Although the pig's feet soup wasn't scalding hot, it was still warm. Zhu Wanqing cried out and stood up abruptly. The Fourteenth Prince quickly bent down to check Zhu Wanqing's stomach. Fortunately, the soup hadn't spilled on her, only leaving some stains on her skirt.

"How did you handle that? Don't you have eyes?" Zhu Wanqing's face immediately contorted with rage, and she was about to berate the maid. Seeing Zhu Wanqing's fury, the Fourteenth Prince supported her with one hand, worried that it might harm the baby in her womb.

"Wanqing..." Zhu Wanqing had always been a gentle, virtuous, and serene woman in front of the Fourteenth Prince. He had never seen Zhu Wanqing angry before. He was slightly surprised to see Zhu Wanqing's fierce appearance suddenly.

Guan Zhan immediately knelt on the ground and said in a shrill voice, "This servant deserves to die, Master, please calm your anger..."

Zhu Wanqing suddenly remembered that Fourteenth Prince was present and she couldn't let him see her angry face, so she suppressed her anger and glared at the "maid" a few times.

Zhu Wanqing, feeling wronged, turned to the Fourteenth Prince, lifting her stained dress, and said, "Your Highness, my clothes are dirty. Please wait here a little longer while I change into clean clothes..." The Fourteenth Prince smiled slightly and said, "Go ahead, it's just a matter of clothes. Don't worry about it too much, be careful not to upset the baby..."

Zhu Wanqing nodded, and paused deliberately as she walked past Guan Zhan. Guan Zhan immediately sensed the murderous aura around him and braced himself, not daring to move.

Zhu Wanqing left, and the Fourteenth Prince breathed a sigh of relief and sat down. He looked at Guan Zhan kneeling on the ground, raised his hand, and said, "Get up. Be more careful next time..." Guan Zhan slowly stood up and took another bowl of soup from the food box, placing it in front of the Fourteenth Prince. The Fourteenth Prince looked down at the greasy soup, swallowed, shook his head, and said disdainfully, "I can't eat this. You can take it away..."

Just then, Guan Zhan noticed that most of the people in the room had gone with Zhu Wanqing to change clothes, and everyone else's attention was on the Fourteenth Prince. He mustered his courage, took out the jade pendant the Seventeenth Prince had given him from his pocket, and gently placed it in front of the Fourteenth Prince. He immediately knelt before the Fourteenth Prince and whispered, "Fourteenth Prince!"

The Fourteenth Prince glanced at the jade pendant, and as if by reflex, grabbed it, staring at Guan Zhan in horror.

Fourteenth Prince naturally recognized the jade pendant; it was a gift from his father, the Emperor, to his brothers, and this particular one belonged to Seventeenth Prince. Fourteenth Prince gripped the pendant tightly, glanced around warily, and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"

Guan Zhan raised his hand and gently lifted a bit of the veil, revealing his true face. Only then did the Fourteenth Prince realize that the person who had been serving him all along was a man. He took a deep breath and restrained himself, asking, "How did you get here?"

"How I got here is not important. What is important is that I did not come alone. The owner of the jade pendant is also on the island!" Guan Zhan lowered the veil and whispered with his head down.

The Fourteenth Prince looked at the jade pendant and said incredulously, "You mean the Seventeenth Prince is here too? What's he doing here?" Suddenly, fear appeared on the Fourteenth Prince's face. He calmly asked, "Did Fourth Brother send you? To assassinate me?"

Guan Zhan hurriedly shook his head and explained, "No! Your Highness, please don't misunderstand, I wouldn't dare..."

The Fourteenth Prince, breathing rapidly and somewhat flustered, glared at Guan Zhan and said, "Do you know what kind of place this island is? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Guan Zhan said urgently, "Fourteenth Prince, I risked my life to come here to deliver a message to you. Please, Fourteenth Prince, come outside to see Seventeenth Prince..."