Manbao raised her head to glance at the Crown Princess, then shook her head. Forget it—once you enter the palace, you become a servant of the Imperial Family. Even if the Crown Prince stops his habit of ordering executions, there are still other princes and royal descendants.
It's said that entering the palace is easy, but leaving is difficult. She figured it was better not to push her luck. Besides, she had already promised Keke to go traveling and help it search everywhere for all the flowers, plants, birds, and animals it hadn't seen yet.
Keke wholeheartedly agreed. In truth, there weren't many items left in the palace to document. If her host really stayed in the capital city as an official, it figured that for quite a long time, it wouldn't be able to collect anything new.
But the allure of a fifth-rank official position was undeniably strong. Manbao decided to go home and consult Mr. Zhuang and the others.
