As he finished speaking, a strange woman emerged from the tent and knelt down composedly upon seeing everyone.
"Forgive me, Your Majesty. The Princess from Prince Qiu Residence is not in the tent."
Li Tianze looked at this unfamiliar face, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes, and he furrowed his brow and asked, "Who are you? Where is the Princess?"
This was Chunlan's first time facing such a situation, and although she was somewhat panicked, she steadied her spirit recalling Qi Yu's instructions.
"Your Majesty, I am Chunlan from the Prince Qiu Residence."
"This afternoon, the Princess insisted on finding the Prince. I couldn't stop her, and she ordered me to stay in the tent."
That was what Qi Yu had instructed; if the emperor came, she was to say it was an impulsive move to find Li Mingjue.
Chunlan didn't understand the complexity of it all, but since her Princess was brilliantly intelligent, following her was undoubtedly right.