After the meal, Su Li found a seat in the garden. The weather was beautiful, the sunlight warm—less like the depths of winter and more like the first blush of spring. She sat in silence, the rich, sweet fragrance of the wintersweet blossoms drifting around her. A few petals occasionally fluttered down, landing in her hair. This, she thought, was the very definition of peace. Mo Xingyuan stood at t