After lunch, the group had lost all interest in sightseeing.
Xiao Wan'er especially so.
Although Chen Yi had let her enjoy the delicious dishes she had been craving, her mood had still been affected.
Especially by Liu Wen's mention of "the marriage proposal," which made it difficult for her to calm herself.
She was deeply worried that Old Master would agree to a marriage alliance with the Liu Family of Jingzhou.
Just as Xiao Jinghong's marriage to Chen Yi had been arranged single-handedly by Old Master.
Before that, not a second person in the Xiao Family had known about it.
Had Xiao Jinghong not refused, perhaps the entire Great Wei Dynasty would now be laughing at the Xiao Family and Chen Family.
Now, something similar had happened again, and this time it involved her. Xiao Wan'er could not help feeling anxious and uneasy.
So much so that, on the way back, she sat silently to one side of the carriage.
The color that had only just returned to her face faded again as her soft, vulnerable eyes gazed at the rain outside the window.
Like a vivid flower on the verge of withering, breathtakingly beautiful yet tinged with sorrow.
Chen Yi saw it all, but could only pretend not to know.
He tried making a few jokes along the way, but Xiao Wan'er remained preoccupied.
Xiao Wuge and Xiao Die, on the other hand, were amused by him and kept laughing.
Before long, the carriage entered the Marquis's mansion.
Without waiting for Xie Tingyun to return from the stable, Xiao Wan'er instructed Shen Huatang to hold an umbrella and take her to Qingjing Residence.
Chen Yi had wanted to follow, but after some thought, he felt it would be inappropriate.
Whether there would be a marriage alliance was an internal