When Zi Han got home no one was there. His grandfather had taken his mother somewhere to appease her as she was in a horrible mood.
The old steward didn't go into detail but it had something to do with the prime ministers clamoring to push the blame for the attacks to the Bloodgarde.
It's a good thing they weren't here otherwise they would notice his complexion wasn't right. He was in such a terrible mood that even Old Lu didn't dare keep him for long.
Zi Han slumped face down on his bed as he grumbled under his pillow. He was upset, annoyed, and embarrassed. Why? It was because of the conversation he had with Yi Chen.
Growing up he learnt to repress his own feelings, that's because his mother had so much on her shoulders and he didn't want to burden her with anything.
