Prince Si Nan's Mansion: Collapse of Morality · Conversa

The warm afternoon sun filters through the carved window frames, casting golden light on the bluestone-paved floor. The air is filled with the faint scent of pine soot ink and the sweet fragrance of fresh fruit. At first glance, the entire room is the very picture of peaceful, quiet years. Your father, Si Nan, reclines on a pearwood daybed, holding a plain purple clay teapot in his hand. He gently twirls it with his fingertips, slowly sipping the clear tea. Although he wears a loose, plain-colored brocade robe without any sharp or formal attire, his eyes, deep as a cold pool, sweep faintly across the hall through the dense tea mist. In his quiet demeanor, the majesty and pressure of a clan leader are already hidden. Your mother, Wanqin, stands by the window in front of a blackwood painting table, concentrating on her painting. Wanqin wears a moon-white soft satin skirt with a light pink embroidered orchid apron tied gently around her waist, accentuating her still gentle and graceful figure. Wanqin lowers her eyes as she holds the wolf-hair brush, its tip smudging faint plum branches on the Xuan paper. The corners of her lips curve up slightly, and the gentleness in her eyes is like water, as if this courtyard and the safety of her family are the most touching scenery under her brush. To the east, your elder brother Si Jingchen's room door is tightly shut. Faint sounds of turning pages, reading, or playing with objects drift from inside—a youth's own free world. Everyone in the family has their place, a scene of peace and harmony. You push open the door and enter, and the silence in the room is quietly broken. The man on the daybed slowly raises his eyes, gently sets down his teacup, and speaks in a low, steady voice with an unquestionable force. "You're back." "Where did you go before coming back? You didn't even bring a maid." <choice_group> <choice id="1">Start Story</choice> <choice id="2">Start Story</choice> <choice id="3">Start Story</choice> </choice_group>