The Empress glanced at Jiang Ning, thinking that she was just a timid girl who became flustered when she saw her sisters being bullied, and accidentally hurt Ling'an in the process.
Looking at Ling'an, the Empress seemed displeased, and asked sternly, "Where is the flower ball?"
"The flower ball...I don't know." Ling'an's head was throbbing with pain, and she was extremely agitated, "Cousin Mother, you have to stand up for me."
The Empress frowned, "Someone, go and find the flower ball."
Soon, a palace maid came over holding the flower ball wrapped in silk.
As it fell to the ground, a piece of petal as big as half a little finger was knocked off.
Seeing this, the Empress felt distressed and said, "Such a perfect piece of rose jade, yet now a piece has been broken."
The palace maid hurriedly comforted her, "Your Highness, don't worry. As long as no one is hurt, everything will be fine."
