Qi Yu looked toward the door and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me." Upon hearing Li Mingjue's voice, she let down her guard and opened the door.
"Why have you come?" Qi Yu poured him a cup of tea and asked.
Li Mingjue took a sip, set the teacup down, and took her hand to sit, his expression serious, "The Emperor has sent me to Jiangnan to investigate a matter."
"What matter?" Seeing his solemn expression, Qi Yu's anxiety rose.
If it were just an ordinary issue, Li Tianze would not have sent him.
The matter must be significant.
Li Mingjue raised his hand to smooth the furrow between her brows, his tone gentle, "I have everything under control; there's no need for such concern."
Qi Yu slapped his hand away and huffed, her voice stubborn, "Since when was I worried?"