However, she waited and waited, but instead of waiting for an opportunity, she heard news of the Crown Prince's rebellion and the Capital City being besieged. Everyone in the entire household knew that the Prince had been close to the Crown Prince. In those days, some people quietly slipped away with their bundles, but fortunately, the Prince was not focused on these matters, so he was unaware of the changes happening in the household.
Qian'er also once thought that she might be truly doomed. If the Prince were convicted, then the servants of their household, even if not dead, would be sold off.
But she never expected that what she waited for was merely the imperial decree exiling the Prince back to his fief, not the Prince being convicted and deposed. She was unexpectedly overjoyed, because even if it was back to the fief, he was still a Prince, and besides, being far from the Emperor meant more freedom, didn't it?
