In the palace.
Rong Jiu quickly walked to the Imperial Study with big strides.
The palace maids he met on the way all greeted him respectfully.
Now that the Crown Prince and the Empress were grounded, His Majesty handed over many things to the Third Prince. Everybody could tell that the Imperial City's sky was about to change. However, the palace maids didn't dare to say much since Rong Jiu looked tense as if something urgent had happened.
Rong Jiu left in a hurry, and his heart was filled with regret.
He had calculated everything, but he actually didn't realize that Situ Xingchen was also in the Empress's residence. If he had paid more attention then, he definitely would've noticed something was wrong. If he had taken another step forward and pulled open the screen, he would've discovered Situ Xingchen!
But… he did not!
