Xiaodie couldn't refuse her, so she recounted what happened when the brothers Chen Yi and Chen Yunfan met that afternoon.
After she finished listening, Pei Guanli's eyes darted around. "Do you want to go check out the poetry gathering?"
Xiaodie glanced at the dark night outside the window and said hesitantly, "Miss Pei, the first watch of the night has already begun..."
"We'll just go to the academy, take one look, and come right back."
"But if we get back late, I'm afraid the Master and Miss Jinghong will be displeased."
"Don't worry, I'll handle my brother-in-law and Sister Jinghong."
Pei Guanli patted her chest in assurance, making the pair of bells she wore sway and jingle.
Xiaodie looked at her, unconvinced and still hesitant.
"Really? Just one look?"
"That's right, that's right."
"Then can you go by yourself? I'll wait for you here."
Pei Guanli stared at her, surprised. "You're not going?"
Xiaodie shook her head. "The Eldest Miss took me to a poetry gathering once."
