She should think of a way to confess to her father as soon as possible.
...
In the Duke Residence, Jih Heng's return seemed to attract less attention than Jiang Li's. Naturally, he often left the city for work, sometimes not returning for ten days to half a month, and even Old General Jih had grown accustomed to it, so it was hardly noteworthy.
However, the myna bird hanging in the cage under the eaves, upon seeing Jih Heng return, enthusiastically welcomed him with, "Beauty! Beauty!"
This myna seemed like a lustful creature, and it was only due to Jih Heng's extraordinary tolerance that it wasn't killed on the spot. This further emboldened the bird, which behaved as if it had backing, pecking at all the servants in the courtyard. It had even snatched meat from Zhao Ke's plate last time.
Yet no one dared to touch it.
