Recently, the Imperial Noble Consort has been busy preparing for the weddings of several princes. She felt that after He Xue married the Crown Prince, the affairs of the harem would be entrusted to He Xue. Therefore, she specially invited He Xue to the palace to learn how to handle palace affairs.

He Xue followed behind the Imperial Noble Consort, watching her handle those matters, and felt that it was really testing a person's patience. She was almost at her limit.

Seeing this, the Imperial Noble Consort told He Xue to go out for a walk to clear her mind!

He Xue took Qingdai to the Imperial Garden, where all kinds of plum blossoms were in bloom. In the bitter cold, the plum blossoms bloomed before all other flowers, bringing spring to the world. Their noble and strong character was truly admirable.

He Xue saw a little girl walking towards them, about ten years old, with an innocent and carefree look.

He Xue felt that this person's eyebrows and eyes resembled someone else, but she couldn't remember who it was for a moment!

"Who are you? I've never seen you before," the little girl asked curiously.

“I am Guarjia Unaxi! And you are?” He Xue said.

"So it's Princess Guarjia! I'm Xiao Jiu!" the little girl said.

"Little Nine?" He Xue looked at the person in front of her in surprise. Little Nine, the Ninth Princess, the daughter of Consort Wuya, and the younger sister of the Fourth Prince. No wonder she felt that this little girl looked like someone else. She looked like Consort Wuya! She never thought that the child from back then had grown up so much!

"Greetings, Ninth Princess!" He Xue bowed to the Ninth Princess.

"No need to be so polite, sister! I've always heard Aunt Tong mention you, and Fourth Brother has mentioned you too! I never expected to run into you today!" The Ninth Princess casually linked arms with He Xue.

He Xue looked at the Ninth Princess somewhat awkwardly. On one hand, she was not used to a stranger getting so close to her, and on the other hand, she felt that the Ninth Princess was too enthusiastic towards her. She was a little suspicious of the Ninth Princess's purpose, after all, she was the Ninth Princess's mother's killer!

He Xue tried to pull her hand away from the Ninth Princess, but the Ninth Princess acted as if she didn't see it, continuing to chatter incessantly while holding onto He Xue.

"I'll call you Sister Xue from now on!" the Ninth Princess said with a smile.

"Princess, please feel free to do as you please!" He Xue said.

"Sister Xue, I have to go now. I'm going back, otherwise Grandmother will worry. I'll come find you when I have time, or you can come find me at Cixi Palace! Goodbye!" After saying that, the Ninth Princess skipped away.

He Xue stared thoughtfully at the Ninth Princess's retreating figure. Was she overthinking things? Or was the Ninth Princess simply hiding her true feelings too well?

He Xue thinks that maybe it's because she lived in the Qing Dynasty for too long, she's starting to have some conspiracy theories now.

"Princess, is there something wrong with this Ninth Princess?" Qingdai asked when she saw Hexue staring in the direction the Ninth Princess had left.

"What do you think of the Ninth Princess?" He Xue asked Qing Dai.

"This servant can't quite put my finger on it, but I feel that this Ninth Princess is a bit strange. She's so enthusiastic towards someone she's just met. Most people wouldn't do that. Could it be that the Ninth Princess has taken a liking to you at first sight?"

Qingdai's intuition as a secret guard told her that this Ninth Princess was unusual, but she also pointed out what was unusual about her.

“I also feel that the Ninth Princess is a bit strange. She seems to be deliberately acting very innocent!” He Xue has watched the Jilan and Shushu sisters grow up. Children’s innocence is innate and cannot be faked.

“Princess, there are no innocent people in the royal family, not even children. Why don’t I investigate this Ninth Princess?” Qingdai believed that the palace was not a place for naivety.

"No need, we probably won't have any contact with her in the future!" He Xue felt that if she went to investigate a princess and was discovered, it would be difficult to explain.

"Princess, why don't we go to His Highness the Crown Prince and ask him for help?" Qingdai suggested, since the Crown Prince should know something about the Ninth Princess.

"Is it appropriate to go to Yuqing Palace now?" He Xue did indeed want to see the Crown Prince.

"Princess, it's fine for you to go to Yuqing Palace anytime. His Highness the Crown Prince would love for you to go!" Qingdai teased.

He Xue looked at Qing Dai with embarrassment, "You and Xia Bing are becoming more and more like each other, you just love to make fun of me!"

"Your Highness is too kind. I am only telling the truth. If you don't believe me, why don't you ask His Highness the Crown Prince for yourself when you see him later!"

"Qingdai, have you thought about when you're going to get married? Why aren't you and Xia Bing in a hurry? Nanxing already has two children!" He Xue began to worry about Qingdai and Xia Bing.