"Mei Renlong," Sofya was whispering to First, "what are you doing about whoever this enemy in the shadows is? Can my elder brother help you root them out?"
Prince Nur, who sat at the small table alongside his younger sister, raised a single eyebrow at Mei Renlong, nodding his agreement to his meimei's offer.
"I thank you for the kind offer, Prince," replied First Brother under his breath, "but we know who we're dealing with, and we're working on a solution. Not a topic for discussion in a forum like this, however, there are far too many eyes and ears," he looked around at the servants meaningfully.
Tan Bowen had finally managed to finagle his way into the palace, under the guise of supporting a fireworks display for the consorts and young royals and nobles.
He was starting to feel helpless in his quest for Mei Meili's hand, now that he could no longer drop into her courtyard on a whim to see her.
