At the Qin Royal Family's residence.
Qin Lie, who had already received the news, saw the once-beaming expression on his face turn ashen. Left with no choice, he could only offer an explanation and ask all the congratulatory guests to leave.
Fortunately, the one who took Li Si away was the Zhennan Prince. This allowed the dignified Qin Royal Family to save a sliver of face. After all, with the Zhennan Prince's power, who could possibly stop him? Who could even dare to challenge him?
The Qin Residence, which had been bustling with excitement just moments before, was now deathly silent. The stark contrast was truly lamentable.
Back home, Qin Yan was utterly dispirited and didn't utter a single word.
Qin Zhuo patted his shoulder and consoled him, "There's no shame in losing to the Zhennan Prince. Besides, he was right—Li Si never wanted to marry you in the first place. You can't force a sweet fruit from the vine. Try to move on."
Qin Yan nodded before returning to his room alone.
