er and smiled at Su Jinpa: “I'll drink tea in place of wine, to toast the beauty.”Su Jinpa was savoring the exquisite imagery in Li Chen's casually mentioned poem, but the phrase "Jing Meiren" utterly...Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling >

Before the person arrives, their voice reaches first.

Li Chen looked up in the direction of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man in silk clothes, glittering with jewels and adorned with gold, silver, and jade, walking out of the rice shop.

This man was thin, but he liked to adorn himself with extravagant decorations, making him look like a clothes rack strutting around with a pile of jewels on it.

This man had a sneer on his face, standing at the door of the rice shop and sizing up Li Chen. "Judging by your accent, you're also from Beijing"aily life, only his most trusted confidants would have access to him. And unless it was a major matter, there was no need for him to relay any messages.But the message that came from No. 1 at this tim...