Seeing her suddenly fall silent, Mrs. Ji, Huo Xing’Er, and the others understood her unspoken aning.
Only the young Emperor was slightly perplexed.
He only knew that Xiaosuisui had developed the Celestial Eye at a young age and that her own destiny was intertwined with the fortune of Great Han; however, he had no idea just how "potent" her words could be.
Seeing Xie Pan’Er abruptly stop speaking, he narrowed his eyes and asked, puzzled, "Why did you stop halfway?"
Hearing the Emperor’s question, Xie Pan’Er was panic-stricken and dropped to her knees with a THUD.
"Your Majesty, please forgive ! This commoner deserves death!"
The young Emperor, observing her terrified expression, found it amusing and asked, "And what cri might that be?"
Xie Pan’Er was speechless. Would it be a cri, she wondered, to directly state that she knew the Princess had a jinxed mouth?
"I... I... I..." Xie Pan’Er stamred for a long ti but couldn’t actually think of anything she had done that constituted a cri.
"Your Majesty, if you please, this commoner believes she knows what cri Xie Pan’Er is referring to!"
Huo Xing’Er curtsied respectfully to the young Emperor, coming to Xie Pan’Er’s aid.
Hearing this, Xie Pan’Er shot Huo Xing’Er a grateful smile, her heart calming sowhat.
"Oh! Second Madam Ji, please elaborate." Then, addressing Xie Pan’Er, he said, "Miss Xie, you may rise. I am not a tiger; I won’t eat you!"
Xie Pan’Er scrambled up, her body still trembling slightly.
Seeing her like this, the young Emperor felt an inexplicable sense of joy and ease.
Huo Xing’Er took in the way the young Emperor looked at Xie Pan’Er and understood. It seems these two are fated to be together!
"Your Majesty! Miss Xie’s earlier hesitation to speak is likely related to Suisui."
"Related to Suisui?"
The young Emperor said, his expression unreadable, "Speak. I grant you immunity from any cri."
Hearing the Emperor’s words, Xie Pan’Er glanced at Huo Xing’Er. Even with the Emperor’s imperial promise, she still didn’t dare risk it.
"Speak. You and Suisui are destined to have a connection, and it’s not a shallow one!"
"Thank you, Second Madam!"
Huo Xing’Er gave her an encouraging smile, silently urging her to speak boldly.
"Your Majesty, I actually first t the Princess in Yang City. While there, I discovered she possessed a very powerful ability... um... her ability..."
Xie Pan’Er didn’t dare use a term like ’jinxed mouth’ to describe the Princess, so she struggled to choose her words carefully.
"What ability?" The young Emperor suddenly beca solemn, a harsh glint in his eyes. Could this woman know about Suisui’s connection to the nation’s fortune? Or that Suisui cannot kneel to others?
"I discovered that the Princess possesses the Great Divine Technique of commanding the wind and rain!"
Startled by the young Emperor’s intensity, Xie Pan’Er, in her panic and quick thinking, had blurted out this "Great Divine Technique," effectively fabricating it from the "jinxed mouth"!
The young Emperor was stunned.
Mrs. Ji was also dumbfounded.
Zhu Xiuxiu and Huo Xing’Er exchanged glances.
Ji Youzhi and Ji Youze synchronously touched their noses.
"Suisui possesses such Divine Techniques? You are..."
"Huh? I have such Great Divine Techniques? How co I didn’t know?"
Just as the young Emperor was about to question Xie Pan’Er further, Xiaosuisui’s sweet, childlike voice drifted in, interrupting him.
Then, Xiaosuisui, still drowsy and rubbing her eyes, ca pattering into the Flower Hall.
Seeing her, both the young Emperor and Mrs. Ji simultaneously held out their arms.
The little girl rushed straight into Mrs. Ji’s embrace.
Seeing this, the young Emperor silently withdrew his hands. His little padded jacket was off warming soone else’s heart!
"Grandma! Suisui heard you were sick. Are you feeling better now?"
Mrs. Ji’s heart ward at the sight, and she couldn’t help but stroke the little girl’s head.
"My precious, now that you’re back, Grandma is all better. My dear, you mustn’t go running off recklessly anymore, understand?"
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