Standing at the side, Prince Jin's forehead twitched. After holding it in for a long time, he finally couldn't help but say, "I'll have someone send you back to the estate first."

Princess Duanjia finally turned around and saw Prince Jin. She wiped her tears and asked, "Fourth Brother, are you alright?"

"I only suffered some minor injuries. I'm fine. I and the Five City Warden's Office still need to investigate this matter. I'll have Longcheng send you back."

"En, Fourth Imperial Brother, be careful."

The serving maid put a cloak on Princess Duanjia. With Chu Lian's help, the two of them boarded the carriage driven by Prince Jin's guards.

The carriage drove straight through the gates of Prince Wei's estate and didn't stop until it passed the screen wall.

Chu Lian and Princess Duanjia got off the carriage one after the other. They saw a middle-aged noblewoman with a group of servant girls waiting anxiously by the side of the carriage. As soon as Princess Duanjia got off the carriage, she threw herself into the noblewoman's arms.

"Lady Mother!"

"Good child, you scared Lady Mother to death today!"

As soon as Commandery Princess Duanjia got off the carriage, the group of people were in a hurry. Some were carrying clothes, while others were carrying braziers. In such a panic, Chu Lian didn't forget her etiquette. Although she couldn't get close, she still bowed to Princess of Wei from a distance.

Although Princess Wei was paying attention to her daughter's condition, her eyes never left Chu Lian. She nodded inwardly when she saw that Princess Duanjia didn't panic at all.

A moment later, Princess Duanjia also calmed down. She remembered that Chu Lian was still standing at the side and quickly pushed away the serving maids and pulled Chu Lian to her side. "Lady Mother, it's all thanks to Sixth Chu that I can be well today."

Princess Wei raised her brows. "Oh?"

Princess Wei's competent servant saw that Princess Duanjia was going to continue and quickly said, "Princess and Third Mistress of Duke Jing 'an's estate have just survived a great disaster. You should first cross the brazier to drive away the bad luck. If you have anything else to say, you can talk with Princess Wei after you've cleaned up in the inner court."

Princess Wei nodded and had someone bring a small brazier to the two. Princess Duanjia insisted on taking Chu Lian's hand and crossing the brazier together. Chu Lian had no choice but to comply. Then, the two of them were arranged to bathe in Princess Wei's main courtyard.

Princess Wei's chief maid was meticulous and prepared a change of clothes for Chu Lian.

After the two of them had changed their clothes, they were helped out by a servant girl from behind the screen. They looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The maid dried her hair, and the two of them sat in front of the dressing table. Princess Ruanjia turned to look at Chu Lian, then at herself. She pointed at a pair of jewelry on the dressing table and said, "This, this, and this. Put them on for this princess and Chu the Sixth."

When Chu Lian saw this, she quickly waved her hand. "Princess, that won't do. This is a phoenix tail hairpin."

Princess Duanjia was displeased. "What's wrong with that? It's not like it has five phoenix tails. This is an ordinary phoenix tail hairpin. Any madam can wear it."

The corner of Chu Lian's mouth twitched. She didn't even have the title of a noblewoman!

Princess Duanjia snorted, "He Jiasanlang is truly useless. Other than having a pretty face, he's nothing more than an embroidered pillow. He can't even earn you an honorary title. How could you be so blind as to choose him?

Don't be afraid. Chu the Sixth, wear this hairpin first. I'll help you earn an honorary title later! "

Why did her words sound so awkward?!

Also, this was a marriage of parents. She couldn't marry whoever she wanted. If she had known that He Sanlang was such a crazy person, she wouldn't have married him!

Chu Lian was helpless. She couldn't change Princess Duanjia's identity, not to mention that they were in the Wei household.

Duchess Wei was waiting in the reception pavilion outside. When the two of them were dressed up and walked out from behind the screen hand in hand, even Duchess Wei was stunned for a moment.

Two girls around the age of fourteen or fifteen walked out from behind the screen. They were of the same height. The girl on the left was wearing a light pink dress embroidered with dark patterns. Her upper body was covered by a wide-sleeved light muslin blouse. The girl on the right was wearing the same dress, but the color was different. It was a light purple dress.

The two girls had similar figures, and their hair was tied up in the same bun. Even the hairpin and flower ornaments on their heads were the same. Only their expressions and faces were clearly different. However, they were both as beautiful as flowers, and people couldn't take their eyes off them.

This time, everyone in the room was stunned.

Princess Duanjia purposely pulled Chu Lian forward a few steps and tilted her head. "Does Imperial Mother think we look good in this?"

Duchess Wei was finally brought back to her senses by Princess Duanjia. She stared blankly and hurriedly hid the sadness in her eyes. The servant beside her saw that something was wrong and quickly handed her a cup of tea. She smiled happily and said, "Princess and Third Young Mistress look so good in this dress. Even this old servant is dazzled by it!"

"Servant Lan usually has high standards. If she thinks it looks good, then it must really look good. Chu the Sixth, look, this princess picked a good choice, right?"

Chu Lian's heart almost jumped into her throat. How was it not good? Princess Duanjia was really too much, making her wear the same clothes as her. If this was in a normal household, it would be disrespectful to a princess or princess.

Seeing that Duchess Wei wasn't wrong, Chu Lian let out a sigh of relief.

However, Servant Lan wasn't in the mood to care about the two of them. She glanced at Duchess Wei's expression from time to time, and her hand was patting Duchess Wei's back as if comforting her.

Servant Lan sighed inside. She hadn't expected that Princess Duanjia's careless action today would poke at Duchess Wei's sore spot.

Other than Prince Wei, there were also the elders who had served Duchess Wei in the past. Even the two young royal princes didn't know that Duchess Wei had given birth to Princess Duanjia with twins.

She had two twin daughters, but the other one died the moment she was born. To prevent outsiders from saying that it was inauspicious, Duchess Wei decided to conceal this matter.

Even now, Princess Duanjia didn't know that she had a twin sister who died young.

Apart from their appearance, Chu Lian was very similar to Princess Duanjia in both age and figure. Now that they were wearing similar sister outfits, they looked like a pair of beautiful twin sisters standing in front of Duchess Wei.

Duchess Wei felt as if she was seeing the twin daughters she had given birth to in front of her. How could her emotions not fluctuate?

Duchess Wei took a deep breath. When she put down the teacup and raised her head, she had already suppressed the fluctuations in her heart.

She carefully examined the two young girls in front of her and then reached out to pull them in front of her. She touched Princess Duanjia's forehead and then patted Chu Lian's small hand.

Her gaze swept to the phoenix tail hairpin in Chu Lian's hair. Her eyes narrowed slightly and she glared at Princess Duanjia reproachfully.

"Good, good, good. It seems that the two robes made from soft fragrant silk that this consort obtained a few days ago are really beautiful. Look at these two girls, they look like sisters in these outfits."

Princess Duanjia smiled happily. Chu Lian concealed the shock in her eyes and did not forget to say humbly, "It is because Princess has good taste."

"Alright, the two of you have suffered quite a fright today. This consort will have someone escort Chu Liu home. Another day, this consort will personally invite Chu Liu to come and accompany this consort and Princess Duanjia."

Before she knew it, it was already evening. Princess Duanjia also knew that it wasn't appropriate to keep Chu Lian here and could only agree. She had the guards of the estate escort her back. Princess Duanjia even personally walked her to the door. Before Chu Lian boarded the carriage, Princess Duanjia still said reluctantly, "Chu Liu, don't forget that you promised to make roast duck with me."

Chu Lian helplessly patted Princess Duanjia's hand. "Princess Duanjia, hurry and go back. Otherwise, Princess Consort will worry. I won't forget. Next time I come, I'll bring the cat head's snacks."

After Chu Lian's carriage left, Princess Duanjia returned to the estate accompanied by the servants.

Princess Duanjia's chief maidservant, Jin Xiu, had already told Duchess Wei about what happened at Defeng Teahouse today.

Beside her, Granny Lan sighed with emotion. "It's all thanks to Duke Jing 'an's Third Young Mistress that Princess was able to return safely today. No wonder Princess Duanjia, who usually doesn't like to be close to people, treats her like a sister."

Duchess Wei's eyes darkened slightly. She suddenly stood up and walked towards the inner room. When she reached the bedroom, she suddenly pressed a button behind the flower table. A small door opened on the wall where calligraphy and paintings were hung. Duchess Wei entered the small door and walked to the incense table inside. She picked up a small incense stick and gently wiped it with a handkerchief.

Hearing the light footsteps behind her, Duchess Wei couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She said, "Granny, do you think that this consort's little girl has returned? Back then, Doctor Fu also said that little girl died at birth because she wanted to protect her younger sister and gave all the nutrients in her mother's womb to her younger sister. That's why she didn't survive. Now, Duanjia has been saved by her …"

Granny Lan's heart ached, but when she saw that Duchess Wei's expression wasn't right, she didn't dare to disobey her. Because Duchess Wei had given birth to twins, she suffered a loss and could no longer conceive. That little princess, who was born first, died the moment she left her mother's womb. Thus, Duchess Wei loved Princess Duanjia even more and gave both of her children to one. That little princess who died early was Duchess Wei's sore point. Although Duchess Wei never said it out loud, the incense table prepared for the little princess had always been there in the bedroom.

It could be seen that not only did Duchess Wei's sore point not get better, it seemed to have gotten worse.

Today, Granny Lan had also seen the Third Young Mistress of Count Jing 'an's fu. If she had a bad temperament, she would definitely correct Duchess Wei's misconception. However, Chu Liu had risked her life to save Princess Duanjia. Granny Lan couldn't help but sigh. She simply went along with Duchess Wei's words and said, "This Chu Liu might really have some fate with Eldest Princess!

Although she's married, she's the same age as Princess Duanjia. Even her figure and appearance are somewhat similar. If she went out dressed like this today, people who didn't know would really think that the two of them were real sisters!

Since she saved Princess Duanjia, it's normal for Duchess Wei to treat her better. "

Duchess Wei seemed to be comforted by Granny Lan's words. She touched the small incense table in her hand and placed it behind the incense table. Her eyes were misty. "Granny, you're right. This child deserves better. Moreover, she saved my Duanjia today."

When Granny Lan saw that Duchess Wei had finally recovered, her heart finally relaxed a little.

Chu Lian had been shaken to the core today. She only truly relaxed when she got into the carriage.

Wenlan fanned her from the side. Chu Lian leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed her eyes to rest. A moment later, she asked, "Where are the clothes and jewelry I changed out of?"