My Princess Has Been Reborn

Chapter 142.2 – Extra Chapter 1

End of March was already late into the peach blossom viewing season, and the flowers were almost in full bloom.

Qi Yang had just completed the handover of government affairs to the Little Emperor, and when she finally felt relaxed, Lu Qipei’s peach blossom aroused her interest. So naturally, she wouldn’t wait another day. She said that she would go for an outing tomorrow, and the next day, she took seven to eight servants and dozens of guards to the outskirts of the city.

Her Royal Highness The Princess personally went out, but the “Princess Faction” that had requested to see the Prince Consort before did not appear again. Maybe they felt that they already tried persuading her, or maybe they knew that Qi Yang had already passed over the power in her hands. Anyways, the two’s outing this time was peaceful.

The peace blossom forest by Qingshui river was also peaceful. It was still a sea of pink as far as the eye could see; let alone the tree branches, even the black soil below was covered in a layer of pink, as if it was covered by a pink carpet. Even more coincidentally, the flower blooming season was reaching its end, and those who would come to play and enjoy the flowers had already come. So today, there were not many tourists in the peach blossom forest.

It’s not that they didn’t like liveliness, but what did other people’s liveliness have to do with them? They would have to worry about other people’s gaze when they walk, and it would not be convenient to stick close or whisper to each other, so walking in quiet would be better.

The two of them thought this way, so they were quite happy to see the empty peach blossom forest.

Leaving behind the servants and guards, the two walked hand in hand among the infinite peach blossoms – it extended as far as they could see, and even wherever they stepped were full of both fresh and withered petals. A faint peach blossom fragrance lingered on their nose, giving off a unique feeling.

As the two walked leisurely, a gust of wind passed by, causing the petals to flutter up and fall on them.

As the brushed the petals off her face, Qi Yang said, “It’s been a long time since I’ve come here, and this place is still so beautiful.” After a pause, she smiled and said, “The peach blossoms here still like to stick on people.”

Hearing her say this, Lu Qipei couldn’t help but smile. She casually raised her hand, and with a cool and relaxed posture caught a pink petal that was fluttering in the wind. Qi Yang’s eyes fell on her, and couldn’t move away. She tilted her head and said, “And the person in this peach blossom forest is still as pretty as ever.”

When the two met for the first time, what attracted Qi Yang to Lu Qipei was her face, then her elegant demeanor. Counting the days now, they had been together for xx years in their current and previous lives, and Lu Qipei was now also in her twenties. But looking at her face and demeanor, how could she be inferior to the youth that she first met? With the passing of time, she had become even more charming.

Her Prince Consort was still in her prime, and could still captivate this little girl so much that she couldn’t take her eyes off her – that was what Qi Yang, the ‘little girl’ who held a high position but was one year younger than Lu Qipei, thought.

Lu Qipei now didn’t blush as easily with just a few words of Qi Yang’s teasing, but she still didn’t want to accept such words, so she said something despicable, “Your Highness have finished handing over the government affair now, and it’s time for us to leave the capital. After we leave this year, it might be hard to come back in the future. This might be the last time we’ll see the peach blossoms in this forest.”

Speaking this far, Lu Qipei blinked at Qi Yang and continued, “Your Highness might not be able to continue collecting the peach blossoms that you have been collecting every year.”

Peach blossoms were everywhere, and if Qi Yang liked it, she could plant an even bigger peach blossom forest in her fiefdom, but it was not the same. This was the place where Qi Yang first met her – for the peach blossoms in the princess’s mansion, she only looked at them occasionally, and never collected dried flowers from them.

Qi Yang was not annoyed when she heard this. She raised her brows, looking at the peach blossoms around her, and said, “In this current situation, it’s not good for us to leave the capital and immediately go around to play. We have to pretend to go to the fiefdom and stay there for a year or two. Why don’t we just bring some peach blossom trees back. Ah Pei, what do you think?” After thinking about it, she also remembered about the princess’s mansion and added, “The grapes in the mansion were chosen personally by you, and they’re quite sweet, should we also bring them?”

Lu Qipei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this, unable to imagine how it would look like if they moved even the trees and vines. If others saw it, would they think that the princess’s mansion was so poor that they would even be unwilling to give up some grape vines?

It was a little funny to think about, and she quickly waved her hand and said, “Let’s leave them, let’s leave them. The soil and climate won’t be the same, so what’s the point? For the peach blossom trees, if Your Highness really insists, it’s fine to dig up some saplings to take.” Although, why was she so persistent about this anyway?

The two chatted casually and walked away, already talking about the days after they go to the fiefdom.

Because she had planned to go to her fiefdom and settle down there for a long time, Qi Yang already sent people to build a princess’s mansion there three years ago, and last year she sent Zhi Ting there to tidy it up. Now, whenever they wanted to leave, everything in the fiefdom had already been arranged and they could set off anytime.

With a longing for their new home, the two of them chatted about it and unknowingly walked deeper into the peach blossom forest. They didn’t meet anyone along the way, and the two of them chatted leisurely as they walked. It wasn’t until Lu Qipei saw the corner of someone’s clothes behind a big tree in front of her that she realized that there was someone there, and she stopped talking to Qi Yang.

However, the peach blossom forest had been empty today, and the two’s chatter could be heard clearly. When they suddenly stopped, it clearly startled the person behind the tree.

They weren’t talking about anything that shouldn’t be said, so there was nothing embarrassing about it. But they felt somewhat uncomfortable suddenly caught chatting by strangers, so they decided to leave in a different direction.

At this moment, the person behind the tree also came out. They were two women, and they nodded at them and left first.

Lu Qipei turned her head and looked at their backs, looking like she was in thought.

Qi Yang saw the situation and asked, “Why, do you know each other?”

Lu Qipei glanced at Qi Yang, and felt that the peach blossom fragrance in the air somehow felt like there was some sourness1 mixed in.

She wanted to laugh a little, but she nodded solemnly and said, “I have indeed seen them before.” After saying that, she felt that the sour smell in the air seemed to have become stronger, so she continued calmly, “You’ve seen them before too, a few years ago. When the kings and princesses had a banquet by Qingshui river.”

It was four years ago. When they were wandering in the peach blossom forest and prepared to go back, they ran into two girls. One of them were pressing the other against the tree as they kissed, causing Lu Qipei’s face to turn red in surprise. After a few years passed, they ran into each other again in the peach blossom forest. It was still the same two people, but Lu Qipei noticed that both of them now had a hairstyle that only married women would have.

Where in this world could two women fall in love and entrust themselves to each other? Ultimately, they were still bound by the traditions of the world!

Lu Qipei suddenly felt a little lucky. Fortunately, she had dressed up as a man, and fortunately, she had met Qi Yang…

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