The Emperor's memory is quite good, or perhaps you could say that even he was made to feel queasy by Pei Ji'an's grandiose excuses back then.
Something like, "Beauty alone is not enough; she must also have ability, act with courage and decisiveness, possess thoughts and plans, be able to manage the family estate, turn loss into profit under any circumstances, be extremely intelligent, know my wishes, understand my actions, have an independent character, rich inner content, know the heavens above and the earth below, and crucially, be my equal in chess."
Thinking of these words again, the Emperor started to feel uncomfortable in his stomach.
Pei Ji'an first emphasized to the Emperor the issue of the woman changing her name, urging the Emperor not to mention the old name again. Perhaps in Pei Ji'an's heart, Li Jirou was a person entangled with Xiao Shiqing, while Qu Fulan was not, and he preferred her current name.
