You Even Know About This?

A woman stepped down from the carriage.

She was tall and curvy, dressed in a tight black outfit that highlighted her athletic, striking beauty.

It was Sophie Shang.

She was... breathtakingly gorgeous, the kind of beauty you couldn't forget after just one look!

Grace's silly grin froze on her face.

Then, Sophie Shang reached out and, with incredible gentleness, helped another person down from the carriage.

That person was Evan Xiao.

"Grace." Evan Xiao greeted her with a smile.

Grace paused for a second, her smile polite but clearly forced. "General Xiao! Long time no see. I still haven't congratulated you yet!" She practically oozed sarcasm.

"Congratulate? Congratulate me for what?" Evan Xiao noticed her mood had suddenly soured.

"Oh, congratulations on scoring three high-profile matches!" Grace shot back, her voice dripping with irony. "The Empress Dowager and the Emperor handpicked girls from the Sun, Shen, and Yuan families just for you. General Xiao, you’re really swimming in luck!"

"What? Wasn't it you who won in the end?" Evan Xiao frowned.

"Wow, you really must be busy if you haven’t heard the news," Grace said, her tone sharp and biting.

"Grace, what's wrong—" Evan Xiao reached out to grab her arm.

Grace yanked her arm free, spun around, and climbed into the carriage. Her voice was icy as she snapped, "Edward Wang, let's go!"

Edward Wang gave Evan Xiao, whose face was dark with anger, an apologetic look and drove off.

Evan Xiao turned to Louis Lin: "Louis, what's going on?"

"Well... the Imperial Advisor told me not to say anything," Louis Lin replied. "He said your injuries are still serious and he was worried you'd get angry if you found out."

Evan Xiao's expression went blank as he got into the carriage. "Call him here."

"Yes, sir." Louis Lin hurried to drive the carriage back.

...

Grace stormed into her room, slammed the door so hard it rattled, and threw herself onto the bed, blinking back hot tears of frustration.

Evan Xiao actually came back with Sophie Shang in the same carriage.

So, he went off to recover from his injuries without her, but brought Sophie Shang along!

A man and a woman alone for days... Who knows what kind of scandalous things they got up to?

She punched the bed, but her wound flared up painfully. "Ow!" she cried, clutching her chest, both angry and hurting.

...

General's Manor.

"...That's the situation." Leon Zane finished his report, feeling like the sky was about to fall with all those dark clouds overhead.

Worried he might rush off and kill Colin Gu in a fit of rage, Leon Zane hurriedly added, "But those days, she didn’t actually sleep with him. Bianca Whitefan heard from the palace attendants that those seven days were her time of the month. So Colin Gu thought he was about to get lucky, only for Henry Tuoba to swoop in and steal the prize. He must be absolutely livid!"

Evan Xiao paused, then said flatly, "Those seven days weren’t actually her time of the month."

"Huh?" Leon Zane stood there, mouth agape.

Your Highness, you even know that?

Evan Xiao's voice was icy as he said, "Henry Tuoba, tell us what you know."

Leon Zane knew his lord well and figured he'd want all the details about this guy. He pulled out a scroll from his robe and handed it over.

Then he added, "Henry Tuoba, thirteenth son of Emperor Wenheng of the Vermilion Kingdom. His mother was just a palace maid, so after he took the throne, his highborn brothers never accepted him. Being emperor hasn't been easy for him."

Evan Xiao opened the scroll. Inside was a portrait.

He looked heroic, his eyes decisive—a true dragon among men.

"This is Henry Tuoba?" Evan Xiao's gaze sharpened.

"Yes."

"So it's him..." Evan Xiao's eyes narrowed.