Shufeng narrowed his gaze against her. Li Ji had her head bowed, but she immediately was aware of his eyes watching her intently.
She could feel his silent scrutiny. She wriggled some more her backside on the floor cushion, trying hard to find a comfortable position but she felt like sitting on pins and needles. The atmosphere was unnerving—why does he look over my face stern intensity? And… what was this 'Ewww' all about?!
Her expression grew serious suddenly and Shufeng glimpsed something he couldn't quite identify; a flicker of disappointment, or irritation, or embarrassment perhaps?
Scrunching up her nose, in the end Li Ji babbled out: "This servant knows quite well that she is not a fairy beauty! However, without the ugliness in this world to provide a comparison, Your Highness could not fully appreciate the beautiful things before his eyes."
