Below Moonwatch Tower.
Xu Qingxiao walked alongside Li Xin.
Li Xin had spent an hour urging the kitchen to hurry and waiting outside. Now that Xu Qingxiao had come down, delight spread across his face.
As a member of the privileged elite, Li Xin understood better than most the differences between social circles. Waiting an hour was nothing, but hearing Xu Qingxiao say he wanted to visit Wenxuan Tower made him curious.
"Brother Xu, didn't you say you weren't going?"
Li Xin asked curiously.
"The heir and the commandery princess want to go. There's nothing I can do, so I'll just keep them company."
Xu Qingxiao sounded rather helpless.
He really did not want to go.
But refusing was not an option.
First, it would spoil Mu Nan'ning's fun.
Second, he wanted to have a proper chat with Mu Nanping. Learning more would certainly do him good and no harm.
That was why he had decided to visit Wenxuan Tower.
But Xu Qingxiao was resolute.
Only once.
Just this once.
Never again.
"That's true."
Li Xin nodded. If the heir wanted to have some fun, accompanying him was perfectly reasonable.
"By the way, Brother Xu, don't forget your invitation in a few days."
Li Xin suddenly reminded Xu Qingxiao about the banquet.
"Was it your esteemed father who invited me?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
"Yes. Southern Yu Prefecture has completed a new tower to anchor its feng shui, so many Masters and Confucian scholars from the prefecture have been invited to attend. The heir will be there too."
Li Xin answered.
"A new tower?"
Will there be formaldehyde?
Xu Qingxiao was rather curious.
"Yes. It should actually have been finished several years ago, but certain matters delayed it. Now that Her Majesty has ascended the throne, it can serve as a