Traveling through the ancient times

On the day of Lu Jinse's birthday party, Shouchuhua and Jiang Ruixue got up early, had a simple breakfast, and began to change clothes and put on makeup.

Hua Ling not only practiced martial arts in the Dark Guard Camp, she was originally going to be a maid for Nian Chuhua, so Lu Mingqian also arranged makeup lessons for her.

Hua Ling combed her hair into a flying bun according to the style of Chushunihua's dress and hairpin, inserted a newly bought purple carved hairpin into it, matched it with earrings of the same color, and then applied some powder on her face. Her teeth were white and she looked radiant, like a real fairy.

At the beginning of the year, Hua looked at herself in the mirror. She had never put on makeup or combed her hair like this before, and she felt that the person in the mirror didn’t look like herself anymore.

Jiang Ruixue wore a light blue washed gauze skirt with pear petals embroidered on the hem. She had a bun on her head with a pear-flower-shaped jade hairpin inserted in it. She looked cool, elegant and noble.

"Let's go." The two walked out of the house hand in hand. Lu Mingqian and Lu Mingcheng had been waiting for them for a long time.

The two brothers looked at the two little sisters who came out hand in hand, one bright and beautiful, the other aloof and cold.

At this moment they all had a common idea. They didn't want them to go to the banquet in the palace. They just wanted to take them home and hide them so that no one could see them.

The two of them came and stood in front of the two brothers. Seeing that the two brothers didn't say anything, they just stared at them.

"What's wrong? Doesn't it look good?" Nianchuhua asked with a frown.

She didn’t know how to put on makeup before because she was a clumsy person. After trying a few times, she looked uglier than a ghost. Later, she simply stopped putting on makeup. But when she just looked at it, she thought it looked pretty good!

"It looks good!"

"It's just too pretty"

Phew…

"Okay, let's go. We're going to be late." Jiang Ruixue reminded the duo of crazy fans.

The two brothers sent Nian Chuhua and the other person to the gate of Lu Jinse's Jinxiu Palace and then left. The guests at the princess' birthday party were all ladies and young ladies, so men were not allowed to enter.

A young eunuch went to pass the message, and soon Lu Jinse came out in person. Today, Lu Jinse was wearing a pink palace dress. She hadn't seen her for more than two years and she had grown a lot taller. The Lu family had good genes and everyone was tall. Lu Jinse was two years younger than them, but she was almost as tall as them.

On the importance of genes!

"Sister Ruixue, Sister Chuhua, you are finally here. Jinse missed you so much!" Lu Jinse ran over and stood between the two of them, holding one of them in each hand and walked towards the palace.

"Princess, it's been a long time since we last met. You're becoming more and more beautiful." Nian Chuhua said as they walked. The genes of the royal family were selected from the best, and they are all handsome men and beautiful women.

"Sister Chuhua is also very beautiful, and my sister Ruixue is the most beautiful."

As they walked in, Chushunihua and Jiang Ruixue received a lot of stares. The others went in to pay their respects to the princess, but the princess herself went out to greet them both.

I don’t know which family’s daughter could win the princess’s favor. She looks unfamiliar and should not be a daughter of a noble family in Kyoto.

She looks pretty good, but I wonder what her family background is like.

After all, she was the only princess of Dongyi Kingdom, so the birthday banquet was held grandly. Lu Jinse liked the hustle and bustle, so almost all the princes, nobles, and wives of high-ranking officials in Kyoto were invited, and none of them were absent.

During the trip, the King and Queen both came over to give birthday gifts.

The imperial concubine and a group of ladies were drinking tea and chatting in the front hall, while Lu Jinse took the young ladies to enjoy the flowers in the garden.

A brave and curious lady took the initiative to find Nian Chuhua and Jiang Ruixue to talk to them. After some indirect questions, everyone got to know the identities of the two.

Needless to say, Jiang Ruixue's identity was obvious. She was the eldest daughter of the Qunan Jiang family and the niece of the imperial concubine. People of higher status all wanted to make friends with her, and people of lower status all tried to curry favor with her.

But at the beginning of the year, there was much less people around Chu Shuhua. She was the daughter of a farmer's family, and she had the honor of meeting the princess because of Miss Jiang. The other young ladies were proud of their noble status and disdained to talk to her.

Lu Jinse and Jiang Ruixue were surrounded by a group of noble ladies, who were chattering and couldn't get away.

Chushihua didn't care. She just enjoyed having some free time. Although she wasn't socially anxious, she wasn't a social wimp either. There was nothing much to talk about with a group of complete strangers who had high self-esteem. Forcing herself to squeeze in would only make things awkward.

It is a good opportunity to take a good look at the Imperial Garden, where there are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, and neatly trimmed landscape trees by palace servants. No wonder the emperors and concubines in TV dramas all like to visit the Imperial Garden. Come here to see the flowers and plants, breathe some fresh air, and clear your mind, so that you can come up with a good way to resolve the uterine fight.

When she was painting at the beginning of the year, she had also been to the imperial palace. But she had no place to brag about it. Without a mobile phone, she couldn't spread her excitement and joy to the rest of the world!

Nianchuhua was eating snacks and enjoying the beautiful scenery. At this time, a lady in a blue dress walked up to her with a smile and said, "Excuse me, Miss Nian, but may I sit here?"

Chushulhua had no objection and said to the woman with a smile, "Please sit down."

"I heard that Miss Nian graduated from the Golden Moon Academy this year?"

When Nianchuhua saw the woman giving her a friendly smile, she started chatting with her. Only then did she learn that this elegantly spoken lady was Li Yunmeng, the eldest daughter of the Taifu family.

She was also wearing blue today. Although it was also a cool style, it was completely different from Jiang Ruixue. Li Yunmeng had a kind of otherworldly beauty.

Li Yunmeng's words reveal her yearning for the outside world. She was born in the Taifu Mansion. Although she was of noble status, she was also subject to many restrictions. The farthest place she had ever been to was the suburbs. She was also a woman who longed for freedom.

Li Yunmeng was polite and courteous, and Chu Shuhua had a good impression of her, so the two chatted a lot. When the palace maid came to invite the ladies to the front hall for dinner, the two sat together.

At the beginning of the year, Jiang Ruixue sat on the left and Li Yunmeng sat on the right. The meal was quite pleasant.

After lunch, the ladies went back to their homes. Jiang Ruixue took Nian Chuhua to pay a visit to the Imperial Concubine. It was a rare trip to the palace, so she must go to pay her respects to her aunt.

When they arrived at the Royal Concubine's Feixia Palace, Nianchuhua followed Jiang Ruixue to pay respects to the Royal Concubine, and then sat aside, watching the background.

The Imperial Concubine was very fond of her niece and was always concerned about her. She mentioned Lu Mingcheng casually in her conversation, trying to test Jiang Ruixue's attitude towards her son.

"Rui Xue, are you used to living in Ming Cheng's house?" the imperial concubine asked lovingly.

"To answer Auntie, Ruixue lives here very well and has nothing to get used to." Jiang Ruixue answered obediently.

"Ming Cheng is a devoted child to state affairs, and the king has great trust in him, so he is quite busy. Please do not blame him if he is negligent in some aspects," the imperial concubine knew that her son used to be a workaholic when he was busy, and although he has changed now, she cannot disappoint the king's expectations.

"How could that be? The Second Prince is devoted to helping the King. The King trusts him because he is resourceful and filial. Ruixue doesn't dare to blame the Second Prince."

When the imperial concubine saw Jiang Ruixue's knowledge and manners, she was extremely pleased.

"Rui Xue has reached the age of marriage. Has your family arranged a marriage for you?" The imperial concubine knew that after marrying into the royal family, she would not be able to leave the palace often. Her brother did not want his daughter to be like her, trapped in this palace all her life, so he wondered if a marriage had been arranged for Rui Xue.

"No, I just came of age, my parents love me dearly and hope that I can find a man who truly loves me and spend my life with him, so they haven't arranged a marriage for me yet."

The imperial concubine was relieved when she heard this. She was afraid that her brother had arranged a marriage for Ruixue in advance. "Does Ruixue have a lover?"

Ah... Can you not be so direct? Can't you be more subtle?

"Not yet..." Jiang Ruixue said, pretending to be shy.

"Your cousin Ming Cheng, I'm not bragging, he's handsome, thoughtful, and a responsible man. You should go back and get to know him better.

Auntie doesn't have to pair you up, you two can try to get to know each other better, and Auntie also hopes that you can find your ideal partner, and your marriage will be more complete if you love each other."

Although the imperial concubine liked Jiang Ruixue very much, she also had to consider the opinions of the two children. A forced melon would not be sweet, and she did not want to harm the two children.