"He... deliberately had you bring me here because... he didn't want Emperor Cheng Xiao to use me as a hostage?"
"Hmph!"
Luo Fubang glanced at her. "You're not a complete idiot, then."
Song Lianhe ignored him and continued, "In that case, were you and Xuan Mei just putting on an act back then?"
"Yes."
Zhong Shimin said, "I know her temperament. She didn't want to backstab Tiger Beak, but she also didn't want to betray you. She's so stubborn that in the end, her only choice would have been to take her own life to fulfill the twin virtues of 'loyalty' and 'righteousness'."
Song Lianhe fell silent. Xuan Mei was indeed that kind of person.
But she was genuinely happy. She had been truly heartbroken for a while, thinking Xuan Mei had abandoned her. After all, she had considered Xuan Mei a real friend.
