Baoqin was too anxious to sleep, and when she got up the next morning, she had two huge dark circles under her eyes.
Things were truly too difficult for her.
Xiao Xixi made a request.
“I want to eat noodles for breakfast.”
She had mentioned longevity noodles last night, and remembering them today made her crave them.
Baoqin went to cook noodles for her, feeling utterly hopeless about life.
After eating and drinking her fill, Xiao Xixi collapsed on the couch and directed Baoqin to open the cabinet.
“On the bottom shelf, in the left corner, there’s a blue floral wrap. Yes, yes, that’s the one. Bring it over.”
Baoqin placed the wrap in front of her.
This wrap was something she had brought out from the Mystic Sect. Inside were some random items, all prepared for her by her Master, who said she might be able to use them after descending the mountain.
Xiao Xixi opened the wrap, picked and chose through it, and finally selected a ginseng.
This ginseng was wrapped in a red cloth, with a red ribbon tied around it.
“Let’s send this.”
Baoqin was astonished upon seeing this ginseng.
Even if she lacked worldly experience, she could still tell that this was a several-hundred-year-old ginseng of extremely high quality. It was absolutely a treasure that money couldn’t buy on the outside.
“Where did you get such a good ginseng, Mistress?”
Xiao Xixi let out a yawn. “Master gave it to me. I don’t know where he got it from either. It should be fine to use this as a birthday gift, right?”
“It’s fine, absolutely fine!”
Baoqin quickly found a beautiful and exquisite brocade box, carefully placing the ginseng inside.
For the entire afternoon, Xiao Xixi was pinned in front of the dressing table by Baoqin, who meticulously dressed her up from head to toe.
Once Baoqin finished her work, Xiao Xixi looked at herself in the mirror.
She felt so unfamiliar, as if she had changed into a different face.
Baoqin said with absolute confidence, “With Mistress’s current appearance, you will definitely infatuate His Highness the Crown Prince and turn his head completely!”
The hem of the skirt was too long, making walking very inconvenient.
It was only with Baoqin’s support that Xiao Xixi slowly walked out of Qingge Palace.
When Luo Qinghan saw her, he was slightly dazed.
Seeing that he kept staring at her, Xiao Xixi felt quite embarrassed.
“Is dressing up like this a bit strange?”
“It is not strange.”
Not only was it not strange, it was also very beautiful.
To be selected into the Eastern Palace, Xiao Xixi’s appearance was undoubtedly very outstanding. However, she usually always maintained a salted fish posture, looking particularly dispirited and lazy about dressing up, so it was easy for people to overlook her looks.
At this moment, she wore a misty-pink flowing skirt, with a slender waist and long hair like clouds.
On her small, oval face, her almond eyes were large and bright, and her eyelashes were long and thick like two small fans. Her skin was as white and lustrous as snow, with a faint pink hue showing through.
Especially when being gazed at by her, Luo Qinghan would unconsciously be drawn in by her eyes.
Her pupils were clear and translucent, like lake water where one could see straight to the bottom, clean and pure.
In the imperial palace, there shouldn’t be such eyes.
Luo Qinghan couldn’t help but raise his hand, gently brushing across the corner of her eyes and brows.
This was a somewhat ambiguous action.
Yet not a shred of tenderness could be seen on his face, and his tone remained cold.
“Don’t look at this prince with those eyes ever again.”
Xiao Xixi: ???
Was there something wrong with her eyes?
Luo Qinghan did not say anything more. He withdrew his hand and said indifferently, “Let’s go.”
Looking at his retreating figure, Xiao Xixi thought with delayed realization: Was she just disliked by him?
But why?
She hadn’t done anything just now!
Baoqin urged in a low voice, “Mistress, His Highness the Crown Prince has walked far. We must catch up quickly.”