Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

Chapter 73 5 Princess Peace

Liu Youyou had finished packing and the Fifth Princess was already sipping tea in the reception room.

Seeing Liu Youyou coming, the Fifth Princess put down her teacup and greeted Liu Youyou awkwardly: "Sister-in-law, I am sorry to bother you by coming here without any hesitation."

Liu Youyou took the Fifth Princess' hand and sat with her intimately, "What are you talking about, Fifth Sister? I'm so happy that you can come and keep me company, so what's the point of disturbing me?"

Seeing that Liu Youyou really had no grudges, the Fifth Princess put her mind at ease and smiled: "My little sister-in-law and Fourth Brother are a perfect couple. How can I, as your younger sister, be a candle and stand between you two?"

Liu Youyou scratched her nose amusedly, "What a shameless little girl!"

The fifth princess covered her face with a handkerchief and said embarrassedly: "It's just my sister-in-law teasing me!"

Liu Youyou chatted and laughed. She knew that the Fifth Princess would not visit casually, so she asked with concern: "Is Fifth Sister living comfortably in the Princess' residence? Is the Queen Mother in good health?"

The fifth princess showed no signs of worry: "My sisters all live in the princess residence, chatting and laughing and having a good time. There are also people sent by the Royal Mama and Mother to manage it, so there is nothing to worry about.

The Queen Mother is also in good health, but she is old. The imperial physician said that she should eat more vegetables and less meat. The Queen Mother's diet cannot be separated from cattle and sheep, and the servants dare not make the decision, so I have to accompany her to eat every day."

Liu Youyou echoed a few words, and the Fifth Princess changed the subject and explained her purpose: "Sister-in-law, there have been rumors in the palace these days. What about Fourth Brother?"

Sure enough, it was because of this incident. The Fifth Princess has very deep feelings for her mother and brothers and sisters. Now that such a thing has happened, how can she not be anxious and angry?

Liu Youyou lowered her head with guilt: "If I hadn't found out there was something wrong with the accounts, I wouldn't have dealt with my own family."

Although the Fifth Princess was close to Concubine De, she got along well with the Fourth Princess. The Fourth Princess looked down upon her maternal family, the Guo Luoluo clan, who relied on Concubine Yi to take bribes in their hometown Longxing, and said that they were lawless. The Fifth Princess was influenced by the Fourth Princess and felt that the Uya clan had a bad reputation and was not a long-term solution.

She understood the Fourth Prince's choice, but it was hard to explain! Even with a little thought, she knew what people were saying about the Fourth Prince. The most important thing was that the Fourth Prince had become estranged from Concubine De and the Fourteenth Prince. The Fifth Princess did not want the relatives in Yonghe Palace to become enemies, so she came to Liu Youyou to make peace.

The fifth princess said with understanding: "This cunning servant relied on being sent by my mother to be lawless. He embezzled so much money, and he really deserved to be put to death. But his death is not a big deal. It would be a big deal if he ruined the relationship between my fourth brother, my mother, and my fourteenth brother!"

Liu Youyou understood the Fifth Princess' intention. She wanted to start with her to make the mother and son reconcile! After all, she was young and had not experienced anything. She didn't know that reconciliation would leave cracks. Even if the two of them didn't care about the past this time, if they had conflicts in the future, they would bring up the past and break the broken mirror again.

Liu Youyou even sighed, "I thought so too. We are a family and we are all connected. How can we hold grudges overnight? I originally wanted to start with Fourteenth Brother, but..."

There are no secrets in the palace, and the Fifth Princess naturally heard that the Fourteenth Prince had kicked out the person who delivered the medicine. Alas! Why would this Fourteenth Prince add to the chaos!

The Fifth Princess could only say: "Please ask my sister-in-law to plead with my fourth brother, and I will go and persuade my mother, and this matter will be over!"

Liu Youyou promised firmly: "Don't worry, Fifth Sister, I hope the best for you!"

The Fifth Princess heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Liu Youyou was not perfunctory, and asked the maid to take out the box she had brought. When she opened it, she found a set of red agate headpieces. In the Qing Dynasty, only natural red agate was available, and mining was very difficult, so this set of headpieces was very valuable. The style was grassland style, and I think it was given to the Fifth Princess by the Empress Dowager.

Liu Youyou declined hurriedly. The Fifth Princess was the Empress Dowager's favorite. This was probably intended to be a dowry for the Fifth Princess. What would be the point of accepting it?

The Fifth Princess held down Liu Youyou's hand as she tried to refuse. "I also heard about yesterday's greetings. I was just following Fourth Brother's orders and assisting the housekeeper. Mother was angry, but I was able to think about our Yonghe Palace wholeheartedly today. This headdress is my thank you gift!"

Liu Youyou was very embarrassed: "This is all my duty, why should I thank you? Fifth sister, I am so embarrassed!"

The Fifth Princess didn't care about Liu Youyou's mood. She put her things down and went out, returning to Ningshou Palace to accompany the Empress Dowager.

Liu Youyou had no choice but to have the things taken away, which disappointed the Fifth Princess. This matter was originally caused by herself, but the Fifth Princess also reminded herself that this matter cannot be expanded any further. If the Fourth Prince was labeled as unfilial, how could he have any hope of inheriting the throne.

So, she sent someone to the front yard to pass on a message, inviting the Fourth Prince to dinner after he got off duty and finished his official business. As for Princess Wu and Princess Li who had not yet entered the emperor's bedchamber, they should excuse themselves as business was more important.

The Fourth Prince came to the Xili Courtyard with ease. Yixiu personally brought a bowl of hawthorn and tangerine peel tea at just the right temperature and said distressedly, "It's getting hotter these days. My Lord always suffers from summer heat. A cup of tangerine peel and hawthorn tea can remove dampness and stimulate appetite. I can see that you have lost some weight."

The Fourth Prince drank it all in one gulp. The slight sour taste stimulated his taste buds that had been uncomfortable all day. With the temperature gradually cooling down, the Fourth Prince felt very refreshed. He praised, "Xiaoyi's food here is always so to my taste."

Yixiu didn't dare to accept this compliment. The royal family believed in not showing one's emotions on one's face and not revealing one's preferences. The Fourth Prince thought that she was considerate now, but if he had doubts in the future, wouldn't it be evidence that she was spying on the emperor and had ill intentions?

"I only know how to say nice things to deceive Xiaoyi! Xiaoyi is just judging others by her own standards. When she has good things, she thinks of me. Are you still not satisfied?"

The Fourth Prince coaxed, "How can I be coaxing? It's just that Xiaoyi cares about me in every way!"

Yixiu was coaxed into submission, but she was still acting strange. "Then what we eat today is what Xiaoyi likes. If you are not satisfied, we can go eat somewhere else!"

The Fourth Prince took out a pair of pearl earrings. "I specially commissioned the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make these for Xiaoyi. They are South Pearls given as a gift from the servants. Although they are not as precious as East Pearls, they are also the best in the south. I have already paid for their meals. Do you still have the heart to push me out?"

Yixiu was very touched and said embarrassedly: "Xiaoyi was just joking with me, why did you take out such a precious thing?"

The Fourth Prince replaced Yixiu's earrings and said, "Although the pearls are precious, they are not as precious as the love that Xiaoyi has for me."

Yixiu leaned against the Fourth Prince and talked about the Fifth Princess' visit today.

"My fifth sister is here today, she's worried about me!"

The Fourth Prince also knew the Fifth Princess’s kindness, but it was not his family’s fault that things had developed to this point.

Yixiu touched the earrings and gave the Fourth Prince some advice: "Master, did you keep the South Pearl for my mother?"

The Fourth Prince naturally replied, "Of course I kept it. Although my mother has some opinions about me, as a son, I cannot help but consider her."

Yixiu said: "You should let your mother know about your kindness!"

The Fourth Prince pondered for a moment and felt that this was not the way to go. He said, "Tomorrow, I will send someone to deliver it to Mother!"