"I never expected that it would be Your Highness who personally came."
In the tea room, Li Jisheng dismissed all the tea girls. When he saw the court official reveal his true identity, even Li Jisheng could not help but feel uneasy, as if sitting on pins and needles.
"It seems the reputation of Your Highness' humility and respect for talent is indeed well-deserved."
The man before him seemed born with an air of solemnity—standing eight feet tall with arms reaching to his knees, commanding authority without anger, possessing the bearing of a monarch.
Compared to Li Jisheng's astonishment, the Prince of Annan merely smiled faintly, composed and unruffled: "There is a tale of three visits to the cottage in ancient times. Today I've made but one visit; how does this amount to humility and respect for talent?"
Li Jisheng gave a bitter laugh: "Liu Xuande invited Prime Minister Zhuge; as for me, I am but the insignificant Li Jisheng."
The Prince of Annan smiled without replying.
