Phoenix Palace.
Zhong Daolong looked at Phoenix sitting in front of him with loving eyes as she busied herself trimming his cigar and said with a hint of reproach, "You've just got back, and why did you invite them over again? You should be resting properly at this time. Socializing is the most tiresome thing."
Phoenix lit the trimmed cigar and handed it to Zhong Daolong with an elegant gesture, her voice soft, "They meant well, and it would be quite inappropriate to refuse them outright."
There was another reason Phoenix did not voice: the Royal Family had intentions of concealing the true nature of her abduction. If she turned everyone away, wouldn't that just confirm those people's suspicions…
By openly inviting them in, they could minimize the impact of this event on the Royal Family's reputation.
The abduction of an Empire Princess was hardly something to be proud of.
