I wish you two lifetimes

"Princess, what do you need your slaves to prepare?" Seeing Liu Chupei hurried out of the Hanzhang Hall, Xiang Nu hurriedly followed behind her.

"Go to the small kitchen and ask for some prickly ash." Liu Chupei took the brocade box in her arms, "Go now, get some more, and then make a pot of tea."

"Princess, what do you want peppercorns for? You will get a rash if you touch this thing." Shan Nu froze in place, with no intention of leaving.

"If you are told to go, you will do it. Why are you talking so much? If you miss my business, be careful with your skin." Liu Chupei pretended to be serious.

Sure enough, when Xiang Nu saw her like this and knew the seriousness of the matter, he hurried to the dining room.

She turned around and walked towards her bedroom, before entering the courtyard, she saw a little palace maid poking her head.

"What are you doing?" Liu Chupei walked over, her eyes lit up instantly when she saw the little maid, and she ran over.

"Princess, just now Eunuch He sent something over, saying that the emperor specially prepared it for you." The little maid looked excited, and those things must be good things just by looking at the brocade box outside, "The emperor really loves the princess." Your Highness."

Beloved... Liu Chupei sneered in her heart, yes, Father really loved her so much that he was about to send her to the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"Where's Eunuch He?" Liu Chupei glanced around, but didn't see anyone else.

"Eunuch just left." The little maid thought that Liu Chupei was worried that she hadn't done a good job, so she said with a little complacency, "Princess, don't worry, I have taken care of Eunuch's place."

"En." Liu Chupei just replied her one word lightly, and walked into the yard absent-mindedly.

The little maid froze in place. She originally thought that the princess would praise her, but who would have thought that the princess didn't react at all. She curled her lips in displeasure. These five princesses are the most difficult to serve in the palace, it's true.

"Hey, sister Xiangnu." The little maid saw Xiangnu hurriedly coming from outside the courtyard, "What happened to the princess today? What happened to the princess outside?" She saw that Xiangnu was holding a pot of tea in her hand. There was also a small plate, "Miss Xiangnu, what is this?"

"What's wrong with the princess and I need to tell you every day? Just do your best and don't think about those silly things." Xiang Nu glanced at her angrily. She will break her mouth, but since she didn't make any big mistakes, it's hard to find a reason to replace her.

"Working here with the princess, you just need to talk less and do more, and don't ask too much about things that have nothing to do with you." Xiang Nu didn't want to talk to her, turned around and left.

The little maid stomped her feet, turned and left.

"Princess, the Sichuan pepper you want." Shan Nu put the things on the table.

"Let me see." Liu Chupei came over to open the plate, and a numbing smell came over his face.

Liu Chupei frowned uncomfortably. She poured a cup of tea, took a few prickly ash and sprinkled it in the tea.

Before Shan Nu next to her could react what she was going to do, she picked up the tea in hand and drank it down in one gulp.

"Princess, what are you doing!" Xiang Nu exclaimed from the side. She was so frightened that she hurriedly snatched the teacup from Liu Chupei's hand, but it was too late, and she had already drank all the tea in the cup. The prickly ash that went in was reduced by half.

She hurriedly patted Liu Chupei on the back, and said eagerly: "Princess, spit it out, spit it out." The other side took a clean cup to make a cup of tea for her again, and handed it to her mouth.

Liu Chupei pushed it away, she frowned, endured the discomfort in her heart with difficulty, and waved her hand.

"Princess, spit it out quickly." Shanu was about to cry in a hurry, "You can't eat this, it will cause a rash, and it will be uncomfortable."

Liu Chupei resisted the feeling of wanting to spit it out. She naturally knew that she couldn't eat this, and she wanted to eat it because she couldn't.

She picked up the tea in Xiang Nu's hand, drank it down, and let the smell of pepper in her mouth fade a bit, "What time is it now?"

"It's just arrived at Weishi." Xiang Nu brewed another cup of tea and handed it to her.

Liu Chupei waved his hand, a few more drinks would have no effect.

In Weishi, it was only more than an hour before the dinner party started, and I don't know if it will be too late.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, grabbed a few peppercorns and put them directly into her mouth, and drank it with a cup of tea.

"Princess! Princess!" Xiang Nu pushed her hand away in desperation, but it was still a step too late, "Princess, what are you doing so badly? This servant immediately went to ask for the imperial physician."

"No...no need..." Liu Chupei pulled her, "Anu, listen carefully, I'll get rashes later, if someone asks, just say that you already had rashes on your face when you saw me today, Don't mention the fact that I eat pepper."

"Princess..." Shan Nu looked sad.

"You also know that the fourth prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty is in the palace. I can't show my true face in front of him today, understand?" Liu Chupei looked at her seriously. The only trustworthy maid in the palace is Xiang Nu.

Shan Nu nodded half understanding.

"You go and get ready first, and wait to redress me." Liu Chupei gave her a reassuring look, "Don't worry, if you really feel unwell, I will tell you, and you can find an imperial doctor for me. You have your own measure."

Shan Nu left anxiously.

As soon as Xiang Nu left, Liu Chupei immediately drank another cup of pepper tea. The dinner was not long away, if you don't hurry up, you won't get a rash before the dinner, and you will be in trouble.

Hard work paid off, when Liu Chupei drank the third cup of tea, she finally felt a little itchy on her face.

Xiang Nu pushed the door open and saw Liu Chupei scratching her face, so she hurried over, "Princess, don't scratch." If you scratch your skin, it will leave a scar.

Enduring the discomfort, Liu Chupei nodded, "Show me and change clothes for me."

"Yes, princess."

"Princess, are you really able to do this?" Xiang Nu looked at Liu Chupei who was wearing a veil in front of her, with a worried expression on her face. Under the veil, she could still vaguely see the red spots on her face. It seemed that this time was the most serious one in history.

"Don't worry, wait and see what happens." Liu Chupei rubbed her head, and now she understands why Xie Heng always likes to rub her head, it seems that it can really comfort people's hearts.

"Princess, the empress's people are here." Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and the little maid outside reported.

"Go back to her, I'll come right away." Liu Chupei opened the brocade box at hand, looked at it for a long time, and smiled.

"Princess, do you want to bring this jade pendant?" Seeing her staring at the fish-shaped jade in front of her, Xiang Nu couldn't help asking.

"No, let's go." She opened the door and went out.

While walking on the road, there were voices from all around from time to time, and all the ladies and gentlemen from various families came from a distance.Liu Chupei stared blankly, her eyes full of envy. To them, this time was just a banquet, but to her, it might be a catastrophe.

"Is everyone here?" Liu Chupei asked.

"Yes." Xiang Nu responded, "Even Xie's parents and daughters and several other concubines also came."

Liu Chupei was helpless, it was really a headache, the matter was already very difficult, and he was afraid that he would run into people he didn't want to meet.

"Let's go to the banquet first."

"Princess, are you not going to the Empress's place?" Xiang Nu was puzzled.

"No." After Liu Chupei said that, he turned and walked towards the main hall.

"The fifth princess—"

"Princess--"

Passers-by saluted when they saw her.

Liu Chupei just nodded slightly, then walked forward quickly.

"What's wrong with the fifth princess? Why is she wearing a veil?" A lady from a certain family was a little surprised to see that Liu Chupei was wearing a veil, not like her usual temperament.

"I don't know. I'm afraid I'm playing tricks again. It's not like I haven't done it in the past." The lady from another family glanced lightly, with a bit of disdain in her tone, but because she was in the palace, she didn't dare to be too presumptuous, "Wait a minute. Just know."

The other nodded, and then the two walked towards the main hall.

"The fifth princess has arrived—" The father-in-law guarding outside the hall was stunned when he saw Liu Chupei, and when Liu Chupei walked in, he asked softly, "Why did your highness come so early today?"

In the past banquets, the five princesses either didn't come or didn't come until it was almost over. This time, it was the first time that they came early.

"Little Eunuch Li came earlier than me." Liu Chupei smiled slightly, but at this moment she completely forgot that she was wearing a veil.

"The princess is joking, this is the duty of a slave." Little Eunuch Li smiled embarrassedly.

Liu Chupei didn't stay any longer, just nodded and walked in.

"See Her Royal Highness—" The people inside saluted one after another.

"Get up, everyone don't need to be restrained today, just treat it as a gathering together on weekdays." Liu Chupei glanced around, although not many people came, but there were still a few familiar faces.

Xie Heng also arrived, and when he saw Liu Chupei wearing a veil, he frowned, but because he was in the palace, it was inconvenient for him to go forward and say something to her.

Liu Chupei blinked at her and then sat down.

The people who came in afterwards were a little strange when they saw a woman with a veil sitting in front of the hall, but when they saw Xiang Nu standing behind her, they suddenly realized that it was the fifth princess who had not been seen for several days.

Several people were discussing in private.

Liu Chupei pretended not to see it, and started drinking tea by herself.

"Princess Fifth." Liu Chupei, who was drinking tea, frowned unhappily when she heard someone calling her. The voice was too familiar, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

"Miss Xie." Liu Chupei just nodded slightly.

"I haven't seen the fifth princess in the past few days. Did the princess go hunting with Ah Heng?" Xie Yun stood in front of her with a faint smile, every expression was just right, so that no one else could get bored.

But Liu Chupei was no one else, she just smiled lightly, "Since Miss Xie knows, why did you ask me again?"

"Princess misunderstood." Xie Yun's face changed, and there was grievance in her smile, "Xie Yun just wanted to care about the princess, but I don't know why the princess seems to have a lot of hostility towards me. I don't know what Xie Yun did wrong in the past. , make the princess unhappy, if Xie Yun did something wrong, please tell the princess, Xie Yun will definitely change."

Liu Chupei just looked at her, took a sip of tea, "Anu, get some candied fruit for me, you can't just watch the show."