Inside the tavern, Ian Song and the Silver Fox Princess sat closely embraced, speaking intimately. If anyone else saw this scene, it would surely cause a sensation throughout the capital—after all, the Silver Fox Princess was one of the Four Beauties of the Capital.
Unfortunately, when the Silver Fox Princess entered this tavern, she had already driven out all the other guests. At the same time, formations were set up around the building to prevent anyone from spying.
"Jade Fox, come back to the Song Residence with me!" Ian said gently.
"Grand General, I'm now a staffer to the Empress. If I moved into your residence, I'm afraid it would displease Her Majesty." The Silver Fox Princess replied with a helpless smile.
Ian frowned slightly. "That was careless of me. But don’t worry, soon I’ll make it so you can live openly at my residence."
"Mm."
The Silver Fox Princess answered softly.
The two continued to sit together and talk for a while longer. Eventually, the Silver Fox Princess said she needed to return to the Imperial Palace, and Ian stood up to see her off.
After sending the Silver Fox Princess away, Ian felt a faint sense of resistance from her. He quickly reminded himself that she was a reincarnation—no longer truly Jade Fox—so it was natural that their relationship wasn’t as close as in their previous life.
Thinking this, he felt relieved and remained confident that he could restore their relationship to what it once was.
Inside a sealed spirit-beast carriage, Sylvia sat alone, her expression icy. Just recalling being held in Ian's arms made her uncomfortable. She sneered coldly, "Ian Song, in my eyes you're nothing but a pawn. Wanting to touch me is nothing but wishful thinking!"
Near dusk, Ian finally returned to the Song Residence.
He didn’t go to see Lila Li, nor to Diana Toba’s place, but went straight to his study and summoned Raina Quinn to report on what happened while he was away.
Raina reported everything with a bitter smile. After hearing it all, Ian felt a headache coming on.
After Ian left, the two women didn’t stop fighting; if anything, the rivalry grew even fiercer, almost to the point of blows. Because Lila was on her home turf, she held a slight advantage.
But Diana wasn’t one to back down—in just a few words, she had already befriended the simple-hearted Wendy Lin.
She had even started to draw in Lena Ling, and hadn’t forgotten about Hannah Murong either.
If this keeps up, the residence will inevitably become unmanageable. How can he resolve the tension between them?
But even with all Ian’s wit, he couldn’t come up with a good solution right away.
"You can go now," Ian said.