Chapter 247: One More
Qishun Building had the hot water ready, Fu Dong was carrying a maligned bamboo basket filled with clean flower petals, Xue Liu was tidying up the dry gauze towels, and she sneakily glanced outside.
Why did the Princess come back at this time? Wasn’t she invited by Her Majesty the Empress Dowager to enjoy the flower viewing with the ladies from prominent families? It was a rare invitation for Her Royal Highness, a proactive gesture of goodwill.
Xing Yu was cleaning the steps outside, shaking her head. She didn’t understand, but she felt that nothing good could come from the Empress Dowager. Since the Princess was back, that was that—nothing worth fussing over.
Zheng Nianru removed her hairpins, and that youthful face in the mirror still made her feel somewhat uncomfortable. But it was much better than in the beginning, she no longer felt like the reflection was unreal.
Zheng Nianru turned her head, looking at Fu Dong, who was testing the water temperature. The flower petals floated across half of the bath, the fragrance pervading the air.
"Bring that wine."
Fu Dong was startled for a moment. There was no absence of wine in Qishun Building; the chefs in the small kitchen even made a fruit wine that was sweet and very much to Xing Yu’s liking, but the Princess seldom drank it.
Fu Dong acknowledged with a word and went to fetch it. When she returned, Zheng Nianru had already entered the pool with the assistance of Nian Xia, and Fu Dong poured a cup of wine, handing it over to Zheng Nianru.
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"The Princess is bathing; you can’t go inside," Xing Yu said as she stopped Yin He who was trying to enter. Nanny Yun was right, now that the Princess was engaged, how could they let others know that there was such a person inside Qishun Building?
"Yin He, do you really not know your place?" Xing Yu asked again. The boy was quite peculiar. The Princess had said to let him be, as there was no one in Qishun Building who could match him, and it was clear that the Princess did not want the Crown Prince’s people to provoke Yin He, so they could only let him roam freely in Qishun Building.