The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

After Cheng Yuan left, Liao Qinglan held her apprenticeship gift in her arms, lost in thought.

"Miss, what are you thinking about?" Jinxiu asked.

The young lady has been acting weird ever since she woke up the day before yesterday. It is impossible for Jinxiu not to be worried.

"Jinxiu, have you told anyone who you are going to give my incense to?" Liao Qinglan asked.

"Of course not! This concerns the young lady's reputation, how could I say anything nonsense!" Jinxiu shook her head like a rattle to show her loyalty.

"That's good. I want you to accompany me to do something tomorrow."

"what's up?"

Liao Qinglan smiled mysteriously, asked Jinxiu to come closer to her ear, and whispered her plan to her.

*

Have a good night's sleep.

Liao Qinglan woke up feeling refreshed and took Jinxiu for a stroll in her yard.

He stayed in the main hall, study, kitchen, and each place for a while, and chatted with the servants happily when he saw them working.

Anyone can see that the young lady is in a very good mood today.

Liao Qinglan now walked to the swing again, and the maid was sweeping the yard.

"Hello, young lady." The maid saluted with a broom.

"It's okay, you go about your business, I'll just stroll around." Liao Qinglan leaned on the swing, her face shy and rosy, like a young girl who had just fallen in love.

"Miss, does the Second Prince really agree to meet you at Yuxian Bridge in the evening?" Jinxiu asked in a low voice.

"Of course it's true. He was so happy when he knew that I learned how to make incense just for him." Liao Qinglan looked very intoxicated.

"Then Miss, you have to dress up nicely. Let's go and choose some headwear for the evening." Jinxiu also looked excited.

"Alright."

Liao Qinglan got up from the swing and left with Jinxiu.

"Have you remembered it?" Liao Qinglan asked in a low voice.

"I've got it. It was A'lan just now, and the location was Yuxian Bridge." Jinxiu secretly took out a booklet and hurriedly wrote a few words on it, then answered in a low voice.

"How many people are there that I haven't seen today?"

Jinxiu looked at the booklet again: "I have already encountered ten this morning, and there are still seven to go."

Liao Qinglan sighed: "Why are there so many people in my yard?"

"The master and the mistress are considerate of you, young lady, and they are worried that you will suffer." Jinxiu comforted her.

"Forget it, forget it. Where to go next and who to look for?"

"Aruo from the warehouse." Jinxiu said.

Liao Qinglan put away her tired look and turned into a young girl in love again. The master and servant walked towards the warehouse.

*

After much trouble, I finally met all the servants in the yard.

Liao Qinglan returned to her room and felt her face was stiff from smiling.

"Is there any repetition in what I told everyone?" Liao Qinglan confirmed with Jinxiu.

"Miss, rest assured. After you told me yesterday, I thought about it all night and made sure that all the places were a hundred thousand miles apart. There would be no duplication and no accidental injuries!"

"Okay, keep a close eye on Liao Wan'er at night and make sure you see clearly where she goes." Liao Qinglan said with a smile.

"Miss, will someone tip her off?"

"There will be." Liao Qinglan was very sure.

In my previous life, every time I met Li Jin, I would always run into Liao Wan'er.

But before she got married, she had the mentality of a little girl, always thinking about jealousy and never thought about how Liao Wan'er knew their whereabouts.

It was not until he fell flat on his face and recalled the details of the past that he realized that Liao Wan'er had planted a spy around him.

This time when she comes back, she wants to find out those who are betraying her as soon as possible.

"But how can you be sure that Miss Wan'er will go out?" Jinxiu was quite curious and felt that the young lady was like a fortune teller now.

"When I told her that I wanted to give up the Second Prince, she would be eager to confirm whether I really gave up. How could she miss such an opportunity to investigate?" Liao Qinglan sneered as she flipped through the booklet of Jinxiu Ji.

Jinxiu grew up with Liao Qinglan and obeys her every word. What the lady said must be right!

"We can pack up and leave now. I'll go keep an eye on Miss Wan'er. Where are you going, Miss?"

Liao Qinglan looked at the beautifully packaged box and said, "Of course I'm going to give the gifts to their future owners."

The master and servant pretended to dress up and swaggered out of the prime minister's residence.

After walking around for a long time outside, he secretly returned home through the back door.

Jinxiu avoided everyone and slipped outside Liao Wan'er's residence to wait.

Liao Qinglan ran straight to the guest room.

*

However, after just two or three days of not seeing each other, Gu Mingzhao looked much better.

He was sitting on the bed, wearing a blue shirt, leaning against the head of the bed, his slender fingers gently holding the book, reading seriously.

His expression was cool and calm, no longer showing the despair and loss of composure he had when he was first injured.

A wooden hairpin simply tied half of her hair up, and the rest of her hair was half draped behind her as dark as ink. It was not as elegant and dignified as the hair she wore in the past, but rather seemed aloof and otherworldly.

"Why are you reading? You should rest more after recovering from a serious illness. Reading is tiring and stressful." Liao Qinglan came in without saying hello and snatched the book from his hand.

"Miss Liao, don't you even knock on the door before entering a stranger's room?" Gu Mingzhao was not used to her familiarity and frowned.

"I know, I know. You have a lot of rules now." Liao Qinglan muttered softly.

The two of them once had a very close relationship and had been together for five years. After her rebirth, Liao Qinglan did not treat him as a stranger, but she did not expect that he would be so distant.

Besides, we are at her home now, where can she go?

After Gu Mingzhao became emperor, he broke into her bedroom and asked her to sleep with him, but he never asked her whether she was willing.

Thinking this way, Liao Qinglan knew that now was the time to work hard to gain his favor and not to make him unhappy.

"Mr. Gu, I have prepared a gift for you. This is a Boshan furnace made by Master He Chongyang from Jiangnan. The carving is very delicate! There is also an incense I made according to my own recipe. It can relieve pain and soothe the mind."

Liao Qinglan opened the brocade box and held it up to Gu Mingzhao like she was presenting a treasure.

Gu Mingzhao didn't react much.

She did not give up. She took out some incense powder with a small spoon, spread it in the incense burner, lit it and covered it with the lid.

The fresh scent of grass and wood quickly spread as the smoke rose.

"How is it? Do you like the taste?" Liao Qinglan asked with a smile.

She was dressed very gorgeously today, in a red brocade dress with patterns embroidered with gold thread, which made her look as bright and charming as a beautiful flower in the world.

There were beautiful pearl flowers in her high bun, and the golden hairpins swayed slightly in her hair, which matched her smile so well that Gu Mingzhao was a little dazed.

After her rebirth, Liao Qinglan had already noticed that Gu Mingzhao was very quiet now, and she did not notice anything unusual about him.

Seeing that Gu Mingzhao was still unwilling to talk, she decided to leave today.

To gain favor, you have to proceed step by step. Being too persistent will only make people annoyed. This is the lesson Li Jin taught her in her previous life.

"Anyway, I'm giving it to you. If you don't like it, deal with it yourself. Have a good rest. I'll come to see you when I'm free." Liao Qinglan stuffed the spice box into his hands, waved and left.

It was a very delicate box, just like her clothes, carved with exquisite peony patterns and covered with a layer of gold foil.

He was inexplicably tempted to touch the box, and when he was about to touch it, he suddenly woke up and put it heavily on the bedside.

"Xing'er, please help me put out the incense and open the window." Gu Mingzhao said.

If it doesn't belong to you, it's better not to touch it in the first place.