Xiao Wan'er and Xiao Jinghong came together to Qingjing Residence to visit the Old Marquis.
No one was allowed to approach within a wide radius. Even Duke Qian, Zhang Xuan, and the former Governor, Sun Fu, had been temporarily asked to step outside.
Shen Huatang, Su Zhenyue, Xiaodie, and the others placed the gifts the two sisters had brought back inside the residence before exiting to stand guard at the entrance.
Facing Qingjing Residence, Zhang Xuan sat by the pond in front of the central courtyard's main hall, playing a game of Go with Sun Fu.
On the Go board between them, black and white stones occupied the four corners, a clear sign the game had just begun.
Zhang Xuan gazed toward the entrance of Qingjing Residence and sighed. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't envious."
Sun Fu glanced at him, then looked back toward the residence. He chuckled. "Your Duke Qian's Mansion is teeming with descendants. What reason do you have to be envious of Old Xiao?"
