In Langyue Pavilion, Madam Gao sat at the table, lost in thought. She had been staying indoors for the past few days, intending to visit Madam Su, but the thought of Su ignoring her advice and continuing her association with Xueying filled her with resentment.

The maidservant beside her could see that her mistress wanted to go but was too proud to do so, so she advised her, "Princess, you haven't gone out for several days. Why don't you go out for a stroll?"

Hearing the maid's words, she realized that she hadn't been out for a long time, and the Prince only came once or twice a month. If this continued, she would get moldy.

Ms. Gao was somewhat annoyed and asked, "Then... do you have any good ideas?"

"You haven't been to Qiushui Pavilion for several days. Would you like to visit Madam Su?" the maid asked tentatively.

It would have been better if she hadn't brought it up, but mentioning it only fueled her anger. So much time had passed, and while she hadn't visited Su Shi, Su Shi hadn't come to see her either. So be it, let it remain this stalemate. From now on, she would go her sunny path, and she would cross her narrow bridge.

"Besides Su's place, is there nowhere else for me to go?" Gao said angrily. "Pack your things, take the ginseng that Prince brought last time, and we'll go see the Fujin later."

The maid was secretly surprised when she heard Gao's words. The princess had never had much contact with the prince consort, and even disliked her somewhat, but now she had taken the initiative to go to the prince consort. It seemed that the princess was really angry this time.

Gao was conflicted the whole way. She didn't really want to go to Fucha Mingyu's place, as it would seem like she was deliberately trying to curry favor. But Su was just too infuriating. As she walked, she arrived at the front yard.

Upon entering the room and seeing the various tonics and jewelry on the table, Gao knew that Prince Mian must have just visited. Gao's dislike for Mingyu intensified, but her face remained calm as she greeted Mingyu with a smile.

Mingyu recognized the visitor as Madam Gao and invited her to sit down.

"My sister hasn't come to see me for more than half a month. I thought she had already forgotten me." This sentence seemed to be about sisterly affection, but in fact it was an expression of resentment towards Madam Gao for not coming to pay her respects for so long, and whether she even cared about Madam Gao, the wife of the emperor.

"Your Highness is overthinking this. My sister hasn't been feeling well these past few days, so she hasn't been able to come and pay her respects. I hope Your Highness will understand. This is a thousand-year-old ginseng sent from our hometown. It's especially good for beautifying the skin, so I brought it for Your Highness." Gao Shi said obsequiously, suppressing her anger.

Mingyu glanced at the ginseng in Gao's hand; Hongli had given her countless ginseng roots.

"Thank you, sister. Please accept this for me, Granny Tian. Actually, the Prince has given quite a lot already, so you probably don't have many things like this." Mingyu said.

Hearing Fucha Mingyu boast about her recent favor with the emperor, Gao suppressed a smile and said, "It's good that the Prince is gone. It's been a long time since I had a heart-to-heart talk with my sister. This is a good opportunity for us sisters to catch up."

Mingyu was puzzled. A reunion? Wasn't Madam Gao always on good terms with Madam Su? She had thought Madam Gao had only come to offer a few simple words of comfort. "Why didn't you come with Madam Su? How has she been lately?"

"I haven't been to her place recently either. Anyway, she has someone with her, so she probably doesn't want to see me." After so many days of pent-up emotions, I finally poured them out, and I felt much better.

Mingyu sensed the sourness in Gao's words and asked, "What do you mean, sister? Who is accompanying Su?" Gao was no longer willing to cover for Su, "It's that Ulanara Xueying. I've been advising her not to have anything to do with Ulanara Xueying, but she just won't listen."