The Qian Family, in one of the separate courtyards.
Inside the courtyard, birds chirped, and flowers bloomed while various colored carps swam back and forth in the pond, shuttling non-stop among the lotus leaves.
A woman dressed in a red phoenix robe stood in the pavilion of the separate courtyard, quietly watching the carp in the pond.
At that moment, a corpulent man entered the yard and, upon arriving outside the pavilion, immediately bowed and said,
"This humble one greets Princess Junwan!"
Wu Junwan responded indifferently, "Rise."
Qian Dahai promptly got up.
Wu Junwan then said, "President Qian, you should know why I personally left the palace to see you this time, shouldn't you?"
Qian Dahai immediately said, "Presumably Princess Junwan is here because the North Prince wants this commoner to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Commerce in the North Country."
Wu Junwan didn't turn around; she continued looking at the koi swimming in the pond.