420 A Change

" Apparently, in the letter the Water Empress wrote for you, she asked for your help to take her out of the Water Kingdom. That dowager is apparently creating a lot of trouble for her and she wanted a safe space. Since you weren't replying, the Water Empress sent a letter to our Emperor. My husband who was waiting outside the Imperial study happened to hear the Emperor talking about this to Prince Jin. I thought you knew... ", Maya herself was confused.

Surely these kind of important matters should have reached her ears, right?

" Is that so.. ", Xing's tone was flat as she held back her tears.

Seiren who overheard the talk between them told his wife without hiding anything from her. Yet her husband...

He doesn't trust me for some reason. Why might that be?

No matter how much Xing racked her mind, she couldn't possibly understand why he might be acting this way.

"When was that?", Xing asked. So Yukiko is in trouble?