On his way to the palace, he had heard that the Emperor had gifted his elder brother half a bottle of Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk.
Knowing this, he, who was already prone to jealousy, felt his heart twist with bitterness at being treated so differently. Faced with his sharp questioning, Zhang Han replied truthfully: "Young Master Qin Lan was indeed summoned by His Majesty. Immediately after the audience concluded, an order was issued to place the palace under lockdown."
"If you have any objections, please wait for His Majesty to emerge and address them to him directly. That is not within my purview. My duty is to guard the interior and exterior of the palace and forbid anyone from coming within a hundred paces of this place."
Chapter 70