A week had passed since Lady Ren's sudden passing. Xiaoling spent most of her days in Weisheng's room, peeking at his reports occasionally. Other times, she spent her day playing the qin with Li and Zhenzhen.
Even now, she played the same melody the Arbiter had taught her three weeks ago. After that, she hadn't seen the Arbiter return. Li and Zhenzhen also refused to teach her anything due to the gap between their statuses. So, she just quietly played the same melody for them.
As she played the song on the balcony of her room, her door knocked.
"I'll get it," Zhenzhen said as she stood up to see who was at the door, the melody continuing in the background.
As Zhenzhen opened the door, she gasped and bowed instantly, "Welcome, Lord Arbiter."
