Su Huai-ren said to the servant, "Don't panic, serve the guests tea."
Then he cupped his hands to Xiang Song and Xiang Yang and said, "Commanders, there's no need to make things difficult for the guests. Please sit down and have a cup of tea."
Xiang Song waved to the guards, and they retreated to the side hall one after another.
After sitting down, Nangong Zeyue's senior brothers felt extremely uncomfortable, their eyes constantly glancing towards the inner courtyard.
Especially the senior brother, who was well-informed, saw that Su Huai Ren was respectful to the two guards commanders but showed no fear, which lessened his worries.
Seeing the nervous expressions on his junior brothers' faces, he lowered his voice and said, "Don't panic, things might not be as bad as we think."
In the new house.
Nangong Zeyue was practically thrown onto the soft couch by Xiao Jingzhao.
He listened to the emperor tell a story while half-sitting and half-lying down.
Nangong Zeyue was completely dumbfounded. Shouldn't he be settling scores with her now, ready to fight or kill her?
Why are you telling stories now?
Honestly, the storytelling was really bad; it wasn't as good as the storytellers in the restaurants.
Seeing that the Emperor's expression was calm, Nangong Zeyue sat up slightly.
The emperor's murderous aura dissipated, and Nangong Zeyue tried to speak in a more conciliatory tone:
"Your Majesty, a forced relationship will never be happy. Even if you can keep her by your side, you can't keep her by your heart. Why are you doing this?"
Xiao Jingzhao completely ignored his question and instead asked, "Do you have a jade pendant engraved with a crescent moon shape?"
Nangong Zeyue coughed lightly, "That's right, it has already been given to Yueniang as a token of their love."
"You forgot, the lost prince I just mentioned also had a crescent-shaped jade pendant on him when he went missing. It was made of top-quality warm jade and was quite valuable."
"No, that's impossible..."
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