"The Elder Princess?"
At Eunuch Gao's announcement, surprise appeared on Tang Ningshuang's face as well.
Indeed, the Elder Princess had only just parted ways with them, yet now she had come to the Imperial Court under her own identity.
But the problem was... both she and Jiang Xiaobai had seen the Elder Princess's true appearance at Guanlan Tower.
If the Elder Princess simply walked in like this, wouldn't that be the same as exposing her identity?
Could it be... that the Elder Princess no longer intended to stay by Jiang Xiaobai's side?
Jiang Xiaobai had clearly thought of this too, but he soon smiled.
If that really was the case, it would be rather nice. At least they wouldn't have to keep dancing around the truth whenever they met.
He didn't know whether pretending to be deaf and mute tired the Elder Princess out, but pretending every day that he didn't know her identity was certainly tiring for him.
Very soon, however, Jiang Xiaobai realized he had been overthinking things.
As Xiao Jinxuan walked in from outside, a magnificently dressed figure followed behind him.
It was none other than the Elder Princess.
The Elder Princess wore a phoenix crown, and her palace gown was splendid beyond compare. Yet a black veil now covered her breathtakingly beautiful face.
The black veil concealed most of her face, leaving only a pair of eyes that calmly surveyed her surroundings.
"Huh? Why is the Elder Princess wearing a veil all of a sudden?"
"Indeed, I've never seen the Elder Princess like this before!"
Surprised murmurs rose from many of the officials around them.
Jiang Xiaobai and Tang Ningshuang exchanged a glance, their expressions turning peculiar at the same time.
Indeed, the others had no idea what was going on, but the two of them