Not having seen Yue Jinghua for a month, there was something different about her again. Her originally fair skin was now a healthy wheat color, her body clad in leather armor unlike the usual attire of court ladies, accentuating her curvaceous figure. The veil she used to wear to the palace banquets was now nowhere in sight.
Recalling the gossip and rumors that had reached his ears in recent days, Duke Fa Xiao Yi furrowed his handsome brows and set his wine cup down with a thud.
As the eunuch began to speak, he realized two lines of people were standing before him, causing his old face to redden with embarrassment, unsure of what to say next. Just then, he heard the sound of Prince Xiao Yi's wine cup hitting the table not far behind him, making the eunuch even more nervous and causing him to stammer.
At this moment, the sisters from the Lie Family Mansion stood side by side, drawing conspicuous attention to themselves.
