Crying While Filling the Pit I Dug - Chapter 52

Song Miaomiao opened more than a dozen boxes, only to find a sky blue dress that didn’t fit her size. The dress was obviously too big for her waist.

Therefore, she picked that dress to let Gu Jiaren adjust its size.

Song Miaomiao handed the skirt to Yan Yu and said, “Yan Yu, go to Madam Embroiderer and ask her to adjust the size of this for me. This Princess wants to wear it.”

Yan Yu took the skirt and asked in a strange tone,”Princess, you really…”

“What’s wrong?” Song Miaomiao was puzzled.

Yan Yu said, “It’s nothing, I will go now.”

Song Miaomiao nodded and said, “Before you leave, let them take all these clothes.”

“Yes.”

If she had known that there were so many clothes, she would have gone to see them in person. She thought that according to her original lifestyle, how many clothes were the most in that season?

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After eating, Song Miaomiao couldn’t find anything to do for a while, so she lay on the bed and flipped through the poems.

Yan Yu asked curiously, “Princess, aren’t you going to play shuttlecock in the Imperial Garden today?”

Song Miaomiao flipped through the book, answering, “No.”

She had completed the first and second tasks, so there was no need to stop Yi Qing.

“Oh.”

Feeling sleepy in spring and tired in autumn, after having a full meal and reading poems, Song Miaomiao yawned and fell asleep unconsciously after a while.

When she woke up, two hours had passed, and it was almost time for dinner.

Seeing Song Miaomiao awake, Yan Yu said, “Princess, you’re awake. Guard Yi came to see you.”

“Yi Qing?”

“Yes.”

Song Miaomiao was a little puzzled. This Yi Qing had never been to Sishui Hall before. “What is he doing here? When did he come?”

“He came when you were taking a nap and said that your shuttlecock fell in the Imperial Garden, so he brought it to you.” Yan Yu took the shuttlecock from the table. “Here is the shuttlecock.”

When did her shuttlecock drop? Song Miaomiao had no memory at all, except that the shuttlecock was needed when doing the first task a while ago. The rest of the time, she really didn’t care about it.

But Song Miaomiao was sure that when she gave the sachet, she didn’t take the shuttlecock with her at all. So it wasn’t dropped then. If it was dropped a few days ago, why didn’t Yi Qing return it to her when they met earlier?

Could it be that he picked it up a few days ago, but forgot to return it to her?

Yan Yu tidied up Song Miaomiao’s bun, as one would inevitably get messy hair when sleeping. 

“Princess.”

Song Miaomiao sat in front of the dressing table, playing with the shuttlecock. “What?”

Yan Yu said, “One more thing, Supervisor Gu is waiting to see you and change the measurements of your clothes according to your body.”

Supervisor Gu? Gu Jiaren?

Song Miaomiao frowned slightly and said, “When did she come?”

Yan Yu combed her hair and said, “She came not long after you fell asleep, and she has been waiting outside the hall.”

Song Miaomiao turned her head. The comb in Yan Yu’s hand was pulling on her hair, making her scalp hurt, but she didn’t care. “When did Guard Yi come? Could it be that the two of them came together?”

Yan Yu replied, “Supervisor Gu came first, and Guard Yi came after.”

Ah! It turned out to be like that. Because the female lead appeared, the male lead appeared with her. She didn’t know what they talked about, and how Lujiang recorded their interaction. The abuse had not yet started. It was estimated that it was all sweet and interactive time.

Thinking about it, Song Miaomiao couldn’t help but put the shuttlecock in her hand into the cabinet of the dressing table and close it. Out of sight, out of mind. 

What shuttlecock? It was obviously just a cover for him to chase his childhood sweetheart.

‘No, no, no! Did I get too deep into the drama?’

‘What are you upset about?’

The Princess liked Yi Qing, but she didn’t feel that way about him. She was just doing a mission. She just gave Yi Qing some gifts for the mission, and she was not really pursuing him! 

Song Miaomiao thought that she had to return to the real world! She still had to go to the meet and greet of her favorite star! But she didn’t even remember his name. She’d lived in ancient times for so long that she almost couldn’t even remember what the star’s name was.

“Princess?” Yan Yu called her.

Song Miaomiao came back to her senses. “Huh?”

“Princess, do you want to let Supervisor Gu in at this moment?”

“Let her in.” In addition to measuring her body shape, Song Miaomiao really couldn’t wait to meet the rumored female lead.

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“This servant sees the Princess.” Gu Jiaren was wearing a water-blue dress, kneeling in the main hall of the Water Palace, with her back straight and her head slightly nodded, her attitude was humble without losing her bearing.

“Raise.”

“Thank you, Princess.” Gu Jiaren stood up slowly, with a smile on her lips, calm and elegant.

Song Miaomiao looked at her carefully. She was very fair, her skin was as tender as a piece of paper, with the ancient people’s favorite oval face shape, a small nose, and watery peach blossom eyes.

Song Miaomiao suddenly remembered the allusion of the phrase “I feel sorry for you,” and here was a living example.

Hey, she felt quite disturbed when she thought that she would “rob” the beloved of the girl in front of her in the future, marry him, and create a sad relationship between the Prince Consort and the Princess.

She let the elegant, gentle, and kind female lead measure her size, and kindly asked a few preference questions, such as how she wanted to change it.

Song Miaomiao pondered over her actions, feeling a twinge of guilt for deceiving the female lead and intending to punish her. She hadn’t caused any real trouble for Gu Jiaren; she simply requested adjustments to make the garment fit her better.

She found it puzzling that such an ill-fitting dress would be among the Princess’s wardrobe. After all, it should have been custom-tailored by a professional seamstress. Additionally, if the Princess had previously been overweight and subsequently lost weight, there should have been other loose-fitting garments in her collection. If she had discarded ill-fitting clothes, why would she keep just this one?