After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Chuntang Garden is as warm and cozy as its name suggests.

Even in this bleak late autumn, chrysanthemums, hibiscus, begonias, roses and other flowers are blooming one after another, in a riot of colour, and a faint fragrance wafts from the tall osmanthus trees.

The scenery is well-arranged and is no worse than her Huamu Hall.

Qin Yaoguang stood at the door and told Guyu, "These flowers are in full bloom. Pick them all for me tomorrow while the morning dew is still there. I will prepare a hundred-flower banquet."

Don't blame her for being narrow-minded. She just can't bear to see the Xiao mother and daughter living such a comfortable life.

Even though I can't touch Zhou Qinghe, can't I make her feel uncomfortable?

"Yes."

Compared to the orders she had issued in the past that often cost lives, this request, although strange, was nothing.

Hearing the noise, Xiao's mother and daughter came out of the house.

"I have met Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess."

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Princess."

Looking at the tops of their heads, Qin Yaoguang hummed and said, "Get up. I came here today on the orders of His Majesty to have Miss Zhou copy some books."

Copying books?

The two were startled.

Bai Lu took a step forward and conveyed the emperor's order. Zhou Qinghe's face turned visibly pale.

Qin Yaoguang smiled maliciously and said, "Ten days. Today is already the evening hour. Miss Zhou should hurry up. If you can't hand it in by then, it will be considered as disobeying the emperor's order."

Xiao was shocked and couldn't help but plead, "Your Highness, can we start from tomorrow?"

Copying sixty copies of the Heart Sutra in ten days was already very stressful, not to mention that most of them were gone on the first day. It was almost dark.

Qin Yaoguang glanced at her with a half-smile and said, "Are you negotiating terms with His Majesty? It's not impossible, as long as you can get His Majesty's consent."

Xiao secretly groaned, where could she go to ask for an audience with the emperor?

"Are there enough pens and ink? Are there any candles?"

Qin Yaoguang asked a few questions pretending to be concerned. Without waiting for their answers, she instructed Guyu: "Miss Zhou is going to copy the Heart Sutra to pray for the Queen. This is a serious matter. You arrange two little girls to serve the pens and ink. Make sure you watch Miss Zhou copy carefully. If there are any smudges, re-copy the whole book immediately. No mistakes can be made."

Zhou Qinghe's face turned even paler.

This cut off her chance of finding someone else to write for her.

She didn't expect that her indulgence towards the eunuch and her indifference towards the old woman in the morning would lead to such serious consequences.

But what can she do?

Could it be that the eunuchs sent by the palace would obey her orders?

When she left the palace this morning, she was very happy to be able to catch the fifth princess's way.

The delicate little girl was coaxed into happiness by just a few words. She regarded her as a close friend she rarely met in her life and said that they should be close friends in the future. She would often send people to pick her up to go to the palace to play.

Now that I have the princess, how far will the prince be?

Unexpectedly, this joy only lasted for half a day before such shocking news came.

Zhou Qinghe really doubted whether her hands would still be there after copying these sixty books.

"Oh, right."

Before leaving, Qin Yaoguang said softly, "Empress Jingfei said that you have caused the Fifth Princess to be punished, and Jingping Palace does not welcome you."

what? !

Compared to this, copying scriptures is nothing.

She had finally established this relationship!

In a hurry, Zhou Qinghe lost her composure and hurried a few steps to catch up with Qin Yaoguang and said, "My Lady Princess, the Fifth Princess and I hit it off right away. Can you please take the Fifth Princess to the Princess Mansion to play?"

She may not show up, but the Fifth Princess can come out.

Qin Yaoguang couldn't help but praise her, saying that she was worthy of being the heroine of the original book and her mind was really quick.

But...

"No," Qin Yaoguang said calmly, "You two hit it off right away, what does this have to do with me?"

None of my business!

Watching Qin Yaoguang being surrounded by the crowd and leaving, Zhou Qinghe bit her lower lip tightly, leaving a deep bloody mark.

"Oh, my son, what are you doing?"

Xiao was busy at the side, saying, "Let's hurry up and start copying the scriptures! The first day is almost over."

She tried to persuade Zhou Qinghe for a long time, but seeing that Zhou Qinghe remained unmoved, she became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Zhou Qinghe suddenly looked at her and said, "Are you afraid that I won't be able to complete it and you will be punished?"

There was no respect for the mother in his words.

Xiao had long been accustomed to the way the two of them got along, and didn't take it seriously. Hearing this, she just smiled awkwardly and said, "I, I'm just worried about you."

Zhou Qinghe snorted coldly and said, "Go prepare your writing brush and ink!"

I don’t know what went wrong, and everything started to go wrong.

Now she was stuck copying scriptures and couldn't do anything for ten days. She didn't even have time to leave the hospital.

The only solution for now is to deal with this problem first and then think about other things.

Xiao diligently ground the ink for her and spread out the rice paper. Zhou Qinghe looked at her and suddenly came up with an idea. She said, "Mother, there is a basket of oranges in our yard. Please send it to Zhufeng Courtyard. Tell them that I was punished to copy scriptures and I am sorry that I cannot visit them these days."

In the past, she would help Zhufengyuan from time to time.

Just some small favors, such as some needles and thread, food, and occasionally some seasonal medicinal herbs, were enough to make the five children extremely grateful to her.

Based on her understanding of them, this basket of oranges would be enough for them to do something.

Xiao's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly, saying, "Okay!"

After saying that, she stood up and was about to leave. After she came to her senses, she said awkwardly, "Is it okay for you to be alone here?"

Zhou Qinghe's lips curled up into a mocking smile, and she said, "The princess's maid will be here soon, so why can't I do that?"

Her cheap mother is so stupid and bad, and she doesn't know how to cover up.

Her life is thinner than paper, yet she wants to reach the sky that she cannot get.

So what if you were engaged before?

Yan Changqing is now a royal consort, a general who holds military power, and also inherits the title of Duke of the State.

Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? You are a widow with a daughter. No matter how well you take care of yourself, is Yan Changqing blind to fall for you?

In front of Xiao, she doesn't need to hide her true nature.

If it weren't for her, Xiao would have died countless times in this princess's mansion.

Xiao had known that something was wrong with her, but the two of them had already formed a community of shared interests, so she dared not reveal a word to anyone else and kept the secret firmly in her heart.

Zhufeng Courtyard is no longer as desolate as it once was, and renovations are underway everywhere.

Xiao had the basket of oranges given to the second son, and pretended to care for the third son who was still sick. She noticed the bottle of rose water that was conspicuous in the simple house.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Two quarters of an hour later, Xiao was outside Huamu Hall shouting, "Your Highness, there is a thief stealing things in our princess's mansion!"