"..."
Jiang Yourning sized up Chu Lange, truly not feeling like saying anything.
The Emperor and Empress didn't look stupid, so why was her good friend's brain so slow to turn a corner?
But before she could think any further, she heard another jaw-dropping remark.
Chu Lange seemed determined not to stop until her words shocked everyone to death:
"Oh, right! Short Legs wasn't wrong back then. His parents are my parents!"
"This is wonderful, Jiang Yourning! We're sisters now, too! I'm a year older than you, so from now on, I'm your very own big sister with a different father and mother! You can swagger sideways all over the Capital from now on. I've got your back!"
Chu Lange was so excited that she practically shouted that last sentence.
And so.
Lin Xiangyin's slight frame trembled, and she and Jiang Wanrong beside her dropped to their knees at lightning speed.
Was she going to lose her second-rank honorary title before she'd even had a chance to show it off, when she'd barely warmed it in her hands?
The Empress Dowager, Emperor, and Empress instantly turned their gazes on Chu Lange, their eyes practically shooting knives.
Little Wukong, however, ran over with gratification shining in his eyes and took Chu Lange's and Jiang Yourning's hands.
"Princess, you finally caught on! I wasn't lying to you back then, was I?"
"..."
The corner of Jiang Yourning's mouth twitched uncontrollably, and she immediately rose to beg forgiveness.
"I am deeply apprehensive. Your Majesty, Your Majesties, please forgive me and have the Princess withdraw her decree!"
Chu Lange, do you think my family has lived too long?
I'm not a crab. Why would I swagger sideways through the Capital just because I've got nothing better to do?
"All right, we're all among our