Five days later.
The envoy from the Southern Dynasty set off to return home.
It took away the agreement on friendship and peace between the two countries and... Nan Xiangyue.
Seeing the reluctance of Prince An and Nan Xiangrong, Wei Wangqing recalled the scene of Nan Xiangyue asking him for a favor the day before.
"Sixth Princess, after I leave, I would be grateful if you could take good care of my brother."
After saying this, he bowed and said, "I am deeply grateful."
Although Wei Wangqing was puzzled as to why Nan Xiangyue would come to find her, she still agreed. After all, Nan Xiangyue's marriage to a foreign ruler was partly due to her taking her place, and Wei Wangqing felt somewhat guilty about it. Moreover, she admired Nan Xiangyue.
“You don’t need to do that. If there is anything I can do to help you, I will do my best.”
"Thank you, Sixth Princess. I will remember your kindness."
Wei Wangqing smiled but remained silent.
As my thoughts returned to the present, the large entourage of the Southern Dynasty envoys had already gone far away.
Wei Wangqing also turned around and went back to his residence.
Prince An watched his son staring thoughtfully at the back of the Sixth Princess.
Wei Wangqing resumed her leisurely life, but recently she added another activity to it: growing flowers. However, she didn't grow any rare or expensive flowers and plants, but rather wildflowers that grew wildly all over the yard.
In Wei Wangqing's words: easy to raise.
Yes, they're easy to care for. Given her lazy nature, why would she bother to spend time, effort, and money cultivating rare and expensive plants that she doesn't even recognize?
These wildflowers only need to be watered by Wei Wangqing when he gets tired of reading or when he has nothing else to do.
Look, it's growing so lushly!
Yes, it's quite pleasing to the eye. Wei Wangqing was in a good mood as he watched the small yellow and white flowers growing in the pot. He felt like he was a real gardening expert.
We will leave aside for now how Nan Xiangyue fared in the Southern Dynasty.
Autumn has come again in the blink of an eye. And the Grand Tutor's Mansion is holding a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet once more.
I heard that the Grand Tutor's husband especially loved chrysanthemums, so the Grand Tutor searched all over the world for rare and precious chrysanthemums to give to his husband for his enjoyment. That's how the Grand Tutor's mansion came to have a chrysanthemum garden. And that's how today's chrysanthemum appreciation banquet came about.
When Wei Wangqing received the invitation, she surprisingly didn't feel reluctant to go out. On the contrary, she was eager to try it out. In her opinion, she had recently done a lot of research on flowers and plants, and although her varieties couldn't compare to the others', she still wanted to explore them.
The area in front of the Grand Tutor's mansion was bustling with carriages and people, but unlike the incident in front of the Prime Minister's mansion, there was no car crash. It was probably because they had learned from experience, or perhaps the servants had done a good job of guiding them.
The person who came led Wei Wangqing inside, but what followed were the Crown Princess's wife and husband and the eldest grandson of the Emperor.
The servant seemed even more respectful, leading the person directly into the inner hall.
"My dear grandson, I've missed you so much!" he said, glancing at the Crown Princess's arms. "Little Bao's here too?"
"Xiao Bao, hurry to Great-Grandpa's place."
As soon as the Empress finished speaking, Xiao Bao jumped up and ran into his great-grandfather's arms.
"Great-Grandpa," Xiao Bao called out in a clear voice.
"Ah! Good! Good!" The Grand Tutor was very satisfied to see his husband beaming with joy.
The Crown Princess also bowed to the Grand Tutor, saying, "Teacher."
"Hmm." The Grand Tutor nodded. Although he was not very satisfied with the Crown Princess, she was, after all, the heir to the throne and the wife of his grandson, so he naturally had to give her face.
"Let's go take a look at the front; there are more people coming now," the Grand Tutor suggested.
"Yes." The Crown Princess followed, feeling more awe than respect for her teacher and Yue Nai.
Seeing this, the Crown Princess said, "Grandpa, let's go over there too. We can leave Xiao Bao with them."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager had no choice but to reluctantly put down Xiao Bao and go with the Crown Princess.
Wei Wangqing unexpectedly ran into Li Zigan after entering, but the latter did not cause her or Li Nuo any further trouble. To Wei Wangqing, whether Li Zigan had repented because of her words or was swallowing her anger because she was a princess, she didn't care, as long as the other party didn't cause her any more trouble.
Even when they met this time, they simply bowed and avoided each other.
A moment later, the Grand Tutor's daughter led a large group of noble ladies from various families around one end of the garden and into the Chrysanthemum Garden.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the Empress Dowager and the young ladies, led by Nan Xiangrong and Chen Zhiyan, were vying for attention in a corner of the Chrysanthemum Garden.
Wherever there are people, conflict is inevitable.
As Wei Wangqing watched these talented women composing poems and displaying their abilities, he couldn't help but think to himself...
However, no one asked Wei Wangqing to perform, probably because they thought she was completely incompetent at the Royal Villa! Perhaps it was to avoid embarrassing her.
However, Wei Wangqing was not completely incompetent. Although he was not proficient in all the arts, he was still quite skilled in calligraphy and painting. Even the original owner's calligraphy was quite good, as was his chess skills. Moreover, both of them had read extensively.
In that sense, Wei Wangqing felt that he and the original owner had a lot in common.
Her family was a scholarly family. Thinking of Wei Wangqing reminded her of her parents. She wondered how they were doing. She had never been so grateful that her parents had a second child. Even without her, her younger sister would have taken care of them.
However, the best-case scenario would be if the sixth princess were to inhabit their body, in which case they wouldn't be sad.
Yes, Wei Wangqing didn't know how she transmigrated here, but she didn't remember dying. It was as if she had taken a nap and woken up here? To be honest, Wei Wangqing herself wasn't sure.
Thinking of this, Wei Wangqing felt a bit conflicted, so he withdrew alone and walked forward.
Looking at the garden full of flowers, Wei Wangqing felt much better and was no longer so depressed.
Well, there's always a way out; this is the best possible outcome.
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