The Princess Agents Want a Divorce

Business at Yipin Qianjin Pavilion has stabilized! After several busy days, Gu Lingxi finally has time to cultivate in her spatial realm!

Inside the space, Ahri was happily munching on various jade stones! Seeing Gu Lingxi enter, she excitedly jumped into her arms! "Master, you're finally here! Ahri missed you so much!"

Gu Lingxi felt a pang of heartache when she saw that all the money she had earned in the past few days had been exchanged by Uncle Chi for various jade and precious stones.

So much money for such a small box—just some snacks for Ali! Sigh! She's exhausted!

Ahri finished eating all the jade stones in the box, still not satisfied! Her little eyes were fixed on another small box, no bigger than the palm of her hand!

Gu Lingxi noticed too! She chuckled and stroked Ali's fur! So greedy! This can't be eaten; it was given to me by my uncle the other day, who said it was my mother's. I might as well open it and take a look since I have some free time today!

The box wasn't big, and it looked quite ordinary. Inside, nestled quietly, was a cloth bag about the size of a sachet.

Gu Lingxi held it in her hand, turning it over and over, wondering what it was. Ah Li seemed to like it! "Master, open it quickly! It smells so good inside! Ah Li wants to eat it!"

Gu Lingxi opened the bag and shook it left and right, but nothing came out!

"Will Master need some kind of magic to open it?" Ah Li's words gave Gu Lingxi a sudden realization!

Yes! Mother came from Dreamfall Valley, where people call themselves immortals. Could she be a cultivator like her? The things Mother left her certainly wouldn't be ordinary! Will this require a blood test or something?

She pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell onto the cloth bag! They were quickly absorbed! Gu Lingxi used her mental energy to probe inside! She entered easily!

It turned out to be a storage bag! It was about four or five square meters in size, filled with clothes and jewelry—all of my mother's old things! I also found a few books and a small clip inside!

Opening the clip revealed several stones radiating spiritual energy! These thumb-sized stones emitted a wealth of pure energy! Spirit stones.

Ahri was practically drooling! Master, it smells so good! These are spirit stones!

Gu Lingxi gave Ah Li a few pieces, and took out one or two for herself to cultivate! In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she absorbed all the spiritual energy inside! Finally, she broke through another minor stage! It's just a pity that it was too little!

The books my mother left behind were just some introductory chapters on cultivation and basic cultivation techniques! So I've only reached the fourth level of Qi Refining after all this time! I can't let myself get away with this! Not only is the spiritual energy here scarce, but resources are also extremely limited! There are no cultivation techniques, no teachers, only self-taught cultivation! It seems I really need to go to Dreamfall Valley, where my mother came from, to find out what's going on!

There was also a clear crystal ball in her mother's storage bag. Gu Lingxi studied it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was! So she gave up! She'd ask her father when she saw him and see if he knew what it was!

Gu Lingxi was going to attend the old emperor's birthday banquet that evening, so she cultivated for a while and then went out!

This year marks Emperor Linyuan's 60th birthday, and many envoys from various countries have come to celebrate! This year's palace banquet is much more lively and grand than in previous years!

Feng Rou'er was afraid that Gu Lingxi would neglect her, so she personally helped Hua Ying with her hair and makeup! An hour had passed, and Gu Lingxi was getting restless!

However, under Feng Rou'er's forceful coercion and enticement, she had no choice but to obediently comply! Mother! Was it really necessary to be so grand? In previous years, didn't Ying'er just casually finish the move?

Feng Rou'er looked at the young woman who had blossomed into a graceful and beautiful young lady, even more stunning under her care! She felt a surge of joy! This year's celebration was more grand than in previous years! Soon you would be marrying Prince Li and becoming Princess Li! In front of envoys from several countries, we couldn't afford to lose face for the royal family!

Okay! I'll do whatever Mom says! I'm so envious of my brother, he doesn't have to do anything! I wish Xi'er was a boy too!

Feng Rou'er glared at Gu Lingxi with annoyance! "You brat, what are you envying him for, a proper young lady from a respectable family! You're so unruly! When you go to the palace, stay close to your mother and don't run around! Lest you offend some important people!" Gu Lingxi had to reassure her repeatedly before Feng Rou'er could relax.

After the group finished packing, they boarded the carriage and headed towards the palace!

The streets were unusually lively this year, with a constant stream of vendors and caravans!

Is Ying'er always this lively?

Miss, even the Emperor's birthday banquet wasn't this lively in previous years! Perhaps there are envoys from several countries this year! Oh! Ying'er remembers! It seems the Muling Festival is going to be held in our capital in a few days! Could it be because of this?

The Spirit Bathing Festival? What is that? Gu Lingxi was puzzled, as she couldn't find any clues in the original owner's memories!

This Spirit Bathing Festival is held in different countries every year! This year it should be our Eastern Kingdom's turn! I heard it's presided over by the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of Dreamfall Valley! They are immortals! I heard that even the Emperor will personally line the streets to welcome them on that day! The people will kneel and pray for blessings! Anyone who bathes in the divine rain will have all their illnesses cured!

Is it really that exaggerated? Gu Lingxi didn't believe Hua Ying's exaggerated words at all!

The Eastern Imperial Palace didn't look much different from the Forbidden City in my previous life! In front of the towering palace gates, carriages from various prefectures lined up in long queues, waiting to be inspected before entering the palace! After passing through the first gate, Donghua Gate, everyone had to get out of their carriages and walk into the palace through the second gate, Jin'an Gate!

They headed together to the main hall where the banquet was to be held. Along the way, Gu Lingxi admired the splendor and exquisite beauty of the palace. Indeed, the palace was filled with carved beams and painted pillars, and paved with white marble. Every three steps revealed a new scene, and every five steps a new garden.

The Chengde Palace, where the banquet was held, was even more magnificent, with towering golden pillars carved with dragons evenly arranged in the hall!

The Emperor and Empress have not yet arrived! Everyone in the hall has already taken their seats according to their respective ranks!

Gu Lingxi followed Feng Rou'er to the banquet in the General's Mansion and took her seat!

Hua Xizhi arrived very early today, enjoying wine and conversation with several young noblemen at the Hua residence. They even occasionally commented on the young ladies from various families entering the main hall, displaying their utterly unrestrained and dissolute nature. However, with the arrival of Gu Lingxi, they toned down their behavior somewhat. This Second Miss Gu was the future Princess Consort of Prince Li! She was not someone they could comment on.

Hua Xizhi teased, "Why did you stop talking? What do you think of Miss Gu? Is she pretty or not?" It wasn't until that graceful figure slowly came into view that Hua Xizhi was unable to recover for a long time!

It's her? Ling'er? Finally, I see her dressed as a woman! She's actually General Gu's daughter! Gu Lingxi! My excited heart hadn't calmed down before it sank even further! It seems the Second Miss Gu has been betrothed to my seventh brother by the Emperor!

Why? His heart clenched with pain! The first person he had ever fallen for! Was she his sister-in-law? Someone he could never have! Had his seventh brother already recognized her in the main hall of the First-Class Thousand Gold Pavilion that day? Had their relationship become that close?