When Lei Xing arrived at Princess Nalan's residence, she found Princess Nalan by herself in the garden brooding. Prince Rui and Molin were off somewhere else in the manor and she was unhappy out of boredom. So Lei Xing happily told her about the merchant festival and the cool things she saw there to help. And as she expected, Princess Nalan was interested.
Princess Nalan wanted to head there immediately, but Lei Xing quickly explained that it started in the evening, and so she begrudgingly sat back down and went back to brooding. Her brother had been busy in the palace the last few days, and since he felt the need to chaperone her it meant she could not leave the residence. What's worse was that he annoyingly left Molin behind to ensure she stayed put, and Molin dutifully watched her like a hawk. She could barely even exhale without him popping up, much less sneak out.
