Gongsun Bu met Consort Yuan alone again, and she pushed a basket before him.
Gongsun Bu looked through the things inside, unsure what they meant, then raised his eyes to her.
Consort Yuan said, "The County Princess sent it over. She said it was a gift from some students to Guan Fangyi. Can the Matchmaker of the Qi Capital accept this kind of thing as a gift? Why does this feel a little off to me? You know the people here. You should be able to tell if there's a problem."
Now that he understood where the things in the basket had come from, Gongsun Bu roughly understood. "It does look problematic, but there really isn't any problem. Auntie may not know this, but Guan Fangyi has given quite a bit of support to those students at the academy..." He explained the general situation.
Only then did Consort Yuan understand. So that was what it was. She was finally relieved.
Gongsun Bu occasionally glanced up to observe her and discovered that among the group sent by Misty Pavilion, she seemed to be the only one who had refused to show her face all along.
This was the side chamber of the estate's main hall, while the main hall itself was presently filled with the fragrance of wine and meat.
Before a lavish spread of food and wine, Yuan Se ate with tremendous relish. The fine food whetted his appetite.
Once he had eaten his fill, he wiped his mouth with a white cloth. Seeing Consort Yuan emerge from the side chamber, he chuckled. "Its reputation is well deserved. Calling it the finest under heaven would not be an exaggeration."
Consort Yuan glanced at the leftovers strewn across the table. "As long as you enjoy it."
"One cannot escape the common