Imperial Garden.
Noble Lady Jing is leading the palace maid Lan Ye, taking a walk in the Imperial Garden.
"... Isn’t Lady Li currently favored? How could she have private meetings with other men?" A voice echoed from afar.
"Shh, lower your voice, be cautious of being overheard."
"Sister, please tell me what exactly happened?"
The conversation gradually became quieter.
Noble Lady Jing clutched her chest as she emerged from behind the tree, her face pale, and the expression on Lan Ye’s face was similarly bleak.
"Did you hear just now?"
"I did, the maid heard it clearly, should I go inquire?" Lan Ye said softly.
"Why inquire about this?" Noble Lady Jing was about to return, but suddenly whispered: "Go quickly and come back, don’t let others notice, if anything seems amiss, come back immediately, remember not to stir up trouble."
"Yes, the maid knows the measure." Lan Ye whispered as Fuli left.
Noble Lady Jing stood in place for a moment, then headed towards Yunmo Pavilion.
Inside Yunmo Pavilion, Noble Lady Ying was lying lazily in the courtyard watching Yin Cheng prune the flowers and plants.
She noticed Noble Lady Jing returning alone, curiously asking: "Sister, why did you come back alone? Where is Lan Ye?"
Noble Lady Jing approached Noble Lady Ying and performed a formal greeting.
Both are Nobles with titles, but because her birth is a few months later than Noble Lady Ying, from the first day living together in Yunmo Pavilion, Noble Lady Ying took the role of elder sister.
Noble Lady Jing knew Noble Lady Ying’s character and wanted to avoid conflict, so she went along with her.
Upon hearing Noble Lady Ying’s question, Noble Lady Jing smiled awkwardly: "Just now, sister heard of a huge matter, but sister isn’t sure, fortunately Lan Ye is quite clever, so I sent her to inquire about it."
Huge matter?
Noble Lady Ying grew interested: "Sister, why not speak and let me hear?"
"This..." Noble Lady Jing hesitated: "Sister, it’s not that I’m unwilling to say, but I haven’t understood it clearly, if you take it seriously and later find it’s a misunderstanding, wouldn’t it be my fault?"
With this thought, Noble Lady Jing advised: "Sister better not ask, I’ll return to my room first."
After finishing, she performed a formal greeting once more and rushed towards the side pavilion.
Noble Lady Ying frowned at the sight of Noble Lady Jing hastily leaving, wondering: "What matter has made her so panicked?"
"Shall I go out and look for Lan Ye?"
Noble Lady Ying glared at her: "Are you silly? If you go looking for Lan Ye, would she tell you?"
"Then?" Yin Cheng was at a loss for what to do.
Noble Lady Ying beckoned her with a finger, waited for Yin Cheng to lean closer before lowering her voice: "I’ll return to the room first, when Lan Ye comes back, I’ll call her in to inquire, if she doesn’t tell, you quietly go there to investigate."
She gestured towards the house where Noble Lady Jing resides.
Yin Cheng understood, assisted Noble Lady Ying in getting up.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Lan Ye with bowed head hurriedly stepped into the courtyard.
"Lan Ye." Noble Lady Ying called loudly from the porch.
Lan Ye was startled, seeing it was Noble Lady Ying, she quickly knelt to greet her from a distance: "The maid wishes Noble Lady Ying peace, does Noble Lady Ying have any orders?"
"Why did you return so late? Where did you go?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Ye shivered slightly, stammering with her head down: "The maid, the maid..."
"Is Lan Ye back?" Noble Lady Jing’s voice came from inside the room: "I have a headache, where did you put my headache medicine?"
"Master, the maid will help you find it now." Lan Ye breathed a sigh of relief, offered a formal salute from a distance to Noble Lady Ying, and turned to enter the side pavilion.
Noble Lady Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced at Yin Cheng, and also turned to go back inside.