Shen Qi, after obtaining permission from Emperor Jiayuan, hurried with her two attendants to the Third Prince's residence. Upon her arrival, she found Shen Changze in a fit of madness, having smashed everything in the room and overturned all that could be flipped. It took several guards to restrain him and allow the imperial physician to administer two needles before he slumped into a chair, looking utterly dejected.
"Third Brother, it's been a while," Shen Qi said with a gentle smile, as if she bore no grudge against him.
Shen Changze lifted his eyes to look at her, then expectantly gazed behind her. "Where's Father?"
"Do you still hope Father will come see you after what you did?" Shen Qi's voice was soft but each word pierced Shen Changze's heart.
"I have something important to report to Father."