"Mm, that isn't impossible!"
Li Bingzhang nodded slightly. "Brush Holders all possess considerable talent. Speaking of which..."
At this point, Li Bingzhang smiled and glanced back at Li Zhiwei. "Weier was once given a special invitation by the Azure Robe Society."
"If she'd accepted, she would have become a Brush Holder long ago. Unfortunately... this girl turned them down!"
Huh?
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai looked surprised, his gaze settling on Li Zhiwei. "Miss Li, why did you turn them down?"
Indeed, he could tell that being a Brush Holder was no small matter.
Under Jiang Xiaobai's gaze, Li Zhiwei lightly pinched her sleeve with her fingertips.
Though her veil concealed her expression, the redness slowly creeping over the tips of her ears made it clear that she was rather embarrassed.
"I..."
Li Zhiwei's voice grew softer. "I felt I wasn't good enough yet."
Jiang Xiaobai paused, then smiled and shook his head.
She really was being too modest!
He had witnessed Li Zhiwei's intelligence firsthand.
Her talent and insight were far beyond those of an ordinary woman.
If even she wasn't good enough, those so-called talents in the Capital City would probably all have to be tossed back into the furnace and forged anew.
"So, Xiaobai, are you planning to go when the Orchid Pavilion reopens?"
Li Bingzhang turned to Jiang Xiaobai and asked.
"Well... I'll decide when the time comes!"
Jiang Xiaobai spoke slowly.
Ultimately, he still remained wary of the Elder Princess. Now that she was staging another spectacle, who knew what motives lurked behind it?
If he could avoid getting involved with this woman, he was better off doing so!
"Mm!"
Li Bingzhang nodded. "The Orchid Pavilion won't reopen for another seven days, so there's no hurry."
As he spoke, Li Bingzhang glanced at his daughter and