He knew that despite Ji'er's claims of not wanting to be close to His Majesty, she had been happy whenever His Majesty tried to spend time with her when she was young.
She was just an ordinary child who wanted the love of her parents.
If the truth turned out to be an ugly one, he would prefer for it to be buried and for Ji'er to never find out. Otherwise, accepting the reality would be too cruel to Ji'er.
However, his hopes had been dashed by another's interference. Ji'er was now troubled by it.
After he was sure Ji'er had fallen fast asleep, Chu Qi carried her gently into bed and tucked her in properly under the covers. He was still frowning as he watched her sleeping soundly. His eyes were filled with anger.
He had to find those people who had let their tongues loose.
Chu Qi got off the bed and walked out of the room after putting on his outer robe.
