Upon arriving at the garden, a delicate fragrance of flowers wafted towards us.
Shi Xi took a deep breath.
I feel a little dizzy.
It smells so good.
Shi Xi coughed twice and asked, "Are the flowers in the room cut from here every day?"
When she woke up, there were fresh flowers in the vase by her bedside.
The vase was wrapped in gold thread, and the fresh flowers were only kept for one day before being replaced with new ones the next morning.
“Some are picked from the garden, and some are air-freighted,” Sena explained. “The palace air-freights ingredients and flowers from all over the world every day.”
Shi Xi remained silent.
That's incredibly extravagant.
"Your Highness, the eldest prince and Mr. Tao are over there. I'll take you there." Saina turned the wheelchair around and pushed Shi Xi over.
"Sigh, I don't want to, forget it." Shi Xi gave up struggling.
When someone is in a wheelchair, they have no choice but to obey.
"Who is this Mr. Tao?" Shi Xi asked in a low voice.
“Mr. Tao is the eldest prince’s Chinese teacher and is also Chinese,” Sena introduced in a low voice. “Mr. Tao is very knowledgeable, and many people in the palace admire him.”
Shi Xi thought to herself, "Isn't the Crown Prince's teacher the Grand Tutor?"
He seems to have a very high status.
Saina pushed Shi Xi closer and then stopped talking, quietly escorting Shi Xi to her side.
When Ryan saw Shi Xi approaching, he excitedly introduced her, "Mr. Tao, this is my princess, Shi Xi."
Mr. Tao looked at Shi Xi, paused for a moment, and then praised her, "The princess is very beautiful."
He was in his prime, tall and slender, with gentle features yet an air of aloofness that kept people at arm's length.
"Thank you." Shi Xi smiled faintly. "Then I won't disturb your conversation any longer."
She didn't mean to get involved.
“We weren’t talking about anything important,” Ryan said, trying to persuade Shi Xi to stay. “If you’re feeling bored, you can ask Mr. Tao to keep you company.”
Shi Xi: ...
You're really confident.
She found a man to chat with.
Shi Xi smiled politely and said, "I understand."
“Mr. Tao is knowledgeable in astronomy and geography. I always benefit greatly from chatting with him,” Rui’an told Shi Xi. “Mr. Tao may seem aloof, but he is actually a very kind person, just like my father.”
Shi Xi couldn't respond.
Brother, you're the eldest prince, the crown prince!
Aren't you afraid the Queen will cause trouble for Mr. Tao by talking like that?!
"I'm just doing my duty." Mr. Tao lowered his eyes slightly, as if he were just an honest and upright minister.
“Let’s not talk about that, Xixi. We were just discussing the customs of a Chinese wedding.” Ryan said with a mix of longing and regret, “But we can only hold our wedding in the palace, so we can’t do many of the customs.”
"Oh, it's nothing, I'm not old-fashioned," Shi Xi said casually. "A European-style wedding would be nice too."
She still prefers a floor-length white wedding dress and a suit, and then they read the vow together that "whoever dies, the other dies with them."
Thinking about it this way, it's a little scary.
Suddenly, I no longer long for weddings.
“It’s okay, look at these…” Ryan excitedly showed Shi Xi his notes.
Mr. Tao, standing nearby, couldn't help but glance at Shi Xi a few times and asked, "May I ask the princess's age?"
Shi Xi: "28".
Ryan: ...
Mr. Tao: ...
Maid Sena: ...
Do you think we believe that?
"Isn't it 19?" Ryan looked at Shi Xi.
He had already checked Shi Xi's background; her age was among the most basic pieces of information.
Shi Xi: "I didn't say that. What I just said was the truth."
She wished she were 28 so she wouldn't have to suffer like this.
Ryan: ?
Mr. Tao remained stunned.
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