Chapter 1392: Hairpin Flower
"Oh dear! My good lady, the War Prince said it casually, and you're getting angry? That's not like you." Zi Xia was still grinning. Compared to the Prince, she was more upset about the gossip from those gossipy women yesterday. For a woman, having her reputation ruined is a destructive blow — it's deadly.
Zi Xia believed herself to be inseparable from the young lady and knew her very well. The young lady and the War Prince had only met twice, how could the young lady, with her temperament, truly be angry? She thought it was impossible, which was why she found it amusing.
"Hmph! Your lady is just petty."
"No, our lady is very generous, no ordinary young lady can compare to you."
"Is it about being flirtatious?"
"No, it's mainly about beauty and intelligence not being on par. With these two qualities, wouldn't all the handsome men and beautiful women in the world revolve around the lady?"
"Pfft, you flatterer!"
After verbally sparring with Zi Xia for a while, Xuexue felt much better.
"My lady, get up. Don't just stay in bed, you'll make yourself sick."
"Hmm, alright, let's go for a walk outside."
"Sure! Alright!"
The young lady was willing to go for a walk outside, which made Zi Xia very happy. She enthusiastically helped her pick out an outfit, then tidied her up, and placed the last hairpin in her hair, "My lady, it's done."
Xuexue looked at the jewelry in her hair, frowned, raised her arm, and removed them all.
"Young lady, what are you doing? It took me a lot of effort to put those in." Zi Xia was initially very satisfied with dressing up the young lady so beautifully, but who would have thought she'd mess it up? Zi Xia couldn't help but wail.
"Too flamboyant, I don't like it. Simple is good."
"Young lady, don't forget, you're married now. It's different from when you were at the General's Mansion, where you could dress as you please. Look at the Princess Consort, she dresses like a peacock every day, fluttering around the Prince, dazzling him so much that he visits her courtyard every night. And look at you, you've been married to the Prince for so many days and still haven't consummated the marriage. The women in the mansion are laughing at you behind your back."
Zi Xia kept chattering, worried about how the young lady wasn't concerned at all. Didn't she realize that after a woman gets married, her husband becomes her world? With her husband's favor, having a child or two, only then could she secure her position in the mansion?
Because of the War Prince's outstanding military exploits, his status in Moli Country was very high, second only to the Emperor. Naturally, many people wanted to curry favor with him. Plus, everyone knew he was notoriously lecherous, so naturally, beauties were sent to the War Prince's Mansion one after another.
Thinking of the abundance of beauties in the mansion, Xuexue frowned, "What are they laughing at me for?"
"They're mocking that even though you're a national beauty, you're no better than a prostitute from a brothel."
"Tsk!"
Xuexue couldn't help but scoff, "If they are better than a prostitute, then why is the prostitute a Princess Consort while they don't even have a status?"
Hearing this, Zi Xia was momentarily stunned, then nodded, and said, "Hmm, the young lady is right. I almost got confused by them."
"Keep your wits about you. Don't let people use you as a tool."
"With such a clever lady, I won't."
"Stop flattering, let's go for a stroll outside."
Looking at the young lady's bare hairbun, Zi Xia was a bit reluctant, "Young lady, wear a small hairpin flower at least, it's better than being bare."
In the Prince's Mansion, if one doesn't dress up a bit, they'll be looked down upon. Zi Xia understood this principle and always wanted to dress the young lady beautifully.
Xuexue thought about it and finally relented, "Alright then."
She agreed while sitting back on the stool, letting Zi Xia place the hairpin flower in her hair.