Gufeng intended to stop her, but Jiang Ning thwarted him with a look.
He decided to let her vent.
It's easier to clean up the mess after it's been made.
When Princess Ling'an exhausted herself and sat amongst the scattered petals and broken leaves, panting heavily, Jiang Ning gently asked her, "Are you feeling better now, Princess?"
"Hmph!"
Princess Ling'an thought she was trying to appease her, and snorted arrogantly. "The Crown Prince didn't support me, and your dog servants here keep bullying me. I'm not staying here anymore! I'm going home to my father to seek justice!"
Gufeng brought over another chair, and Jiang Ning sat down, adjusting her skirt. "Once you've come here, Princess, you can't leave."
"Why not? I come and go from the Imperial Palace as I please! You think you can stop me?"
"Before, you were Princess Ling'an. But today, you are a servant of the East Palace. If I let you run wild, wouldn't it be a dereliction of my duties as the Princess Consort?"