The maids beside the Eldest Princess chattered over one another. "I bet a gold hairpin that Fifth Miss won't find any proof that the prince consort doesn't love the Eldest Princess."
[I could find a whole basketful with my eyes closed!!]
Another of the Eldest Princess's maids said, "You might as well admit defeat!"
[A gossip spectator never admits defeat!]
Yet another maid said, "The love between the Eldest Princess and the prince consort is as deep as the sea!"
[As deep as a sea of suffering!]
[The sea of sea bulls!]
Dantai Mo: "..."
How did Minister Jian manage to keep himself from laughing?
The Eldest Princess smiled with pursed lips, as though victory was already in her grasp. "Fourth, go help Fifth Miss. Remember, you must give it everything you have."
Dantai Mo: "..."
How had he never noticed before that his aunt had not a scrap of sense?
Although the prince consort, Xue Yuanyu, sat upright and composed, he had already begun to panic.
Mostly because Jian Ruonan was too uncanny. First, she had stumbled upon him, Su Haoyan, and Dantai Wuyang at the rockery, then she had located the Ninth Prince's nine linked rings and jade without the slightest error.
The prince consort held the Eldest Princess's hand, his expression full of affection. In truth, he was guilty and panicked, and cold sweat had begun to bead on his forehead.
Divination by cutting toilet paper-he had never heard of it before.
The crucial part seemed to be the toilet paper!
If he replaced the toilet paper the Eldest Princess had cut, wouldn't that throw off the divination?
Using a trip to relieve himself as an excuse, Xue Yuanyu summoned one of his maids.
When no one was looking, the maid quietly replaced the toilet paper on