A few days later, Su Peisheng indeed brought Fourth Master's message, which roughly meant that Huanbi, harboring resentment towards Lanqin for driving her out of the inner room to serve, secretly put safflower into jujube water in the kitchen, and then deliberately brought the safflower into the South Courtyard to frame Niu Gege.

Alright, the conclusion of the "safflower poisoning case" is in, and the nature of the crime has been determined!

"Nianxue, quickly help me change my clothes and comb my hair. Today I must dress elegantly and appropriately, not too plainly, nor too brightly. Let's hurry and pay our respects to the Fujin (Prince's wife) and thank her for saving this princess. Pick out a few of the better items from the gifts the Fourth Prince previously bestowed upon her and take them to Princess Yanyu. After all, she's seven months pregnant, so it's acceptable to give her a gift in advance." Lanqin, dressed in plain satin, said, watching Su Peisheng walk away through the window.

"Princess, it's clearly her, why are you thanking her?" Nianxue said indignantly.

"Don't speak carelessly. If someone hears you slandering the Fujin, even I, the princess, can't protect you," Lanqin said, then turned and walked into the inner room.

Nianxue quickly followed her inside. She felt that Gege's personality had indeed changed; she seemed much more "sensible" than before, and she no longer needed to worry about her.

It wasn't just Lanqin who received this news; all the mistresses and princesses in the backyard heard the same thing.

Inside the west courtyard, both Madam Wu and Madam Geng stood at their room doors, watching the eunuch who delivered the message walk away. They glanced at each other from afar before turning back into their rooms.

“My lady, it seems that your decision to help Princess Niu last time was the right one. I didn’t expect her to turn things around so quickly,” said Green Orchid, supporting Madam Geng.

“Yan Yu is eccentric and not someone easy to get along with. Just look at her attitude towards me since Niu Shi was imprisoned; it’s clear that joining forces with her is not a good choice. Let’s just watch from the sidelines. The fiercer their fighting, the more advantageous it will be for me,” Geng Shi said calmly.

“Your Highness is wise. Shall we go for a walk in the South Courtyard?” Green Orchid asked.

"Let's wait a few more days. She has just been released from her confinement. If we go there now, it might not be good if word gets back to the Fujin (princess's wife)," said Madam Geng.

"Fujin?" Green Orchid asked in confusion.

"The Fujin (wife) has worked so hard to create such a big net, but now one fish has slipped through. Do you think she'll be happy now?" Geng Shi walked to a south-facing window in the room, picked up the embroidery brooch on the high-backed brooch, and sat down to begin embroidering something for Yan Yu.

"Does that mean that the matter concerning Princess Niu was handled by the main courtyard?" Green Orchid asked in surprise.

"Do you really think a mere government slave has such audacity? It's truly strange if no one is behind it." Madam Geng didn't want to say anything more, and Green Orchid didn't ask any more questions.

In the North Courtyard, Madam Song was overjoyed upon receiving the news. She immediately called Qingping to help her change her clothes, preparing to go to the South Courtyard to see Lanqin. She had long wanted to visit Lanqin, but had been prevented from doing so by the Fourth Master's prohibition.

Meanwhile, Lanqin was already supporting Nianxue's hand as they walked towards the main courtyard. She was wearing a moon-white cheongsam with forsythia patterns, her hair styled in a small bun, adorned with a butterfly hairpin made of rubies and sapphires, and some pearl and tortoiseshell flowers, making her look dignified and proper.

As she walked to the front of the main courtyard, Lanqin took a special look at this courtyard that had always seemed so peaceful. At that moment, she felt as if she had just come to understand the owner of this courtyard.

When the old woman at the gate saw Lanqin and her maid arrive, she immediately opened the door with a smile and said to Lanqin, "Princess, come in quickly. The Princess said that you will definitely come today."

With an impeccable smile, Lanqin took Nianxue's hand and stepped into the main courtyard with incredibly elegant steps.

The Fujin was sitting upright in the main room drinking tea when someone came to report that Lanqin had arrived.

Lanqin watched from afar as the woman in the main seat of the main room, dressed in a light autumn-colored qipao and wearing a jade hairpin, sat. Indeed, she was different today. Only when entering the palace would a princess wear such a hairpin; today, it was truly an honor bestowed upon Lanqin.

"This humble servant greets the Princess Consort, may the Princess Consort be blessed with ten thousand years of happiness and peace!" Lanqin walked up to the Princess Consort, squatted down, and performed a proper bow.

"Sister, get up. Chunliu, brew her a cup of pre-Qingming Longjing tea." The Fujin looked intently at Lanqin, who was squatting in front of her, and after a slight pause, she let her get up.

"Only here at the Fujin's place can I drink such good tea~" Lanqin took the teacup that Chunliu brought over, blew on it a few times, and the tea was as green as spring. Only pre-rain Longjing tea can produce tea of ​​this color.

"If you like it, sister, pack some to take back later. Chunliu, pack half a jin for Princess Niu." The Fujin was as tolerant and generous as ever, and her smile was still as kind as ever.

"I still have some Junshan needle leaves, thank you for the gift, Madam," Lanqin said casually.

"I am truly heartbroken for my sister, who has suffered so much because of that maid Huanbi. Fortunately, Yanyu spoke to the master, which cleared up the misunderstanding, and my sister is no longer under house arrest," the princess said calmly, holding her tea.

“What you say is very true, Madam. I will go to visit Consort Yan Yu later. Fortunately, she spoke of righteousness, so it is only right that I visit her,” Lanqin said.

The two seemed to have nothing more to say. At this moment, Xia He brought in a plate of early spring roses, each stem fresh and delicate.

"Does my sister know how to wear flowers in her hair?" The Fujin asked Lanqin, picking up a champagne-colored rose from the plate.

"Then I will serve you, Madam, in adorning your hair with flowers." Lanqin understood her meaning, so she stood up, walked to Madam, took the flower Xiahe handed her, then walked behind Madam, compared it to her hair bun, and inserted the flower.

"Sister, I am an old woman, and I can never compare to these beautiful flowers." The princess looked at her face from left to right in the mirror that Xia He was holding.

“What are you saying, Your Highness? You are in your prime, only in your early twenties. How can you say that you are old and frail? Your Highness is like this rose, in the prime of your life, standing out from the crowd,” Lanqin said.

"I never expected that Princess Niu would not only know how to adorn herself with flowers, but also how to speak eloquently." The Fujin put down the bronze mirror.

"Lanqin still has many things she doesn't understand, and hopes that Your Highness will be kind enough to teach her in the future," Lanqin said.

"Don't worry, little sister, I will certainly do my best to teach you many essential skills for living in this inner quarters," the Fujin said with a calm smile.

After Lanqin took her leave, she helped Nianxue head towards Yanyu's side.

When the two arrived at Yan Yu's room, they heard Yan Yu's angry voice inside, "You servants! Is this what I, this princess, am supposed to eat? You're all useless! Go and kneel down!"

Then Chun Tao and Zhui'er both came out with fear on their faces, and just then they saw Lan Qin walking over.

They both stood on the bluestone at the entrance.