Deception Before Emperor

Hearing His Majesty raise his voice made the officials nervous; they had rarely seen him get this angry, and it was even rarer for His Majesty to be so harsh towards Director Chen. Chen Pingping, however, wasn’t fazed in the slightest, explaining, "On the way back to the capital, someone in the Imperial court tried to take Si Lili away; the spy from Northern Qi who has connections with the assassination attempt on Fan Xian. Because of that, I was forced to take a detour, which took more time."

"Oh, I see. Then it’s fine," the emperor said lightly. He had brought the topic to such attention, and he had now put it back to rest just as simply..