How should I put it?
The young miss of the house truly admired Chen Qiu, so he secretly conspired with her to hatch a plan. After the constraints of the state land were lifted, under the guise of asking for directions, they would strike up a conversation with him, then inadvertently reveal the depth of their family wealth. Such Heavenly Prides often took a liking to associating with people of their ilk.
Like the young miss's previous sworn sister.
After striking up the conversation, the young miss could then pour out all the doubts that had been in her heart all along.
For instance... whether Chen Qiu had previously been in a Continent without Grade, and whether such a gradeless Continent truly existed.
And for another... why Chen Qiu had no rumors of romantic entanglements—is it that he wilted early in his prime?
But now it seems—
