So Uchiha Hikaru had not planned to sleep that night. He intended to make preparations for the next day's journey. After all, it would be his first time going to such a place with the Eldest Princess, so he needed to prepare some things for her and ensure her safety.
Yet he had not expected that, after staying awake that day, something like this would happen. Uchiha Hikaru found it difficult to accept, and he was deeply astonished. 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 is feeling a little unwell, so she won't be going tomorrow. I'll go with you instead."
The queen's Second Princess suddenly came to his residence and said this to Uchiha Hikaru. He found it inexplicable, especially since the Eldest Princess had never mentioned anything like this to him.
Since the Second Princess was suddenly offering him so many explanations, he felt certain that nothing had happened to the Eldest Princess. Rather, the Second Princess wanted to impersonate her and take her place.
"You are... you are..."
Uchiha Hikaru actually knew who this woman was. He simply did not want to say it aloud. He wanted her to reveal her true identity herself, so that he could confirm the thoughts in his heart.
"Even though you're a newcomer to the palace, how could you not know my name? What kind of person are you? Today, I'll tell you exactly who I am."
"I am the famous Shui Lingbo Ji of this palace."
Uchiha Hikaru's question had thoroughly enraged the Second Princess. She had been especially proud and arrogant since childhood, always believing that the entire world should revolve around her.
It was precisely because of that personality that this