It's unclear whether he was deliberately probing or just casually mentioned it.
In any case, the marriage ultimately wasn't settled.
The palace banquet ended uneventfully, but the atmosphere between the two remained somewhat silent.
Like a couple who met halfway through life, there are always some sensitive areas that can't be touched lightly.
Xie Wanqing didn't want to remain in a deadlock; she genuinely wanted to live well with this man and walk the rest of her life hand in hand.
But many things had already happened, and she was powerless to change anything.
What's done is done. If he continues to hold a grudge, she doesn't know what to do.
On the way back to Guanju Palace, it was nearly midnight, and the sky suddenly started to snow.
This was the first snow of the new year.
Xie Wanqing reached her hand out of the carriage, snowflakes landing in her palm.
In their past life, neither of them saw this snowfall.
How great a fortune it is to have a chance to start over.
