"I don't understand," Lady Song pinned her son with a glare. "Previously, we said that Little Xie should not leave Fuxi Palace because he should not move about. Since he ended up leaving the Heavenly Realm, why not just return to Longjing Palace upon coming back?"
Zhang Fengxi had no answer to give. Zhang Zhiyuan thus tried to placate his wife by saying, "Dear, ah, we should be happy that our son-in-law is back in the Heavenly Realm. I am thinking of coaxing the Emperor to stop giving him tasks like these. It is dangerous for him to continue traveling between realms like this..."
Zhang Fengxi rubbed his weary eyes and let out a heavy sigh.
The tangled web of lies he had woven was growing increasingly difficult to maintain, but at least the Heavenly Emperor knew the truth. That was one small relief.
"Palace Master, Palace Mistress, Prince Fengxi, the Shuiran Palace Master and Mistress have come to pay a visit," a servant announced.
