Under the Red Palace's hospitality, Anji and her siblings received nothing short of a warm welcome. Hong Nian Niang had to leave briefly to welcome her special dinner guest. Hence, the siblings chatted over the table and appetisers to catch up. Mingshen looked slightly tired, and Anji wondered if her second brother was pushing himself too hard. On the other hand, her third brother would not stop singing praises about the chefs while stuffing his mouth constantly.
It felt almost like home until Hong Nian Niang reappeared again to join them with another lady dressed in red and yellow. She had half her face shrouded in a translucent veil, but Anji swore she had seen those eyes somewhere before, even if they had never met in person. Even without revealing her full face, everyone could tell she was a great beauty behind that fabric.
