Inside the meeting hall of Prince Hong Estate.
Princess Chenxian sat expressionlessly in the seat of honor. Even when she saw Lin Bai enter, her expression did not change in the slightest.
She even let out two cold laughs before turning her head away and refusing to look at Lin Bai.
On both sides below sat the civil officials and military generals who had once served Prince Hong Estate.
The civil officials were led by Chao Yushi, while the military generals revered Zhang Linghu.
Lin Bai entered the hall and saluted with cupped hands. "Greetings, Princess."
"Wolf Marquis, there's no need for such formalities." Princess Chenxian responded with a mirthless smile before ignoring Lin Bai once more.
She did not even arrange for Lin Bai to sit down and speak. Instead, she left him standing in the hall.
Everyone present could see it... Their Princess clearly did not welcome Lin Bai today and was deliberately making things difficult for him.
Yet no one understood why. How had Lin Bai offended Princess Chenxian?
After Chao Yushi and the others finished discussing the matter, and seeing that there was nothing else to attend to, they prepared to rise and leave.
Chao Yushi let out a heavy sigh and silently followed.
Although the marriage between Lin Bai and Princess Chenxian was merely an delaying tactic by Emperor Chu,
Wolf Marquis frowned. Wasn't this exactly what Prince Hong Estate had always been doing?
Chao Yushi stopped at those words and turned to look at Princess Chenxian.
Chao Yushi pulled him back and said, "You can't beat Pan Qing."
"I'll only say one thing. Now that His Highness the Crown Prince has successfully become Crown Prince, ascending the throne and becoming emperor is only a matter of time."
Chao Yushi was stunned. "Uh... Is that