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After the two Chief Superintendents left, only Qi Xuansu and Ke Qingqing remained in the office.
Qi Xuansu remained seated, unmoving, while Ke Qingqing busied herself clearing the bowls and chopsticks.
He asked, “How much more do you know about this Wu Burong?”
Without stopping her movements, Ke Qingqing replied, “I’ve heard from the other Deputy Mansion Master’s secretaries that she’s a very complicated person. Wu Burong is moody and capricious toward her subordinates, but with her superiors and colleagues, she’s extremely adept at social maneuvering, and she has ambiguous ties with quite a few Daoists who hold real power.”
Qi Xuansu said nothing, signaling for Ke Qingqing to continue.
Ke Qingqing continued, “She and Guo Yongyan—Wang Jiaohe’s secretary—were classmates at the Wanxiang Daoist Palace. It’s said they were very close, even reaching the point of discussing marriage. But Wu Burong’s parents objected. They looked down on Guo Yongyan’s orphan background, so in the end, they never became Daoist companions.”
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