"What did you say?"
A third voice suddenly interjected.
Xie Pan'Er and the Emperor turned their heads to look, both quite pleased.
"Youzhi!"
"Seventh Prince! You're here too?"
The newcomer was Ji Youzhi. He walked slowly, placed his saber to the side, and found a stone to sit on.
"You two ran off with my precious niece, how could I not chase after you?"
Their expressions turned a little awkward.
"Strictly speaking, I was the one Xiaosuisui spirited away from the Imperial Palace!" the Emperor declared.
Xie Pan'Er hurriedly chimed in, "I can attest that it was indeed Her Highness the Princess who wanted to come to Yunhang."
Ji Youzhi cast a cool glance at each of them. "And you just let a child act so recklessly?"
Xie Pan'Er cried out in protest, "I'm truly wronged! When Her Highness the Princess was looking for writing supplies and black clothes, I did try to stop her."
"You tried to stop her? And yet you still ended up here with her?"
