"Lord Xie certainly has some nerve, thinking he can just waltz into my harem whenever he pleases?" The newcomer's thin lips curled slightly as Ding Dang drew back the curtain, allowing him to step inside.
Xie Qun immediately rose to his feet, turned, and knelt down: "I am at fault, your Highness the Crown Prince! It's just that there is a reason for my actions, I had no choice but to—"
"Xie Qun, remember that you are my subject," Xiao Pingfeng cut him off abruptly.
Xie Qun's face turned pale.
This was indeed his misstep.
Now that the Crown Prince had caught him meeting secretly with the Crown Princess Consort, this was bound to cause her more trouble.
"Lord Xie's business has concluded, so you may leave the palace now," Yan Wanqing intervened at this point.
Xiao Pingfeng pursed his lips, concealing a faint and enigmatic smile.
Xie Qun dared not move.
"Since the Crown Princess Consort has spoken, Lord Xie, you should return home. I remember that you are off duty today."
