It was pitch dark, well past the normal dinner time. Xiaosuisui finally woke up. Xie Pan’Er was by her side, reading the *Female Admonitions*.
"Pretty Sis! I’m thirsty!"
As soon as Xiaosuisui opened her eyes and saw her, she cried out. Xie Pan’Er put down her book with a smile, then poured her a glass of water, saying, "Drink up! It’s still hot."
After drinking the water, Xiaosuisui got down from the bed in a sleepy daze, and her little stomach started to GURGLE, GURGLE, GURGLE.
"Hungry? What do you want to eat?" Xiaosuisui was growing, so sleep was very important. Therefore, everyone had already eaten dinner and hadn’t woken her.
"I want to eat Beggar’s Chicken!"
Xie Pan’Er blinked at her words. "Can you choose something else to eat? Where could we get Beggar’s Chicken at this hour?"
Before Xie Pan’Er finished speaking, Yunxiang’s voice came from the doorway.
"Third Young Master!"
"Has the Eldest Princess woken up?"
"I thought I heard Miss Xie and the Eldest Princess talking a moment ago," Yunxiang said, somewhat uncertainly.
"Then I won’t go in. This is Beggar’s Chicken made from free-range chicken traded from the Luming Academy. It’s freshly made. Take it to the Eldest Princess. If she’s awake, you can prepare it for her to eat."
Xie Pan’Er: "..."
Is this even possible? How can whatever she says just happen? Does it not even take a single night for it to come true?
When Yunxiang brought in the Beggar’s Chicken, Xiaosuisui happily ran over to the table and sat down, ready to eat.
Xie Pan’Er took the food box from Yunxiang, waved her hand to dismiss her, and then asked Xiaosuisui, "Why, of all things, did you suddenly think of eating Beggar’s Chicken?"
Xiaosuisui said, "I just suddenly wanted to eat it!"
Xie Pan’Er sat down and rubbed her forehead helplessly. "Have you ever thought about what would happen if the kitchen didn’t have what you wanted to eat?"
Xiaosuisui was a bit puzzled by the meaning of Xie Pan’Er’s words. She blinked her big eyes at Xie Pan’Er.
"You should understand the power of your words, right?"
"Words Manifesting Reality?" Xiaosuisui subconsciously uttered.
Xie Pan’Er was taken aback. "’Your Words Become Law’? You... you know about this ability of yours? Can you control it?"
Xiaosuisui blinked her eyes, full of confusion. "I... I don’t know. I just said it subconsciously when you mentioned it."
Seeing Xiaosuisui’s innocent look, Xie Pan’Er knew she wasn’t lying, so she decided to set the matter aside for now.
Then she spoke softly, instructing her, "This ’Your Words Become Law’ ability of yours is very powerful; it seems to be a kind of Cultivation Technique. I’m worried that if you use it too much, it may affect you. So from now on, don’t casually say what you want to eat or use. You can have someone check if these things are available in the Mansion first. If we have them, then you can say it, okay?"
Xiaosuisui nodded, seemingly understanding. Then she cheerfully started eating her Beggar’s Chicken.
「In Ji Youcheng’s Courtyard」
Xiu Zhu looked at Ji Youcheng returning empty-handed, a question in her heart. "Young Master, did the Third Madame finally stay to taste the Beggar’s Chicken you made yourself?"
Ji Youcheng shook his head upon hearing this. "No, I gave it to Suisui."
"Ah!" Xiu Zhu was a bit puzzled. "Didn’t you make it for the Third Madame to taste? Why did you send it to the Princess?"
Hearing Xiu Zhu’s words, Ji Youcheng was momentarily stunned.
That’s right! I clearly intended to send the Beggar’s Chicken for Zhu Xiuxiu to taste, so how did I suddenly take a detour halfway and end up going to Xiaosuisui’s room instead?
「Three days after returning from the Palace」
Nanny Zhang hurriedly taught Xie Pan’Er and Xiaosuisui the rules of the Palace. Because she had heard that in the next few days, the Empress Dowager would issue a decree, summoning the Eldest Princess to the Palace to stay for a few days!
One day, Nanny Zhang appeared before Xiaosuisui with a ferule in hand, and even had Yunxiang specially bring a kneeling mat.
"Nanny, what is all this about?" Seeing this arrangement, Xie Pan’Er asked Nanny Zhang with considerable puzzlement.
Nanny Zhang held the ferule, tapping her own palm with it rhythmically, and said calmly, "Today, I plan to teach the Eldest Princess the grand ritual of kneeling and bowing for major ceremonies in the Palace!"