Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Are they just the two of them? Carefree and happy?

“Miss Fang,” Song Pingping frowned and warned, “Your status as a princess is so noble, you must not speak nonsense.”

If Qin Yi is truly a carefree and lively young girl, and she is lured out by Qin Yi's few words to sneak away, what if something happens then?

Upon hearing this, Qin Yizhen glanced at Fang Shixin and calmly said, "I won't go. Although Qin Capital is relatively peaceful, it's not an impregnable fortress."

She may not be afraid of offending anyone, but she will not foolishly put herself in danger.

What is freedom and happiness compared to her life, honor, and disgrace?

Moreover, she is a princess of a country, and her life and honor are not solely her own. If something happens to her, the country will lose face, and who knows how many things will be caused and how many people will be implicated.

Fang Shixin opened her mouth to try and persuade her, but Qin Yizhen didn't want to listen and asked her, "You said you would make me some velvet flowers, are they all finished?"

Fang Shixin's face stiffened at this point.

The velvet flowers made for Qin Yizhen were the face of Fanghua Pavilion, so naturally they had to be made to the best of their ability, using the finest materials and the most exquisite craftsmanship. Therefore, after returning home yesterday, she had the embroiderers work overtime, staying up all night, and they are still working on them today.

"We can probably finish two today. Why don't you go to Fanghua Pavilion and sit for a while? Once the embroiderer has finished, you can take them with you. They'll be ready to use at the palace banquet tomorrow."

"Then there's no need." Qin Yizhen accepted the tea that Song Pingping poured for her again, and politely declined her suggestion. "Make a few more and then send them to the Marquis of Pingxi's residence."

"But tomorrow's palace banquet—"

"I have already prepared my hair ornaments for tomorrow's palace banquet, so I won't trouble you."

"But... but what about my Fanghua Pavilion?"

"This is your Fanghua Pavilion, not mine," Qin Yizhen said calmly. "You said those words yourself."

Yesterday, Qin Yizhen said she didn't like Fanghua Pavilion and thought the artificial flowers were no good, so she asked Fang Shixin not to plant them. But Fang Shixin said that this was her Fanghua Pavilion, not Qin Yizhen's. Now Qin Yizhen is replying to her with the same words.

Since it's your shop, what does it have to do with me?

Fang Shixin was speechless after hearing this. She opened her mouth and said, "But...but we're friends, aren't we? Please help me out, just for my sake, okay?"

“If you wear this velvet flower tomorrow, my Fanghua Pavilion will surely have a booming business, and I will also be able to earn more.”

Qin Yizhen looked at her calmly, her clear and pure eyes seeming to see directly into the depths of her heart.

Fang Shixin felt a vague unease.

After a long silence, Qin Yizhen finally said, "You said it yourself, we're friends, but why do you insist on doing things I don't like? And why make it difficult for me to do them for you? What kind of logic is that?"

Fang Shixin was speechless once again.

Qin Yizhen continued, "Since you don't care about my feelings, I don't need to care whether your business made a profit or a loss. In this matter, let's not talk about who is right and who is wrong. We can only say that we owe each other nothing, right?"

"However..." Qin Yizhen paused here.

"But what?" Fang Shixin asked quickly.

"However, it's not impossible for me to help you. Like we said yesterday, make me a few more. If I like them, I'll wear them out."

"But the palace banquet is tomorrow."

"Tomorrow's palace banquet is fine, what's the rush? I am a princess, and whenever I appear, my clothes and jewelry are imitated by everyone."

Emperor Jing'an ascended the throne at the age of eight and is only twelve years old this year. He has no concubines in the harem yet. Therefore, among all the women in the Eastern Qin, apart from Empress Dowager Cheng, she and Princess Huizhen are the most honored.

Even if someone sees her wearing a blade of grass in her hair and praises her for being "simple and natural" or "elegant and unpretentious," a day or two later, you might see people wearing grass in their hair in the market.

Fang Shixin was somewhat unwilling to miss out on the grand occasion of the palace banquet, but she didn't want to give up on having Qin Yizhen help her "sell goods".

So she bit her lip: "But you rarely go out, and who knows when you'll come out again."

Qin Yizhen said, "That was before. Now that I want to go out, things are naturally different from before. Who knows, today I might want to listen to storytelling, tomorrow I might want to watch a play, and the day after tomorrow, I might invite all the ladies to my Chunxie Courtyard to enjoy the flowers."

Fang Shixin was taken aback. According to this logic, postponing the opening of Fanghua Pavilion wasn't entirely impossible...

With Qin Yizhen's help in promoting the products, business would definitely be booming.

Thinking of this, she was afraid that if she continued to pester Qin Yizhen, she would really get angry and stop caring about her, so she quickly agreed: "Then it's settled. Once the velvet flower is finished, I'll show it to you and see if you like it."

"Okay." Qin Yizhen nodded calmly, then turned to the courtyard to continue listening to the storyteller recount Cheng Yan's deeds.

Fang Shixin felt uneasy when she saw that Qin Yizhen was ignoring her completely and was no longer as close as before.

Just as she was about to strike up a conversation with Qin Yizhen to get closer to her, she saw Lü Qiao stand up and ask her to leave: "Miss Fang, please go back. The princess came here today to listen to a story, so it's inconvenient to disturb her."

Qin Yizhen followed suit and said, "That's right. Today I just want to listen to the story quietly and don't want to discuss anything else. You can go back first. If you have anything else to do, you can come to the Pingxi Marquis's residence another day."

Hearing Qin Yizhen say this, Fang Shixin couldn't bring herself to stay any longer, so she gave a dry laugh and said, "It seems I've bothered Sister Yizhen. Well then, I'll head back now and see you another day."

"Walk slowly."

After Fang Shixin left, stopping every few steps, Lü Qiao quickly told the maid to close the door to prevent her from coming back and disturbing them.

Song Pingping narrowed her eyes as she watched Fang Shixin's departing figure. She turned around, about to speak, when Qin Yizhen handed her a teacup.

"No need for further words. Since you're here today, let's listen to some stories. I haven't heard about the Marquis's past yet. Although the storyteller exaggerates a bit, it's still quite interesting."

Seeing that she seemed to understand, Song Pingping nodded and said nothing more.

.

Cheng Yan got up at dawn today, ate some breakfast in a hurry, and went out. First, he went to the Ministry of War to arrange the placement of the army, and then he dealt with some political affairs.

At noon, someone from the palace came to deliver a message, saying that Empress Dowager Cheng and Emperor Jing'an invited him to the palace for lunch, and he went.

After the meal, I checked Emperor Jing'an's studies and tested him with some questions. By the time we left the palace, it was already past noon.

Songnian waited outside the palace. When he saw him leave the palace, he quickly followed and said, "My lord, the Court of State Ceremonies sent someone to the Ministry of Justice today."

"Who is it?" The fact that the Court of State Ceremonial sent someone to the Ministry of Justice was originally none of his business, but since Song Nian brought it up, it must be related.

“The Prince of Xiliangze.” Song Nian’s expression was somewhat grim. “Does Your Excellency know what charges the Court of State Ceremonies brought him to the Ministry of Justice?”

"what?"

"Teasing the princess."