In the blink of an eye, the sky turned dark.
When Yu Wenye returned to the brightly lit Qianqiu Palace, there was still a trace of doubt in his eyes. Upon seeing Shang Ruyi sitting on the couch reading, with no one serving her, he heard faint voices coming from the rooms at the back of the hall. He walked over and asked, "Did something happen today?"
As he spoke, he began to remove his heavy outer garment by himself. Shang Ruyi stood up to help him but was pushed away. He threw the garment onto the rack himself, then pulled Shang Ruyi's still-warm hand and sat back down on the couch. Looking around, he noticed that Tushere, who usually stayed by her side, was not there, and he sensed something amiss. He said, "When I just returned, I heard a lot of noise coming from Jinyu Garden. It's the same here too."
"..."
"What exactly happened?"
