Thanks for the chapter and not doing an April Fool's joke!
I thought only Immortal Godmother could lend her battleform, how was Yuan able to garb the princess in it? Having the FIre Caltrop carry her is doable since it'd be like getting on a vehicle, but she was wearing the mask and suit as well. Since she called it back after dropping the princess that means she's able to take on any beast puppets that show up, so other than covering up the elder princess' rescue, is there some other reason why she's pretending to be the princess? Considering her temper, and doesn't sound like the princess I doubt she'd be able to fool everybody for long. Seems the dowager has been too busy selling out Pleides and viewing the princess as goods to sell to Ditu to get a good grasp of the princess' personality to notice Yuan has taken her place. Especially since the princess has already put the pic of her with Mu on her public account. Growing up in the palace should have given her better instincts about politics and not revealing where she is after escaping house arrest, so does anyone else think she might be a powerful angel which is why she acts like Immortal Godmother or Planet Lord Shenshui at times? Would explain her wanting to put a pic of her and Mu into her public account over being happy escaped the Dowager or considering need to keep the fact she escaped secret.
Btw Is there any significance for the red fans or a dance done with them? There's been several occasions where women were dancing with the red fans like the welcome party for the elder princess.