Zhan Yanlei makes her move.

Dai Jie looked uncomfortable with the question and be merely said. "This question....I am afraid I am not suited to answer it. You should wait for the emperor to return first."

The emperor's twin sighed lightly before he dismissed the guard who left the room quickly as if he was being chased by a ghost. He looked at the window with complicated feelings. His senior brother had told him he wasn't to come out except it was absolutely necessary but he had managed to show himself before the empress. It only meant he would surely get scolded soon. He murmured to himself. "In the end, I still have to hide in the shadows. When will it end?"

Dai Jie visibly deflated out of relief, casting a final glance at the closed door before he left.