Qi Yun didn’t stay for long. He hesitated when he was about to return to the palace. He’d heard rumors about Nan Xun and Jun Huang, and the two of them did stay together almost all the time. Hearing the conversation between the emperor and Prince Duan made him wonder if the rumors had been true all along.

He didn’t voice his thoughts. Their relationship was none of his business. He was in no place to judge them.

He waved a hand dismissively when Jun Huang turned to him in question and hurried away. Jun Huang turned to Nan Xun, who put away his thoughtful look and led Jun Huang to the dining hall.

Every time a man in power fell from his grace, there would always be serious repercussions. Qi Chen had escaped, but his mother ended up suffering in his stead.

She knew things wouldn’t end well for her as soon as she heard about Qi Chen’s failure. As she expected, once Qi Chen got broken out of prison,...