After finally returning to his room, Shen Yangge was about to change out of the underpants he had worn all night. But as his hands reached his waist, he paused, then turned as though sensing something to look at Chu Xuanzhen, who stood motionless in the doorway.
Shen Yangge lowered his hands and smiled at him. "Your Highness, is there something you wish to discuss with me?"
At this hour, Chu Xuanzhen was usually so busy he could barely think straight. How could he have time to linger here?
After asking, Shen Yangge thought he saw the corners of Chu Xuanzhen's tightly pressed lips dip slightly. His ever-sensitive intuition had prompted that question out of nowhere, but Chu Xuanzhen ignored him.
Shen Yangge simply stood still as well. They stared at each other for a moment before the old eunuch's cautious voice came from behind Chu Xuanzhen. "Your Highness, the Minister of Works has been waiting for quite some time..."
"I know."
With that, Chu Xuanzhen gave Shen Yangge a long, searching look, then turned and left. Shortly after his departure, the old eunuch closed the door.
Was he planning to keep him locked up?
Did he really think he had no way out?
Shen Yangge pouted and found a clean set of clothes to change into. As he took off his underpants, his embarrassment nearly set his face on fire. Fortunately, there was no one else in the room.
He had wanted to bathe again, but if word got out that he had bathed and changed first thing in the morning, what would people say?
His remaining in the palace as Lord Shen had already displeased many factions. If not for his rumored identity as the Divine Dragon, the slightest hint of anything amiss would probably have prompted enough