Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

Two days have passed since Ulanara Hesui was summoned by Concubine De, and the atmosphere in Chuxiu Palace has become increasingly tense during these two days.

Everyone worked harder than before to learn palace rules and etiquette and practice skills, as if they were all holding back an ambition, trying to perform better so that they would be noticed by the nobles in the harem and summoned to an audience.

Only Shi Rongyue was absent-minded these past two days. When Nanny Yang said something, she made the excuse that her hand was hurting and she was uncomfortable. Nanny Zhang was there to smooth things over, so in the end, they had no choice but to let Shi Rongyue go.

However, after Shi Nanxi first encountered the "true face" of her elder sister in the past two days, her emotions gradually stabilized. However, after all, she had never learned to play the guqin, and although she could still say a thing or two about appreciation, her own playing was still dull and boring.

When the class was over, she stood up silently. Hongying came forward holding the guqin, and seeing the expression on Ergege's face, she couldn't help but comfort her:

"Second Princess, you have only been learning for a few days, so you definitely can't play as well as Madam Yang. Madam Yang has been learning for many years. And I think it's amazing that you can play a whole piece of music after just a few days of learning."

Shi Nanxi, however, is self-aware. That's because she had the advantage of having lived in her previous life, but in fact she has no talent.

"You don't need to comfort me. I'm tone-deaf to begin with, and I have no foundation or talent in guqin, so it's normal that I can't play well."

"Second Princess..." Hongying wanted to say something, but Shi Nanxi interrupted her:

"I'm fine. I'm just stating the truth. I'm not ready to give up. So what if I'm tone-deaf or have no talent? Not everyone is gifted. Most people are just ordinary people. I can make up for my shortcomings with hard work."

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Hongying, with a faint smile on her lips:

“Perhaps hard work may not necessarily make up for one’s shortcomings, but at least I have tried my best, and I will not regret it in the future.”

Hongying met the eyes of the Second Princess. Although the Second Princess still looked so weak, she inexplicably felt that she was extremely powerful.

At this moment, a conversation suddenly came from not far away.

"Sister Ulanara, you are the first among our selected girls to be summoned by the nobleman, except for the Shi sisters. Now you don't have to watch those sisters monopolize the limelight all the time."

"Yes, it's a relief for us."

"Sisters, please don't say that. The two sisters of the Shi family are intelligent and kind-hearted. They have been summoned by the nobles many times. I have only been summoned once."

"If it happens once, there will be a second time. Don't be modest, sister."

"That's right. And you weren't just summoned by Concubine De. More importantly, it was the Fourth Prince who took the initiative..."

At this point, everyone smiled knowingly, and then a sharp voice suddenly interrupted:

"It's just a summons. I advise you to be more reserved and respect yourself. Don't mention my brother all the time, or you will end up with nothing and lose your reputation."

Shi Rongyue looked at Ulanala Hesui, and a hint of indignation flashed across her eyes. She was just a little child, and the Fourth Prince would not like her.

He was just sulking with her. This was the conclusion she came to after thinking it over and over again over the past two days.

She was wrong at the shooting range that day. She shouldn't have said that to him. She knew that the so-called touching of breasts was just an accidental touch. She was just angry at the Fourth Prince's words at that time.

But she was still a little worried. Thinking of this, she decided to take advantage of the opportunity to leave the palace from the Empress Dowager to go to the Fourth Prince to explain.

So he stopped looking at Ulanala and Sui and turned back to the house.

After she left, the others seemed to have thawed and started speaking again.

"Why did Princess Shi suddenly speak? It's so scary!"

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, the word death is not popular in the palace, but it is indeed quite puzzling. What do you think she meant by that? Didn't she also come into contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince everywhere? Could it be that only the governor is allowed to set fires but the people are not allowed to light lamps?"

"No way? Maybe Princess Shi was just giving you a kind reminder."

"What kind of reminder? If she really meant it, she would remind him in public. I think she just wanted to be the center of attention, so she said that on purpose."

Ulanala Hesui, as the person involved, did not say a word. She looked at Shi Rongyue's leaving back and gently lowered her eyelashes.

Sure enough, the previous feelings were correct. This Princess Shi was indeed hostile to her. It was not very obvious before, but this time the hostility suddenly increased a lot.

But she had never had any conflicts with Shi Da Gege, so how could there be hostility? Could it be that, as others said, Shi Da Gege didn't want her to steal her limelight?

But that wasn't right. Before she was summoned, the other party was hostile to her. Just when she was puzzled, Tong Jia Wanru's voice rang in her ears:

"We were all chosen internally, how could that person want to suppress us all the time?!"

After listening to this, Ulanara Hesui seemed to understand that what Tongjia Gege said made sense. During these days in the palace, she did find that Shida Gege was a bit ostentatious and loved to show off. So this was a possibility.

But deep down I had a feeling that something was wrong.

Shi Nanxi beside him gently withdrew his gaze.

Shi Rongyue, why are you always so impulsive? Do you want to let everyone know that the person you, the "predestined" Crown Princess, really likes to marry is actually the Fourth Prince?

If you want to die, die far away and don’t involve others. A hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

Her steps remained normal. When she returned to the house, she saw through the bead curtain that Shi Rongyue was choosing clothes and jewelry again, which was a must for her before going out.

She immediately knew that she would have to leave Chuxiu Palace again. She pursed her lips, asked Hongying to put away the guqin, and walked to the box, watching Shi Rongyue rummaging through clothes inside.

“This color is too light!”

“This is too strong again!”

"This blue long coat is okay, but it's too thick and covers up my figure."

Shi Rongyue muttered softly as she flipped through the pages.

Shi Nanxi glanced at the remaining clothes in the box, and suddenly took out a pink padded jacket and matching waistcoat and handed them to Shi Rongyue.

"Eldest sister, I think this suit is more suitable for you. It is not like the previous birthday banquet of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. There is no need to avoid the nobles. This color can better show your dignity and elegance."

Upon hearing this, Shi Rongyue took the padded jacket and waistcoat handed to him by Shi Nanxi, straightened up and looked at them.

The color of the padded jacket is pink, and the pattern is a combination of flowers, birds and plum blossoms. It looks bright without being too flashy. With a fur collar waistcoat of the same color, it looks beautiful and warm.

She immediately said, "Yes, this is fine."

As he said that, he took his clothes and went to change behind the screen. However, Shi Nanxi did not leave. Instead, he stopped outside the screen and asked softly:

"Eldest sister, are you going to go out after changing your clothes?"

Behind the screen, Shi Rongyue hummed as she changed her clothes.

"I'll go to the Empress Dowager's place at Ningshou Palace."

Shi Nanxi held the handkerchief, her eyes were dark for a moment, and then they returned to their usual clarity. She asked hesitantly:

"But didn't you go there just two days ago?"

Shi Rongyue lowered his head and buttoned his clothes, saying perfunctorily, "I have something to do."

After a while, Shi Nanxi's voice came from behind the screen: "...Oh, then should I go with my sister?"

Shi Rongyue refused without a second thought:

"Not this time."

This time, Shi Nanxi hesitated for even longer. After Shi Rongyue had put on her clothes and walked out, she spoke again:

"Eldest sister, didn't you always say that you would take your sister to Ningshou Palace..."

It was hard to say what was said afterwards, but Shi Rongyue understood. She looked at Shi Nanxi and said impatiently:

"Didn't I say that I have something to do this time, and I'll talk about that next time."

After saying that, he walked straight past Shi Nanxi to look in the mirror. Shi Nanxi's eyelashes trembled slightly. After a while, she grabbed the handkerchief and whispered:

"...I understand, so I'll go. By the way..."

She said casually:

"Why did you say that to Sister Ulanala just now? Fortunately, she wasn't angry. She just looked at you with a somewhat doubtful look, as if wondering why you said that for no reason."

Shi Rongyue's hand that was touching the fur collar suddenly stopped, and he felt a chill on his back.

Oh my god! I was so angry just now that I forgot that although these ancient women were young, they were precocious and had lived in domestic strife since childhood. Ulanala and Sui almost noticed her abnormality.

Of course she knew that before things were settled, she couldn't let others know that the person she really liked was the Fourth Prince, especially Ulanara and Sui.

So he quickly said:

"I'm just angry that she became cocky after being summoned by Concubine De just once. I just can't stand it."

She must be careful next time, otherwise what if the other party finds out and destroys her and the Fourth Prince?

"Oh, I see." Seeing that the other party understood, Shi Nanxi stopped talking.