Transmigrated Female Official

Chu Qingluo returned to her room, and Gongsun Yu, seeing her complicated expression, asked, "Is something troubling you?"

"No." Chu Qinglu tilted her head to look at him, then suddenly asked, "What would you think if one day I had many, many male servants like everyone else?"

“Um…” Gongsun Yu raised an eyebrow: “Why are you suddenly asking this?” Knowing her as he did, he knew she didn’t have that much appetite.

"I just suddenly wanted to know."

"That's a lot... how much is that?"

"Oh dear—" Chu Qingluo held up ten fingers in front of him and said, "Then more than ten! Just answer whatever you want."

"Then what else can I see? Just close my eyes and look." Gongsun Yu sighed and said, "In order to prevent that day from coming, I can only try my best to make you love me more." After saying that, he put his arm around her shoulder and kissed her cheek. "I also want to take this opportunity to have you all to myself, so that you won't have a chance to have any wild thoughts."

Chu Qinglu smiled silently, seemingly lost in thought.

She used to believe that a person's heart is small, only able to hold one person at a time. But after coming here, she found that this concept had become much more blurred, and she couldn't help but worry that she would be assimilated by this era.

……

"I haven't seen you for many days. Have you been very busy lately?"

Ji Qiran stood guard on the path Chu Qingluo would take from Qingming Palace back to Guangrentang. He had been to Guangrentang several times before, but she was never there, and each time he was entangled by peonies and couldn't get away. Today, he chose to wait here, and finally, he ran into her.

Chu Qinglu squinted at him, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Something happened at home, but it's all over now."

"Something happened?" Ji Qiran was startled, silently wondering to himself. Ever since Chu Yilin entered the palace, his chances of getting news about Chu Qingluo had become even fewer. And this Chu Yilin even said that since entering the palace, he'd been quite content without the women chasing after him, and didn't want to go back… He really needed to find a way to send Chu Yilin back to the Chu family as a spy as soon as possible!

"It's nothing serious." Chu Qingluo paused, then said, "This matter has been resolved, so don't mention it to my second brother, so as not to worry him."

"But you should at least tell me what it is? I don't want you to get involved in... troublesome things." Ji Qiran was worried that she would be dragged into the power struggles in the palace, and also worried that she might offend someone, such as her fourth sister or fifth brother...

"It's not that complicated, it's just a personal grudge." Her little affair with Long Xiaohan should only be considered a personal grudge.

Seeing that she was unwilling to talk about it, Ji Qiran could only sigh softly: "Alright then. If you encounter any trouble, just let me know."

"..." She looked at him, her brows slightly furrowed, and said nothing.

"Um..." Ji Qiran tried to make conversation: "Master Hu said he hasn't seen you in a long time. He said that if you don't come, his lotus leaf chicken doesn't taste as good."

Chu Qinglu chuckled. He spoke as if she and Master Hu were some kind of acquaintance, even though they had only met once. She suppressed a laugh and asked, "Are you implying I have a big appetite?"

"Being able to eat is a blessing, and I love how you are now without any dietary restrictions." Since she lost her memory, she has been completely true to herself in front of him, and he genuinely likes her for not hiding her true self.

Chu Qingluo seemed to see through Ji Qiran's thoughts and asked, "Did I never eat in front of you before? Or did I eat in a very pretentious way?" She guessed that it was probably in the form of taking very small bites.

He hadn't expected her to ask that, and gave an awkward laugh, saying, "Anyway, it's different."

Chu Qingluo pursed her lips and didn't press him further. After all, they were two different people, so of course they were different.

……

Luo Lifei stopped the male attendant from the clothing department who was on his way to deliver clothes to Changhong Palace, saying that she wanted to personally deliver the newly made winter clothes to Changhong Palace.

The male attendant was naturally delighted to receive the clothes from the executive officer, who said he would deliver them personally...

The sixth princess had just finished her confinement period and looked very healthy. Upon seeing Luo Lifei bringing winter clothes, she remarked, "The winter clothes were made really quickly this year."

"Yes."

After helping the Sixth Princess try on her new clothes, Luo Lifei didn't leave immediately, but secretly surveyed the palace.

Seeing that she didn't move, the sixth princess asked, "Is there anything else?"

"No, it's nothing..." Luo Lifei shook her head awkwardly, then suddenly said, "It's already November, but the weather isn't cold yet."

"Hmm," the sixth princess replied casually.

"I have heard my mother say that if winter comes late, the year will be particularly cold. Please make sure to keep plenty of charcoal in the princess's palace in case of the cold."

"..." The Sixth Princess was quite intrigued by Luo Lifei's sudden concern. She stared at Luo Lifei's face with a mixture of confusion and amusement, and asked, "What's your name?"

Luo Lifei realized she had said too much, so she quickly lowered her head, frowned, and replied, "This humble official is Luo Lifei."

The Sixth Princess smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness. You may go back now."

"Yes." Luo Lifei didn't know why she blurted out so much. She regretted it so much that she quickly fled from Changhong Palace.

At this moment, Chu Yilin walked in from the side hall carrying a chessboard. Seeing the Sixth Princess with an ambiguous smile on her face, as if she were wondering about something, he quickly asked, "What is the Princess thinking about?"

"It's nothing. Just now, an executive officer reminded me that Changhong Palace needs to stock up on charcoal for the winter. And, she's not an executive officer from Guangren Hall, she's from the Clothing Department. Isn't that strange?"

Chu Yilin placed the chessboard on the small table between the two of them and sat down. "That's a bit strange. Did you ask for her name? I'll go and investigate for the princess."

"She said her name was Luo Lifei."

"..." Upon hearing this name, Chu Yilin coughed violently.

"Why did you suddenly start coughing? Should we call a physician to take a look?"

"No need, no need." Chu Yilin waved his hand and then said, "Let's begin."

"Alright." The sixth princess, as usual, made the first move.

After the two had each placed a few pieces, the Sixth Princess couldn't help but ask, "Is something on your mind today? I've urged you several times, but you haven't placed a piece yet. You seem so distracted."

"Huh? Really?" Chu Yilin snapped out of his daze and prepared to take the next step.

The sixth princess reached out to stop him from placing the chess piece, saying, "If you have something to do, you can stop playing chess today. You can play again tomorrow."

"...Thank you for your compassion, Princess."

Chu Yilin didn't bother with formalities with the Sixth Princess, hurriedly bid her farewell, and dashed out of Changhong Palace. Thinking of how embarrassed Luo Lifei must have been after saying those words to the Sixth Princess, he really wanted to tease her.