"Actually, Sister He is quite reasonable. If something's wrong, just tell her. There's no misunderstanding that can't be cleared up."
"Sister... He?"
Zhou Cangyan shot Huai Xu an indifferent glance.
Huai Xu smiled. "My relationship with Sister He is separate from yours. Since she has no family of her own here and we get along well, I've taken the liberty of acting as her older brother."
Jing Ye, on the other side, added, "Huai Xu is absolutely right. Although I've never met the Princess Consort, for her to have caught Your Highness's eye, she must be a graceful and clever woman."
'Graceful and clever?'
Zhou Cangyan remained noncommittal.
"Her behavior has nothing to do with those words." He lifted the wine jug and drank straight from the spout.
On the steps before the gate to the back courtyard, Huai Xu and Jing Ye sat on either side of him.
Huai Xu looked at him curiously. "What exactly happened between you and Sister He?"
"Yes, why don't you tell us, Your Highness?"
