If they were the crown princes brothers, then that would an they were also Yui is (provisionary) brothers.
She was not interested in committing incest.
Furthermore, if the emperors children were called princes, then the emperors brothers were also princes.
They would also possibly co, so she began to think that it was truly a bother.
Moreover, with the way Libin said it, even if she was assaulted and a child was born, it probably would not be acknowledged.
Rather than that, they would be thrown into the nunnery.
For her to fall into the sa predicant as their mother and daughter she would absolutely not let that happen.
Do not go near the princes during the Cherry Blossom Viewing Banquet, alrighty, Ill keep it in mind!
After burning that warning into her brain, the next thing she was bothered about was the origin of the hairpin.
Who prepared this hairpin?
Libin shrugged his shoulders at Yui is query.
I did. The crown prince wanted to buy it for you, but him sending a hairpin to a court lady would cause misunderstandings.
Yui i also didnt want to raise rumors that she was a court lady involved with the crown prince.
But did Libin-sama choose this hairpin himself?
When she scrutinized it again, it was not ostentatious, but it was not plain, either; it was a cute but elegant hairpin.
If Libin chose this, then he had great tastes.
With that clever way of choosing gifts, if he was not a eunuch then he would certainly be popular.
There were doubts about him being a eunuch, but for now, she set them aside.
And so, it was now clear to her that Libin was the one who gave it to her.
Then the next question would be how to use this hairpin.
I have never used this kind of thing, though.
At any rate, it was not an accessory that was readily available in her previous life.
Yui i did not know what to do with the hairpin, and was just idly swinging it.
.Cant be helped then, hand it over.
Libin took the hairpin from Yui is hand, then he removed the kerchief, and he arbitrarily fixed her hair and inserted the hairpin.
Its like this, as expected, I was right in choosing the red flower.
After arranging her hair, Libin took a step back and checked the result.
She already thought about this before, but he was a man skilled at fiddling with hair, arranging it in such a short ti.
And apparently, Libin did choose the hairpin himself.
How should I say this, hes a person with no slip-ups.
Anyway, Yui i also wanted for herself to see how it was after it was done.
I wanted to see it! Is there a mirror sowhere?
Theres a mirror here.
When Yui i tried to look for a place that could reflect her appearance, he handed her a small hand-mirror.
Rather, bringing a mirror everywhere, there should be a limit to how prepared he was.
Anyhow, she hurriedly peered into the mirror.
Ah, I look cute!
The red flower was set off by her hair, giving her a gorgeous ambience.
Yui i smiled as she looked at her appearance in the mirror from various angles.
She did not have any intention of dressing up to be chosen by the princes, but she would also feel happy when she looked good.
While looking at Yui i circling around as she looked in the mirror, Libin softly mumbled.
Unexpectedly, you also have a feminine side to you, huh.
Fortunately, these words were not heard by Yui i who was in high-spirits.
Afterward.
All the court ladies beca very busy as the Cherry Blossom Viewing Banquet approached.
Of course, Yui i was not an exception.
She polished the interior of the Inner Palace until it was sparkling, and she took out the tables and chairs that would be placed in the garden and polished them too.
In short, only polishing jobs were awaiting her.
The kitchen staff i Na was also occupied with working on the pre-made foods.
There was a refrigerator using ice in the Inner Palace, but its capacity was not huge.
That was why the dishes that would require fresh ingredients were to be made on the day itself early in the morning. However, foods that could be preserved were already prepared a few days prior.
That was why the kitchen lights were still lit late into the night.
In this manner, all the court ladies involved in the preparation run around until beca completely exhausted, and the day of the Cherry Blossom Viewing Banquet finally arrived.
Yui i was inside her room fighting in front of the slightly warped mirror she had borrowed from the storage room.
Hmmm, so difficult.
Her opponent was the hairpin she got from Libin.
Even if she did not plan to dress up especially, she wanted to do sothing about her hair, so she had been trying to arrange it through trial and error, but it wasnt going well.
Will I get used to this at this rate?
Yui i was about to give up on the hairpin because it was too troubleso, and she was overwheld.
Ah i, are you there?
Right at that ti, i Na ca to visit.
What is it? I am currently preoccupied though
Yui i poked her head out to receive her, and i Na heaved a sigh when she saw Yui is hair in a jumble.
I was worried so I decided to take a look, and there you are. Yui i, dont tell you plan to go to the banquet with your bare face.
Eh, I plan to go as is, though?
It couldnt be helped since she didnt have any costics.
i Nas eyes widened in disbelief at Yui i who had those thoughts.
Theres no way that would be okay!
Afterward, she took her shoes off and entered the room, then she seated Yui i in front of the mirror. She put the box she was carrying on the floor, and when she opened the lid, there was a make-up kit inside.
Alright, be still!
i Na pressed Yui i down as she said that, then she started to put face powder on her.
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T/L Thoughts: I KNOW that hairpin was not special in any way to Libin, but I couldnt help but squeal when he arranged her hair. Lol. Its the second hairpin from him. I hope they get to the romance part sooooonnnn. And do you have any suggestions on wording how to heave a sigh? Haha.. These characters loved to sigh a lot ;D
Also, even if I didnt put honorifics when she was talking to Libin because, well, it was Ancient China, I still added it to her inner monologue (if the raws did, since she didnt use them in so cases), since shes a forr Japanese anyway, so it would make sense if she addressed the higher-ups with honorifics. This was the answer I ca up after contemplating how to tl the honorifics thing.. hehe.. thanks to S4TY4 for comnting on this, it helped realized I had to clarify it here, too ? Thank you so much for reading!! I appreciate everyones comnts, and please feel free to point it out if I missed so typos/ grammatical errors btw ?
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