The little system blinked: "Are you crazy?! You have the worst memory I've ever seen! I've said it before, there are many ways to turn dark, it's not necessarily because of anger. You'll figure it out yourself."

Su Lixia was startled by its sudden sound. She patted her chest, then waved to Xiao Lian, signaling her to step back.

After Xiaolian left, Su Lixia said, "Putting aside whether my memory is good or not, can you at least have some common sense? When someone is really focused, suddenly interrupting them can be quite startling. What if you give me a heart attack from being scared like that!"

Upon hearing this, the little system made a wronged expression and said, "I just wanted to help you."

Su Lixia pouted and said disdainfully, "I know, I know, take your time, this task is almost over!"

The little system hummed in agreement and said, "You are the host, so you are in the right. You can do whatever you want."

Su Lixia shook her hand and said, "Forget it, let's hurry up and get ready to go to the garden party. Today we can see the second female lead and the first female lead get hurt. It's going to be amazing."

"Lian'er!" After saying that, Su Lixia got up and called Lian'er, and then quickly dressed up.

Meanwhile, inside the palace...

The pavilion was already filled with people, while Yi Zexuan and Xue Yurou had just arrived at the palace gate.

Xue Yurou wanted to look around, but she kept in mind what she should show and not act like she had never seen anything before.

"Oh, Your Highness is only arriving now!" Lin Ziwen appeared from behind and hooked his arm around Yi Zexuan's shoulder.

Yi Zexuan glanced at him sideways: "I don't know why the Empress invited you here too."

Lin Ziwen shrugged, looking helpless, and said, "What can I do? It's all because I'm too handsome and humorous. Which girl wouldn't like me? Call me over, and even more people will come!"

Yi Zexuan chuckled: "I didn't know you had this function before."

Lin Ziwen snorted and said, "Hey! Don't be envious or jealous of me!"

"Just behave yourself!"

Before long, the three of them arrived at the pavilion, where the Empress was seated. The three of them greeted the Empress with three different bows.

The Empress smiled and said, "You two are quite in sync, coming together."

"The prince walks slowly, so I caught up with him in a couple of quick steps, and that's why we came together."

The Empress nodded and said, "Please sit down, the opera will start soon."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Then the three of them sat down.

As soon as Lin Ziwen sat down, he looked at the Empress and said, "Your Majesty has arranged a wonderful place. It avoids most of the sunlight and has a gentle breeze. It's extremely comfortable."

The Empress covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "Young master, you flatter me. It was just a place I discovered by chance, and I didn't put much effort into finding it."

"Brother Ziwen! It's cooler here, come sit here!" The one who interrupted the Empress was the second female lead. Her father was a capable general of the late Emperor and was currently in a neutral position, not taking sides.

Lin Ziwen waved to her and said with a smile, "Thank you for the invitation, Miss Zhang, but I'm perfectly comfortable sitting here, so I won't go over."

The second female lead persisted, wanting to continue the invitation, but before she could even open her mouth, Lin Ziwen said, "This year's performance was quite good, better than in previous years."

The Empress felt pleased with herself and said with a smile, "It took a long time to find them. They are said to be from the Central Plains. They will be going back after today's performance."

Lin Ziwen raised an eyebrow and said, "Then this young master will have to take a good look."

The daughter pouted and huffed, then glared at Xue Yurou sitting next to Yi Zexuan.

Seeing this, Xue Yurou looked helplessly at the stage, not wanting to pay any attention to her.

Just as the opera began, Su Lixia finished tidying up and stepped out of the backyard, asking, "Where's that guard? Why didn't he come? Wasn't he supposed to escort us there?"

"Princess, let's go to the main gate and see. Maybe they're waiting there."

"Okay, let's go."

Then, as soon as I walked into the central hall, I saw the young guard.

"The princess is out. Shall we leave now?"

Su Lixia nodded and asked, "If you come with us, will we really be able to get in?"

Upon hearing this, the young guard patted his chest and said confidently, "Of course! I'm the prince's man. Among those guards at the gate, who wouldn't recognize me!"

Su Lixia nodded and said, "That's good. I thought we'd need a token to get in."

“Order… token…” The little guard was stunned when he heard Su Lixia’s words.

Su Lixia's lips twitched: "Could it be that I, the princess, have guessed right..."

The young guard chuckled awkwardly and said, "Let's go over there first. The prince forgot to give us the token, but we'll find a way once we get to the gate. Besides, with you here, Princess, they'll definitely let us in."

"But how do they know if I'm a real princess or a fake one? If they start to doubt you, then things will fall apart!"

The young guard chuckled again and changed the subject, saying, "Then I'll go and prepare the carriage first."

As soon as the guard left, Su Lixia sighed helplessly, "What a terrible teammate!"

Once on the carriage, Su Lixia had no choice but to take it one step at a time. If she really couldn't get into the palace, then perhaps the script couldn't be easily changed.

"Princess, what if we can't get in? Wouldn't our trip have been for nothing?" Xiaolian was also a little worried.

Su Lixia shrugged and said, "It's okay. If we can't go in, we can just stay outside all day eating, drinking, and having fun. Isn't that more comfortable than being stuck in that backyard?"

Xiao Lian nodded and said, "The princess is so thoughtful and considerate."

Hearing this, Su Lixia straightened her shoulders and said, "Is that so? With me here, there won't be any surprises!"

Before long, Su Lixia and her group arrived at the palace gate.

"Oh, Your Highness arrived early today. Why are you only arriving now?" The guard at the door greeted him.

The guard snorted and said, "What do you know? The prince is worried that I'll get too tired in this kind of situation, so he's letting me rest and come back later."

Su Lixia, who was in the car, heard these words carefully and couldn't help but chuckle.

The guard at the door glanced at the carriage and said, "I think it must be the person inside that's acting like this. You'd better be careful and don't be negligent."

The guard pursed his lips: "Since you already know, why are you beating around the bush and saying so much?"

Upon hearing this, the guard at the door laughed and said, "If it weren't for that, how could we get any fun from you? Actually, the prince had already given instructions beforehand, knowing that you wouldn't have brought your token."

Upon hearing this, the young guard clenched his fist and poked him directly, scolding, "Stop talking! Let's go inside already. Aren't you afraid the princess will get impatient and punish you?"