Xie Pan'Er grabbed Princess Ata's hand, pulling her to a deserted place. She told Princess Ata what Ji Youzhi had said to her earlier, and about how she had cried on the Emperor's shoulder.
She also shared her worries. "Do you think His Majesty the Emperor will think I'm actually a bad woman? That I'm fickle? Because there's absolutely no chance of anything romantic developing between me and the Seventh Young Master, so I've turned my attention to him? Actually, I wasn't thinking that way. At the time, he was constantly comforting me, whispering those things in my ear. He kept talking and talking, and finally even said he wanted to be friends with me. I panicked for a moment, my mind went blank, and all I could do was cry. I really wasn't thinking about anything, I swear! You have to believe me!"
The more Xie Pan'Er spoke, the more agitated she became. Towards the end, she even stared into Princess Ata's eyes, saying she would swear an oath.
