Three years ago, he was the Inspector of Yunzhou.
When news of Cui Lingyao's accidental death reached Yunzhou, Chen Minrou, in her shock and grief, decided to return to the Capital City to demand an explanation from Xie Jinbai.
But he stopped her.
Who was Xie Jinbai?
He was the biological son of the current Empress, a decorated war hero who held military power, and the Prince most favored by the Emperor.
Zhao Shijie had personally witnessed his feelings for Cui Lingyao.
The pain of losing one's wife was earth-shattering, a grief beyond compare.
In such a situation, who would dare to cross him? It would be asking for death.
They were no longer the young boys who used to play together in their early teens.
Xie Jinbai was the prince.
He was the courtier.
His wife could be impulsive, but Zhao Shijie could not.
He tried to reason with her, appeal to her emotions, and explain the stakes.
