The back...
Next, the changes in Xu Jiujiu's expression were much the same as Xu Chenghao's had been at the time.
Both went from gradually intensifying shock to finally showing it openly on their faces.
"This?!"
Xu Jiujiu first glanced at Yu Wuyi, then turned to look at Xu Chenghao beside her.
Xu Chenghao slowly nodded.
His reaction made Xu Jiujiu suck in a cold breath!
No wonder. No wonder Chenghao had asked to see her brother!
If everything written on this was true, then this was no ordinary incident!
But how had Chenghao confirmed that all of this was true?
So she cast Xu Chenghao a questioning look.
Xu Chenghao did not speak, instead answering her with a firm gaze.
At that, Xu Jiujiu chose to believe him.
Once they reached the imperial palace, everything would naturally become clear.
The guards before the palace gates saw that the arrivals were the second prince and the princess, asked a couple of cursory questions, and let them pass.
The moment they entered the palace interior, the changes there surprised Yu Wuyi.
Unlike its resplendent exterior, the palace interior leaned toward an understated, light-luxury style.
The floor was made of a material similar to white jade, pure white and spotless.
The red and gold that served as the theme on the outside had become accents here.
"Judging by your expression, Pavilion Master Yu, could it be that you thought we were the sort of people who carried the word 'money' to its absolute extreme?"
Xu Jiujiu seemed to have seen through what Yu Wuyi was thinking and teased him.
"Though we may look like gold and jade on the outside, we are not rotten within, you know."
"The exaggerated exterior is meant to display the palace's authority."
"The interior, however, follows a