Lin Mengya stubbornly pursed her lips, refusing to speak a word.

So enraged was Concubine De that she almost smashed the teacup in her hands if Princess Lingnan did not snatch the teacup from her in time.

"Please calm down, Your Highness. Princess Yu is after all still young. Just teach her a lesson if she's made a mistake, lest your health is affected. It was just too bad Hui'er had to suffer."

Princess Lingnan might sound as if she was trying to ...