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Chapter 35: Placard

Once the waiter, serving food, had left, only the three of them remained in the private room. Chen Xun gazed at this youthful Emperor before her, and, hesitating repeatedly, still spoke to explain. "Anhe's young; she isn't proper when speaking. When encountering matters, she's easily moved; I beg you for tolerance." Jiang Changbai didn't speak, only watching her. Frustration flashed in Chen Xun's heart; having precariously managed Honghailou alone until now, this was the first time the sensation of terror had risen in her when interacting with others. But she couldn't not say it, and so she breathed a deep breath, and asked, "What more do you want to know? I'll not hold anything back." Yet Jiang Changbai smiled. "I don't want to know anything; I only wanted to take a look at what the foremost business in the capital looks like." For a while, Chen Xun fell into silence. Jiang Changbai, not minding her, continued speaking. ...