C1036 Arrogant

Arriving with determination, leaving empty-handed.

The palace was forbidden territory, and Chai Yi dared not linger. She swiftly departed.

Back at the Chai residence, Chai Yi, already in the depths of despair, stumbled upon her brother in the backyard, drowning his sorrows in the corridor by the south wall.

She slipped back to her room, changed out of her night attire