Helan Hao closed his eyes and did not speak, but his handsome face showed a hint of anger from being interrupted in listening to the zither.
The steward eunuch dared not say more and hurried off to make inquiries.
Though he had accepted Miss Hanna's generous bribe and promised to speak favorably of her before His Majesty, upon seeing His Majesty's displeasure, he wisely kept his mouth shut. Silver was good, but he would never risk incurring His Majesty's wrath for a mere hundred taels of silver. If he lost his life, of what use would silver be?
Hanna waited all day in her palace, her eyes longing, but the news she finally received was that His Majesty had gone to the Queen Consort's palace.
