After sending the letter, his friend, Prince Benyou, went back into his grieving mood. The sun was scorching high in the sky. He was still in his room, but he wanted to go out of the palace.
Now he felt quite exhausted and suffocated being in the palace, and he wanted to step out, but his close friend, Li Zicheng, whom he usually hangs out with, is no longer in the capital.
But still, the prince just wanted to step out and look outside the palace. He needed fresh air.
"Your Highness, are you stepping out?" His personal eunuch asked him once he stepped out of his room in one of his disguises.
Usually, the eunuch would try to dissuade him from leaving the palace, as this would become a very big problem once the King or those scheming politicians find out.
But today he didn't stop him. He knows that his madam is in mourning and needed fresh air.
Shi Benyou nodded. "Hm."
