After the court session, Xie Jue came to find Xie Xun. Xie Xun didn't even have time to escape, nor could he come up with an excuse to visit Fengyu. Although Fengyu had given him the advice to act first and report later, she would absolutely not face Second Brother's wrath alongside him. Instead, she would mercilessly abandon him. True to form, the palace maid said the Empress had gone to the academy early in the morning.
"Why did you let Fang Chuning join the diplomatic mission? You've always disliked him being too close to me. Have you had a change of heart this time?" Xie Jue exclaimed angrily. He had finally resolved to draw a clear line with Fang Chuning, yet his oblivious younger brother had thrown a wrench in his plans, insisting on putting them in close proximity day and night. To the uninformed observer, it might even seem like he and Fang Chuning were the real brothers, scrambling to create opportunities for one another.
