The Empress smiled awkwardly and said, "It is indeed not comparable to the Central Plains Imperial Palace, but if I could have the opportunity to go there and see it, it would be great for me to broaden my horizons."
"Of course there is an opportunity. It only takes a few days to go back and forth. When I return to my parents' home for my wedding, Your Majesty the Empress can go back with me and visit us. Oh, and Miss Xue should also come back with us then."
Xue Yurou, who was suddenly called upon, didn't react for a moment. She just smiled blankly and nodded.
"But speaking of which, what is the custom of returning to one's parents' home?" The Empress knew that one had to return to one's parents' home, but in the royal family, there was no such custom.
"Returning to one's parents' home is three days after the wedding. Don't you have this custom here?"
The Empress smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's not that it doesn't happen, but once you marry into the royal family, there's no such thing as a homecoming. Although the prince is outside the palace, he is still a member of the royal family, and the princess is the Fifth Princess of the Central Plains. So, a homecoming is not so easy."
Su Lixia shrugged: "No, Father Emperor told us that we can return to our parents' home according to folk customs. Of course, Father Emperor hopes that his precious daughter can go back to see him. Even if the future prince consort doesn't go back, this princess will still go back."
"I'll make you so angry, so angry, I'll make you so angry!" Su Lixia thought to herself, "I'll stay in Versailles forever, so you'll never have a chance to get close to my noble self!"
Sure enough, the Empress's smile froze for a moment. She forced a laugh and said, "That's wonderful. It seems I'll soon have the chance to witness the grandeur of the Central Plains."
Su Lixia nodded: "Your Majesty, rest assured, given time our place will also develop very well, and it will definitely be as prosperous as our place."
The Empress nodded and smiled, "Then I'll take the princess's good wishes with me."
Inner monologue: You've finally spoken like a human being.
"The flowers are slowly falling; it seems autumn is just around the corner," the Empress said, looking at the flowers in the flowerbed.
"Everyone says that balsam flowers look good as nail polish, I wonder if these flowers can be used for that." Su Lixia ran over, squatted down, and picked up a fallen petal of a golden chrysanthemum.
The Empress followed and said, "That's right. If possible, it wouldn't be too wasteful to use it to dye your nails."
"The balsam flower is also known as the henna flower, and it can be used to dye fingernails. However, as for other flowers, Rou'er really doesn't know, so I guess it can't be used. But we can still take some back and try it."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia asked in surprise, "So you mean you can do this?"
Xue Yurou nodded and said, "But it's getting late today, and it's probably too late to try something new. If there are balsam flowers in the palace, we might as well use this one for now."
"Yes, yes, go and gather some and bring them to the palace. The princess and I will go back first," the Empress said, turning to the maid beside her.
"yes."
Then he said to the two of them, "It's still a bit hot outside, so let's stop here for now and continue shopping when it cools down in a while."
"Alright, let's go sit with Her Majesty the Empress for a while then."
After saying that, he turned and walked back.
Upon arriving at the palace, Su Lixia let out a long sigh and said, "It's the hottest time of late summer; it's much more comfortable indoors."
The Empress covered her mouth and smiled: "Perhaps the princess would be more comfortable if she changed into a lighter dress."
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia glanced down at her 'Autumn' haute couture dress, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Yes, it would be even better if I changed back at the hotel."
As they were talking, a palace maid brought out some herbal tea. Su Lixia picked up her cup and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, the Empress's fruit wine from last time was really good. I wonder, emmmm." Su Lixia wanted another cup.
"Well, last time I ran into the Prince's men in the wine cellar. They said that the young lady had an upset stomach after drinking my wine, and they were investigating the cause. So I put it away and will take it out when I want to drink it."
Xue Yurou explained, "It's because Rou'er's spleen and stomach are not in harmony that she has an upset stomach. It has nothing to do with the Empress's wine."
The Empress suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I see. Well, since the princess wants to drink, then have some. You should drink more hot water, it's good for your stomach. Someone, replace Miss Xue's tea with hot tea, and go to the wine cellar to fetch a pot of fruit wine. I'll have a drink with the princess."
"Yes." After saying that, a palace maid came up and took away Xue Yurou's teacup.
The palace maid who had picked flowers returned shortly afterward.
The Empress said, "Leave it to Miss Xue. Bring two more people to help her, and give her whatever she needs."
Xue Yurou took the flower petals and said, "Let's do it here then?"
"Yes, thank you so much, Miss Xue."
"It's not hard work; it's actually quite fun to do."
Everything is ready, including fruit wine and hot tea.
Su Lixia watched her quietly as she worked, her demeanor serene, focused, beautiful, and poised. No wonder Yi Zexuan wanted her to be his princess.
However, the original book didn't mention that she knew this skill, so today she's opened up a whole new world for herself.
"I never knew you had this talent. How many more surprises do you have that we don't know about?"
"Sorry, Orange Cat, I'll borrow your words for a moment," Su Lixia thought to herself.
Xue Yurou smiled slightly and said, "That's all I know. It's simple and fun. It's not hard to learn. You can use it to pass the time when you're bored."
"But this princess sees how complicated your process is, step by step. Don't be modest."
"It's really not difficult. Princess, you can try learning from me."
Su Lixia was about to agree when she suddenly recalled the strange things she had done that day.
"Isn't this a case of not learning from mistakes?" Su Lixia thought to herself with disdain.
"No need, no need. It's just something I find interesting. I don't usually like dealing with these things, otherwise I'd have them on my hands every day."
Xue Yurou nodded and said, "Then if the princess wants to learn again when she comes back, she can ask Rou'er for help."
Su Lixia feigned agreement: "Okay."
"Your Majesty, the other hand." Xue Yurou did the Empress's nails first.
While getting her nails done, the Empress felt a little sleepy and almost fell asleep while propping herself up on the chaise lounge.
He suddenly opened his eyes and exclaimed in confusion, then realized what was happening, sat up, and offered his other hand.
"Sorry, I've been very busy these past few days, so I'm a little sleepy."
"It's alright, Your Highness can go to sleep after everything is done."
"good."
She was wrapped up in no time and then lay down on the chaise lounge to sleep.
"Is the princess tired?"
Su Lixia shook her head: "I feel great, not tired at all."
"Alright, but I imagine His Highness will be done soon, so we can go back once we're done."
"I'm not in a hurry, but it would be great if I could go out and have some fun. I'm so bored," Su Lixia complained.
Xue Yurou smiled and said, "Rou'er hasn't gone out to play much either. Perhaps when you come back, Princess, you can ask Young Master Lin. He loves to play and might be able to take you on a good trip."
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