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Princess Wei took in a deep breath. By the time she set down her teacup and raised her head, she had already calmed the turbulent emotions in her heart. She cast a careful, measuring gaze over the two young girls in front of her, before reaching out to pull them closer. She stroked Royal Princess Duanjia’s forehead and patted Chu Lian’s little hand gently. When she caught sight of the phoenix tail hairpin in Chu Lian’s hair, her eyes narrowed and she sent an admonishing glare to Royal Princess Duanjia.
“Good, good. This princess ordered these two bolts of fabric a few days ago, it looks like the dresses turned out well. Look at these two girls; they look like sisters dressed in the same outfit.”
Royal Princess Duanjia’s reply was a bright smile, like her mother’s reaction was only to be expected. On the other hand, Chu Lian was shocked. But she managed to hide it well, not forgetting to issue a standard polite reply as she said, “It’s Royal Princess Duanjia who has good taste.”
“Alright, the two of you must have suffered much shock today. This princess has arranged for some guards to send Chu Liu home. On another day, this princess will personally send an invite for Chu Liu to come and spend time with this princess and Royal Princess Duanjia.”
She hadn’t realised that time had passed so quickly that it was already evening. Royal Princess Duanjia knew that it wasn’t appropriate to keep Chu Lian any longer, so she could only agree to sending Chu Lian home with the estate’s guards. Royal Princess Duanjia even escorted her all the way to the entrance. Even when Chu Lian was boarding the carriage, she still seemed reluctant to let her go. “Chu Liu, don’t forget, you promised to cook roast duck with me.”
Chu Lian patted Royal Princess Duanjia’s hand in comfort. “Princess, you should return quickly. Don’t let Princess Wei worry. I won’t forget about our promise. I’ll even bring cat head shaped cookies with me the next time I come, too.”
It was only after Chu Lian’s carriage had departed that Royal Princess Duanjia returned to her estate, accompanied by her maidservants.
One of Royal Princess Duanjia’s handmaids, Jinxiu, had already explained the whole course of events today to Princess Wei.
Senior Servant Lan shared her thoughts. “It really was all thanks to House Jing’an’s Third Young Madam that our young princess made it back safely today. No wonder the young princess is unusually close to her and treats her like a sister.” Even to the point of reliance, went unsaid.
Princess Wei’s gaze was a little darkened. She suddenly stood up and entered her bedroom deeper within the building. When she pressed a certain spot behind a table, a small door appeared on one of the walls of the bedroom with some calligraphy hanging on it. Princess Wei passed through the door and walked right up to the incense table filled with offerings. She took up the small memorial tablet on the table and wiped it gently with her handkerchief.
When she heard the soft footsteps behind her, Princess Wei could no longer hold back her tears.
She asked, “, you’re right. That child deserves better. Furthermore, she saved my Duanjia today.”
Senior Servant Lan saw that Princess Wei had recovered her usual calm, so she finally relaxed.
Meanwhile, Chu Lian had gone through a roller coaster of emotions today. It wasn’t until she boarded the carriage that she could truly relax.
As Wenlan fanned her from the side, Chu Lian leaned against the carriage window and shut her eyes to rest. After a short moment, she asked, “Where are the clothes and accessories I changed out of?”