Double Life: The Sickly Prince Eavesdrops on My Heart

After Xiao Jingxuan left, Qin Ruhuan finally had a good sleep.

A dreamless night.

When the first ray of sunlight shone in in the early morning, Qin Ruhuan slowly opened her eyes.

Qianxue had been waiting outside for a long time. After a simple wash, the two of them practiced morning exercises for half an hour. The focus of today's practice was the soft sword.

I practiced for a few days before, but I couldn't master it well. There are many differences between the training methods of soft sword and normal sword. The strength and method are also somewhat different.

I finally became more proficient today, but I was still quickly defeated in the fight with Qianxue.

After breakfast, Qin Ruhuan asked Chunhua to dress her up, as today was the day of the eldest princess' birthday banquet.

"Chunhua, dress more formally today!"

Chunhua smiled brightly, "Miss, you look good no matter how you dress up!"

"You're just a sweet talker. Hurry up. If you're late, I'll hold you accountable!"

Chunhua combed her hair into a dignified and elegant crabapple bun today, matched it with a crabapple flower hair accessory, and inserted a beige pearl hairpin on the bun!

The makeup is brighter than before, and she even applied light pink blush and sandalwood lipstick!

Today I am wearing a lilac long skirt with white embroidered brocade inside and lilac embroidered chiffon outside, which is light and elegant!

Because of what happened to Aunt Zhao, the two concubine sisters felt too embarrassed to go again, so they did not go.

Qin Ruhuan got dressed and went to the gate, Bai Xiaoru was already waiting outside!

"Sister Ruhuan, take my carriage!" Bai Xiaoru lifted the curtain and shouted to Qin Ruhuan.

"Xiao Ru, I'm really sorry that I didn't consider you when something happened yesterday!" Qin Ruhuan said to her with a smile.

"Sister Ruhuan, no one wants something to happen at home, and I don't want to disturb you from dealing with household chores, so I returned home without saying goodbye yesterday!" Bai Xiaoru said, holding Qin Ruhuan's hand.

"It's all in the past. If you want to stay at my house again, you can come anytime! I'll have someone send the things I bought for you back to my house tomorrow!"

Bai Xiaoru leaned on Qin Ruhuan's shoulder, "Sister Ruhuan, you are so kind!"

As they were talking, the carriage arrived at the Princess's Mansion.

When the two walked into the courtyard, guests had already come in one after another. Qin Ruhuan had been here before in her previous life, so she had some understanding of the Princess's Mansion!

Bai Xiaoru was here for the first time. As she walked, she marveled at the elegance and luxury of the Princess's Mansion, with its carved beams and painted buildings!

The maid led the two to Yaqing Pavilion where the banquet was held in the backyard.

Looking around, this is a beautiful and elegant courtyard with a large open area in the middle, where many tables and chairs are placed.

There are many beautiful flowers and plants around. There is an arch bridge a little further away, with a lotus pond below. There are also corridors and rockery on the right, as well as many trees and green plants.

In a word, the courtyard is really beautiful!

Many guests had already arrived, and the princess was receiving them one by one. Qin Ruhuan and the others walked forward and bowed, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess! Good luck to Her Royal Highness!"

The eldest princess was wearing a long red brocade dress with embroidery and a very noble and elegant makeup. She smiled and helped the two of them up, "You two don't have to be so formal!"

After saying that, he looked at Qin Ruhuan with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "This must be Miss Qin, the daughter of Lord Zuo Xiang!"

Qin Ruhuan smiled brightly, "It's my daughter, Qin Ruhuan!"

The princess looked at Bai Xiaoru again, "Is this Bai Xiaoru, the daughter of Censor Bai?"

Bai Xiaoru smiled slightly, "Yes! Xiaoru meets the eldest princess!"

After a few pleasantries, the princess turned around to entertain other guests!

The eldest princess is the most beloved sister of the current emperor, and the elder sister of King Jing Xiao Jingxuan! The aunt of Princess Xiao Ya!

The guests ranged from princes and grandchildren of the emperor to daughters of nobles, all came. It was the largest banquet in Kyoto ever!

In addition to celebrating the birthday, there was another thing at the eldest princess' birthday banquet, which is also well known. That is to select a princess for her younger brother, Prince Jing!

This year, King Jing is already 24 years old, but he has not yet married, so the eldest princess wants to use the name of the banquet to help choose a wife!

Therefore, all the noble ladies and daughters of officials who came today were dressed in their best clothes and their makeup was extremely exquisite!

The Third Prince and the Crown Prince also came today. They were originally in solitary confinement, but the eldest princess went to the palace in person to plead for mercy, and the emperor granted them special permission to leave the palace today!

Qin Ruhuan's old acquaintances walked in one after another. Qin Yue and Princess Xiao Ya actually walked in together. Qin Ruhuan raised a hint of contempt at the corner of her mouth. They were just two people with like-minded people!

"Cousin! You're here too! That's great. I was worried that it would be boring without any acquaintances!"

Qin Ruhuan smiled, "Yuer is here!"

Then he bowed to Xiao Ya who came in with him, "How are you, Princess?"

Xiao Ya ignored her and rolled her eyes at her!

"Hmph!" Then he walked away and went to find the eldest princess!

At this time, there was a commotion in the crowd. It turned out that the crown prince and several princes had arrived!

The women looked at them intently. The princes were all very handsome and dignified! These unmarried young ladies all came with their own purposes!

When everyone started to sit down, Xiao Jingxuan and Fei Yecai slowly walked over!

After sitting down, Xiao Jingxuan looked over and happened to see Qin Ruhuan looking up, and their eyes collided in the air!

Qin Ruhuan smiled slightly, then lowered her head and continued to whisper to Bai Xiaoru!

"Someone, come and serve the wine, food and fruits!" the housekeeper of the Princess's Mansion shouted loudly.

Soon, delicious food was placed in front of everyone. The dishes were exquisite and delicious, and even the pastries were the best in Kyoto!

Before the banquet started, everyone presented their birthday gifts! Some were expensive, some were ingenious, and some were artistic! All kinds of gifts were noble and elegant!

Qin Ruhuan gave a plum blossom painting by Ma Sizhao, a famous painter from the previous dynasty! Ma Sizhao's paintings are very hard to find and are very valuable! This is a gift she asked Qianxun to prepare for her in advance!

Bai Xiaoru's is simple and crude, a jade ruyi!

Just as Qin Ruhuan spread out the painting for everyone to appreciate, the Third Prince suddenly spoke up: "Miss Qin, Ma Sizhao has been dead for so many years. May I ask where you found his painting? This painting, I'm afraid it's a fake!"

Qin Ruhuan turned around and smiled contemptuously, "Of course the painting is real! I bought it from a collector at a high price a few years ago!"

"Cousin! When did you start collecting calligraphy and paintings? I remember you knew nothing about painting! Have you been cheated?" Qin Yue pretended to be anxious.

The Third Prince suddenly laughed out loud, "A person who can't paint actually claims to be collecting calligraphy and paintings. He probably doesn't even know if they've been sold!"

Xiao Jingxuan frowned slightly and looked at the third prince with squinted eyes: This dog-skin plaster is too troublesome! He even wanted to kick him away!

Qin Ruhuan looked confident and calm, "Everyone, please look, everyone who has studied Ma Sizhao knows that he has a special hobby, which is to leave his name in the middle of the painting! Everyone, look here!"

As she spoke, she pointed to the lower right corner of the painting, "It's here, you can vaguely see his name! So, there is no doubt that this is Ma Sizhao's authentic work!"