"Alright." Yin Luo agreed very readily, "If I agree, the prince must do something for me, personally and with his own efforts! Don't worry, it's definitely something the prince can accomplish. How about it?"
Mu Changqing's lips curled into a confident smile as he replied, "Good, I will keep your life and wait for the day you win!"
He left with his hands behind his back, his robe sweeping past the door. Yin Luo listened to the sound of his footsteps fading away and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. Looking at the flickering lights beside her, her gaze lowered, momentarily lost in thought.
The peaceful night finally passed. Su Yi came early to assist Yin Luo with her grooming and was quite curious about the calmness of the previous night. "Princess, didn't the prince say anything when he returned last night?"
Yin Luo looked at her stunning reflection in the mirror, her expression unchanged. "Don't worry, from now on, I can stay here. The prince won't trouble us."
Su Yi sighed in relief and brought over an outer robe to help Yin Luo dress. She then said, "Princess, I've heard that Ms. Qing Ge has returned to the residence. Ms. Qing Ge is the prince's cousin and grew up with him; she is most favored by him. Since you can't leave this courtyard right now, why not send some gifts to Ms. Qing Ge? If you can win her favor, perhaps the prince will allow you to go out!"
Yin Luo picked up a blue hairpin from the dressing table and replied while looking at Su Yi, "Why should I go out? I think it's quite good here; Han Yu Garden is so large that ordinary people can't even enter."
After saying that, she inserted the hairpin into her hair and checked herself in the bronze mirror. Su Yi clearly did not understand and said, "Although Han Yu Garden is nice, after all, the princess's freedom is restricted..."
"Whether it's flattering someone or not, if I really need to please someone, I should directly please the prince instead of going out of my way to flatter another person."
Su Yi was momentarily speechless and then said, "What you say makes sense; it's my fault for being slow-witted and not thinking of that!"
Yin Luo glanced at her but did not say much more; she simply opened the door and walked out directly.
The autumn scenery outside was just right, and with the pleasant weather today, Yin Luo directly left the courtyard, instructing Su Yi behind her, "Prepare early in that bamboo forest."
Su Yi responded and hurried off to get ready. Yin Luo made her way alone to the bamboo forest. Although her freedom was restricted, the Cold Jade Garden was indeed large enough that even staying here for three to five days wouldn't feel stifling.
"Miss, the Prince's Cold Jade Garden has always prohibited outsiders from entering. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to disturb the Princess like this?"
"Am I an outsider? Besides, I'm going to pay my respects; is that considered a disturbance? Why do you have that expression on your face?"
The maid beside her suddenly changed her expression. Ye Qingge was already somewhat angry, and seeing the maid's current expression made her even more agitated. When she turned around, she noticed from a distance that someone was standing at the other end of the bamboo path. The woman was dressed in a simple light blue outfit with minimal adornments, yet just one glance left her stunned, momentarily forgetting to take another step.
It was a beauty she had never seen before, surpassing even Ling Gu'er, the most beautiful woman in her memory from Li Country.
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