Qingi smiled: "Princess, this is a dish that the Marquis saw newly available at Xijiang Yue during his outing, and he specially bought it and had Chu Ping bring it back."
"If you’re hungry after practicing your calligraphy, Princess, should I heat it up for you to eat?"
Bai Zhi’er put down the brush, her big eyes sparkling with light.
"Brother Fu Ce? Hmm, I haven’t seen him in two or three days either! When he returns, let’s go to the Xiuluo Guard to find him and play together."
Qingi nodded in agreent.
But as she lowered her eyes, she saw the words Bai Zhi’er had written.
The little one had filled the whole sheet of paper—
Mother, Zhi’er misses you.
Qingi couldn’t help but be moved.
She softened her voice and asked, "Princess, do you miss the Empress?"
Bai Zhi’er sat in the chair, blinking her big eyes, her voice soft and obedient: "Yes! Master says that when you miss soone, you have to write it down on paper."
"Because longing is silent; when you reunite with that person one day, you can show them the longing written on the paper."
"Master also said that once it’s written down, the longing reaches the ears of others, and they will know how much you’ve missed them."
The little one lifted the paper, blowing on the ink.
"I’ve missed Mother many tis, and I feel I need to write two or three more sheets!"
Qingi felt a pang in her nose.
She began to reflect on whether she had been too harsh.
The Princess was rely a child who needed her mother’s companionship.
And Su Yinling’s presence just happened to fill Bai Zhi’er’s emptiness.
Having soone like a mother to play with her and take care of her.
Suddenly, Qingi thought, perhaps Su Yinling’s appearance could temporarily ease the Princess’s inner distress.
At this mont, Bai Zhi’er suddenly said: "Sister Qingi, last ti I did wrong."
Qingi quickly snapped out of her thoughts: "What did Your Highness do wrong?"
"Zhi’er shouldn’t have called you a little piggy, Sister Qingi is smart and pretty, and little piggy is a cute creature, I shouldn’t have said that."
Hearing this, Qingi first chuckled, and then, for so reason, couldn’t help her nose feeling sore, and she pouted and began to cry.
The little one was imdiately flustered.
"Sister Qingi, why are you crying? Are you mad at Zhi’er?"
Qingi pulled Bai Zhi’er’s small body into her arms.
She poured out all the words in her heart without stopping.
"Princess, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so harsh and selfish, just thinking that Su Yinling wasn’t a good person, so I didn’t like her being close."
"I forgot, Your Highness is still young and just likes having soone to accompany her, I was too selfish before!"
Bai Zhi’er wiped her tears with her little hands, slling like milk.
She softly said: "Sister Qingi, don’t cry, don’t cry, what does this have to do with Aunt Yinling?"
Qingi wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes.
She knew saying this to the Princess, the little one wouldn’t understand.
So she laughed, surprisingly emotional, with tears still in her eyes: "It’s nothing, just thoughts from my heart, Your Highness, don’t take it seriously."
Bai Zhi’er tiptoed up and opened the food box.
"Sister Qingi, if you stop crying, Zhi’er will reward you with sothing delicious, Brother Fu Ce bought it, it must be fragrant, let’s eat it together."
Qingi couldn’t help but laugh and cry: "Thank you, Princess, for making the sacrifice, but I’m not hungry."
As the two exchanged a smile, a little palace Servant ca running to the door.
"It’s bad, Your Highness, Miss Su from Xinyu Palace has fallen into the water at Qinxin Lake!"
Qingi imdiately stood up: "What?!"
The little palace Servant urgently said: "It seems she fell in while trying to pick lotus seeds for the Princess!"
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