IACF [QT] Chapter 71.1

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year.

The palace was preparing for the New Year. It received a lot of New Year gifts from other families and also gave away a lot. The exchanges between the various mansions became more frequent.

Before the New Year, King An held a banquet in his palace and invited his peers.

Because he was the oldest in this generation, everyone gave him a face, and Su Yi also went with King Rui.

Before leaving, Qing Lian put on the white fox fur coat that King Rui had given her some time ago.

“Are you used to living there?” Su Yi asked her.

Before, Qing Lian had been living in the back house of Su Yi’s courtyard. Since her husband was transferred back from the farm, the couple lived in the small courtyard in the south of the palace, which was specially used for the stewards.

Su Yi really did as she said before and assigned a little maid and a boy who ran errands to her.

Qing Lian smiled and said, “There is everything in the yard, and it’s spacious. But I’m a little uncomfortable being so far away from Miss all of a sudden.”

Su Yi teased her deliberately, “Is it because there’s suddenly an extra person on the bed that you feel uncomfortable with?”

Qing Lian’s face turned slightly red. She was probably a little embarrassed. She didn’t say anything, turned behind Su Yi, and straightened the hem of her clothes.

The more she acted like this, the more amused Su Yi found it, and the more malicious she became.

Logically speaking, Qing Lian and her husband have been married for four or five years. Most people would have become an old couple long ago. However, since they only see each other a few times a year, they look like a newlywed couple when they stand together now. Even such a calm person would blush at the mere mention of a joke.

Her husband, Steward Li, was summoned by Su Yi to meet when he first arrived at the palace. He was tall, strong, dark-skinned, and taciturn.

To be honest, judging from his appearance, he was indeed not worthy of the beautiful and capable Qing Lian.

She heard that their marriage was arranged by Miss Su. After knowing this, Su Yi had been worried about whether Qing Lian was wronged. After half-joking and half-testing a few times recently, she found out that Qing Lian had feelings for him, so she felt relieved.

As for Steward Li, Su Yi felt even more relieved. When they first met, he was so taciturn that he was almost dull. Only when he saw Qing Lian did his eyes suddenly light up.

It made Su Yi feel a little guilty. After all, it was Miss Su who separated them as a couple, but now that they had become like this, the blame was naturally on her.

“Okay, it’s all ready. Don’t keep people waiting. Let’s go.” Su Yi stopped joking.

Qing Lian then stood up, took the hand warmer from the little maid, and asked Su Yi to hold it. She also asked someone to take the things to go out. Several people surrounded Su Yi and walked out of the room.

King Rui went to the camp early in the morning and just returned to the palace. He strode along the corridor with his black cloak fluttering behind him.

Halfway through the journey, he met Su Yi and her group.

One of them was dressed in black, while the other was in white. One was heroic and cold, while the other was beautiful and charming. They seemed like a perfect match, indescribably well-matched.

Not only did Qing Lian and others admire them, when the two of them arrived at King An’s Palace and walked side by side, but Princess An also said to the people next to her: “Look, King Rui and Princess Rui are walking in the snow like this, doesn’t it look like a painting?”

Someone smiled and sighed: “There are no more outstanding people than King Rui and Princess Rui in and outside the capital, and these two outstanding people are a couple. I think it’s all God’s will. God called them together.”

The one who was speaking was the Second Prince’s wife.

When she said this, others naturally echoed her. It seemed that she had completely forgotten that not long ago, some people were unwilling to associate with Su Yi because of her divorce.

At today’s banquet, in order to appear close, men and women were not separated, but couples sat at the same table.

In addition to several princes and princes of the royal palace and their respective wives, there were also several young talents in the court and their wives.

Su Yi didn’t pay attention to others at first until she realized that a few people were looking at her with strange expressions.

Then she saw Princess An’s cousin, Mrs. Huang. Only then did she realize that the person sitting at the same table with Mrs. Huang was Miss Su’s former lover, Sun Shuli.

 

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Translator’s Comment:

Wow, we finally met the legendary heartless childhood sweetheart!

 

 

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