Not long after, the Fourteenth Princess arrived and paid her respects to the Queen in a proper manner.

The queen glanced at the Fourteenth Princess and said nothing.

Princess Fourteen felt a little uneasy and asked softly, "Why did the Queen Mother ask her to come here?"

"Did you tell the Queen Mother about the Lantern Festival?"

Princess Fourteen was stunned.

The queen's eyes were slightly cold, and her tone was a warning: "The queen mother is old, so don't talk too much in front of her. If something happens to the queen mother, no one will be able to take the responsibility."

The Fourteenth Princess bowed her head and asked in a low voice, "Did Mother hear from the Imperial Grandmother?"

The queen hummed faintly.

Princess Fourteen was silent for a long time, then she knelt slightly and said, "My daughter understands."

Seeing Fourteenth Princess like this, the Queen decided not to blame her any more.

Fourteen is a smart girl. It is enough for her to just say enough. If she says too much, it will make her, the queen, appear narrow-minded.

"Okay, you can leave now."

"My daughter is leaving." After leaving Kunning Palace, the Fourteenth Princess looked up at the narrow sky, feeling confused.

The Empress Dowager said to the Queen Mother that she had told her Thirteenth Sister about the danger she encountered during the Lantern Festival. Why did the Empress Dowager say that?

The Fourteenth Princess stopped and glanced in the direction of Cining Palace.

What happened to the Empress Dowager today?

If there was no problem, given her mother's tolerance, she would not have called her to Kunning Palace for advice.

The Fourteenth Princess bit her lip and thought for a moment, then went to Princess Fuqing.

Princess Fuqing was leaning against the screen in a daze when she heard the palace maid report that the Fourteenth Princess was coming.

"Please ask her to come in." Princess Fuqing straightened her clothes and stood up to greet her.

The Fourteenth Princess came towards him. She was slender, but her steps were heavier than before.

Princess Fuqing paused and asked, "Fourteenth sister, is there something on your mind?"

She has been blind for many years and relies only on her ears to listen to the world. She is very sensitive to the slightest changes in sound.

The Fourteenth Princess smiled at Princess Fuqing and said, "Nothing, I'm just bored and want to talk to the Thirteenth Sister."

After taking a glance at the palace maids standing beside her, Princess Fuqing asked no more questions and walked into the house holding the hand of Princess Fourteen.

Soon, palace maids served tea and snacks.

Princess Fuqing picked up a cup and handed it to Princess Fourteen, and held a cup of tea in her own hand, saying softly, "You all may leave."

The two princesses were good friends, and it was common for them to talk to each other about private matters. The palace maid did not find it strange and quickly left.

Princess Fuqing looked at the Fourteenth Princess and asked, "Fourteenth Sister, what's wrong with you?"

It was obviously not like this when Seventh Brother and Seventh Sister-in-law first came.

Princess Fourteen knew that although Princess Fuqing was of noble status, she was very considerate and would not ignore other people's feelings, so she forced a smile and said, "I was embroidering the Wanfu screen, but I accidentally cut my hand. I was so flustered that I couldn't help but come to find Sister Thirteen."

As the Empress Dowager's birthday was approaching, the two princesses agreed that one of them would embroider a screen with the theme of "Longevity" and the other would embroider a screen with the theme of "Ten Thousand Blessings". They would then make a pair and present them to the Empress Dowager as a birthday gift. The one embroidered by the Fourteenth Princess was the theme of "Ten Thousand Blessings".

When the empress sent someone to call her, she was embroidering a Chinese character for "Fu". When she heard that someone had come from Kunning Palace, she cut her hands off.

The Prince of Yan and his wife were having lunch with the Queen Mother when her mother suddenly sent someone to call her. There must be something wrong.

Princess Fuqing held Princess Fourteen's hand and saw a tiny pinhole on her left index finger. She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so careless?"

"Thirteenth sister, let's go pay our respects to the Empress Dowager early tomorrow." The Fourteenth Princess followed up on her previous words and hinted at her concern for the Empress Dowager, without causing any suspicion from Princess Fuqing.

Princess Fuqing forced a smile and said, "I wonder if the Empress Dowager is in the mood to see us."

Princess Fourteen immediately asked, "What happened to the Royal Grandmother?"

Because the Fourteenth Princess was present at the Xuande Tower incident, Princess Fuqing did not want to hide it from her. She simply talked about Aunt Ping's matter and finally sighed: "Because of my affairs, not only did my father and mother worry, but also my grandmother. It really makes me uneasy-"

"Don't think like that, Thirteenth Sister. You have never provoked anyone. If someone plotted against you, it must be for a deeper purpose. You didn't cause the disaster, so you are the most innocent."

Princess Fuqing sighed: "I hope that Father can find the troublemakers as soon as possible, otherwise everyone will be disturbed."

Princess Fourteen nodded in agreement.

The two talked for a while, and then Princess Fourteen returned to her bedroom and sat on the bed, her heart completely confused.

The Empress Dowager learned what happened in Xuande Tower during the Lantern Festival and told the Emperor and the Empress that it was she who said it - but she clearly did not mention a single word about it.

Apparently the Empress Dowager had another source of information which she was reluctant to state openly, so she simply pushed the blame on her.

After realizing this, Princess Fourteen curled her lips and smiled bitterly.

The Empress Dowager was certain that even if she knew, she would not dare to tell her father and mother, and could only swallow her anger.

How could she, a floating person, tell her father, the emperor, and her mother that her grandmother lied to her? This was obviously impossible.

The Fourteenth Princess closed her eyes and the image of the Queen Mother appeared in her mind.

After a long time, a thought came to her mind: Is the Empress Dowager really as kind as she appears to be?

Even Thirteenth Sister didn't know that it was she who used herself as bait to lure out Nanny Duo. Although she didn't know how many evil things Nanny Duo had done, Nanny Duo was obviously not simple because she was valued so much by her father and mother.

Aunt Duo is from Cining Palace, and Aunt Ping is also from Cining Palace. People who stir up trouble appear one after another in Cining Palace. Is the peaceful and tranquil palace really a pure land?

Could it be that the kind and non-aggressive Empress Dowager really had no idea about this?

The Fourteenth Princess shook her head slightly.

The human heart is unpredictable. In this cold palace, she trusts no one except her Thirteenth Sister, who has a heart as pure as glass.

If the Royal Grandmother is not what she seems, could it be the Royal Grandmother who wants to harm Thirteenth Sister?

Thinking of this possibility, Princess Fourteen's heart sank deeply, as if it had fallen into an endless abyss. She was so terrified that her whole body turned cold, and even her hot blood froze.

She was really scared.

There was never any blood in the swordplay in the palace, but the sharp swords often came from those who were close to the emperor.

What should I do? Should I remind my father and mother?

The Fourteenth Princess was restless, her heart felt like it was being fried in a pan.

Finally, she gave up the idea.

She went to discuss the Empress Dowager's faults with her father without any basis, and she was afraid that she would get nothing but a scolding.

As for the Queen Mother, she also did not dare to take risks.

After much thought, the Fourteenth Princess secretly made up her mind: forget it. From now on, when she goes to Cining Palace with her Thirteenth Sister, she will be vigilant at all times, at least to prevent anyone from harming her Thirteenth Sister again.

When Yu Jin and Jiang Si returned to Prince Yan's Mansion, Ah Huan had not yet woken up from his nap.

A big dog was dozing off beside the small bed. When it heard the noise, it looked around, and seeing the two of them, it hurried over and sniffed their hands to ask for credit.

It was it that coaxed the little master to sleep today.

Jiang Si touched the big dog's head and said softly, "Continue to accompany Ah Huan."

The two left the private room and went into the house to talk.

Yu Jin took a few sips from the teacup and sneered, "Ginger is more experienced than others. The Queen Mother's trick of sacrificing a pawn to save the chariot is quite useful."