi's was clearly a medicinal soup.
Qin Kou'er picked up the teacup, stirred it, and gently smelled it, saying with a smile, "This pre-Qingming tea is truly unique; its fragrance is exceptionally pleasing to the eye!"
Shu Lingxi smiled, pursing her lips, then picked up her teacup, a hint of worry flashing across her face as she fiddled with it. "It's a pity my health isn't good, so I can't drink tea often. Otherwise, I really would want to be drunk every day!"
Qin Kou'er looked up at Shu Lingxi and said with concern, "I see that the Princess Consort looks rosy and graceful. She doesn't seem like someone who has been bedridden for a long time. Why does she still need to drink this medicine all the time?"
Shu Lingxi sighed, then put down what she was holding and glanced helplessly at Qin Kou'er: "To be honest, Miss Qin, what I drank was specially for women. I drank it to get pregnant!"
Qin Kou'er immediately realized what was going on, then stood up embarrassedly and bowed somewhat awkwardly to Shu Lingxi, "Your Highness, please forgive my impetuousness. I really shouldn't have asked that question!"
Shu Lingxi quickly stood up, grabbed Qin Kou'er's hand, and pulled her to sit down in a chair. "What are you doing? I haven't had children for a day or two now. Do you think I'm afraid of what people will say just because I can't have them?"
Looking at Shu Lingxi, Qin Kou'er felt an instant pang of sympathy for her.
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