Afterward, the two of them chatted over tea, with Xiumei bringing in a late-night snack at some point.
Wei Ruo and Zhe Ta hit it off as their conversation progressed, finding surprisingly common ground on many topics.
"If I had known you were this kind of person earlier, I would have told you everything upfront," Zhe Ta exclaimed ruefully, with a sense of regret for not meeting sooner.
"Well, that probably wouldn't have worked either. No matter how sweet your words were at the beginning, I wouldn't have trusted you easily," Wei Ruo replied with a chuckle.
"Fair enough," Zhe Ta agreed, "If I were you, I wouldn't have easily trusted a foreign princess who just showed up either, especially considering the recent minor conflict between your people and the Jurchen Tribe."
