"Why is Lord Chu here?" Consort Jieyu asked with a smile.
Chu Heng respectfully bowed to her, answering neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I have urgent matters to seek an audience with the Emperor."
"Oh? Can you tell me what it is?" Consort Jieyu looked at him with an evaluating gaze and hinted, "The Emperor has just been angered by Minister Xiao... oh no, now a mere commoner, Xiao Tianhao, his mood is not so good, why would Lord Chu risk upsetting the Emperor at this moment?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will be careful," Chu Heng maintained his composed demeanor, completely unfazed by Consort Jieyu's 'kind' reminder.
Consort Jieyu was somewhat displeased with his attitude. She scrutinized him for a long time, and seeing no one coming to call Chu Heng inside, she clicked her tongue twice, picked up her fan, fanned herself, and said meaningfully, "Lord Chu, we all serve the Emperor; why make such clear distinctions between us, don't you agree?"
