It had become the norm for Mu Yuanzhi to display an impatient air, and no matter how often Pei Shangyan and Xiao Yichen witnessed it, they could never quite get used to it, nor could they avoid the sting of heartbreak.
Xiao Yichen glanced at Pei Shangyan and said, "Your Highness, please excuse us. I have something I wish to discuss with Azhi alone."
Pei Shangyan, naturally unwilling to squander a hard-won opportunity, refused, saying, "I, too, have urgent matters to discuss with Sister Zhi. Grand Secretary Xiao, perhaps you should be the one to step aside."
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