Shu'er was delighted when she heard this: "The girl should really carefully select some high-quality materials! After all, this is a gift for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
However, Shu'er shook her head, expressing dissatisfaction. "The fabrics we have are too rough and clumsy, truly unsightly. I'd better go to the warehouse and find some better quality fabric myself. Please wait a moment, young lady."
Before he could finish his words, Shu'er left in a hurry.
In fact, this situation is also easy to understand.
Although Shu'er was sent by her aunt to act as a spy, she would eventually marry into her husband's family and serve Su Qingci in the future.
If she could earn a bright future, Shu'er's life would also be much better.
Besides, who would want to be a lowly maid all her life?
Shu'er naturally hopes to follow Su Qingci. If she can climb onto the prince's bed in the future, it will be considered as ascension.
Soon, Shu'er brought some exquisite silk and satin. "Girl, take a look. Are these materials still usable? If not, I'll go pick some more."
Her fingers, like water scallions, roamed over the delicate and smooth silk fabric, stroking it for a while. "No need. These materials are excellent. I'm sure His Royal Highness will like them too."
"It's a bit unreasonable to just make a handkerchief. Why don't you make a sachet as a gift to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Hearing this, Su Qingci couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "Sachet?"
She thought to herself that when a woman gives a sachet to a man, there are usually two meanings.
First, it is given as a token of love to express love to the man; second, it is used to express one's longing for the man, hoping that he will occasionally think of her when he wears the sachet.
However, if I were to give Lu Huan a sachet...it would seem a bit too intimate.
Although giving the handkerchief also contained the above-mentioned deep meaning, she could still deceive herself and explain that it was only because Lu Huan had saved her and caused the handkerchief to be soiled, so she specially made a new handkerchief to return to him as a way of repaying him for saving her life.
But if one more sachet is made, it will inevitably make people feel that this move is quite deliberate.
Su Qingci remained silent and did not respond to Shu'er's proposal.
But when Shu'er saw this, she mistakenly thought that she had tacitly agreed, but was just too embarrassed to speak up.
…
Su Songqi did not see Su Qingci in the East Palace and thought that the matter was settled. After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he went straight to Wang Miaoqing's room, only to find out that Su Qingci had returned home before him.
"She's back?"
"Yes, Ci said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very fond of her and asked her to make a handkerchief for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I personally spent the entire afternoon selecting the material."
Su Songqi felt a little strange. Su Qingci, such a wonderful person, came to his door, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually sent someone to send her back?
"No, I have to go and take a look, I hope nothing goes wrong."
Su Songqi strode towards the yard where Su Qingci was. After entering, he found that Su Qingci was choosing a pattern.
"Qingci."
When Su Qingci heard his voice, she immediately stood up. Even though she hated him to the core, she did not show it at all.
"Father, why are you here? Please sit down."
After the servants left, Su Songqi asked directly, "How did the Crown Prince treat you in the East Palace today?"
His eyes were sharp, as if he wanted to see some clues through Su Qingci's expression.
Su Qingci couldn't help feeling shy and quickly lowered her head, while tightly clutching the embroidered handkerchief in one hand, as if trying to cover up the faint blush at the corners of her eyes.
However, all this could not escape Su Songqi's keen observation. He looked in the direction of his daughter's movements.
Sure enough, I found that the skin around the iconic red mole at the corner of her eye was obviously redder than other places, as if she had just been kissed, leaving a faint red mark.
Then, Su Songqi shifted his gaze to Su Qingci's exposed wrist, only to see that it was covered with fine red pinch marks.
Seeing these traces, Su Songqi instantly understood the reason.
I guess His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already eaten the meat.
However, since Su Qingci has become his woman, how can he bear to let her go?
Su Qingci knew what he was wondering about, so she deliberately made up an excuse, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very kind to my daughter. When he heard that my daughter didn't want to stay with him without any status, he sent her back home and said that he would choose her as his concubine in the future."
"It's just that the imperial concubine selection ceremony hasn't started yet, so I asked my daughter to wait a little longer and said I would come to see her later."
Su Songqi immediately understood that his daughter was too proud and insisted that the prince give her a legitimate status before she would enter the Eastern Palace.
This is good, as it can win over His Royal Highness the Crown Prince while preserving reputation.
Even if the prince gets tired of her and doesn't want her anymore, her reputation will still be there, and she can still be used as a pawn to marry into other powerful official families.
What's more, no one dared to say a word of disdain towards a woman who had been enjoyed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Otherwise, wouldn’t that mean you’re going to lose your life?
The most important point is that even though Su Qingci’s virginity is gone, with her beauty, no man would not covet her.
There are countless men out there vying for her.
"That's good. You'll have a good place to go in the future, and your father will be relieved."
"Okay, it's getting late. You can put these materials aside and choose them tomorrow. You should go to bed early."
Ever since she knew that the prince was going to marry her as a concubine, Su Songqi's attitude towards her became much softer.
"Thank you for your concern, father." Su Qingci forced a smile and saw Su Songqi off.
As soon as he left, her face became cold and she could no longer smile.
At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief.
For now, I have passed this hurdle.
She would choose a time later to cry and make a scene at home, saying that the prince no longer wanted her after enjoying her. This way, the matter would be over.
…
Su Qingci spent ten days in ease like this. During this period, everyone from Su Songqi and the brothel concubine to the servants and maids respected her very much, especially the maids who used to torture her for fun.
Su Qingci no longer had to wash her own clothes, but there was one piece of clothing: the black robe that Lu Huan had thrown on her that day. She washed it herself, hung it up to dry, and put it away.
Shu'er asked her if these were the Crown Prince's clothes, and she did not refute him, but just took advantage of the situation.
…
Liu Jingru was naturally worried about her situation, fearing that she would really have to marry the foolish and lewd prince. Su Qingci told Liu Jingru everything that happened that day.
Liu Jingru couldn't help but sigh, "So, this Lu Huan is a pretty good person."
Su Qingci nodded.
Seeing that she was silent, Liu Jingru began to think for her again, "Qingci, you are old enough to talk about marriage."
She took Su Qingci's hand and asked, "Do you have someone in mind?"
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