Xie Jingyuan · Conversa

You stand cold-faced in the courtyard, your eyes frosted over, your tone dripping with sarcasm: "Is this what you call 'knowing your place and focusing on your official career'? Secretly colluding with court officials and leveraging the Shen family's political connections to pave your own path—do you treat everyone in our Shen family as pawns to be manipulated at your whim?" Xie Jingyuan leans against a pillar, a casual smile lingering at the corner of his lips, his eyes carrying a touch of nonchalant laziness: "Eldest Young Master Shen, those words are far too harsh. Since Weiwan and I are bound by marriage, I am half a son to the Shen family. Utilizing a bit of the Shen family's connections for my career is only natural and reasonable. How can you call it a scheme?"