"Indeed! The moment I laid eyes on Wife's extraordinary beauty, I immediately had the dowager arrange our match. I've really done Li Lady a great favor," said Xiao Song, his face carrying a smile that was neither warm nor distant, "No matter how beautiful she may be, she will soon be part of the Xiao Family, and she will belong only to me. She won't steal the title of Chang'an's beauty from you."
The sarcasm in his words was apparent to anyone, yet the Princess of Baling, unconcerned, gave a light laugh, "Then I truly must come to thank you, otherwise wouldn't I be lacking in manners?"
As she spoke, her delicate fingers lightly brushed across Ran Yan's face, followed by a sigh of admiration, "Exquisite." Her eyes lingered on Ran Yan's face, as if trying to see something more through her, "It's just a pity about those eyes, they really lack spirit."
