A few days ago, when Xuanyuan Ming had asked him to go drinking, he had already seemed off. Only after asking did he realize that Shen Qingyan had already left Prince Qin's Estate.
Shen Qingyan frowned, just about to decline Ye Qingyu’s well-intentioned advice, when she was distracted by the sounds of a group of officials.
Without a word, those men took control of the scene. Lord Li, dressed in official robes, wore a fawning, sycophantic expression as he went straight to help Chi Yan up from the ground. He then ordered the guards to seize Gu Yungui, as if he were the villain disturbing the public peace. In the span of a single cup of tea, the situation had undergone a complete reversal.
Chapter 69