The housekeeper sent someone to deliver a message. Upon hearing it, Yan Huisheng paused, glanced into the Council Hall, retracted his troubled gaze with a headache, and ordered the eunuch beside him, "I have something to attend to, let the gentlemen discuss it amongst themselves. I'm leaving."
He didn't want to stay any longer; his head was about to explode from their constant chattering.
The eunuch did as ordered, went into the Council Hall to relay the message, and Yan Huisheng seized the opportunity to leave.
On his carriage ride back to the Eastern Palace, he asked, "Where is the princess?"
Someone quickly responded, "Replying to the Crown Prince, the princess is still waiting for you in the guest house where she stayed last time."
Yan Huisheng nodded, and instead of seeking her out immediately, returned to his sleeping chambers, changed into casual clothes, and then went to her.
