Volume 1 Chapter 21: Dressed to Impress

  In the misty room, Shangguan Qing'er was swimming happily in the water while humming a little tune, as carefree as a happy little bird.

  Perhaps because she was too relaxed, she completely forgot that she was still taking a bath and that there was a small stool under her feet. In a moment of excitement, her short legs started moving, thinking about turning around and dancing a bit. She used to dance well in her previous life, it had been so long since she last danced, and now her feet were itching a bit.

  But her action triggered a series of tragedies.

  It started with one foot stepping on the edge of a small stool, and then her slender body fell into the bathtub that was a head taller than her with a splash.

  What they say about "extreme joy begets extreme sorrow" is probably referring to someone like Shangguan Linger. One moment she was still basking in triumph, the next moment she immediately became a "fallen phoenix". She stretched out her small hands and kept slapping the water in the bathtub, making a series of "Woo...woo...woo..." sounds with her mouth.

  The pear blossom was originally standing by her bathtub, but Shangguan Qing'er said she didn't like being watched while bathing, so she had the pear blossom stand a little further away where she couldn't see her body. Hearing Shangguan Qing'er's cry, the pear blossom exclaimed, "Miss Qing'er, what's wrong?" and rushed over in big strides.

  There was only one figure faster than the pear blossom, and almost at the same time as the pear blossom's cry, that person had already rushed over like the wind, stretched out his hand to explore the bathtub, picked up the fallen Shangguan Qing'er who had drunk a few mouthfuls of water, and her pale face was hugged by him.

  "Cough, cough, cough......" When Shangguan Qing'er was pulled out, her face had already turned bright red, and she couldn't stop coughing. Her two hands tightly grasped the clothes of the person who saved her, as if she had grabbed onto a lifesaving straw.

  A warm large hand gently patted the back of Shangguan Qing'er, and a majestic cold male voice immediately sounded, "Someone, summon the imperial physician."

  Peach blossom suddenly came back to her senses, looking at Xia Jinhans white dress, handsome and unparalleled but with a worried expression, immediately nodded and ran out of the room.

  Shangguan Qing'er stopped coughing upon hearing the familiar voice, and with tears in her eyes, she looked at Xia Jincheng, seeing his worried expression, her heart warmed up, just as she was about to speak, she felt a slap on her buttocks from his palm.

  "You careless girl, the bathtub is too big, can't you ask someone to bring a smaller one?" Xia Jin's anxious expression had dissipated, leaving only coldness and anger on her face.

  She got angry because she was disobedient and troublesome.

  "Wuu, brother...... Light is afraid." Shangguan Light sniffled and responded pitifully. Suddenly feeling a chill all over her body, she only then realized that it was because she had fallen while bathing, and Xia Jinhan had come in and picked her up directly, now she was completely naked from head to toe.

  Shangguan Qing'er's face suddenly turned red, and she buried her body in Xia Jinhan's arms, calling out in a coquettish tone, "Brother, clothes."

  Xia Jinhans reminder made her realize that Shangguan Qing'er was completely naked, and she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed too. She stretched out her hand to grab a nearby robe and wrapped it around her, covering her up before saying gruffly, "You're only afraid now?"

  He was just a bit uneasy and planned to wait until Shangguan Qing'er finished her bath before leaving, so he waited in the room for a while. Who would have thought that something like this would happen? Could he not be angry?

  This little girl is always so mischievous and troublesome.

  Shangguan Qing'er hung her head in shame, looking at Xia Jincheng with a wronged expression, twisting her fingers as she replied, "Qing'er was wrong, brother shouldn't be angry."

  Fortunately, at this time, Li Hua brought the imperial physician over in a hurry, and Xia Jinhan gave up continuing to scold her. She handed Shangguan Qing'er over to Li Hua, telling her to take good care of her and not let anything else go wrong, otherwise they would all be punished.

  Peach blossom, what else can you say? When she saw Shangguan Qing'er fall into the water, she was so scared that her heart almost jumped out. From now on, how dare she make any mistakes again?

  After a big fuss for half a day, the imperial physician finally took the pulse of Shangguan Linger, examined her body without finding any problem, prescribed her some medicine and instructed on some related matters before leaving.

  While Li Hua brought a brand new light green outfit for Shangguan Qing'er, layer by layer putting it on her, and tied two simple buns on her short hair, adorned with various accessories sent by Xia Jinhan's famous friends, without any makeup on her face, but showing a rosy complexion, looking elegant and refined, beautiful beyond measure.

  The dressing was complete, and Pear Blossom looked at Shangguan Qing'er, who was as elegant and noble as a fairy child. Her whole demeanor was naturally refined and dignified. For a moment, she was stunned, originally knowing that Shangguan Qing'er had a good foundation and looked very beautiful, but unexpectedly, after dressing up, she was even more stunning than those princesses and young ladies in the capital.

  "Miss, you're so beautiful." Lihua said dully, feeling that the Ouguan Qing'er in front of her was simply flawless.

  Shangguan Qing'er raised her eyes, her watery eyes seriously looking at Lihua, and asked in doubt, "Really? Let me see." As she spoke, she got up from the chair and turned around to climb onto it.

  Originally, Shangguan Qing'er was too short, even when sitting in front of the dresser, she couldn't see her own face at all. So she had to find a chair and stand on it.

  Li Hua couldn't help but smile, and gently lifted her onto the chair, carefully supporting her body as he said, "Miss Qing'er is already so beautiful at such a young age, when she grows up, she will definitely be a stunning beauty."

  Shangguan Qing'er had heard such words many times in her past life, but when Li Hua said it, she still felt a little proud.

  It wasn't until she saw herself in front of the mirror, dressed in gold and silver, exuding an air of nobility, that she was startled by her appearance this lifetime.

  "Is this really me?" Needless to say, she looked good with her makeup on, but just that rosy, almost watery little face was enough to stun herself.

  She had seen her own appearance before, but it was just a shadow in the water. This is still the first time she formally looked at herself in a mirror.

  It's just like Pear Blossom said, she's only three years old and has such good looks, if she grows up she'll be even more stunning. In her past life, she was a great beauty, but compared to how she looks now, that was still far inferior.

  Shangguan Qing'er was naturally very pleased with herself, but when she looked at the glittering jewels on her body, she couldn't help feeling a little displeased. She asked Lihua to take them off, so that she wouldn't look like an uncultured young rich woman wearing gold and silver.

  Of course, jewelry and so on can be left behind, but the entrance pocket cannot be left behind.

  Shangguan Qing'er let Lihua put all the jewels in a box on her bed, thinking to herself that she would find an opportunity to go out and exchange them for silver, which she could carry with her, so that if one day she was driven out of the house, she wouldn't be left with nothing.

  Li Hua didn't know what Shangguan Qing'er was thinking, but she obediently followed her instructions. Then she dotted a little cinnabar on her forehead, making her look like a golden boy and jade girl, charming and moving. Only then did she praise her while leading Shangguan Qing'er out from behind the screen.

  Digression

  Dear friends, Happy Valentine's Day! Wishing all the sisters with a boyfriend a hundred years of happiness together, growing old hand in hand. Wishing all the sisters without a boyfriend blossoming peach flowers and rolling good fortune coming your way.

  Waaaah, single kids seeking gifts and comfort!