"Son greets Father."
The Heavenly Emperor raised his eyes from the scroll that he had been staring at for the past hour.
"Rise."
"Thank you, Father."
The Heavenly Emperor took a deep breath and stared at his youngest son.
"So, Jianyu, I understood that you went to the Sun and Moon Temple with Zhang Fengxi."
Xie Jianyu tightened his fingers into fists.
"Yes, Father."
"You came back with blessings and... an auspicious date for your wedding," the Emperor said while making a hand gesture toward the scroll that was sprawled open before him.
"Father, I can explain," Xie Jianyu quickly said.
"Oh? Explain then."
"..."
He had a lot of things to say, but at the same time, he had nothing to say. Ideas and explanations were jumbled up in his head, offering neither begin nor end of a proper explanation.
Xie Jianyu clenched his jaw after an embarrassing pause.
"I cannot explain," he then said helplessly.
