Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 398 Cui Caiping comes to apologize

The next day, Mo Xin prepared tea, Xue Tao paper, and hairpins and rings according to the maid's instructions. Cui Caiping got up, washed up, and while they were having breakfast, Mo Xin told her everything was ready.

Cui Caiping was full and satisfied, so she nodded and said, "Well, in that case, you two should accompany me to Biluoyuan."

Mo Xin and Lian Xin took the prepared things with them and followed Cui Caiping all the way to Biluoyuan.

The maids at Biluoyuan were shocked to see Cui Caiping approaching, thinking she was looking for trouble again. So one of the maids at the back quietly slipped away to report to Li Wanqing, while the other maids saluted and said, "This servant pays respects to Cui Liangdi!"

Cui Caiping was in a good mood today, so she said, "Everyone, get up. Where's your Li Liangdi?"

One of the maids replied, "Replying to Cui Liangdi, our Liangdi is in the bedroom."

Li Wanqing in the room also received the news from the maid. She was also wondering why Cui Caiping came to find her. It was really out of place.

Wutong couldn't help but complain: "Before, you were almost punished, why are you doing it again? Otherwise, I will go and tell her that you are not feeling well."

Li Wanqing waved her hand and said to the two of them, "Cuizhu, go take her to the flower hall yourself. I want to see what she wants to do. Wutong, come and dress her up for me."

Cuizhu was much calmer than Wutong, so she followed the order and went. Wutong was helpless, so she could only try her best to dress her master up to look good and suppress Cui Caiping.

When Wutong was about to pick up a very luxurious-looking hairpin, Li Wanqing stopped her and said, "Don't be too fancy, something simple will do."

Wutong tried to dissuade her, "Madam, you need to dress more conspicuously to outshine Cui Caiping and stop her from showing off!"

Li Wanqing smiled and said, "Girl, I'm not angry, why are you so angry? Besides, good or bad doesn't depend on these external things."

Wutong was a little discouraged and just said, "Okay, okay, I will listen to you, Madam."

Seeing Wutong's angry look, Li Wanqing said, "Let's leave it at that for the hairpins and rings. Go get my blue Liuxian skirt and I'll change into that."

Hearing this, Wutong finally smiled again, because it was the dress that made their lady look the best, and it was also the newest one she had made. She readily agreed and went to get the dress, helping Li Wanqing put it on.

Li Wanqing looked at herself in the mirror with satisfaction and said, "Alright, that's about it. Don't keep Cui Liangdi waiting for too long, or she'll start looking for trouble again."

Outside, Cuizhu received the order and quickly walked into the courtyard to salute Cui Caiping, saying, "Your servant pays his respects to Cui Liangdi! Our lady has not gone out today, so she has not changed her clothes or dressed up. She is dressing up, so let me welcome you into the flower hall first." As she spoke, she made a "please" gesture.

After hearing Cui Zhu's explanation, Cui Caiping couldn't help but sneer: "I thought all the servants in Biluoyuan were ignorant. I didn't expect that only those brought up by Li Liangdi herself were so well-educated!"

Cui Zhu could not fail to hear her sarcasm, so she said, "Dame Cui, your compliment is too much. I do not deserve it. However, we are only low-ranking servants and do not dare to make decisions on our own."

Cui Caiping was angry when she heard this, but after all, she had come to work with Li Wanqing, and she couldn't just break up without even meeting her. She could only suppress her anger and say, "You're really sharp-tongued!"

As she spoke, she walked to the flower hall. Cuizhu asked Cui Caiping to sit for a while, and soon she brought people to serve tea and snacks.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Wanqing finally arrived.

Li Wanqing walked slowly into the hall with light lotus steps and said, "I'm so sorry, Cui Liangdi. I didn't go out today, so I didn't do my makeup. I wasted some time and kept you waiting."

Cui Caiping forced a smile and said, "It's okay. It's not a big deal. I'm just bored. The princess doesn't like me very much. And Lady Zheng has always been close to the princess, so she naturally doesn't like me either. Now I can't leave the house at will, so I had no choice but to come to you."

Li Wanqing sat down and listened to Cui Caiping's complaints before saying, "It's not as serious as Cui Liangdi said. If you want to go back to your parents' home, the princess will definitely allow you to go back after a long time. I told the princess two days ago and went back to my parents' home."

Cui Caiping thought she was obviously showing off, and her smile froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered her composure and said, "But we can't always go back to our parents' home, right? In the palace, we are all concubines, and we all have to make a living under the princess. So I think it was really my fault before, and I shouldn't have tried so hard to harm you. Look, I brought you some gifts to apologize, and I hope you will forgive me."

Li Wanqing then understood Cui Caiping's true intention. It turned out that she wanted to win her over! However, since she had extended an olive branch, she would listen to what she wanted to do before deciding whether to accept it.

Li Wanqing smiled and said, "What are you saying, Cui Liang Di? Actually, if you had gone to bed with me before me, I would have felt uncomfortable too. However, I didn't mean to harm you. At most, I just made a few sarcastic remarks."

Cui Caiping smiled awkwardly and said, "Haha, this...it's true that my method was inappropriate, so I came here to apologize to you."

Li Wanqing said, "Since Cui Liangdi has apologized sincerely, I would be ungrateful if I don't accept it." Li Wanqing gestured to Cuizhu and Wutong to take the gifts. When they opened the boxes, they found that they were all things she liked.

So, with a more sincere smile, he said, "Dame Cui Liang is so thoughtful. These are all things I like."

Cui Caiping smiled and said, "As long as you like it." Then she secretly gave Mo Xin and Lian Xin a look, and they retreated.

Li Wanqing realized that Cui Caiping might have something else to say, so she asked Cuizhu and Wutong to step back as well.

Li Wanqing took a sip of tea, looked at Cui Caiping and asked, "I wonder what Cui Liangdi has to say that she's hiding from others?"

Cui Caiping whispered, "Hey, we all live under the princess's care, but she insists on giving birth to a legitimate son before she'll allow us to stop taking the contraceptive soup. Who knows when she'll give birth? Are we going to waste our time in the palace if she can't give birth to a legitimate son?"

Li Wanqing's face changed when she heard this, and she whispered, "Cui Liangdi, be careful with your words. I heard that the matter of the contraceptive soup has been resolved. The emperor hasn't said anything. What else can we do? We can only pray that the princess gives birth to a legitimate son soon..."

Cui Caiping saw that Li Wanqing was a little disappointed. It seemed that she also wanted to have a child, so she was ready to add fuel to the fire and said, "Oh, look at me. I just received a letter from my mother two days ago. I heard that although there is a bright future, there is also a time limit. If the princess cannot give birth to a legitimate son within three years, then our contraceptive soup will be stopped. Otherwise, the Guangping Palace lineage will probably die out." After saying that, she took a sip of tea and quietly observed Li Wanqing's expression.

Unfortunately, whether Li Wanqing truly lacked ambition or simply hid it so well, Cui Caiping didn't notice anything unusual. She only heard Li Wanqing say, "There's this thing, too? If the princess can't give birth to a legitimate son, we'll have to wait three years before we can have another child. But if the princess gives birth to a legitimate son soon, we'll have the chance to have one sooner. Isn't that better?"

After hearing Li Wanqing's analysis, although Cui Caiping also thought it made sense, she felt that Li Wanqing seemed unwilling to accept it, which was a waste of the gifts she had prepared!

She then said, "Li Liang Di has a point. It was me who was wrong. Now that I've apologized, and it's getting late, I'll go back first. Since Li Liang Di has forgiven me, you can come to my Linglong Pavilion when you have time in the future."

Li Wanqing smiled and said, "Okay, if I have nothing to do, I'll go sit in Linglong Pavilion. Cui Liangdi, please don't find me annoying!"

Cui Caiping laughed and said, "How can that be? I'm just hoping for some fun! Fine, I'll go back first."

After saying that, he sent Cui Caiping out. Seeing Cui Caiping disappear from his sight, the smile on Li Wanqing's face disappeared, and she said calmly: "Let's go, let's go back too." The master and servant returned to the bedroom in Biluoyuan.