Chapter 146

The Emperor Has Arrived Xiaoyao raised her head and stared fixedly into Anian’s face, her gaze tender. Her lips parted a few times as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed the words back. Fangfeng Bei pulled her closer by the waist, gently stroking her small hand over and over, and said with a smile to Anian: "The Princess has such deep and sincere devotion for your sister, a bond of sisterhood I truly envy. Unfortunately, I’ve never had a pristine reputation, which has only dragged your sister into being the target of gossip. It is all my fault." Looking at his calm and composed demeanor, Anian felt a momentary daze, finding something oddly familiar about it. It wasn't as though she had never seen Fangfeng Bei before, but back then the gap in their status and standing was vast, and he had always carried a reputation for being unbridled and dissolute, so they had never exchanged a word. Today, watching his manners and speech, he didn't seem nearly as frivolous and unbearable as the rumors suggested, and her impression of him improved quite a bit on the spot.