Lu An'an gently stroked her chin with her fingertips. "Lin Niang should be one of us, and the one who wrote the note should also be one of us. I just don't know whether she was chosen by the Grand Preceptor or the Regent?"
Gu Shichuan shuddered. "Anyway, being chosen by anyone is never a good thing."
Lu Yanli crossed his arms. "So our task now is to find out who Lin Niang is?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xiao Ningning suddenly spoke up to warn him, "Someone's coming."
Everyone was startled again and hurriedly squatted back down. This time, Gu Shichuan finally picked up the veil and successfully put it on.
Once the hall had returned to silence, the eunuch's long, clear voice rang out from outside:
"The Regent has arrived—the King of Nanxi Kingdom has come to pay his respects—"
The palace doors opened, and Pei Sheng and Berlans entered the main hall one after the other.
The moment Pei Sheng stepped into the main hall, Xiao Ningning's gaze involuntarily fell on him. Her eyes flickered slightly, and a deep thought flashed across them before returning to calm.
Pei Sheng looked at the guests whose faces were covered by red silk veils, a hint of barely perceptible interest flashing in his eyes.
His gaze swept around, and he recognized Lu An'an at a glance. He then deliberately slowed his pace and stopped in front of her, his voice carrying an indescribable excitement: "Grand Preceptor, have you all met my Queen Consort?"
Upon hearing this voice, Lu An'an's body trembled slightly involuntarily, her pupils contracted slightly in the shadow of the veil, and a storm raged in her heart.
[That voice... Pei Sheng?!]
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