In the Study, Lu Hanting held a black Go piece, hesitating between placing it or not.
He and Grand Tutor Liu had been discussing matters for a long time. The Grand Tutor's view was that he should bide his time for the moment.
They would simply wait for Chen Furong's defeat in Nanzhao to trigger a plea for help, at which point the Empress and her faction would have no other choice but to turn to him. As for the Eldest Princess, the mere fact that she had allowed him to return safely meant she had no genuine desire to make a complete break with him.
Chapter 340