Yan Fei listened quietly, the faint smile on her face slowly fading.
She lowered her eyes and softly repeated the line of poetry. "Only the peony is truly worthy of its title as the fairest flower; when it blooms, it fills the capital..."
She raised her head and looked at Zhao Linchuan, her gaze complicated.
"I see I've been rather ignorant. It turns out my husband is not only peerless in strength but also has such a silver tongue."
"Never mind..." She turned away, seemingly unwilling to continue the subject. "This matter... I won't press you on it any further."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Wu came hurrying along the corridor from the direction of the front courtyard.
When she reached them, she first shot a quick glance at the pair, whose atmosphere seemed somewhat delicate. Then she stopped properly and curtsied to Zhao Linchuan and Yan Fei in turn.
"Young Master, Lord Yan Fei." Xiao Wu's voice was clear and bright. "There's a visitor outside the residence. That 'Young Master Qinghe' has come again today."
"And... this time, he's formally requested an audience under his official identity as the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. His retinue and guards are waiting outside the residence."
"Will you... see him today?"
Almost as soon as Xiao Wu's words fell, the system's icy notification rang once more in Zhao Linchuan's ears—
[Current plot point detected: "A pitiful soul toyed with by the gods." Qian Renxue, formerly the reincarnation of the Angel God. In the original course of fate, she was a tragic figure destined to become a stepping stone and sacrificial offering for Tang San, the false Child of Fortune.]
[Choice mission triggered:]
[Choice One: Meet her. Her fate should not end here. For the future order of this