Perhaps Yao Mengdie and the others had planned this a long time ago, knowing they would come to the Princess's Mansion today and purposely ruin her zither. She had originally arranged with her second sister to borrow her zither, and the second sister had agreed.
Who would have thought the second sister would refuse, claiming the zither was broken. When they were in the carriage, the second sister didn't mention the zither being broken, and even after they got off, remained silent. She didn't believe it was truly broken.
She hadn't planned on participating in the game, but got involved on a whim. Since she was participating and had received the flower, she couldn't refuse now.
This was not the time to dwell on these matters. After considering, Yao Mengxian turned to the Eldest Princess and performed a respectful bow.
"Your Highness, I have an impertinent request to borrow a zither from you."
