As the two young heiresses prepared to depart, they found themselves halted by the Fifth Princess.
"May I inquire why both of you are in such a hurry to leave?" she inquired.
Qin Zhenzhen couldn't help but silently criticize the Fifth Princess for her curious behavior. Hadn't she considered their previous conversation too noisy? While these two heiresses tactfully chose to withdraw, she now pretended to inquire about their departure.
The two young ladies, a bit frightened, one of them mustered the courage to respond, "We thought… we might be disturbing the Princess's tranquility."
The Fifth Princess immediately adopted a more serious expression.
"You might have misunderstood me."
"We're all sharing the same boat, and there's no need for you to leave!"
"Do you think I'm being unreasonable?"
The two heiresses grew even more apprehensive, frantically shaking their heads. "No, no, Fifth Princess. We've never thought that way…"
