The sun was just rising, shyly like a new bride stepping out. The golden sunlight poured down, crisscrossing the blue-gray clouds into a beautiful tapestry, warming the people below. It infused the cold, monotonous palace walls with color. Qingqing looked at the freshly washed sky, her voice calm and serene: “The sun rises in the east while rain falls in the west, it’s not supposed to be sunny, yet it is.” Yuzhen watched her desolate silhouette, her shoulders trembling slightly, not knowing why she suddenly felt this way, just following her gaze into the distance…
After a long time, Qingqing slowly turned back, now wearing her usual indifferent smile, and bowed to Li Qin, saying with a laugh, “Qingqing will take her leave now. If I have offended the Crown Prince in the past, please forgive me.” Li Qin had been feeling downcast, but seeing Qingqing’s radiant smile, he felt the farewell wasn’t so sad. Perhaps she wasn’t beautiful, but her health, purity, and a sort of otherworldly elegance were like the tuberose, pure and radiant. Thus, sometimes, a woman’s smile can be a powerful weapon.
Li Qin shook off his sadness, adopting his usual playful demeanor, then mimicked Yuzhen’s tone from earlier, “Thankfully, it won’t be hard for us siblings to meet again in the future.” Yuzhen and the other maids couldn’t help but giggle.
Chapter 83: The Change in the Third Lady
Qingqing: “Then I look forward to meeting the Crown Prince and Miss Chen again.” They exchanged a few more words before a servant came to urge that Minister Lin was waiting in the carriage. Qingqing took Yuzhen’s hand, smiling radiantly. Only when she was about to get into the carriage did she glance back at the Fourth Prince. His eyes seemed conflicted, but Qingqing didn’t notice.
