News of the Second Princess Li Shu's return to the capital quickly spread throughout the nation: "Hey, have you heard? The Second Princess is coming back! I used to only hear that she was innocent and clever, but now I wonder what kind of immortal she has become."
"This news has spread a long time ago. Our Princess Li Han is so beautiful, and her sister, the Second Princess, must be no less beautiful."
"Yes, yes, the emperor will definitely be very happy when the second princess returns. Our lives will be better again, haha."
The whole country was celebrating Li Shu's return to the capital. On the day of her return, the people of the city stood on both sides of the street to welcome their princess.
"Wow, this is the capital city. It's so prosperous! And so lively! It's much more fun than when I was in Mount Emei. I want to go down and have a look." A young and beautiful woman in the luxurious carriage in the middle looked at the streets of the capital city and sighed.
"Oh, my princess, please sit down quickly. We are about to see the emperor. We are not in Mount Emei. We cannot be so rude." The maid beside Li Shu hurriedly pulled her back, and her doting eyes were full of helplessness towards her.
The huge convoy soon arrived outside the palace gate. Led by the palace servants, Li Shu soon came to the front of the hall. He saw the majestic emperor sitting at the top, and next to him was the queen, the mother of the country, and below him were the concubines and princesses.
"Your son, Li Shu, pays homage to the Emperor and Empress. May they be safe and prosperous."
"Okay, get up." The emperor said with a smile.
"Good boy, you are finally back. Your father and I waited until the flowers have wilted. Come here and let me see you." The queen also waved to Li Shu and said.
"Father, Mother. I miss you too. I'm almost bored to death in Mount Emei every day. All I do is practice. My master won't let me go down the mountain. But my master said that he will only allow me to come back when I have learned enough. I miss you so much." Li Shu said mischievously.
"Haha, Queen, see, you are blaming us for sending her away. Huh?" The Emperor said with a deliberately stern face.
"Father, I didn't say that. I just want to complain because I haven't seen you for so long. Mother, please help me." Li Shu looked at the queen pitifully. His pitiful little appearance made the emperor and queen laugh frequently.
Li Han looked at his sister who had just returned to Beijing. He heard that Li Shu was taken to Mount Emei by the head of the sect to practice because she was born with a weak body and congenital deficiencies. It seemed that she was well protected there. She was innocent and kind. It seemed that the emperor and the empress were very satisfied with Li Shu.
The Queen said, "Shu'er, now that you have completed your studies and have returned, your father has had them clean up your palace. You will live in the palace from now on. If you feel uncomfortable, please inform your mother immediately."
"Okay, thank you, Father and Mother. They are always the best to me. Hehe."
"Okay, you clever little girl, it's been a long journey and Shu'er is tired. Let's start the banquet quickly so Shu'er can go back and rest early."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will serve the meal right away." After saying this, a palace servant withdrew.
Soon, all kinds of delicious food were served, and the banquet officially began. Everyone was toasting and enjoying themselves in the cheerful atmosphere of singing and dancing.
Li Shu was also trying to adapt to the etiquette of the palace, sitting next to the queen and listening to her introduce the concubines in the palace and her brothers and sisters.
Then Li Han went to give her a jade flute as a gift. She came before the queen and bowed: "Mother."
"Hey? Han'er, come here quickly. Shu'er, this is your eldest sister, Li Han. You may not remember her well, but she's been talking about you for a long time."
"Hello, Sister Shu'er. I am your elder sister. I haven't seen you for so long and I don't know what you like. This jade flute is a gift from me to you. I hope you don't dislike it." Li Han said.
Li Shu was very happy: "Thank you, sister. Wow, sister, you are so beautiful. How do you maintain your skin? Your skin is so good, right?" Li Shu fell in love with this beautiful and charming elder sister the first time he saw Li Han, and kept calling her sister.
Li Han's affection for this sister whom she met for the first time doubled. This girl was really innocent and lovable, much better than that annoying Hua Yunyun. She must protect this sister well so that she won't be contaminated by the filth in the harem, Li Han thought secretly.
"Mother, can Shu'er sit with my sister? I like my sister so much." Li Shu turned and looked at the queen and asked.
"That's great, of course. You're of similar age, so you must have a lot of common topics. Go ahead, Han'er, take good care of your sister."
"Yes, don't worry, mother. Li Shu, let's go."
"Yes, okay sister. I'll go down to Mother first." The two sisters bowed to the queen and went down.
"Sister, tell me quickly why your skin is so good, it's so smooth that it can be blown away." As soon as she left the Queen, Li Shu couldn't wait to ask.
"Well, I make all the skin care products myself. If you want them, I'll have someone send you a few bottles later." Li Han said with a smile.
"Really? Great, great. You are so nice to me, sister."
"Well, to thank you for your generosity, I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow, okay? When I came here today, I saw a restaurant called Huayun Pavilion, and it was packed. I asked around, and I found out their dishes are all top-notch. Sister, can we go try them together tomorrow?" Li Shu looked at Li Han with sparkling eyes, making Li Han feel as if she would be unforgivable if she didn't agree.
"Of course, I'll obey your orders, but you don't have to invite me. If I go, they won't charge us for the meal."
"Hmm? Why?"
"Because that's my shop." Li Han said calmly.
"Pfft, cough, cough, sister, did you open that restaurant that's doing so much business?"
"Yeah. What's the problem?"
"Sister, I've discovered that you're truly amazing. I admire you more and more. Whoever marries you will be blessed for eight lifetimes."
"Yes, I also think that he must have accumulated blessings for eight lifetimes to make me have a special liking for him." Li Han said narcissistically.
But Li Shu, the fervent fan, didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Instead, she excitedly asked, "Sister, are you saying you already have a crush? Whose son is he? How lucky are you?"
"You should have heard of him. He is our brave general Lu Li."
"Lu Li? It's him, that's right. Only he is worthy of you, sister. This is simply a match made in heaven." Li Shu said excitedly from the side.
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