When Su Yun heard this, his gaze was instantly drawn to the two jars of black and white stones beside the tea table, and his interest was immediately piqued.
Go!
Su Yun could not help looking toward Chen Jiuyan. Others might not know her background, but he knew it well.
Chen Jiuyan was naturally a false name. She was the daughter of Prince Qing, Emperor Yuan of Qi's younger brother.
After Emperor Yuan of Qi died, his eldest son Chen Yan ascended the throne, becoming the current Emperor Xianhe.
The girl had to address His Majesty as her cousin. In her second year after birth, she had been granted the title of Commandery Princess Kangle.
Her true name was Chen Yanqiong. The "Nine" in her false name referred to her being ninth in the family.
Such status was naturally noble among common folk, but for the current Su Family, it was somewhat lacking.
Chancellor Su now held overwhelming power in court. From within the court to beyond it, officials in every province and prefecture were all his former students and old subordinates.
As the head of the Nine Great Surnames, the Su Family's power was incomparably illustrious. Even the carriage Su Yun rode as a child had been more imposing than those of several imperial princes.
Su Yun's father had even taken two princesses as concubines, though neither had borne him a son.
Su Yun's mother had been a woman from common stock. Unfortunately, not long after Su Yun was born, she had withered away like a fallen flower.
Though his father later married again, he had never established another principal wife, nor had he ever touched those women.
The two princesses had been kept like beauties hidden in golden chambers. They had repeatedly gone before Emperor Xianhe to weep