Princess Chaoyang was bored to death. When she saw Yuan Zhao coming, she quickly went to greet him.

Why are you so late?

"You have no idea how bored I've been these past few days, and my mom won't let me go out."

Princess Chaoyang looked sullen.

Yuan Zhao hurriedly spoke up:

"I've been in similar situations these past few days. What happened that day has implicated the princess."

"Is this targeting you? Why? Have you offended someone?"

Princess Chaoyang was not her mother, so she asked whatever was on her mind.

Yuan Zhao naturally couldn't reveal the matter concerning the eldest and second princes, so he could only vaguely state:

"We haven't been able to find out who it is. It must be something that happened to the Yongning Marquis's residence."

Hearing this, Princess Chaoyang had no doubts. She simply assumed that the Zhou family was unhappy to see Yuan Zhao doing well, so they wanted to find someone to take Yuan Zhao's life.

"It's fortunate that you divorced your husband early on. That former heir of the Yongning Marquis was truly unworthy of you."

She now finds Yuan Zhao pleasing to the eye and naturally sides with her.

"By the way, I visited the Dowager Consort a few days ago and saw a little child there."

"My mother asked around and found out that it was brought back from the Zhou family."

"Are you aware of this?"

So Zhou Yujie was taken away by the Dowager Consort?

She really didn't know about this. She always thought that Zhou Yujie had run away with Bai Mianmian, but she never expected that the little brat had the ability to get close to the Empress Dowager.

She frowned. Zhou Yujie was no ordinary child, and now he was favored by the Empress Dowager, which would surely be a problem in the future.

Seeing her frown, Princess Chaoyang knew that Yuan Zhao was unaware of this matter, and she advised:

"He's just a child who's only a few years old, we don't need to pay him any attention."

"Moreover, he is currently being cared for by the Dowager Consort, and I noticed the other day that the Dowager Consort values ​​him very much."

She was reminding Yuan Zhao not to do anything foolish, although she didn't think Yuan Zhao would go so far as to harm a child who was only a few years old.

"I understand, thank you, Princess."

Yuan Zhao naturally understood Princess Chaoyang's good intentions, and she also liked Princess Chaoyang very much.

Having lived two lives, Princess Chaoyang was the first friend she made.

"Now that you've come, you must have dinner before you leave."

"Perfect timing to practice with me."

She had been feeling incredibly stifled at home these past few days. Ever since that day she fought with Yuan Zhao and Yuan Zhao's second brother, she had finally learned what true freedom felt like.

Everyone in the manor was just going through the motions with her, each one of them being extremely careful, lest they accidentally hurt her and be punished by her mother.

"You can wear my clothes too. Come on, let's change."

After Princess Chaoyang finished speaking, she pulled Yuan Zhao and walked into the house.

After changing their clothes, Yuan Zhao, who had sparred with Princess Chaoyang before, held nothing back and used all his skills, resulting in a draw between the two.

With the score tied again, a male voice rang out:

"good!"

Yuan Zhao looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the Crown Prince and the Second Prince had arrived at the Princess's residence at some point and were standing not far away watching them.

The word "good" just now was uttered by the Second Prince.

With their arrival, Yuan Zhao naturally stopped sparring with Princess Chaoyang and both of them ceased their fighting.

Princess Chaoyang was also somewhat surprised to see the two of them:

"Crown Prince, Second Imperial Brother, what brings you here?"

The Crown Prince said gently:

"I heard you've been bored at home these past few days, so I took the opportunity today to ask my second brother to come and see you."

As he spoke, his gaze unconsciously shifted to Yuan Zhao:

Who is this?