"A pretty widow living alone with a daughter beautiful beyond belief... Tsk, tsk, who knew how many men were coveting them..." Although Song Qingshu had never met her mother, with Ge Bi as a comparison, since she had once been known as the Jin Dynasty's Number One Beauty, she must have been the sort of beauty capable of toppling nations.
"I've actually wanted to visit Aunt for a long time, but I never found the chance. Today, I happened to run into Brother Prince Wei, so I came along with him." Chong Jie smiled sweetly, though her gaze deliberately or casually swept over Song Qingshu.
Song Qingshu could not help finding it strange. Why did this little girl keep looking at him? Coupled with that strange sense of familiarity, he became even more puzzled.
Ge Bi pulled Chong Jie over to sit down and casually asked, "Chong Jie, do you know what Prince Wei came here for?" She could not help being curious. After all, Prince Wei had rarely visited her over the years. Since he had suddenly come today, he surely had a purpose.
"Chong Jie doesn't dare say."
Ge Bi was slightly startled. "We're family. What is there to be afraid of?"
"I'm afraid Aunt will be unhappy if I say it." The girl's large eyes blinked rapidly. She looked like an exquisite porcelain doll sitting there, yet Song Qingshu keenly caught the fleeting hint of cunning deep in her eyes.
"Go on. Aunt promises she won't be unhappy." Ge Bi's interest was indeed piqued by her.
"Well, it's like this..." The girl paused, glanced at Song Qingshu, and only then continued, "Brother Prince Wei said he couldn't bear to see Aunt being deceived by a bad man, so he decided to come remind her."
Song Qingshu was