CH 95.1

Chapter 95.1 – Away From Her

Although another change happened in the capital, at the end of the day, neither King Wei nor King Wu was close to Qi Yang. The two of them just listened to the news, and did not even change their itinerary.

In the evening, the princess’s mansion entourage leisurely embarked on a journey back to the capital. This time, there was an extra cart in their lineup carrying goods, with baskets stacked on top of each other. In addition to the grapes that Lu Qipei wanted to pick, they also brought a lot of crops from the hamlet.

When they returned to the princess’s mansion, Lu Sheng was already tired from playing around for a day, and was taken back to rest early by the maids.

Lu Qipei and Qi Yang also returned to their room. They changed their clothes and washed up as usual, then went to relax after everything was sorted out.

Qi Yang sat in front of the dressing table, letting the maids help her remove her makeup and untie her bun. Lu Qipei looked to the side and decided to take over, dismissing all the maids in the room.

Through the smooth bronze mirror, Qi Yang glanced at the person behind her, and was too lazy to say anything.

Lu Qipei didn’t say anything either. She focused on pulling the hairpin from Qi Yang’s head and untying her hair, then took a small comb to smooth her long hair bit by bit. Her movements were gentle and patient, and her performance was no worse than those of the maids.

The room remained quiet for a long time, until Lu Qipei finished taking care of Qi Yang’s long hair and squeezed her shoulders, saying, ‘What is it? We only went for a fun trip today, are you so tired that you don’t even want to talk?'”

Qi Yang was a bit tired, but it’s not from playing outside. She raised her hand and took Lu Qipei’s hand, looked at the two figures in the bronze mirror, and sighed. “I’m not tired, just annoyed. Those brothers of mine – if they’re too smart, then I’ll have to worry about the stability of Royal Brother’s throne. But now that they’re too stupid, why am I not feeling at ease at all? Instead, I’m even more worried!”

Lu Qipei knew that she must have still been upset by the news this afternoon.

It’s not that Qi Yang thought much of these brothers, but there really was something evil lurking this year. Ever since Lu Qipei took care of King Chu, these princes had had accidents one after the other. It really made people think that there’s something strange.

Qi Yang had always had an acute perception. In the past life, she could detect her prince consort being replaced, and in this life, she had also gradually sniffed something from this unusual situation. It made her feel a bit uneasy, but she couldn’t figure out the reason, so she became even more worried.

Lu Qipei gripped Qi Yang’s hand back and didn’t know what to say for a while. After thinking for a moment, she said, ‘King Wu has been injured, and his head is hurt. He probably needs to recuperate for a while. If you’re worried, you can go visit him tomorrow.”

Qi Yang didn’t care much about King Wu, but she understood what Lu Qipei meant by her words. The news they had from the court was limited; it was better to go to King Wu directly and ask him why he got into such a big fight with King Wei.

So after thinking for a moment, Qi Yang nodded, but said, “If I’m visiting the sick, I’d have to bring him a gift. It’s really…”

Lu Qipei smiled and said, “Even if you don’t go, you’d still have to send him a gift.”

That was true. Her Royal Highness The Princess thought more, then said, “Then, I will bring a basket of grapes to him tomorrow, which counts as a gift for visiting the sick. I went to the hamlet to pick them myself, so it can count as being cheap towards him.”

Lu Qipei laughed and buried her head on Qi Yang’s shoulder, saying, “Your Highness, why are you so stingy? You should at least take a couple of bags of medicinal herbs with you.”

Seeing her smile, Qi Yang couldn’t help but curve her lips as well, but she pretended to be serious and replied, ‘Since the Prince Consort said so, let’s add a few more bags of medicinal herb, so he wouldn’t run out of them anymore. So if those brothers of mine get in a fight again and got hurt, they still won ‘t be able to use up all out gifts.”

As the two chatted and laughed, the originally dull atmosphere also became more relaxed.

The atmosphere was just right, and the beauty was in front of her. Lu Qipei picked up Qi Yang and turned back to their bed. But as soon as she put her down and was about to do something, she was rejected by a white and tender little hand on her shoulder. “The Royal Physician said that you need to be in moderation.”

Lu Qipei choked and could only watch Qi Yang turn over and roll into the inner side of the bed, away from her.