Chương 5697: Make Complaints

The two entered a secluded courtyard and settled beneath a willow tree, with a finely carved tea pavilion before them.

Wu Li skillfully brewed tea, while Jian Wushuang savored it slowly.

Jian Wushuang empathized with Wu Li's backbiting about the royal family.

If their identities were swapped, and he were Shi Jiu, it would likely infuriate him.

Or perhaps if he were Princess Jinchen.

Although he found the other party overly persistent, he couldn't imagine enduring it himself.

A poor boy encountering a young lady, one must consider social status.

With their talents and looks, one worries about others stealing their nests.

This situation was simply too convoluted.

Moreover, Shi Jiu had gone all out. If it were for the wealth of Yue Kingdom, why not contend for the throne of Shi Kingdom?

As far as he knew, the current ruler of Shi Kingdom was not Shi Xiu.