Yuan Xingzhou, dressed in a straight-collared long robe with a moon-white auspicious cloud patterned waist belt and a brocade of twilight blue floating light and lotus pattern, exuded an aura of nobility that immediately made the ordinary innkeeper's hue shine.
When the two people stood before them in their finest attire, perhaps because their clothes and makeup were made by the same person, or perhaps because the colors of their clothing were very similar and matched, they inexplicably gave the illusion of being a perfect match.
...It was as if a young, distinguished couple were standing there.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Is my outfit too strange?" Zheng Quchi touched his nose somewhat awkwardly.
They snapped out of their daze and quickly replied, "Of course not."
“Madam, let’s go.” Wei Yao stepped forward and stepped aside from her and Yuan Xingzhou.
"good."
She turned her head and asked softly, "Is it appropriate?"
What did their silence mean? She thought the outfit was quite nice, but she didn't know if it would look good on her. After all, there wasn't a full-length mirror here. She couldn't possibly think she looked beautiful while others thought she was a child wearing adult clothes and acting weird, could she?
“Madam looks radiant today, and is very well-suited to the occasion,” Wei Yao affirmed.
Phew, that's good.
She deliberately created a new image for herself so that she could fully focus on what was to come. A woman's dressing up is not to please others, but simply to boost her confidence and to forge her own path with a positive attitude.
"Where are the eldest brother and the youngest sister?"
"They have arranged for a different escort."
"Let's go then."
Yuan Xingzhou followed Zheng Quchi out and was about to get into the carriage when Wang Zebang stopped him with his arm.
He said politely but firmly, "Your Highness, your carriage is ready and over there."
Yuan Xingzhou glanced at Zheng Quchi's retreating figure as he disappeared into the carriage, then turned his gaze to Wang Zebang, silently moved his lips, and turned to leave.
When Wang Zebang received that secret message, his pupils constricted, and he froze on the spot.
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Inside the carriage, Princess Sheng'an was also there. When she saw Zheng Quchi's completely new appearance, she widened her eyes and exclaimed, "You... how did you change like this?"
Zheng Quchi sat down and looked up: "What's changed?"
Princess Sheng'an narrowed her eyes: "She's become more assertive, and more determined."
Zheng Quchi was taken aback, not expecting her to say that.
Zheng Quchi chuckled and nodded: "Yes, do you know why?"
Princess Sheng'an looked at her quietly: "Why?"
"Because there's no way out." She was still smiling.
But Princess Sheng'an inexplicably felt a bone-chilling coldness spreading from her limbs and bones.
It wasn't because Zheng Quchi was speaking so casually about something so profoundly heavy, but because Princess Sheng'an seemed to see in her the turbulent waves and bloodshed that would engulf Shengjing in the future.
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