As the sound died away.
Two women dressed like maidservants in green skirts stepped down from the canopied carriage, one after the other.
An oiled-paper umbrella was raised.
Then a tall man in a Black Brocade Robe lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down.
His face was pale, his swordlike brows and starry eyes handsome enough.
Yet his narrow phoenix eyes gave him an effeminate air.
Especially beneath this sky heavy with dark clouds, his entire person seemed somewhat gloomy.
Standing beside the maidservants, he urged the carriage behind him, "Third Sister."
"I'm coming."
Amid that slightly cold voice,
a woman in a long dress, her face veiled so that only a pair of peach blossom eyes showed, stepped down from the carriage.
A phoenix hairpin adorned her glossy black hair, pearls ornamenting it, while two neat locks hung beside her ears, making her appear even more stern and cold.
She glanced at the man and said coldly, "Second Brother, the family sent you to Shuzhou not to form a marriage alliance with the Xiao Family."
Hearing that, the handsome man curled his lips into a smile.
"Don't you think Eldest Miss Xiao and I are quite well matched?"
"I don't."
Rather than becoming angry at the cold woman's words, the effeminate man smiled and nodded.
"Third Sister is right. Xiao Wan'er truly isn't worthy of me."
"Not to mention her sickly body—just the Xiao Family's current frailty alone makes them unworthy of our Liu Family."
After speaking to himself, the smile on his face carried a trace of wickedness. "Still, I took a look just now. Her appearance is quite pleasing to the eye, comparable to yours."
The cold woman shot him a glance and took the lead toward the alley outside East Market.
Seeing this, the effeminate man