After checking A Ta Huan's wound and changing the dressing, Dan Er rushed over in a hurry to urge her.
"Oh, my Princess! Please come with us quickly to change and freshen up!"
Mo Qing Huan slowly tidied up the things in her hands.
"What's the rush?"
She looked at Dan Er, showing an air of unconcern while Dan Er was in a frenzy.
"Your Highness, those ladies who received your invitation for the tea tasting party have been preparing since last night, hoping to make a stunning appearance. But here you are, still so unhurried even when the guests are about to arrive!"
Mo Qing Huan was amused by Dan Er's motherly nagging.
"Alright, alright. I'll go with you to get ready."
Back at the Yang Yan Palace, she was half - pushed and half - pulled by Dan Er and Shuang Er into the bathhouse. After a fragrant bath, she was forced to sit in front of the dressing table. Various cosmetics were applied to her face, and then all kinds of ornaments were inserted into her hair.
Throughout the process, she closed her eyes, looking as if she was really enjoying it. But when she opened her eyes, instead of the nightmare - like appearance she had imagined, she actually looked a bit good...
She gently stroked her jade - like face and couldn't help but praise Dan Er's amazing makeup skills.
"Dan Er, you're really a treasure." She gently flicked the phoenix hairpin on her head and got up to walk outside. But before she could take a step, she was dragged back.
"Your Highness, you haven't changed your clothes yet! Don't be in such a hurry..."
Shuang Er brought over the latest style of clothes from the Hua Ling Pavilion and placed them in front of Mo Qing Huan.
"Princess, this is the latest style from the Hua Ling Pavilion. The Prince ordered the mistress of the Hua Ling Pavilion to bring it here personally." She whispered in Mo Qing Huan's ear, "I heard that the Prince himself reported your measurements to the mistress. Please try it on and see if it fits."
Hearing this, Mo Qing Huan blushed. Images of Mu Yan Ming's long arms encircling her waist and his body leaning over flashed through her mind, as well as the scene where he always stopped at the last moment.
She disdainfully glanced at the clothes. Seeing this, Dan Er and Shuang Er thought Mo Qing Huan didn't like them and were stunned for a while.
Dan Er stepped forward and stood in front of the clothes. "Princess, don't you like it?"
She shook her head and let Dan Er and Shuang Er help her change into it.
The tea tasting party was to be held in the backyard of the palace. Two rows of low tables were placed side by side. Mo Qing Huan's seat was under a pavilion. Light - yellow curtains hung around the pavilion, fluttering gently in the wind, looking quite elegant.
When she was supported over by Dan Er and Shuang Er,
"Sister - in - law, I've come uninvited. I hope you won't mind."
Min Fei Yan stood up with Zhi Er's support and walked towards her.
Mo Qing Huan forced a smile. She remembered that Min Fei Yan's name was not on the guest list.
— Wait, wasn't she still in the post - partum recovery period...
"Of course I don't mind. But you're still in the post - partum period. If you don't take good care of yourself, how can you recover properly?" After saying that, she looked at Zhi Er.
"How did you take care of your Princess? You didn't even prepare a cloak for her."
Zhi Er knelt on the ground with a thud.
"The Regent's Princess is right. I'm wrong."
"Dan Er, go get one of my cloaks for the Princess of Rui. And add a low table inside the pavilion."
"Sister - in - law, you don't need to go to so much trouble. I came uninvited. It's my fault to trouble you like this."
Mo Qing Huan smiled faintly. "Since you're here, you're all guests."
Min Fei Yan's face changed slightly. Both of them were daughters - in - law of the royal family and should be considered family. But Mo Qing Huan's words seemed to distance their relationship.
But Mo Qing Huan said it on purpose. This woman's husband had plotted against her husband with others. How could she be expected to be close to her!
Shortly after the low table was added, the guests began to arrive one after another.
The first to come was Zhao Yi Yi. After giving a cursory salute, she rushed in front of Mo Qing Huan.
"Princess, please check my pulse quickly."
Mo Qing Huan raised her eyebrows and smiled. "You haven't forgotten how much the consultation fee is for seeing me, have you?"
Zhao Yi Yi shook her sleeve like a spoiled child. "I remember. I'll owe it first. Please check my pulse first. I'll send the consultation fee later."
She eagerly rolled up her sleeve and offered her arm to Mo Qing Huan.
Mo Qing Huan suddenly remembered Min Fei Yan beside her and immediately winked at Zhao Yi Yi.
For some reason, perhaps due to the so - called "pregnancy brain", Zhao Yi Yi not only didn't understand the hint but also pulled her sleeve and asked, "What's wrong with your eyes?"
Mo Qing Huan forced a smile and thought to herself, "I must be blind!"
Next to come were Gu Qing Lan and the lady who had helped Mo Qing Huan out last time.
Seeing them, Mo Qing Huan got up to greet them.
Gu Qing Lan thought Mo Qing Huan was coming to greet her and was a bit puzzled.
— What's this Mo Qing Huan up to!
Mo Qing Huan walked straight past her as if she didn't see her. Gu Qing Lan's face immediately fell.
"Aunt Yun, you're here."
After the lady helped Mo Qing Huan out last time, Mo Qing Huan had specially inquired about her identity. It turned out that Jiang Yuan had been a brother of the original owner's father, and their wives had been good friends since childhood. But later, General Mo had supported the former Crown Prince, while Jiang Yuan had supported the third prince at that time, who was now the emperor. So Jiang Yuan had been promoted to a great general smoothly. Later, when Mu Yan Ming led the troops to guard the border, the Jiang family was recalled to the capital. But during the years when Mo Qing Huan had suffered, this Mrs. Jiang had been seriously ill, so she hadn't come to see the original owner even once. And later, after hearing that Mo Qing Huan had married the Regent, she didn't come to get close because of the difference in status.
"I don't deserve such respect." She was about to kneel down but was stopped by Mo Qing Huan.
"Aunt Yun, you had such a deep friendship with my mother. How can you say you don't deserve it?"
Mo Qing Huan held her hand and walked all the way to the front - row seat.
Gu Qing Lan saw that no one paid any attention to her after she had been there for a while, so she walked into the pavilion on her own. "Cousin - in - law."
Min Fei Yan nodded and smiled at her. Since Gu Qing Lan had shown her love for the Regent in public at Zhao Yi Yi's mansion without any reserve, Min Fei Yan had not been very close to this cousin.
Gu Qing Lan saw that Min Fei Yan didn't seem to want to talk to her, so she sat down dejectedly in the front - row seat of the lower table.
Before she had even sat down properly, Leng Ni Er came.
"Sister - in - law, Sister - in - law of the eldest prince."
She curtsied slightly to the two of them. "I'm really sorry to be late today."
"It's okay. It's just a boring tea party anyway."
Mo Qing Huan glanced at Gu Qing Lan indifferently. Gu Qing Lan suddenly realized that she had taken the wrong seat and stood up dejectedly.
"Cousin - in - law, you look in good spirits today."
She warmly took Leng Ni Er's hand.
Leng Ni Er smiled and stroked her belly. "I'm almost exhausted by the baby. How can you say I look good?"
Min Fei Yan saw her action and suddenly stood up.
"Sister - in - law, are you pregnant?"