Chapter 114: Chapter 114

"Quick, untie the ropes on the eighteenth for me."

The Empress Dowager gave Nanny Liu a look.

Nanny Liu had been with the Empress Dowager for many years and certainly understood the Empress Dowager’s mood at the moment. The Empress Dowager liked the eighteenth princess... no, the eighteenth prince!

Fate between people is truly mysterious. Some meet for the first time and feel great joy, regretting not having met sooner. Others see each other daily, countless times, yet their hearts never connect, remaining mere acquaintances.

The Empress Dowager’s sentiment towards Jun Ning was clearly the former.

Nanny Liu personally untied the ropes binding Jun Ning’s hands and feet and removed the cloth stuffed in her mouth.

Jun Ning was finally free.

The first thing she did after gaining freedom was to rush in front of Nanny Zhang, who had just brought her, and began scolding her, calling her an old hag repeatedly.

She even took advantage of her being a child, using the privilege of acting recklessly, as her little fists pounded on Nanny Zhang’s body repeatedly.

"For hitting my mother!"

Jun Ning was furious at this moment.

But her biggest source of anger wasn’t because of herself; it was because of her mother.

When she was carried over, she saw with her own eyes how her mother was knocked unconscious by the people Nanny Zhang sent.

"What exactly did you do to my mother? Hmm?"

Jun Ning angrily questioned Nanny Zhang.

Nanny Zhang kept a cold face and didn’t speak.

As for the punches Jun Ning landed on her, a child of two and a half years, they didn’t hurt or itch.

She couldn’t be bothered to argue.

"Little master, that’s enough, enough. You can’t hit anymore, or you’ll injure someone!" Nanny Liu, standing nearby, played the peacemaker. "Also, rest assured, little master, your mother is fine. She just fainted, that’s all. She’ll wake up once you return."

Upon hearing this, Jun Ning finally felt a bit at ease.

"Then why did you capture me?" Jun Ning blurted out.

Nanny Zhang remained oblivious to the expressions of the Empress Dowager and Nanny Liu, maintaining her original attitude.

She snorted coldly, saying, "You dared to dress as a girl and deceive His Majesty. Why do you think we captured you? Hmm?"

Jun Ning muttered, "Do I look like I’m disguised as a boy? I’m clearly a girl."

Carelessly, she spoke the truth.

Realizing what she had said, Jun Ning quickly covered her mouth.

But upon reflection, she thought, she really was a girl, so what was there to hide?

She decided to face the issue head-on.

Jun Ning lowered her hand, confidently looking at Nanny Zhang and the Empress Dowager.

Yet, they seemed unmoved, clearly not believing her words.

"Ha ha..." Nanny Zhang sneered repeatedly, "His Majesty’s instruction for you to dress as a girl has been thoroughly investigated by Cining Palace. How dare you still deny it?"

"..." Jun Ning was speechless, "You say I’m denying it?"

What she said was the truth!

Couldn’t anyone believe it?

"Isn’t it?" Nanny Zhang retorted.

Jun Ning sighed deeply and insisted, "I’m truly a girl. Otherwise, I’ll disrobe and show you."

Upon hearing these words, Nanny Zhang became even angrier, "In broad daylight, you dare to utter such indecent words, showing absolutely no decorum of an Imperial Family member. You—you—you... utterly absurd..."

"Enough." The Empress Dowager couldn’t bear it any longer. "Nanny Zhang, this isn’t your concern anymore. You may leave!"

Nanny Zhang looked bewildered, "Empress Dowager, how can it not be my concern here? It is!"

She still wanted to...