At first, he could still relieve his boredom by reading storybooks, but later, even the books were gone.
Fortunately, even if he couldn't go outside, he could still walk around the palace, occasionally crouching by a window to watch ants crawling along the walls outside and birds playing in the treetops.
It wasn't like when he had been punished by being turned into a mermaid and could only stay in the water. Thinking of that, Shen Yangge teased System 615, asking how it felt to become a little koi. Its response was utterly pitiful.
And so, System 615 became Shen Yangge's dedicated "tool" for passing the time and relieving his boredom.
Of course, while passing the time, he also wondered why Chu Xuanzhen hadn't ascended the throne. He had heard many palace maids and guards address him as His Highness rather than Your Majesty.
Several times, he wanted to ask, but when the words reached his lips, Shen Yangge swallowed them back down. He kept feeling that Chu Xuanzhen had some reason for not becoming emperor.
And that reason might very well be him.
But after bringing it up several times, both deliberately and casually, without receiving any clear confirmation, Shen Yangge gradually dismissed his own suspicion.
Chu Xuanzhen probably hadn't ascended the throne because Chu Xuanzhi and Chu Tianyin had yet to be captured. Those two were their greatest enemies at present.
Besides, some of the authority over the Imperial Secret Guards still rested in Chu Xuanzhi's hands. Perhaps Chu Xuanzhen wanted to take that position without any threats or obstacles remaining.
"Knock, knock..."
While he was lost in thought, someone knocked on his door. Shen Yangge rose from the chaise longue, brushed his sleeves, and went to open it. When he saw who stood outside, he froze for