My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 56 The princess is angry, the princess leaves.

"Lin'er, he meant well, Princess, please don't take offense." Chu Wenchen didn't expect his son to pull this stunt.

“Yes, Princess. The roads are slippery in the snow, so you have to be careful.” Madam Song immediately joined in defending her son, “Wen’er did the same thing a few days ago, she just fell down for no reason.”

Chu Wen'er, who was mentioned, remained silent with a sour face, still angry.

Their words made Princess Jin'an frown even more. She felt that this family acted strangely and without any rhyme or reason, and she had no intention of staying any longer.

She said calmly, "Since the road is slippery here, let's just forget about it and not go in. I wonder where Chu Lengyu lives? Let my maid go and check on her for me."

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, as if she didn't want to stay a moment longer.

Her reaction caught the Chu family off guard; they never expected the princess to leave so suddenly.

Yinzhu and her men blocked their way, their tone polite but firm: "Please lead the way."

Chu Wenchen had no other choice but to instruct his trusted aides, "Take them to Jinfang Garden where the young lady lives."

His confidant quickly understood his meaning. He led Yinzhu on a long detour before finally arriving at Jinfang Garden.

This was originally Chu Lengyu's residence, but it had already been taken over by Chu Wen'er.

However, the small courtyard where Chu Lengyu lived was really embarrassing to be seen, and the people in the palace would definitely laugh at it.

That's why Chu Wenchen ordered his men to bring Yinzhu and the others here, since outsiders wouldn't know the inside story anyway.

Upon seeing the exquisite and elegant courtyard, Yinzhu guessed that the eldest daughter of the Chu family held a high position in the household.

The doors and windows of the room were tightly closed, and a bitter medicinal smell filled the air. A person was lying on the bed, but it was not clear what was going on.

Yinzhu naturally assumed that it was Chu Lengyu, who was very ill.

Her confidante said to her, "Please forgive her, Aunt. The young lady is ill and exhausted, often falling into a deep sleep, and is unable to get up to receive guests."

"How could someone become like this out of nowhere?" Yinzhu's words carried a clear accusatory tone.

"It's all the servants' fault for not serving you properly; they've already been punished. But the young lady has been frail since childhood, so there's nothing we can do about it," the confidant explained.

"Alright." Yinzhu naturally wouldn't force a patient to get up and talk to her.

Pointing to the gift box carried by the palace servants behind her, she said, "These are gifts that the princess wants to give to Miss Chu. Since she is ill, we will not disturb her any longer. Please wait until she wakes up and then give them to her."

"Yes, since it is a gift from the princess, we will certainly not neglect it. We will give it to the young lady as soon as she wakes up," the confidant assured without hesitation.

"That's good."

Back outside the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

Princess Jin'an sighed after hearing Yinzhu's report: "I didn't expect that I would have made a wasted trip."

Yinzhu continued, "I see that the eldest daughter of the Great Chu is seriously ill. Even with the imperial physicians, it won't be a matter of just a few days for her to recover. I'm afraid she really won't be able to attend tomorrow's snow-viewing banquet."

"Sigh." Jin'an sighed again. "Never mind. I don't think Father Emperor will blame me."

……

Princess Jin'an's carriage departed.

The servants immediately removed the disguise they had just put up, and the maid who had been lying in bed pretending to be sick also got up immediately.

The confidant returned to the main hall carrying several gift boxes.

"What?! These are all for Chu Lengyu?!"

Chu Wen'er screamed.

"I don't believe it! Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

The several makeup boxes were opened, revealing exquisite dresses and gorgeous jewelry, all of which delighted Chu Wen'er.

But to her utter surprise, the princess, who had come to visit her, brought gifts that were all for Chu Lengyu!

How could that be? There must be a mistake!

Not only she couldn't understand it, but the rest of the Chu family couldn't understand it either.

When Song Shi unfolded the dress, the materials and embroidery were of the highest quality, even better than Chu Wen'er's clothes. It was clearly made by someone from the palace.

Looking at the glittering jewelry in the box, any one of them could be Chu'er's dowry, but it was just sent by a palace maid sent by Princess Jin'an.

Why would she send something to Chu Lengyu for no reason? What was the reason behind it that he didn't know? Chu Wenchen paced back and forth, thinking hard.

Chu Lin, however, didn't think it was that complicated. He said, "It's just a gift. It doesn't matter who it's given to. Isn't it all because the princess wants to curry favor with our Duke Zhenguo's mansion? Look at how conflicted you all are."

“My son is right,” Mrs. Song agreed.

Chu Wen'er picked up the gold hairpin and beaded string from the makeup box, admiring them. She thought to herself: Since Chu Wenyu isn't home, these things are mine.

Thinking this way, she wasn't so angry anymore.

But when she recalled how Princess Jin'an had avoided and scorned her earlier that day, she still snorted coldly.

Chu Wenchen was unaware of how attractive these clothes and jewelry were to women; he had always left such matters to Song Shi to handle.

Seeing that Chu Wen'er liked it, they let her be and didn't mention at all that it should have belonged to someone else.

However, he still cautioned, "After all, this is a gift from the princess to Chu Lengyu, so Wen'er, don't be too ostentatious when you use it."

Upon hearing this, Chu Wen'er pouted, becoming unhappy again.

Seeing that his daughter was still so willful, Chu Wenchen thought for a moment and said, "Wen'er, why don't you skip the snow appreciation banquet tomorrow?"

Although he spoke in a consultative tone, Chu Wen'er could tell that her father actually didn't want her to go.

But she insisted on going.

Madam Song defended her son, saying, "Oh dear, sir, Wen'er went to great lengths to get the princess's invitation. Besides, the princess saw that Wen'er was perfectly fine when she came today. What if the princess thinks she's being disrespectful if she doesn't go tomorrow?"

She was trying to justify herself with these words, but Chu Wen'er wouldn't let it go as long as she had a reason.

She continued, "Yes, Father, you told the princess that I couldn't go because I fell and hurt myself, but the princess saw me today, and I'm perfectly fine, jumping around like a baby."

The mother and daughter kept talking back and forth, which only made Chu Wenchen more annoyed. He was even more impatient to stay there and said, "Fine, do whatever you want."

Chu Lin, standing to the side, confidently added, "Don't worry, I'm here. I've prepared several poems; they'll definitely shine tomorrow!"

"Oh my, my precious son, you're so amazing!" Madam Song immediately praised him upon hearing this.

Not to be outdone, Chu Wen'er declared, "Tomorrow, I will definitely be the most beautiful one at the snow appreciation banquet."

……

The news that Princess Jin'an had visited the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion with gifts but left right at the gate spread like wildfire.

The news quickly reached the residences of the four kings and eight dukes, bringing a smile to everyone's face.

This afternoon, Chu Lengyu took Lüyun to the capital city to shop, and naturally heard the news that a snow appreciation banquet would be held at Yingxue Tower early tomorrow morning.

This is currently the most eye-catching event in the capital, and even ordinary people can talk about it.

Some people were even whispering among themselves about who would stand out at tomorrow's snow-viewing banquet and win the princess's favor.

Green Bamboo frowned at the thought of Chu Wen'er's arrogant and domineering manner, and her tendency to show off everywhere.

As for Chu Lengyu, she had long since stopped caring about her second sister. She was unmoved by the news of the snow appreciation banquet and was quite leisurely thinking about whether to make a hot pot since it was getting cold.