"Absolutely not!"
Yue Er became even more solemn.
She suddenly stood up and knelt in front of Xia Ruqing solemnly.
"Mother Empress!"
"In the past, I was immature, always making you angry because of my father’s affection!"
"From now on... I will never do it again, I hope Mother Empress can forgive me!"
Xia Ruqing: "..."
Oh heavens, who can tell her what is going on here?
How did such a sweet girl become like this? What is she saying!
She suddenly felt amused yet helpless.
"You..."
"Yue Er, get up quickly!"
"It’s not what you think!"
Yue Er’s face was stubborn.
"If it’s not what I think, what else could it be? Mother Empress, don’t deceive me!"
"That Honored Lady Luo, relying on the Emperor’s favor, has repeatedly disrespected you! I’ve heard all about it!"
"Rest assured, I will definitely vent your anger!"
Yue Er vowed earnestly.
After speaking, she abruptly stood up and left without looking back.
"Alas!"
Xia Ruqing didn’t manage to stop her, just watched helplessly as the girl disappeared.
"Oh dear! She might be heading for more trouble!"
"Zi Yue, Zi Yue, quick, stop her!"
She chased outside and commanded.
"Yes!"
Zi Yue quickly walked out.
Xia Ruqing also followed behind and chased out.
However...
Yue Er was a stubborn child.
Once she was set on something, she wouldn’t easily change.
Therefore... Xia Ruqing and Zi Yue chasing out had no effect.
Seeing Yue Er’s resolute gaze.
She suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
"This girl, what is she going to do again? Tell the wetnurse nanny and Sister to keep a close watch on her, don’t let her run around!"
Zi Yue looked worried.
"It’s the only way!"
...
Just having people watch her, of course, won’t have any effect.
Early the next morning, Yue Er finished breakfast and went out.
Except for Ying Luo, no one knew where the Princess went, nor did anyone dare follow her.
It was not until the late afternoon and evening that the two returned, bathed in sunset.
The wetnurse nanny and Sisters stepped forward to greet them.
Yue Er casually waved her hand.
"Rise!"
"Did my Mother Empress come to check today?"
The wetnurse nannies shook their heads.
"No!"
"However... Princess, the Empress did say..."
Yue Er showed some impatience.
"What my Mother Empress says has nothing to do with you! Stop nagging, I want to bathe and change, it’s too hot!"
The Sisters helplessly had to comply.
...
After bathing and changing, Yue Er took Ying Luo to rest in the inner chamber after dinner.
She lay on the bed comfortably and sighed with relief.
"Everything is finally arranged!"
Ying Luo was also quite excited.
"We only used to see hunters in storybooks; never thought we’d also be hunters today!"
"Dig the pit and wait for someone to jump in; this feeling is great!"
Yue Er smiled faintly.
"Let’s see if it actually works! Don’t rush to praise me!"
Ying Luo pouted slightly.
"What does it matter? We’ll find out the results tomorrow morning anyway; let’s wait and see the show!"
Yue Er’s eyes lit up suddenly thinking of something.
"Did you clean up neatly on the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ side?"
"Don’t let my Mother Empress know I did it!"
Ying Luo patted her chest to assure.
"Everything’s clean, guaranteed they can’t trace it back to us, rest assured!"
Yue Er nodded satisfied.
"That’s good!"
The two chatted for a while and then rested.
Early the next morning.
Yue Er rose leisurely like usual, washed, dressed, and ate breakfast, looking quite calm.
It was Ying Luo instead who was anxious and at a loss.
"Princess, aren’t you anxious?"
Yue Er raised an eyebrow.
"Why hurry? As the saying goes, haste makes waste; we need to lead the opponent into the trap slowly!"
Ying Luo gave a thumbs-up.
"Princess, you’re wise!"
...
At Xifu Palace.
Honored Lady Luo, having just been favored last night, had finished breakfast by now.
At the moment, she was getting ready to dress up and stroll outside with the palace maids.
She wanted to show those who used to look down on her and also spite a few Ladies deliberately.
Before, she was a Selected Attendant, with low status and no favor.
Now, she was different from them, with favor and status.
If they met on the road, they still had to respectfully greet her.
This feeling indeed was... delightful!
Just as she was about to head out after dressing up.
Honored Lady Luo suddenly felt a wrenching stomachache.
"Oh my!"
"Ah!"
She cried out and bent over clutching her stomach, her face instantly pale with pain.
Xiao Ge was terribly frightened.
"Mistress, what’s wrong with you?"
"I... I have diarrhea!"
Honored Lady Luo couldn’t care less and hurried towards the restroom, holding up her skirt.
"Mistress! Mistress, slow down!"