"This time, I also wanted to see Princess Yelü!" Huang Xiao suddenly said.
"Hm?" Zhao Yuankan paused, then understood. "Rest assured, I certainly haven't neglected her. Please follow me."
Huang Xiao nodded, then followed Zhao Yuankan out of the study toward the rear courtyard.
When Zhao Yuankan entered a small courtyard, the maidservants inside hurriedly bowed upon seeing him. They were rather puzzled, wondering why His Highness the Crown Prince had brought an outsider into the rear courtyard.
Outsiders were not allowed here, especially men. Yet however puzzled they were, they dared not say anything.
The person inside naturally heard the commotion outside. A woman walked briskly out of the room and, upon seeing Zhao Yuankan, bowed with a smile. "Your Highness, you're usually in your study at this hour. How have you found the time to visit me?"
Before Zhao Yuankan could answer, she turned to Huang Xiao. "And this is?"
"Let's go inside first!" Zhao Yuankan said hastily.
"You may all withdraw!" Yelü Yin knew Zhao Yuankan had something to tell her, so she prepared to send the maidservants and eunuchs away.
But Huang Xiao said, "There's no need for all that trouble, nor any need to go inside. I've already seen what I needed to."
"Oh?" Zhao Yuankan looked at Huang Xiao in puzzlement. Huang Xiao had just wanted to see Yelü Yin, and he knew Huang Xiao wanted to see whether he treated her well. Yet now he was leaving without asking a single question? This left him thoroughly puzzled.
Yelü Yin, too, stared at Huang Xiao in confusion. She could not see through the man before her. Judging also by his expression and tone when he spoke, he seemed utterly unconcerned with Zhao Yuankan's status. She therefore knew very well that this man was probably