And then there's Ziwei, who's usually quite clever, so why couldn't she understand that the little princess made her make the cakes specifically to help her out of a predicament? Not only did she not appreciate it or explain, but she also didn't stop her brother and let him criticize the little princess.

Moreover, this whole incident was caused by her. Benjamin, Yongqi, and Xiaoyanzi all tried to stop her, but she went to the imperial kitchen because she wanted to show off.

It even caused the little princess to fall into a coma. Ertai's desire to stay away from Ziwei was incredibly strong at this moment.

Their family has already been dragged into this mess by Ziwei, and Chennian can't afford to get involved in this muddy water as well.

She should just be a high-ranking princess, enjoying everyone's pampering. She only needs to be herself and he will take care of all her troubles.

The Empress clearly treats the little princess differently, so the person most likely to be in danger in the palace is gone. The Empress Dowager dotes on her so much, the Emperor cares about her, and Qing'er protects her. With so much pampering, she will definitely live well in the palace.

If she doesn't want to have contact with Ziwei, then she won't. As for her playing with Xiaoyanzi, she'll follow Ziwei around. Doesn't her brother like Ziwei?

He should get his brother out of the house and keep Ziwei occupied so she and Xiaoyanzi can have fun. Either they should play with them, or he should keep Benjamin and Yongqi company so they can have some fun.

He had previously thought that Ziwei was so intelligent, and Xiaoyanzi had a good relationship with Ziwei, and Chennian also had a good relationship with Xiaoyanzi, so the three of them would definitely have to interact a lot.

He also discussed with Benjamin Yongqi how to make the three of them get along better, since Ziwei was also a princess.

If they regain their identities in the future, they will definitely have contact. They noticed that Chen Nian and Zi Wei were estranged, so they wanted to ease the tension and didn't want the three of them to become too strained.

In retrospect, Chen Nian was indeed prescient. It was better to cut off this idea altogether. Not only should it be cut off, but Chen Nian should also be kept away from Ziwei.

He didn't want to dwell on being wronged.

They don't have much interaction now, so they can easily break off the relationship. But if they do, he's afraid she won't be able to let go of the relationship and will end up compromising herself.

Having spent some time with Chen Nian, he had come to understand him to some extent. On the surface, he seemed easy to get along with, but in reality, he was cold-hearted and treated people with gentle distance.

She is very sentimental towards those who catch her eye, but she won't care about those who don't.

He thought the little princess's later characteristic was quite good.

He deeply regretted not arriving earlier today, leaving her to face the accusations and suffer injustice alone, and not being there to protect her.

As an outsider, he followed Chen Nian's gossip and learned a lot, which made him see things more and more clearly.

He figured he had caught her eye, but he wondered if his brother's situation would affect their relationship.

If it causes any trouble, he'd better beat up his brother, or he wouldn't be called Fu Ertai.

No, we have to give her a beating when we get back. We can't let this go unpunished since we hurt the little princess.

His brother is beyond saving.

If you ask him whether he would choose his brother or Shen Nian, he would definitely choose Shen Nian without hesitation.

If his brother had to choose between him and Ziwei, he would definitely choose the latter.

That's just how the two brothers are by nature. As the saying goes, they won't turn back until they hit a wall, but they're the kind of brothers who won't turn back even after hitting a wall; they'll just keep hitting it until they die.

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"Uncle Fu, where's your brain?"

That's because only Ziwei knows how to make vegetarian Luohan cakes; the others in the imperial kitchen don't. Since they keep asking Ziwei to make Luohan cakes, Granny Gui can't order Ziwei to do anything else.

Qing'er came out of the room. She was always smiling, speaking gently and understandingly, but this time her words were unusually sarcastic.

Once the bottom line is crossed, no one can possibly greet the culprit with a smile.

"Qing'er, is Niannian awake yet—"

"Qing'er, how is Niannian?"

"How is Niannian doing?"

"How is Princess Shen?"

The Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress all stood up and asked Qing'er questions, while Ertai, standing to the side, also looked at Qing'er nervously.

"He's still not awake. Physician Chang is brewing medicine."

Receiving concerned glances from the group, Qing'er shook her head, walked to the Empress Dowager's side, and continued speaking to Ziwei.

"Also, later Niannian said that Ziwei should stop making the cakes, that she made them herself, and that it had nothing to do with Niannian, am I right, Ziwei?"

Qing'er looked at Ziwei, who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face, and asked her in a "gentle" tone.

Don't even think about smearing her name.

"Yes, I went there myself, it has nothing to do with Princess Shen."

Ziwei bowed her head in response.

Qing'er and Ziwei's words silenced Erkang. His upright posture slumped, and he realized he was wrong.

Everyone was telling him that he had misunderstood today and had implicated innocent people, so he had to admit that he was indeed wrong today.

Chen Nian not only did not harm Ziwei, but his original intention was to help Ziwei out of the predicament. He just didn't understand the truth of the matter.

After hearing the whole story, and realizing that Shen Nian was an innocent victim, the Emperor was furious.

He had been eagerly awaiting her return to the palace, but in the short time since then, she had been injured repeatedly, each time more serious than the last. This truly angered him. How could he live up to her trust? How could he face Xiao Ce?

“Granny Gui, the Empress Dowager wants Ziwei to go to the Imperial Kitchen to teach people how to make pastries, not for you to make Ziwei wash soy sauce vats, wash beans, and make soy sauce.”

The Emperor closed his eyes, suppressing the surging anger in his heart, and decided to deal with Granny Gui first. If it weren't for Granny Gui making things difficult for Ziwei, how could Niannian have come to the rescue, how could Erkang have misunderstood Niannian, and how could Niannian be lying inside unconscious now?

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