"Heh!"
At Jiang Xiaobai's words, the anger on Fan Xinghe's face deepened. "At least you dare own up to what you've done!"
As he spoke, Fan Xinghe gave another cold snort. He ignored Jiang Xiaobai and rose to face Li Bingzhang, his voice chilly.
"Chancellor Li, your daughter is a favored daughter of heaven. What sort of husband couldn't she find?"
"Why... did she have to choose him?"
"Heh, Chancellor Li, I fear your lifetime of honor will be ruined in his hands. That is all I have to say. You'd best look out for yourself!"
With that, Fan Xinghe said no more. He swept his sleeve and strode out of the inner hall.
"Elder Fan!"
Li Bingzhang froze, then immediately stood and hurried after him.
Jiang Xiaobai sat in his chair, watching Fan Xinghe leave with a somewhat helpless expression.
After a moment's hesitation, Jiang Xiaobai finally shook his head and remained seated.
Indeed, there was no point in following him now.
At the moment, Fan Xinghe wanted nothing to do with him.
If he insisted on following to explain, he would only irritate the elder further.
He might as well stay put and behave himself.
With that thought, Jiang Xiaobai lifted his teacup and took a small sip.
Standing behind him, Zhang Xinnian opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Tang Ningshuang, meanwhile, was rather surprised.
She had originally thought Jiang Xiaobai would seize the chance to explain.
Instead, not only had he offered no explanation, he had actually admitted to it.
And now he was sitting there, leisurely drinking tea.
For a moment... Tang Ningshuang found him rather hard to understand.
Jiang Xiaobai seemed careless and flippant, but when it truly mattered, he was not nearly as rash as he appeared.
Before long, footsteps sounded outside, and