Chapter 150: Desires for Men

It would be better if Nan Xun had stayed silent. His response rekindled the emperor’s ire. The emperor threw Nan Xun a glare and scoffed. “You are unrepentant! Stay on your knees until you understand your mistakes.” He turned to the eunuch and, before the eunuch could open his mouth, said, “Back to my palace.”

The eunuch looked at Nan Xun, then at the emperor. He let out a resigned sigh before ordering a few servants to prepare a sedan chair. They left for the emperor’s palace. Nan Xun was left alone in the rain.

Nan Xun did not intend to change his mind. He didn’t think he had done anything wrong. Every time he thought of the way Jun Huang’s eyes darkened, his heart sank. If he was unable to convince the emperor to take back the order, he and Jun Huang would...

He stopped himself from going down that train of thoughts. He didn’t dare to even think about how he would react if one day Jun Huang was no longer with him.

Nan Xun...