Chapter 85 Could it be another assassination attempt?

The young palace maid dared not look at her, and kept her head down, trembling uncontrollably.

Not only Sheng Sheng, but even the female official felt strange.

"Princess, what's wrong?"

Sheng Sheng chuckled lightly, then looked down and touched a wet wine stain on her sleeve: "Oh, my sleeve got wet by accident. This older sister is just about to take me to change."

The female official frowned. "Why are you trembling so much while changing your clothes?"

The female official leaned down and whispered a warning to her in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Princess, please be careful. I have a feeling something is amiss here. I've seen this kind of trick many times in the palace. They 'accidentally' get your clothes wet and then take you to change, but actually they're just waiting to trick you while you're changing. Princess, be careful, it might be a trap!"

Sheng Sheng smiled gently: "Sheng Sheng knows, don't worry, thank you for reminding me."

The female official was baffled. Knowing something was wrong, she still jumped in. What was she trying to do?

For some reason, the lady-in-waiting felt that this little child had a peculiar reassuring quality.

But the female official was still a little worried that she was just a playful child and didn't care about her safety. She raised her head to remind her maid, but found that Zijuan nodded slightly to her with her smile unchanged.

The female official paused, wondering to herself: Could they be carrying out some kind of secret operation?

Never mind, the second princess is intelligent and has people with her, so nothing should happen.

Then the lady-in-waiting smiled and bowed, saying, "There are many performances today, and I will stay here to ensure that the dancers and musicians enter in an orderly manner. If Your Highness is looking for me, I will wait for you here."

Sheng Sheng laughed and replied with a "Okay".

"Let's go," Sheng Sheng said to the little palace maid, then waved to the female official Meng, "See you next time, Female Official Meng. I'm going to change my clothes now."

The little dumpling skipped away, and only then did the lady-in-waiting realize that the dog that had been following Sheng Sheng had slipped away at some point and was now emerging from a corner to return to her side.

The little palace maid glanced at Yan Hu again, and the little dumpling patted Yan Hu's head in a mock manner, scolding, "Silly Yan Hu, where did you sneak off to play?"

Yan Hu: "I've walked around the area, and the only places in this area where you can change clothes are those inner rooms that were temporarily converted for dancers and musicians. I smelled them carefully, and there was no one inside, so it shouldn't be an ambush. Besides, there aren't any secret passages or anything like that in those rooms. Unless it's an assassination attempt, and someone suddenly barged in, but so many people saw this person lead you away, so it doesn't seem like an assassination. Once you're inside, be careful with the things and decorations; don't touch them. If they're coated with poison, I won't be able to save you."

"Our Yanhu is so amazing! It observes things on its own without anyone telling it. That's fantastic! Yanhu is the smartest dog Shengsheng has ever seen." Shengsheng whispered, not forgetting to praise Yanhu. "I know, I'll be careful."

The little palace maid wouldn't understand what Yan Hu and Sheng Sheng were saying.

All she saw was Yan Hu wagging his tail and rubbing his little head against the little dumpling's legs, as if begging for forgiveness, and then the little princess leaned down as if to scold him.

The little dumpling rubbed Yan Hu's head: "Don't run around like that next time, okay? I'll worry."

The palace maid then looked away.

Sheng Sheng stared at the little palace maid's back with a smile, wondering what the little palace maid was up to.

The young palace maid was so eager to lead her there, but there was an ambush inside. Could it be another assassination attempt?

The little dumpling went off to explore the tiger's den and the wolf's lair, unaware that a group of people had arrived in a noisy commotion shortly after she left.

A young woman in elegant clothes walked over with her head held high. A pearl-encrusted crown was askew at her temple, and her hair was loosely tied up with a black jade hairpin. The dark green gemstones adorning the hairpin shimmered with her movements. Her expression was somewhat arrogant.

Xie Yunjia pointed with her chin at Shengsheng, who had just left, and lazily asked, "Is that the Second Princess who was just found?"

The Mongolian official recognized the newcomer and was somewhat surprised: "Greetings, Princess. That is indeed the Second Princess."

Xie Yunjia glanced at the little girl's back for several seconds before letting out a soft snort: "She is indeed cute, no wonder Father Emperor dotes on her so much."

Xiao Tao, the head palace maid beside Xie Yunjia, said, "Hmm, Princess, this servant thinks that the Second Princess looks somewhat similar to you when you were little! The Princess was also this small when she was little, fair-skinned and very adorable!"

"Really? Was I this cute when I was little?" Xie Yunjia's eyes lit up, and she smiled.

But the next second, Xie Yunjia realized she had focused on the wrong thing. Her face turned cold again, and she snorted without any politeness, rolling her eyes: "Hmph, do you think this princess is someone that can be compared to anyone?"

Xiao Tao was already used to it: "No one can compare to the princess!"

Xie Yunjia was finally satisfied and muttered, "Why does this little dumpling seem a bit different from what Mother Consort said? She doesn't seem that scheming."

Hearing that the eldest princess was willful and capricious, the Mongolian official remained on high alert, saying, "The eldest princess's pipa player has been carefully cared for; I guarantee that tonight the eldest princess will play a stunning piece!"

Xie Yunjia gave her a few displeased looks: "What do you mean by that? Does my ability to play well depend on whether I can play the pipa well or not?"

"No, no, no, I didn't mean that!"

Xie Yunjia clicked her tongue and looked impatiently at the dress she was going to wear when playing the pipa: "This dress is nice. Was it prepared by my mother?"

Zhao, the lady-in-waiting from the Imperial Wardrobe, hurriedly replied, "Yes, Your Highness, this was indeed specially prepared for you by Consort Xia. Your Highness has been in seclusion at Putuo Temple with the Empress Dowager for a long time, and you are finally returning to the palace for New Year's Day. You must be sure to shine. This flowing gauze skirt was ordered by Consort Xia a month ago by the best embroiderers in the Imperial Wardrobe. It took four embroiderers a whole month to complete this flowing gauze skirt, stitch by stitch. Your Highness, are you satisfied?"

This is a moon-white silk skirt, with silver thread embroidered with intertwined magnolia branches. The skirt hem is covered with plain white gauze that flows like clouds. When you walk, it looks like moonlight flowing on the hem of the skirt, as light and soft as quicksand. Therefore, it has been changed to a flowing gauze skirt.

Besides its superior appearance, the entire dress is made of the finest materials and was hand-sewn stitch by stitch by four embroiderers from the Imperial Clothing Bureau.

It's easy to imagine how comprehensive this dress is.

Xie Yunjia was quite satisfied with her description; the dress was indeed very beautiful.

Xie Yunjia glanced a few times in the direction the voices had left, then suddenly asked, "This princess is asking you, what was that little dumpling, uh... my second sister, doing here?"