After Jun Xiaochen finished escorting the Young Emperor, he returned to find Miss Xu sitting in the hall looking rather dejected.
Hearing the commotion, Miss Xu looked up. Seeing he had returned, she sighed and stood up. "Let's go. Back to the Prince's Estate."
Jun Xiaochen gave a hum of acknowledgment. He didn't speak while inside the palace, simply leading Miss Xu out. The Imperial Guard commander had strictly forbidden any news of what transpired in the Imperial Study from leaking out, so the rest of the palace remained in the dark. However, seeing the Prince Regent escorting a woman through the grounds, everyone in the palace hid in the shadows, peeking and whispering to one another.
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