Qiao ruoyi made up a random excuse. “Yesterday, Hong Qifeng invited me to her house to admire ancient paintings. I stayed too late, so I stayed over at the Li family.”
Hong Qifeng and Li Yun had gotten married three months ago. Li Yun was now a third-grade Hanlin of the Hanlin College, so he had never felt anything for Hong Qifeng.
Li Yuan was prime minister Lin’s beloved disciple. Prime Minister Lin was old, and his son did not need to plan anything for himself. Hence, he wholeheartedly groomed Li Yuan and often brought him to the Hong family.
Although Li Yuan and the Empress had a relationship, it was a long time ago. Li Yuan had also come out of it long ago, but the marriage was not going well.
It was not until they met Hong Qifeng in the Hong family that Li Yuan and Hong Qifeng became familiar with each other. Both of them were not young anymore, and the marriage was finalized very quickly.
