At the sight of Chu Youning's crooked jumble of hair ornaments, Chun Tao's lips twitched, and she hastily tried to shield her in front of the carriage.
"Oh, Your Highness, were you rolling around inside the carriage? Your hairpins are all askew! How are you supposed to meet the court officials like this?
Quickly, find an excuse to get back into the carriage, and let this servant tidy your hair."
"Oh, all right."
Chu Youning made a show of climbing back into the carriage to look for something.
Chun Tao promptly followed her.
The carefully arranged updo had become somewhat disheveled, and Chun Tao did her best to straighten it out.
But...
This was also Chun Tao's first time seeing the hair ornaments Chu Youning wore today, and she was unfamiliar with them.
And so.
The moment she pulled out one of the hairpins, more than half of Chu Youning's pinned-up hair tumbled down, leaving the remaining hairpins in utter disarray.
Oh no.
Chun Tao's little face instantly went pale.
"Your Highness, I think this servant has made a mess of things."
Chu Youning casually picked up the mirror in the carriage, took a look, and calmly patted Chun Tao's head.
"Your princess slept a little too enthusiastically. It's not your fault.
Besides, now that these things have fallen out, my head feels much lighter."
She simply removed the whole jumble of things weighing down her head and making her neck ache.
Then she picked up the phoenix hairpin Wu Qingyuan had given her and casually twisted her hair into place.
This looked much simpler and more comfortable, and was still quite pretty.
Afterward, Chu Youning strode boldly out of the carriage.
The Palace Gate stood wide open.
Chief Eunuch Fu Kang shouted at the top of his lungs, **"Welcome