Jade Sound Pavilion.
Second-floor room.
Phoenix wiped the tea from the corner of her mouth, looking a bit disheveled, and asked the old crone, "Are you serious?"
The old crone glanced at her and said, "I'm not joking with you. This isn't my personal idea, it's the arrangement from above. What, are you unwilling?"
She looked at Phoenix, persuading, "With your status, it's impossible for you to become the legal wife of those significant figures. Although Li Nuo is not nobility, he is still a dragon among men, the son of a powerful official, the top scholar of the Six Arts, with a noble appearance and talent that few can match. Even becoming his concubine is not beneath you."
After taking a sip of water to calm herself, Phoenix said, "Let me think about it."
The old crone said, "It's not about seeking your consent. The lengths gone to cultivate you all have been for this day; you don't have the luxury of choice."
