Ning Wanwan, now uninterested, turned and left, following the direction Si Zhan had gone, wanting to thank him for his protection and trust.
Soon, she discovered Si Zhan and Yuan Bi at the corridor’s end. Just as she was about to call out, she overheard them discussing her, stopping her footsteps.
Initially, Zhan Xiang and Fu Yi thought Ning Wan’wan was acting on a whim, but soon realized it was not the case.
Throughout the day, Ning Wan’wan remained in the Chuyun Courtyard, focused on needlework, shocking Old Lady Ning with her unexpected behavior.
As soon as the rest day passed, a palace eunuch was sent to the Ning Guogong Mansion to notify Ning Wan’wan that the Zishangtang was ready for her morning class.
Early the next morning, Ning Wan’wan set out for the palace with Fu Yi. As they approached the Zishangtang gate, the Crown Prince Si Yi suddenly appeared, pointing at her and shouting, “Ning Wan’wan, stop right there!”
Ning Wan’wan was stunned and greeted him with a curtsey, “Greetings, Your Highness.”
Si Yi scolded her, “Ning Wan’wan, how despicable you are!”
“I don’t know what I’ve done to make Your Highness so angry,” Ning Wan’wan replied coldly.
Si Yi, glaring at her, said, “You’re still pretending to be innocent. Didn’t you bring the Empress to the rear garden, making her catch me with Tong’er?”
It wasn’t intentional; the Empress had simply pulled her along for a walk. She hadn’t expected Si Yi to blame her, showing just how much he disliked her.
Seeing her silence, Si Yi’s gaze grew increasingly disgusted, convinced that if not for Ning Wan’wan, Tong’er wouldn’t have been slapped by the Empress’s order, forbidden from entering the palace forever, and he wouldn’t have been confined to the Eastern Palace for seven days.
“Don’t think I don’t know. The Empress told me you were present at the time.”
She was present, so she must have done it intentionally? What kind of logic was that?
Chapter 14: Needle’s Edge
