After the crown princess gave her orders, she withdrew into the inner palace wearing a grim expression. Soon after, the Eastern Palace’s eunuchs and maids rushed out to spread the news.

Zu An was the only one who seemed to be at ease. It hadn’t been long since he had arrived at the Eastern Palace, so many officials didn’t know him. He wouldn’t know who to contact if he were given orders to spread the news, so he had nothing to do instead… No, he had a task. He was here to play five-in-a-row with the fatty.

Zu An absentmindedly played with the crown prince while asking, “Crown prince, what happened?”

“How would I know… Ah, you can’t put it there! I don’t care!” The crown prince blocked a spot on the game board, stopping Zu An from putting a piece there.

Zu An couldn’t help but chuckle. He took back his tile. What am I doing? Why am I asking this guy?

He had been about to ask the crown princess, but judging from how cold her expression had been just now, he was worried that now might really be a bad time. He thus prodded the fatty next to him and said, “Crown prince, something big seems...