Chapter 954: Chapter 954: The Stand-in Empress vs. the True Love Concubine (Part 19)
Lu Xi was the one who crumpled the handkerchief.
Yun Qi’s words were too heartless that day, plus the punishment from the Crown Princess Consort, which kept her at the Prime Minister’s Residence for three months without leaving.
However, this did not mean she had given up.
Lu Xi was unwilling to believe Yun Qi could change his heart so quickly.
She felt that surely Yun Qi now needed the support from the Crown Princess Consort, hence he had to pretend to be deeply in love with the Crown Princess Consort and break ties with her.
Regardless of whether this was true or not, Lu Xi was convinced it was a fact.
She refused to accept that Yun Qi had fallen in love with the Crown Princess Su Chaohua.
Nor would she accept that Yun Qi inexplicably didn’t like her anymore.
In Lu Xi’s heart, she always believed she would be the Crown Prince’s woman, and due to the affection between her and the Crown Prince, she would eventually become the most noble woman in the world.
Thus, she did not accept any unexpected turns.
Even if the Crown Prince truly had deep feelings for the Crown Princess Consort now, she was unwilling to give up.
Since she could make the Crown Prince like her once, she was confident she could make him like her a second time.
In two days, it would be the Empress’s Thousand Autumns Festival.
As the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s Residence, and the legitimate granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, Lu Xi was, of course, eligible to attend.
She wanted not only to go but to dress beautifully and stun everyone.
She wanted to reclaim Yun Qi’s heart.
"Madam, what do you think of this dress?" Cai He took out a luxurious silver-red long robe and showed it to Gu Shengyin.
The Empress’s Thousand Autumns Festival naturally could not be taken lightly.
Our madam is newly married, and most of the clothes she wears are in more festive colors.
Gu Shengyin shook her head: "I remember a few days ago, the Manufacturing Bureau sent over a new purple robe. Let’s go with that one."
Cai He recalled the purple one, which was quite popular in style lately, with both color and design being grand and noble, suitable for more formal occasions.
She nodded.
At this moment, Yun Qi came in.
Seeing the robe in Cai He’s hands, he already knew what was happening.
He smiled and said: "Choosing tomorrow’s clothing?"
Cai He replied: "In reply to His Highness, our madam favors the dark purple long robe."
She said this because when the Manufacturing Bureau delivered it the other day, the Crown Prince was present and personally praised the robe.
Sure enough, Yun Qi’s eyes brightened and he nodded: "Not bad."
Seeing that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Consort seemed to have something to say, Cai He tactfully withdrew.
"Is there something?" Gu Shengyin turned her head slightly to ask Yun Qi.
She was sitting there lazily and did not rise to salute.
The two had been together for these three months, becoming increasingly relaxed and natural.
Yun Qi was quite pleased with this change, or rather, it was the effect he desired.
This version of Gu Shengyin made him feel his young wife was truly treating him as her husband, rather than as the Crown Prince.
He embraced Gu Shengyin in his arms and sighed contentedly: "Nothing, I just missed you."
He had a few little habits; first, he was not accustomed to having extra people around when alone with Gu Shengyin.
Second, he particularly liked physical contact with his wife, especially hugging.
He felt that holding his young wife was wonderful, like embracing his whole world.