Footsteps sounded behind her.
Song Lianhe didn't turn around.
Not until she was pulled into an embrace.
She glanced to the side, her smiling eyes filled with a constant gentleness.
"So tired."
Zhou Cangyan leaned his weight against her, but his hands held her waist tight.
"Did you receive the Holy Emperor's decree?"
Zhou Cangyan nodded. "It's just for show, for the court officials. It won't affect the outcome."
Song Lianhe turned to face him. "Are you really willing to give it up?"
He raised an eyebrow. "What's there to be unwilling about? Zhou Sui'an, on the other hand, ran to Kunyi Palace and cried in the Empress's arms for ages, saying he absolutely wouldn't inherit the throne."
"Haha... And what did the Empress say?"
"The Empress ordered the palace gates closed and refused to let him back in."
