"Ding ding dong dong..." Hearing the seven-string zither ring out twice more, Yu Xiajing smiled ingratiatingly again. "Your Highness the Princess, you accompanied Princess Miaomiao to Ziwei Palace. You had said you would return in three days, yet five days passed in the blink of an eye. And looking at Your Highness's expression, could something have changed within Ziwei Palace?"
"If something had changed... that would have been wonderful! You should have heard the Imperial Decree long ago instead of standing here making wild guesses!" This woman was clearly the Princess Qingqing Gu Xianyun had mentioned. Princess Qingqing shook her head slightly and said, "Things are far more complicated than you imagine!"
"Oh? Could it be... that the news was false?" Yu Xiajing seemed to know something and asked in a low voice.
"Whether the news was true or false no longer needs investigating!" Princess Qingqing bit her lip lightly. "Even if that bitch secretly left the Immortal Palace and descended to the lower realm without permission, when Miaomiao and I arrived at Ziwei Palace, that bitch was inside the palace. How was I supposed to make my next move? The moment I saw that bitch's smiling face, I understood that she must have sensed something and hurried back to the Immortal Palace! I was still half a step too late."
"Then..." Yu Xiajing was somewhat puzzled. "If that was so, Your Highness should have returned that very day!"
"That bitch looked to be in an exceptionally good mood!" Princess Qingqing continued. "She looked as though spring had stirred her heart! And Tianzhao Blue happened to be blooming in Ziwei Palace, so she actually laid out a banquet in the flower garden. Not only did she invite the First Princess and the others, she even invited the Empress! I do