Chang'an City, Taiji Palace, Ziwei Hall.
The sound of silk and bamboo was soft, and the music and dance were refined, but Princess Le'an of Zhao Mansion, Li Nanlei, had no mood to appreciate it.
She picked up her wine cup for a sip, and her peripheral vision subtly swept across the hall to a row opposite, where a handsome young man with a calm smile remained seated in a corner—Li Shan, the Ninth Prince of the Emperor of Yu.
Today was the annual feast day for the Imperial Family, which coincided with the final exams at the Academic Palace.
According to custom, the Emperor and Empress met with the Imperial Family in the afternoon at Ziwei Hall and hosted a banquet for this year's Academic Palace Disciples who passed the final exams at Liangyi Hall in the evening.
At this moment, the Emperor and Empress were seated at the head, chatting with the elder members of the Imperial Family to their left, while to their right stood Crown Prince Li Si and the Fourth Prince, Li Hui.
