Princess Jiu wandered aimlessly in the Imperial Garden. Now that Emperor Kangxi had lifted her confinement, she would soon be married off to Mongolia.

Thinking of all this, the Ninth Princess could only smile bitterly. She was afraid that she would not have a good life after marrying into the family. What good life could an unfavored princess have?

Moreover, she had already offended the Torgut tribe, so why would they treat her kindly? And no one would stand up for her.

The Ninth Princess paused for a moment when she saw the person in front of her as she walked, and said, "Greetings, Crown Princess!"

He Xue smiled slightly at the Ninth Princess, "No need for formalities!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" the Ninth Princess said, curtsying.

"Ninth Princess, it's been a long time!" He Xue said.

"I've been under house arrest, so of course the Crown Princess can't see me!"

"Oh, right, I haven't congratulated the Crown Princess yet!" the Ninth Princess said with a smile.

"Thank you! Ninth Princess, why don't we go sit in the front?" He Xue asked.

“Alright!” the Ninth Princess readily agreed.

He Xue and the Ninth Princess arrived at a pavilion.

"Thank you for the congratulatory gift, Ninth Princess. I really like the red jade beads you gave me!" He Xue said, looking at the Ninth Princess.

【Red Jade Fragrant Beads?】 The Ninth Princess was clearly taken aback, then said, “I’m glad the Crown Princess likes them!”

"Your Highness, I never expected we'd be sitting together! What I did before was wrong; please forgive my foolishness!"

He Xue was somewhat shocked. The Ninth Princess used to be such a proud person, but she never expected that she would learn to bow her head in such a short time.

The Ninth Princess had no choice but to submit. She also wanted to secure her own future. Although she and Xue could not do anything, the Crown Prince could.

She had also heard that the Crown Prince doted on He Xue. She didn't expect He Xue to say anything good about her in front of the Crown Prince, but she was content as long as He Xue didn't make things difficult for her.

She worried that the Crown Prince would make things difficult for her with the Torgut tribe. She had no one to rely on in the palace, and her own brother ignored her. She had no choice but to find her own way out.

"What's past is past. Everyone has moments of youthful ignorance!"

"You look different from before!" Xue said to the Ninth Princess.

"Everyone grows up, but the price I've paid for growing up is a bit high!" The Ninth Princess said self-deprecatingly, "I'm all alone, and I'm about to be married off to Mongolia. This is my family home, and I hope someone will remember me!"

He Xue also knew why the Ninth Princess bowed to her: "These are all your family members here, and they will definitely miss you!"

“Family? What family do I have left? I only have one older brother, but he has never cared about me!” The Ninth Princess said with a bitter smile.

"Do you think Fourth Brother has never cared about you?" He Xue countered. "Do you think that, given your current situation, those people in the palace wouldn't mistreat you?"

People in the palace are the most adept at taking advantage of those in power. If it weren't for Fourth Brother backing you up, do you think you could be living the life you have now?

You should have seen what the other people in the palace are like. Although your life now is not as comfortable as it was when you were by the Empress Dowager's side, you can still say that you have no worries about food and clothing!

“I am his own sister, shouldn’t he take care of me?”

He treats you better than he treats me! Do you think I can accept that?

He Xue, who do you think caused my current predicament?

I could have grown up with my mother. You all say that Uya is bad, but no matter how bad she is, she is still my mother!

"It's because of you that I was born without a mother!" The Ninth Princess slowly approached He Xue.

Upon seeing this, Qingdai and Xiabing immediately stepped in front of Hexue.