Chapter 74: Leaving the Palace
Zheng Congyuan had changed into a set of ink-colored satin robes, the inner layer revealing silver openwork flower-patterned borders and a jade belt at the waist. The dark clothes added an extra touch of cold handsomeness to the man before her eyes.
Qi Zhu laughed merrily, accompanying her with care.
"The Commandery Princess is really beautiful today."
"When is our Commandery Princess not beautiful!" Nian Xia retorted, only to get a withering look from Fu Dong—why argue over such a thing.
Zheng Nianru was also very happy, the craftsmanship of the Embroidery Girls had improved considerably, and after much difficulty, they had obtained a piece of rosy clouds gauze. The colors that shone like a rainbow spread out, the seven colors blending together, neutralizing the brightness while being distinct from everything else.
It was just missing a bit of liveliness, so the embroidery Zheng Nianru wanted was quite different from what they usually did; she wanted to thread a silver wire throughout the fabric, creating a light that shimmered and played hide-and-seek with movement.
The Embroidery Girls had spent a full three days embroidering just enough for a single cloak. Now, Zheng Nianru was wearing this seven-colored, Yan Xia-like cloak over her Thousand Water Skirt of rolled snow fine gauze. She looked like a fox fairy who did not partake of the mortal world’s food, with small pearls the size of rice grains dangling from the fluffy white pompoms hanging on her earrings, her skin whiter than snow.
Early in the morning, Zheng Nianru arrived at the Crown Prince’s Mansion—today, Zheng Congyuan had said he would take her out for fun.
Zheng Nianru was very happy, even though she had been there once in her previous life, she was extremely pleased this time too.
"Brother Crown Prince—" Just as Zheng Congyuan stepped out of his study, he heard an extremely soft and supple voice, humming from her throat with the playful and indolent cadence of a young girl, which seemed to reverberate endlessly. In an instant, Zheng Congyuan saw the fox fairy hopping towards him, and for that moment, it felt as if she alone was the epitome of worldly beauty.
"Is Brother Crown Prince’s health better?" Zheng Nianru asked with deep concern for Zheng Congyuan’s injury, her sincerity not appearing to be feigned as she reached out to touch his chest, pressing down to reassure herself.