"She even went to look over the young gentlemen from each family herself?"
Immediately afterward.
He quickly sifted through everything that had happened over the past few months.
That was right.
His daughter seemed to know more than he did about the sons of noble families he had selected.
He had not paid much attention at the time, but now that he thought about it...
Everything he had seen and heard at the Princess's Residence tonight was riddled with holes, too.
His daughter had suddenly taken it into her head to invite everyone to the Princess's Residence to see in the New Year.
Then she had kept him alone behind to watch a few more performances with her.
Under cover of night.
From his angle, it had looked as though his daughter had kissed a woman, but whether their lips had actually touched was impossible to tell. His view had been blocked.
And after he relented, that gleam had burst into his daughter's eyes, though he had thought nothing of it at the time...
With that wooden head of hers.
Could his daughter really have dreamed up so many twists and turns?
For a moment.
Chu Wenzong suddenly felt wide awake again.
"An'er, go to sleep first. I just remembered that I haven't given the children their New Year's money yet.
This is the first New Year's Eve my imperial sister has spent with everyone. If I don't give her any, I probably won't have a moment's peace for quite some time."
"Mm, remember to make Yu'er's packet a little bigger. I'll give her my share tomorrow."
Cui Zhao'an nodded gently.
Once Chu Wenzong had left.
The attendants around Chu Lange instantly underwent a complete transformation.
At that moment.
Inside a small room.
Chu Lange had an arm slung around