After returning to the residence, Su Qiao summoned Mu Rong.
"Mu Rong, how are things on the Eastern Jin side lately? Are they still in contact with the palace?"
"Other than the letter the Eastern Jin Crown Prince secretly had someone deliver last time, there has been no other contact."
"Your Highness, please rest assured. I have kept people watching them all along. The moment anything unusual is discovered, I will report to Your Highness immediately."
Mu Rong had been so busy these past few days that she was practically flying.
Under normal circumstances, she would never leave His Highness's side.
Su Qiao thought for a moment before ordering, "Send a team of first-rate shadow guards to protect Ye Lihan day and night."
Although the two sides had yet to reach an agreement, the outcome was certain.
The Li Sang father and daughter would definitely agree to the Eastern Jin Crown Prince's deal.
Moreover, she had been frequently associating with Ye Lihan lately, so Li Sang would surely regard him as a thorn in his side.
"Yes."
As for the matter between His Highness and Prince Ye, Mu Rong wholeheartedly approved.
Although he was a prince of another country—and an obviously abandoned prince at that—precisely because he had no one to rely on in Huangming Kingdom, they could feel even more at ease.
Meanwhile, after returning to his inner chamber, Ye Lihan sat by the couch for a long while before slowly regaining his composure.
"Master, His Highness was so obvious... She clearly has feelings for you..."
Xiao Yuzi had originally been fully in favor of the two of them getting together, but now he was uncertain.
They had to return to Eastern Jin. How could his master be with His Highness?
Ye Lihan habitually stroked the black jade in