Chapter 163 Back in Beijing.
This was a little while before Namgung-woo arrived at the Yi Royal Palace.
After sending off the Azure Sky Unit, Zhu Yixiang had settled into the teahouse closest to the Peng Clan Manor to pass the time.
Yang Se-rim was half-anxious, half-puzzled, wondering if Zhu Yixiang intended to follow Namgung-woo, but Zhu Yixiang’s true purpose lay elsewhere.
“Gon-ah.”
“Kyaang.”
“Remember that woman we saw earlier? The one short like a squirrel?”
“Krrrng.”
Zhu Yixiang might not possess Namgung-woo’s special Upper Dantian ability, but she had a political acumen that Namgung-woo lacked.
In the Forbidden City, if they said ‘A,’ you had to hear ‘B.’ Words riddled with political rhetoric and traps couldn’t be fully understood just because you spoke the same language.
In that regard, Cheongdangon’s pure, unadulterated cries were far easier to comprehend.
“You’ll let me know when that woman comes out, won’t you?”
“Princess? You wish to meet Young Lady Zhuge?”
“Yes. Going into the Peng Clan Manor is a bit… much, so when she comes out, it’ll be perfect. Understood?”
“But what if she doesn’t come out…?”
“She will. She’s not from some obscure family; she’s a Zhuge, isn’t she? She looked diligent, too. She’ll definitely come out to contact her main clan.”
Zhu Yixiang, being the daughter of the foremost family in the Central Plains herself, perfectly understood the psychology of a young lady from a prestigious family.
“Um, Princess. If that’s the case, couldn’t we just go to the Zhuge Clan Manor?”
