The night was deep and silent.
When the Crown Prince and the two Princes, along with a Princess, finally left Liangyi Hall, the lights in the main hall were finally extinguished, and it seemed as though the entire Imperial Palace was suddenly engulfed by a suffocating darkness.
Shang Ruyi, upon returning to Qianqiu Palace, was still unable to calm her nerves.
After a simple bath and changing of clothes, she silently went to bed. As soon as she lay beside Yu Wenye, she heard him let out a deep sigh.
Shang Ruyi immediately raised her head, using the faint glow from the last candle in the hall to observe his somber expression and cold eyes. She softly said, "Did things have to come to this?"
"..."
Yu Wenye slightly raised his eyebrows, looking down at her: "What?"
Shang Ruyi said, "The Crown Prince is marrying Yu Mingyue just to deal with us."
"..."
