Wei Jiany un and Wei Xing's eyes had nearly bulged into bronze bells, but Jiang Yingcheng noticed nothing. She simply kept her head lowered, munching little biscuits and enjoying the gossip with System Bro.
[Still... this man really has nerves of steel. Chengcheng's handsome imperial father locked his entire clan in prison, and he still hasn't let the slightest tell slip-]
[No wonder he's the man who single-handedly turned the whole Wei Clan into "traitors"!]
She had finally met her match!
Having just finished a biscuit, Jiang Yingcheng decided not to reach for another. She propped her chin in both hands and began pondering with a woebegone expression-
[But if that's the case, what can Chengcheng do to make him expose his identity?]
Lost in thought, Jiang Yingcheng failed to notice the two members of the Wei Clan before her, who had already stiffened into statues.
The afternoon sunlight was dazzlingly bright, striking them directly with its scorching heat, yet Wei Jiany un and Wei Xing felt as though they had plunged into an ice cavern, without a trace of warmth anywhere on their bodies.
Only five days.
They had been locked in prison for only five days.
Those five days were nowhere near enough for Great Rui's spies to make a round trip between the two countries.
Never mind how long it would take to uncover their true identities!
Emperor Mingze should not have known who they were, much less this little dumpling.
And yet-
Their gazes slowly shifted downward, landing on the little dumpling frowning in thought.
And yet this tiny little thing had casually "spoken" the secret they wanted buried deep underground, as though she were discussing some perfectly ordinary matter?!
Looking utterly distraught, Wei Jiany un reached up and yanked at his hair.
What in the