So Uchiha Hiko had not intended to sleep that night. He planned to make preparations and begin the next day's journey. After all, it would be his first time going to such a place with the Eldest Princess, so he had to prepare some things for her and ensure her safety.
Yet he had not expected that, after staying awake that night, something of the same sort would happen—something Uchiha Hiko found hard to accept and deeply shocking. He finally understood what the secret of this deep palace was.
"Young Master, I'll be going with you in my sister's place. My sister hasn't been feeling well, so she won't be going tomorrow. I'll go with you instead."
The Queen's Second Princess suddenly came to Uchiha Hiko's residence and said this to him. Uchiha Hiko found it utterly baffling. The Eldest Princess had never mentioned anything like this to him.
Since the Second Princess had suddenly come to explain so much, he felt certain that nothing had happened to the Eldest Princess. Rather, the Second Princess was here under false pretenses, trying to take her place.
"You are... you are..."
Uchiha Hiko actually knew who this woman was, but he did not want to name her. He wanted her to reveal her true identity herself, which would also confirm the suspicion in his heart.
"Even if you're new to the palace, how could you not know my name? What kind of person are you? Fine, I'll tell you who I am today."
"I am the renowned Shui Lingboji of this palace."
Uchiha Hiko's question had thoroughly enraged the Second Princess. She had been especially spoiled and prideful since childhood, always believing that the entire world should revolve around her.
It was precisely because of that personality that this farce had occurred