Hua Manman was fuming.
She didn't say another word to Li Ji all the way back to the Prince Mansion.
Feihua Zhenren was sitting under the veranda, peeling and eating a pomegranate. He was quite surprised to see the young couple return one after the other.
"Why are you back so early? Why didn't you stay out and have fun for a while longer?"
Hua Manman said sullenly, "It wasn't fun."
She sat down next to Feihua Zhenren, picked up a pomegranate from the fruit platter, and began peeling it in silence.
Li Ji walked over and sat down beside Hua Manman.
So when Gao Shan came looking for them, he saw Princess Consort Zhao with Feihua Zhenren seated to her left and Prince Zhao to her right.
The three of them sitting in a row was a strangely comical sight.
Gao Shan stepped forward and bowed. "Your Highness, Your Grace, Hua Zhaorong from the palace has sent someone with an invitation, wishing to invite the Princess Consort to the palace to catch up."
