Hua Nu had finally become savvy, returning without mentioning the incident.
It was for the best that Princess Gao remained unaware, lest she lose her temper. If she genuinely caused trouble for Lady Ye, wouldn't that be even worse?
One could only hope that tonight it would be the princess attending the bedroom; that would be ideal.
In the eastern court, Consort Fujin Li was placating the Second Prince, who was somewhat restless and insisting on catching birds.
The servants tried everything but failed to catch any; even scattering rice didn't work.
After Consort Fujin Li flew into a rage, a clever little eunuch finally managed to catch a wild duck from the lake.
Half-Fan Lake wasn't exactly small, and there indeed were some wild ducks there, though one couldn't tell where they came from.
The Second Prince, having received the wild duck, didn't notice the bird's unusual size and happily went off to play.
