Since Emperor last fainted, several more days had passed. The Emperor's attitude towards the Crown Prince and the Empress made the capital very uneasy. The ministers who supported the Crown Prince were anxious internally, yet they received no news from the Crown Prince, not even news about preparations for contingencies.
Some formerly compliant ministers became restless again, especially after seeing the Emperor's attitude towards Prince Qi; the Qi Prince Residence was bustling, but unfortunately, its doors were tightly closed.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Qiu Yan was naturally timid, and these days, he had been working here at Zhou Shuren's place, yes, working.
Zhou Shuren was speechless. It was one thing for Qiu Yan to be here; after all, he was a timid person, but the Grand Master of Writing was being excessive— not doing his work and still keeping an eye on them!
