Luo Qingyan curved his lips, “I’ll borrow your good words, Shengsheng.”

After a brief chat with Luo Qingyan, someone came to the courtyard gate.

Han Shuang went out to greet them and brought in a box, “Miss, Master Deng heard that Miss Deng offended you, so he specially sent this as an apology.”

Han Shuang placed the box in front of Luo Sheng and opened it to reveal a string of red glass prayer beads, “He said that he heard that you were weak and frail, so he specially went to Changming Temple to pray for one. It’s not something valuable, just keep it and don’t hold a grudge.”

Luo Sheng looked at Luo Qingyan.

Luo Qingyan said, “It’s fine, a string of prayer beads is nothing. Keep it if you want.”

Her father and mother probably thought it might be beneficial to Shengsheng, and it wasn’t good to make things too difficult between relatives, so they allowed them to send it over.

Luo Sheng accepted it. After chatting with Luo Qingyan for a while, Luo Qingyan went back to his room to read, leaving Luo Sheng alone in the courtyard, playing with the string of prayer beads.

But her mind was still on what her mother said after she woke up.

The more Luo Sheng thought about it, the more she felt her heart was tightly grasped by a large hand.

She couldn’t breathe.

Luo Sheng had always been gentle.  There were very few things that could worry her so much.

The last time was when her sister married into the Eastern Palace, she worried that her identity would affect her sister in the future.

Later, she came up with a plan of faking her death to shut those people up. She could just live somewhere else.

But this time it wasn’t that simple. It involved the court, the Luo family’s honor, and the safety of their entire family.

Their current crisis directly pointed to Prince Xiao Chuhuai, who held considerable power in the court, and the one most likely to have close contact with Xiao Chuhuai was her.

After much thought, with her slow-wittedness, Luo Sheng could only think of one way.

Under the spring sun.

Luo Sheng absentmindedly wrapped the prayer beads around her wrist twice, lost in thought.

According to her detailed conversation with her mother yesterday, after her sister became pregnant, strange things and unrest began to occur in the family and the palace.

But in her previous life, her mother didn’t take it seriously, thinking it was just ordinary changes in the court.

Until Luo Qingyan had an accident, and her father was accused of bribery and corruption, did the signs become apparent.

Then her sister had a difficult childbirth, and Prince Xiao Chuhuai took advantage of the situation to strike, forcing the Crown Prince to abdicate.

The Luo family was suddenly imprisoned, and the whole family was jailed.

Naturally, it wasn’t just their family who was imprisoned.

The Emperor was seriously ill, the court was in chaos, and the Fifth Prince eliminated all obstacles and firmly secured his position as Crown Prince.

At present, although her mother had been reborn, she had been in the inner courtyard for many years. Even if she interacted with people, it was only with the ladies of the inner court. She knew little about court affairs, and the causes and processes were very vague.

Her father was, to put it nicely, a court official who maintained a proper distance in his interactions. To put it bluntly, he was stubborn. He always believed that as long as he worked hard, he would be rewarded. Her mother mentioned that even when her father was wrongly accused of bribery in her previous life, he insisted that the innocent would eventually be vindicated.

Only she, in the entire family, could lower her status and reasonably approach Xiao Chuhuai.

After all, Xiao Chuhuai would forcibly take her. Even if he didn’t like her, he liked her body.

Instead of waiting to be forcibly taken in the future, she might as well take the initiative to offer herself and help her family find out the truth.

The training mammy said that men are most relaxed and soft-hearted in bed.

Luo Sheng knew her own limitations. It wasn’t about overthrowing Xiao Chuhuai, but it would be good if she could leave room for her family to maneuver.

Han Shuang, who was serving Luo Sheng cakes, saw her in a daze again, “Miss, what’s wrong? You’ve been in a bad mood these days?”

“Nothing.” Luo Sheng took a bite of the peach yogurt, the sweet floral fragrance overflowing from her lips and teeth.

Han Shuang had never seen Luo Sheng so worried about anything, “I think you need to go out for a walk. The Shangsi Festival is coming soon, we can go to Qujiang Pool to play.”

“That’s true.” Luo Sheng nodded, the Shangsi Festival… the Fifth Prince should be going.

Luo Sheng thought about it and felt a little better. Actually, it wasn’t a big deal.

She was skilled at seduction.  She couldn’t possibly ask her brother to seduce Xiao Chuhuai.

Thinking about it positively, she always felt that she hadn’t done anything to repay them, so this opportunity had come.

Thinking this way, Luo Sheng’s mood eased a little.

Luo Sheng bit into the cake, “By the way, since they’ve left, I’ll go see Mother.”

She needed to ask her mother for more information.

While saying this, Luo Sheng asked Han Shuang to pack a plate of cakes and take them with her.

When she arrived at her mother’s room with the cakes, her father was also there.

Both of their faces were very serious, and they must have been discussing those matters.

Seeing Luo Sheng come in, Luo Zhan said a few words and went out, leaving only Tao Han in the room.

Tao Han pulled Luo Sheng over, “Don’t worry, your father will find a way to deal with the court matters.”

Luo Sheng also knew that she couldn’t help with the overt matters in the court.

“Mother, can you tell me in detail what strange things happened in the capital after Sister became pregnant?”

Tao Han was interested.  Only her little Huai Xi was willing to believe her.

She arranged a table of tea and snacks and pulled Luo Sheng over, “Mother needs to tell you properly.”

Luo Sheng chatted with her mother for a whole half-day, until Luo Zhan returned after dinner in the evening, then Luo Sheng returned to her room.

According to her mother, nothing major happened around the Shangsi Festival.

It was just that the Ninth Princess, who had been healthy in the palace, suddenly caught a cold and fell ill, and died within a few days.

But this didn’t have much to do with the whole thing.

Besides, even if Luo Sheng had supernatural powers, she couldn’t stop others from getting sick.

So she didn’t think about it anymore.

She might as well deal with Xiao Chuhuai directly.

Luo Sheng secretly asked her mother about Xiao Chuhuai’s preferences and decided to prescribe the right medicine.

She heard that Xiao Chuhuai had a peculiar preference. Other young masters liked plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, but he liked red lotus – the legendary flower that grows in hell.

Luo Sheng found a small picture book and saw that the red lotus was beautiful, but she also felt that it was extremely enchanting and soul-stirring.

It was hard to imagine that the aloof and indifferent Fifth Prince liked such flamboyant and wild flowers.

He was really good at pretending.

This lecher must also like bold and uninhibited girls, she had to put in some effort!

Luo Sheng sighed and embroidered a small sachet with a red lotus openwork pattern.

She also gave Han Shuang a prescription to get the fragrance ingredients.

Han Shuang brought them back and watched Luo Sheng grind and mix the fragrance. A light and comfortable fragrance wafted over, and Han Shuang couldn’t help but ask, “What is this prescription?”

Luo Sheng said seriously, “It’s for calming the mind and calming the spirit.”

Han Shuang didn’t doubt it. She knew that their young lady knew a little about perfumery, and they had all worn sachets made by Luo Sheng, “Oh, I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately, can you give me some when you’re done?”

Luo Sheng nervously blinked her eyes, “I’ll make one for you next time, this one is for someone else.”

Han Shuang curiously leaned closer, “Who is it for? Eldest Master?”

“No.” Luo Sheng wasn’t very good at lying and blushed nervously, “Oh, don’t ask.”

Seeing her reaction, Han Shuang said, “Miss, you wouldn’t have a sweetheart, would you?”

“No.” Luo Sheng quickly dismissed her to get more fragrance ingredients, “Hurry up and get your calming fragrance, I won’t make it if it’s late.”

“Okay, okay.”

Han Shuang was afraid that the young lady wouldn’t care about her, so she immediately took the prescription and went out.

Halfway there, she looked at it… no, this prescription was different from the previous one.

This prescription is for calming the mind, the previous one was…

Well, it must be because the young lady customized a calming fragrance for her, so it’s different.

The young lady loves her so much!

Han Shuang went to get the fragrance ingredients contentedly.

Luo Sheng hadn’t made “Drunken Flowers” for a long time and was a little rusty.

The formula was something she had to memorize every day. The mammy said that this was the most important thing to secure favor after entering an official’s house.

This thing, when lit in the room or worn on the body, makes people yearn for it, intoxicated, and they’ll be heartbroken if they don’t see it for a few days.

If you add a little of her usual incense, it’s like hooking a man’s soul.

It would guarantee that the official would yearn for it day and night.

But Luo Sheng’s only worry was what if Xiao Chuhuai didn’t accept it.

But she quickly dismissed this idea.

Xiao Chuhuai would forcibly take her in the future, which meant that all it took was an opportunity to make him desire her.

She would give him a step, pretend a little, don’t be unappreciative.

Thinking this way, Luo Sheng confidently and boldly ground the fragrance ingredients.

She spent a lot of effort making the sachet and placed it in the cupboard, waiting for the fragrance ingredients to blend and diffuse.

It would be just right to take it out after a while.

Shangsi Festival coincided with the good time for spring outings. In previous years, the Emperor would hold a banquet for the officials at Qujiang Pool, enjoying the spring scenery, boating, and reciting poems, which was the most lively time in the capital in spring.

It was a formal occasion, so Luo Sheng had to wear a corset.

But she also kept her mission in mind. When she got up in the morning to bathe and dress, she loosened the corset around her chest.

She chose a pomegranate skirt with scattered flowers and a light and clean makeup. She still had a gentle and soft temperament, like a well-behaved young lady from a wealthy family. The unintentional charm she exuded was particularly alluring.

This kind of innocent and soft charm was her fatal weapon.

Even Han Shuang, who was dressing her, was stunned, “Miss, you’re quite serious about this garden party.”

“Am I?” Luo Sheng didn’t know that her little thoughts were easily seen by others, and she thought she was disguising herself perfectly, “I just want to have a good holiday.”