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Princess Xinyang"s veil was meshed, the kind of invisible from the outside but clear from within.
She glanced at Princess Ning"an nearby, asking curiously, "And who is this?"
"I am Ning"an." Princess Ning"an replied calmly.
Princess Xinyang nodded, saying, "So it"s Sister Ning"an. You"ve changed quite a bit, I almost didn"t recognize you."
Ning"an half-bowed.
Princess Xinyang nodded in return.
Empress Xiao said to everyone, "Alright, there"s nothing else here. You may all leave."
Princess Xinyang said, "I"ll go in to see His Majesty."
"Very well." Empress Xiao agreed.
Since Princess Xinyang had returned from outside the capital, it was only appropriate for her to pay respects to the Emperor.
The Crown Prince had to attend court the next day, and Empress Xiao had many things to deal with, so she left with the Crown Prince.
Imperial Consort Zhuang and the others naturally followed suit.
As Princess Ning"an turned to return to Bixia Palace, she was stopped by Princess Xinyang.
Princess Ning"an paused and looked at her, "Is there anything else you need, Sister Xinyang?"
Princess Xinyang asked with concern, "You don"t look well. Are you ill?"
Princess Ning"an pursed her lips and remained silent.
Eunuch Wei quickly explained, "Princess Xinyang might not be aware, but there has been an a.s.sa.s.sination attempt on His Majesty recently. Princess Ning"an stepped in to protect him, blocking the blade for His Majesty. Princess Ning’an must still be recovering from her injuries."
Princess Xinyang nodded, "I see. I didn"t expect such a major event to occur within less than a month of my departure from the capital. Sister Ning"an acted selflessly to protect His Majesty, which is truly admirable. If Sister Ning"an doesn"t mind, would you like to join me in visiting His Majesty? We sisters haven"t seen each other in many years, it"s a good opportunity to catch up."
Eunuch Wei glanced strangely at Princess Xinyang. Since when did Princess Xinyang become so enthusiastic?
His gaze unconsciously swept over Princess Xinyang, and when he saw the knuckles of her hand holding the imperial decree, his temples throbbed fiercely!
What was going on?
Princess Xinyang had hair on her hands!
Princess Ning"an hesitated. When she was about to refuse, Princess Xinyang grabbed her wrist through her sleeve, "Sister Ning"an, you"re not thinking of refusing me, are you?"
In such a public setting, she naturally couldn"t refuse.
All of Princess Xinyang’s backers in the palace had fallen one after another. Of course, she couldn"t reject Princess Xinyang who had just been appointed to oversee the country.
Otherwise, it would not fit her persona of trying to please Empress Xiao diligently over these past few days.
Princess Ning"an said, "How could that be? Let us go in."
Princess Xinyang took Ning"an"s hand and stepped into the bedchamber.
Eunuch Wei watched Princess Xinyang’s back and rubbed his eyes hard.
Did he see wrong?
Which woman would have hair on her hands?
Just then, a gust of cold wind blew, lifting Princess Xinyang"s veil a bit. It also happened that she turned her head at that moment.
Eunuch Wei looked intently and almost fell to the ground on his b.u.t.t.
Not only did Princess Xinyang have hair on her hands, but she also had an Adam"s apple?!
The three people entered the bedchamber.
During which Princess Ning"an also gave Princess Xinyang several strange glances, feeling that something was off about Princess Xinyang.
It was just that Princess Ning"an and Princess Xinyang weren"t particularly close before leaving the palace, and were even more distant afterward. Being unfamiliar with each other meant there was no room for suspicion.
There were many palace servants in the bedchamber. Princess Xinyang called Eunuch Wei over, saying, "Take the others away. This princess wants to be alone with His Majesty and Princess Ning"an."
"Ah, understood." Eunuch Wei suppressed the creeping sensation in his heart and discreetly glanced at the hair on Princess Xinyang"s hand.
Oh my!
It was really there!
He pretended to drop his token, using the opportunity to crouch down and glance at the Adam"s apple under Princess Xinyang"s veil.
Heavens!
There was really an Adam"s apple too!
He hadn"t carefully examined Princess Xinyang before, and today was just a coincidence. He ended up seeing all the places he shouldn"t have seen.
He suddenly felt a bit sorry for Marquis Xuanping...
Eunuch Wei took the palace servants away.
Only the sleeping Emperor and the two princesses remained in the room.
"Ah, I"m exhausted." Princess Xinyang let go of Princess Ning"an"s hand and found a chair to sit down on. She then ordered imperiously, "Little Yu’er, pour tea for this princess."
But the servant girl called Little Yu’er completely ignored her words and went straight to the Emperor"s bedside, pinching the Emperor’s wrist.
"What are you doing?"
Princess Ning"an grabbed the servant girl’s wrist.
Princess Xinyang"s expression changed, and she stood up abruptly.
Daring to grab her wrist? Was she not afraid of getting slapped away?
The servant girl looked calmly at Princess Ning"an"s hand. For some reason, Princess Ning"an felt that her gaze was strangely familiar, and at the same time, it made people shiver involuntarily.
"All right, Little Yu’er, there"s nothing for you to do here. Go and prepare some tea." Princess Xinyang discreetly separated their hands and placed Little Yu’er behind her, waving her hand at her dismissively.
As a result, she secretly received a slap on the back of her hand from Little Yu’er.
... That hurt.
Princess Xinyang chuckled, and she took Ning"an"s hand... Well, wrist, and said softly, "Let"s go sit over there and talk."
Princess Ning"an asked, "Aren"t you here to see imperial brother?"
Princess Xinyang said with a smile, "Of course, I am. I mean, you go sit over there and wait for me. I"ll see imperial brother first and then come to chat with you slowly."
Princess Ning"an glanced suspiciously at Princess Xinyang. Since they were not familiar with each other, she wasn"t sure if Princess Xinyang had always behaved like this over the years. She didn"t say anything and sat down in the chair over there.
Meanwhile, the servant girl instructed to prepare tea also found a chair and sat down.
Princess Ning"an: "..."
Weren"t you supposed to make tea?
“Aiya, my poor Majesty, how badly injured you are." Princess Xinyang pulled out a handkerchief, wiped away some nonexistent tears under her veil, and then waved to her servant girl, "Little Yu’er, come here and look after the Emperor. If he wakes up, call me. Sister Ning"an and I have something private to discuss."
Little Yu’er gave her a sideways glance that carried disdain.
You’re overacting.
Little Yu’er went to the bedside.
Princess Xinyang dramatically choked with sobs and said, "Watch over His Majesty carefully."
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