Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

The Third Prince left the banquet midway. Thinking of Qiao'er, he hurried back to his own tent. As he reached the gate, he heard his concubine Qiao in the inner tent throwing a tantrum. The sound of porcelain breaking rang out from inside, accompanied by Qiao's unreasonable scolding: "You dogs, you are clearly opportunistic and look down on others. You just saw that my face was injured and my appearance has faded, and you treat me with such disrespect! Get out! Get out!"

The Third Prince stepped into the tent and frowned, "What's going on? Why are you so angry?"

Qiao'er paused in her sobbing. She covered her cheek with one hand, then raised her snow-white neck slightly with tears in her eyes and looked at the Third Prince pitifully: "Your Highness, if you don't come back, Qiao'er will die!"

Seeing the tears on Qiao'er's face, the Third Prince's heart ached. He stepped forward and hugged Qiao'er: "How did you servants serve me? Go down and receive your punishment!"

Then the Third Prince softly comforted Qiao'er. Qiao'er buried her head in the Third Prince's neck, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and looked at the group of palace servants being dragged away with a smug look on her face.

After a while, the sound of palace servants being punished by beating the board was heard outside.

Qiao'er snuggled into the Third Prince's arms and said in a sweet voice, "Your Highness, I heard that the Empress has obtained a rare flower. I'm so envious. Can I see it for a moment? Is that okay, Your Highness?"

The Third Prince paused slightly. "That was picked by the Sixth Prince himself and presented to the Empress. I don't have any here!"

Qiao'er's eyes rolled slightly, and the corners of her lips curled up: "Your Highness, then Qiao'er wants a different flower. Can you pick it for me yourself?"

The Third Prince said, "That's not difficult! Just stay in the tent for the next two days and don't come out, lest someone sees you and reports you to my father. Wait, I'll pick a unique flower for you!"

Qiao'er nodded, but inwardly she disagreed. She gritted her teeth, feeling incredibly jealous. The Empress's water lotus was truly one-of-a-kind, and it was said to have beauty-enhancing properties. Because of her status, she couldn't even enter Qiling Mountain, and couldn't get what she wanted! Why was there such a huge gap between people?

In the end, it was because His Majesty and the Empress despised her lowly origins! Qiao'er hugged the Third Prince tightly, but it didn't matter. She would ascend to a higher position step by step through this man!

At the banquet, Shuying had a droopy face. Naridelü drank cup after cup of Meiji wine beside him, still reluctantly recalling the incident in the day when the Sixth Queen shot ten eagles with two arrows. "This Sixth Prince must be the legitimate son of His Majesty Dasheng! His arm strength is amazing. He can draw five arrows with one bow. To be able to do so in such a situation, he is really not to be underestimated. Seeing the Sixth Prince like this, I can almost imagine the heroic figure of His Majesty Dasheng back then!"

Shu Ying hurriedly whispered, "You don't have to be so modest. That's the territory of the Dasheng people. The Sixth Prince is naturally more familiar with it. It's obvious that he's taking advantage of the familiar terrain. Even the flower in such a hidden deep pool was found by the Dasheng people themselves! The Dasheng people are also divided into eldest sons, princes, and legitimate sons. It's very troublesome! The eldest prince stays in the imperial city, and there is also a second prince born to the imperial concubine. As for the legitimate son, the Sixth Prince, he is the son who looks most like the Dasheng emperor!"

Nariderlu downed the liquor in his glass in one gulp, his throat burning. He recalled the look the Emperor Shenwu had given him during the day as he sat on the boulder. It was the same oppressive feeling he had felt in the solemn and majestic Golden Throne Hall. He sighed softly, "What an excellent heir! I'm sure His Majesty Dasheng is very satisfied with this legitimate son. What do you say? Let Gu Beiying be the Sixth Prince's concubine?"

Shu Ying couldn't help coughing. "This is a bit difficult! His Majesty Dasheng obviously dislikes Gu Beiying. Is it a smarter prince who can take on this hot potato? Wouldn't that only make His Majesty Dasheng unhappy?"

No matter what, she was a woman dedicated to His Majesty Dasheng. If the king doesn't want her, who as a subject would dare to lay his hands on her?

Naridelü smiled faintly: "The solution is not something that people can think of. If this is the case, then it would be really interesting. For the sake of a woman, let's see if the Emperor of Dasheng can still value this outstanding legitimate son as always!"

That day, Concubine Qiao was angry at the palace maids again: "What? Are you trying to fool me with these vulgar things again? Take them all away!"

The palace maids hurriedly carried out bunches of colorful flowers.

She touched her cheek, then suddenly stood up and walked out. The palace servants were startled and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Where are you going? His Highness has specifically instructed..."

The clever concubine reached out and slapped the maid: "Asshole! I want to do whatever I want and you have to tell me what to do!"

The palace maid was stunned and could not utter a word. Qiao Shiqi turned around and walked out of the tent.

Qiao Shiqi was unhappy and walked around outside the tent casually. In a few moments, she walked farther and farther away, and unknowingly got farther and farther away from the tent.

Qiao Shiqi walked anxiously to a place with lush flowers and trees. A palace maid whispered a reminder, "Master, just a little further on is the Colorful Glazed Lake. This place has been ordered to be protected by His Majesty. Only at designated times of the day can anyone approach and admire it. Now... is the perfect time! I'm afraid there are many nobles by the lake..."

The more the maid spoke, the further Qiao Shiqi walked forward, saying as she walked, "I'll just watch from the side! Look at how anxious you are!"

Qiao Shiqi stopped under a flowering tree. Because the tree was so lush and leafy, another person traveling nearby did not notice her arrival for a while.

The clever concubine looked among the flowers and saw the lively Seventh Princess being played hide-and-seek by several palace servants. The silver bell-like laughter filled the air, making the concubine herself, who was hiding in a dark corner, look even more shameful.

Looking at the beautiful face that resembled the Empress', Concubine Qiao couldn't help but feel resentful in her heart, she was really like a foxy girl, how could she grow up so fast?

The Seventh Princess was tired from playing and was acting coquettishly towards Ruyan: "Aunt Ruyan, please ask someone to invite my Fourth and Sixth Sisters over. My brother brought me a lot of flowers. Let them see them! Come quickly!"

Ruyan, who had a calm and gentle temperament, said helplessly, "My dear princess, I will go right away. Please stay here. Have the flowers been delivered?"

"It's delivered! It's delivered! Aunt, hurry up! The flowers my brother gave me may not be as good as the ones he gave to our mother, but one of them is very rare, a kind of orchid. My two sisters are both flower lovers, so I wanted to let them see it!"

The Seventh Princess knew that the rare flower her mother had taken away had been taken away by Imperial Physician Nie Wushuang, and she said, "Your Majesty, please give this flower to me. I will give you a surprise soon!"

Emperor Shenwu was intelligent and wise, and he had a vague premonition in his heart, so he gave the flower to Nie Wushuang. However, Lan Qingwu loved the water lotus very much and went to see it for a while every day.

The Sixth Prince was also thinking about his younger sister, so the next day he ordered people to search for many rare flowers and plants in the area around Qiling Mountain. The Seventh Princess was very happy when she found them.

Ruyan took the order and left. When she left, she told the remaining palace maids to take good care of the seventh princess, and then turned and left.