The system is happy to watch the fun: [Baby You, the fight inside is very lively, don’t you want to take a look? ]

　　Ji Jinyou: [I want to go and see it, but I wonder if it would be a bad idea.]

　　She is just a three-year-old girl. Wouldn’t it make people suspicious if she is so gossipy?

　　The system instigated: [Why bother with so much? You won’t live long anyway, so just do whatever makes you happy.]

　　Ji Jinyou thought about it and said, “Yes.”

　　Hearing what Xiaojiu and System said, the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess waved to Ji Jinyou and whispered, “Xiaojiu, come quickly.”

　　Ji Jinyou didn’t hesitate any longer. She ran over with her short legs, squeezed in between the seventh and eighth princesses, lay on the door, and looked inside through the crack.

　　The maids of the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess followed from a distance, and looked at each other in confusion when they saw this. They didn’t understand what was wrong with their masters today. They had been acting strangely since morning, and now they were even eavesdropping on people’s doors. If the Empress and the Imperial Noble Consort saw this, they would be severely scolded.

　　Inside the Jade Palace, Noble Lady Yue pinched Noble Lady Fang’s arm fiercely and cursed in a low voice: “You ungrateful bastard, every time I make rouge, I always think of making one for you.”

　　Not willing to be outdone, Noble Lady Fang twisted Noble Lady Yue’s waist hard and said, “You ate so much of my medicinal food, why didn’t you tell me?”

　　The two masters who had always loved each other suddenly started fighting. Their maids were terrified and rushed over to separate them.

　　Fighting among concubines was a big taboo, and the palace maids, out of consideration for the princesses who might not have walked far away, all lowered their voices and dared not speak loudly.

　　”Master, please stop hitting. Master’s makeup is ruined.”

　　”Don’t get your new clothes dirty.”

　　The two people were already angry at each other and were not willing to listen. During the struggle, one of them lost his balance and rolled to the ground.

　　The Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess were finally enlightened today. In this huge palace, it was common for concubines to quarrel with each other, plot against each other behind the scenes, and scheme against each other. They were no longer surprised by it, but they had never seen anyone fighting against each other.

　　The main thing is that these two nobles are usually gentle and dignified, and they never speak loudly. I didn’t expect that they would be so fierce when fighting behind the scenes.

　　The Eighth Princess gave the Seventh Princess a look and silently asked, “How is it? Is it more interesting than the storybook?”

　　The Seventh Princess agreed: “That’s much more interesting.”

　　Seeing that the fight was in full swing in the yard, Ji Jinyou stood on tiptoe, wishing she could squeeze in through the crack in the door.

　　[System, Noble Lady Yue and Noble Lady Fang have all rolled over together, and the palace maids can’t stop them.]

　　The system was also very excited: [This is the first time I’ve seen women fighting. You know what, it’s quite interesting.]

　　Noble Lady Yue and Noble Lady Fang were hugging each other and pinching each other. When they heard the baby voice and the man’s voice talking again, they both froze and did not move.

　　It was obvious that they were being made fun of.

　　Just now the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess were reluctant to leave, so they must be leaning against the door watching the fun.

　　The friendship between the former sisters made the two of them have a certain tacit understanding. They looked at each other and let go of each other at the same time.

　　Now is not the time to settle accounts.

　　Seeing that the two ladies finally stopped, the palace maids hurried forward, helped their master up from the ground, brushed off the dust, straightened her clothes, and adjusted her hair.

　　Thinking about the two princesses who might still be lying outside the door and the strange conversation, the two of them exchanged glances for a moment and walked towards the east wing of Noble Lady Yue.

　　As soon as the palace door closed, Noble Lady Yue was the first to ask her personal maid: “Did you hear any noise just now?”

　　The maid didn’t understand, “Master, what do you mean?”

　　Noble Lady Yue: “That’s it…”

　　She was surprised to find that she couldn’t make a sound.

　　What’s going on?

　　Noble Lady Yue was startled and quickly cleared her throat: “Cough cough cough.” She was able to cough it out again.

　　She continued: “Just now…”

　　Lost my voice again.

　　She looked at Noble Lady Fang in astonishment. Noble Lady Fang understood and asked her personal maid: “What about you? Did you hear any strange noises, that is…”

　　She was speechless halfway through her words.

　　The maid shook her head in confusion: “I didn’t hear it.”

　　Seeing this, Noble Lady Yue and Noble Lady Fang immediately understood. It seemed that only the two of them could hear it, so they sent all the palace maids out.

　　Once the door was closed, the two noble ladies temporarily suppressed their resentment and disgust towards each other and discussed in a low voice.

　　”The child who just spoke should be the Ninth Princess.”

　　”Yes, it’s the voice of the Ninth Princess.”

　　”Who is that man?”

　　”I don’t know, how did he know about us?”

　　”I don’t know. Did someone tell on me?”

　　”That shouldn’t be the case. I sprinkled the powder on your clothes. It was my own doing. No one knew about it.”

　　”I tampered with your skirt, but I did it myself, not through anyone else’s hands.”

　　…

　　After the confession, the two remained silent.

　　After a while, she spoke again.

　　”When Xiaojiu and that man were mentioned just now, I was speechless. How come I can speak now?”

　　”I don’t know. I couldn’t make a sound just now.”

　　The two were full of doubts, but they didn’t have time to study it further because they would be late for paying their respects to the Empress.

　　The two of them quickly tidied up their appearance, helped check each other, and hurried out.

　　After walking a few steps, Noble Lady Yue felt a pain in her waist and hissed, “You were really cruel.”

　　Noble Lady Fang touched her aching arm and said, “You’re not polite either.”

　　”I didn’t scratch your face.”

　　”I didn’t pull your hair.”

　　—

　　Ji Jinyou lay on the door, unable to see or hear anything, feeling puzzled.

　　[System, they were fighting so well, why did they suddenly stop? 】

　　The system also doesn’t know: [These two nobles are probably really crazy. They fight when they say they will, and reconcile when they say they will. ]

　　However, the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess knew that the two nobles stopped because they heard the voices of Xiaojiu and System.

　　The system was startled: [Oh, they are out again, Baby You, hurry up, it will be embarrassing to be caught eavesdropping. ]

　　Ji Jinyou didn’t dare to delay for a moment. She held the hands of the two princesses with her chubby hands covered with dimpled flesh, and said anxiously in her baby voice, “Sister, Xiaojiu is hungry.”

　　Seeing that the two nobles were about to reach the gate of the courtyard, the Seventh Princess picked up the fat dumpling at her feet and walked away, “Let’s go and eat lotus cakes.”

　　The Eighth Princess held Little Dumpling’s chubby hand and squeezed it, “And there are grapes from the Western Regions, give them all to Little Nine.”

　　Ji Jinyou was puzzled by the sudden enthusiasm, but having delicious food was always a happy thing, so she smiled with her eyes curved like a flower as a response.

　　Noble Lady Yue came out and looked at the three princesses who had just walked out a short distance. She couldn’t help but whispered with some concern, “Will they complain to the Empress and the Imperial Concubine?”

　　Noble Lady Fang replied in a low voice: “It shouldn’t be. We are violating palace rules by fighting, but it is also against the rules for you to eavesdrop on the concubines.”

　　Noble Lady Yue: “That’s good. Next time, let’s do it inside the house.”

　　Noble Lady Fang: “…Okay, we’ll have to settle this account sooner or later.”

　　The maids following behind the two looked at each other with worried expressions. If their masters were caught fighting, they would be punished. As slaves, they would only be punished more severely if they did not stop them.

　　No, what on earth are the masters fighting about?

　　—

　　Princess Seven walked for a while holding the chubby little girl, and her arms felt sore. She couldn’t help but complain, “Xiaojiu, why are you so fat?”

　　The Eighth Princess also chimed in: “Yes, especially in recent days, I have seen him getting fatter and fatter.”

　　Being called fat, Ji Jinyou felt a little embarrassed, lowered her head and said nothing. If the road wasn’t too far and she wasn’t too tired, she really didn’t want to be held.

　　After walking for a while, the Seventh Princess called out, “Xiao Ba^[1]little eight, come hold her for a while. I really can’t hold her anymore.”

　　The Eighth Princess reached out to take the fat doll and shook it. “It’s really heavy, but it’s soft like a big steamed bun. It’s quite comfortable to hold.”

　　Ji Jinyou: “…”

　　Is it really okay to talk about her in person like this?

　　The group arrived at the Pearl Palace where the Seventh Princess lived. The Seventh Princess ordered the palace servants to fetch food, while the Eighth Princess placed Ji Jinyou on the couch and then swung her arms vigorously: “Xiaojiu, you have exhausted the Eighth Sister.”

　　Ji Jinyou didn’t say anything and just smiled foolishly.

　　Soon, the palace maids brought snacks and fruits. The Seventh Princess sent them away and personally took a wet towel to wash Ji Jinyou’s hands. Then she took off her shoes, put her on the couch, and patted her chubby little butt: “Go and eat.”

　　Looking at the beautiful lotus cakes and green grapes on the table, Ji Jinyou couldn’t help swallowing her saliva. She walked over with her short legs and grabbed some to eat.

　　Her mother, a concubine, was of low rank and was not favored, so none of these things could be seen in Miaoyunxuan where they lived.

　　The seventh princess and the eighth princess waited for a while, and seeing that the little girl was concentrating on eating and had not spoken to the guy called System for a long time, the two looked at each other and went into the inner room under the pretext of looking for a notebook.

　　As soon as they entered the door, the two of them put their heads together and whispered.

　　Seventh Princess: “How did you find this out about Xiaojiu?”

　　The Eighth Princess: “The other day in the Imperial Garden, Xiaojiu was taken for a walk by a palace maid to help digestion. I happened to be strolling there too, and the two bumped into each other, and I overheard it out of the blue. I thought I had misheard it at the time, and didn’t take it seriously, but I met Xiaojiu yesterday and heard it again.”

　　Seventh Princess: “What did she say?”

　　Princess Eight: “She didn’t say anything important, she just grumbled a little bit about why no one believed her or something like that.”

　　The Seventh Princess frowned, “Little Nine said earlier that she won’t live long. Why don’t we ask her? If it’s true, we have to tell Father right away and ask him to find a way to save her. After all, she is our sister. We can’t just watch her die.”

　　The Eighth Princess shook her head: “It’s no use, I can’t ask. I tried it yesterday, and when I asked these questions, I couldn’t make a sound.”

　　”I couldn’t make a sound when I told others about Xiaojiu’s weirdness.”

　　The Seventh Princess pointed at the Eighth Princess, then pointed at herself, “But we can talk about it now.”

　　”Yes, I don’t know what happened.” The Eighth Princess nodded, and then said worriedly: “Today, Noble Lady Yue and Noble Lady Fang obviously heard what Xiaojiu and System said, but I don’t know if the palace maids heard it.”

　　The Seventh Princess carefully recalled everyone’s expressions at that time and shook her head: “Probably not, but be careful, don’t let the palace maids in the house when Xiaojiu is here.”

　　The Eighth Princess nodded and said, “Then what about the fact that Little Nine won’t live long?”

　　The Seventh Princess thought for a moment and said, “Let’s listen for another day or two to see if we can figure out anything. If we still can’t figure out anything, then we can bring Xiao Jiu to our father, the emperor, and our mother, and let them listen for themselves.”

　　As the two were discussing, they heard Xiaojiu’s childish voice coming through the door again.

　　[System, you were going to tell me about today’s plot, why didn’t you say anything? ]

　　System: [I was afraid of disturbing you while you were eating. Tell you now. Let me see. Oh, this is an interesting story. After the emperor left the court, he passed by the imperial garden and encountered a palace maid who picked up a baby bird that had fallen on the ground and put it back on the tree. As a result, it accidentally fell down and was caught by the emperor.]

　　The Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess both curled their lips. They knew very well that this was just another play directed and acted by some restless person.

　　Ji Jinyou was happily eating a bunch of grapes with her chubby little hands. She was not very interested in the gossip about the old emperor. Everyone knew that he was particularly fond of beautiful women, so similar things happened frequently in the harem. Otherwise, this huge harem would not be full.

　　But out of respect for the system, she still asked: [And then? ]

　　System: [Then she was taken back to the palace by the emperor and later made a talented person. A year later, the maid became pregnant and was promoted to a concubine. When she was paying respects to the Imperial Noble Consort, she accidentally fell and had a miscarriage. She insisted that someone pushed her on purpose, which angered His Majesty. He said that the Imperial Noble Consort was vicious and demoted her two levels to a concubine.]

　　[Since then, the imperial concubine became disillusioned with the emperor and secretly killed the maid and two other concubines favored by the emperor. Later, the emperor discovered this and ordered her to be killed by drinking a cup of poisoned wine.]

　　[Tsk tsk, from being an Imperial Noble Consort, who is equal to the vice Empress, to a corpse, it only took a short period of one and a half years.]

　　Ji Jinyou sighed with an air of old age, [Why do you think this is necessary? For a man, is it worth it? ]

　　System: [The plot summary says there is a foreshadowing here, saying that the maid was planted by someone in order to get rid of the Imperial Noble Consort, but it is not the right time yet, so I can’t unlock the specific plot.]

　　The Eighth Princess in the inner room felt a chill down her spine and her face turned pale. She clenched her fists and ran out.

　　The Seventh Princess reached out and held her, whispering, “Xiaoba, what are you going to do?”

　　The Eighth Princess gritted her teeth and replied, “My father will soon leave the court, I want to stop that slave before he does.”

　　After saying this, she shook off the Seventh Princess’s hand and ran away.