Chapter 94

He replied without looking back at her in his usual plain tone, "Oh, it's not a big deal, so I didn't tell you about it. I was going to tip you off as I bumped into you here. I will go back to the palace early tomorrow. "

Surprised by his unexpected response, she asked back, "Really? Going back tomorrow? Just you alone?"

"If you want, you can come with me."

"Oh no. I would love to stay a little longer here. "

Her voice trembled because her intention to stay here was not pure. She looked down in hopes that he would not notice her impure intention, though he could not see her eyes as he turned back.

"Today I've received an urgent notice from the palace. The Emperor has ordered me to come back urgently because of some important national issues."

"I see."

Nodding, she asked again as if she felt something strange. As she already asked one question, it was not difficult for her to ask another.

"If you didn't run into me like this, were you going to go back without telling me? "