Pei Jingyi seized the opportunity to say, "Prince, rest assured, even if Zhaohe is but a concubine, I will treasure her as a priceless gem, never allowing her to suffer the slightest grievance."
Prince Jing knew he dared to say this only because the Empress Dowager had instructed him, and he dare not refuse outright, so he could only smile and reply, "Although it is true that, in matters of marriage, we always adhere to 'the command of the parents, the word of the matchmaker.' But we still need to ask Zhaohe herself."
Pei Jingyi heard the evasion in his words but was not irritated, his lips curling into a faint smile, "Very well, then this prince will take his leave first."
Prince Jing escorted him to the manor's entrance and was about to turn away when Pei Jingyi suddenly asked, "I wonder how the Princely Heir has been faring these days."
