"Well..." The Emperor looked hesitant.
The Eighth Princess of East Shu, Chu Yue, rose to her feet. "Your Majesty, as the Eighth Prince's aunt, I have yet to meet the boy. He has been on my mind, and I humbly request your permission to see him."
The Empress gave the Beili Emperor a discreet nudge. He turned his head and smiled. "Very well. After the banquet, We shall have the Empress take you to see him."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Chu Yue said with a curtsy.
'There's definitely more to her wanting to see Sang Zhi,' Ye Qianning thought. 'The people from East Shu have been incredibly tight-lipped, revealing nothing. If I could see Sang Zhi, maybe I'd finally get some answers.'
Prince Yu of Nanyuan, Helian Zheng, gripped his cup, hesitating. Xi Yan's birthday gift had been astonishing. After seeing the complicated expressions from the East Shu delegation, he had assumed their gift wouldn't be particularly impressive.
