To do things through her?
Why through her?
What could be done through her?
Another request?
Who are they?
In an instant, her mind was filled with questions and fear.
Yun Shu looked at the flustered Qin Linglong and asked a question, "What is your favorite color of clothing?"
"What?" Qin Linglong was stunned. What color of clothing? Although she was confused and surprised, Qin Linglong still swallowed her fear. "Green."
Because she was usually timid, she felt an immense pressure on her at this moment.
Unable to hold back, she fainted as soon as she answered.
Seeing Qin Linglong faint, Yun Shu's mouth twitched. So timid? She fainted too quickly, but it was enough. She remembered Qin Linglong's voice and some micro-expressions.
She immediately changed into Qin Linglong's clothes, altered her hairstyle, and quickly completed her disguise.
About an hour later, everything was done.
Qiu Lu looked at Yun Shu before him, then at Qin Linglong, whom he was supposed to carry away. He could hardly tell who was who. The lady's disguise skills were simply heaven-defying!
"Anyone standing before the lady would not recognize her disguise!" Qiu Lu praised endlessly.
Yun Shu smiled and glanced at the sky outside. "It will be dawn in less than half an hour. You should leave with her now."
"Okay!"
After Qiu Lu left, Yun Shu lay in the quilt.
The quilt was thin and not very warm, and the material felt a bit rough.
It seemed that Qin Linglong's status in the Minister's mansion was not high, and she was probably not favored by her father. She mentally reviewed the information about Qin Linglong's identity again. Although the time was short, Qiu Lu had found out quite a bit about Qin Linglong.
Her father was her biological father, but her mother was a stepmother, who had other children. One could imagine Qin Linglong's status in the Minister's mansion.
As she thought, she felt a little sleepy and closed her eyes for a short nap.
She knew that when dawn arrived, a tough battle would await her.
About half an hour later, some sounds came from outside.
It was Qin Linglong's two maids.
One was named Xiaohuan, and the other was Xiaojia.
According to Qiu Lu's findings, both maids were very loyal to Qin Linglong.
Perhaps seeing that the time had come, Xiaojia came to knock on the door. "Miss, it's time to get up and wash and change!"
Yun Shu got up and got out of bed. She didn't say anything, just hummed in response.
The two maids outside heard Yun Shu get up and immediately pushed open the door and walked in.
Then they served Yun Shu in washing and dressing.
The two maids did not realize at all that the person they were serving had been replaced. Although the young lady didn't speak, they didn't suspect anything because their young lady was usually a woman of few words.
Xiaojia, who was styling Yun Shu's hair, said with anticipation, "Miss, you are much more beautiful than the second young lady, so you must seize the opportunity today when you enter the palace!"
Opportunity? What opportunity? Yun Shu raised an eyebrow secretly.
Xiaohuan chimed in, "Although Madam hasn't said it directly, I can see that Madam wants the second young lady to overshadow you, and then let the second young lady be noticed by Prince Jin, Miss, this is your chance. As long as Prince Jin notices you, you can leave the Minister's mansion."
"The person who can be Prince Jin's official consort is Princess Ningde, but if Miss can be taken as a side consort by Prince Jin, then you will truly have a good life," Xiaojia quickly added.
The two maids were wholeheartedly thinking of their mistress.
However, many young ladies were attending the palace banquet today, all dressed up. Their young lady was usually quiet and rarely left the mansion, so whether she could be noticed by Prince Jin was still unknown.
Alas!
Hoping heaven had eyes!
Yun Shu listened to the maids' words and understood. So, the palace banquet today was to select a consort for that Prince Jin?
Seeing Yun Shu's silence, they knew their young lady's nature, knowing that she had always been uncompetitive, even accustomed to lowering her presence, so they could only worry.
"Don't use too much rouge," Yun Shu stopped Xiaojia when she saw her holding rouge and wanting to add more color to her face.
Qin Linglong's features were indeed good, with a solid foundation, but her skin was slightly pale, making her look sickly and lacking color. She had noticed this during her disguise last night.
Overly bright rouge would only make this face look vulgar, even like a false prosperity.
Xiaojia stopped and sighed helplessly, "Miss, you are not in a hurry, but we are! Miss, please listen to our advice, okay? If this doesn't work out, Madam will probably arrange a random marriage for you, and who knows what kind of marriage it will be. You'll regret it then."
"Yes, Miss, just listen to us, okay?" Xiaohuan was also very anxious.
There's a saying that the emperor isn't anxious, but the eunuchs are.
The two of them were truly anxious.
Miss was different from them. They were born humble, so they could accept any life they had in the future. But Miss was different! Miss was the legitimate daughter of the Minister's mansion.
Looking at the anxious expressions of the two maids, Yun Shu suddenly thought of Ach'a and Yu Le. Although Qin Linglong's situation in the Minister's mansion was not good, she had two loyal maids protecting her, which was not too bad.
"Don't worry, I have this under control," Yun Shu said to comfort them.
After washing up, they had a simple breakfast.
After breakfast, someone from the Minister's wife's residence came to inform them that they were to depart for the palace.
The Minister's mansion was far from the imperial palace, nearly an hour's journey. If the Minister were to attend the morning court, he would have to depart before dawn.
Yun Shu went out of the mansion and saw the Minister's wife and Qin Linglong's half-sister at the gate.
Both the Minister's wife and Qin Linglong's sister glanced at Qin Linglong as she walked over. The Minister's wife, with no expression, said, "Let's go."
Qin Linglong's sister, Qin Lingyue, pouted, "Eldest sister, even if you dress up so beautifully, Prince Jin won't like you."
Yun Shu gave Qin Lingyue a faint glance, said nothing, and got into the carriage.
Seeing that Yun Shu did not speak, Qin Lingyue mistook it for her eldest sister feeling ashamed and not daring to argue with her.
This was the case in the past.
So, from before getting into the carriage, no one recognized that the Qin Linglong before them was not the usual Qin Linglong.
The carriage swayed, heading towards the imperial palace.
Yun Shu leaned against the carriage and fell into a daze again.
She opened her eyes only when the carriage stopped.