When Xie Xun and Fengyu returned to the palace banquet, the Crown Prince had already resumed his seat. The Crown Princess Consort, Lin Yushu, was pouring wine for him. The two spoke and laughed, appearing to be a loving and harmonious couple.
Fengyu thought of how, in the imperial garden, the Crown Prince had tangled with her sister. She felt that his intentions were odious and deeply malicious. Her sister's wedding was approaching, yet he went after her and was even caught by Brother Xie Zhang. What if this put a wedge between them?
What treachery!
Xie Xun was even angrier than Fengyu. Xie Zhang, upon witnessing the Crown Prince tangled with Feng Shu in the pavilion corridor, deliberately avoided them, yet Xie Xun's anger flared without restraint. His fury rose so fiercely that he wished for rebellion, to take up his blade and strike the Crown Prince down. His elder brother and Feng Shu were the rightful betrothed—why should he back away?
