Madam Zhang sighed softly and said helplessly, "Now I don't know if her coming is a good thing or a bad thing."

"You should be grateful she came. If you can seize this opportunity, you won't have to worry about our daughter not marrying into a good family."

"That makes some sense. Okay, I'll go and make the arrangements properly. Some things need to be handled more cleverly."

Lord Zhang nodded and said, "Go ahead, I have a lot of things to take care of. I'll come visit you after I'm done."

"Yes, then sir, please change your clothes yourself first." After saying that, Madam Zhang left.

Lord Zhang was untying his belt when he exclaimed, "Huh?" He was about to ask her to wait a moment before leaving when she had already vanished.

So he complained, "How do I undo this damn thing!" He spent ages trying to undo even one small button.

Xiao Lian was taken to Su Lixia's place, and Su Lixia was quite surprised to learn that Xiao Lian had arrived: "Huh? What brings you all here?"

Xiao Lian retorted angrily, "Why did the princess run out without saying a word?"

"Seeing you all having so much fun, I asked the Emperor to find someone to take me here. The Emperor had his little apprentice personally escort me. It's quite strange, really. I only just found out that the little coachman is actually the Emperor's beloved apprentice."

“Princess…” Xiao Lian was somewhat unhappy to see Su Lixia grinning and laughing, completely unaware of how worried she was.

"Alright, alright. I'm a grown woman now, I can tell what's dangerous."

Xiaolian sighed softly, then shook her head helplessly and said, "As long as the princess is alright, that's all that matters. But this situation really can't happen again, or Xiaolian will stop liking the princess."

"Alright, based on what you said, this princess agrees."

Xiao Lian was finally satisfied, and then asked, "Why did the princess suddenly come here?"

Seeing that the two had stopped arguing, Yuan Ru coughed twice to interrupt their conversation.

"Well, now that you two are together, Princess, my mission is complete. I'll head back to my residence now."

Xiaolian waved to him: "Go on, go on. Thanks to you today. Come again another day and we'll play together again."

Yuan Ruo smiled and agreed, saying, "Okay, okay, then I'll wait until I have time."

After Yuan Ruo left, Su Lixia gave a wicked smile: "Oh, look at this, I can really feel that the relationship has taken a big step forward compared to before. Tell me, could there be something going on?"

Xiao Lian's lips twitched: "Princess, please don't gossip. We're just ordinary friends. Alright, I've finished answering. Now, Princess, please answer the question Xiao Lian asked earlier."

Su Lixia smiled awkwardly: "I just came here to have some fun."