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The air seemed to be filled with ice crystals. After a long silence, Shen Er sneered, "The princess has a lot of fallacies."
He rubbed his temples, looking a bit of a headache, and said, "I have important business to discuss with the princess today. I've found out some things."
"What is it?"
"Come with me."
It turned out that the shadowy figure I saw last time was indeed him. Although the central capital city was heavily guarded, the Silver Tenon tribe had a small population and its rules and regulations were not perfect, so it was easy to find loopholes.
"This contains information about the major and minor events of the Silver Tenon Tribe over the past hundred years, which should be helpful to you." Shen Er led her silently into the archives, pushed open the innermost bookshelf, pried open the mud bricks in the corner, and handed her a small booklet.
“You know this place well, you’ve been here quite a few times, haven’t you?” Zhu Qinghe said.
She joked as she flipped through the booklet, quickly scanning it, her expression gradually becoming serious.
This turned out to be a royal scandal within the Silver Tenon tribe.
"Is what's recorded here true?" Zhu Qinghe was somewhat doubtful. If so, once this matter was exposed, Yin Luoha's situation would become extremely difficult.
"Is the princess worried about Yin Luoha?" Shen Er asked suddenly when he saw her deep in thought.
Zhu Qinghe glanced at him, "You seem to care a lot about my attitude towards Yin Luoha?"
Shen Er: "...No."
“Nothing is best,” Zhu Qinghe poked his chest with her finger. “You are just a servant of the Shen family. Not to mention you, even your young master has no right to point fingers at me.”
Shen Er grasped her wrist, his calloused palm rubbing against the tender flesh of her wrist, causing a slight itch and a slight pain.
"Does the princess still like the eldest young master?"
Zhu Qinghe: "...Why are you asking this?"
"Just out of curiosity."
Zhu Qinghe snatched her wrist back, "You're not him, what's there to be curious about?"
"I will only answer this question for him."
"If he's so capable, let him come and ask me himself."
They put the booklet back somewhere in the distance and then left quietly once again.
In the pavilion not far away, Yuan Qi closed the window, and Ting Ming said behind him, "Master, this new princess doesn't seem to be so well-behaved. Should we...?"
Yuan Qi: "This matter has nothing to do with us, why bother with it?"
"Then why are you sitting by the window spying on people?" Tingming muttered indignantly.
"It was just a coincidence," Yuan Qi said.
Come on, according to Mingxin, if it weren't for Miss Qiuru, why would you be so concerned about the new princess?
It's strange, though, that I haven't seen Miss Qiuru these past few days.
"Are you the new princess's personal maid?" A pretty girl in a red dress with braids in her hair looked Bai Qiuru up and down with her hands behind her back.
He was also holding a horsewhip in his hand.
Bai Qiuru: "Yes."
The surrounding maids shouted, "How dare you! This is our Princess Fuyin. You should pay your respects to Her Highness immediately!"
Bai Qiu Ru replied neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Your Highness, I am from the Li Dynasty and am not very familiar with the etiquette of your Yinshan tribe. I have already performed the salutations according to our Li Dynasty customs."
Princess Fuyin sneered: "Are all the maids of the Li Dynasty so arrogant? In our Yinshan tribe, you have to follow our etiquette. Here, a lowly maid like you has to kneel and kowtow when you see me."
Her maid chimed in, "Did you hear that? Kneel and kowtow, you can do that, right?"
Bai Qiu Ru stood still, but Princess Fu Yin couldn't hold back any longer. She stepped forward, cracked her whip, and said, "Your princess doesn't discipline her servants properly. Today, I'll take on the task of disciplining them for me, a sister-in-law I've never met before."
The Silver Tenon tribe is known for its martial spirit. Although Princess Fuyin looks slender, she has a valiant and spirited figure and is not weak at all. With a fierce gust of wind from her whip, she is already upon them.
My cheek was already feeling a sharp pain when it was stopped halfway by a slender, long hand.
Bai Qiuru watched as the hand slowly moved away from her, blood trickling down from between the fists. She frowned slightly.
Fu Yin was furious that someone had ruined her plans, so she glared angrily at the culprit. When she saw the man's white clothes and indifferent, noble eyes, she paused for a moment, then stamped her foot and asked, "Uncle, what are you doing?"
Yuan Qi flicked the whip back and said calmly, "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
Fu Yin: "This lowly servant girl talked back to me first! What's wrong with me teaching her a lesson?"
Yuan Qi: "Fu Yin, your spoiled nature hasn't changed at all over the years. If I told the King, do you think he would scold you?"
Fu Yin chickened out and glared at Bai Qiuru fiercely; "You're lucky today. Don't let me see you again."
With that, he slunk away with his maid.
Bai Qiuru looked at his right hand: "Your Highness, your hand..."
Yuan Qi hid the scar on his palm. "It's nothing. Fu Yin is the only little princess and is very pampered. It's inevitable that she'll be spoiled. Don't take it to heart."
Bai Qiuru's eyes were somewhat strange: "I am just a lowly maid, of low status. What merit do I have to deserve someone like Your Highness to help me out of this predicament?"
"Consider it an apology for the offense we committed last time," Yuan Qi said, touching the tip of his nose.
Thinking about what happened last time, Bai Qiuru felt inexplicably guilty. In fact, he had only talked about it and hadn't done anything. It was her overreaction.
When he woke up, he not only didn't blame her, but also apologized to her.
This Prince Qi really has a very good temper.
"Since Your Highness wishes to apologize, why not tell me which important figures in the Silver Tenon Tribe are not to be offended, so that I may be prepared?"
Bai Qiuru took the opportunity to openly gather information, since she was just a maid and probably no one would be afraid of her.
We can't let Qinghe fight this battle alone.
Yuanqi asked, "Is this in preparation for the sky lantern ceremony?"
Bai Qiuru didn't hide anything and nodded, "We come from the Great Li Dynasty. The situation is complicated now, and we are already struggling to cope. We are on tenterhooks every day, walking on thin ice. If we don't make more preparations, we may not even know how we died."
Yuanqi comforted her, saying, "The sky lantern ceremony is an important ceremony for the Yinshan tribe. Everyone is busy leaving messages and prayers on the sky lanterns, so nothing you're worried about will happen."
His tone was as gentle as a spring breeze, strangely calming her heart as well.
Although he was Prince Qi of the Silver Tenon Tribe, for some reason, Bai Qiuru felt that he was completely different from the people here.
Bai Qiu bowed and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. I will return now."
Yuan Qi nodded, watching the slender and graceful figure disappear into the distance.
Silver Lohar, who had been missing for several days, finally appeared that evening. Just as the delicious dishes were set on the table, someone outside announced that the little prince had arrived.
Zhu Qinghe raised her eyebrows. The timing was quite convenient, right at mealtime. Could it be that she wanted to freeload a meal?
Yinluoha was taken aback when he entered the room, where a large round table was surrounded by a group of girls.
Adele was worried that the new princess might not be used to being alone here, and that she might be in a bad mood after spending several days alone in an empty room. In any case, she wanted him to come over and talk things out with her.
However, it turns out that they are living a very comfortable life.
Looking at the table laden with side dishes, he was enjoying his meal. He watched as a round-faced little girl secretly pulled a plate of osmanthus cake toward herself.
Yinluoha: "..." Is she afraid he'll eat it?
Zhu Qinghe generously invited him, "Sit down and have something to eat together?"
Yinluoha: "No need for that. I have a few words I'd like to say to you."
Zhu Qinghe: "Uh... will it take a long time?" The food will get cold and won't taste good.
SilverLohar: "Soon, don't worry."
Zhu Qinghe got up and went out with him, leaving behind the words, "Leave some for me."
Yinluoha carefully asked, "...How have you been these past few days?"
He felt extremely awkward after saying that, but Adele's words still echoed in his ears, so he softened his tone even more.
"I've been a bit busy lately, so I've neglected you. I hope you haven't been bullied."
Zhu Qinghe raised an eyebrow, her expression somewhat strange: "...Why would you ask that?"
They're just a fake couple, isn't that normal?
Seeing his awkward expression, as if he had worms crawling all over him, Zhu Qinghe immediately realized: "Could it be that Miss Adele sent you to apologize to me?"
Silver Lohar: "...It's not an apology, it's concern!"
He didn't do anything wrong, so why should he apologize?
“You’re so kind, Adele. But don’t worry, I’m fine. Just make sure you two are okay. Don’t worry about me.”
"However, I have a small request."
“Go ahead,” Silverlohar said.
"Could you please provide me with a list of precautions for the sky lantern ceremony? I'm a little nervous and worried that something might go wrong."
Yinluoha replied without hesitation, "No problem, I'll have someone write it and send it to you as soon as I get back."
"It's nothing," Zhu Qinghe said, eager to go back for dinner, then turned back and asked politely, "Aren't you going to stay and have something to eat?"
SilverLohar: "...I have an appointment."
Understood. Zhu Qinghe left without looking back.
If she doesn't go back soon, she might not even get a sip of hot soup.
With the sky lantern ceremony just around the corner, Zhu Qinghe realized an important problem: she didn't have any suitable clothes.
Although the emperor had prepared many clothes for her, they were all in the style of the Great Li Dynasty, which was fine for her when she first arrived. But now that she had been here for so many days, and it was a major ceremony for the Yinshan tribe, she had to do as the locals do and change into their clothes.
So she needs to go to the street to buy two pieces of clothing tomorrow.
The next morning, Zhu Qinghe and her five friends dressed neatly, packed their money, and prepared to wreak havoc on the streets.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw two tall, slender figures standing not far away.
One man had a heroic appearance and a sword at his waist; the other man had his left hand behind his back and casually used his other hand to break off a drooping branch.
The handsome-looking man was Mu Chengwu. Seeing them come out, he greeted his sister with a smile: "Wenwen—"
Shen Er, who was beside him, looked away from the branches and looked in this direction, where he met Zhu Qinghe's gaze.
Zhu Qinghe: What are you doing here?
Shen Er raised her eyebrows: Accompanying General Mu to find his sister.
Zhu Qinghe: "Hehe."
Ya'er looked at her curiously: "Princess, what are you laughing at?"
Zhu Qinghe: "It's alright, Ya'er, we can buy more things today. The suckers are coming."
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