Huh?
Jiang Xiaobai was even more surprised as he watched Helian Zhaoyue rush forward, her face alight with excitement.
Curious, Jiang Xiaobai looked toward the carriage.
A young man dressed in a scholar's robe stepped out.
He looked about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with a refined bearing and plain, elegant features.
Three others followed behind him.
"Eldest Brother, what brings you here?"
Helian Zhaoyue looked at the scholarly young man, her face brimming with excitement.
Eldest Brother?
Jiang Xiaobai was somewhat surprised to hear that form of address.
Then were all these people from Northern Yu?
And could this man who looked like a scholar be a prince of Northern Yu?
As Jiang Xiaobai pondered this in surprise, the scholarly young man smiled. "Father was worried you couldn't manage on your own, little sister, so he sent me here too!"
As he spoke, he took a closer look at Helian Zhaoyue, and his brows furrowed. "Why are your eyes red?"
"Oh... I was just so happy to see you, Eldest Brother!"
Helian Zhaoyue looked a little awkward, but she quickly regained her composure.
"I see!"
The scholarly young man thought nothing more of it and nodded with a smile. "Has everything been going smoothly?"
"Don't worry, Eldest Brother. Everything's gone very smoothly!"
Although Helian Zhaoyue said this, her hands clenched tightly inside her sleeves.
In truth, nothing had gone smoothly even once!
Standing beside her, Teng Zixiu also wore a bitter smile.
Ever since arriving in the capital, they had suffered one defeat after another. Today, even the Capital Merchants' Guild President had been replaced. How was that smooth sailing?
Still, Teng Zixiu did not expose her lie.
Helian Zhaoyue presumably said that because she did not want her elder brother to worry.
"That's good!"
The scholarly young man answered with