The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 359 - 355: Giving Flowers

At last, Ruo Xuan tossed the items laid out on the ground into the center, but she did not toss the later-added items.

Thus calculated, each concubine only received approximately one or two items, as the others were presented by the Empress Dowager and Xuanyuan Que.

Ruo Xuan did not claim all the items she tossed into the center for herself.

She only kept the ones presented by the Divine Lord Xuanyuan and the Empress Dowager, which were more valuable and rare.

She gifted the rest.

She had already noted which girls had taken a liking to certain items and gifted them accordingly.

The girls who received gifts were overjoyed.

The women who had put on airs of superiority were subtly regretful.

The Noble Consort breathed a sigh of relief, and smiling, she said, "No wonder the Empress Dowager adores Princess Wuyou so much."

She seemed naive about worldly ways, yet she knew when to advance or retreat.

She appeared greedy, but she was also very generous.

It was said that those who befriended her never worried about skincare products and clothing; she freely gave away items worth hundreds of Silver.

Her nature was lively and candid, always smiling at everyone, yet she was not foolish, but very smart instead, clearly distinguishing sincere from insincere, not everyone who wanted her friendship could earn it.

It was a pity that everyone knew Princess Wuyou was chosen by the Empress Dowager from a young age to be the bride of the ninth Prince, otherwise, she would have tried to snatch her for her own son.

The Noble Consort felt that Princess Wuyou was a wonderfully paradoxical young lady!

Her nature was seemingly straightforward, easy for anyone to understand at a glance, yet no one could ever deceive her.

Such a nature, probably nurtured in a honey pot, knowing she could live carefree and unrestrained?

And this honey pot was...

The Noble Consort looked toward the Empress Dowager and that ninth Prince, even more unrestrained than Princess Wuyou, looking more like the emperor than the emperor himself.

Of course, the support of Princess Wuyou’s father and brothers was also formidable.

Wuyou, carefree, the Noble Consort thought it was hard for people to live without worries, but Princess Wuyou lived up to her title, living a carefree life.

Such carefreeness was truly the greatest happiness!

She enviously watched Ruo Xuan.

The other concubines also breathed a sigh of relief; palace expenses were high, and when the emperor hosted a royal banquet, their attendance required them to dress well.

The same jewelry and outfits were not suitable to be worn at the banquet more than once.

Moreover, attending the banquet required them to dress lavishly and elegantly, lest they embarrass the emperor.

It was fine if they were favored by the emperor, constantly receiving gifts and good items, but without the emperor’s favor, even enjoying good food required them to pay out of their own pockets.

As wives of princes, they also had to save Silver for their sons’ future.

Thus, the palace women were always in great need of Silver; lacking a large collection of jewelry would make their lives difficult.

Ruo Xuan had won a heap of gifts and finally had a smile on her face, chatting and laughing with those around her.

Helpless to her nature as a flower, enjoying praise from others always brightened her mood.

Then came the time to gift flowers; the Empress Dowager signaled with her eyes to her grandsons to pick their favored concubines.

The eighth Prince, not being able to speak, had the Empress Dowager planning to ask who was willing to marry the eighth Prince and become his wife.

She would then choose one with commendable qualities from those willing.

Though the eighth Prince was immobile, being his wife carried noble status, which could bring benefits to her family; neither the emperor nor the Empress Dowager would neglect this.

Moreover, some women, mistreated in their own homes, would seize such an opportunity for escape.

Thus, the Empress Dowager knew there would be no shortage of candidates for the eighth Prince’s bride.

The imperial sons and grandsons all instinctively looked toward Xuanyuan Que, planning to make their move after he made his.

Though Xuanyuan Que was not the oldest, he was born to the former Empress and was a full brother to the Crown Prince with a distinguished birthright, naturally holding a higher status among the princes.

Moreover, his presence was too strong, he remained still, and no one dared to make a move.

The Empress Dowager handed a peony flower made of gold to Xuanyuan Que, "Xiaojiu, here."

Xuanyuan Que received it.

Then the Empress Dowager distributed other flowers to other grandsons, all made of gold and all peony flowers, except each peony flower’s stem had different characters representing different princes.

Ruo Xuan saw Xuanyuan Que accepting the flower and turned away to hide.

She did not want to watch the Divine Lord Xuanyuan give flowers to other women.

Ruo Xuan walked directly into the Imperial Garden, found a faux rock cave, and hid inside, masking her own aura, and slept.

It was sleep, purely sleep, without even cultivating.

When one’s mood is bad, cultivating can easily lead to deviation!

So she did not cultivate.

Xuanyuan Que, holding the flower, came to the faux rock cave and saw a flower snoring softly in its sleep.

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

He did not wake her up but pinched a Fairy Technique to lay a rabbit fur blanket beneath her, making her sleep more comfortable. Then he transformed the peony flower into a Xuancao Flower and gently placed it in her hand.

Looking at her sleeping face, with her slightly parted little mouth, he knelt on one knee, bowed his head, and leaned closer.

Xuanyuan Que also laid a formation to ensure her safety and make her undetectable to anyone else, then left.

Sleeping in the full essence of sunlight, Ruo Xuan slept even more comfortably.

After handing out the flower, Xuanyuan Que returned to his own palace.

The Empress Dowager saw that there was no flower in his hand, clearly having given it away, and smiled slightly.

Xuanyuan Jie searched for Ruo Xuan, but he could not find her after a long while.

He knew Xuanyuan Que would give the flower to Ruo Xuan, but what difference did that make?

In the Capital City, many sought the hand of Princess Wuyou.

In the end, wasn’t it up to Xuanbao to choose whom?

During the years Ruo Xuan was away from the Capital City, Xuanyuan Que never left the Capital City to visit Xuanbao.

But he visited three times a year, each time staying for a month to play with Xuanbao.

He felt Xuanbao must have more affection for him over these years than for Xuanyuan Que.

So he planned to give the flower to Xuanbao.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager was not biased, giving him this opportunity.

But Xuanyuan Jie nearly searched the entire Imperial Garden and could not find Ruo Xuan.

He asked the palace maids and eunuchs if they had seen Ruo Xuan; everyone pointed him in the direction of the faux mountain.

He searched inside and outside the faux mountain but still couldn’t find her.

By nearly midday, the Empress Dowager held a banquet in Enhua Hall, and all the showgirls went to Enhua Hall to dine.

The few royal grandsons were invited to accompany the Emperor for a meal in Qianqing Palace.

Unable to find Ruo Xuan, Xuanyuan Jie continued searching desperately until he accidentally bumped into a corner of the faux mountain, causing the flower in his hand to fall.

Just then, Xuanyuan Jun appeared, pulling Xuanyuan Jie away: "So you were here, come quickly, father is looking for you!"

"My flower!" Xuanyuan Jie wanted to pick up his own flower but was hurriedly pulled away by Xuanyuan Jun.

Xuanyuan Jun didn’t see the flower on the ground and just assumed he had given it away.

Gao Yan and Zhu Yan and a few others spread out to search for Ruo Xuan.

When Gao Yan came before the faux mountain, she saw a golden flower, picked it up, and wondered which prince or maiden had discarded it, planning to put it down when she left the palace.

"Xuanbao!" She continued her search for Ruo Xuan.