The lion cat kept acting cute in Wan Xia’s arms as she meowed sweetly repeatedly.

“Your Highness…”

Wan Xia hurriedly stroked the lion cat as the lion cat licked her hands. She looked at Chu Yunshen awkwardly.

“It’s okay. You can carry her back.”

Chu Yunshen wanted to grab the lion cat when he suddenly sensed the warmth in his arms disappearing, but she had already darted into Wan Xia’s arms before he knew it.

Since he was a prince, it was wrong of him to fight with a woman over a cat, so he waved his hand and told them to leave first.

Wan Xia seemed to be waiting for just that. The moment she heard Chu Yunshen’s orders, she smiled as she carried the lion cat and left. She even turned to beam sweetly at Chu Yunshen and Xiaowu.

They had seen plenty of beautiful women in their lives. Also, Cheng Xiaoxiao had even seen a lot of natural and cosmetically enhanced female celebrities in modern times. However, none of them could compare to Wan Xia now.

The first time Cheng Xiaoxiao saw Wan Xia, she found her gorgeous. Wan Xia had a petite face and she was a classic natural beauty.

Cheng Xiaoxiao used to just think Wan Xia was a breathtaking beauty. After spending a lot of time with her, she concluded Wan Xia’s beauty also withstood the test of time.

If they were in modern times, all the talent agents would probably want her and she would become a massive hit.

Perhaps Prince Jing’s residence had good Qi. In the past, Wan Xia was a stunning beauty, but she was starting to possess the hallmarks of the kind of beauty that emperors would go to war for.

Cheng Xiaoxiao made up her mind to eat more milk paste and fish soup from now on.

After all, only her fur had gotten glossier ever since she started living here. However, she looked exactly the same in human form.

Why was Cheng Xiaoxiao incapable of improving when Wan Xia was able to develop into such a beauty?

Cheng Xiaoxiao was determined to start maintaining her appearance. In the past, she placed a lot of importance on self-care. However, she did not know how the women of this era maintained their appearance. Perhaps you should ask Wan Xia about it.

She pondered as she sniffed Wan Xia’s sweet scent drowsily.

Wan Xia had already left the hall with the lion cat in her arms as they walked through the empty corridor unhurriedly.

“Oh no, Miss Wan Xia!” Xiao Yue’s voice came from the other end of the corridor. Xiao Yue’s voice was so shrill that Cheng Xiaoxiao felt it would probably break if she went on shouting a few more times.

“Oh no! Bad news! Something terrible happened!”

What was she saying? Why did she always come bearing bad news?

Wan Xia was perfectly fine. The only person who was in trouble was Xiao Yue!

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to point at Xiao Yue’s nose and scold her. Why was Xiao Yue so dumb? Also, she had a terrible memory to boot.

Wan Xia had just scolded Xiao Yue two days ago, but here she was making the same mistake.

From the looks of it, Wan Xia had to reprimand Xiao Yue again to help jog her memory.

Wan Xia didn’t stop. Since Xiao Yue had run all the way here, Xiao Yue was flustered. She finally stopped in front of Wan Xia at the center of the corridor.

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to scold her!

Cheng Xiaoxiao fanned out her claws as she waved her paw at Xiao Yue and hissed.

“Meow meow meow!”

In an instant, Xiao Yue’s voice and the lion cat’s meowing intermingled and caused a commotion in the corridor.

“There there.”

Wan Xia could only gently comfort the lion cat in her arms. She smoothened the lion cat’s fur with her fingers. Cheng Xiaoxiao felt so satisfied that she promptly gurgled happily.

“What’s wrong?”

An impatient look emerged in Wan Xia’s eyes as she looked at Xiao Yue mildly and her voice was no longer as gentle as before.

“Miss… Miss Wan Xia… Xiao Qin is making trouble again…”

Xiao Yue detected Wan Xia’s annoyance, but she put on a bold front and told Wan Xia about the situation.

“Didn’t I tell you to keep an eye on her?”

Wan Xia seemed disappointed. She didn’t even bother to look at Xiao Yue and simply kept playing with the lion cat in her arms.

“Miss Wan Xia, I didn’t know what to do either! Since a royal decree was sent to the residence, everyone had to wait at the main hall to receive it. Xiao Qin was also there…”

Xiao Yue furtively glanced at Wan Xia as she spoke. She heaved a sigh of relief when Wan Xia did not throw a temper like she did the last time.

Wan Xia also heard Xiao Yue exhaling in relief, but she simply kept stroking the lion cat’s head with her head lowered with a look of disdain on her face.

The lion cat was happily enjoying Wan Xia’s great service with her head tilted and eyes closed, so she failed to notice the look on Wan Xia’s face.

“Xiao Qin was completely fine when we were there to receive the royal decree… but she suddenly went crazy when we went through the garden.”

Xiao Yue noticed how calm Wan Xia was and felt the same way as Cheng Xiaoxiao. They simply assumed Wan Xia was a nice girl and didn’t have any temper, so she threw her worries behind her mind and reported the situation to Wan Xia.

Perhaps Xiao Yue felt a goddess like Wan Xia was capable of handling any problem.

However, Cheng Xiaoxiao detected something amiss.

Had Xiao Qin gone mad in the garden?

Then was she…

After Wan Xia finished straightening out the lion cat’s fur, she raised her head to look at Xiao Yue.

Her face was filled with fear and concern as she frowned. Cheng Xiaoxiao could even sense Wan Xia’s hands trembling slightly.

“Then… then where is Xiao Qin?”

Shouldn’t she ask about Xiao Qin’s mental condition first? Why did she ask where Xiao Qin was?

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt something was amiss, but she could not put her finger on it.

Cheng Xiaoxiao dismissed her suspicion and decided she was overthinking it. After all, she knew she sometimes overreacted.

Perhaps Wan Xia felt it was the best course of action to confirm Xiao Qin’s location first before deciding what to do about this.

Cheng Xiaoxiao recalled how Xiao Qin smashed everything inside Wan Xia’s room previously.

Wan Xia must be saying this out of concern that Xiao Qin would end up hurting other people just like the last time.

Sure enough, Wan Xia was always such a sweet thoughtful young woman!

Cheng Xiaoxiao quietly applauded Wan Xia in her heart.

Sadly, Xiao Yue’s following words promptly made them tensed. The last thing they could wish for had happened.

“Miss Wan Xia… Xiao Qin… Xiao Qin is in the garden…”

The garden?

The garden wasn’t so bad. Since people barely went to the garden, no one would get hurt.

“Also, all the ladies and their maids are present…” Xiao Yue’s voice instantly turned soft. Perhaps her voice had turned soft from the cold or she was afraid.

Her teeth chattered loudly as she trembled.

Oh no. Did she have to do this?

This was really giving her a headache!

The moment Cheng Xiaoxiao heard what she said, she was unable to calm down and enjoy Wan Xia’s massage.

Xiao Qin was surrounded by so many people in the garden and no one knew what might happen.

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought about the mental patients in the hospital in her time. They usually remained quiet and seemed no different from normal people when they were conscious. If they were in a good mood, they would even respond if she spoke to them. However, they were capable of anything when they went mad.

Moreover, Xiao Qin was surrounded by people in the garden and that would probably make her anxious.

All the noise and talking was likely to aggravate a mental patient’s condition. Some mental patients might be unable to control themselves and end up becoming very extreme when they were unsettled.

“What are you standing around for? Take me there right now!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao was absolutely anxious. Wan Xia even grabbed Xiao Yue with her free hand. Her eyes were teary and she couldn’t wait to get to Xiao Qin.

She could understand Wan Xia’s anxiety. Even though she was just an outsider, she felt sorry for Xiao Qin’s predicament. Wan Xia naturally felt even more worried for Xiao Qin since they were close friends.

Don’t worry.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was here for Wan Xia.

The lion cat touched Wan Xia’s back with her paw very gently out of fear she might scratch Wan Xia.

“Meow meow!”

Xiao Yue finally snapped out of her daze and ran as she led Wan Xia to the garden. Wan Xia carried the lion cat and followed closely behind her.

All of them darted through the corridor and headed to the garden immediately with worried looks on their faces.

After they went through the artisan wall, they would arrive at the crescent door. Wan Xia and Xiao Yue finally slowed down.

Wan Xia straightened her hair with her hand and caught a breath before she continued walking in with Xiao Yue.

However, Wan Xia was trembling.

It was clear that she was anxious judging from her trembling hands and the way she was biting her lip.

Perhaps this was what it was like to be an adult. Adults had to calmly face their problems and resolve them without letting anyone catch onto their insecurities and letting them laugh.

Cheng Xiaoxiao saw Wan Xia doing her utmost to compose herself and wanted to give Wan Xia more love and be closer to her.

The lion cat shrank her neck and leaned against Wan Xia closely as Wan Xia walked through the crescent door and entered the garden.

Cheng Xiaoxiao could hear Wan Xia’s heartbeat suddenly speeding up and even her breathing had quickened.

She secretly turned her head to check out the garden.

Sure enough, those extravagantly dressed women had surrounded Xiao Qin thoroughly.

Xiao Qin was standing at the pavilion where Cheng Xiaoxiao and Wan Xia had used previously while the other women had encircled Xiao Qin tightly as they gossiped about her.

Those women kept talking about Xiao Qin. Even someone normal like Cheng Xiaoxiao would have gotten annoyed, let alone a mental patient like Xiao Qin.

“Hey… Look at that. She’s here…”

A woman dressed in a green dress with a green chiffon shawl said furtively to the woman beside her.

A fine light yellow shawl was draped over the other woman’s shoulders which matched her dress perfectly. However, her red varnish did not go with her outfit.

Red varnish!

Cheng Xiaoxiao recalled who she was. She was the woman who kept claiming to be friends with Wan Xia previously. She was Wang Qingqing!

She was probably the one who forced Wan Xia to send chicken soup to Chu Yunshen as well!

Cheng Xiaoxiao saw the white lotuses embroidered on Wang Qingqing’s outer robe and felt it matched her fake personality perfectly.