Built on the old site, employing master craftsmen, with the court willing to spend lavishly, Old Mountain Estate had naturally been constructed in magnificent style.
Yet with a woman like Ye Lan'er walking through it, the phrase that came to mind was "her presence made a humble house shine."
The people of Chu favored splendid attire, and every detail of Ye Lan'er's dress was exquisitely crafted. Yet all the gold thread and jade patterns were merely embellishments to her face.
Though Dugu Xiao was a woman herself, the sight of that face left her dazzled for several moments. She truly could not believe that a person could be born looking like this.
This was the only face she felt could match her own Marquis.
They said the Li clan's daughter was famed as the greatest beauty in Linzi. Dugu Xiao had remained in Green Sheep Town and had never had the good fortune to see her. But surely, no matter how beautiful she was, she could not possibly surpass this. Features so utterly flawless—was this not the very limit of "beauty"?
This foremost beauty of Great Chu even had a perfect voice; a single sentence was a passage of music.
Dugu Xiao had entered Zhengsheng Hall in Green Sheep Town many times. In terms of the wondrous sensation of perfect tones, nothing surpassed this.
"Your Marquis Mansion is so large, and you have several other estates besides. Yet there are hardly any mistresses to manage them?"
Only when the voice reached her ears did Dugu Xiao snap back to herself. She answered seriously, "My Marquis keeps himself pure and is obsessed with cultivation. He has never invited any woman into his home."
Ye Lan'er's beautiful eyes shifted. "But I heard he has enjoyed all the romance Linzi has to offer.