The crisp sound of clinking ceramic was the only sound heard in the waiting room. Even if the flower tea had always been the best when Xu Rouguang prepared it, the other two men in the room couldn't even pick up their cups as they were busy thinking.
Lai Mingjie's eyes scrolled the contract again and again, each time shaving off of the inch of happiness in his gaze. Before him was a prenuptial agreement issued by the Imperial Mao and the Sovereigns. One of the reasons why they let the two girls descend was because Lai Mingyan was already sixteen, and it was time to set the marriages into stone.
Even if Prince Sky and Mao Fuxing were forgiving when it came to the demands, they still had to follow imperial family rules when it came to representations. It's just that… both sides knew that a demon like Lai Mingjie wouldn't easily agree to all of these.
