Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1020 - 1018_1

Chapter 1020: Chapter 1018_1

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Princess indeed blushed. She couldn’t help but glare at Xiao’er: "Not at all! I’m just worried about Brother Jiang’s safety! Jiang Wei’en has been under the tutelage of a renowned martial arts master these years. Brother Jiang has lost his memory for ten years, and his skills have lagged behind. Although he has been training intensively for a year, there’s a gap between one year and ten years. How can I not worry!"

"No news is good news, and after all, this is a dangerous matter. Young Master Jiang probably doesn’t have the time to write to you, princess. Rest assured, he will be back soon! Instead of wasting time worrying, I think you should hurry up and embroider your wedding dress!"

"I’m not talking to you anymore, all you know is to tease me!" The Fifth Princess, initially worried, was now at ease after hearing this.

Speaking of embroidering her wedding dress, the Fifth Princess had indeed been surreptitiously working on it recently.

Although she had done so ten years ago, she was not as tall as she is now, and the style was outdated. Naturally, she had to embroider a new dress.

The Fifth Princess had thought that Jiang Yuheng was dead, most of her thoughts were occupied by her garden and birds. She hadn’t paid much attention to needlework, but now that Jiang Yuheng was back, she was rejuvenated.

The last time she wanted to make a set of clothes for Jiang Yuheng, she realized her sewing and embroidery skills were rusty. That’s when she realized she had wasted these ten years. As a result, the Fifth Princess’s life began with learning how to be a good wife and mother.

To be a good wife and mother, she believed the first step was to prepare comfortable clothes for her husband and children each year, month and day.

She knew that Xiao’er knew many embroidery techniques, especially the recently popular double-sided embroidery, so she shared her challenges and asked Xiao’er for guidance.

"Right, the eyes of the Mandarin ducks I’m embroidering always seem lifeless. How do you deal with it?"

Xiao’er breathed a sigh of relief as she had successfully changed the topic. She patiently explained to the Fifth Princess: "To embroider lifelike animal eyes, you should use..."

The Fifth Princess listened attentively, though Xiao’er was in distress.

The truth was that the news the Emperor received yesterday was already a bit late.

The remnants of Xiyue Country had been eradicated not long ago.

In order not to involve Shangguan Xuanyi, Jiang Yuheng went alone after setting off, planning to impersonate the leader of the bandits to assassinate Jiang Wei’en.

However, something evidently happened, and now both of them are missing.

The messenger sent a pigeon post, stating in the cryptic letter that the two were believed to have fallen off a cliff. They searched for a day but had not yet found them.

The emperor should soon receive the victorious news while also finding out about Jiang Wei’en’s disappearance.

Shangguan Xuanyi only received the pigeon post after returning from the palace after dinner.

Because Jiang Yuheng wanted to take his revenge personally and didn’t want Shangguan Xuanyi to get involved, he refused his help. So Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t know anything more than that Jiang Yuheng was posing as the bandit leader. Last night, he had dispatched people to find the missing Jiang Yuheng, hoping to find him soon.

Jiang Yuheng had the life-saving pills she gave him, and not just one. She made sure that he had three of each variety and also suggested he hide them in three different places. He surely wouldn’t be so foolish as to be killed three times and not able to get his revenge!

Although Xiao’er thought like this, she was also anxious for the Fifth Princess. What if Jiang Yuheng were to fall off the cliff and die, unable to eat the pills in time!

There was another scenario - what if Jiang Yuheng lost his memory again and did not know to take the pills!

Xiao’er secretly glanced at the Fifth Princess: this pair of tragically-fated lovers!

May Jiang Yuheng come back quickly! Otherwise, the Fifth Princess might not be able to bear it, it’s cruel to have had hope after despairing, only to descend into despair again!

As the two of them were chatting in the pavilion, the Empress Dowager took a stroll in the Imperial Garden accompanied by her attendants.

...

How can a flower-viewing feast be without appreciating the flowers? Everyone gathered around the Empress Dowager, had a chat, and the Empress Dowager then proposed to admire the flowers.

The Empress Dowager led the group through the Imperial Garden to the Flower Viewing Tower.

The Imperial Garden of Minze Country is a royal garden, and after several renovations and expansions over the past two years, it is finally complete. Its vastness and the variety of flowers, plants, and trees inside are unparalleled across the continent!

Whenever foreign envoys visit and tour the Imperial Garden, they never fail to express their admiration.

Much of the exotic flora here is supplied by Xiao’er’s flower field. Xiao’er has contributed a lot to the increasing refinement and magnificence of the Imperial Garden.

The Empress, standing next to the Empress Dowager, couldn’t help but take pride in this achievement and said: "The yearly beauty of the Imperial Garden is all thanks to Xiao’er. Many of the precious and rare plants that I have never heard of before were provided by Xiao’er, and the layout of the garden was designed by her too.

From the Flower Viewing Tower, you can see a picture of a dragon and a phoenix!"

A picture of a dragon and a phoenix formed by the Imperial Garden - it couldn’t be more appropriate!

Xiao’er used different colored flowers to create a image of a golden dragon and a giant, colorful phoenix. Normally, if you stroll through the Imperial Garden, you can’t see it. This angle can only be seen from high above.

For this reason, the Emperor specifically ordered the building of a ten-storey flower-viewing tower. In addition to the Imperial Garden, you can overlook the entire Imperial City!

"If the Empress hadn’t mentioned it, we wouldn’t have known that these seemingly randomly placed, decorative flowers conceal such a fascinating secret! Knowing what the Empress told us, we all want to see it quickly."

"Indeed, that Princess Rui has such a clever idea, she’s truly intelligent."

...

Everyone was still unaware of the mystery hidden in the Imperial Gardens.

They all wanted to see what the dragon and phoenix looked like!

The Empress Dowager was unhappy that the Empress suddenly mentioned Xiao’er, disrupting the atmosphere!

Once everyone had ascended the Flower Viewing Tower and saw the breathtaking image of the dragon and the phoenix, wouldn’t their admiration for that sly vixen increase?

Even a simple flower-viewing session was tainted with resentment!

The Empress Dowager thought of this, couldn’t help but speed up her pace. However, the path below her feet was paved with uneven cobblestones. The Empress Dowager didn’t pay attention and twisted her ankle causing her to fall backwards.

Seeing this, Fang Wanping jumped forward to cushion the Empress Dowager’s fall before anybody else could react.

The others were too occupied speaking with the Empress and admiring the flowers on both sides, so when the incident occurred, they didn’t react at first.

The Empress was the first to react, lightly exclaiming "Mother, are you alright!" and rushing forward to help the Empress Dowager.

"Mother, are you alright!"

"Empress Dowager, did you hurt yourself anywhere in the fall!"

"Quick, call the imperial doctor!"

Everyone else also reacted and looked alarmed, showing their concern.

An elderly person like the Empress Dowager falling could either be a minor or major incident!

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