Shao He leaned against the cold wall, her cheeks flushing with shame at the ambiguous sounds coming from outside.
Just as she was about to move, the voices outside stopped abruptly, and Jiang Zhou, panting, said, "I heard that the Fifth Prince has taken a doctor as his Principal Wife, that woman is really lucky."
"Ha, if it hadn't been for her saving The Emperor's life, such good fortune would never have befallen her."
After their tryst, the two lay in the grass, discussing Pei Huaian and Shao He.
Jiang Zhou, lying on Xia Zhaoshun's chest, smiled and said, "This works out perfectly, if he had married a minister's daughter, it would have been nothing but detrimental to you."
Xia Zhaoshun rested one hand behind his head and pinched her chin with the other, speaking in a frivolous tone, "No matter whom he marries, they will become my biggest enemy."
Others might see Pei Huaian as arrogant and insubordinate, unable to stand on his own, but to Xia Zhaoshun, this was just a façade.
