If the Emperor asks about this matter today, shall I just say I need to look into it further? To consider it a bit more?
Yes, exactly, just do that.
Yue Tingfang smiled at Xiao Qinqin and said, "Good, Qinqin, wait for me."
...
Xiao Qinqin returned to the Xiao Family estate. The maid, Qiaoyue, helped her bathe and change her clothes. Just as she walked into the courtyard, she heard a deep male voice.
"There is a beauty, unforgettable upon sight.
One day apart, and thoughts of her drive one mad.
The phoenix flies and soars, searching the four seas for the phoenix...
She furrowed her brows and looked towards the man leaning on the railing, asking, "Crown Prince, how do you have so much free time to come to my home and recite poetry?"
Jin Moning approached her with a faint smile on his face.
"I came to deliver a message from the Emperor to General Xiao and heard from Qiaoyue that you had returned from the military camp, so I came to see you."