"Jiu, I think you are forgetting something." Xuan Cheng sighed at the strong protest of her servants against Huan's arrangement of marriage. "I am a human too," Xuan Cheng said after a short moment of pause. "I cannot control anybody's fate. I cannot change what is written. I did try three times, and I am bearing the punishment for the same." She spoke about her present circumstances.
A peculiar atmosphere settled around them, thick with gravity and tension, pressing against their hearts. Xuan Cheng spoke with unwavering seriousness, shouldering the weight of responsibility and imminent dangers resting at her fingertips, leaving her little room for respite.
"I do not have time or energy to spend on trivial things," Xuan Cheng emphasized. "Mama Li doesn't know most of the matters, but Jiu, there is nothing that you don't know. I expect you to be a little more understanding."
