Inside the Imperial Study.
Emperor Jinyuan looked at Dantai Yunheng and found everything about him irritating.
The fair... graceful, elegant younger imperial brother he had raised for six years had been stolen away by this scrawny little boy before him.
Infuriating!
He gritted his teeth. "Qi'an said you also came from six years in the future?"
Dantai Yunheng paused briefly, then glanced up at Emperor Jinyuan and answered flatly, "Mm."
"Do you know what caused it?" Emperor Jinyuan continued.
At that, Dantai Yunheng suddenly stiffened.
Thinking of An An, who was still unconscious six years in the future, he silently lowered his lashes, his eyes filled with self-reproach. "An An was hurt..."
Bang!
Emperor Jinyuan slammed his hand on the desk and sprang to his feet.
Just as he had suspected, something really had happened to Qi'an in Southern Zhao!
He looked at Dantai Yunheng, his face full of anger. "You took him away, and this is how you looked after him?"
"..."
Dantai Yunheng bowed his head, unable to answer.
Because he truly had failed to protect An An.
It was my fault.
"Ahem."
Seeing him suddenly wilt like a frostbitten plant, Xiao Yu could not help changing the subject. He looked at Emperor Jinyuan. "Elder Imperial Brother, let's get to the point."
Emperor Jinyuan shot him an exasperated glance.
They had only just met, and he was already defending him.
Couldn't he show a little backbone?
He turned to Dantai Yunheng. "Explain."
Dantai Yunheng did not answer. Instead, he looked at Xiao Yu.
I don't know whether this ruler of the Jin Kingdom truly means well toward An An. If I reveal An An's secret outright, will he...
Xiao Yu's eyes shifted slightly, and he fell silent.
*Dantai Yunheng's concerns aren't unfounded. Wasn't this muddleheaded emperor's suspicion the