Rui Hua nodded, a slow smirk curling at the corner of her lips. "That is true. Liang is blessed with warmth all year round . . . but I find myself growing fond of the cold."
There was something in her words, something veiled beneath their surface—a hidden meaning that Xue Li recognized instantly. Still, she chose to ignore it.
"That is good," Xue Li replied, her voice light. "Perhaps your presence here will finally bring peace between Liang and Han."
So stop coveting another woman's husband and return to your own kingdom, Xue Li thought, though she did not say it aloud.
She was not blind to Rui Hua's growing obsession with Han Feng. The way she spoke of him whenever given the chance, the way she always found excuses to ask about him. It was written all over her face whenever she saw him—admiration, desire, longing.
Women were sensitive to these things.